Japan's space programme: A blaze of glory

The Japanese chalk up two successes in space
Jun 17, 2010
The Economist
http://www.economist.com/node/16374480

A special report on the human genome: Biology 2.0

A decade after the human-genome project, writes Geoffrey Carr (interviewed here), biological science is poised on the edge of something wonderful
Jun 17, 2010
The Economist
http://www.economist.com/node/16349358

How to improve the IPCC

Code of conduct and rapid communication are key, scientists tell review panel
Jun 16, 2010
Hannah Hoag
Nature
http://www.nature.com/news/2010/100616/full/news.2010.302.html

BP pledges $20B fund for oil spill claims

Fund to be managed by independent 3rd party, Obama says
Jun 16, 2010
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2010/06/16/obama-bp-executives.html

Polar bear habitat plan draws fire in Alaska

484,000 square kilometres, largely sea ice, deemed critical
Jun 16, 2010
The Associated Press
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2010/06/16/polar-bears-alaska.html

U.S. doubles spending on bike, walking paths

Jun 16, 2010
The Associated Press
http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2010/06/16/con-obama-bicycles.html

Mercury in N.W.T. lakes sparks health advisory

Jun 16, 2010
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2010/06/16/nwt-lake-mercury-fish.html

San Francisco proposes cellphone radiation law

Jun 16, 2010
The Associated Press
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2010/06/16/con-sf-cell-radiation.html

AECL wants Chalk River reactor operating by end of July

Medical isotope shortage because of rector closing led to one-fifth fewer tests, report says
Jun 16, 2010
Sarah Boesveld
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/aecl-wants-chalk-river-reactor-operating-by-end-of-july/article1607040/

Chalk River reactor ready to restart: AECL

Jun 16, 2010
Ian MacLeod
The Ottawa Citizen
http://www.ottawacitizen.com/health/Chalk+River+reactor+ready+restart+AECL/3163184/story.html

Species loss is a silent epidemic that threatens our planet

Jun 16, 2010
David Suzuki with Faisal Moola
The Canadian Press
http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/greenpage/environment/science-matters-species-loss-is-a-silent-epidemic-that-threatens-our-planet-96491229.html

Canada's pandemic vaccine maker to block release of deal

Jun 16, 2010
ELIZABETH THOMPSON
SUN MEDIA
http://www.torontosun.com/news/canada/2010/06/16/14415806.html

The Fraser Institute: Sustainable Water Exports Possible With Reformed Canadian Water Policies

Jun 16, 2010
The Fraser Institute
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/Fraser-Institute-Sustainable-Water-Exports-Possible-With-Reformed-Canadian-Water-Policies-1276814.htm

‘Male menopause’ symptoms revealed, but not without skeptics

Jun 16, 2010
Shereen Dindar
National Post
http://news.nationalpost.com/2010/06/16/male-menopause-symptoms-revealed-but-there-are-skeptics/

Creation redux: A powerful tool for redesigning life

The risks of synthetic biology are outweighed by the hope it may help us avert environmental catastrophe
Jun 15, 2010
Peter Singer
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/creation-redux-a-powerful-tool-for-redesigning-life/article1603949/

Tories put climate change on G8 agenda

Jun 15, 2010
Steve Rennie
The Canadian Press
http://www.thestar.com/news/world/g8/article/823391--tories-put-climate-change-on-g8-agenda

B.C. inquiry into 10 million missing salmon begins

Jun 15, 2010
The Canadian Press
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2010/06/15/bc-cohen-salmon-inquiry.html

Charest, McGuinty to talk climate-change plan

Jun 15, 2010
The Canadian Press
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2010/06/15/mcguinty-charest.html

Quebec and Ontario eye cap-and-trade system to cut carbon

Jun 15, 2010
Rob Ferguson
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/news/ontario/article/824053--quebec-and-ontario-eye-cap-and-trade-system-to-cut-carbon

Joint cabinet meeting a chance to chart green Canadian future

Jun 15, 2010
Sidney Ribaux and Rick Smith
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorialopinion/article/823490--joint-cabinet-meeting-a-chance-to-chart-green-canadian-future

Court asked to weigh gay rights and blood policy

At the heart of the case is the question: Does the donation process protect recipients at the price of discrimination?
Jun 15, 2010
Natalie Stechyson
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/court-asked-to-weigh-gay-rights-and-blood-policy/article1605732/

