White House Budget Cuts UN Funding.

Larry – Today, the White House released a budget proposal that calls for crippling funding cuts that would undermine the United Nations’ ability to address the current refugee and humanitarian crises, help stabilize troubled regions through peacekeeping, and provide other forms of vital assistance. If passed by the U.S. Congress, the UN and its lifesaving agencies could see massive cuts that would put lives at risk. The proposed budget would jeopardize the UN’s most vital work to protect the world’s vulnerable during the worst refugee crisis in history and the worst humanitarian emergency in decades. Such reductions run counter to the views of the majority of Americans, undermine universal values, and make the world less stable and secure. Members of Congress will consider the President’s request over the next few weeks and release their own proposal. It’s ultimately up to Congress to determine how much they will allocate to the UN. Your voice is more important than ever before. Take a stand: share this graphic and tell the world that the UN matters to you. Thank you, Kathy Calvin President & CEO  United Nations Foundation P.S. You can learn more about the budget and how you can help here.

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Aerial photography of northern Ontario's Ring of Fire

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Geographic

Photo credit - Garth Lenz, Canadian Geographic.

The James Bay Lowlands contain both environmentally crucial peatlands and one of the largest potential mineral reserves in Canada. Story here.

How Protecting Native Forests Cost a Southeast Asian Activist His Life

YaleEnvironment360

Logging in Malaysia. Photo credit: Stephen Codrigtonn

Malaysian activist Bill Kayong fought to save native forest lands from logging and oil palm development. Like a troubling number of environmental campaigners around the world, he paid for it with his life. Second in a series.

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theguardian

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A mute swan makes the best of a polluted world. 

Photo Credit - Wikimedia Commons.

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Plastics like this contribute to the problem. 

Alberta Wildfires Dubbed "Steve's Inferno," After Former Canadian Prime Minister, Stephen Harper.

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The Guardian

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Oil line pipe loaded on rail cars in Manitoba. PinP photo.

Elections BC asked to investigate Texas pipeline money. Story here.

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An United Nations agency has issued a warning about the environmental health of Canada’s largest national park. Story here.

Gros Beak Lake, Wood Buffalo Park.
photo by Ansgar Walk

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The Western Producer

A Manitoba honeybee hive. PinP photo.

For years, environmentalists have said insecticides must be banned to protect bees. Now, some of those same environmental groups are saying that glyphosate must be banned to protect consumers from tainted honey. Story here.

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Scott Pruitt Went on TV to Deny Climate Change

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