May 18, 2011
Katherine Dedyna
Times Colonist
http://www.timescolonist.com/technology/Students+ignore+science+math+their+peril+expert/4801738/story.html
The goal of the Science Canada website is to highlight science policy issues in Canada's political arena and media.
Saturday, May 21, 2011
New POST notes from the U.K. Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology
May 2011
The Ecosystem Approach: http://www.parliament.uk/documents/post/postpn_377-ecosystem-approach.pdf
Natural Capital Accounting: http://www.parliament.uk/documents/post/postpn_376-natural-capital-accounting.pdf
Detecting Deception: http://www.parliament.uk/documents/post/postpn375Detecting_deception.pdf
The Ecosystem Approach: http://www.parliament.uk/documents/post/postpn_377-ecosystem-approach.pdf
Natural Capital Accounting: http://www.parliament.uk/documents/post/postpn_376-natural-capital-accounting.pdf
Detecting Deception: http://www.parliament.uk/documents/post/postpn375Detecting_deception.pdf
Saving the Bluefin Tuna
We have the tools to rebuild the bluefin population, but we need to get our government on board
May 20, 2011
David Suzuki
The Mark News
http://www.themarknews.com/articles/5254-saving-the-bluefin-tuna
May 20, 2011
David Suzuki
The Mark News
http://www.themarknews.com/articles/5254-saving-the-bluefin-tuna
Canada still far from meeting climate targets: Govt report
May 20, 2011
Geoff Dembicki
The Tyee.ca
http://thetyee.ca/Blogs/TheHook/Environment/2011/05/20/Canada-emissions-target-EC/
Geoff Dembicki
The Tyee.ca
http://thetyee.ca/Blogs/TheHook/Environment/2011/05/20/Canada-emissions-target-EC/
Talking about brain cancer
May 20, 2011
Tom Blackwell
National Post
http://www.nationalpost.com/news/canada/Talking+about+brain+cancer/4813270/story.html
Tom Blackwell
National Post
http://www.nationalpost.com/news/canada/Talking+about+brain+cancer/4813270/story.html
New Partnership Strengthens Ontario Economy
Ontario signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Siemens Canada that will help the province continue to turn the corner through investments in industry, energy, health care and infrastructure
May 20, 2011
Ontario Ministry of Economic Development and Trade
http://news.ontario.ca/medt/en/2011/05/new-partnership-strengthens-ontario-economy.html
May 20, 2011
Ontario Ministry of Economic Development and Trade
http://news.ontario.ca/medt/en/2011/05/new-partnership-strengthens-ontario-economy.html
Alternative medicine: Think yourself better
Alternative medical treatments rarely work. But the placebo effect they induce sometimes does
May 19, 2011 |
The Economist
http://www.economist.com/node/18710090
May 19, 2011 |
The Economist
http://www.economist.com/node/18710090
Harper government ready to take on oilsands emissions this year: Kent
May 19, 2011
Heather Scoffield
The Canadian Press
http://www.google.com/hostednews/canadianpress/article/ALeqM5j8-LIoZWbqP1nqTy9vt5YVf789_Q
Heather Scoffield
The Canadian Press
http://www.google.com/hostednews/canadianpress/article/ALeqM5j8-LIoZWbqP1nqTy9vt5YVf789_Q
Canadians go online, cross border to skirt pesticides ban
Health Canada issues warning about antkiller bought online
May 19, 2011
Max Paris
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/05/19/pol-pesticides-sneaky.html
May 19, 2011
Max Paris
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/05/19/pol-pesticides-sneaky.html
Ontario Institute for Cancer Research announces spinoff companies developing promising anticancer technologies
May 19, 2011
Ontario Institute for Cancer Research
http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/May2011/19/c5977.html
Ontario Institute for Cancer Research
http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/May2011/19/c5977.html
Canadian Cancer Statistics 2011 released by Canadian Cancer Society
The release of Canadian Cancer Statistics 2011 reveals the current state of cancer in Canada as well as predictive statistics for the year
May 18, 2011
Canadian Cancer Society
http://cnw.pathfireondemand.com/viewpackage.action?packageid=451
May 18, 2011
Canadian Cancer Society
http://cnw.pathfireondemand.com/viewpackage.action?packageid=451
Not enough Canadians being screened for colorectal cancer, leading to many unnecessary deaths
Canadian Cancer Statistics 2011 released by the Canadian Cancer Society with special focus on colorectal cancer
