How Canada hinders science reporting

Max Bothwell may be a leading expert on a pervasive algae known as "rock snot," but when a Canadian Press reporter asked for an interview with the government fisheries scientist, the request went down the rabbit hole of government bureaucracy. In the end, there were "110 pages of emails to and from 16 different federal government communications operatives," but no interview. One page hinted at the reason: "Blooms are the result of global climate change factors."

September 15, 2014

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