Longest Historic Temperature Record Stretches Back 2 Million Years
nature Suggests greenhouse gases may warm planet more than previously thought. Story here.
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Arctic Ice Melt is Killing Birds And Will Leave Caribou Stranded
New Scientist An Ivory Gull. Will they be next? jomilo75 photo The ongoing loss of sea-ice cover is wreaking havoc on ecosystems across the Arctic, and may spell the end of more species than previously thought. Story here.
Shipments of Liquid Nuclear Waste to Begin Soon
Authorities in Canada and the United States are preparing to ship approximately 150 truckloads of liquid nuclear waste from Chalk River, Ontario to the Savannah River Site in South Carolina. The material is a mixture of bomb grade uranium together with a witches’ brew of highly radioactive fission products dissolved in nitric acid.
World's Biggest Sockeye Run Shut Down as Wild Pacific Salmon Fight for Survival
Eco Watch Adult sockeye salmon. Marvina Munch, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service For as long as people have lived in the area, salmon have been an important food source. But something is happening to Pacific coast salmon. Story here. RELATED: " Disastrous Fraser River salmon run eclipses 2009 collapse - Warmer waters, overfishing, fish farm impacts all likely contributed to this year's dismal returns: environmental group"
Canola Farmers Worried About Bayer-Monsanto Merger
Manitoba Co-Operator PinP photo. The fear is the new company’s market power will result in higher seed prices and less innovation unless regulators order some divestiture of assets. STORY HERE.