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Earth’s Ozone Layer is Recovering, Scientists Say

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The Boston Globe WASHINGTON (AP) — Earth’s protective but fragile ozone layer is beginning to recover, largely because of the phase-out since the 1980s of certain chemicals used in refrigerants and aerosol cans, a U.N. scientific panel reported Wednesday in a rare piece of good news about the health of the planet. Story here.

Trees Are Dying From ‘No Obvious Cause’ In Rocky Mountains, Report Says

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Climate Progress. "Jasper," a Rock Mountain national park in Alberta, Canada. "P in P" photo. The Rocky Mountain forests that traverse the West are under unprecedented danger from climate-related impacts according to a new report from the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) and the Rocky Mountain Climate Organization. The Rockies include national parks like Yellowstone, Grand Teton, and Glacier National Park, and are facing a “triple assault — tree-killing insects, wildfires, and heat and drought — that could fundamentally alter these forests as we know them.” Story here.

Health Canada's "Vitamin Police" Begin Raiding Health Food Retailers

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Citizens for Choice In early 2012 Health Canada's Natural Health Products Directorate (NHPD) had  already spent over one billion dollars of taxpayer's money regulating an  industry that was on record as having caused zero deaths. Two and a half  years later, the taxpayer's bill is still climbing.but the death toll  isn't. It's still zero! Yet, as of September 1st, in the name of safety, Health Canada has sent out inspectors to force all products not possessing a  natural product license off health retailer shelves. "P in P" photo

Audubon's Birds & Climate Change Report

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314 Species on the Brink Shrinking & shifting ranges could imperil nearly half of North American birds within this century.  Story here. A robin caught in a freak storm in Manitoba.                                                                                                                                                         Barn swallows.  Yellow-headed Blackbird s , a familiar sight in western North America,  may be under threat before the end of the century. ( P in P photos)

Organic Food Council of Manitoba screening of ‘Open Sesame: The Story of Seeds’

The Park Theatre — 698 Osborne St., Winnipeg Sunday Sep 21 at 6:00pm . “Movie followed by a panel discussion, including the filmmaker.” Tickets $10 online, $12 at door. For more info or to buy tickets visit the Canadian Organic Growers website .

Photos Capture Amazon Tribe As They Beat And Strip Illegal Loggers

Huffington Post The Ka'apor Indians, a tribe of indigenous Brazilians living in the northeast region of the country's expansive rainforest, have begun taking up arms against illegal loggers who are threatening their homeland. On one of their recent searches for loggers, they were joined by Reuters photographer Lunae Parracho, who documented the scene when they reportedly found a number of the men. Story here.

Mt. Polley Debacle: The Canadian Province of British Columbia is Miles behind US on Mine Danger Info

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Public here (in BC)  barred from records which are freely available in US to help avert disasters. Story here. Related: Massive Canadian Mining Waste Spill Was Nearly 70 Percent Larger Than Previous Estimates