Science Canada: November 2009

Saturday, November 28, 2009

Advocates need to show how research helps solve problems, says AUCC’s Herb O’Heron
Nov 23, 2009
Tara Fraser
University Affairs
http://www.universityaffairs.ca/grad-studies-an-investment-in-the-lives-of-canadians.aspx

Scientists were angry, but they didn't lie

Nov 28, 2009
Peter Gorrie
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/news/insight/article/731420--scientists-were-angry-but-they-didn-t-lie

Nuclear fleet shows its age

A three-decade life extension might make economic sense, but is it too risky for residents?
Nov 28, 2009
Tyler Hamilton
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/business/article/731959--nuclear-fleet-shows-its-age

'Rotten' Arctic sea ice duping satellites, multi-year ice virtually gone: expert

Nov 27, 2009
Chinta Puxley
The Canadian Press
http://www.google.com/hostednews/canadianpress/article/ALeqM5jl1QzaVJ2SYdNYTWNvZVNK0_tw4A

Arctic ice meltdown remains severe, scientist reports

Nov 27, 2009
Randy Boswell
Canwest News Service
http://www.canada.com/Arctic+meltdown+remains+severe+scientist+reports/2277164/story.html

Climate change two-step

Nov 27, 2009
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorials/article/731546--climate-change-two-step

All policy is now climate policy

Copenhagen and the art of looking committed
Nov 27, 2009
Terence Corcoran
Financial Post
http://network.nationalpost.com/np/blogs/fullcomment/archive/2009/11/27/terence-corcoran-all-policy-is-now-climate-policy.aspx

Google’s climate ‘scholars’

Methods used to tabulate the number of experts who are skeptical of climate change leave something to be desired
Nov 27, 2009
Lawrence Solomon
Financial Post
http://network.nationalpost.com/np/blogs/fullcomment/archive/2009/11/27/lawrence-solomon-google-s-climate-scholars.aspx

The oil sands have been Gored

Apparently they jeopardize the very survival of our species
Nov 27, 2009
Rex Murphy
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/the-oil-sands-have-been-gored/article1380872/

Hacked e-mails heat up climate-change debate

Nov 27, 2009
Richard Foot
Canwest News Service
http://www.canada.com/news/national/GLOBAL+WARMING+TRUTH/2277493/story.html

WHO says clusters of drug resistant H1N1 unlikely to signal change in virus

Nov 26, 2009
Helen Branswell
The Canadian Press
http://www.google.com/hostednews/canadianpress/article/ALeqM5ijs5eLLigeH9T1z4oBWJLResbjXQ

Tamiflu still fights H1N1 despite resistant cases: WHO

Nov 26, 2009
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2009/11/26/h1n1-tamiflu-resistance-who.html

Battling climate change offers health benefits

Nov 26, 2009
The Associated Press
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2009/11/26/climate-change-health.html

Climate change: A heated debate

Why political orthodoxy must not silence scientific argument
Nov 26, 2009
The Economist
http://www.economist.com/opinion/displayStory.cfm?story_id=14966227

Hackers skewed climate-change emails: scientists

Nov 26, 2009
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2009/11/26/climate-change-hack.html

B.C. greenhouse gas reporting regulations set for January 1

Nov 26, 2009
The Canadian Press
http://www.google.com/hostednews/canadianpress/article/ALeqM5gmLV6i4kp9eMw2MG-9y6_GXinC_Q

B.C. greenhouse-gas emitters face January deadline

Nov 26, 2009
Scott Simpson
Vancouver Sun
http://www.vancouversun.com/technology/greenhouse+emitters+face+January+deadline/2272154/story.html

Canada's PM to join climate talks in Copenhagen

Nov 26, 2009
Michel Comte
AFP
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5jwk5PKIWXmIy3fSll-qzgfvO_74A

Harper heads for Copenhagen after all

News of PM's decision to attend climate-change summit comes as he heads for Commonwealth meeting in Caribbean, leaving torture uproar behind
Nov 26, 2009
Steven Chase
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/harper-heads-for-copenhagen-after-all/article1378514/

Obama to attend global climate summit

Nov 26, 2009
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2009/11/25/copenhagen-obama-summit-climate.html

3,000 scientists tell federal government to 'act now' on climate change

Nov 26, 2009
Margaret Munro
Canwest News Service
http://www.canada.com/technology/scientists+tell+federal+government+climate+change/2272707/story.html

Climate science untarnished by hacked emails-IPCC

- UN climate panel report "in no way" tarnished
- Review process makes bias impossible
Nov 26, 2009
Gerard Wynn
Reuters
http://www.reuters.com/article/latestCrisis/idUSGEE5AP1Y5

Climate scientists under attack before Copenhagen summit

Nov 26, 2009
Travis Lupick
Georgia Straight
http://www.straight.com/article-272059/vancouver/scientists-under-attack-summit

China pledges to slow emissions growth

Nov 26, 2009
The Associated Press
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2009/11/26/china-copenhagen-climate-jibao.html

Climate change is playing with a broken hockey stick

Nov 26, 2009
Stephen Taylor
National Post
http://network.nationalpost.com/np/blogs/fullcomment/archive/2009/11/26/stephen-taylor-climate-change-is-playing-with-a-broken-hockey-stick.aspx

Notes on a climate-research scandal

Nov 26, 2009
Andrew Potter
Macleans
http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/11/26/notes-on-a-climate-research-scandal/

Northern infrastructure unprepared for impacts of global warming: Panel

Nov 26, 2009
Mike De Souza
Canwest News Service
http://www.canada.com/technology/Northern+infrastructure+unprepared+impacts+global+warming+Panel/2268503/story.html

Michael Ignatieff unveils his big climate plan

Nov 26, 2009
Kelly McParland
National Post
http://network.nationalpost.com/np/blogs/fullcomment/archive/2009/11/26/kelly-mcparland-michael-ignatieff-unveils-his-big-climate-plan.aspx

AL GORE V. THE OIL SANDS

Nov 26, 2009
Nathan VanderKlippe
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/al-gore-v-the-oil-sands/article1377995/

How is postsecondary education better abroad? It has standards

Without a national strategy to guide us, there's no use debating the finer points
Nov 25, 2009
Gary Mason
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/how-is-postsecondary-education-better-abroad-it-has-standards/article1377599/

