Climate skeptics’ popular argument discredited by global trendCBC News April 5 2012 A significant increase in carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, rather than changes to the Earth’s orbit, was likely the main cause of global warming that ended the last ice age, a new study has found.Read mor...

Barrie doctor chimes in on planetary healthBy NICKI CRUICKSHANK – Barrie Examiner April 2 2012A Barrie cardiologist is just as worried about his planet as his patients’ tickers.Read more...

Moving from regulatory review to regulatory approval By Kate Harries AWARE Simcoe March 30 2012Canada’s environment is under attack as never before. It’s not just that we happen to have a land that’s rich in natural resources of every kind. It’s that 21st century technology can extract and destroy at...

Email from Mike Nickerson March 22 2012When we can see a solution, it's easier to admit that there is a problem.Transition Orillia and Lakehead University are hosting an evening aboutLiving on Earth as if we want to stay...

Midland Free Press March 15 2012 Kill, kill, kill. AWARE Simcoe is focusing the spotlight on invasive plant species that are devastating the natural environment in Simcoe County. This is an urgent concern, and all Simcoe County residents need to know what these plants look like and join the battle to...

Time for Canadian government to set its scientists free, magazine says The Canadian Press Mar 2, 2012  One of the world’s leading scientific journals is accusing the Harper government of limiting its scientists from speaking publicly about their research. Read more ...

Weak environmental laws jeopardize public health and safety and the integrity of First Nations consultationNews release, endorsing organizations - February 29, 2012VANCOUVER and OTTAWA - Today 40 groups, from internationally-known organizations like Council of Canadians and Greenpeace, to local citiz...

CBC News Feb 17, 2012 Canadian government scientists are still being hampered from talking to the media about their taxpayer-funded research and that’s bad news for the public, say groups representing both journalists and federal scientists. Read more ...

It was the two-headed baby trout that got everyone’s attention By Leslie Kaufman, The New York Times 25 February 2012 Photographs of variously mutated brown trout were relegated to an appendix of a scientific study commissioned by the J. R. Simplot Company, whose mining operations have polluted nearb...

kids for Turtles: Many challenges face local turtles of most species By Matt Thomson, Special to The Packet & Times February 25 2012 Most of us have our stories about where we have seen a turtle, but do we really know how we got to see these mysterious creatures? Read more ...