Thursday, February 24, 2011

Winning Letters on Ethics and Tar Sands

Environmental Defence Feb 24 '11

We held a contest for the best letter to new Environment Minister Peter Kent on ethics and tar sands. Here are the winners and some other favourites.
You can still take action by sending a letter to Minister Kent here.

Wednesday, February 23, 2011

Climate Change. Wild Weather. There IS a Connection!

Edmonton Journal February 22, 2011
 A report in the scientific journal Nature has for the first time linked a specific weather event to human induced climate change. 

Monday, February 21, 2011

Many Months Later, Gulf of Mexico Bottom Shows Little Sign of Recovery, but Many Dead Critters

By Seth Borenstein, The Associated Press | The Canadian Press – Sat, 19 Feb '11 
WASHINGTON - Oil from the BP spill remains stuck on the bottom of the Gulf of Mexico, according to a top scientist's video and slides that she says demonstrate the oil isn't degrading as hoped and has decimated life on parts of the sea floor. Full story here.
It all began early last year when the rig, 
Deepwater Horizon, (above), exploded.

Chevron Thumbs its Nose at the Court & Ecuador Itself Over the Profound Harm it Has Inflicted on the Amazon Rain Forest & its People

DESMOGBLOG - 14 February '11 
 EDITOR'S NOTE: Once again, a despicable, soulless corporation. made possible through despicable, soulless investors, pits itself against ordinary people. WILL WE LET IT WIN? l.p.  


Sunday, February 20, 2011

Ozone Layer’s Future Linked Strongly to Changes in Climate, Study Finds

ScienceDaily (Feb. 17, 2011) 
 The ozone layer, the thin atmospheric band high-up in the stratosphere that protects living things on Earth from the sun's harmful ultraviolet rays faces potential new challenges.  Full story here.