Deepwater oil drill record excellent: Chevron

Jun 15, 2010
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2010/06/15/chevron-deepwater-oil-drill-615.html

B.C. orcas lack protection, court told

Jun 15, 2010
The Canadian Press
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2010/06/15/bc-ecojustice-orcas-lawsuit.html

U.S. pollution legacy flagged in Labrador town

Jun 15, 2010
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2010/06/15/hopedale-pollution-legacy-meeting-615.html

Aerial polar bear survey tested in Baffin Bay

Jun 15, 2010
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2010/06/15/nunavut-baffin-bay-polar-bears.html

No way to clean up oil spill under Arctic ice: Expert

Jun 15, 2010
Andrew Mayeda
Canwest News Service
http://www.vancouversun.com/news/clean+spill+under+Arctic+Expert/3158005/story.html

Disband Canada's fertility-industry watchdog: MP

Jun 15, 2010
Tom Blackwell
National Post
http://www.nationalpost.com/news/Disband+fertility+industry+monitor/3156448/story.html

Panel asks gov't to encourage less sodium intake

Jun 15, 2010
MARY CLARE JALONICK
Associated Press
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5iuTQi_aNAaDX4fMjQSxw4OiYJpegD9GBQG700

Albertans must develop thicker skin about oilsands

Jun 15, 2010
Paul Stanway
Calgary Herald
http://www.calgaryherald.com/business/Albertans+must+develop+thicker+skin+about+oilsands/3155535/story.html

Thinning on top

Predicting the Arctic’s summer fate is not so simple
Jun 15, 2010
The Economist
http://www.economist.com/node/16369706

Western leaders to talk clean and green at annual meeting in Vancouver

Jun 14, 2010
Dirk Meissner
The Canadian Press
http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/greenpage/environment/western-leaders-to-talk-clean-and-green-at-annual-meeting-in-vancouver--96340069.html

Arctic drilling review seeks public input

Jun 14, 2010
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2010/06/14/arctic-drilling-neb.html

Board bid foiled for frustrated MS patients

Jun 14, 2010
The Canadian Press
http://www.ctv.ca/CTVNews/Health/20100614/ms-board-ccsvi-100614/

MS Society of Canada “a house divided,” CEO says

Anger and insurrection disrupt annual meeting
Jun 14, 2010
Anne Kingston
Macleans
http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/06/14/ms-society-of-canada-a-house-divided-ceo-says/

Ottawa fails to lead on isotopes

Government has ignored expert panel’s key recommendation for new reactor
Jun 14, 2010
Jatin Nathwani & Donald Wallace
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorialopinion/article/822618--ottawa-fails-to-lead-on-isotopes

'Green light' for global biodiversity science panel

Jun 14, 2010
Mark Kinver
BBC News
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science_and_environment/10307761.stm

Gulf oil spill ‘wake-up call’ for Ontario, groups warn McGuinty

Jun 14, 2010
The Canadian Press
http://www.thestar.com/news/sciencetech/environment/article/823162--gulf-oil-spill-wake-up-call-for-ontario-groups-warn-mcguinty

This science is fishy

Jun 18, 2010
Terence Corcoran
Financial Post
http://www.financialpost.com/This+science+fishy/3169251/story.html

Junk Science Week: Solar junk economics

The authors assume 16 indirect jobs for every solar employee
Jun 16, 2010
William Watson
Financial Post
http://opinion.financialpost.com/2010/06/16/junk-science-week-solar-junk-economics/

Junk Science Week: Hope mongering

Media promotes the opposite of scare mongering
Jun 14, 2010
Terence Corcoran
Financial Post
http://opinion.financialpost.com/2010/06/14/hope-mongering/#more-2112

Junk Science Week: Salt scare lacks solid evidence

Canada should call for a trial to test the science
Jun 14, 2010
David McCarron
Financial Post
http://opinion.financialpost.com/2010/06/14/junk-science-week-salt-scare-lacks-solid-evidence/#more-2104

Junk Science Week: The missing smog dead

Repeated claims of thousands of victims fail basic statistical tests
Jun 15, 2010
Peter Shawn Taylor
Financial Post
http://opinion.financialpost.com/2010/06/15/junk-science-week-the-missing-smog-dead/

