Oil Spill Disaster New Zealand's "Worst in Decades"

BBC - Oct 11'11

An oil spill from a stranded cargo ship off New Zealand is the country's worst environmental disaster in decades, the government says. Details here.
Courtesy of the BBC

Bombshell: State Department Outsourced Tar Sands Pipeline Environmental Impact Study to ‘Major’ TransCanada Contractor

By Joe Romm - Climate Progress - Oct 8, 2011

The Game was Rigged: Entire Environmental Impact Statement Should Be Invalidated. Details here.

U.S. Seen Unlikely to Hit Advanced Biofuel Goal

Manitoba Co-Operator - Oct 11 Land-use changes make emissions reductions uncertain:   report. Details here.

Wheat on ground; PLT photo

Please also read "Bursting the Ethanol Bubble."

UN Advises Prudent Use of Abundant Resources in the Democratic Republic of Congo

  UNNews  - Monday, October 10, 2011

New York, Oct 10 2011 - The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has the capacity 

to become the driving force of Africa’s economic development if its vast forests, water 

resources and trillions of dollars worth of mineral reserves are used prudently, 

according to the findings of a United Nations assessment released today.

Courtesy UNEP 

Watchdog Slams Harper Government for Poor Accountability on Climate Spending

By Mike De Souza, Postmedia News

OTTAWA - Canada's environment watchdog slammed the federal government Tuesday for...details here.

Or read the complete report here.

Environmentalists Pack Hearing - Call Keystone Pipeline Bad Deal for U.S.

Winnipeg Free Press - Oct 6'11

WASHINGTON - The U.S. State Department's final public hearing into TransCanada's proposed 


Keystone XL pipeline is underway with hundreds of environmentalists in attendance. Details here.

Food Crisis Looms in Sudan Regions

Food & Agriculture Organization - UN - 5 Oct '11, Rome

FAO calls for urgent action. Details here.

PLT: Is climate change making this crisis worse, as well? 

FAO photo