Celebrating 20 Years of Campaigning to Safeguard the Great Bear Rainforest

GREENPEACE

At long last, today we celebrate the culmination of over twenty years of campaigning to safeguard the Great Bear Rainforest. More here.

Organic Producers Could See Net Profit Levels Of Up To $300 Per Acre

Manitoba Co-Operator

Know your cost per bushel, not just per acre, says farm management specialist. Details here.

Hydro Dam Boom Threatens a Third of the World's Freshwater Fish

theguardian

The spillway of the Shellmouth dam in Manitoba. PinP photo.

Plans to build huge dams in the Amazon, Mekong and Congo could devastate freshwater biodiversity in these tropical river basins, say ecologists. More here.

How Climate Change Could Spread Diseases Like Zika

TIME

A female Aedes Aegypti mosquito in the process of acquiring a blood meal from her human host. Photo: CDC/James Gathany

Warmer temperatures could expand the area where mosquitoes can thrive. Story here.

Let’s Protect Ontario’s Moose, Wolves, and Coyotes!

Humane Society International Canada

PinP photo.

The Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry (OMNRF) has introduced a proposal to relax restrictions on the killing of wolves and allow the unlimited killing of coyotes across most of Ontario in an ill-informed effort to enhance moose populations. PLEASE SIGN!

Energy East Pipeline Would Cross 828 Bodies of Water in Quebec

CBC News

Proposed crude oil pipeline would also cut through 69 municipalities in the province. Details here.