Tuesday, March 9, 2010

Canada Continues Firm Commitment to Science & Technology

Budget 2010 investment in TRIUMF keeps the knowledge economy moving forward
Mar 5, 2010
TRIUMF (CANADA'S NATIONAL LABORATORY OF PARTICLE AND NUCLEAR PHYSICS)
http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/March2010/05/c7317.html

Innovation cash targeted at 'practical' research

In a plan bereft of major new spending, $200-million invested in productivity and research with profit potential
Mar 4, 2010
Gloria Galloway and Elizabeth Church
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/budget/innovation-cash-targeted-at-practical-research/article1489852/

Innovative help for Alberta innovators

Provincial program awards vouchers rather than cash toward cost of specialized services
Mar 3, 2010
David Finlayson
Edmonton Journal
http://www.edmontonjournal.com/health/Innovative+help+Alberta+innovators/2635906/story.html

Green jobs are blossoming

Governments at all levels are major environmental employers
Mar 3, 2010
Derek Sankey
Canwest News Service
http://www.montrealgazette.com/business/fp/Green+jobs+blossoming/2637244/story.html

One small step for venture cap

Budget removes barrier to foreign private equity
Mar 8, 2010
Karen Mazurkewich
Financial Post
http://www.financialpost.com/story.html?id=2652871

Blowing away taxpayers

Wind power is unreliable, expensive and doesn’t result in lower C02 emmissions. Why is Ontario still rushing ahead with it?
Mar 6, 2010
Michael Trebilcock
Financial Post
http://network.nationalpost.com/NP/blogs/fpcomment/archive/2010/03/06/blowing-away-taxpayers.aspx

Road salt is poisoning water bodies, study finds

During winter thaws, some streamshave salinity levels just under those found in the ocean
Mar 5, 2010
MARTIN MITTELSTAEDT
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/technology/science/road-salt-is-poisoning-water-bodies-study-finds/article1490631/

'Epidemic' of vitamin D deficiency: MUHC study

McGill research has discovered that low levels of vitamin D is linked to muscle fat and decreased strength in young people
Mar 5, 2010
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2010/03/05/mcgill-vitamind-study.html

Students get with the concept of green design

Contest offers up science and tech museum as test subject for innovation, sustainability
Mar 5, 2010
Maria Cook
The Ottawa Citizen
http://www.ottawacitizen.com/travel/Students+with+concept+green+design/2642904/story.html

U.S. fish oil makers, drugstores sued over supplements

Lawsuit claims that makers and sellers of certain supplements found to contain high levels of PCB compounds failed to alert consumers
Mar 3, 2010
Alexandria Sage
Reuters
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/technology/science/us-fish-oil-makers-drugstores-sued-over-supplements/article1487811/

Weed killer can turn male frogs into females, study finds

Researchers' findings likely to fuel debate over chemical widely used on Canadian corn fields but banned in Europe
Mar 1, 2010
Martin Mittelstaedt
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/technology/science/weed-killer-can-turn-male-frogs-into-females-study-finds/article1485580/