Winnipeg Free Press Zebra mussels are here to stay. The challenge now is controlling their spread, a challenge the province appears to be losing in part due to errant boaters. Story here.
THE HILL President Obama said Thursday the link between more extreme weather and climate change is undeniable, and that the world’s best scientists have made a conclusive connection. Story here.
Bilaterals.org In Sold Down the Yangtze , investment treaty expert Gus Van Harten offers a searing critique of Canada’s 31-year investment deal with China, which could end up costing taxpayers billions of dollars. Story here. Related: Free Trade: Pathway to Prosperity - or Back Road to Corporatism?
the guardian About 5,500 glaciers could disappear or drastically retreat by the end of the century with severe impacts on farming and hydropower, say scientists. Story here.
CBC News Fire crews battled blazes in dry, windy conditions near the towns of Cormorant and Sherridon in northwestern Manitoba, prompting the province to cancel burning permits and restrict campfires over large stretches of territory. Story here. Relalted: Only “Heroic Efforts” Will Spare Earth’s Mighty Boreal Forest From the Worst Ravages of Climate Change - Experts.