As I cross the country I keep coming up against two myths. These myths aren’t perpetuated by ordinary Canadians, but by pundits and politicians. It’s when I talk to real Canadians that I realize how out-of-touch these commentators really are.
Here’s your weekly Science Matters column by David Suzuki.
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I don’t know what’s more inspiring – the audiences or the videos. Traveling across Canada, and seeing so many faces in so many different communities, I have to keep pinching myself to make sure it’s all actually real.
And just when I start getting down, after a long bus ride when the audience faces start to fade from memory and I start to wonder – did it really make a difference? That’s when I watch some of the videos and get inspired all over again.
Here’s your weekly Science Matters column by David Suzuki.
I’ve never been this exhausted, or this exhilarated. It’s only been a week and already I’m overwhelmed by the response from Canadians concerned about our health and our environment.
Continue reading “Canadians are hungry for environmental leadership”
I love Canada. Our peoples. Our geography. Even the weather. It?s a good thing, too, as I?m about to experience it all up close and personal as I embark on a cross-country adventure to talk to Canadians about the environment.
Continue reading “What would you do if you were Prime Minister?”
How do you feed nine billion people? It?s a daunting question, but one we really need to be asking ourselves if we hope to feed humanity without severely degrading the earth?s natural systems.
Vol. 9 No. 3
January 24, 2007
Science Matters by David Suzuki
David Suzuki wants to know!
Starting on February 1, David Suzuki is traveling across Canada on the ?If you were Prime Minister? tour. This 50-city tour is the biggest of his career, and we want you to come out and see him in your city.
Continue reading “What would you do for the environment if you were Prime Minister?”
Excesses often mark the holidays ? too much food, too much drink and too much stuff. But it?s also a good time to think about what all that stuff might cost us in the long run ? and how we can reduce it.
St?phane Dion may have passed the first test in his quest to rebuild the shattered Liberal party, but earning the hearts and minds of Canadians will require more than a deft political hand; it will require bold leadership. And that means slaying Canada?s biggest dragon ? our environmental deficit.
Continue reading “Real environmental progress requires big change in government”
Global warming may have been the last thing on the minds of Vancouverites as they dug out from a record November snowfall and cold snap. But it?s another reminder of how much we all depend on the stability of our atmosphere.
Vol. 8 No. 07
November 29, 2006
Science Matters by David Suzuki
How do you protect an endangered species? Well, if you?re the government of British Columbia, the answer is simple ? you kill stuff. That may sound crude, but so is what the provincial government is considering doing to save an endangered population of caribou in the province.
Science Matters by David Suzuki
?All seafood could disappear by 2050, new report,? was the headline. But the psychological effect may as well have been: ?Abandon hope, all ye who enter here.?
Versions of the former headline abounded recently after a groundbreaking research article on marine biodiversity was published in the journal Science. ?Kiss your fish and chips goodbye? was another popular heading, as were takes on ?No more fish in the sea.?
Continue reading “News game not always compatible with science”