Harper digs in heels as Obama heads to Copenhagen

U.S. President says he'll participate in global climate summit next month - but Prime Minister won't go unless there's ‘an actual leaders meeting'
Nov 25, 2009
Gloria Galloway
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/harper-digs-in-heels-as-obama-heads-to-copenhagen/article1376880/

Gore's oil-sands comments 'preposterous,' Stelmach says

Alberta Premier takes issue with environmentalist's take on gasoline produced from province's carbon-intensive extraction process
Nov 25, 2009
Katherine O'Neill
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/gores-oil-sands-comments-preposterous-stelmach-says/article1377804/

Canada, others accused of not keeping climate change vows

Nov 25, 2009
Peter O'Neil
Canwest News Service
http://www.canada.com/business/Canada+others+accused+keeping+climate+change+vows/2264163/story.html

Stelmach deflects heat from Ontario

Nov 25, 2009
Jason Fekete
Calgary Herald; Canwest News Service
http://www.edmontonjournal.com/business/Stelmach+deflects+heat+from+Ontario/2263121/story.html

Gore predicts climate treaty by next year

Nov 25, 2009
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2009/11/25/tech-gore-suzuki.html

Climate scientists issue grim weather forecast

Nov 25, 2009
Margaret Munro
Canwest News Service
http://www.canada.com/Climate+scientists+issue+grim+weather+forecast/2264083/story.html

Shhhh! Nuclear Sell-off Underway

The Harper government's secretive moves to privatize the CANDU reactor maker that you own
Nov 25, 2009
Amelia Bellamy-Royds
TheTyee.ca
http://thetyee.ca/News/2009/11/25/NuclearSelloff/

Gas from tarsands 'dirtiest' alternative, Gore says

Nov 25, 2009
CTV News
http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20091125/gore_AM_091125/20091125?hub=SciTech

Report waters down truth about oilsands

Nov 25, 2009
Deborah Yedlin
Calgary Herald
http://www.calgaryherald.com/business/Report+waters+down+truth+about+oilsands/2263858/story.html

Swine flu 'levelling off' in Canada

Nov 25, 2009
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2009/11/25/h1n1-canada.html

Mental illness costs Canada $33B annually: TD

'A major economic cost'
Nov 25, 2009
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2009/11/25/canada-economy-mental-health-cost.html

Food waste has environmental impact: scientists

Nov 25, 2009
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2009/11/24/tech-environment-food-waste.html

First Nation pleads guilty to polluting lake

Nov 25, 2009
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2009/11/23/sask-pollution-guilty-fn.html

HPV vaccination delayed by swine flu program

Nov 25, 2009
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2009/11/25/pei-hpv-vaccine-delay-584.html

Cooking the climate change books

Nov 25, 2009
Lorne Gunter
National Post
http://network.nationalpost.com/np/blogs/fullcomment/archive/2009/11/25/lorne-gunter-cooking-the-climate-change-books.aspx

Naturopathy a prescription for quackery

Nov 24, 2009
Scott Gavura
National Post
http://network.nationalpost.com/np/blogs/fullcomment/archive/2009/11/24/scott-gavura-naturopathy-a-prescription-for-quackery.aspx

Mankind using Earth's resources at alarming rate

Nov 24, 2009
AFP
http://www.ottawacitizen.com/technology/Mankind+using+Earth+resources+alarming+rate/2260547/story.html

Ciena will save 2,000 Nortel jobs

U.S.-based buyer vows to protect most workers at optical unit, including the majority in Ottawa
Nov 24, 2009
Iain Marlow
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/business/companies/nortel/article/729767--ciena-will-save-2-000-nortel-jobs

Scientists urge drastic action at Copenhagen climate meet

Nov 24, 2009
Margaret Munro
Canwest News Service
http://www.canada.com/technology/Scientists+urge+drastic+action+Copenhagen+meet/2260366/story.html

Climate change quickens, seas feared up 2 metres

- 26 scientists say ice melting, CO2 emissions up sharply
- Seas could rise up to 2 metres at worst by 2100
- Experts urge Copenhagen summit to cap greenhouse emissions
Nov 24, 2009
Alister Doyle
Reuters
http://www.reuters.com/article/latestCrisis/idUSGEE5AN1H2

Drug exec named to top health job

It's 'like having big bad wolf directing 3 little pigs'
Nov 24, 2009
CHRISTINA SPENCER
Toronto Sun
http://www.torontosun.com/news/canada/2009/11/24/11900616-sun.html

Future is green economy

Already flowering in Quebec, Charest says
Nov 24, 2009
LYNN MOORE
The Gazette
http://www.montrealgazette.com/business/Future+green+economy/2258757/story.html

Oil sands back on front burner

Nov 24, 2009
Gillian Steward
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/comment/article/729738

HIV infection rate stable: UN

Nov 24, 2009
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2009/11/24/hiv-un.html

New program shifts focus to Mars

SPACE STUDY
Nov 24, 2009
NICOLE VEERMAN
SPECIAL TO SUN MEDIA
http://cnews.canoe.ca/CNEWS/Science/2009/11/24/11901636-sun.html

Alberta to spend $495M on carbon capture pipeline

Ottawa invests $63M in project
Nov 24, 2009
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2009/11/24/federal-support-carbon-dioxide-pipeline.html

Enforce environmental laws at oilsands: report

Nov 24, 2009
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2009/11/24/north-alta-oilsands-report.html

Fungus new to Calgary attacks poplar, aspens

Nov 24, 2009
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2009/11/24/calgary-bronze-leaf-disease-trees-poplar-aspen.html

Cancer experts call for reduction in Pap tests

North American health organizations move to replace antiquated cervical cancer screening policies
Nov 24, 2009
Carly Weeks
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/health/cancer-experts-call-for-reduction-in-pap-tests/article1374871/

Let the climate debate begin

Why did almost every country buy into possibly bogus science?
Nov 24, 2009
Peter Foster
Financial Post
http://network.nationalpost.com/np/blogs/fpcomment/archive/2009/11/24/peter-foster-let-the-climate-debate-begin.aspx

Principal talks on military research and tuition

The Daily sits down with Heather Munroe-Blum to discuss campus issues
Nov 23, 2009
Humera Jabir
McGill Daily
http://mcgilldaily.com/articles/23132

Climate change: Who'll pay the climate bill?

