Science Matters archives
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Can oil be ethical?
October 6, 2011In his book Ethical Oil, Ezra Levant raises an important point about the moral implications of products and activities in the global economy. I applaud the move to raise ethics... More »
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Environmental school has lessons for all
September 29, 2011The kids are back in school. But for 60 students in Maple Ridge, B.C., school doesn't mean a stuffy classroom. According to an article in the Vancouver Sun, the children,... More »
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Pimachiowin Aki: Protecting the best of what's left of the natural world
September 21, 2011According to a study published several years ago in the journal Science, few places on our planet have been untouched by modern humans. Satellite images taken from thousands of kilometres... More »
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Woodland caribou are at a crossroads
September 15, 2011As a nation and a global community, Canada has a history of ignoring environmental crises until it's all but too late. Many of us remember the 1990s, when tens of... More »
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Live climate broadcast is a reality show worth watching
September 7, 2011Watch the Climate Reality Project live stream starting at 7pm Central Time! (Can't see the video? Visit The Climate Reality Project website.) More »
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Our future depends on learning more about our home
August 31, 2011Biologists recently found a strange monkey in the Amazon. They didn't know this unusual creature with its bright red beard and tail even existed. Researchers also found what they believe... More »
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Learning the value of respect on Haida Gwaii
August 23, 2011I spent a week around July 1 in a cabin on one of Haida Gwaii's remote islands. I was there to celebrate a birthday — not Canada's, but my grandson's... More »
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Science must be free from political interference
August 15, 2011While doing salmon-genetics research at the Pacific Biological Station on Vancouver Island, federal fisheries scientist Kristi Miller discovered that a virus may be killing large numbers of Fraser River sockeye... More »
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Bicycling infrastructure pays dividends
August 9, 2011Most arguments against bike lanes are absurd. Consider this: We have wide roads everywhere to accommodate cars, most of which carry only one person. On either side of many of... More »
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Government of the people, by the corporations, for the corporations
August 2, 2011In 2008, economics student Tim DeChristopher went to an auction set up by the Bush administration for the oil and gas industry. He bid $1.8 million for the right to... More »
