David Suzuki 149128 225092738 2008-07-11T21:04:40Z Maclean25 91365 add books {{semiprotect|small=yes}} {{Infobox Scientist |name = David Takayoshi Suzuki<br><small><small>[[Order of Canada|CC]] [[Order of British Columbia|OBC]] [[Doctor of Laws|LLD]] ([[University of Prince Edward Island|UoPEI]], ''[[Honorary degree|hc]]'') [[Doctor of Science|DSc]] ([[University of Windsor|UoW]], ''[[Honorary degree|hc]]'') [[Doctor of Science|DSc]] ([[Acadia University|AU]], ''[[Honorary degree|hc]]'') [[Doctor of Laws|LLD]] ([[Trent University|TU]], ''[[Honorary degree|hc]]'') [[Doctor of Laws|LLD]] ([[University of Calgary|UoC]], ''[[Honorary degree|hc]]'') [[Doctor of Humane Letters|DHL]] ([[Governors State University|GSU]], ''[[Honorary degree|hc]]'') [[Doctor of Science|DSc]] ([[Lakehead University|LU]], ''[[Honorary degree|hc]]'') [[Doctor of Science|DSc]] ([[McMaster University|MU]], ''[[Honorary degree|hc]]'') [[Doctor of Laws|LLD]] ([[Queen's University|QU]], ''[[Honorary degree|hc]]'') [[Doctor of Science|DSc]] ([[Carleton University|CU]], ''[[Honorary degree|hc]]'') [[Doctor of Science|DSc]] ([[Amherst College|AC]], ''[[Honorary degree|hc]]'') [[Doctor of Science|DSc]] ([[Griffith University|GU]], ''[[Honorary degree|hc]]'') DDL (OU, ''[[Honorary degree|hc]]'') [[Doctor of Science|DSc]] ([[Whitman College|WC]], ''[[Honorary degree|hc]]'') [[Doctor of Environmental Science|DES]] ([[Unity College (Maine)|UC]], ''[[Honorary degree|hc]]'') DDL ([[Simon Fraser University|SFU]], ''[[Honorary degree|hc]]'') [[Doctor of Science|DSc]] ([[York University|YU]], ''[[Honorary degree|hc]]'') [[Doctor of Science|DSc]] ([[Université du Québec à Montréal|UQAM]], ''[[Honorary degree|hc]]'') [[Doctor of Science|DSc]] ([[Flinders University|FU]], ''[[Honorary degree|hc]]'') [[Doctor of Communication|DC]], ''[[Honorary degree|hc]]'') [[Doctor of Science|DSc]] ([[Ryerson University|RU]], ''[[Honorary degree|hc]]'') [[Doctor of Science|DSc]] ([[University of Montreal|UoM]], ''[[Honorary degree|hc]]'') [[Doctor of Science|DSc]] ([[University of Western Ontario|UoWO]], ''[[Honorary degree|hc]]'') |box_width = 300px |image = David Suzuki (arms crossed).png |image_width = |caption = Suzuki in 2007 |birth_date = {{birth date and age|1936|3|24}} |birth_place = [[Vancouver, British Columbia|Vancouver]], [[British Columbia]] |residence = |citizenship = [[Canada|Canadian]] |nationality = Canadian |ethnicity = Asian |field = |work_institutions = |alma_mater = |doctoral_advisor = |doctoral_students = |known_for = |prizes = |religion = |footnotes = }} '''David Takayoshi Suzuki''' <small>[[Order of Canada|CC]] [[Order of British Columbia|OBC]]</small> (born [[March 24]] [[1936]]), is a [[Canada|Canadian]] [[science]] [[Presenter|broadcaster]] and [[environmentalism|environmental]] activist. Since the mid-1970s, Suzuki has been known for his TV and radio series and books about nature and the environment. He is best known as host of the popular and long-running [[CBC Television]] science magazine, ''[[The Nature of Things]]'', seen in syndication in over 40 nations. He is also well known for criticizing governments for their lack of action to protect the environment. A long time activist to reverse global [[climate change]], Suzuki co-founded the [[David Suzuki Foundation]] in 1990, to work "to find ways for society to live in balance with the natural world that sustains us." The Foundation's priorities are: [[oceans]] and [[Overfishing|sustainable fishing]], climate change and [[Renewable energy|clean energy]], [[sustainability]], and David Suzuki's Nature Challenge. He also served as a director of the [[Canadian Civil Liberties Association]] from 1982-1987. ==Early