Agrochemical Giant Bayer Just Announced it’s Merging With The Most Hated Company on the Planet: Monsanto. PLEASE DONATE!

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These two companies joining into one mega-corporation is truly the stuff of nightmares. DONATE HERE.

Ontario Environment Officials Concerned That Clear-Cut Logging Releases Mercury. (They Allowed it Anyway!)

thestar.com

Another example of clearcutting. This one in B.C. Wikimedia Commons.

A new scientific report says adding more mercury to the area near Grassy Narrows First Nation is “irresponsible” and “shameless” Story here.

Disposable Planet

by George Monbiot

Wikimedia Commons photo.

Consumerism occupies a sacred and inviolable space, while the wonders of the living world are dispensable. Story here.

Record High Temperatures: Toxic Slime Spreads Across Oceans as Climate Disruption Continues

GlobalResearch

It is August 30. I’m in Anchorage, Alaska, and it’s hot. Very hot. In fact, it’s the fourth straight day of record high temperatures, amidst a year that has seen record high temperatures becoming normalized across the entire state. Story here.

'Five-Alarm Threat to Our Food Supply': Monsanto-Bayer Merger Advances

CommonDreams

Chemical and GMO giants agree on takeover offer worth $66 billion; mega-merger to be reviewed by antitrust agencies worldwide. Story here.

Summer Arctic Sea Ice Set to Become Second-Lowest on Record (NASA VIDEO)

That information comes from the US National Snow and Ice Data Centre. The video below shows the trends.

Dakota Access Construction Will Continue, Pipeline Corp CEO Vows

CommonDreams

As corporate head promises to go ahead with controversial pipeline project, nonviolent water protectors halt construction at one North Dakota site. Story here.