We need to talk more about Storm Ophelia

New Internationalist

Ireland has had its wettest winter and its stormiest winter in 150 years, but will miss its 2020 emissions targets. We are not learning our lesson fast enough, says Daniel Macmillen Voskoboynik. Story here.

Lancet Study Warns of Global Health Crisis and 1 Billion Climate Refugees by 2050

CommonDreams

"We are only just beginning to feel the impacts of climate change." Story here.

Waves crash against the International Airport of Nauro, 
a small Pacific island country. Photo - Matt Robertson 

Global atmospheric CO2 levels hit record high

theguardian

UN warns that drastic action is needed to meet climate targets set in the Paris agreement. Story here.

HIghway construction in Canada. 

PinP photo.

Rooting Out Democracy

George Monbiot

The Sheffield tree massacre is one result of the monstrous, impenetrable officialdom that neoliberalism creates. Story here. 

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Here in Canada, trees are also treated as a nuisance, to be gotten rid of. They rarely win the battle when "Big Ag" decides they have to go. Just watch the video, below, to see what we mean. PinP

"Just like eating yogurt" - scientists hope to end epidemic in bats

NATIONAL OBSERVER

Canadian scientists are racing to test a remedy that they hope will save bats from a deadly fungus that has already killed millions of the winged mammals across the continent. Story here.
Hibernating healthy Virginia big-eared bats in W.V. U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service 

Monsanto Attacks Scientists After Studies Show Trouble For Weedkiller Dicamba

npr

In a normal year, Kevin Bradley, a professor of weed science at the University of Missouri, would have spent his summer testing new ways to control a troublesome little plant called water hemp. This has not been a normal year. Details here.



Photo by
Martina Nolte 

Human Exposure to Glyphosate Has Skyrocketed 500% Since Introduction of GMO Crops

EcoWatch

Glyphosate—the most widely applied herbicide worldwide and the controversial main ingredient in Monsanto's star product Roundup—is not just found on corn and soy fields. This pervasive chemical can be detected in everyday foods such as cookies, crackers, ice cream and even our own urine. Story here.

Image by Brian Robert Marshall

European Parliament Votes to Ban Glyphosate in 28 Countries

EcoWatch

The European Parliament, representing 28 countries and more than 500 million people, has voted to phase out the popular weedkiller, glyphosate over 5 years. It was also banned immediately in households. Story here.

A container of "Roundup," the most famous formulation containing glyphosate, in a collection depot in Manitoba. PinP photo.

'Immoral' salmon milking in Toronto rivers decried by anglers, park users

CBCnews

Some fishermen are killing migratory female salmon to harvest their eggs for bait. Story here.

Carleton University report Finds Alberta methane gas emissions are far higher than earlier thought.

Carlton Newsroom

A major new study by several co-authors in North America suggests methane emissions in the Canadian oil and gas sector are significantly higher than currently estimated and reveals critical gaps in current reporting requirements. Story here.

Snow Leopards Still Threatened by Consumer Demand for Skins and Body Parts

EcoWatch

Despite having their “threat level" lowered a bit recently, snow leopards are still faced with the same consumer demand which is driving the poaching and trafficking of tigers and leopards across Asia. Story here.

Snow Leopard taken at Marwell Wildlife Park, Hampshire, UK

Greg Townsend