The Canada-China Foreign Investment Promotion and Protection Agreement is a License to be Unfair to Canadians.

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Since winning a majority in 2011, perhaps the most significant and irreversible decision by the Harper government was its lopsided investment deal with China. Story here.

RELATED: "Free Trade: Path to Prosperity - or Back Road to Corporatism?"

New Centre For Climate Risk Reduction on the Prairies

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The centre will focus on building community resilience. Story here.

Ahead of Australia Visit, Naomi Klein Brands PM Abbott a 'Climate Villain'

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Countering the idea that she peddles 'dangerous ideas,' the author and activist replied: 'Are they? I think they are safe...I think Tony Abbott has the real dangerous ideas. Story here.

Human ‘Super Predators' Destroying Our Own Sustenance: Study

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Human beings have evolved into unsustainable "super predators" that kill adult fish and animals at many times the rate of natural hunters, says an extensive study published Thursday. DETAILS HERE.

Bayer: Withdraw Your Neonicotinoid Pesticides From the Market. PLEASE SIGN PETITION!

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The bee-harming pesticides we've been fighting for years are worse than we imagined. Research suggests that neonicotinoids aren't just decimating bee colonies -- they're hurting birds too. Please sign!

The Purple Martin - an insectivorous species 

considered particularly vulnerable. PinP photo. 

RELATED: "New Studies Show Farm Chemicals Are Affecting More Than Bees. Bird Populations are Declining, Too. Is modern agriculture's toxic hold on nature becoming a death grip?"

The Forests of the World Are in Serious Trouble, Scientists Report

The Washington Post

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The planet’s forests are vital to us all. For one thing, without them, global warming would be a lot worse. Details here.

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