life== Suzuki had a twin sister named Marcia, as well as two other siblings, Geraldine (now known as Aiko) and Dawn. They were born to Setsu Nakamura and Kaoru Carr Suzuki in [[Vancouver, British Columbia|Vancouver]], Canada. Suzuki's maternal and paternal grandparents had immigrated to Canada at the beginning of the 20th century. A third-generation [[Japanese-Canadian]] ("Canadian [[Sansei]]"), Suzuki and his family suffered [[Japanese Canadian internment|internment]] in [[British Columbia]] during the [[World War II|Second World War]] from when he was six (1942) until after the war ended. In June 1942, the government sold the Suzuki family's dry-cleaning business, then interned Suzuki, his mother, and two sisters in a camp at [[Slocan, British Columbia|Slocan]] in the [[British Columbia Interior]].<ref>Gordon, K. (2007) [http://www.slocanvalley.com/history.php The Slocan Valley - Our History], Slocan Valley Economic Development Commission. Retrieved on [[July 28]], [[2007]].</ref> His father had been sent to a labour camp in Solsqua two months earlier. Suzuki's sister, Dawn, was born in the internment camp. After the war, Suzuki's family, like other Japanese Canadian families, was forced to move east of the [[Rocky Mountains|Rockies]]. The Suzukis moved to [[Islington, Ontario|Islington]], [[Leamington, Ontario|Leamington]], and [[London, Ontario|London]], [[Ontario]]. David Suzuki, in interviews, has many times credited his father for having interested and sensitized him to nature. Suzuki attended Mill Street Elementary School and Grade 9 at Leamington Secondary School before moving to London, where he attended [[London Central Secondary School]], eventually winning the election to become Students' Council President in his last year there by more votes than all of the other candidates combined. ==Academic career== Suzuki received his [[Bachelor of Arts|BA]] from [[Amherst College]] in [[Massachusetts]] in 1958, and his [[Doctor of Philosophy|Ph.D]] in [[zoology]] from the [[University of Chicago]] in 1961. Early in his research career he studied [[genetics]], using the popular [[model organism]] ''[[Drosophila melanogaster]]'' (fruit flies). To be able to use his initials in naming any new genes he found, he studied [[Drosophila]] temperature-sensitive phenotypes (DTS). (As he jokingly noted at a lecture at [[Johns Hopkins University]], the only alternative was "damn tough skin".) He was a [[professor]] in the genetics department (stated in his book Genethics: The Ethics of Engineering Life, 1988) at the [[University of British Columbia]] for almost forty years (from 1963 until his retirement in 2001), and has since been professor emeritus at a university research institute.<ref>[http://www.greenfestivals.org/content/view/258/111 David Suzuki's profile]</ref> For his work popularizing science and environmental issues, he has been presented with 22 [[honorary degree]]s. ==Broadcasting career== [[Image:David Suzuki.jpg|thumb|Suzuki in 2006.]] Suzuki began in television in 1970 with the weekly show ''[[Suzuki on Science]]'', a children's show. In 1974, he founded the radio programme ''[[Quirks and Quarks]]'' which he also hosted on [[CBC Radio One]] from 1975 to 1979. Throughout the 1970s, he also hosted ''[[Science Magazine]]'', a weekly programme geared towards an adult audience. Since 1979, Suzuki has hosted ''The Nature of Things'', a CBC television series that has aired in nearly fifty countries worldwide.