May 18, 2011
Canadian Cancer Society
http://smr.newswire.ca/en/canadian-cancer-society/not-enough-canadians-being-screened-for-colorectal
May 18, 2011
Canadian Cancer Society
http://smr.newswire.ca/en/canadian-cancer-society/not-enough-canadians-being-screened-for-colorectal
Ontario Leads Clean Water Research and Innovation
May 18, 2011
Ontario Ministry of Research and Innovation
http://news.ontario.ca/mri/en/2011/05/ontario-leads-clean-water-research-and-innovation.html
Ontario Ministry of Research and Innovation
http://news.ontario.ca/mri/en/2011/05/ontario-leads-clean-water-research-and-innovation.html
Ontario's Water Strategy at Work
Eighty-five small rural and northern communities will get additional help in order for families to continue to have access to clean, safe, reliable water and affordable wastewater services.
May 18, 2011
Ontario Ministry of Infrastructure
http://news.ontario.ca/moi/en/2011/05/ontarios-water-strategy-at-work.html
May 18, 2011
Ontario Ministry of Infrastructure
http://news.ontario.ca/moi/en/2011/05/ontarios-water-strategy-at-work.html
Advancing Water Stewardship In Ontario's Agri-Food Sector
Ontario is investing in new research that will help protect and conserve water while building a strong, sustainable future for our agri-food industries and rural communities.
May 18, 2011
Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs
http://news.ontario.ca/omafra/en/2011/05/new-directions.html
May 18, 2011
Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs
http://news.ontario.ca/omafra/en/2011/05/new-directions.html
Route 167 North Project in the Direction of the Otish Mountains - Public Comments Invited and Public Meetings Held
May 18, 2011
Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency
http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/May2011/18/c5686.html
Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency
http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/May2011/18/c5686.html
Electric vehicles: Horsepower v cash cows
How to use an electric car to turn a profit
May 17, 2011
The Economist
http://www.economist.com/blogs/babbage/2011/05/electric_cars
May 17, 2011
The Economist
http://www.economist.com/blogs/babbage/2011/05/electric_cars
Is addiction really a disease?
The medicalization of addiction is fundamental to the case for Insite
May 17, 2011
Margaret Wente
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/margaret-wente/is-addiction-really-a-disease/article2024021/
May 17, 2011
Margaret Wente
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/margaret-wente/is-addiction-really-a-disease/article2024021/
Canada's paper industry to post profits for first time since 2002
May 17, 2011
Conference Board of Canada
http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/May2011/17/c5249.html
Conference Board of Canada
http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/May2011/17/c5249.html
Impact of Severe Obesity Felt Far Beyond Physical - Financial Burden and Emotional Implications Also Significant
Survey finds Canadians with severe obesity motivated to lose weight, but struggle to find access to credible, long-term weight management resources
May 17, 2011
Canadian Obesity Network
http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/May2011/17/c4991.html
May 17, 2011
Canadian Obesity Network
http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/May2011/17/c4991.html
Labrador-Island Transmission Link Project - Federal Funding Allocated to Participate in the Environmental Assessment
May 17, 2011
Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency
http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/May2011/17/c5277.html
Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency
http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/May2011/17/c5277.html
Summit Builds New Partnerships For Greater Good
McGuinty Government Asks Ontarians To Help Shape Social Change
May 16, 2011
Ontario Ministry of Research and Innovation
http://www.mri.gov.on.ca/english/news/OIA051611.asp
May 16, 2011
Ontario Ministry of Research and Innovation
http://www.mri.gov.on.ca/english/news/OIA051611.asp
Clean Energy Investment Creating Over 200 New Jobs
Anaergia Inc. is making Ontario home to its global headquarters and creating over 200 jobs for families.
