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cpolkHave you guys heard of a dude named Mark Tushingham?
okay, it's not a quiz. He's a scientist working for Environment Canada, and he has written an SF novel, published by a Canadian small press, called Hotter than Hell. (the publisher is DreamCatcher publishing, Inc., available at their website and at Amazon.com, but it's a 4-6 week wait at Amazon, for anyone made curious.)
Anyway, the book seems to be about the precarious position Canada would be in once global warming advances a little further, speculating that the US would invade Canada because it has the world's largest supply of fresh water.
Tushingham was invited to go talk at the National Press Club in Ottawa1 about the science behind his book. it's the sort of talk that many of my friends here on LJ are familiar with, either attending one or giving one.
Well. the Minister For the Environment, Rona Ambrose - ordered him to cancel this talk. oh yes, comrades, is pravda. "Because he didn't follow the proper process," apparently. He's also cancelled some TV and radio interviews.
Obviously, my friends, all of you SF writers who are giving a panel discussion at any SF convention in Canada had better write Ms. Ambrose, and ask her for permission. Oceania has never believed in global warming.
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drakkenfyre turned me on to the story. I'm just spreading the word.
related articles:
Climate Change Expert Muzzled - Toronto Star
Scientist author muzzled as Tories weaken Kyoto - London Free Press
please also readcristalia's post about this, which gets deeper, further, and more satisfyingly into The Real Issue, here.
1Newsmaker Luncheon National Press Club Dining Room, 165 Sparks St. (rsvp 613-233-5641; www.pressclub.on.ca). Noon. $25; $20 members. Dr. Mark Tushingham, an Ottawa-based environmental scientist, will speak about the effects and issues surrounding global warming.
okay, it's not a quiz. He's a scientist working for Environment Canada, and he has written an SF novel, published by a Canadian small press, called Hotter than Hell. (the publisher is DreamCatcher publishing, Inc., available at their website and at Amazon.com, but it's a 4-6 week wait at Amazon, for anyone made curious.)
Anyway, the book seems to be about the precarious position Canada would be in once global warming advances a little further, speculating that the US would invade Canada because it has the world's largest supply of fresh water.
Tushingham was invited to go talk at the National Press Club in Ottawa1 about the science behind his book. it's the sort of talk that many of my friends here on LJ are familiar with, either attending one or giving one.
Well. the Minister For the Environment, Rona Ambrose - ordered him to cancel this talk. oh yes, comrades, is pravda. "Because he didn't follow the proper process," apparently. He's also cancelled some TV and radio interviews.
Obviously, my friends, all of you SF writers who are giving a panel discussion at any SF convention in Canada had better write Ms. Ambrose, and ask her for permission. Oceania has never believed in global warming.
drakkenfyre turned me on to the story. I'm just spreading the word. related articles:
Climate Change Expert Muzzled - Toronto Star
Paradoxically, the incident takes place during the same week the Conservatives unveiled new "whistleblower" protection, designed to shield outspoken public servants from intimidation and threats to their livelihood....Tushingham was also warned not to speak to reporters and spent much of yesterday in hiding..
Scientist author muzzled as Tories weaken Kyoto - London Free Press
The scientific, or literary, muzzle was put on Tushingham just as the Tory government was preparing to quietly confirm it's killing off more than a dozen research programs related to the Kyoto protocol.
Late yesterday, on the eve of a long weekend when governments traditionally dump bad news for the least possible public exposure, Natural Resources Minister Gary Lunn issued a news release saying 15 programs were being eliminated.
Lunn said the programs had run their course.
please also read
cristalia's post about this, which gets deeper, further, and more satisfyingly into The Real Issue, here.1Newsmaker Luncheon National Press Club Dining Room, 165 Sparks St. (rsvp 613-233-5641; www.pressclub.on.ca). Noon. $25; $20 members. Dr. Mark Tushingham, an Ottawa-based environmental scientist, will speak about the effects and issues surrounding global warming.