Junk Science Week: The devil you know

Replacing products with low levels of bisphenol A with less-studied materials will have unknown effects
Jun 16, 2010
Julie E. Goodman
Financial Post
http://opinion.financialpost.com/2010/06/16/junk-science-week-the-devil-you-know/

Junk Science Week: Climate junk hard to dump

Why would scientists allow themselves to be recruited to essentially political objectives?
Jun 15, 2010
Peter Foster
Financial Post
http://opinion.financialpost.com/2010/06/15/junk-science-week-climate-junk-hard-to-dump/

Feds' isotope plans too short-sighted, critics say

Jun 13, 2010
Meagan Fitzpatrick
Canwest News Service
http://www.montrealgazette.com/health/Feds+isotope+plans+short+sighted+critics/3149387/story.html

Harper pressured to put climate change on G8, G20 agenda

Jun 13, 2010
Mike De Souza
Canwest News Service
http://www.vancouversun.com/business/Harper+pressured+climate+change+agenda/3149140/story.html

Millions of litres of pollutants dumped in cities: analysis

Jun 13, 2010
Steve Rennie
The Canadian Press
http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/article/823043--millions-of-litres-of-pollutants-dumped-in-cities-analysis?bn=1

Arctic Ocean ice retreating at 30-year record pace

Jun 13, 2010
Randy Boswell
Canwest News Service
http://www.montrealgazette.com/technology/Arctic+Ocean+retreating+year+record+pace/3149267/story.html

Push Canadian population to 100 million, scholar argues

Jun 12, 2010
Ian MacLeod
Canwest News Service
http://www.montrealgazette.com/Push+Canadian+population+million+scholar+argues/3147619/story.html

The sleep of reason produces monsters. Or at least oil-covered pelicans

Forget the Enlightenment; this is the Endarkenment
Jun 12, 2010
Peter Scowen
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/columnists/the-sleep-of-reason-produces-monsters-or-at-least-oil-covered-pelicans/article1603315/

Remaking the University of Winnipeg

Lloyd Axworthy’s ambitious mission has drawn prominent backers – and a few grumblers
Jun 11, 2010
Jeffrey Simpson
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/remaking-the-university-of-winnipeg/article1601582/

MS societies to fund research into controversial theory

After months of agitation from some patients, Canadian and U.S. societies put up $2.4-million to probe links between CCSVI and MS
Jun 11, 2010
Adrian Morrow
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/health/ms-societies-to-fund-research-into-controversial-theory/article1601709/

Science economics: What science is really worth

Spending on science is one of the best ways to generate jobs and economic growth, say research advocates. But as Colin Macilwain reports, the evidence behind such claims is patchy.
Jun 9, 2010
Colin Macilwain
Nature
http://www.nature.com/news/2010/100609/full/465682a.html

Oh The Humanities: Research as a commodity

Jun 5, 2010
Drew Halfnight
National Post
http://news.nationalpost.com/2010/06/05/oh-the-humanities-research-as-a-commodity/#more-8681

Innovation is key to prosperity, says think-tank

Institute argues against cuts in education to slash deficits
Jun 8, 2010
Madhavi Acharya-Tom Yew
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/business/article/820164--innovation-is-key-to-prosperity-says-think-tank

It’s innovation that matters

Without the ability to turn new creations into helpful processes, societal gains are elusive. Governments should make the link between the two easier
Jun 11, 2010
Roger Martin
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/its-innovation-that-matters/article1599801/

Teaching the humanities: Vital to society?

Acclaimed philosopher Martha Nussbaum argues it is. She’s the latest sage to raise the alarm against higher education's growing obsession with knowledge you can take to the bank.
Jun 11, 2010
John Allemang
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/teaching-the-humanities-vital-to-society/article1601322/

New chairs program nets prize researchers from abroad

All 19 chair holders held positions outside Canada prior to being named – a big brain gain for this country.
Jun 8, 2010
Mark Cardwell
University Affairs
http://www.universityaffairs.ca/new-research-chairs.aspx

Elite research needs more women

Jun 8, 2010
Lynne Quarmby
Ottawa Citizen
http://www.ottawacitizen.com/technology/Elite+research+needs+more+women/3124950/story.html

Why Do Scientists Blog?

