U of M Lab Abuzz After Bee House Wins Sustainability Design Award
CBCnews Competition recognizes post-secondary schools working to improve sustainability. Story here. Honeybee on blossom. Wikimedia Commons photo.
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Conservationists Announce New Protected Areas For Great Bear Rainforest
NATIONAL OBSERVER PinP photo Four private parcels of land have been added to protected zones in the largest coastal temperate rainforest left on Earth, ensuring their permanent protection from commercial logging, conservationists announced Thursday. Story here.
Man-Made Climate Change Making Kindling of America's Forestlands
CommonDreams Researchers found that wildfires will worsen exponentially until there are no longer enough trees to sustain them. Story here.
'This Is My Act of Love': Climate Activists Shut Down All US-Canada Tar Sands Pipelines
CommonDreams Coordinated show of resistance executed in solidarity with those fighting against Dakota Access pipeline. Story here.
Famous Rare Frog Dies, Sending Species to Extinction
EcoWatch The last known member of a rare tree frog species died last week at the Atlanta Botanical Garden causing many to fear his species is now extinct. Story here.
Wheat Growers Seek Carbon Signatures
THE WESTERN PRODUCER Carbon taxes are not popular with many producers, and the Western Canadian Wheat Growers group is setting out to capture those signatures. Story here.