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Sources Select ResourcesAn Annotated Bibliography of NonsenseMalik, Kenan Article 1998 Academic critics today not only question the impact of science upon society, but they also question the very idea of scientific rationality. Anti-Science: Left and Right Together?A Systematic Attack on Rationality Pulaski, Stosh Article 2012 CounterPunch The suggestion that left and right thinking may be converging on matters scientific will, no doubt, be offensive to some on the left. After all, the right chooses myth over evolution, and oil profits ... Canada's Science Library Closures Mirror Bush's PlaybookSimilar moves by US Republican president met sharp backlash from 10,000 scientists. Nikiforuk, Andrew Article 2014 The Tyee The Harper government is now eliminating seven Department of Fishery libraries containing one of the world's most comprehensive collections of information on fisheries, aquatic sciences and nautical s... Connexions Library: Science FocusWebsite 2009 Connexions Information Sharing Services Selected articles, books, websites and other resources on science. 'The Death of Evidence' in Canada: Scientists' Own WordsData distorted for 'propaganda' and other complaints against the Harper government made at last week's Ottawa rally Gibbs, Katie; Houben, Adam; Hutchings, Jeff, Mooers, Arne, Trudeau, Vance L., Orihel, Diane Article 2012 The Tyee DFO Library Closures Anger Scientific CommunityThorkelson, Erika Article 2014 DeSmog Canada When word first broke that the Department of Fisheries and Oceans was closing seven of their libraries, government officials promised that there would be no loss of vital historical material. Today ma... Dismantling of Fishery Library 'Like a Book Burning,' Say ScientistsHarper government shuts down 'world class' collection on freshwater science and protection Nikiforuk, Andrew Article 2013 The Tyee The Harper government has dismantled one of the world's top aquatic and fishery libraries as part of its agenda to reduce government as well as limit the role of environmental science in policy decisi... Eric Marshall laments closure of namesake Fisheries libraryRusland, Peter Article 2014 Cowichan News Leader The government seems to be saying 'We want to exploit our natural resources, whether it's natural gas or oil sands, and basically to heck with environmental impacts.' GMO Propaganda and the Sociology of ScienceMattis, Kristine Article 2015 CounterPunch In August of 2014, the website Gawker revealed documents that demonstrated the lengths to which the global chemical giant Monsanto would go in order to control the narrative about their products – in ... Harper's Seven-Year War on ScienceChris Turner's treatise on Tory anti-empiricism should spark outrage. But those in power won't see it. Kilian, Crawford Article 2013 The Tyee IntelligentSearch.caWebsite 2017 Sources A web portal featuring topics related to research and the Internet. The home page features a selection of recent and important articles. A search feature, subject index, and other research tools make ... Loss of Librarians Devastating to Science and Knowledge in CanadaThorkelson, Erika Article 2014 DeSmog Canada The closure of federal libraries and loss of specialized librarians impacts negatively on the state of science and knowledge in Canada. Obama Administration Muzzling Its ScientistsJust Like Canada's Harper Government Horn, Steve Article 2014 CounterPunch Muzzling of scientists matters because they make policy decisions with real-world impacts on society. Other Voices: The Connexions Newsletter - April 23, 2016Science and its enemies Diemer, Ulli (ed.) Serial Publication (Periodical) 2016 Connexions Our society and its institutions, public and private, regularly tell us that science, and education in the sciences, are crucial to our future. These public declarations are strangely reminiscent of t... Rationality/ScienceChomsky, Noam Article 1995 Chomsky writes: "It strikes me as remarkable that the left today should seek to deprive oppressed people not only of the joys of understanding and insight, but also of tools of emancipation, informing... Science and its enemiesIntroduction to the April 23, 2016 issue of Other Voices Diemer, Ulli Article 2016 Connexions Our society and its institutions, public and private, regularly tell us that science, and education in the sciences, are crucial to our future. These public declarations are strangely reminiscent of t... Science and liberationScience as human curiosity, as authority, and as business Podur, Justin Article 2014 Briarpatch The conservative movement’s attack on science has several prongs. Where they can attain government office, as in Canada, they use the highly effective tools of funding and de-funding, and regulation a... Scientists Protest Canada's War on ScienceRugh, Peter Article 2014 Waging Non-Violence The Harper government is closing libraries, trashing documents and firing thousands of scientists — while handing out billions in subsidies to oil companies. Secret Memo Casts Doubt on Feds' Claims for Science Library ClosuresGoal stated is 'culling' research, not preserving and sharing through digitization Nikiforuk, Andrew Article 2013 The Tyee A federal document marked "secret" obtained by Postmedia News indicates the closure or destruction of more than half a dozen world famous science libraries has little if anything to do with digitizing... Silence of the LabsFilm/Video 2014 Fifth Estate - Canadian Broadcasting Corporation Scientists across the country are expressing growing alarm that federal cutbacks to research programs monitoring areas that range from climate change and ocean habitats to public health will deprive C... What is Stephen Harper doing to Canada? How can we stop him?Article 2015 The Harper regime has had a toxic effect on Canada. The wealthy are better off, but most Canadians are worse off, and rights and freedoms, democracy, access to information, and science have suffered. ... What's Driving Chaotic Dismantling of Canada's Science Libraries?Scientists reject Harper government claims vital material is being saved digitally Nikiforuk, Andrew Article 2013 The Tyee Scientists say the closure of some of the world's finest fishery, ocean and environmental libraries by the Harper government has been so chaotic that irreplaceable collections of intellectual capital ... Sources BookshelfBold ScientistsDispatches from the Battle for Honest Science Riordon, Michael Book 2014 Accounts of scientists working in the public interest despite powerful opposition. Doubt is their ProductHow Industry's Assault on Science Threatens Your Health Michaels, David (ed.) Book 2008 Reveals how the tobacco industry's duplicitious tactics spawned a multimillion-dollar industry that is dismantling public health safeguards. Offers concrete, workable suggestions for how it can be res... Kill The MessengersStephen Harper's Assault on Your Right to Know Bourrie, Mark Book 2015 Ottawa has become a place where the nation's business is done in secret, and access to information - the lifeblood of democracy in Canada - is under attack. The War on ScienceMuzzled Scientists and Wilful Blindness in Stephen Harper's Canada Turner, Chris Book 2013 Do No Science, Hear No Science, Speak No Science -- that is the Harper agenda. And if this agenda is most evident and most pronounced in environmental science, that's simply because it is the field mo... |
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