Related Readings & Resources
Books
David Michaels, The Triumph of Doubt: Dark Money and the Science of Deception. Oxford University Press, 2020.
David Michaels, Doubt is Their Product: How Industry's Assault on Science Threatens Your Health. Oxford University Press, 2008.
Reports
Special Report: The Price of Oil https://www.nationalobserver.com/special-reports/price-oil
A national collaboration between National Observer, The Toronto Star, Global News, the Michener Awards Foundation, the Corporate Mapping Project and four journalism schools investigating the impacts of the oil and gas industry on Canadian communities.
Websites
https://littlethingsmatter.ca/ Little Things Matter is a website created and maintained by an international team of scientists, researchers, physicians, graduate students, public health practitioners, and advocates. They translate children’s environmental health science for mass media consumption into free, easy-to-understand materials (videos, social media programs, articles, reports), to spread awareness about the effects of toxic chemicals on the health of populations and the planet.
https://environmentaldefence.ca/campaign/government-toxic-chemicals/ Environmental Defence website “What the government should do about toxic chemicals”
Event Details
Bruce Lanphear In Conversation with Sandra Bartlett
Canadians are exposed to a cocktail of toxic chemicals, but they are kept largely in the dark about the chemicals’ harmful effects. What can be done to enhance protections? Bruce Lanphear, one of Canada’s leading authorities on environmental health and Professor of Health Sciences at Simon Fraser University, will answer this question. Join Bruce in conversation with award-winning journalist Sandra Bartlett.
Cosponsored by Ecojustice and Environmental Defence
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This is a free event and no registration is required.
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