PLANET IN PERIL

Mother Jones Early last month, veteran polar explorers and scientists Marc Cornelissen and Philip de Roo set out on skis from Resolute Bay, a remote outpost in the patchwork of islands between Canada and Greenland. Their destination… Story here.

metro British Columbia is on track to increase greenhouse gas emissions – not reduce them – according to a letter from Canada’s environment minister. Story here.

THE Tyee The 92-year-old anti-austerity campaigner, a UK sensation, sets his sights on Canada. Story here.

the guardian Agriculture ministers say countries should ensure excess food is given to the hungry instead of dumped like the estimated 1.3bn tonnes of annual food waste. Story here.

Macleans Mission accomplished? Not quite. American negotiations with Europe may trigger more changes to CETA. Story here. Related: Free Trade. Pathway to Prosperity or Back Road to Corporatism?

De Smog Canada Three Manitoba-based environmental groups — Manitoba Wildlands , Wilderness Committee , and Manitoba Energy Justice Coalition — held a press conference Thursday in Winnipeg demanding the Manitoba government “acknowledge the magnitude” of TransCanada’s Energy East pipeline project, which would see oilsands (also called tar sands) bitumen shipped through the province. Story here.

CBC News Restrictions on beekeeping getting in the way of Fort Garry Hotel's plans for 5 rooftop hives, hotel says. Story here.

FOSSIL FREE Amazing news! The Church of England has announced that it will divest its holdings of £12m in thermal coal and tar sands. This is a good step in the right direction and a huge win for the divestment campaign. A special shout-out to our faith campaigners in the UK! Story here.

WC Native News PORT SIMPSON, B.C. – The first of three votes on a natural gas benefit offer worth over $1 billion has been unanimously rejected by a First Nation on British Columbia’s northwest coast. Story here.

Inside Climate News Another month, another carbon dioxide record. This time the record extends…. Story here.