New Report Condemns Harper Government's Assault on Canada's Freshwater

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A lake in Saskatchewan, Canada. PinP photo.

The Navigable Waters Protection Act no longer protects water. The Fisheries Act no longer protects fish. The Environmental Assessment Act... Story here. 

North America’s Oil And Gas Industry Has Taken Over 7 Million Acres Of Land Since 2000

climateprogress

Millions of acres of land across the U.S. and Canada has been taken over by oil and gas development in the last 12 years, according to a new study. Story here.

Strike a Blow for the Canadian Wheat Board! PLEASE SIGN!

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It's time to stand up for Canadian farmers. Let's save the Wheat Board. Please sign the petition!

RIP Earth Day: Voices Decry National Day of Corporate Greenwash

Common Dreams

Critics call for overhaul of the existing world system. Story here.

The Solution to Climate Change Right Under Our Feet

Common Dreams

New report spotlights how healthy soil takes CO2 out of the atmosphere to where it helps build climate resiliency. Story here.

New Hog Barns for Manitoba?

Manitoba Co-Operator

The rules haven’t changed but…Story here.

Excesses of the Walton Family Evident on the High Seas.

                                                  

Wal Mart uses this diesel-powered monster ship to bring goods from China to California. It can carry 15 thousand containers, is longer than a US aircraft carrier and is too big to fit through the Panama canal. Two more are in production. 

It then travels back to China empty. 

World Bank Fossil Fuel Financing Leapt in 2014 Despite its Calls to end Subsidies

theguardian

New analysis reveals funding of over $3bn for fossil fuel-related projects last year, despite repeated calls by bank’s president to scrap such ‘harmful’ global subsidies. Story here.

Small-Scale Farmers Cool the Planet (Video)

Manitoba Greens Call For Premier to Quash Energy East pipeline

Winnipeg Free Press

The Selinger government can — and should — slam the brakes on a proposed national pipeline that would pump diluted bitumen from the Alberta oil sands into eastern Canada, the Green Party says. Story here.

Out of Plaice: Popular UK Fish at Risk From Rising Temperatures

theguardian

Study predicts dinner favourites plaice and lemon sole facing severe depletion and rapid warming of North Sea already forcing haddock out of British waters. Story here.