PLANET IN PERIL

Common Dreams “A culture that places so little value on human beings, that it allows them to be thrown to the waves, is also going to allow poor people’s countries to disappear beneath the waves because that is a threat to today’s profits.” — Naomi Klein   Story here.

Amnesy International  CANADA: WELCOME SYRIAN REFUGEES Canada’s commitment to resettling refugees has been modest and processing rates painfully slow. Remind the Prime Minister and all party leaders that Canadians welcome refugees. Story here.

the guardian At least three earthquakes strike the UK every year as the result of human activity, according to a new study. Story here. RELATED: " Is the "Dubious Duo" of Fracking & Earthquakes More Common in Canada Than we Know? PinP Wonders..." 

World Resources Institute New satellite-based data highlight the challenges of reducing forest loss in two of the world’s largest forest-rich countries. Story here. Slashing in Canada - a practise where trees standing in the way of agricultural production are bulldozed, then burned. PinP photo.

Chris Hedges - OpEdNews If you are not dedicated to the destruction of empire and the dismantling of American militarism, then you cannot count yourself as a member of the left. It is not a side issue. It is the issue. It is why…

National Geographic Many of the people likely to be on the front lines of a changing climate are indigenous. Already assaulted by centuries of colonialism and exploitation, many indigenous people must also now adapt to rising seas, warming temperatures, and other disruptions to natural systems. Story here.