Thanks, Climate Change. Extreme Weather Wreaking Havoc Across Globe

CommonDreams

'Biblical' flooding in the UK has forced hundreds of evacuations, while fatal storms in U.S. have killed at least 43 people. More here.

There's A Way to Save Our Future. So Why Aren't More People Talking About It?

CommonDreams

PinP blogger, Larry Powell, 

plants a cover crop on his organic 

acreage in Manitoba. (Circa 2000) PinP photo.

Transitioning to organic regenerative agriculture practices 'offers the best, and perhaps our only, hope for averting a global warming disaster.' More here.

Raven Thundersky, Indigenous Health Advocate, Dies at 50

CBC News

'The last thing she did was smile,' Thundersky's daughter Raven-Dominique Gobeil says. Story here.

World's Lakes Are Warming Surprisingly Quickly Due to Climate Change

CBC News

Clear Lk. MB. PinP photo.

Canadian lakes and those that are ice-covered in winter are warming twice as fast as others. Story here.

Life and Death

George Monbiot - the Guardian

The remarkable decline in violence between humans suggests that we could also restrain our violence against the planet. More here.

Are we Going to Sit Back And Wait For the Next Mine Waste Disaster?

New Internationalist

‘If the dam had collapsed at night, everyone would have died.’

These chilling words came from….More here.