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Polar Bears Losing Crucial Sea Ice: Study

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the guardian Life-sustaining sea ice needed for hunting, resting and breeding  is declining in all 19 regions of the Arctic inhabited by the species.   Story here. Ansgar Walk

The FDA Finds Monsanto’s Weed Killer In U.S. Honey

The Huffington Post The Food and Drug Administration, under public pressure to start testing samples of U.S. food for the presence of a pesticide that has been linked to cancer, has some early findings that are not so sweet. Story here.

Agrochemical Giant Bayer Just Announced it’s Merging With The Most Hated Company on the Planet: Monsanto. PLEASE DONATE!

+SumOfUs These two companies joining into one mega-corporation is truly the stuff of nightmares. DONATE HERE.

Ontario Environment Officials Concerned That Clear-Cut Logging Releases Mercury. (They Allowed it Anyway!)

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thestar.com Another example of clearcutting. This one in B.C. Wikimedia Commons. A new scientific report says adding more mercury to the area near Grassy Narrows First Nation is “irresponsible” and “shameless” Story here.

Disposable Planet

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by George Monbiot Wikimedia Commons photo. Consumerism occupies a sacred and inviolable space, while the wonders of the living world are dispensable. Story here.

Record High Temperatures: Toxic Slime Spreads Across Oceans as Climate Disruption Continues

GlobalResearch It is August 30. I’m in Anchorage, Alaska, and it’s hot. Very hot. In fact, it’s the fourth straight day of  record high temperatures , amidst a year that has seen  record high temperatures becoming normalized  across the entire state. Story here.

'Five-Alarm Threat to Our Food Supply': Monsanto-Bayer Merger Advances

CommonDreams Chemical and GMO giants agree on takeover offer worth $66 billion; mega-merger to be reviewed by antitrust agencies worldwide. Story here.

Summer Arctic Sea Ice Set to Become Second-Lowest on Record (NASA VIDEO)

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That information comes from the US National Snow and Ice Data Centre. The video below shows the trends.

Dakota Access Construction Will Continue, Pipeline Corp CEO Vows

CommonDreams As corporate head promises to go ahead with controversial pipeline project, nonviolent water protectors halt construction at one North Dakota site. Story here.

Arctic Death Spiral: Icebreakers Reach North Pole as Sea Ice Disintegrates

ThinkProgress Second-lowest sea ice minimum, lowest average annual sea ice extent.  Arctic sea ice continued its long-term death spiral in 2016, thanks to warming-driven ice melt. As the ice sheet shrinks and thins, it’s becoming easier and easier for icebreakers to reach the North Pole. Story here.

'Climate Change Is Here': August Was Another Hottest Month for the Record Books

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Common Dreams Copyright © 2016 PinP As one climate scientist noted, the temperature has risen even though this year's unusually strong El Niño is on the wane. Story here.