OpEdNews - Chris Hedges
The climate change march in New York on Sept. 21, expected to draw as many as 200,000 people, is one of the last gasps of conventional liberalism's response to the climate crisis. Details here.
Tuesday, September 2, 2014
Sunday, August 31, 2014
America's Burger King 'Inversion' Allows it to Profit Off Public, Dodge Taxes, say Critics
Common Dreams
Fast food giant to acquire Canada's Tim Hortons, reap benefits of tax loophole. Story here.
Saturday, August 30, 2014
'Severe... Pervasive... Irreversible": IPCC's Devastating Climate Change Conclusions
Common Dreams
Mystery vapour trails over Neepawa, MB. P in P photo
A draft of the UN panel's synthesis report on the global scientific community's assessment of human-caused global warming offers the starkest and most strongly-worded warning yet of the dangers ahead. Story here.
Friday, August 29, 2014
The Province of Manitoba, Canada Announces Additional Moose-Hunting Closures In the West-Central District
Government of Manitoba Release
Declining Population Needs TimeTo Rebuild
P in P photo
Effective immediately, moose hunting is closed to all hunters in the area north of Porcupine Mountain in the Red Deer Lake area of Game Hunting Area (GHA) 12. A ban continues to be in place for all licensed hunting in this area, which was put in place last year. Moose hunting is now also closed to licensed hunters in GHA 19A, east of Duck Mountain.
Wednesday, August 27, 2014
Conservation Plan of Canada's National Government Ignores National Parks, Wilderness: Critics
CBC News
Black Bear. Riding Mtn. Nat'l. Park. PinP photo.
Plan too narrowly focused on built-up areas, critics say. Details here.
Please also read: "MP Plays Both Ends Against the Middle." (Letter)
Monday, August 25, 2014
Exciting Development: Seralini Study on Toxic Effects of GMOs and Glyphosate Republished
People for Glyphosate Testing
A "crop-duster" sprays chemical on a GMO crop in Manitoba, CA. (PinP photo)
The Séralini study on the long-term effects of GMOs and glyphosate has been republished in the journal Environmental Sciences Europe. Story here.
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