Tuesday, April 2, 2013

Top Water Specialist Ties Into Harper Government For Killing the Experimental Lakes Area (podcast)


CBC Radio - As It Happens
As we've discussed on the program this week, federal funding for the Experimental Lakes Area in northern Ontario will be cut off at the end of March. And scientists will not be allowed to conduct research at the facility this summer, even those with their own funding. David Schindler is the founding director of the world-renowned freshwater research facility. He is best-known for his research on phosphates, and on the environmental impact of the oilsands. Listen to the interview, here.

1 comment:

Amie du Richelieu said...

I LOVE this guy! Wish there were more like him! I admit he's my version of a real hero!

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