David Suzuki: Let’s celebrate the gifts of winter
Get out and enjoy the gifts that winter brings. Continue reading David Suzuki: Let’s celebrate the gifts of winter
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Environmental groups urge Health Minister to take action on bee-killing pesticide
Environmental groups want federal Health Minister Rona Ambrose to reconsider Health Canada’s decision to re-approve a pesticide — severely restricted in Europe and linked to massive bee die-offs in Canada — for use on fruits, potatoes and turf. Continue reading Environmental groups urge Health Minister to take action on bee-killing pesticide
National Research Council’s new focus ignores how science works
If we’re serious about creating partnerships between science and business, we have to support the best scientists so they are competitive with any around the world. Continue reading National Research Council’s new focus ignores how science works
David Suzuki: The baffling response to Arctic climate change
With Arctic ice melting, Australia on fire and increasing droughts, floods and extreme weather throughout the world, it’s past time to get serious about global warming. Continue reading David Suzuki: The baffling response to Arctic climate change
David Suzuki: Could hockey become an endangered sport?
Unless we rein in greenhouse gas emissions, outdoor skating in parts of Canada could be history within the next 50 to 100 years. Continue reading David Suzuki: Could hockey become an endangered sport?
David Suzuki: Let’s resolve to make it a real Happy New Year
Wouldn’t it be wonderful if world leaders resolved to look at life in a different light this New Year? They could follow the example of Bhutan. In 1971, the small… Continue reading David Suzuki: Let’s resolve to make it a real Happy New Year
David Suzuki: Mega-quarry victory shows people have the power
"Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world." These words, attributed to anthropologist Margaret Mead, capture the power that we, as citizens, have to… Continue reading David Suzuki: Mega-quarry victory shows people have the power
David Suzuki: President Obama must show some climate leadership
The race to become leader of the world’s most powerful democracy often seemed disconnected from reality. During debates, the two main candidates stooped to insults, half-truths and outright lies. The… Continue reading David Suzuki: President Obama must show some climate leadership
David Suzuki: Will we learn from Sandy?
The storm that wreaked havoc on Caribbean nations and the U.S. East Coast in late October offers a glimpse into our future. Along with recent heavy rainfall, flooding, heat waves… Continue reading David Suzuki: Will we learn from Sandy?
Taters versus craters: mega-quarry pits farmland against industry
A billion tonnes of limestone lie beneath the rural countryside in Melancthon Township, 100 kilometres north of Toronto. A plan to remove it spotlights the challenges faced everywhere when the… Continue reading Taters versus craters: mega-quarry pits farmland against industry
It’s in our nature to be healthy
One of the joys of being a grandparent is getting to see the world again through the eyes of a child. Recently, I found my three-year-old grandson picking at a… Continue reading It’s in our nature to be healthy
What’s the fracking problem with natural gas?
It’s not unexpected that shooting massive amounts of water, sand, and chemicals at high pressure into the earth to shatter shale and release natural gas might shake things up. But earthquakes aren’t the worst problem with fracking. Continue reading What’s the fracking problem with natural gas?