Ex-BBC science man slams corp: ‘Evangelical, shallow and sparse” (The Register) Nonstop Thermageddon coverage risks ridicule The BBC's environmental coverage has come under fire from a former science correspondent. Award-winning author and journalist David Whitehouse says the corporation risks public ridicule - or worse - with what he calls "an evangelical, inconsistent climate change reporting and its narrow, shallow and sparse reporting on other scientific issues."… ... [News Source]

Ottawa dedicates park in memory of anti-smoking advocate (CBC.ca) An Ottawa park was renamed Friday in memory of Heather Crowe, an anti-smoking advocate who died of lung cancer three years ago. [News Source]

Washington Upset Over Bans On U.S. Beef (Manufacturing.net) U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk reiterated Washington's discontent Friday with restrictions Japan and other countries have imposed on U.S. beef imports. [News Source]

Creutzfeldt-Jakob less common among British population than feared (CBC via Yahoo! Canada News) Fewer Britons may have the human form of mad cow disease than previously thought, a new study suggests. [News Source]

USTR vows to expand meat trade by enforcing rules (Reuters via Yahoo! News) The U.S. government wants to boost meat trade by tougher enforcement of trade agreements, Trade Representative Ron Kirk said on Friday, vowing to work to lift technical, standards-based barriers curbing U.S. meat exports. [News Source]

Prevalence Of Variant CJD Agent In Britain Remains Uncertain (Medical News Today) First results from a large tissue survey in Britain of the agent that causes variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (vCJD) are unable so far to establish that the prevalence is lower than that given by previous estimates, concludes a study published on bmj.com today. [News Source]

U.S. working to lift unfair meat trade barriers: Kirk (Reuters via Yahoo! News) The U.S. government is working to lift trade restrictions on U.S. meat based on unjustified concerns about the H1N1 flu virus, mad cow disease, and other technical issues, U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk said on Friday. [News Source]

Kansas exports good in ‘08 (The Wichita Eagle) This time last year, Kansas was in the midst of an astounding export boom. The state exported $12.47 billion worth of products in 2008, setting a record for the fourth straight year, according to figures released Thursday by the Kansas Department of Commerce. [News Source]