Wednesday, November 30, 2016
Corporate Giants' "Sustainable" Palm Oil Revealed as Sham
CommonDreams
Nestlé, Kellogg's, Procter & Gamble, Unilever and others are linked to child labor and forced labor in Indonesia. Story here.
A vast palm oil plantation in Indonesia.
Photo by Achmad Rabin Taim.
Prime Minister Trudeau, We Will Do What It Takes To Stop New Pipelines
350.org
Make Trudeau Listen; go here.
First Nations, environmentalists vow 'long battle' on approved Kinder Morgan pipeline
CBCnews
Kinder Morgan, business groups cheer announcement as 'defining moment' for Canada's energy industry. Story here.
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Sunday, November 27, 2016
Loss of sea ice, changes to tundra: Study says Arctic faces 19 tipping points
NATIONALOBSERVER
An international report says the Arctic is perched on the edge of fundamental social and environmental change as it faces 19 tipping points ranging from loss of summer sea ice to the slow creep of shrubs and trees across the tundra. Story here.
Grassy Narrows residents eating fish with highest mercury levels in province
thestar.com
New analysis using provincial data reveals that mercury in an average meal of walleye from Clay Lake is 15 times the daily intake limit for adults. Story here.
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