On the eve of Copenhagen, a report on the cost of global warming sparks a firestorm
Matthew McClearn
Canadian Business magazine, December 7, 2009 issue
http://www.canadianbusiness.com/managing/strategy/article.jsp?content=20091207_10005_10005

Greenhouse gases reached record highs in 2008: UN

Report by the World Meteorological Organization comes as the EU urges the United States and China to set emissions targets
Nov 23, 2009
ELIANE ENGELER
Associated Press
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/greenhouse-gases-reached-record-highs-in-2008-un/article1374263/

Earth's greenhouse gases reach record highs

Nov 23, 2009
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2009/11/23/greenhouse-gases-023.html

Vioxx risks evident earlier, researchers say

Merck & Co rejects study methodology, conclusions
Nov 23, 2009
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2009/11/23/vioxx-risks-early.html

ADHD tied to tobacco, lead exposure

Nov 23, 2009
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2009/11/23/adhd-children-lead-tobacco-smoke.html

Revisit isotope decision, government told

Nov 23, 2009
Meagan Fitzpatrick
Canwest News Service
http://www.canada.com/health/Revisit+isotope+decision+government+told/2257857/story.html

Doctors issue caution in using antivirals for H1N1

Experts fear overuse may make the drugs useless long term
Nov 23, 2009
Sharon Kirkey
Canwest News Service
http://www.canada.com/Doctors+issue+caution+using+antivirals+H1N1/2255879/story.html

Tories not protecting water, says new report

Nov 23, 2009
Mike De Souza
Canwest News Service
http://www.canada.com/Tories+protecting+water+says+report/2255880/story.html

Held hostage by the oil sands

Nov 23, 2009
David Crane
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/comment/article/728829

Chickenpox is no reason to keep the kids at home

Despite experts' recommendations, children with mild cases are still being barred from schools for five days
Nov 23, 2009
Lisa Priest
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/health/chickenpox-is-no-reason-to-keep-the-kids-at-home/article1374753/

Quebec vows ambitious cuts to greenhouse gas emissions

Charest unveils target to reduce emissions by 20 per cent from 1990 levels, which would make the province a North American leader
Nov 23, 2009
Rhéal Séguin
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/quebec-vows-ambitious-cuts-to-greenhouse-gas-emissions/article1374487/

Suzuki Foundation polls finds Canadians overwhelming agree with Suzuki Foundation. Even in Alberta, where everyone hates the environment!

Nov 23, 2009
Kelly McParland
National Post
http://network.nationalpost.com/np/blogs/fullcomment/archive/2009/11/23/kelly-mcparland-suzuki-foundation-polls-finds-canadians-overwhelming-agree-with-suzuki-foundatio-even-in-alberta.aspx

After Copenhagen, the end of the science

Rising uncertainty over science existed long before the CRU emails surfaced
Nov 23, 2009
Terence Corcoran
Financial Post
http://network.nationalpost.com/np/blogs/fpcomment/archive/2009/11/23/terence-corcoran-after-copenhagen-the-end-of-the-science.aspx

CRU’s climate ‘tricks’

Is this how ‘tip-top’ scientists talk?
Nov 23, 2009
Myron Ebell
Financial Post
http://network.nationalpost.com/np/blogs/fpcomment/archive/2009/11/23/cru-s-climate-tricks.aspx

Climategate

What the climate scientists wrote and when they wrote it
Nov 23, 2009
Financial Post
http://network.nationalpost.com/np/blogs/fpcomment/archive/2009/11/23/climategate.aspx

Activists criticize Alberta for wetland policy delay

Nov 22, 2009
The Canadian Press
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2009/11/22/edmonton-water-management-wetlands-policy.html

Key to future is greater productivity

Nov 22, 2009
DAVID CRANE
Chronicle-Herald
http://thechronicleherald.ca/Business/1153988.html

Why Canada failed on Kyoto and how to make amends

The nation's recent history sadly played against fulfilling its treaty obligations
Nov 22, 2009
Tim Flannery
http://www.thestar.com/news/insight/article/729155--why-canada-failed-on-kyoto-and-how-to-make-amends

Our carbon plan ranks at bottom

Nov 22, 2009
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorials/article/728805--our-carbon-plan-ranks-at-bottom

Quebec hints at strong climate stance ahead of Copenhagen conference

But Canada's more modest approach will undermine local efforts, critics say
Nov 21, 2009
KEVIN DOUGHERTY
The Gazette
http://www.montrealgazette.com/technology/Quebec+hints+strong+climate+stance+ahead+Copenhagen+conference/2249882/story.html

Canadians chagrined over status as climate-change dawdlers

Poll finds three quarters are embarrassed that country hasn't taken international lead on cutting greenhouse gases
Nov 20, 2009
Martin Mittelstaedt
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/canadians-chagrined-over-status-as-climate-change-dawdlers/article1372296/

Saturday, November 21, 2009

Policy Briefing: Innovation

Nov 16, 2009
The Hill Times
http://www.thehilltimes.ca/section/pb/download/1258347600

Postdocs on a pittance

Rewards are few for postdocs in Canada, says survey
Nov 18, 2009
Nature
http://www.nature.com/naturejobs/2009/091119/full/nj7271-375c.html

Spread the Research Wealth

Innovation comes from many actors, both big and small. We need to properly fund all of them.
Nov 16, 2009
Chris Evans
The Mark
http://www.themarknews.com/articles/679-spread-the-research-wealth

Corporatized universities devalue education

Nov 15, 2009
Howard Woodhouse
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorialopinion/article/725695--corporatized-universities-devalue-education

Scientists have a duty to challenge government policies, top researcher says

When political leaders ignore scientific evidence on controversial topics, such as harm reduction and safe-injection sites, scientists are obliged to speak out, says Dr. Thomas Kerr, director of the Urban Health Research Initiative in British Columbia.
Nov 20, 2009
Ann Silversides
CMAJ
http://www.cmaj.ca/earlyreleases/20nov09_advocates_silversides.shtml

Goodyear says feds' top priority is economy, boosting innovation

Science Minister Gary Goodyear says the federal government knows Canada is No. 1 in many areas, but not in competitiveness and has made it a priority to reverse the trend.
Nov 16, 2009
The Hill Times
http://hilltimes.com/page/view/pb_goodyear-11-16-2009

Establish Canada as hub for next wave of knowledge industries and make it a national priority

If you're a nation looking to build a knowledge economy, you need knowledge workers, and plenty of them.
Nov 16, 2009
ARVIND GUPTA
The Hill Times
http://hilltimes.com/page/view/pb_gupta-11-16-2009

