PLANET IN PERIL

the guardian Many residents are hoarding water in their apartments – and some are even drilling homemade wells – as they prepare for possible rationing. Story here.

Sum    of + us Honeybee. PinP photo. We've just received a letter from a major corporate agribusiness firm threatening legal action unless we stop our campaign to save the bees.  The letter came from a contractor for Bayer, one of the biggest producers of bee-killing pesticides in the world-- which means we could be facing a long, drawn out legal fight against corporations with incredibly deep pockets. PLEASE HELP!   CONTRIBUTE HERE !

BloombergBusiness Sunlight breaks this tailings pond at the Alberta tar sands down into a rainbow spectrum. Pond contains toxins including bitumen, naphthenic acids, cyanide, phenols and metals such as arsenic, cadmium, chromium, copper, lead and zinc.  Photo credit - Beautiful Destruction. Alberta is in talks with other Canadian provinces and U.S. states to cooperate on climate and environmental policies as it seeks to improve the reputation of its oil sands and win approval of TransCanada Corp.’s Keystone pipeline.  Story here.

Common Dreams Based on rapid thawing, continent has become 'ground zero of global climate change without a doubt,' says geophysicist. Story here.

The Telegraph Blue-green algae is increasing in Britain's lakes and poses a serious threat to health, scientists have warned. Story here. PinP photo.

Climate Progress Food waste is costing the global economy billions each year, and governments should act quickly to reduce it if they want to save money and scale back their carbon emissions, according to a new report. Story here.