PLANET IN PERIL

Winnipeg Free Press SANTIAGO, Chile - Just how to define a glacier is at the heart of a Chilean congressional battle that could determine the future of mining in the world's largest copper-producing country. Details here.

Fast-tracked Legislation to Allow Sterile Seeds Would Harm Farmers, Food Security. Full story here.

Winnipeg Free Press More than 200 people attended an Idle No More rally held this evening at the Manitoba legislature. Details here.

Science News  Exposure to common air pollutants found in diesel exhaust pollution can affect the ability of honeybees to recognize floral odours, new University of Southampton research shows. Details here. PLT photo

Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives Beaverlodge Lake, a 57 square kilometer water body, and three other watersheds in northern Saskatchewan are seriously contaminated with uranium and selenium. Details here. Related: Uranium City - a Legacy of Cancer.

by George Monbiot - The Guardian PLT photo How governments bemoan the problem but keep stoking the fires. Details here.

Pembina Institute EDMONTON — Alberta’s Court of Queen’s Bench has quashed a government decision not to allow the Pembina Institute and the Fort McMurray Environmental Association to participate in the regulatory review of a proposed oilsands project. Full story here.

E-mail the Russian Embassy to protest against the charging of these activists with piracy when they were only protecting the Arctic. =====

The Tyee In Mexico, local resistance to Canadian mining companies is growing as the industry booms. Full story here. Related:  CONFLICT DOGS CANADIAN MINING ABROAD

Larry, Home Depot and Lowe’s still haven’t committed to stop selling the pesticides that are killing the bees  -- and now it’s time to up the pressure. A new report by our allies at Friends of the Earth reveals that  more than half of the “bee-friendly” home garden plants sold at stores like Home Depot and Lowe’s actually contain bee-killing pesticides called neonics -- with no warning to consumers! Nearly 125,000 of us have asked Home Depot and Lowe’s to stop selling pre-poisoned plants and bee-killing pesticides. But so far, neither company has responded. Now, we need to up the buzz to protect the bees.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     PLT photo