Bombshell: State Department Outsourced Tar Sands Pipeline Environmental Impact Study to ‘Major’ TransCanada Contractor

By Joe Romm - Climate Progress - Oct 8, 2011

The Game was Rigged: Entire Environmental Impact Statement Should Be Invalidated. Details here.

U.S. Seen Unlikely to Hit Advanced Biofuel Goal

Manitoba Co-Operator - Oct 11 Land-use changes make emissions reductions uncertain:   report. Details here.

Wheat on ground; PLT photo

Please also read "Bursting the Ethanol Bubble."

UN Advises Prudent Use of Abundant Resources in the Democratic Republic of Congo

  UNNews  - Monday, October 10, 2011

New York, Oct 10 2011 - The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has the capacity 

to become the driving force of Africa’s economic development if its vast forests, water 

resources and trillions of dollars worth of mineral reserves are used prudently, 

according to the findings of a United Nations assessment released today.

Courtesy UNEP 

Watchdog Slams Harper Government for Poor Accountability on Climate Spending

By Mike De Souza, Postmedia News

OTTAWA - Canada's environment watchdog slammed the federal government Tuesday for...details here.

Or read the complete report here.

Environmentalists Pack Hearing - Call Keystone Pipeline Bad Deal for U.S.

Winnipeg Free Press - Oct 6'11

WASHINGTON - The U.S. State Department's final public hearing into TransCanada's proposed 


Keystone XL pipeline is underway with hundreds of environmentalists in attendance. Details here.

Food Crisis Looms in Sudan Regions

Food & Agriculture Organization - UN - 5 Oct '11, Rome

FAO calls for urgent action. Details here.

PLT: Is climate change making this crisis worse, as well? 

FAO photo

Gaping Hole Opens in Arctic Ozone Layer

Margaret Munro - PostMedia News - Oct. 3 - '11

'Unprecedented'; Harmful radiation hit Earth, says study in which Canadian team played key role. Details here.

Pity Rex Murphy. At This Point, He Has No Place To Go

18 Oct 09 Jim Hoggan Desmog Blog

For years, Canada’s most famous climate denier —- a national broadcaster, columnist and author has  railed against science. Details here.

PLT: Severe flooding on Lake Manitoba (above) has dragged on for several dreary months. According to the science, the patterns of severe weather events like this are now unmistakable. Climate change is almost certainly playing a role. And dinosaurs like Murphy only stand in the way of enlightened action to reduce such catastrophic effects. PLT photo.

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PLT: As you can see, this story came out quite some time ago. I must have been sleeping, for, while I am not surprised, I believed Rex's dubious distinction as a climate-denier was quite a recent revelation. (Please also read "Is Rex Murphy About to Damage the CBC's Reputation?")
I am posting this here for the benefit of others who were similarly unaware. This does not diminish my outrage, however, nor apparently, that of others. That an individual with such prominence on our public airwaves should embrace anything but solid science on such a vital issue, is simply not acceptable.

Canadian Arctic Loses Nearly Entire Ice Shelf

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Sept 30, 2011 - The Sydney Morning Herald  

(AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Jonathan Hayward)

 Two ice shelves that existed before Canada was settled by Europeans diminished significantly this summer….Details here.

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"The globe is not warming, but actually cooling." Canada's most infamous climate skeptic, Tim Ball.

PLT: Only in the fevered brain of a climate crank would our ice shelves be disappearing in a world that is actually cooling!
Please also read: Canada's Main Climate Skeptic Continues to Mislead 

Geo-Engineering Takes Off

By: Gwynne Dyer - Wpg Free Press - 09/24/2011

Scientists who are working on various concepts for "geo-engineering" the climate are almost comically eager to stress that...Details here.

Tar Sands Showdown in the Nebraska Sandhills

By Ted Genoways OnEarth - Sept 30'11

At a heated hearing in the heart of cornhusker country, one cowboy poet gives local outrage an eloquent voice. Details here.