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Stephen Hawking Says Earth Will Become ‘Sizzling Ball of Fire’ in 600 Years

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EcoWatch PinP photo Last year, scientist Stephen Hawking gave humans a shelf-life of  1,000 more years on Earth .  Apparently, 2017 hasn't been to his liking—as Hawking shaved another 400 years off that prediction. Story here.

Made-in-Manitoba carbon tax falls short, says Arctic climate change expert

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CBC news Sea-ice researcher David Barber argues provincial $25-per-tonne tax a good start but not aggressive enough. Story here. The flooded rail line to Churchill.  Photo by Omnitrax.

More alarm bells sound over drug usage in the world's intensive livestock operations. Will Manitoba listen?

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by Larry Powell writes from  SHOAL LAKE, MANITOBA. The World Health Organization is  ramping up its warnings  about the health risks of giving antibiotics to animals raised in intensive livestock operations (ILOs) everywhere.  In   an announcement in Geneva this week ,   the UN agency had some straight talk for the world’s food industry and animal farmers in the form of several formal recommendations: •                Stop giving antibiotics to food animals altogether  if it’s just to speed their growth - or prevent disease .  A CanStock photo image. •                Don’t give   them to healthy animals unless disease has already been diagnosed in another part of the same herd. •                Cut back on the amount of antibiotics given to animals for any reason.  •                And even when animals become sick, o nly give them antibiotics not considered critically important in the treatment of human infections . (Drugs used in

Why Did Trump Release a Report Confirming Climate Change Is Real?

EcoWatch Last Friday, the White House stunned many after it released a sweeping  report  concluding that  climate change  is not only real, but it also poses as a major threat to the U.S. and humans are "extremely likely" to be responsible. Details here.

Newly discovered orangutan species is also the most endangered

nature The first new species of great ape described in more than eight decades faces threats to its habitat. Story here.

Julie Payette dares to be interesting with comments on climate, astrology, and divine intervention

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CBC news The governor general speaks up for science over certain beliefs. Story here.