Transforming science and technology into innovation

The challenge for Canada's S&T enterprise is to enhance both relationships, and to move past debates on the value of basic and applied research. Without both, Canada's innovation system will continue to underperform.
Nov 16, 2009
ELIOT A. PHILLIPSON
The Hill Times
http://hilltimes.com/page/view/pb_phillipson-11-16-2009

Public wants in on science and technology policy

There are two discrete areas in the enterprise of science and technology where public involvement is most feasible, and each addresses an issue of great interest to the public. One is how to set scientific goals; the other is how to manage scientific risk.
Nov 16, 2009
MARC SANER
The Hill Times
http://hilltimes.com/page/view/pb_saner-11-16-2009

Canada must place good policy above partisan politics on innovation, science, and technology

No other modern jurisdiction subjects its development of sustained and effective investment in research and scholarship to the vicissitudes of politics and government transition than Canada and its provinces seem to thrive on. This brings about stuttering.
Nov 16, 2009
HEATHER MUNROE-BLUM
The Hill Times
http://hilltimes.com/page/view/pb_munroe_blum-11-16-2009

Time to open up knowledge generation to people untrained in science

It is to the benefit of science and society to engage the public in supporting and questioning scientific knowledge. But the very engagement unsettles the current boundaries between what is considered valid knowledge and what is not.
Nov 16, 2009
ELANA BRIEF
The Hill Times
http://hilltimes.com/page/view/pb_brief-11-16-2009

A new model of innovation for successful societies

SSHRC is working shoulder-to-shoulder with researchers and partners across all sectors of society to fuel innovation, bolster economic recovery, increase resiliency, and enhance Canada's place in the world by building a successful society for the 21st century.
Nov 16, 2009
CHAD GAFFIELD
The Hill Times
http://hilltimes.com/page/view/pb_gaffield-11-16-2009

Feds need to tap into global innovation opportunities

Canada is still in the bottom half of OECD countries when it comes to innovation and both businesses and governments should be looking at different ways to tap into global innovation opportunities, say top experts.
Nov 16, 2009
BEA VONGDOUANGCHANH
The Hill Times
http://hilltimes.com/page/view/pb_global_innovation-11-16-2009

Canada needs a branding makeover in global, knowledge-based economy

We must improve the science literacy in our foreign relations and enhance the knowledge and interest of our science community on the importance of statecraft.
Nov 16, 2009
PAUL DUFOUR
The Hill Times
http://hilltimes.com/page/view/pb_dufour-11-16-2009

Key to robust innovation lies in effective matchmaking between scientists and stakeholders

The knowledge transfer between research and its beneficiaries, advocates, and stakeholders is essential to protect project development and stimulate innovation at a time when it is most needed.
Nov 16, 2009
KATHLEEN BLOOM
The Hill Times
http://hilltimes.com/page/view/pb_bloom-11-16-2009

Canada needs a scientific advisory board to Parliament to help formulate science policy

We need to develop a political culture that is proactive, not reactive—one that understands the value of sound science policy.
Nov 16, 2009
ROBERT MANN
The Hill Times
http://hilltimes.com/page/view/pb_mann-11-16-2009

Reconceptualize science to reduce violence in our world

The interface between democracy and science has always been a complex and problematic one, which, to be properly understood, must be situated in relation to a third concept, which is nonviolence.
Nov 16, 2009
RAMIN JAHANBEGLOO
http://hilltimes.com/page/view/pb_jahanbegloo-11-16-2009

Not resting on his (Nobel) laurels

'I still dream science,' says 1986 chemistry Prize winner John Polanyi who's now tackling nanotechnology
Nov 21, 2009
Joseph Hall
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/news/sciencetech/science/article/728911--not-resting-on-his-nobel-laurels

Canada welcomes U.S. move to set a target for cutting gas emissions

American negotiator says climate control proposal could be released within days
Nov 21, 2009
Robert Benzie
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/news/sciencetech/environment/article/728904--canada-welcomes-u-s-move-to-set-a-target-for-cutting-gas-emissions

Auto parts makers transform into green machines

Linamar joins pack of companies retooling to build the gear that drives wind and solar energy
Nov 21, 2009
Tyler Hamilton
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/business/article/728855--auto-parts-makers-transform-into-green-machines

What she didn't ask

CBC’s Anna Maria Tremonti had tough questions for me this week, but none for a global warming propagandist
Nov 21, 2009
Lawrence Solomon
Financial Post
http://network.nationalpost.com/np/blogs/fpcomment/archive/2009/11/21/lawrence-solomon-what-she-didn-t-ask.aspx

Asian carp close to Great Lakes

Nov 20, 2009
The Associated Press
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2009/11/20/tech-fish-asian-carp.html

Cigarette butts toxic to fish, say researchers

Nov 20, 2009
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2009/11/20/tech-environment-cigarette-butt.html

Beam sent around Large Hadron Collider

Nov 20, 2009
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2009/11/20/tech-physics-large-hadron-collider.html

H1N1 intensifying in Canada but subsiding elsewhere: WHO

Nov 20, 2009
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2009/11/20/h1n1-world.html

Fewer Paps OK for women in 20s

Nov 20, 2009
The Associated Press
http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2009/11/20/pap-tests-20s.html

Show leadership — reject Copenhagen

Nov 20, 2009
Kevin Gaudet and Maureen Bader
National Post
http://network.nationalpost.com/np/blogs/fullcomment/archive/2009/11/20/kevin-guadet-and-maureen-bader-show-leadership-reject-copenhagen.aspx

Asthma common in kids with severe H1N1: study

Nov 19, 2009
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2009/11/19/h1n1-asthma.html

H1N1 vaccine as safe as seasonal flu shot: WHO

Nov 19, 2009
The Associated Press
http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2009/11/19/h1n1-vaccine.html

A load of Hoggan-wash

The CBC has joined James Hoggan's smear campaign against climate skeptics
Nov 19, 2009
Peter Foster
Financial Post
http://network.nationalpost.com/np/blogs/fpcomment/archive/2009/11/19/peter-foster-a-load-of-hoggan-wash.aspx

Climate change causing 'corrosive' water to affect Arctic marine life: study

Nov 19, 2009
Margaret Munro
Canwest News Service
http://www2.canada.com/topics/technology/science/story.html?id=2242554

