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In the News (Thu 12 Nov 09)

  
  CBC-TV: The Nature of Things with David Suzuki: Host
Suzuki is an award-winning scientist, environmentalist and broadcaster.
David Takayoshi Suzuki was born in Vancouver in 1936.
Suzuki graduated from Amherst College in 1958 with an Honours BA in Biology, and took his doctorate in Zoology from the University of Chicago.
www.cbc.ca /natureofthings/host.html   (750 words)

  
  David Suzuki
David T. Suzuki (born March 24, 1936) is a Vancouver-born Canadian geneticist who has attained prominence as a science broadcaster and an environmental activist.
Suzuki is the author of over 15 books for both adults and children, including Genethics, Wisdom of the Elders, Inventing the Future, and the Looking At series, a best-selling children's science books.
His Japanese name is Suzuki Takayoshi (鈴木 孝佳 or 孝昌 or 隆喜), but he is always known by his English name to the public, even in Japanese scientific and popular literature.
www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/da/David_Suzuki.html   (312 words)

  
 CBC.ca - The Greatest Canadian - Top Ten Greatest Canadians - David Suzuki
A world-renowned geneticist, academic and broadcaster, Dr. David Suzuki has spent the past 40 years educating the public about environmental issues, both in the classroom and over the airwaves.
David T. Suzuki and his twin sister Marcia were born in Vancouver, B.C. in 1936.
Suzuki has been awarded numerous recognitions, including a UNESCO prize for science, a United Nations Environment Program medal and an induction as an Officer of the Order of Canada.
www.cbc.ca /greatest/top_ten/nominee/suzuki-david.html   (762 words)

  
 David T. Suzuki
David Suzuki is third generation Japanese and his heritage and love of nature has helped shape who he is today.
David Takayoshi Suzuki was born on March 24, 1936 in Vancouver, British Columbia.
David Suzuki's father was separated from his family for a year forced to help build a highway through the mountains in Revelstoke British Columbia.
www.histori.ca /fairs/language.do?lang=en&target=/studentProject.do?id=11511   (1542 words)

  
 The Conscious Earth: David Suzuki to Step Away from Spotlight
Though it falls short of a retirement, David Suzuki - the renowned Canadian scientist, environmentalist and activist - is preparing to step away from the public eye while he laments that he has not had a greater impact on the environmental movement.
Suzuki said that he is looking forward to spending more time in the Canadian wilderness, carving wood and fishing and promises that this most recent book will be his last.
Suzuki is now 70 years old, and the world would be hard pressed to find a more dedicated and effective champion for the environment.
consciousearth.blogspot.com /2006/10/david-suzuki-to-step-away-from.html   (335 words)

  
 David Suzuki at AllExperts
Suzuki received his BA from Amherst College in Massachusetts in 1958, and his Ph.D in zoology from the University of Chicago in 1961.
Suzuki said his own vote was for Tommy Douglas who was the eventual winner (aside from 1996 when he supported the Green Party, Suzuki has consistently endorsed the NDP, the party founded by Douglas, in provincial and federal elections).
David Suzuki's Japanese name is Suzuki Takayoshi, but he is always known by his English name to the public, even in Japanese scientific and popular literature (using Romaji).
en.allexperts.com /e/d/da/david_suzuki.htm   (956 words)

  
 David Suzuki carp fishing on the
Suzuki attributes his prominence in part to the fact that there are relatively few advocates for the environment who are also professional scientists.
Suzuki added that he was fortunate early in his career to receive fellowships that allowed him to continue his research while working in television.
Suzuki, who lives with his second wife in Vancouver, retired from his university post in 2001 to concentrate on the foundation, his media efforts and his work on the United Nations Millennium Ecosystem Assessment, on whose board he serves.
petroleum.berkeley.edu /patzek/Good/Materials/nyt_10_18_05.htm   (1448 words)

  
 Dr. David Suzuki: Award-Winning Scientist, Environmentalist & Broadcaster   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
David T. Suzuki PhD, the Chair of the David Suzuki Foundation, is an award-winning scientist, environmentalist and broadcaster.
An internationally respected geneticist, David Suzuki was a full Professor at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver from 1969 until his retirement in 2001.
David Suzuki was born in Vancouver, BC in 1936.
www.speakers.ca /suzuki_david.aspx   (832 words)

