AI minister meets with mining, energy companies on environment impacts — not green groups.

                             Canada’s National Observer

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Canada's AI Minister Evan Solomon has met with energy and mining companies about the environmental impacts of AI infrastructure, but no environmental organizations, according to documents tabled in the House of Commons. Story here. 

Herbicide-resistant weeds now on 72 per cent of surveyed Manitoba fields, costing farmers $77M a year.

The Manitoba Co-Operator

Four new resistant weed species have emerged since the last survey in 2016, and researchers say integrated weed management is now critical to slowing the spread across Prairie cropland. Story here.

THE LAMENT OF A FAMED SCIENTIST

SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN

“I thought I’d spend my entire career working at this wonderful place. But I never expected that science itself would come under attack, simply because it—like journalism, history, and even the best kind of art—is a way of seeking the truth. I’m leaving because I want to tell the truth.” 

Famed climate scientist Kate Marvel on why she resigned from NASA, amid federal government turmoil and funding challenges. 

There is no historical precedent for how badly out of balance the climate is now, U.N. warns

Scientific American

The past eleven years were the eleven hottest on record amid an increasing onslaught ofclimate-driven disasters, the World Meteorological Organization says in a new report.                 

Story here.

‘Black rain’ in Tehran: what are the health effects?

 Journal Nature

Toxic smoke from burning oil depots has blanketed Iran’s capital after missile strikes. Story here..

What happens to your brain in nature? The neuroscience explained

The Conversation.

The McKenzie Mountains, NWT, Canada.

 

   Have you ever felt calmer almost as soon as you step into the woods? Or maybe noticed your busy mind soften as you look out at the sea? Story here.

         Please also read my story in the journal, "Focusing on Wildlife" here;

More proof. A walk-in-the-park really can boost our feelings of well-being – especially when there are wild songbirds along the way! 

Living the high life: A record-breaking year for CEO pay in Canada

Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives.

By 9:23 a.m. on January 2 Canada’s 100 highest-paid CEOs had already made what the average worker will make all year. Details here.