May 16, 2011
Ontario Ministry of Economic Development and Trade
http://news.ontario.ca/medt/en/2011/05/clean-energy-investment-creating-over-200-new-jobs.html
May 16, 2011
Ontario Ministry of Economic Development and Trade
http://news.ontario.ca/medt/en/2011/05/clean-energy-investment-creating-over-200-new-jobs.html
Good Clean Energy Jobs Grow In Ontario
Ontario's Green Energy Act will help the province create 50,000 new clean energy jobs by the end of 2012.
May 16, 2011
Ontario Office of the Premier
http://news.ontario.ca/opo/en/2011/05/good-clean-energy-jobs-grow-in-ontario.html
May 16, 2011
Ontario Office of the Premier
http://news.ontario.ca/opo/en/2011/05/good-clean-energy-jobs-grow-in-ontario.html
Palliative care: fighting to survive
Underfunded and understaffed
May 14, 2011
Jared Lindzon
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2011/05/04/f-milestogo-palliative-care-funding.html
May 14, 2011
Jared Lindzon
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2011/05/04/f-milestogo-palliative-care-funding.html
Crude again flows in TransCanada’s Keystone pipe
May 13, 2011
Nathan VanderKlippe
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/globe-investor/crude-again-flows-in-transcanadas-keystone-pipe/article2021868/
Nathan VanderKlippe
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/globe-investor/crude-again-flows-in-transcanadas-keystone-pipe/article2021868/
A dire warning from a broken pipe
May 13, 2011
JOSH WINGROVE
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/a-dire-warning-from-a-broken-pipe/article2021897/
JOSH WINGROVE
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/a-dire-warning-from-a-broken-pipe/article2021897/
First nations dig in against Enbridge pipeline
May 13, 2011
CARRIE TAIT AND NATHAN VANDERKLIPPE
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/industry-news/energy-and-resources/first-nations-dig-in-against-enbridge-pipeline/article2021928/
CARRIE TAIT AND NATHAN VANDERKLIPPE
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/industry-news/energy-and-resources/first-nations-dig-in-against-enbridge-pipeline/article2021928/
Teaching methods: An alternative vote
Applying science to the teaching of science
May 12, 2011
The Economist
http://www.economist.com/node/18678925
May 12, 2011
The Economist
http://www.economist.com/node/18678925
Coastal nations urged to preserve Arctic waters
May 12, 2011
GLORIA GALLOWAY
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/coastal-nations-urged-to-preserve-arctic-waters/article2020519/
GLORIA GALLOWAY
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/coastal-nations-urged-to-preserve-arctic-waters/article2020519/
Arctic treaty leaves much undecided
May 11, 2011
PAUL KORING
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/arctic-treaty-leaves-much-undecided/article2017510/
PAUL KORING
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/arctic-treaty-leaves-much-undecided/article2017510/
The magic number for successful IVF? 15 eggs
May 10, 2011
Adriana Barton
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/the-hot-button/the-magic-number-for-successful-ivf-15-eggs/article2017576/
Adriana Barton
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/the-hot-button/the-magic-number-for-successful-ivf-15-eggs/article2017576/
Oil spills intensify focus on new pipeline proposals
May 9, 2011
NATHAN VANDERKLIPPE
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/globe-investor/oil-spills-intensify-focus-on-new-pipeline-proposals/article2015347/
NATHAN VANDERKLIPPE
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/globe-investor/oil-spills-intensify-focus-on-new-pipeline-proposals/article2015347/