This is a guest post by Mike De Souza. It originally appeared on mikedesouza.com and is republished here with permission.
Ten days ago, I asked Environment Canada whether any of its scientists would be available for interviews about their research.
The department hasn’t yet answered this question along with others.
The questions arose following the publication of a new study concluding that deposits of toxic mercury were forming a bull’s eye around oilsands operations in Alberta.
The scientists who did the research from Environment Canada were previously discouraged from talking about their work at a science conference in 2011, according to documents (Read more…)