Thursday, November 2, 2017

Ancient storms could have hurled huge boulders, scientists say – raising new fears of rising seas

The Washington Post

Atop a jagged, 50-foot-high cliff on the Bahamian island of Eleuthera sit two enormous boulders known as “The Cow and the Bull.” Each is several…Details here.

Wednesday, November 1, 2017

We need to talk more about Storm Ophelia

New Internationalist

Ireland has had its wettest winter and its stormiest winter in 150 years, but will miss its 2020 emissions targets. We are not learning our lesson fast enough, says Daniel Macmillen Voskoboynik. Story here.

Tuesday, October 31, 2017

Lancet Study Warns of Global Health Crisis and 1 Billion Climate Refugees by 2050


CommonDreams

"We are only just beginning to feel the impacts of climate change." Story here.

Waves crash against the International Airport of Nauro, 
a small Pacific island country. Photo - Matt Robertson 


Monday, October 30, 2017

Global atmospheric CO2 levels hit record high

theguardian
UN warns that drastic action is needed to meet climate targets set in the Paris agreement. Story here.

HIghway construction in Canada. 
PinP photo.

Rooting Out Democracy

George Monbiot
The Sheffield tree massacre is one result of the monstrous, impenetrable officialdom that neoliberalism creates. Story here. 
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Here in Canada, trees are also treated as a nuisance, to be gotten rid of. They rarely win the battle when "Big Ag" decides they have to go. Just watch the video, below, to see what we mean. PinP




Saturday, October 28, 2017

"Just like eating yogurt" - scientists hope to end epidemic in bats


NATIONAL OBSERVER

Canadian scientists are racing to test a remedy that they hope will save bats from a deadly fungus that has already killed millions of the winged mammals across the continent. Story here.
Hibernating healthy Virginia big-eared bats in W.V. U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service 

Mazier’s fact-free attacks miss mark

THE BRANDON SUN   It’s the role of opposition members of Parliament to oppose the actions of the  government, ask questions about issues a...