Jun 9, 2010
The Black Hole: Science in Canada - Issues Affacting Trainees
http://scienceadvocacy.org/Blog/2010/06/09/why-do-scientists-blog/

Government of Canada Helps University of Lethbridge Science and Engineering Graduates Enter the Workforce

Jun 11, 2010
Industry Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/Government-Canada-Helps-University-Lethbridge-Science-Engineering-Graduates-Enter-Workforce-1275085.htm

Genome Canada Funded Research Uncovers Key Changes in DNA in Individuals with Autism

Jun 11, 2010
Genome Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/Genome-Canada-Funded-Research-Uncovers-Key-Changes-in-DNA-in-Individuals-with-Autism-1274851.htm

Alzheimer's research gains $1.26M deal

Jun 11, 2010
The Canadian Press
http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2010/06/11/alzheimer-research-standards.html

Milestone for Research on Neurodegenerative Diseases

International cooperation to establish uniform guidelines and technologies
June 10, 2010
Canadian Institutes of Health Research
http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/June2010/10/c3914.html

David Willetts plugs science lessons for MPs

Jun 9, 2010
Mark Henderson
The Times
http://timesonline.typepad.com/science/2010/06/david-willetts-plugs-science-lessons-for-mps.html#scivote

A brief history of Stephen Hawking’s time in Waterloo

Famed physicist spotted around town as he visits theoretical physics institute to help researchers
Jun 11, 2010
Elizabeth Church
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/a-brief-history-of-stephen-hawkings-time-in-waterloo/article1600096/

Carbon capture and storage will work

Jun 11, 2010
Eric Beynon
Edmonton Journal
http://www.edmontonjournal.com/technology/Carbon+capture+storage+will+work/3139984/story.html

Gulf spill could be double first estimates, scientists say

New figures for blown-out well show amount of oil spewing may have been twice as much as previously thought
Jun 11, 2010
Seth Borenstein and Harry R. Weber
The Associated Press
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/americas/gulf-spill-could-be-double-first-estimates-scientists-say/article1600305/

Sitting takes toll on body, scientists find

Jun 11, 2010
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2010/06/10/sitting-health-physiology.html

FDA reopens debate on dental amalgam fillings

Mercury-containing material used extensively in Canada, U.S.
Jun 11, 2010
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/consumer/story/2010/06/11/con-amalgam-hearing.html

Why is Canada not putting climate change on the G20 agenda?

Our lack of action stands in stark contrast to earlier achievements
Jun 11, 2010
Jody Williams
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/why-is-canada-not-putting-climate-change-on-the-g20-agenda/article1599421/

An Arctic spill would be even worse

Canadians want to drill in some of the roughest, coldest oceans: If we can’t mitigate the risk, we shouldn’t undertake it
Jun 11, 2010
Gerald Butts
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/an-arctic-spill-would-be-even-worse/article1599718/

Cutting your personal dependence on oil easier said than done

Gulf oil spill reminds that oil permeates our daily lives in ways we never think about – it’s everywhere from shampoo to running shoes
Jun 11, 2010
Seth Borenstein
The Associated Press
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/technology/science/cutting-your-personal-dependence-on-oil-easier-said-than-done/article1600680/

Pooch feeling anxious? There’s a pill for that

Multi-billion-dollar market for ‘lifestyle’ drugs for animals raises alarms
Jun 11, 2010
Carly Weeks
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/pooch-feeling-anxious-theres-a-pill-for-that/article1600488/

Turbine damage stalls Fundy tidal power test

Jun 11, 2010
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2010/06/11/ns-fundy-tidal-blades.html

MS research projects test theory

Jun 11, 2010
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2010/06/11/multiple-sclerosis-ccsvi-research.html

Kirk's new enterprise — saving B.C. salmon

Jun 10, 2010
Amy Minsky
Canwest News Service
http://www.montrealgazette.com/news/canada/Kirk+enterprise+saving+salmon/3138121/story.html

Health Canada ruling: Food products can claim to be cholesterol busters

Becel’s pro.activ calorie-reduced margarine is first sterol-fortified food available in Canada
Jun 10, 2010
Carly Weeks
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/health/health-canada-ruling-food-products-can-claim-to-be-cholesterol-busters/article1599717/