Canadians want salt, food makers tell MPs

Canadians' taste for salt is to blame for excessive sodium in our food products, major manufacturers have told a parliamentary committee
Nov 19, 2009
Carly Weeks
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/special-reports/hard-to-shake/canadians-want-salt-food-makers-tell-mps/article1370251/

Mirrors in space? Salty clouds? Scientists weigh drastic cures for climate change

Nov 19, 2009
Andy Blatchford
The Canadian Press
http://www.google.com/hostednews/canadianpress/article/ALeqM5gGGWX9LoqieCq279vnOcfIRxU7zA

Sell AECL to India

Canada wants to sell CANDU nuclear reactors to India. A better idea is to sell India the whole company
Nov 19, 2009
Ron Banerjee
Financial Post
http://network.nationalpost.com/np/blogs/fpcomment/archive/2009/11/19/sell-aecl-to-india.aspx

Saskatchewan finds ready ear in Washington for carbon capture pitch

Nov 19, 2009
Sheldon Alberts
National Post
http://network.nationalpost.com/np/blogs/fullcomment/archive/2009/11/19/sheldon-alberts-saskatchewan-finds-ready-ear-in-washington-for-carbon-capture-pitch.aspx

'You first' stance on climate change killing Canada's credibility

Nov 19, 2009
Nicholas Hirst
Winnipeg Free Press
http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/opinion/columnists/you-first-stance-on-climate-change-killing-canadas-credibility-70447877.html

Tuna fishing: Changing tides

The bluefin tuna is still being managed badly. A trade ban is on the cards
Nov 19, 2009
The Economist
http://www.economist.com/sciencetechnology/displayStory.cfm?story_id=14902743

Sex and pharmaceuticals: Arousing interest

The search continues for a pill that will lift a woman’s libido
Nov 19, 2009
The Economist
http://www.economist.com/sciencetechnology/displayStory.cfm?story_id=14902735

Smog clouds Montrealers' commute

Nov 19, 2009
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2009/11/19/montreal-smog.html

Biofuel push leads to world hunger, economist says

Nov 18, 2009
Cassandra Kyle
Saskatoon StarPhoenix
http://www.ottawacitizen.com/technology/Biofuel+push+leads+world+hunger+economist+says/2238202/story.html

Canadian farmers face canola crisis

Chinese trade barriers appear prompted by health and safety issues, but industry insiders blame protectionism
Nov 18, 2009
Paul Waldie and Jessica Leeder
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/canadian-farmers-face-canola-crisis/article1368984/

Birth defects from prescription drugs avoidable

Nov 18, 2009
The Canadian Press
http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2009/11/18/birth-defects-avoidable.html

Activists, UN call attention to reproductive health

Nov 18, 2009
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2009/11/18/population-report.html

Does cancer screening do harm?

Over-diagnosis has plenty of side effects – needless surgery and trauma, emotional anguish, wasted money and resources
Nov 18, 2009
Margaret Wente
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/does-cancer-screening-do-harm/article1368759/

How Canada can restore its reputation on climate change

We need to show the world we take our standing seriously
Nov 18, 2009
John Drexhage
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/how-canada-can-restore-its-reputation-on-climate-change/article1368818/

Why honeybees are falling through the cracks

Reese Halter explains their rapid decline, and why it stings
Nov 18, 2009
Reese Halter
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/why-honeybees-are-falling-through-the-cracks/article1368714/

Obama revives hope for climate accord at summit

Failure at Copenhagen summit would further delay release of Canadian regulations, Ottawa says
Nov 17, 2009
Shawn McCarthy and Mark MacKinnon
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/obama-revives-hope-for-climate-accord/article1367352/

Ad campaign takes aim at climate change

Calgary-based group runs campaign claim the planet has actually been becoming cooler in the past 10 years
Nov 17, 2009
Martin Mittelstaedt
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/ad-campaign-takes-aim-at-climate-change/article1367291/

An injection of H1N1 reason

Nov 17, 2009
Joe Schwarcz
National Post
http://network.nationalpost.com/np/blogs/fullcomment/archive/2009/11/17/joe-schwarcz-an-injection-of-h1n1-reason.aspx

The rise of slime

Warmer water is exacerbating problems in the oceans
Nov 17, 2009
From Economist
http://www.economist.com/world/international/displayStory.cfm?story_id=14897220

New drug boosts women's sex drive

Nov 17, 2009
Takara Small
special to CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2009/11/17/women-sex-drive-new-drug.html

No mammograms for most women under 50: U.S. docs

Nov 17, 2009
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2009/11/17/mammograms-women40s.html

Battling climate change authors leave readers uncertain as who to believe

Nov 17, 2009
Dr. Stephen Murgatroyd
Troy Media
http://www.troymedia.com/?p=5905

Carbon emissions from fossil fuels rise

Nov 17, 2009
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2009/11/17/tech-carbon-emissions.html

P.E.I. says no to wind turbine firm

Nov 17, 2009
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2009/11/17/pei-entegrity-no-loan-584.html

Quebec spending $650M to cut waste

Nov 17, 2009
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2009/11/17/quebec-composting-green-waste.html

Climate conference needs targets: Danish PM

Nov 17, 2009
The Associated Press
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2009/11/17/climate-change-denmark.html

Climate accord is going to take time

Nov 17, 2009
The Gazette
http://www.montrealgazette.com/opinion/editorials/Climate+accord+going+take+time/2231167/story.html

Climate change: weak words, strong pictures

Nov 17, 2009
John Geddes
Macleans
http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/11/17/climate-change-weak-words-strong-pictures/

Environmental accord possible in Copenhagen: Prentice

Nov 17, 2009
Mike De Souza
Canwest News Service
http://www.vancouversun.com/technology/Environmental+accord+possible+next+month+Prentice/2232744/story.html

Climate change laws years away: Prentice

Nov 17, 2009
Susan Lunn
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/politics/story/2009/11/17/greenhouse-gases-prentice.html

Ottawa holds back climate rules pending global deal

Prentice stresses ‘continental' approach as he announces delay, which could stretch into late 2010
Nov 17, 2009
Shawn McCarthy
The Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/ottawa-holds-back-climate-rules-pending-global-deal/article1366491/

Sensible approach to pesticide use

Nov 17, 2009
ROY CLANCY
Calgary Sun
http://www.calgarysun.com/comment/editorial/2009/11/17/11771771-sun.html