<ref>[http://www.cbc.ca/natureofthings/timeline.html CBC website on Nature of Things]</ref> In this program, Suzuki's aim is to stimulate interest in the natural world, to point out threats to human well-being and wildlife habitat, and to present alternatives for achieving a more [[Sustainability|sustainable]] society. Suzuki has been a prominent proponent of [[renewable energy]] sources and the [[soft energy path]]. Suzuki was the host of the critically acclaimed [[PBS]] series ''The Secret of Life''.<ref>[http://www.sbs.com.au/davidsuzuki SBS page about David Suzuki]</ref> His 1985 hit series, ''A Planet for the Taking'', averaged more than 1.8 million viewers per episode and earned him a [[United Nations Environment Programme]] Medal. His perspective in this series is summed up in his statement: "We have both a sense of the importance of the [[wilderness]] and space in our culture and an attitude that it is limitless and therefore we needn't worry." He concludes with a call for a major "perceptual shift" in our relationship with nature and the wild. Suzuki's ''[[The Sacred Balance]]'', a book first published in 1997 and later made into a five hour [[mini-series]] on Canadian public television, was broadcast in 2002.<ref>[http://www.sacredbalance.com/web/portal/index.php?singleid=151 Broadcast schedule of The Sacred Balance]</ref> <ref>[http://www.sacredbalance.com/web/peopleresults.html?command=search&db=data/people.db&lastnamesort=1&firstnamesort=2&woroledatarq=production&mytitle=Production Production Team of The Sacred Balance]</ref> Suzuki is now taking part in an advertisement campaign with the tagline "You have the power", promoting [[energy conservation]] through various household alternatives, such as the use of [[Compact fluorescent lamp|compact fluorescent lightbulb]]s. For the Discovery Channel Suzuki also produced "Yellowstone to Yukon: The Wildlands Project" in 1997. The conservation-biology based documentary focused on [[Dave Foreman]]'s Wildlands Project, which considers how to create corridors between and buffer-zones around large wilderness reserves as a means to preserve biological diversity. This project Foreman developed after leaving Earth First! (which he co-founded) in 1989. The conservation biologists [[Michael Soulé]] and [[Reed Noss]] were also directly involved. ==Climate change activism== [[Image:David Suzuki Kyoto Rally.JPG|thumb|right|At a rally for action on climate change in [[Vancouver]], B.C.. The sign in the background refers to the [[Greater Vancouver Gateway Program]].]] In recent years, Suzuki has been a forceful spokesperson on the subject of global [[climate change]]. His comments have not always been without controversy. In February 2008, Suzuki urged [[McGill University]] students to speak out against politicians who fail to act on climate change and find a way to jail political leaders for ignoring science. Suzuki told the students: "What I would challenge you to do is to put a lot of effort into trying to see whether there's a legal way of throwing our so-called leaders into jail because what they're doing is a criminal act." <ref> {{cite news | first = Sarah | last = Babbage | title = Jail politicians who ignore science: Suzuki | url = http://www.mcgilldaily.com/view.php?aid=6970 | publisher = McGill Daily | location = Canada | date = 2008-02-04 | accessdate = 2008-02-10 }}</ref><ref> {{cite news | first = Craig | last = Offman | title = Jail politicians who ignore climate science: Suzuki | url = http://www.nationalpost.com/news/story.html?id=290513 | publisher = National Post | location = Canada | date = 2008-02-07 | accessdate = 2008-02-07 }}</ref> On [[February 15]], [[2007]], Suzuki was interviewed on [[Toronto]] radio station [[CFMJ (AM)|AM 640]] by morning show host [[John Oakley]]. Suzuki asserted that Canada should be branded "international outlaws" for reneging on Kyoto agreements, and dismissed as "a lot of baloney" Oakley's suggestion that some scientists feel intimidated from questioning [[global warming]] hypotheses. Suzuki said that [[Climate change denial|scientists who deny climate change]] are "shills" for big corporations. He contrasted his own [[David Suzuki Foundation|foundation]], saying that "corporations have not been interested in funding us" and that their financial backing comes "from ordinary Canadians".