Saturday, April 23, 2016
Friday, April 22, 2016
Thursday, April 21, 2016
Climate Change Has All But Destroyed Great Barrier Reef, Study Confirms
CommonDreams
More than 90 percent of world's largest living ecosystem has been hit by "severe" coral bleaching. More here.
Wednesday, April 20, 2016
Peruvian Government’s Response to Amazon Oil Spills: Promise High, Deliver Low
Amazon Watch
Across Peru, headlines have been dominated by the presidential elections. Deep in the Amazon, however, the ongoing trauma caused by oil pipeline spills seeps on. Almost three months following a 2,000-barrel spill in Chiriaco followed by another just days later near Mayuriaga, indigenous communities continue to confront the daily reality of poisoned water, fish and crops. More here.
Tuesday, April 19, 2016
Glyphosate Found in Popular Breakfast Foods in US
EcoWatch
Today, the Alliance for Natural Health-USA released the results of food safety testing conducted on an assortment of popular breakfast foods. Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) testing revealed the presence of glyphosate—the most widely used agricultural herbicide—in 11 of the 24 food samples tested. More here.
Wildfires Near Fort St. John, Prince George Prompt Evacuations
CBC News
Climate change means wildfires that are larger, start earlier and last longer. Above - NWT, Canada ’04.USDA Forest Service.
Residents from communities across northern B.C. have been forced to flee their homes. More here.
Saturday, April 16, 2016
Greenland’s Ice Sheet Is Melting So Fast Right Now, Scientists Thought It Was an Error
Slatest - your news companion.
The margin of the Greenland ice sheets. Hannes Grobe, Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research. 1992.
Friday, April 15, 2016
Mekong: A River Rising
theguardian
The Ya Ly Dam, one of the largest in Viet Nam, on a major tributary of the Mekong. A Wikimedia Commons photo.
The fate of 70 million people rests on what happens to the Mekong river. With world leaders meeting in Paris next week for crucial UN climate talks, John Vidal journeys down south-east Asia’s vast waterway - a place that encapsulates some of the dilemmas they must solve. He meets people struggling to deal with the impacts of climate change as well as the ecological havoc created by giant dams, deforestation, coastal erosion and fast-growing cities. Story here.
Thursday, April 14, 2016
Greens Want a Manitoba Wildlife Area Protected
White-tailed deer in western Manitoba. PinP photo.
Winnipeg, April 14, 2016: “The Green Party urges the next government of Manitoba to uphold the law and protect the Whitemud Watershed Wildlife Management Area from the proposed Energy East pipeline,” said David Nickarz, Green Party of Manitoba critic for Manitoba Conservation and Water Stewardship.
Wednesday, April 13, 2016
Wildfires, Once Confined to a Season, Burn Earlier and Longer
New York Times
The first Alaska wildfire of 2016 broke out in late February, followed by a second there just eight days later. Story here.
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