Science Canada: 01/22/10

Follows earlier report from blue-ribbon Science, Technology and Innovation Council that said government support for research in Canada was middling and inadequate
Jan 18, 2010
André Picard
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/poll-finds-strong-support-for-boosting-heath-medical-research-funding/article1434464/

Jan 21, 2010
The Black Hole: Science in Canada - Issues Affecting Trainees
http://scienceadvocacy.org/Blog/2010/01/21/science-policy-in-canada-we-should-be-ashamed%e2%80%a6/

Health care innovation saves patients' lives and fuels our knowledge economy. It should not be left to chance funding.
Jan 18, 2010
Christopher Paige
The Mark
http://www.themarknews.com/articles/838-why-research-matters

Jan 18, 2010
Donna Spencer
THE CANADIAN PRESS
http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/sports/olympics/81992587.html

Never give up on quitting, says researcher
Jan 22, 2010
The Associated Press
http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2010/01/22/lung-cancer-smoking.html

The Liberals would stand out by presenting clear environmental policies to Canadians
Jan 21, 2010
Désirée McGraw
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/opinion/article/753595--climate-change-a-problem-in-desperate-need-of-leadership

Controversial agreement gives South Korean consortium access to energy market with promise of thousands of jobs for Ontario
Jan 21, 2010
Robert Benzie & Tyler Hamilton
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/news/ontario/article/753816--mcguinty-heralds-samsung-green-energy-deal

Red Chris project gets green light to proceed
Jan 21, 2010
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2010/01/21/bc-red-chris-mine-supreme-court.html

Re: The Next Big Scam: CO2, Patricia Adams, Jan. 13.
Jan 21, 2010
Konrad Mech
Financial Post
http://network.nationalpost.com/np/blogs/fpcomment/archive/2010/01/21/fp-letters-carbon-credit-trading-no-fraud.aspx

Climate change; Himalayan melt not as fast as stated
Jan 21, 2010
Reuters
http://www.montrealgazette.com/business/panel+regrets+exaggeration/2466207/story.html

A mistaken claim about glaciers raises questions about the UN’s climate panel
Jan 21, 2010
The Economist
http://www.economist.com/sciencetechnology/displayStory.cfm?story_id=15328534

Jan 21, 2010
Australian Broadcasting Corporation
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2010/01/21/pfoa-coating-thyroid.html

Reducing salt in the Canadian diet should be as much of a public-health priority as cutting obesity
Jan 21, 2010
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/editorials/the-pillar-of-salt-can-be-knocked-down/article1439760/

Climate policy is increasingly about economics and new energy technologies. What will Canada's place be in the green economy?
Jan 20, 2010
Alex Wood
The Mark
http://www.themarknews.com/articles/855-the-economy-of-the-future

Insite is saved for now, but proponents of the safe injection site will have to do more than emphasize scientific studies if they want to make real headway
Jan 20, 2010
Patrick Fafard
The Mark
http://www.themarknews.com/articles/857-right-decision-wrong-reasons

Now that it has been confirmed that Canadian flax has been contaminated with the genetically modified variety called Triffid, taken off the market in 2001, Canadian flax growers are scrambling to find a market for their product.
Jan 20, 2010
Stephanie Dearing
Digital Journal
http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/286058

Jan 20, 2010
Richard Foot
Canwest News Service
http://www.nationalpost.com/news/story.html?id=2465231

Construction to start this year
Jan 19, 2010
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/money/story/2010/01/19/surmont-oilsands-to-expand.html

There was no conspiracy – just an inability to adapt to changing circumstances
Jan 19, 2010
Richard Schabas and Neil Rau
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/how-the-who-overshot-on-h1n1/article1436739/

North American weather extremes take toll on migratory insects whose colonies in Mexico were already in decline
Jan 19, 2010
MARTIN MITTELSTAEDT
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/monarch-butterfly-count-at-a-record-low/article1435827/

Jan 19, 2010
Stephen Murgatroyd
Troy Media
http://www.troymedia.com/?p=7409

Why it is important to put a price on nature
Jan 18, 2010
The Economist
http://www.economist.com/world/international/displayStory.cfm?story_id=15321193

Hitching the economy to dirty oil production turns our dollar into a petro-loonie, which hurts manufacturing
Jan 18, 2010
Gillian McEachern & Matt Price
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/opinion/article/751926--manufacturing-in-trouble-you-can-thank-the-tar-sands

Innovation: Fredericton company among those relying on research to stay ahead of the pack
Jan 18, 2010
John Pollack
Telegraph-Journal
http://nbbusinessjournal.canadaeast.com/journal/article/923802

Offshore turbines would spawn huge industry that has potential of outpacing entrenched generators such as nuclear, hydro, developer says
Jan 18, 2010
Richard Blackwell
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/industry-news/energy-and-resources/lakes-wind-could-power-ontario-report/article1435455/

John Mighton isn't a teacher, but the mathematician's methods could help regular students become more fluent in math
Jan 15, 2010
Anne McIlroy
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/technology/science/program-could-help-kids-get-jump-start-in-math/article1433199/

Public health efforts should focus on trying to encourage Canadians to improve their cardiovascular health
Jan 14, 2010
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/editorials/canadas-alleged-obesity-epidemic/article1431756/

What the PM's little announcement in Rivière-du-Loup really means
Jan 12, 2010
Jeffrey Simpson
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/canadians-like-the-things-that-produce-pollution/article1428877/

Friday, January 22, 2010