Tuesday, June 24, 2014

See What Yes Is Doing (Video)

'The Ground's Wet Enough Without My Tears:' Rain Keeping Farmers From Seeding

Winnipeg Free Press
Good weather for ducks. PLT photo.

MELITA, Man. - Up to 400,000 hectares of farmland could go unseeded in Manitoba this year because soggy conditions and relentless rain are making it impossible for farmers to get on their fields. Details here.

Sunday, June 22, 2014

US Administration Takes Steps to Aid Bees


New York Times:
The White House announced new initiatives on Friday to promote the health of honeybees and other pollinators, which have suffered enormous losses in recent years. Details here.

So Much Polar Ice Has Melted That Maps Have to Be Redrawn

Care2

When people discuss immediate victims of climate change, they list endangered species and island dwellers… yet never cartographers. WON’T SOMEBODY THINK OF THE CARTOGRAPHERS? Full story here.

Friday, June 20, 2014

Wikileaks Leak Shows Data Sovereignty Threat

Wikileaks
A leak of documents from the Trade in Services Agreement negotiations show Australia and other negotiating parties (including Canada) would be prevented from ensuring sensitive customer data remains in the country of origin. Full story here.

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Thursday, June 19, 2014

Approval of Northern Gateway Pipeline in Canada Violates Human Rights.

Amnesty International

Amnesty International calls on federal government to reverse decision. Full story here.

Lytton, BC under evacuation threat again, as hundreds of wildfires burn across Canada

Canada's National Observer This week marks the four-year anniversary of a deadly wildfire that destroyed the British Columbia village of...