Number of England's Marine Conservation Zones Nearly Doubles

theguardian

But leading marine conservationist warns that MCZs are ‘paper parks’ and will offer wildlife no real protection from destructive dredging and trawling. More here.

Pelicans in Manitoba, 

Canada. PinP photo.

American Billionaire Set to Open Cape Breton (Canada) Coal Mine

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While other Canadian provinces phase out coal, Nova Scotia is defiantly preparing to open its first coal mine since the last one closed in 2001 - this one under the ownership of a secretive American billionaire with ties to the Carlyle Group and Jeb Bush. More here.

The Great Contaminated Outdoors (Greenpeace Video)

Scorched Earth Conservation in the UK

By George Monbiot - the Guardian.
National park authorities inflict mass destruction on wildlife and habitats, then call it conservation. MORE HERE.

Human fascination with burning is alive and well on Canadian farms, too. PinP photo.

Hazardous Chemicals in Pristine Nature

Greenpeace

It's ironic to think that companies who depend on nature for their business, willingly release dangerous chemicals into the environment. More here.    

Warming Could Mean Major Thaw For Alaska Permafrost

Climate Central

If you’d asked permafrost researcher Vladimir Romanovsky five years ago if he thought the permafrost of the North Slope of Alaska was in danger of substantial thaw this century because of global warming, he would have said no. Not any more. More Here.

RELATED: Only “Heroic Efforts” Will Spare Earth’s Mighty Boreal Forest From the Worst Ravages of Climate Change - Experts.

The World-Class Experimental Lakes Area - Grieviously Wounded by the Harper Regime - Struggles Back to its Feet.

International Institute for Sustainable Development.

2014-2015 was a great year for IISD Experimental Lakes Area (IISD-ELA). This was the world-class freshwater research institute's first year under new management, and the team was happy to get back to research as well as focus on expanding the outreach and educational opportunities at the site. 

Tests conducted on the Experimental Lakes result in solutions 
which save others, like the one above. PinP photo.

The annual report includes highlights from some members of staff and the board, as well as some stats from our first year and stunning images of our 58 beautiful lakes and their watersheds. Download the report here.

Bernie Sanders is First to Sign 'Fix Democracy' Pledge Rejecting Fossil Fuel Cash

CommonDreams

"It's time for Hillary Clinton and anyone with serious White House aspirations to match Sander's leadership," says Greenpeace. More here.

Study Finds Canadian Beef’s GHG Footprint Shrunk Over 30 Years

Manitoba Co-Operator

PinP photo

Efficiencies in cattle production and feeding have allowed Canada’s beef industry to produce the same weight in beef as 30 years ago with smaller breeding herds, less land — and smaller greenhouse gas (GHG) output. More hear.

One Of The World's Top Bee Scientists Has Been Suspended for Publishing Research on Bee-Killing Pesticides. (Donations Requested)

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Jonathan Lundgren was an award-winning scientist for 11 years with the U.S. Department of Agriculture. But once he started publishing data linking pesticides to bee and butterfly die-offs, he was ordered to stop talking. Help Jonathan by donating!

B.C. Government Formally Opposes Kinder Morgan Pipeline Expansion

National Observer

Pipe stored on a railway siding in Manitoba. PinP photo.

British Columbia has put its foot down on Kinder Morgan’s controversial Trans Mountain pipeline expansion. More here.