The Guardian Tar sands expected to help drive 38% increase in emissions, Harper government admits in submission to the UN. Full story here. Courtesy of Care2
Council of Canadians At this very moment the Harper Conservatives are shutting down democratic debate on their so-called "Fair Elections Act" and trying to ram the 242-page bill through Parliament only three days after it was tabled. Details here. Related: The Conservative Party of Canada: a Criminal Organization?
Huffington Post The Canada Revenue Agency is currently conducting extensive audits on some of Canada's most prominent environmental groups to determine if they comply with guidelines that restrict political advocacy, CBC News has learned. Details here. PLT rendering
New York Times THREE crops — corn, soybeans and wheat — account for a vast majority of the value of America’s agricultural crop output. But wheat is different in one important respect. Full story here. Non-GMO wheat. May you live long and prosper! PLT photo.
The Guardian - Anders Levermann is a professor at the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research, and an IPCC lead author Make no mistake – climate change will hit us hard. We need to clean up the mess before it is too late. Details here