More Tornadoes and Rain, Milder Winters, in Saskatchewan Forecast

Winnipeg Free Press
SASKATOON - Researchers say a changing climate in Saskatchewan will mean more tornadoes and more rain, but also milder winters. Details here.

A twister 36 kilometres east of Regina. 
(Submitted by Kathy Rosenkranz)

Transcanada Seizes A Grandmother On Her Own Property as The Tar Sands Blockade Digs In

Planetsave
The Canadian fossil fuel giant Transcanada is encountering increased resistance from the “Tar Sands Blockade” in eastern Texas. Details here.

PLT: Given the bullying tactics of this stinking company, is it any wonder resistance is increasing? Surely the power of The Corporation over the people is now absolute. That a Canadian-based corporation is involved, in this case, makes this Canadian nauseous. If I get the chance, I will throw up on its CEO. 

Communication Breakdown: How Canadians Were Let Down on E. Coli Response

The Globe and Mail

PLT photo

Millions of Canadians have been fed a bunch of B.S. by those whose responsibility it is to prevent, contain and explain such public health disasters. Full story here.

Report Blames Pesticides for Illnesses

San Francisco Chronicle

Pesticides pervade the environment, from the air we breathe to the food we eat, and they are making children sicker than they were a generation ago, a new report warns. Details here.

Please also read: "Field of Nightmares" exploring the dark side of Roundup. 

Crop-duster in western Manitoba, CA. PLT photo

 

So You Don't Think Climate Change is Worth Fighting? Read on.

 DARA - a Madrid-based humanitrian group.

The Human Toll of Inaction Could Exceed 100 Million Deaths Between Now and 2030 Alone!

•Climate change and the carbon economy as estimated here are responsible for 5 million deaths each year today and cause illness in tens of million people globally comparable to the third leading cause of preventable death with a similar societal impact as tobacco use (see: Health Impact Climate/Carbon)

• The carbon economy claims the largest share of this impact, in particular
due to toxic air pollution, at over 4.5 million deaths a year today 

• Climate change is estimated to be responsible for 400,000 deaths
each year, particularly due to hunger and communicable diseases in the
lowest-income countries 

Arsenic in Our Food

Consumer Reports magazine: November 2012.

Our findings show a real need for federal standards for this toxin. Full story here.

Scientists: Climate Change Could Cause Coral Reef Extinction

Common Dreams.

 Photo credit: Quicksilver

Dwindling fish size and stock may lead to food insecurity. Details here.