<ref>[http://www.640toronto.com/john_oakley/john_oakley_audio.cfm?rem=64671&jor=64671#video/ John Oakley's interview with David Suzuki]</ref> Suzuki is unequivocal that climate change is a very real and pressing problem and that there is now an "overwhelming majority of scientists" who are in agreement that human activity is responsible. The David Suzuki Foundation website has a clear statement of this: <blockquote>The debate is over about whether or not climate change is real. Irrefutable evidence from around the world - including extreme weather events, record temperatures, retreating glaciers, and rising sea levels - all point to the fact climate change is happening now and at rates much faster than previously thought.<ref name = Foundation>{{cite web | title = Science: The Skeptics | work = Solving Global Warming | publisher = The David Suzuki Foundation | url = http://www.davidsuzuki.org/Climate_Change/Science/Skeptics.asp | accessdate = 2007-09-08 }}</ref></blockquote> <blockquote>The consensus includes the [[Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change]], consisting of over 2,000 scientists from 100 countries. The findings of the panel have been approved by the [[National academy|National Academies of Science]] of each of the [[G8]] countries, along with those of [[China]], [[India]] and [[Brazil]].<ref name = Foundation /></blockquote> Suzuki says that despite this growing consensus, many in the public and the media seemed doubtful about the science for many years. The reason for the confusion about climate change, in Suzuki's view, was due to a well-organized campaign of disinformation about the science involved. "A very small band of critics" denies that climate change exists and that humans are the cause. These climate change “skeptics” or "deniers," Suzuki claims, tend not to be climate scientists and do not publish in peer-reviewed scientific journals but rather target the media, the general public, and policy makers. Their goal: "delaying action on climate change." According to Suzuki, the skeptics have received significant funding from coal and oil companies, including [[ExxonMobil]]. Suzuki says that they are linked to "industry-funded lobby groups to - in the words of one [[Information Council on the Environment|leaked memo]] &mdash; 'reposition global warming as theory (not fact).'"<ref name = Foundation /> The [[David Suzuki Foundation]] has implemented a [[carbon neutral]] program in its offices. The Foundation states that this is part of its "ongoing commitment to sustainability." The program is designed to show that "taking responsibility for one’s [[greenhouse gas emissions]] is straightforward and inexpensive," It uses a guide by the [[World Resources Institute]] to calculate greenhouse gas emissions. Because of problems with tree planting projects, the Foundation purchases [[carbon offsets]] from [[energy efficiency]] and [[renewable energy]] projects.<ref>[http://www.davidsuzuki.org/Climate_Change/What_You_Can_Do/carbon_neutral.asp Using Carbon Offsets to Neutralize Your Emissions]. ''Solving Global Warming:'' What you can do. David Suzuki Foundation. Retrieved on: [[September 23]], [[2007]].