Sunday, September 17, 2017

European glyphosate safety report copy-pasted Monsanto study

Nation of Change





"Whether this is a question of negligence or intent, it is completely unacceptable for
government bodies to pass off industry analysis as their own." Story here.

A crop-duster sprays pesticides 
on a crop in Manitoba.  PinP photo.

‘Software disease’ — The hazards of plastic, net wrap and twines


    Canadian Cattlemen
Animal Health: Ingestion of plastics has become a common killer. Story here.

U.S. Air Force Is Spraying 6 Million Acres With Chemicals in Response to Harvey

EcoWatch
The Air Force has dispatched big spray planes to control pests which they claim pose a health risk to rescue workers around Houston. Sadly, those "pests" include the good ones, like bees. Story here.

Saturday, September 16, 2017

Living Planet Report Canada - Our Vanishing Wildlife

World Wildlife Fund













                   Burrowing owl.                                  
















Great Blue Herron.












Bobolink. (PinP photos.)


The fate of wildlife in Canada is in our hands. WWF -Canada’s Living Planet Report Canada shows that wildlife is on a troubling decline. It’s time to come together and turn things around. Story here.


Wednesday, September 13, 2017

Unraveling a major cause of sea ice retreat in the Arctic Ocean

ScienceDaily
Quantitative analysis has evidenced the acceleration system of melting ice: dark water surfaces absorb more heat than white ice surfaces, thus melting ice and making more water surfaces in the Arctic Ocean. Details here.

Global fingerprints of sea-level rise revealed by satellites

NATURE|NEWS

Geological processes send more meltwater from glaciers and ice sheets to Earth's mid-latitudes. Story here.

Greenland. Photo by Uffe Wilken


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