Wednesday, August 26, 2015

Monarch Butterfly Release Prompts City of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada to Cancel Mosquito Fogging in Park

CBC News

Winnipeg zoo's tag and release program for monarch butterflies now in fifth year. Story here.

The Canada-China Foreign Investment Promotion and Protection Agreement is a License to be Unfair to Canadians.

bilaterals.org

Since winning a majority in 2011, perhaps the most significant and irreversible decision by the Harper government was its lopsided investment deal with China. Story here.


Tuesday, August 25, 2015

New Centre For Climate Risk Reduction on the Prairies

MB Co-Operator

The centre will focus on building community resilience. Story here.

Sunday, August 23, 2015

Ahead of Australia Visit, Naomi Klein Brands PM Abbott a 'Climate Villain'

Common Dreams.

Countering the idea that she peddles 'dangerous ideas,' the author and activist replied: 'Are they? I think they are safe...I think Tony Abbott has the real dangerous ideas. Story here.

Human ‘Super Predators' Destroying Our Own Sustenance: Study

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Human beings have evolved into unsustainable "super predators" that kill adult fish and animals at many times the rate of natural hunters, says an extensive study published Thursday. DETAILS HERE.

Saturday, August 22, 2015

Bayer: Withdraw Your Neonicotinoid Pesticides From the Market. PLEASE SIGN PETITION!

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The bee-harming pesticides we've been fighting for years are worse than we imagined. Research suggests that neonicotinoids aren't just decimating bee colonies -- they're hurting birds too. Please sign!

The Purple Martin - an insectivorous species 
considered particularly vulnerable. PinP photo. 




Friday, August 21, 2015

The Forests of the World Are in Serious Trouble, Scientists Report

The Washington Post
PinP photo.
The planet’s forests are vital to us all. For one thing, without them, global warming would be a lot worse. Details here.

On Carney's agenda, climate is nowhere and everywhere

Canada's National Observer Throughout Mark Carney’s whirlwind first months on the job, two words have remained conspicuously absent from...