</ref> Suzuki himself laments that in traveling constantly to spread his message of climate responsibility, he's "over his [carbon] limit by hundreds of tonnes." He has stopped vacationing overseas and taken to "clustering" his speaking engagements together to reduce his carbon footprint. He would prefer, he says, to appear solely by video conference.<ref> {{cite news | first = Miro | last = Cernetig | title = Suzuki gets the irony as popularity increases | url = http://www.canada.com/topics/news/national/story.html?id=b69c68be-dbd3-4b83-81da-a2c2dc09ce5f | work = Vancouver Sun | publisher = CanWest Global | accessdate = 2008-01-09 }}</ref> In 2007, Suzuki made a cross-country tour in a diesel bus, speaking to Canadians about climate change and urging compliance with the [[Kyoto Accord]]. [[CDM Gold Standard|Gold Standard carbon offsets]] were purchased by the David Suzuki Foundation for all bus travel and tour activities.<ref>Outhit, Jeff, ([[May 10]], [[2007]]. [http://www.therecord.com/links/links_070510142925.html It's not easy going green - but more are hearing the call]. The Record.com. Retrieved on: [[September 23]], [[2007]].</ref> The Foundation's "David Suzuki's Nature Challenge"<ref>[http://www.davidsuzuki.org/NatureChallenge/ Nature Challenge]. David Suzuki Foundation. Retrieved on: [[September 8]], [[2007]].</ref> and "David Suzuki's Nature Challenge for Kids"<ref>[http://www.davidsuzuki.org/kids/ Nature Challenge for Kids]. David Suzuki Foundation. Retrieved on: [[September 8]], [[2007]].</ref> suggest simple steps people can take to protect nature and improve their quality of life. Suzuki's spokesman said he used the diesel bus because using biodiesel would have voided the bus' warranty. <ref> The Hill Times, Dec. 17, 2007 </ref> David Suzuki has given talks to the NDP, Liberal, and Green Parties of Canada, but does not belong to any political party. The David Suzuki Foundation is non-partisan, in accordance with the rules governing non-profit charities in Canada. <ref>[http://www.davidsuzuki.org/About_us/Foundation_Facts.asp Foundation Facts]. David Suzuki Foundation. Retrieved on: [[September 25]], [[2007]].</ref> ==Publications== [[Image:David Suzuki (book signing).png|thumb|Suzuki signing a copy of his works.]] Suzuki is the author of forty-three books (fifteen for children), including ''[[David Suzuki: The Autobiography]]'', ''[[Tree: A Life Story]]'', ''Sacred Balance'', ''Genethics'', ''Wisdom of the Elders'', ''Inventing the Future'', and the best-selling ''Looking At'' series of children’s science books. ==Awards and honours== Suzuki is the recipient of Canada’s most prestigious award, the [[Order of Canada]] Officer (1976) upgraded to Companion status in (2006)<ref>[http://www.gg.ca/honours/search-recherche/honours-desc.asp?lang=e&TypeID=orc&id=1632 Received Order of Canada]</ref>, the [[Order of British Columbia]] (1995)<ref>[http://www.protocol.gov.bc.ca/protocol/prgs/obc/1995/1995_DSuzuki.htm Received Order of British Columbia]</ref>, [[UNESCO]]’s [[Kalinga Prize]] for science (1986)<ref>[http://www.cbc.ca/natureofthings/host.html Received UNESCO prize]</ref> and a long list of Canadian and international honours. In 2004, David Suzuki was nominated as one of the top ten "[[The Greatest Canadian|Greatest Canadians]]" by viewers of the CBC. In the final vote he finished fifth and therefore ranked as the greatest living Canadian.<ref>[http://www.cbc.ca/greatest/standings Finish fifth in The Greatest Canadians]</ref> Suzuki said that his own vote was for [[Tommy Douglas]] who was the eventual winner. In 2006, David Suzuki was the recipient of the Bradford Washburn Award presented at the Museum of Science in [[Boston]], Massachusetts.