Government Of Nova Scotia
Energy Minister Andrew Younger has announced, the government of Nova Scotia will introduce legislation this fall to prohibit high volume hydraulic fracturing for onshore shale gas. Story here.
PLANET in PERIL. Where science gets respect. Denied her natural instincts to root and forage, this young sow goes mad, chewing the steel bars that confine her.
Wednesday, September 3, 2014
Tuesday, September 2, 2014
Farm Pests' Global Advance Threatens Food Security
Ecologist
Agricultural pests - viruses, bacteria, fungi, blights, mildews, rusts, beetles, nematodes, flies, mites, spiders and caterpillars - are spreading thanks to trade, travel and global warming, writes Tim Radford. The world faces a dire future of increased crop losses and growing insecurity. Story here.
The Last Gasp of Climate Change Liberals
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.
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.
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