Dr. David T. Suzuki is an award-winning scientist, environmentalist and broadcaster. He is the co-founder of the David Suzuki Foundation in Vancouver where he lives with his wife and two daughters.

The trouble with Alberta’s tarsands

December 15, 2008

If you want to be scared, you don’t need to watch a horror movie or read the latest Stephen King bestseller.

Leadership crucial in coming years

December 01, 2008

It’s an understatement to say that we are living in interesting times. The world seems to be undergoing a profound shift.

A behemoth that won’t stop growing

November 23, 2008

Have you noticed that we describe the market and economy as if they were living entities? The market is showing signs of stress. The economy is healthy. The economy is on life support.

B.C. has identity crisis

November 17, 2008

If you live in or have visited British Columbia recently, you’ll have noticed a campaign to sell the province as “The Best Place on Earth.”

The answer is blowin’ in the wind

November 10, 2008

Energy underpins everything we do. Human societies have become increasingly complex, requiring ever larger-scale sources of continuous energy. Now, energy fuels not only our activities but our economies, as well. If we don’t choose our energy sources wisely, we can do more harm than good.

When regulatory structure fails

November 03, 2008

Consensus is growing that the failure of governments to effectively regulate the banking sector is largely responsible for the huge economic mess we’re now facing.

Speak up for environment

October 27, 2008

We’ve just had our federal election and, if nothing else, the environment did become an issue. Unfortunately, global warming and other environmental issues were overshadowed by an economic crisis and, no doubt, by the fear people have of the word tax, so much so that they didn’t notice the word cuts was also in there.

We are all animals

October 19, 2008

We humans sometimes forget that we are animals. We’re mammals, and like all mammals, and indeed all animals, we are connected to and dependent on the web of life. When part of that web is in danger, we are all in danger.

Forests are a critical ‘hedge’

September 22, 2008

How much is a forest worth? And how do we calculate that value? Do we simply count the trees and figure out how much we could get for them if we were to cut them down and turn them into logs, lumber, and pulp and paper?

Catching election fever

September 15, 2008

Dr. David T. Suzuki is a Vancouver-based  award-winning scientist, environmentalist and broadcaster.

Values stay true over the years

September 08, 2008

Now in the seventh decade of my life, I look back at the world of my childhood, with its shared phone lines, ice boxes, radio soap operas and no television and it seems like an ancient, lost civilization.

New science looks at big picture

August 25, 2008

If we want to protect an endangered animal such as the woodland caribou, we have to do more than just study the animal in isolation.

Germany cleans up

August 17, 2008

In 2005, I attended an international conference in Montreal on the Kyoto Protocol. There, I heard a speech by German parliamentarian Hermann Scheer. I knew nothing about him, but as I listened to him talk about how Germany had become the world’s leading exporter of wind technology and was on its way to phasing out its nuclear reactors, I was blown away.

Positive signs for North

August 11, 2008

Are Canadian politicians finally paying serious attention to the environment?

A step in the right direction

August 05, 2008

Canada’s Federal Sustainable Development Act, which became law in late June, is a bold step toward ensuring that governments live up to their environmental commitments.

Putting eco back into economics

July 28, 2008

Life is believed to have arisen on Earth some four billion years ago. DNA probes reveal that humans originated as a species in Africa some 150,000 years ago, which makes us evolutionary infants.

Sailing into water problems

July 14, 2008

If you’ve been following news about the upcoming Beijing Olympic Games, you may have seen photos of thousands of workers trying to clean huge swaths of algae from the waters and beaches in co-host city Qingdao.

Sailing into water problems

July 10, 2008

If you’ve been following news about the upcoming Beijing Olympic Games, you may have seen photos of thousands of workers trying to clean huge swaths of algae from the waters and beaches in co-host city Qingdao. The algae have proliferated over one-third of waters where sailing events will be held.

Continue to challenge yourself

June 26, 2008

Last month, I attended the 50th anniversary of my college graduation.

Relationships are tricky and complex

June 12, 2008

No matter how much I learn about nature, I never cease to be amazed by its mystery and complexity.

Polar bears walking on thin ice

May 22, 2008

Last week, the U.S. government listed the polar bear as a threatened species under its Endangered Species Act. The U.S. Interior Department made the decision under pressure, including legal petitions, from environmental organizations.

Don’t take water for granted

May 15, 2008

Water that comes out of most city taps in Canada is pretty clean. Yet many people prefer to spend money on bottled water. Now we’re learning that the stuff in plastic water bottles may be more harmful than anything in our tap water.

Tiny pine beetle causes big impact

May 08, 2008

Human beings are obsessed with size. We want bigger cars and bigger houses, and, of course, men want bigger you-know-whats. But big isn’t everything.

B.C. should stop grizzly hunt

May 01, 2008

Years ago, I was surprised to learn the grizzly bear is protected in the United States, but in British Columbia it can be killed for sport.

We must listen to the frogs

April 24, 2008

During high school in Ontario, I spent a lot of time at a swamp near my family’s home. Smelling the sweet air in spring, listening to the frogs croak, and catching the insects that would become so important to my life and career gave me solace during those lonely years.

Simple acts become symbols

April 03, 2008

As you no doubt know, last week’s Earth Hour took place in several cities around the world, including Vancouver.

Sifting through info overload

March 20, 2008

I believe we are experiencing a major problem in the early 21st century: Selective information overload.

Natural processes require time

March 13, 2008

We live in a time when we are assaulted by a cacophony of demands for attention. I watch my children navigate as they effortlessly download pop songs, watch snippets on YouTube, check out friends on Facebook.

Biosphere depends on us

March 05, 2008

All life exists in the biosphere, the zone of air, water and land that envelops the planet. The biosphere, astronomer Carl Sagan used to say, is as thick as a layer of varnish painted on a basketball.

Be a problem solver

February 27, 2008

There has been a lot of talk in Canada lately about the need to develop technological innovations that address global warming. After all, since humans cause global warming by burning too much fossil fuels such as coal, oil and gas, as well as destroying natural ecosystems that absorb and store carbon, it’s up to us to fix it.