<ref>[http://www.theunlikelyactivist.com/remarkable_people/index.html The Unlikely Activist]</ref> ==Honorary degrees== David Suzuki has received 22 [[honorary degree]]s from universities in Canada, the United States and Australia: *[[University of Prince Edward Island]] in [[Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island|Charlottetown]] ([[Doctor of Laws|LL.D]]) in 1974. *[[University of Windsor]] in [[Windsor, Ontario|Windsor]], [[Ontario]] ([[Doctor of Science|D.Sc]]) in 1979. *[[Acadia University]] in [[Wolfville, Nova Scotia|Wolfville]], [[Nova Scotia]] ([[Doctor of Science|D.Sc]]) in 1979. *[[Trent University]] in [[Peterborough, Ontario|Peterborough]], [[Ontario]] ([[Doctor of Laws|LL.D]]) in 1981. *[[University of Calgary]] in [[Calgary, Alberta|Calgary]], [[Alberta]] ([[Doctor of Laws|LL.D]]) in 1986. *[[Governors State University]] in [[University Park, Illinois|University Park]], [[Illinois]] ([[Doctor of Humane Letters|DHL]]) in 1986. *[[Lakehead University]] in [[Thunder Bay, Ontario|Thunder Bay]], [[Ontario]] ([[Doctor of Science|D.Sc]]) in 1986. *[[McMaster University]] in [[Hamilton, Ontario|Hamilton]], [[Ontario]] ([[Doctor of Science|D.Sc]]) in 1987. *[[Queen's University]] in [[Kingston, Ontario|Kingston]], [[Ontario]] ([[Doctor of Laws|LL.D]]) in 1987. *[[Carleton University]] in [[Ottawa, Ontario|Ottawa]], [[Ontario]] ([[Doctor of Science|D.Sc]]) in 1987. *[[Amherst College]] in [[Amherst, Massachusetts|Amherst]], [[Massachusetts]], [[United States of America|USA]] ([[Doctor of Science|D.Sc]]) in 1988. *[[Griffith University]] in [[Queensland, Australia|Queensland]], [[Australia]] ([[Doctor of Science|D.Sc]]) in 1997. *Open University, Canada DDL in 1998. *[[Whitman College]] in [[Walla Walla, Washington|Walla Walla]], [[Washington]], [[United States|U.S.]] ([[Doctor of Science|D.Sc]]) in 1999 *[[Unity College (Maine)|Unity College]] in [[Unity (town), Maine|Unity, Maine]], [[United States|U.S.]] ([[Doctor of Environmental Science]]) in 2000. *[[Simon Fraser University]] in [[Burnaby, British Columbia|Burnaby]], [[British Columbia]] DDL in 2001. *[[York University]] in [[Toronto, Ontario|Toronto]], [[Ontario]] ([[Doctor of Science|D.Sc]]) in 2005. *[[Université du Québec à Montréal|UQAM]] in [[Montreal, Quebec|Montreal]], [[Quebec]] ([[Doctor of Science|D.Sc]]) in 2005. *[[Flinders University]] in [[Adelaide]], [[South Australia]] ([[Doctor of Science|D.Sc]]) in 2006. *[[Ryerson University]] in [[Toronto, Ontario|Toronto]], [[Ontario]] ([[Doctor of Communication]]) in 2007. *[[University of Montreal]] in [[Montreal, Quebec|Montreal]], [[Quebec]] ([[Doctor of Science|D.Sc]]) in 2007. *[[University of Western Ontario]] in [[London, Ontario|London]], [[Ontario]] ([[Doctor of Science|D.Sc]]) in 2007. ==Family== Suzuki was married to Setsuko Joane Sunahara from 1958 to 1965, with three children (Tamiko, Laura, and Troy). He married Tara Elizabeth Cullis in 1972. They have two daughters: Sarika and [[Severn Cullis-Suzuki]]. <!--Severn is listed 2nd so searches for her name yield this page.--> Severn, born in 1979, has also done environmental work, including speaking at environmental conferences. David Suzuki's [[Japanese language|Japanese]] name is {{nihongo|Takayoshi Suzuki|鈴木 孝義|Suzuki Takayoshi}} but he is always known by his English name to the public, even in Japanese scientific and popular literature (using [[Romaji]]). Suzuki lives in the Kitsilano area of Vancouver.<ref>[http://www.canada.com/vancouversun/news/story.html?id=d4a4f320-fadc-4b5c-ba18-b0c5556c3b81 Miro Cernetig. "Just Wait, Says Sierra Club, You Too May Be Under Water." ''The Vancouver Sun.'' 4 May 2006.]