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In this interview, Mann, a key figure in the climate wars, reacts to the recent revelations about what Exxon knew about global warming science. Story here.
PLANET in PERIL - WHERE SCIENCE GETS RESPECT. DENIED HER NATURAL INSTINCTS T0 ROOT & FORAGE, THIS YOUNG SOW GOES MAD, BITING THE STEEL BARS THAT CONFINE HER.
Sunday, November 15, 2015
Investors Urge Exxon to Take Moral Responsibility for Global Warming
inside
climate
news
Faith-based shareholder groups have begun filing resolutions, as Exxon faces a NY probe and rising calls for federal prosecution of its climate duplicity. Story here.
As Mining Giant Flails, Human Toll from Brazil Dam Disaster Ticks Up (& Video)
CommonDreams
Mud and wastewater from the burst dams are complicating search and rescue efforts while raising health and environmental concerns. Story here.
Friday, November 13, 2015
Trudeau Orders Oil Tanker Ban That Could Kill Northern Gateway
NATIONAL
OBSERVER
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau issued a set of directives to his cabinet ministers Friday that included instructions to end oil tankers transits on B.C.’s northern coast — a move that observers say could finally kill the long embattled Enbridge Northern Gateway pipeline proposal. Story here.
Thursday, November 12, 2015
TPP Caves to The Tobacco Industry, Threatens Public Health
bilaterals.org
The vacuous “tobacco control” provision in the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) virtually capitulates to the demands of multinational tobacco corporations, jeopardizing nations’ health and economic welfare. Story here.
TPP is About Many Things,But Free Trade? Not So Much
The Globe and Mail
Let’s be clear about the just-released, negotiated-in-secret Trans-Pacific Partnership deal. Despite how it’s being referred to, it is definitely not a “free-trade” agreement. It’s much more than that. Story here.
Maternal Deaths Fell 44% Since 1990 – UN
Report from WHO, UNICEF, UNFPA, World Bank Group and the United Nations Population Division highlights progress
GENEVA/NEW YORK, 12 November 2015 – Maternal mortality has fallen by 44% since 1990, United Nations agencies and the World Bank Group reported today.
Maternal deaths around the world dropped from about 532 000 in 1990 to an estimated 303 000 this year, according to the report, the last in a series that has looked at progress under the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). This equates to an estimated global maternal mortality ratio (MMR) of 216 maternal deaths per 100 000 live births, down from 385 in 1990.
Wednesday, November 11, 2015
Three Trends in US Wildfires
World
Resources
Institute
While fires in Indonesia may be making headlines recently, unprecedented forest fires have also scorched the Western United States this year…Story here.
Smoke From Wildfires Is Killing Hundreds of Thousands of People
National Geographic
And fires like the ones raging in Indonesia can cross mountains and oceans, spreading lung-clogging particles and toxic chemicals. Story here.
Monday, November 9, 2015
Manitoba Lakes Among ‘Most Poorly- Managed' in the World: Watchdog
CBC NEWS
Fish caught in Manitoba's three largest lakes have a "do not buy" rating from the sustainable fisheries organization SeaChoice. STORY HERE.
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