PLANET IN PERIL

Greenpeace For generations, the Nenets and the Khanty people have bred reindeer, fished, picked berries and gathered. They travel hundreds of kilometers to come together and conduct sacred rituals at Lake Numto.  It's  threatened by an oil company; oil operations would wreck local communities and spell disaster for its  wildlife and ecosystems . Story here.

Greenpeace People power vs. destructive fishing. Please sign petition!

the star.com Consumers have until March 10 to make their views known, as Environment Canada works out a timetable for eliminating the environmental pollutant. Story here.

The New York Times The worsening of tidal flooding in American coastal communities is largely a consequence of greenhouse gases from human activity, and the problem will grow far worse in coming decades, scientists reported Monday. Details here.

Manitoba Co-Operator Unlike other regions, Manitoba may be able to benefit from climate change.  Story here. These were the soggy fields we drove by on Victoria Day last year, on the Trans Canada Highway west of Portage La Prairie (smack-dab in the middle of planting season): torrential rains most likely made worse by climate change. Does this look like the kind of weather that will "benefit" farmers? PinP video.

Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives Most major Canadian cities have organic waste pick up, including: Vancouver, Edmonton, Saskatoon, Hamilton and Toronto. Calgary will start in 2017. If Winnipeg does not move soon on this issue, we will be one of the few large cities in the country not doing our part. Story here.

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) A coral in August 2015 at the start of the worst bleaching event the main Hawaiian Islands  have ever experienced.  (Credit:  XL Catlin Seaview Survey team) Global warming and the current intense El Niño are prolonging the longest global coral die-off on record. Story here.