  
 The Sacred Balance: Person
Dr. David Suzuki is the host and on-camera guide in The Sacred Balance, the four-part television series based on the book of the same title he co-authored with Amanda McConnell.
David Takayoshi Suzuki was born in Vancouver in 1936.
Suzuki graduated from Amherst College in 1958 with an Honours BA in Biology, and took his doctorate in Zoology from the University of Chicago.
www.sacredbalance.com /web/person.html?linkname=David_Suzuki   (1102 words)

  
 David Suzuki   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
David has received consistently high acclaim for his thirty years of award-winning work in broadcasting, explaining the complexities of science in a compelling, easily understood way.
An internationally respected geneticist, David was a full Professor at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver from 1969 until his retirement in 2001.
David was born in Vancouver, BC in 1936.
www.sbs.com.au /davidsuzuki   (370 words)

  
 Suzuki, David
After the war Suzuki and his family were forbidden by law to return to their Vancouver home.
Suzuki would later extend his skills to radio where in 1975 he launched the CBC science affairs program Quirks and Quarks.
Suzuki's outspoken views on the clearcutting of old growth forests on Canada's west cost, for example, has gained him many friends (and enemies) in logging and environmentalist circles.
www.museum.tv /archives/etv/S/htmlS/suzukidavid/suzukidavid.htm   (580 words)

  
 David Suzuki: of John Howard, Kyoto, wind power and downloading the future :: ABC South West Vic
The ever-passionate David Suzuki discusses contemporary economic and environmental issues on the eve of his visit to Ballarat.
Since the 1970s, Canadian-born geneticist Dr David Suzuki has been travelling the world trying to educate people about environmental issues, either as an educator or the voice and face of radio and television documentaries.
There are no sounds of compromise or retiring diplomacy in Dr David Suzuki's voice; if anything, he's far more passionate this morning, a 70 year old veteran of battling ignorance and entrenched attitudes, who's travelled the world and sought to educate and agitate for a more sustainable society.
www.abc.net.au /southwestvic/stories/s1737971.htm   (2307 words)

  
 Natural Life Magazine #46 - A Conversation with David Suzuki - Part 1
David: One of the most frightening things is to hear young people like you who say, “Oh yeah, there used to be a creek here.
David: I think this is a very powerful perspective, which has to be imposed because the current economic paradigm, which is generated by men, is the cause of the destruction of the planet.
The David Suzuki Foundation is a federally registered charity at www.davidsuziki.org.
www.life.ca /nl/46/suzuki.html   (1900 words)

  
 David Suzuki: The Autobiography - Book Reviews - Books - Entertainment
David Suzuki's personal brush with injustice inspired his life of advocacy.
Born in Vancouver in 1936, David Suzuki was interned along with his parents in 1942.
Suzuki studied genetics in the US, although he eventually abandoned research in protest against what he saw as the irresponsibility of the field's practical applications; he was also moving into the media with a long-running TV show, The Nature of Things, and environmental and political advocacy.
www.theage.com.au /news/book-reviews/david-suzuki-the-autobiography/2006/09/08/1157222319992.html   (247 words)

  
 David Suzuki: Organic Farming Stands the Test of Time
Organic Farming Stands the Test of Time by David Suzuki, presented courtesy of the David Suzuki Foundation...
This article is presented courtesy of the David Suzuki Foundation.
It was first published in August 2005 for Science Matters, David Suzuki's weekly column published in newspapers across Canada.
www.seedsofchange.com /enewsletter/issue_51/david_suzuki.asp   (788 words)

  
 David Suzuki Foundation - Dr. David Suzuki - Biography   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
David T. Suzuki PhD, the Chair of the David Suzuki Foundation, is an award-winning scientist, environmentalist and broadcaster.
David has received consistently high acclaim for his thirty years of award-winning work in broadcasting, explaining the complexities of science in a compelling, easily understood way.
David has received numerous awards for his work, including a UNESCO prize for science, a United Nations Environment Program medal and the Order of Canada.
twm.co.nz /DSuzuki_1.htm   (348 words)

  
 Green Festivals - David Suzuki
David Suzuki is an acclaimed geneticist, environmentalist, the host of public television's The Nature of Things, the founder and chair of the David Suzuki Foundation, and the author of more than forty books, including The Sacred Balance, Tree, Good News for a Change, and the new David Suzuki: The Autobiography.
David took to the radio in 1975 when he was hired to host Quirks and Quarks, a new weekly CBC science show that he hosted for four years (and which still airs today).
David Suzuki is recognized as a world leader in sustainable ecology, and is someone who devotes himself wholeheartedly to educating the public about the importance of the natural world and the need to protect it.
www.greenfestivals.org /content/view/134/52   (842 words)

