Morneau Eyes Federal Tax on Carbon

THE GLOBE AND MAIL

Finance Canada is quietly pushing the idea of a federal carbon tax as the Liberal government looks to set a minimum national price and complement provincial carbon pricing plans, sources say. Story here.

Warming Ocean Water Undercuts Antarctic Ice Shelves

National Snow & Ice Data Centre

“Upside-down rivers” of warm ocean water threaten the stability of floating ice shelves in Antarctica, according to a new study led by researchers at the National Snow and Ice Data Center published today in Nature Geoscience. The study highlights how parts of Antarctica’s ice sheet may be weakening due to contact with warm ocean water. Story here.

87,000 NASA Images Show a Greening Arctic

EcoWatch

Golfing in Greenland. Photo by Graphicos

The northern edge of North America is getting steadily greener. In the most detailed study so far of plant growth across Alaska and Canada, scientists say that about a third of the land cover now looks less like tundra, and more like a warmer ecosystem. Story here.

Whistleblower Says EPA Officials Covered Up Toxic Fracking Methane Emissions for Years

Nation of Change

Why has the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) failed to take adequate action against disastrous, climate-warming methane emissions from the fracking industry? An environmental watchdog alleges that the answer may be…Story here.

Paris Floods Made Almost Twice as Likely by Climate Change, Say Scientists

theguardian

Manmade global warming greatly increased the risk of extreme rain affecting the French capital, analysis shows. Story here.

Shell’s Retreat From Canadian Arctic Creates Space for Arctic Protection

Greenpeace Canada

Earlier this week on World Oceans Day we were greeted with some wonderful and exciting news: Shell announced it was giving up all its offshore exploration permits in the Canadian Arctic! Story here.
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Atrazine and Glyphosate More Harmful Than Scientists Once Thought

EcoWatch

Monsanto marketed its potent weed killer glyphosate—the active ingredient in Roundup—and the corn and soybeans genetically engineered to withstand it, by claiming it would replace other, more toxic weed killers such as atrazine. But, it didn’t happen. Story here.