Drug spending in U.S., Canada about same: report

Jun 10, 2010
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2010/06/10/con-drug-costs.html

Tougher consumer protection bill lauded

Jun 10, 2010
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/consumer/story/2010/06/10/con-consumer-bill-reax.html

Fill gender gap in medical research: scientists

Jun 10, 2010
Australian Broadcasting Corporation
http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2010/06/10/gender-bias-medical-research.html

Feds seeking oil cleanup crews as thousands of spills flow in Canada annually

Jun 10, 2010
Andy Blatchford
The Canadian Press
http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/canada/breakingnews/feds-seeking-oil-cleanup-crews-as-thousands-of-spills-flow-in-canada-annually-96076199.html

Oil spill could harm Arctic birds: WWF

Jun 10, 2010
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2010/06/10/north-birds-oil-spill.html

Eliminate Canada's 'one-size-fits-all' criminalization of marijuana, study argues

Jun 10, 2010
TODD COYNE
Vancouver Sun
http://www.vancouversun.com/opinion/Eliminate+Canada+size+fits+criminalization+marijuana+study+argues/3137447/story.html

How Canadian politics harms Africans

Jun 10, 2010
Elizabeth Payne
The Ottawa Citizen
http://www.ottawacitizen.com/opinion/Canadian+politics+harms+Africans/3134068/story.html

Big changes on the way for Pharmacare

Drug policy reform should mean lower prices for generic medications and new ways to deliver health care
Jun 10, 2010
Cheryl Koehn
Special to the Vancouver Sun
http://www.vancouversun.com/life/changes+Pharmacare/3135349/story.html

Waiter, there’s a carcinogen in my soup

June 10, 2010
Ernest Scheyder
REUTERS
http://www.healthzone.ca/health/dietfitness/diet/article/821725--waiter-there-s-a-carcinogen-in-my-soup

Global warming concerns rising in U.S.

Jun 10, 2010
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2010/06/09/globalwarming-americans.html

Once more, with less feeling

Climate-change negotiations settle in for the long haul
Jun 9, 2010
The Economist
http://www.economist.com/node/16317359

Gulf oil disaster doesn’t make the tar sands green

Jun 9, 2010
Jeff Rubin
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/commentary/jeff-rubins-smaller-world/gulf-oil-disaster-doesnt-make-the-tar-sands-green/article1596265/

H1N1 decision free of money interest: WHO

Jun 9, 2010
The Associated Press
http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2010/06/09/h1n1-who-chan.html

Better your plan to fight TB on reserves, Health Canada urged

Jun 9, 2010
Jen Skerritt
Canwest News Service
http://www.montrealgazette.com/health/Better+your+plan+fight+reserves+Health+Canada+urged/3129517/story.html

Fungi a possible biodiesel source

Jun 9, 2010
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2010/06/09/fungi-biodiesel-study.html

We’ve seen the spewing oil... where’s the public outcry?

It’s the worst oil spill in American history, but the protests against BP and deepwater drilling have been surprisingly tame
Jun 9, 2010
Eric Reguly
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/commentary/eric-reguly/weve-seen-the-spewing-oil-wheres-the-public-outcry/article1598369/

B.C.'s ancient reefs slated for protected status

Jun 9, 2010
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2010/06/09/bc-glass-sponge-reefs-protected.html

NASA to launch Arctic mission

Jun 9, 2010
The Associated Press
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2010/06/09/nasa-arctic-mission.html

Biomass allocation upsets ecology groups

Jun 9, 2010
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2010/06/09/nb-biomass-crown-forests.html

Toronto Hydro urged to spark local solar panel industry

Initiative would help the environment and create good jobs for disadvantaged groups, coalition says
Jun 9, 2010
Laurie Monsebraaten
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/article/820662--toronto-hydro-urged-to-spark-local-solar-panel-industry

Tale of two opinions at maternal health meeting

Jun 9, 2010
Lee-Anne Goodman
The Canadian Press
http://www.thestar.com/news/world/article/821466--tale-of-two-opinions-at-maternal-health-meeting

Awareness of oil risks seeps north

Jun 8, 2010
Gillian Steward
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorialopinion/article/820289--steward-awareness-of-oil-risks-seeps-north