California Drought a "Train Wreck" for Central Valley Farms

SF Gate

California's great Central Valley aquifer and the rivers that feed it, already losing water in the changing climate, are now being drained because of the drought, leaving water levels at…Details here.

Massive Bitumen Seepage in Alberta Continues Unabated

The Tyee

Researchers say energy regulator and industry must do more to explain why. Full story here.

Canada's Carbon Emissions Projected to Soar by 2030

The Guardian  

Tar sands expected to help drive 38% increase in emissions, 
Harper government admits in submission to the UN. Full story here.

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More Unfair Elections Coming Monday in Harper's Canada! Act Now! Sign Petition

Council of Canadians 

At this very moment the Harper Conservatives are shutting down democratic debate on their so-called "Fair Elections Act" and trying to ram the 242-page bill through Parliament only three days after it was tabled. Details here.

Related: The Conservative Party of Canada: a Criminal Organization?

7 Environmental Charities Face Canada Revenue Agency Audits

Huffington Post

The Canada Revenue Agency is currently conducting extensive audits on some of Canada's most prominent environmental groups to determine if they comply with guidelines that restrict political advocacy, CBC News has learned. Details here.

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We Need GMO Wheat (Please read comment)

New York Times

THREE crops — corn, soybeans and wheat — account for a vast majority of the value of America’s agricultural crop output. But wheat is different in one important respect. Full story here.

Non-GMO wheat. May you live 
long and prosper! PLT photo.

Heed the Warnings in Extreme Weather – or Risk Losing Earth

The Guardian - Anders Levermann is a professor at the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research, and an IPCC lead author

Make no mistake – climate change will hit us hard. We need to clean up the mess before it is too late. Details here