Trees: Our Life-Savers Are Dying

theguardian

For centuries we've treated forests poorly. Yet we're only just learning how crucial trees are to our survival. Details here.

Making way for more farmland in Manitoba, CA. PLT photo. 

Trout Under Threat as Deadly Pesticide Devastates Top Fishing River

The Express

ONE of Britain’s top trout rivers has been devastated by a deadly pesticide. Details here.

PLT: This is the same crap (chlorpyrfos) which likely poisoned a Manitoba family a few years ago. Please also read:  "Family Believes it was Poisoned by Crop Spray"

What Is Farm Runoff Doing To American Waters? US Scientists Wade In.

KCCU - the salt

A Canadian farm. PLT photo

Farming already "fingered" as leading cause of water pollution south of the border. Officials there try to find out more. Details here.

Working With Nature Can Protect Us From Floods

David Suzuki

The normally tranquil Boggy Creek in west-central Manitoba in full 

"flood mode" a couple of years ago. PLT photo.

News of the devastating floods in Alberta hit Canadians hard. We've all been moved by extraordinary stories of first responders and neighbours stepping in to help and give selflessly at a time of great need. As people begin to pick up their lives, and talk turns to what Calgary and other communities can do to rebuild, safeguarding our irreplaceable, most precious flood-protection assets should be given top priority. Details here.

Save Gros Morne Park! Please Sign!

Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society

Save a world heritage site from the grasping, greedy, destructive hands of Big Oil!              

Please sign! 

Unprecedented Extremes Since 2001 - World Meteorological Organization

Huffington Post

The world suffered unprecedented climate extremes in the decade to 2010, from heatwaves in Europe and droughts in Australia to floods in Pakistan, against a backdrop of global warming, a United Nations report said on Wednesday. Full story here.

Tar Sands Coal Export Boom: Petcoke Exports Second Highest Ever in April

DeSmog Blog

With many eyes honed in on the Powder River Basin coal export battle in the Northwest, another coal export boom is unfolding on the U.S. Gulf Coast. Full story here.

It is Time for a Ban on Cosmetic Pesticides

Centre for Policy Alternatives

Manitoba Conservation and Water Stewardship Minister Gord Mackintosh has announced legislation on cosmetic pesticides that will finally bring Manitoba into step with the majority of other provinces in Canada. Full story here.

Related: Manitoba to Proceed With Ban on Cosmetic Pesticides

40 Tons of GMO Crops TORCHED in America, Media Blackout

the Farmacy

Though the controlled corporate media apparatus is suppressing the story, 40 tons of GMO crops were torched, prompting an FBI investigation. Full story here.

African Population Growth Frightening

Gwynne Dyer - Winnipeg Free Press

The news on the population front sounds bad: Birth rates are not dropping as fast as expected, and we are likely to end up with an even bigger world population by the end of the century. Details here.

The Growing Truth About GM Crops

Winnipeg Free Press - Laura Rance

New study finds nothing impressive about yields. Full story here.

Seed pods in a GM canola field in Manitoba.
PLT photo.