Tar Sands Pipelines: Our Moment of Truth Featured

Rafe Mair - The Common Sense Canadian

I reflect. We are, I think, at the moment of truth. Either we stop these pipelines or the environmental movement becomes…. Details here.

350.org

Drought Intensifies in U.S. South, No End in Sight

Manitoba Co-Operator - Kansas City | Reuters

Triple-digit heat breaks records, prolongs misery...Details here.

Low water in the Big Blue River, Nebraska

Rupture in Planned US Pipeline Could Release 7m Gallons of Oil (Tar?), Study Warns

Environmental engineers say pipeline operators TransCanada Corp have significantly underestimated the chances of a Keystone XL spill. Details here.

guardian.co.uk

PLT: Apparently we are to believe spills 

like that of another company, into the Yellowstone R. recently, 

simply won't happen quite as much with Keystone! 

yeah, right!

Stop the Monster Belo Monte Dam in the Amazon. Watch the Video! Sign the Petition!

Why I Joined the Tar Sands Action - Maude Barlow - Council of Canadians (Video)

Help the World Stand up to the Climate Crook, Rupert Murdoch! Please Sign the Petition!

Australia is about to pass a law that would slash carbon emissions and get polluters to pay. This is the front line in the fight for our planet's future -- if we win, it could spur bold global action. But Rupert Murdoch and big polluters are fighting hard to kill the bill, spreading messages of fear across the country. We can help drown out Murdoch's mantra with messages of hope from across the world and help pass the law -- join in now:  

Swollen Lake Winnipeg Slowly Killing Wetland

Bartley Kives - Winnipeg Free Press - 08/31/2011

People and vegetation disappearing, too. Details here.

Courtesy of 

Greenpeace