Canada's carbon plan delayed again

Prentice tells meeting of environment ministers that Ottawa waiting to coordinate policies with U.S.
Nov 17, 2009
Allan Woods
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/article/726770--canada-s-carbon-plan-delayed-again

No need for defeatism

Nov 17, 2009
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/editorials/no-need-for-defeatism/article1365973/

Feds misleading Canadians on GHG targets, say environmentalists

Environment Minister Jim Prentice slams environmental report as 'irresponsible,' but knows it's not politically expedient to tell it like it is.
Nov 16, 2009
BEA VONGDOUANGCHANH
The Hill Times
http://hilltimes.com/page/view/ghg_targets-11-16-2009

Bluefin tuna quota cut not enough: environmentalists

Nov 16, 2009
AFP
http://www.ottawacitizen.com/technology/Bluefin+tuna+quota+enough+environmentalists/2228794/story.html

AIDS researcher expects vaccine in his lifetime

Nov 16, 2009
The Canadian Press
http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2009/11/16/hiv-vaccine-manitoba.html

About 1 in 5 Canadians immunized against H1N1: chief health officer

Nov 16, 2009
Chinta Puxley
The Canadian Press
http://www.google.com/hostednews/canadianpress/article/ALeqM5i9XeRaqeKE_E79A8HqNzNUlfy5UQ

Cancer rates linked to industrial activity

N.B. report urges further study
Nov 16, 2009
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2009/11/16/nb-cancer-report-conservation-council-1117.html

Inuit leaders demand action at climate-change conference

Nov 16, 2009
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2009/11/16/inuit-climate-change.html

Ottawa’s fruit-flavoured tobacco bomb

New law threatens trade war and illegal smuggling boom
Nov 16, 2009
Terence Corcoran
Financial Post
http://network.nationalpost.com/np/blogs/fullcomment/archive/2009/11/16/terence-corcoran-ottawa-s-fruit-flavoured-tobacco-bomb.aspx

A call to integrate science into politics

Former politician says issue applies to all parties
Nov 16, 2009
David Zuluaga Cano
McGill Daily
http://mcgilldaily.com/articles/22785

Selling cures to the gullible in a reality-free zone

Nov 16, 2009
Ethan Clow
National Post
http://network.nationalpost.com/np/blogs/fullcomment/archive/2009/11/16/ethan-clow.aspx

The fairest of an unfair lot

Want to end queue-jumping? Make people pay for vaccines
Nov 16, 2009
Marni Soupcoff
National Post
http://www.nationalpost.com/opinion/columnists/story.html?id=04b531b4-f6cd-4d07-98ed-ca8a9ea11b20

Canada's top tech companies set to do battle

Nov 16, 2009
Eric Lam
Financial Post
http://network.nationalpost.com/np/blogs/fpposted/archive/2009/11/16/canada-s-top-tech-companies-set-to-do-battle.aspx

Climate deal delayed, world leaders search for common ground

Summit at Copenhagen won't yield a final deal, but hope remains for political compromises
Nov 15, 2009
Shawn McCarthy
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/climate-deal-delayed-world-leaders-search-for-common-ground/article1364335/

Tracking pathogens difficult: federal laboratory audit

Nov 15, 2009
The Canadian Press
http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2009/11/15/man-cp-virus-ebola.html

Jim Prentice on the challenge of Copenhagen

As the climate change summit approaches, the Globe talks with the Environment Minister about Canada's role in negotiations
Nov 15, 2009
Katherine O'Neill
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/jim-prentice-on-the-challenge-of-copenhagen/article1364459/

Leaders agree Copenhagen will focus on principles, not concrete goals

Consensus at APEC summit to work on inclusive agreement for all nations to reduce emissions instead of specific targets
Nov 15, 2009
John Ibbitson
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/leaders-agree-copenhagen-will-focus-on-principles-not-concrete-goals/article1364028/

Canadian natural disaster sparked 'Big Freeze' in Europe 12,800 years ago: scientist

Nov 15, 2009
Randy Boswell
Canwest News Service
http://www.canada.com/technology/Canadian+natural+disaster+sparked+Freeze+Europe+years+scientist/2225992/story.html

UK reaches consensus on climate change

Nov 15, 2009
Lawrence Solomon
Financial Post
http://network.nationalpost.com/np/blogs/fpcomment/archive/2009/11/15/lawrence-solomon-uk-reaches-consensus-on-climate-change.aspx

Homeopathy offers fake cures for whatever ails you

Nov 13, 2009
Steve Thoms
National Post
http://network.nationalpost.com/np/blogs/fullcomment/archive/2009/11/13/steve-thoms-fake-cures-for-whatever-ails-ya.aspx

Hooked: Canada's painkiller problem

Canadians use prescription pills at a higher rate than almost any other nation. Patients are becoming addicts and pills are taking over from heroin as the street drug of choice. So why are voluntary ‘guidelines' for doctors the best the experts can offer?
Nov 13, 2009
Anna Mehler Paperny
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/hooked-canadas-painkiller-problem/article1362848/

H1N1: media and message

Journalists and health communicators find virtue in the realm between panic and apathy
Nov 12, 2009
Josh Greenberg and William Fox
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/h1n1-media-and-message/article1361395/

Second H1N1 wave takes lethal toll on Canadians

Tally of dead has surpassed 190, but the season's peak isn't even here yet, chief national public health officer says
Nov 13, 2009
Caroline Alphonso and Karen Howlett
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/health/h1n1-swine-flu/second-h1n1-wave-takes-lethal-toll-on-canadians/article1361766/

Green corridor funding unclear

ERCA defers $113-million proposal
Nov 13, 2009
Sharon Hill
The Windsor Star
http://www.windsorstar.com/travel/Green+corridor+funding+unclear/2218463/story.html

Links between oil activity, Alberta quakes studied

Nov 13, 2009
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2009/11/13/calgary-university-earthquakes-carbon-oil-gas.html

NASA's moon crash reveals 'lots of water'

Nov 13, 2009
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2009/11/13/tech-space-moon-water-lcross.html

Cost of vaccinating nation hits $1.5-billion and climbing

The flu-shot program is costing Canada almost double what was expected. Some doctors argue it's not worth it
Nov 12, 2009
PAUL WALDIE AND CAROLINE ALPHONSO
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/health/h1n1-swine-flu/cost-of-vaccinating-the-nation-hits-15-billion-and-climbing/article1360311/

