Science Matters archives
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Map app helps bring nature into the equation
July 26, 2012The David Suzuki Foundation and Google Earth Outreach are launching an online map that will allow residents and decision-makers to zoom in to their community and calculate the economic value of natural capital assets. More »
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Quebec and Canada keep deadly asbestos industry alive
July 19, 2012More than 90 per cent of Mesothelioma cases are attributed to asbestos exposure, but Quebec government has stepped in to keep the industry alive More »
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Lakes research shutdown doesn't make sense
July 11, 2012Unless a concerted effort is made to save the world-renowned Experimental Lakes Area, the federal government could shut it down any day. Last July, David Suzuki wrote this column about... More »
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Dumping waste into the ground is a shaky solution
July 5, 2012Several scientific reports have called into question everything from injection wells to carbon capture and storage. The latter is a key component of the federal and Alberta governments' climate change strategies and budgets. More »
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Connecting the dots from Ontario to Rio
June 28, 2012Ontario's endangered wildlife dodged a bullet (and a bulldozer) recently, when the provincial government reversed its decision to gut the province's world-class Endangered Species Act More »
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Another day, another pipeline spill
June 21, 2012The goal of our government and industry leaders appears to be to dig up as much oil as possible, as quickly as possible, and sell it overseas, and damn the economic and environmental consequences. More »
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Endangered species face one-two government punch
June 14, 2012Canada's environmental laws are under attack by both the federal and Ontario governments. More »
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Germany shows that renewable is doable
June 7, 2012Germany gets about 20 per cent of its overall annual electricity from renewable sources, including solar, wind, water, and thermal, and aims to cut its greenhouse gas emissions by 40 per cent from 1990 levels by 2020. More »
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Protests shine spotlight on skewed priorities
May 31, 2012When I heard about the student protests in Montreal, I swallowed the line that Quebec's pampered youth pay lower fees than those in other parts of Canada but aren't aware... More »
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Prescription for health and happiness: a daily dose of nature
May 24, 2012researchers from fields as diverse as biology, psychiatry, engineering, horticulture, neuroscience, and medicine have realized what most of us know intuitively: nature is good for our health and wellbeing. More »