</ref> ==See also== * [[Conservation biology]] * [[Soft energy path]] ==Notes== {{reflist}} ==References== *John C. Phillipson. "David Takayoshi Suzuki" in ''The Canadian Encyclopedia: Year 2000 Edition'', James Marsh, ed. Toronto: McClelland and Stewart, 1999. p. 2277. ISBN 0771020996 *David Suzuki. ''David Suzuki.'' Vancouver: Greystone, 2006. ISBN 1553651561 *David Suzuki. ''Metamorphosis.'' Toronto: Stoddart, 1991. ISBN 0773755098 ==External links== * [http://www.gg.ca/honours/search-recherche/honours-desc.asp?lang=e&TypeID=orc&id=1632 Order of Canada Citation] * [http://www.cbc.ca/thehour/video.php?id=1141 On the Tories Clean Air act] from CBC The Hour * [http://www.altruists.org/downloads/search/?resauthors=David+Suzuki From Naked Ape to Superspecies] Series of MP3s from CBC * [http://www.davidsuzuki.org/files/General/drsuzukiCV.pdf Suzuki's curriculum vitae] * [http://www.davidsuzuki.org/ The David Suzuki Foundation], with the mission of popularization of science and environment * [http://www.cbc.ca/natureofthings/ ''Nature of Things'' official website] * [http://www.cbc.ca/greatest/top_ten/nominee/suzuki-david-know.html# Greatest Canadian bio] * [http://www.saxton.com.au/default.asp?sd8=176 David Suzuki at Saxton Speakers Bureau] * [http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=pubmed&cmd=search&term=Suzuki+DT David Suzuki's scientific publications] from [[PubMed]] * [http://www.coanews.org/tiki-read_article.php?articleId=756 Video Interview with David T. Suzuki] * [http://www.cbc.ca/thehour/video.php?id=761 David Suzuki talks about the year's record temperatures], [[CBC News: The Hour]], [[December 6]] [[2005]]. Retrieved [[December 28]] [[2005]]. * [http://archives.cbc.ca/IDD-1-74-663/people/david_suzuki/ CBC Digital Archives: David Suzuki: Scientist, Activist, Broadcaster] * [http://www.sacredbalance.com/ The Sacred Balance: a four part television series] * [http://www.terry.ubc.ca/index.php/2006/04/05/david-suzuki-march-2006/ The Biotech Context (March 2006)] - video and audio files of a speech given at the University of British Columbia * [http://www.ascentmagazine.com/articles.aspx?articleID=183&page=read&subpage=past&issueID=29 This Man Can't Save You] interview with David Suzuki in ''ascent magazine'' * {{imdb name|id=0840559}} * [http://www.progressive.org/radio_suzuki07 David Suzuki Interview at The Progressive Magazine, Download MP3 or listen] from 2007 * [http://www.canada.com/vancouversun/features/suzuki/story.html?id=6237166e-c60a-496f-bba8-16447d96e305 Miro Cernetig. "David Suzuki profile." ''The Vancouver Sun''] * [http://www.cbc.ca/thehour/video.php?id=1308 "Suzuki's Emissions."] [[CBC News: The Hour]], [[17 January]] [[2007]]. <!-- Metadata (see [[Wikipedia:Persondata]]) --> {{Persondata |NAME=Suzuki, David |ALTERNATIVE NAMES=Takayoshi, Suzuki |SHORT DESCRIPTION=Sciendce broadcaster, environmental activist |DATE OF BIRTH=[[March 24]], [[1936]] |PLACE OF BIRTH=[[Vancouver, British Columbia|Vancouver]], [[British Columbia]] |DATE OF DEATH= |PLACE OF DEATH= }} {{DEFAULTSORT:Suzuki, David}} [[Category:1936 births]] [[Category:Amherst College alumni]] [[Category:Canadian environmentalists]] [[Category:Canadian geneticists]] [[Category:Canadian television personalities]] [[Category:Companions of the Order of Canada]] [[Category:Kalinga Prize recipients]] [[Category:Japanese Canadians]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Members of the Order of British Columbia]] [[Category:People from Vancouver]] [[Category:Twin people]] [[Category:University of British Columbia faculty]] [[Category:University of Chicago alumni]] [[de:David Suzuki]] [[fr:David Suzuki]] [[nl:David Suzuki]] [[ru:Судзуки, Дэвид Такаёси]] [[zh:大衛·鈴木]]