Sign of the fish: another judicial inquiry

The latest salmon crisis has local explanations, but it's part of a worldwide crisis of fisheries
Nov 12, 2009
Jeffrey Simpson
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/sign-of-the-fish-another-judicial-inquiry/article1361488/

Enough with the populist H1N1-vaccine conspiracy theories

Nov 12, 2009
Jonathan Kay
National Post
http://network.nationalpost.com/np/blogs/fullcomment/archive/2009/11/12/jonathan-kay-enough-with-the-populist-h1n1-vaccine-conspiracy-theories.aspx

Boreal Forests Store More Carbon than Tropical Forests

Report Calls for Global Climate Talks to Consider Boreal’s Impact
Nov 12, 2009
Canadian Boreal Initiative & Boreal Songbird Initiative
http://www.borealbirds.org/resources/carbon/report-pressrelease-nov12.doc

A drug-induced low

The sacking of a government adviser on drugs shows Britain's politicians can't cope with intelligent debate
Nov 5, 2009
Nature
http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v462/n7269/full/462011b.html

Thursday, November 12, 2009

Canada’s science policy takes centre stage in Toronto

Nov 12, 2009
Jeff Sharom
MaRS Blog
http://blog.marsdd.com/2009/11/12/canada-science-policy-takes-centre-stage-in-toronto/

Why PhDs Leave Academics

Nov 12, 2009
The Black Hole: Science in Canada - Issues Affecting Trainees
http://scienceadvocacy.org/Blog/2009/11/12/why-phds-leave-academics/

Social scientists redirected to CIHR for grants

The Canadian Institues of Health Research has begun aggressively campaigning for health research grant applications from social scientists and humanists
Nov 12, 2009
Ann Silversides
CMAJ
http://www.cmaj.ca/earlyreleases/12nov09-social-scientists-redirected-to-cihr-for-grants.shtml

Amid the hardship, hi-tech jobs go begging

Nov 12, 2009
SUSANNA KELLEY
THE CANADIAN PRESS
http://www.torontosun.com/news/canada/2009/11/12/11717696-sun.html

Advancing, slowly

Nov 12, 2009
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/editorials/advancing-slowly/article1360310/

Is the world awash in oil?

Not if you ask the folks who pump it
Nov 12, 2009
Eric Reguly
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/globe-investor/is-the-world-awash-in-oil/article1360337/

Canada’s boreal forest top-rated carbon warehouse

Nov 12, 2009
Margaret Munro
Canwest News Service
http://www.montrealgazette.com/technology/Canada+boreal+forest+rated+carbon+warehouse/2212507/story.html

Boreal forests ignored in climate change fight

Nov 12, 2009
Sharon Oosthoek
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2009/11/11/boreal-carbon-climate-change.html

Reports on Pfizer drug studies misleading: review

Review 'suffers from significant bias,' company says
Nov 12, 2009
The Associated Press
http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2009/11/12/pfizer-neurontin.html

Rapid antiviral therapy helps fight H1N1: WHO

Nov 12, 2009
The Canadian Press
http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2009/11/12/h1n1-who-antiviral.html

Productivity lag threatens gains, TD says

60% Below Average
Nov 11, 2009
Paul Vieira
Financial Post
http://www.financialpost.com/scripts/story.html?id=2210089

How Not to Catch H1N1

If the best way to fight swine flu is to avoid it, how do we still know so little about its transmission?
Nov 11, 2009
Marc Saner
The Mark
http://www.themarknews.com/articles/658-how-not-to-catch-h1n1

Life depends on the oceans

Nov 11, 2009
David Suzuki with Faisal Moola
LondonTopic.ca
http://www.londontopic.ca/article.php?artid=16997

Science is only human

Nov 11, 2009
George Jonas
National Post
http://www.nationalpost.com/opinion/columnists/story.html?id=c4d40b69-c161-4426-a0a8-f40bd1ffcbef

Misinformation and paranoia

Nov 11, 2009
National Post
http://www.nationalpost.com/opinion/story.html?id=2210020

Still a 'whistle-blower' to oil sands activists

Nov 11, 2009
Kevin Libin
National Post
http://www.nationalpost.com/related/links/story.html?id=2209962

Study links bisphenol A, sexual dysfunction

Nov 11, 2009
The Associated Press
http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2009/11/11/bpa-factory-china-sexual-problems.html

Antibiotic overuse threatens treatments

‘Whole span of modern medicine' is under threat because bugs are become resistant, rendering the drugs useless
Nov 11, 2009
Kate Kelland
Reuters
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/technology/science/antibiotic-overuse-threatens-treatments/article1359453/

Blood supply versus Charter rights

Nov 10, 2009
Marion Kilgour
National Post
http://network.nationalpost.com/np/blogs/fullcomment/archive/2009/11/10/km-going-muslim.aspx

LightSail-1 solar sail spacecraft planned for 2010

Nov 10, 2009
The Associated Press
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2009/11/10/space-solar-sail-planetary-society-plan.html

Winnipeg enviro-car design gets international nod

Nov 10, 2009
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2009/11/10/man-urbee-xprize.html

Researchers from Princeton with Canadian ties accept Kyoto Prize in Japan

Nov 10, 2009
The Canadian Press
http://www.google.com/hostednews/canadianpress/article/ALeqM5h-iPhgWEDWmvc_PLhbwHP6ECcKGw

The fight over the future of food

- Backlash against GM crops complicates bid to feed world
- Resistance to science-based agriculture grows in U.S.
- Is a second Green Revolution needed, or even desirable?
Nov 10, 2009
Claudia Parsons, Russell Blinch and Svetlana Kovalyova
Reuters
http://www.reuters.com/article/latestCrisis/idUSN091742

Doctor misled on cancer rates, report finds

Doctor denies obstructing Health Canada
Nov 10, 2009
Gwendolyn Richards
Canwest News Service
http://www.nationalpost.com/related/links/story.html?id=2204160

Climatism is more than a belief system

A fired official believes climate change is equivalent to a religious belief. Who could disagree?
Nov 10, 2009
Peter Foster
Financial Post
http://network.nationalpost.com/np/blogs/fullcomment/archive/2009/11/10/peter-foster-climatism-is-more-than-a-belief-system.aspx

If we don't produce our oil and gas resources, countries that refuse to be bound by Kyoto targets will
Nov 9, 2009
Gwyn Morgan
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/industry-news/energy-and-resources/zealots-throw-another-dagger-at-our-oil-industry/article1356167/

