Health, Wind, Science, And Our Sad Federal Priorities

What does it say about our national priorities that our government won't fund world class environmental research into  the harm done by acid rain and climate change, has slashed Parks Canada unmercifully, but is happy to duplicate research into the alleged health effects of annoyance about wind energy? The Canadian government's war on science is not as bad as the US Republicans', but it's still appalling, and bound to lead to even worse policy decisions in the future. How can any government make good decisions about resource management if we lack the data to know what we're doing?

Two of the more prominent, and important, recent casualties of federal environmental cuts are the Experimental Lakes Area and the Polar Environment Atmospheric Research Laboratory. The fresh water lakes research station was critical to understanding how to best manage our freshwater resources, which will be under much greater stress as climate weirdness increases. The polar lab was