PLANET IN PERIL

By: Seth Borenstein, Winnipeg Free Press - 10/30/2011 WASHINGTON - A prominent physicist and skeptic of global warming spent two years trying to find out if mainstream climate scientists were wrong. In the end, he determined they were right: Details here.

By Associated Press, October 30 SOUTH WINDSOR, Conn. — When winter’s white mixes with autumn’s orange and gold, nature gets ugly. Details here.

ScienceDaily (Oct. 27, 2011) — Governments around the world must be prepared for mass migrations caused by rising global temperatures or face the possibility of calamitous results, Details here. This was the scene at Lake St. Martin First Nation in Manitoba early this year as residents prepared to flee a long, hard flood season. MIKE.DEAL@FREEPRESS.MB.CA Enlarge Image

Oct. 25, 2011 The Daily Climate - By Douglas Fischer Thawing permafrost and industrial pollution are fingered as culprits. Details here.

CBC Radio - The Current - Oc 28'11 A former Canadian Prime Minister, Paul Martin tells us about a concept called natural capital, an idea that would see our water,  forests and other resources put on the country's balance sheets.  Details here. Courtesy of Now Public

October 26, 2011 By Kate Follot Planetsave  The Obama campaign recently hired Broderick Johnson, a former lobbyist for the Keystone XL pipeline, as a new senior advisor... .Details here. PLT: Corruption rules!

26 October 2011, Rome – Food & Agriculture Organization (UN)   More attention to forest foods and services can improve food security in poor nations. Details here. PLT photo

STEVEN CHASE - OTTAWA— Globe and Mail Update - Oct 24, 2011 PLT photo The NDP says western Conservative MPs with a personal stake in scrapping the Canadian Wheat Board’s monopoly should skip votes on the matter or risk breaking conflict-of-interest rules. Details here.

Anita Elash - From Saturday's Globe and Mail Toronto - Anyone who has been stuck in big-city gridlock lately may find this hard to believe, but millions of Westerners are giving up their cars. Details here.