Electricity Use, Coal Consumption, and Public Health

ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH PERSPECTIVES - Feb 26'11

                                        Power pylons.

 A PinP photo

Balancing benefits and risks as global demand rises. Full story here.

Is Climate Change Making Food Less Safe?

Rachel Shulman EatDrinkBetter Feb 25 '11

New evidence suggests that climate change is already putting the safety of our food at risk, and that things are only going to get worse. Full story here.

"Mutant" strawberries.

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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.

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. 

Read more here.

Alberta's Herds of Woodland Caribou are in Trouble Across Their Range

EDMONTONJOURNAL.COM FEBRUARY 21, 2011

Biologist says only habitat restoration will save species.  Read more here.

Planet-In-A-Nutshell. An Animated Video Series. HERE'S THE FIRST!

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.