PEYTON GRAD PHOTOS

 

Wildfires could be harming our oceans and disrupting their carbon storage

University of British Columbia.

Wildfires pollute waterways and could affect their ability to sequester carbon, new University of British Columbia research shows. Story here.

Wildfire smoke over Calgary.

Neonics Threatening Our Pollinators

PAN

A social wasp (Vespula germanica) Photo by Alvesgaspa.

Over the last two decades, neonicotinoid pesticides, or neonics, have swiftly become the most widely used class of insecticides globally. Unfortunately for our pollinators, neonics are very efficient at dealing death. Story here. 

CLIMATE MISINFORMATION TURNING CRISIS INTO CATASTROPHE. REPORT.

 THE GUARDIAN

Coordinated campaigns that misrepresent the scientific consensus on climate change are undermining public trust and discouraging political engagement, finds a report from the International Panel on the Information Environment. STORY HERE.

TROUBLE IN THE HEADWATERS - A VIDEO

THE NARWHAL
 

HOW TO ACCESS "THE MERCHANTS OF MENACE."

 READ MY BOOK HERE PLEASE.

North Dakota Cow Crap Will Harm Lake Winnipeg

CCPA

Photo credit: Pangalau

Massive dairy concentrated animal feeding operations 

(CAFOs) being permitted and proposed in North Dakota 

are a threat to our waterways, including Lake Winnipeg  &

the groundwater which many people 

rely upon to drink. Story here.

To fight wildfires and heat waves, Manitoba needs a climate plan

CCPA 

FACING a record-breaking heat wave in early May, Manitoba has had a devastating start to its unofficial fifth season — fire season — as wildfires continue to ravage communities and smoke blankets much of the province. Climate change is no longer a distant problem for future generations — it is here now. Story here.

This is the email I sent to government officials in Manitoba, informing them of my new book which had already been up on line for weeks.

"Dear Premier Wab Kinew and Honourable Ministers, please download my new book,'The Merchants of Menace. How Puppets in Government and Some in Academe are Helping Corporate Hog Producers Have Their Way in Manitoba, Canada. A Tragedy.' This is a work of non-fiction. So please bring any inaccuracies to my attention and they will be corrected. If no substantive mistakes can be found, I expect a donation. Thank you for your interest."

In addition to the Premier, I copied several Ministers, including Ag., Health & Environment. That was over a month ago. So far, stony silence - no corrections and no donations!

Silly me! I forgot! POLITICIANS DON'T READ!

A NEW ONLINE BOOK - BELIEVED TO BE THE FIRST OF ITS KIND IN MANITOBA - EXPOSES THE UGLY UNDERBELLY OF THE HOG INDUSTRY IN MANITOBA, CANADA.

Please watch full screen.

"The Merchants of Menace" is adorned with almost 100 images. 

They include charts, graphs and vibrant photographs, not only enhancing your reading pleasure, but helping you better understand its necessarily complex, in-depth content. 

❤️Please read Larry's book here.❤️

  https://merchantsofmenace.grahampowell.com/

 

Newfoundland and Labrador's big offshore gas bet clashes with climate reality

Canada's National Observer

Offshore natural gas is Newfoundland and Labrador’s latest pitch for development that it claims will be “part of the solution to the global path toward-net zero emissions” despite ample evidence that fossil fuels like oil and gas must be phased out to reach climate targets. Story here.

‘CATASTROPHIC’ 73% DECLINE IN THE AVERAGE SIZE OF WILDLIFE POPULATIONS GLOBALLY IN JUST 50 YEARS

WWF’S LIVING PLANET REPORT

North American populations see a less dramatic but steep decline of 39 per cent. Story here.

Please also read my story from 2020:

The lynx vs. the bobcat. Two species of wild cat in Ontario, Canada, may face dramatically different futures. Is this "survival of the fittest?" Story here.

A LETTER ABOUT THE CBC AND CLIMATE CHANGE

 I'd like to congratulate David Cochrane (CBC TV's "Power & Politics") for pointing out the negative consequences that building more pipelines will have on our ability to fight climate change. I may have missed something, but he is the very first journalist I've noticed who has directly reminded politicians (held them to account during a scrum or news conference setting) of that "inconvenient" connection. Of course, then AB's Premier went on to try to counter his point with misleading responses of her own. "Oil sands (not a direct quote) produce fewer emissions per barrel." Apparently that's true. But given that skyrocketing production is, and has been for some time, ECLIPSING those reductions, IT MATTERS NOT in the overall scheme of things, does it? The end result is MORE EMISSIONS. Smith also pointed out that the majority of fires were STARTED by people! This, too ignores the inconvenient fact that the reason they rapidly flare up into Hellfires, is because manmade climate change has spawned severe drought and "kindling-like" conditions in the forests. Put another way, if c.c. were removed from the equation (i.e. it never happened), the harm caused by arsonists, mindless smokers, quadders and campers) would surely be infinitesimal, compared to now. I still long for the day when misleading statement like Smith's would ALSO be challenged and corrected by the media....maybe one day.

‘No end in sight' for systematic killing of BC wolves to save caribou

CANADA'S NATIONAL OBSERVER

BC's most recent five-year wolf cull is set to expire with no indication the province has plans to end the controversial measure that doesn't support the long-term recovery of caribou, say critics.

Please also read my article from some years ago. 

"According to a new study – there’s simply no proof that wolf culls – aimed at saving western Canada’s endangered mountain caribou – are working."