  
 O.B.C. Biography - Dr. David Suzuki
As a popular science educator, David Suzuki has become a household name in Canada and much of North American.
Now, through The David Suzuki Foundation, with the help of a growing cadre of dedicated volunteers, he is working toward bringing to local communities the strategies they need to forestall global environmental degradation and collapse.
In the process, David Suzuki has made us realize, many of us for the first time, that the fate of our planet rests in our hands -- as individuals and as citizens of the planet.
www.protocol.gov.bc.ca /protocol/prgs/obc/1995/1995_DSuzuki.htm   (244 words)

  
 David Suzuki Urges Ontario Premier to Steer Clear of Nuclear Expansion - Science - RedOrbit
Suzuki, who was on hand with McGuinty for a green-energy news conference, said he's holding out hope that the premier will reject a recent report urging the province to spend up to $40 billion building or replacing up to 12,400 megawatts of nuclear capacity.
McGuinty, who considers Suzuki his "boyhood hero," recalled being awestruck as a young university student when the prominent scientist and host of CBC-TV's The Nature of Things visited his class at the University of Ottawa.
Suzuki offered to act as a pseudo-spokesman in Ontario to encourage consumers to conserve more energy.
www.redorbit.com /news/science/437863/david_suzuki_urges_ontario_premier_to_steer_clear_of_nuclear/index.html?source=r_science   (573 words)

  
 David Suzuki — Illahee   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
David Suzuki is an award-winning scientist, environmentalist and broadcaster.
An internationally respected geneticist, Dr. Suzuki was a full Professor at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver from 1969 until his retirement in 2001.
Eco-Fun (2001) By David Suzuki and Kathy Vanderlinden
www.illahee.org /lectures/archive/davidsuzukilecture   (428 words)

  
 David Suzuki Speaker Profile at The Lavin Agency
David Suzuki is one of the world's most recognizable and influential environmentalists.
David Suzuki is an award-winning biologist and broadcaster who has has pioneered efforts in sustainable ecology.
David Suzuki is a brilliant interpreter of science and nature for the non-specialist and engages audiences in an informative and profound discussion of our place in the natural world.
www.thelavinagency.com /college/davidsuzuki.html   (257 words)

  
 GLOBAL WARMING AND DAVID SUZUKI'S LIES
David Suzuki: It's possible of course that there are things we don't even know about but the overwhelming consensus of climatologists is that we are a major cause of a warming that is not a natural cycle.
David Suzuki: The data that have been gathered, including recalibrated satellite info, support a 1º rise in the last century.
David Suzuki: The poll/petition you are referring to was a semi-fictional effort by some sceptics in which they misrepresented themselves as the National Academy of sciences.
www.quebecoislibre.org /001014-11.htm   (2451 words)

  
 chapters.indigo.ca: Books: David Suzuki: The Autobiography
The first volume of David Suzuki''s autobiography, "Metamorphosis," looked back at his life from 1986, when he was 50.
"David Suzuki" is an intimate and inspiring look at one of the most uncompromising people on the planet.
David Suzuki is a highly acclaimed geneticist and the host of The Nature of Things.
www.chapters.indigo.ca /books/item/books-978155365156/1553651561/David-Suzuki-The-Autobiography   (404 words)

  
 David Suzuki: Scientist, Activist, Broadcaster - Science and Technology - CBC Archives   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Professor David Suzuki talks with his students about the danger and the wonder of science.
David Suzuki evaluates his failures and successes in his autobiography.
David Suzuki is criticized for being overly passionate and imbalanced in his views.
archives.cbc.ca /300c.asp?IDCat=75&IDDos=663&IDLan=1&IDMenu=75   (269 words)

  
 NOW with Bill Moyers. Science & Health. David Suzuki on the Impact of Humanity | PBS
David Suzuki on the Impact of Humanity
In his interview with Bill Moyers, David Suzuki discusses the question of what humans are doing to our air, our soil, and our water.
In his most recent television series, THE SACRED BALANCE, Suzuki discusses how human beings are intimately connected to all life processes on Earth.
www.pbs.org /now/science/humanimpact.html   (769 words)

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