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4 unusual facts about David Suzuki


Andrew Ference

Ference's association with environmentalist David Suzuki while in Calgary led him to create a carbon-neutral program for the NHL, which now includes over 500 players who purchase carbon offset credits to counteract the negative environmental impact of professional sports.

Anthropocentrism

In the 1985 CBC series "A Planet For the Taking", Dr. David Suzuki explored the Old Testament roots of anthropocentrism and how it shaped our view of non-human animals.

Citizens Bank of Canada

On April 9, 2008, Citizens Bank of Canada became the first North American bank to claim to be fully carbon neutral, as announced publicly by David Suzuki.

Humanist Party of Ontario

In 1996, he participated in a press conference with David Suzuki to draw attention to a boycott of the pulp and paper multinational firm Daishowa, and Daishowa's subsequent lawsuit against those behind the boycott.


Brendan Brazier

Making stops at 21 universities, it featured David Suzuki, Stephen Lewis, and Maude Barlow who spoke about general environmental issues, while Brazier spoke of the significant raw food production has on the environment.

Canadian University Society for Intercollegiate Debate

Many prominent Canadians were university debaters, including former Canadian Prime Ministers Joe Clark and Brian Mulroney, MPs John Godfrey and Justin Trudeau, Canadian Supreme Court justices Ian Binnie and Morris Fish, songwriter Leonard Cohen, entrepreneur Moses Znaimer, environmentalist David Suzuki, and journalist Ian Hanomansing.

Learning for a Cause

Down to Earth was endorsed by a number of celebrities including Martin Sheen, David Suzuki, Farley Mowat and Marc Garneau.

Post City Magazines

Columnists include Tony Aspler (Toronto wine connoisseur and author, recently inducted into the Order of Canada), Rose Reisman (one of Canada's top chefs and cookbook authors), David Suzuki (environmentalist, scientist and broadcaster), Joanne Kates, (former food critic for the Globe and Mail) and Mark Breslin (founder of Yuk Yuk's international stand-up comedy chain).


see also

Dalbello discography

"Wheels" (Lisa Dalbello featuring Tim Thorney) (recorded in the early 1980s) - featured on David Suzuki's album "Space Child", an educational album for children.

Jeju-do Naval Base

A recent statement to the International Union for Conservation of Nature signed by a number of leading academics and well known figures including Vandana Shiva, Walden Bello, David Suzuki, Noam Chomsky, Gloria Steinem and Robert Redford cites police brutality and claims that over 500 people have been arrested thus far.

Lynn Hunter

From 1994 to 2006 she worked as an aquaculture specialist for the David Suzuki Foundation, the Coastal Alliance for Aquaculture Reform (CAAR) and the Pure Salmon Campaign to safeguard wild salmon and to establish sustainable salmon farming.