PLANET IN PERIL

That Eric Alper Canadian musician Neil Young has responded to a statement issued by Prime Minister Harper’s office following comments Young made about the Alberta oilsands and the federal government. Full story here.

The Tyee "I don't want to have my name associated with empty shelves," biologist says. For nearly three decades, the now-retired scientist built from scratch one of the world's finest collections on freshwater science at the University of Manitoba. Details here.  A dumpster at the Fisheries and Oceans  Canada library in Mont-Joli, Que.,  in an image sent by a federal union official. Related: Secret Memo Raises Questions About Why Government has Closed Libraries Scientists Decry the Dumping of Canadian research

CBC News 'Grief, mourning, anger, frustration' over environmental changes. Details here.

WINNIPEG: “The Green Party of Manitoba is the only party that thinks that putting pesticides on food is a bad idea,” says interim Green leader Alain Landry. “And Manitobans agree. They are increasing the demand for pesticide-free food, and our government is neglecting the organic option.”

by Larry Powell The CBC is to be commended for breaking the story about phoney organic products being sold in Canada, including the infamous bakery in BC. It has given this matter extensive coverage, and rightly so.

Climate Central Global warming has accelerated during the past three decades, which have each been unusually warm. In fact, the most recent decade from 2001-2010 was the warmest since instrumental records began in 1850, according to the  World Meteorological Organization (WMO).  While the rate of global warming has slowed in the past several years, possibly due to natural climate variability, the long-term temperature trend clearly shows that we’re living on a warming planet. Full story here.