Come December, public health officials will be faced with the task of persuading people to get the shot after the worst is over
Nov 9, 2009
LISA PRIEST
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/health/h1n1-swine-flu/for-many-vaccine-will-be-available-after-flu-peaks/article1356125/

Environment Minister signs memorandum of understanding with the United States and Mexico that binds the three countries in defending uninhabited spaces
Nov 9, 2009
Canadian Press
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/technology/science/canada-commits-to-wilderness-deal/article1356547/

The Globe and Mail obtained findings of a lengthy investigation by Alberta's College of Physicians and Surgeons into whistleblower John O'Connor's claims
Nov 8, 2009
Katherine O'Neill
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/report-casts-doubt-on-mds-claims-about-alberta-reserves-cancer-rates/article1355980/

Polar bears are in decline, alright, but not everywhere. There is a case for keeping the hunt alive in Nunavut and the Inuit are making it
Nov 8, 2009
Paul Watson
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/news/insight/article/722760--the-bear-facts-about-the-polar-bear-hunt

Emissions Targets. Chances of reaching a treaty at next month's UN conference in Copenhagen appear more remote than ever as the gap in demands between rich and poor countries continues to widen
Nov 7, 2009
WILLIAM MARSDEN
The Gazette
http://www.montrealgazette.com/entertainment/Clouds+gather+over+climate+talks/2195365/story.html

Energy's 'face of the future'

In his new book, Satya Das argues that so-called dirty oil can help build a cleaner future. He focuses on Albertans, such as Evan Chrapko, who are paving the way
Nov 7, 2009
SATYA DAS
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/business/article/722497--energy-s-face-of-the-future

Jim Prentice gets it right

Canada is calling the bluff of Big Green and its army of unquestioning acolytes
Nov 7, 2009
National Post
http://www.nationalpost.com/opinion/story.html?id=2197134

Numbers racket

Politicians the world over claim that 4,000 scientists believe in global warming. Depends on who’s counting
Nov 7, 2009
Lawrence Solomon
Financial Post
http://network.nationalpost.com/np/blogs/fpcomment/archive/2009/11/07/lawrence-solomon-numbers-racket.aspx

Official says 'there is no debate' about enlisting more than one flu-shot manufacturer in future pandemics to avoid current delivery delays
Nov 6, 2009
DANIEL LEBLANC AND PAUL WALDIE
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/health/h1n1-swine-flu/canada-needs-two-vaccine-suppliers-ottawa-admits/article1353348/

Canada's chief public health officer cautions against thinking worst is over, saying: ‘until people are either immunized or become ill this could go on and will go on for several months yet'
Nov 5, 2009
Caroline Alphonso
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/h1n1-hospital-admissions-deaths-up-three-fold-health-officials/article1352508/

Even as politicians and protesters gear up for a fateful climate-change meeting in Denmark, some of their fellow citizens have little stomach for a fight
Nov 5, 2009
The Economist
http://www.economist.com/world/international/displayStory.cfm?story_id=14807107

Despite huge spending, it has not been proved that the human effect on the climate is significant
Nov 5, 2009
Václav Klaus
Financial Post
http://network.nationalpost.com/np/blogs/fpcomment/archive/2009/11/05/v-225-clav-klaus-largest-tax-increase-in-world-history.aspx

The structure of our federation means that, as with the national outbreak of swine flu, cracks form between the levels of government
Nov 4, 2009
John Ibbitson
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/health/h1n1-swine-flu/on-h1n1-canada-is-a-jurisdictional-mishmash/article1351466/

When 192 countries meet in Copenhagen next month, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon warns it won't result in a Kyoto successor
Nov 3, 2009
Peter Griffiths
Reuters
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/technology/science/un-says-climate-deal-unlikely/article1349585/

We are sleepwalking into some of the most disruptive and costly energy-policy misadventures since the National Energy Plan of the 1970s without the Conservatives having published a single estimate of the economic consequences
Nov 2, 2009
Ross McKitrick
Financial Post
http://network.nationalpost.com/np/blogs/fpcomment/archive/2009/11/02/ross-mckitrick-the-models-are-unreal.aspx

David Suzuki: a man of science revealed

Move over Al Gore. The Canadian scientist and broadcaster is moving to the big screen, shooting a feature documentary about his life and ideas
Nov 2, 2009
Marsha Lederman
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/arts/movies/david-suzuki-a-man-of-science-revealed/article1347719/

Wednesday, November 4, 2009

Science and Innovation

Nov 4, 2009
Rob Annan
Researcher Forum
http://dontleavecanadabehind.wordpress.com/2009/11/04/science-and-innovation/

Science and Communication

Nov 3, 2009
Rob Annan
Researcher Forum
http://dontleavecanadabehind.wordpress.com/2009/11/03/science-and-communication/

In advance of Copenhagen, the world's flag-bearer on fixing climate change is surprisingly upbeat. But he keeps looking at his watch
Nov 1, 2009
Debra Black
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/news/insight/article/719290--the-forecast-warmer-with-a-chance-of-survival

A quarter of the recipients of Canada's little-known Gairdner awards have gone on to win the world's top medical research prize
Oct 29, 2009
Carly Weeks
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/health/canadian-gairdner-prize-a-marker-for-future-nobels/article1342651/

Why is climate policy so evasive? It hurts the economy today, but only benefits us much later
Oct 29, 2009
Jack M. Mintz
Financial Post
http://network.nationalpost.com/np/blogs/fpcomment/archive/2009/10/29/jack-mintz-economic-growth-today-160-the-mastadon-in-the-room.aspx

With eyes open to cost of climate change, it's time for us to decide

Canadians must determine whether they're willing to bear the burden of cutting greenhouse-gas emissions
Oct 29, 2009
John Ibbitson
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/with-eyes-open-to-cost-of-climate-change-its-time-to-decide/article1342888/

Canada can meet its climate goals, but the West will write the cheques

Oct 29, 2009
Shawn McCarthy
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/canada-can-meet-climate-goals-but-the-west-will-pay/article1342887/

Foreseeable demand is unmet

Public health authorities have unaccountably been taken by surprise by the demand for the H1N1 vaccine. Are they surprised when people actually listen to what they say?
Oct 29, 2009
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/editorials/foreseeable-demand-is-unmet/article1344687/