Science Canada: 07/14/09

Students face the coldest summer-job market in more than a decade but schools have less money bursaries
Jul 14, 2009
Elizabeth Church
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/the-summer-of-student-discontent/article1217086/

Wealthy countries have agreed to limit the world's temperature to a two-degree increase, requiring aggressive cuts to emissions Canada's oil industry calls 'incredible'
Jul 11, 2009
Brian Laghi and Shawn McCarthy
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/target-found-in-g8s-climate-fight/article1211478/

Climate change could ignite wars in the world's most volatile regions
Jul 13, 2009
The Economist
http://www.economist.com/displayStory.cfm?story_id=14025366

Jul 10, 2009
Mary Simon
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/comment/article/663693

Harper refuses to recognize the urgent need for action to reduce greenhouse gases
July 10, 2009
JANET BAGNALL
The Gazette
http://www.montrealgazette.com/business/pains/1776662/story.html

After years of inflamed global warming alarm, we are beginning to see a period of sobering-up
July 10, 2009
Benny Peiser
Financial Post
http://network.nationalpost.com/np/blogs/fpcomment/archive/2009/07/10/benny-peiser-g8-stalemate-shows-it-s-time-for-climate-cool-down.aspx

Dark sky is better for the environment and for our health
Jul 9, 2009
Robert Dick
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/turn-off-the-lights/article1212771/

Loss of its biggest customer could doom Canada's struggling industry already hit by Chalk River shutdown, nuclear watchers say
Jul 13, 2009
Gloria Galloway and Karen Howlett
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/isotope-industry-in-peril-as-us-moves-to-make-its-own-supply/article1213096/

July 13, 2009
Helen Branswell
THE CANADIAN PRESS
http://www.healthzone.ca/health/article/665233

We need to ensure that our funding is sufficiently flexible to explore long-shot ideas that might yield big benefits for both Canada and African farmers
Jul 10, 2009
Parker Mitchell
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/its-worth-the-risk-ottawa-set-up-an-agriculture-innovation-fund-for-africa/article1214423/

Websites are selling unauthorized goods or making false claims
July 9, 2009
Meagan Fitzpatrick
Canwest News Service
http://www.ottawacitizen.com/Health+Canada+hunt+swine+scams/1774239/story.html

Those new energy-efficient bulbs contain mercury and are a nightmare to get rid of
July 14, 2009
HENRY AUBIN
The Gazette
http://www.montrealgazette.com/easy+being+green/1787872/story.html

If you want to heal the land, it helps to be well-heeled. Let's just rethink what we eat
Jul 13, 2009
Margaret Wente
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/organic-tastes-good-but-better-for-us-no/article1214614/

July 8, 2009
Peter O’Neil
Canwest News Service
http://www.nationalpost.com/news/story.html?id=1771692

Jul 7, 2009
PAUL SCHNEIDEREIT
Chronicle-Herald
http://thechronicleherald.ca/Opinion/1131028.html

Science Canada

Tuesday, July 14, 2009

The summer of student discontent

Climate skeptic arguments don't hold ice

Target found in G8's climate-change fight

Global warming and international borders: Lines in the sand

Canada's shameful inaction on climate change

Gas pains

G8 stalemate shows it’s time for climate cool-down

Circumpolar health conference underway in Yellowknife

Canada may already be 'plugged-in' for electric cars

Turn off the lights

Science, Scientists and Salmon Farming

Isotope supply uncertain during Dutch shutdown

Get moving on isotopes

Canada’s medical isotope industry in peril as U.S. moves to make its own supply

Swine flu vaccine access biased to rich: WHO head

Swine flu vaccine production 'less than optimal'

New mosquito pesticide rules bugging Islanders

It's worth the risk, Ottawa: Set up an agriculture innovation fund for Africa

Toxic fish from Great Lakes won't make best meal: report

Health Canada and FDA are on hunt for swine flu scams

Federal court says Ottawa misapplying law on endangered species habitat

Young Canadians missing out on benefits of vitamin C: Study

Health-care workers should get first crack at pandemic vaccine: WHO

It's not easy being green

Cellulosic ethanol may be a game-changer for Canada's forestry sector

Health Canada detects BPA in jarred baby food, water; levels considered safe

Organic tastes good, but better for us? No

Nuclear critics suspect hidden agenda in Sask. medical isotope plan

Vaccine research centre opens in Halifax

Feds won't change polar bear strategy

G8 vows ‘ambitious’ greenhouse emissions plan

What we do and don’t know about swine flu