thestar.com
Consumers have until March 10 to make their views known, as Environment Canada works out a timetable for eliminating the environmental pollutant. Story here.
PLANET in PERIL - WHERE SCIENCE GETS RESPECT. DENIED HER NATURAL INSTINCTS T0 ROOT & FORAGE, THIS YOUNG SOW GOES MAD, BITING THE STEEL BARS THAT CONFINE HER.
Wednesday, February 24, 2016
Seas Are Rising at Fastest Rate in Last 28 Centuries
The New York Times
The worsening of tidal flooding in American coastal communities is largely a consequence of greenhouse gases from human activity, and the problem will grow far worse in coming decades, scientists reported Monday. Details here.
Tuesday, February 23, 2016
Get Ready For More ‘Weather Whiplash’
Manitoba Co-Operator
Unlike other regions, Manitoba may be able to benefit from climate change. Story here.
These were the soggy fields we drove by on Victoria Day last year, on the Trans Canada Highway west of Portage La Prairie (smack-dab in the middle of planting season): torrential rains most likely made worse by climate change. Does this look like the kind of weather that will "benefit" farmers? PinP video.
Quit Stalling on Organic Waste Pickup, Winnipeg!
Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives
Most major Canadian cities have organic waste pick up, including: Vancouver, Edmonton, Saskatoon, Hamilton and Toronto. Calgary will start in 2017. If Winnipeg does not move soon on this issue, we will be one of the few large cities in the country not doing our part. Story here.
El Niño Prolongs Longest Global Coral Bleaching Event
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
Monday, February 22, 2016
El Niño and Climate Change—Contributing Factors in the Dispersal of Zika Virus in the Americas?
THE LANCET
In their letter, Isaac I Bogoch and colleagues (Jan 23, p 335)1 anticipated the international spread of Zika virus from Brazil through air traffic. Story here.
Government of Canada Invests $1 Million in Canola Research
Agro Pages
Agriculture Minister Lawrence MacAulay announced that the Government of Canada is investing over $980,000 in research to help drive innovation and profitability in the canola industry. Story here.
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