Sunday, April 3, 2016

Saturday, April 2, 2016

Nobel Prize-Winning Economist Warns Canada Against TPP

CBC - The House
The warning from Nobel Prize-winning economist Joseph Stiglitz leaves no doubt about his assessment of the Trans Pacific Partnership. More here.

Friday, April 1, 2016

No Seismic Blasting In Canadian Arctic This Year!

Greenpeace Canada
Seismic cannons will not blast through the waters of Baffin Bay and Davis Strait this year, giving Nunavut communities and marine life another summer of relief from the threats of dangerous oil exploration.  More here.

Earthkeeper News - From Around the Planet - VIDEO

Thursday, March 31, 2016

Scientists Nearly Double Sea Level Rise Projections For 2100

The Washington Post
Sea levels could rise nearly twice as much as previously predicted by the end of this century if carbon dioxide emissions continue unabated, an outcome that could devastate coastal communities around the globe, according to new research published Wednesday. 

The main reason? Antarctica. Details here.

Stop a Logging Assault On Quebec's Boreal Forest

Natural Resources Defense Council


Clearcut logging in BC - Photo by TJ Watt
Canadian logging companies are pushing a plan that could destroy some 3 million acres of pristine wilderness in Quebec's Broadback River valley, one of the largest and last remaining untouched stretches of the boreal forest. More here.


Are CBC’s science reporters violating Mother Corp’s own Journalistic Standards and Practices? (Opinion)

According to the JSP, “We do not promote any particular point of view.” Yet if you heard our Senior Science Reporter talk about the first pr...