PLANET IN PERIL

CBC News Class action lawsuit seeks $400 million in damages. Story here. Honeybee hive. PinP photo. Please also read:   " Are Canada's Pesticide Regulators on the Take? Canadian authorities refuse to protect precious pollinators from known toxins. Is something crooked going on here? " "P in P" Promotes Canada's CHIEF BEE-KILLER - Ted Menzies, to CHIEF BIRD KILLER, as Well!

The Sydney Morning Herald Carbon emissions from the country's main electricity grid have risen since the end of the carbon tax by the largest amount in nearly eight years. Story here.

TheGuardian Four decades after the book was published, Limit to Growth’s forecasts have been vindicated by new Australian research. Expect the early stages of global collapse to start appearing soon. Story here.

Government Of Nova Scotia Energy Minister Andrew Younger has announced, the government of Nova Scotia will introduce legislation this fall to prohibit high volume hydraulic fracturing for onshore shale gas. Story here.

Ecologist Agricultural pests - viruses, bacteria, fungi, blights, mildews, rusts, beetles, nematodes, flies, mites, spiders and caterpillars - are spreading thanks to trade, travel and global warming, writes Tim Radford. The world faces a dire future of increased crop losses and growing insecurity. Story here.

OpEdNews - Chris Hedges The climate change march in New York on Sept. 21, expected to draw as many as 200,000 people, is one of the last gasps of conventional liberalism's response to the climate crisis. Details here.

Common Dreams Fast food giant to acquire Canada's Tim Hortons, reap benefits of tax loophole. Story here.

Common Dreams Mystery vapour trails over Neepawa, MB. P in P photo A draft of the UN panel's synthesis report on the global scientific community's assessment of human-caused global warming offers the starkest and most strongly-worded warning yet of the dangers ahead. Story here.

Government of Manitoba Release Declining Population Needs TimeTo Rebuild P in P photo Effective immediately, moose hunting is closed to all hunters in the area north of Porcupine Mountain in the Red Deer Lake area of Game Hunting Area (GHA) 12. A ban continues to be in place for all licensed hunting in this area, which was put in place last year.  Moose hunting is now also closed to licensed hunters in GHA 19A, east of Duck Mountain.

CBC News Black Bear. Riding Mtn. Nat'l. Park. PinP photo. Plan too narrowly focused on built-up areas, critics say. Details here. Please also read: "MP Plays Both Ends Against the Middle." (Letter)