PLANET IN PERIL

Common Dreams With many eyes turning to UN talks in Paris, Earth continues to exhibit symptoms of a planet on fire. Story here.

Manitoba Co-Operator Milk protein isolates will enter tariff free, making it even more difficult for Canada to dispose of surplus skim milk. Story here.

INTER PRESS SERVICE “Ever since we moved here, we all have sore throats and we cough all the time,” says a 40-  Details here.

theguardian Member states report a 23% drop since 1990, but the pace is slowing and several countries have missed renewable and energy efficiency targets.  Story here.

Common Dreams Canadians couldn’t have been much clearer on Monday when they hit the polls in numbers that haven’t been seen for decades… Story here.

Common Dreams Yes, Trudeau's sweeping win was a repudiation of "negative, divisive politics" in favor of "a positive vision that brings Canadians together"—but the new prime minister still has much to prove. Details here.

Manitoba Conservation and Water Stewardship advises that effective immediately, moose hunting is closed to all hunters in Game Hunting Areas (GHAs) 29 and 29A, in the Turtle Mountain area.  This conservation closure is in addition to previous closures in and around west-central and eastern Manitoba.  PinP   photo.

THINKPOL The Australian dirty tricks strategist brought in last month to salvage Stephen Harper’s re-election campaign has abandoned the Conservatives, according to the spin doctor’s partner. Story here.

inside climate news A comprehensive new look at a wide range of research concludes that fracking inevitably pollutes water and air and harms people. Story here.

Alberta Farmer "Farmers National" manages two million acres in the U.S. Details here.

theguardian The Conservative prime minister pledged to make the country an ‘energy superpower’, but with the election ahead and many Alberta residents struggling to make ends meet, a promise has become a liability for Harper. Story here.