Science Matters archives
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Putting humans in their place
October 3, 2008Andrew Weaver's recently published book, Keeping Our Cool: Canada in a Warming World, is an urgent call to action that some of the folks running for the privilege of leading... More »
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We must elect leaders who care about the planet
September 26, 2008Leaders of nations worldwide know we are near more than one environmental tipping point. So they've met to hammer out agreements in crucial areas such as biodiversity loss and global... More »
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Will saving a forest save us money?
September 19, 2008How much is a forest worth? And how do we calculate that value? Do we simply count the trees and figure out how much we could get for them if... More »
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The temperature's rising — with election fever
September 12, 2008With all the elections coming this fall and winter, global warming is bound to spike up with the increased hot air! South of the border they're electing a president, here... More »
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Lessons my father taught me are worth sharing
September 5, 2008Now that I'm in my 70s, I look back at the world of my childhood, with its shared phone lines, ice boxes, radio soap operas, and no television, and it... More »
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Our perceptual filters shape the world
August 27, 2008If presented with the autopsied brains of a diverse array of people, no expert would be able to distinguish from the brains' anatomy or neurocircuitry the gender, religion, or socio-economic... More »
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New science looks at big picture for the future
August 19, 2008If we want to protect an endangered animal such as the woodland caribou, we have to do more than just study the animal in isolation. We must understand how it... More »
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Scheer determination transforms Germany's energy grid
August 15, 2008In 2005, I attended an international conference in Montreal on the Kyoto Protocol. There, I heard a speech by German parliamentarian Hermann Scheer. I knew nothing about him, but as... More »
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Keeping the true north strong and free — from our own footprint
August 8, 2008Are Canadian politicians finally paying serious attention to the environment? Recent events and announcements give us reason for optimism. Last week, we wrote about the federal Sustainable Development Act and... More »
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All parties get in on the Act
August 1, 2008In a democracy, politicians from various parties debate to make their vision the one that guides the country. The hope is that when the debate concludes we end up going... More »
