PLANET IN PERIL

Reuters Myanmar has banned lucrative logging operations as the newly-elected government of democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi steps up a battle on deforestation, an environment official said on Thursday. More here.

Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives We can now add political party conventions to the list of potential disasters caused by climate change. Story here.

RELATED: " Is the "Dubious Duo" of Fracking & Earthquakes More Common in Canada Than we Know? PinP Wonders..."

EcoWatch Throughout Exxon ’s global operations, the company knew that CO2 was a harmful pollutant in the atmosphere years earlier than previously reported. Story here.