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Climate Hawk Mourns for Fort Mac…and Many Others

The ENERGY MIX In a remarkable analysis distributed by email Thursday, Dale Marshall, National Program Manager at Environmental Defence, connects the tragedy unfolding in Fort McMurray with climate disasters and dislocations around the world. Story here.

Did Climate Change Contribute to The Fort McMurray Fire?

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MACLEAN’S Smoke  from the Fort McMurray fires has now spread over the eastern Canadian prairies and much of the US. NOAA map. Experts say forest fires are more frequent, and more intense, due to climate change. Story here.

Destructive Wildfire Near Canada's Oil Sands May Have Been Fueled by Global Warming

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SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN The devastating natural disaster in Fort McMurray is “consistent” with climate change. More here. Photo by  DarrenRD

Bakken Oil Field In North Dakota Causing a Rise in Air Pollution, Study Says

BILLINGS GAZETTE An oil and natural gas field in the western United States is largely responsible for a global uptick of the air pollutant ethane, according to a new study. More here.

Mass Evacuation as 'Apocalyptic' Inferno Engulfs Canadian Tar Sands City

A view from the south... Common Dreams 'There was smoke everywhere and it was raining ash,' says Fort McMurray evacuee. More here.

Is Manitoba's New Government Already Failing the Environment? (Editorial)

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by Larry Powell Well, another Manitoba election has come and gone. And we got the change we wanted.  Or did we? To me, it still seems like the goal of “evidence-based” policy-making, often promised by politicians of every stripe, remains as elusive as ever. Take climate change, for example.