Science Matters archives
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Bicycling helps make cities cool
March 15, 2012Even though cities are a major source of emissions fuelling climate change, they are also places where the greatest efficiencies can be made... More »
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Climate change denial isn't about science, or even skepticism
March 8, 2012Let's suppose the world's legitimate scientific institutions and academies, climate scientists, and most of the world's governments are wrong. Would it still make sense to continue rapidly burning the world's diminishing supply of fossil fuels? More »
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Weaver study offers fossil fuels warning
March 1, 2012It was inevitable that climate change deniers and some oil industry promoters would misinterpret a study by scientist Andrew Weaver before reading beyond the headlines. A letter in the Calgary... More »
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Documents strike at heart of denial machine
February 23, 2012When hackers broke into an Internet server at East Anglia University in the U.K. and selectively released massive amounts of correspondence from the world's leading climate scientists, folks at the... More »
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They say radical; we say rational
February 16, 2012We're not about to quit oil cold turkey. Does that mean we should continue with business as usual? In Canada, "business as usual" means rapidly increasing oil sands exploitation and... More »
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Report shows Canada must do more for its oceans
February 9, 2012It's been 20 years since Canada's East Coast cod fishery collapsed, and we still have no recovery target or timeline for rebuilding populations. That's just one finding in a damning... More »
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Science literacy is good for society
February 2, 2012Kids ask questions. Sometimes adults feel inadequate if they don't have ready answers. But when I became a teacher, I learned quickly that there's nothing wrong with saying, "I don't... More »
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Oil sands and pipeline debates hindered by lack of energy plan
January 26, 2012The ongoing pipeline debates have become mired in conspiracy theories, distractions, and misinformation. Is there nothing we can all agree on? To begin, who would deny that our most basic... More »
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What's so radical about caring for the Earth?
January 19, 2012Caring about the air, water, and land that give us life. Exploring ways to ensure Canada's natural resources serve the national interest. Knowing that sacrificing our environment to a corporate-controlled... More »
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Northern Gateway is about profits versus environment
January 11, 2012The battle lines are drawn, and Northern B.C.'s pristine wilderness is the latest front. With hearings underway into the proposed $5.5-billion, dual 1,172-kilometre Enbridge Northern Gateway pipeline project to transport... More »
