Nasa: Earth is Warming At a Pace 'Unprecedented in 1,000 Years'
the guardian Records of temperature that go back far further than 1800s suggest warming of recent decades is out of step with any period over the past millennium. Story here.
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The Purse is Mightier Than the Pen
by George Monbiot What is salient is not important. What is important is not salient. The media turns us away from the issues that will determine the course of our lives, and towards topics of brain-melting irrelevance. Story here.
Pesticides Ban Protects Health
Winnipeg Free Press To the surprise of many, the recently elected provincial government has reopened the public debate on Manitoba’s regulations on cosmetic pesticides. Story here.
The Anthropocene Is Here: Humanity Has Pushed Earth Into a New Epoch
CommonDreams UN photo The epoch is thought to have begun in the 1950s, when human activity set global systems on a different trajectory. Story here.
Yet Another Transatlantic Trade Deal Threatening Food Safety, Groups Warn
CommonDreams CETA will force European farmers to compete with Canadian imports with 'no animal welfare penalties and lower safety standards' Story here. RELATED: "Free trade. Pathway to prosperity or back road to corporatism?"
Five Years Since Irene, Report Warns of Severe Weather Damage From Climate Change
CommonDreams BURLINGTON, Vt. - As Vermonters mark the fifth anniversary of Tropical Storm Irene, U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) pointed to a new report from the Congressional Budget Office that warns damage from severe weather in future decades is expected to become increasingly common in Vermont and throughout the United States because of climate change. Story here.