Institute for Agriculture & Trade Policy. Free trade deals, and in particular the proposed Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), have taken a beating this election season. Most of the noise on trade from Presidential candidates Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton has focused on the loss of jobs linked to the offshoring. Much less attention has been paid to the serious impact the TPP and past trade agreements will have on our ability to respond to climate change. Story here.
Nation of Change Over 90% of the world’s population resides in areas where air pollution levels are alarmingly high. Developing countries, especially the regions of Southeast Asia and the Western Pacific, are the most vulnerable and the most affected. Story here.
New Scientist An Ivory Gull. Will they be next? jomilo75 photo The ongoing loss of sea-ice cover is wreaking havoc on ecosystems across the Arctic, and may spell the end of more species than previously thought. Story here.
Authorities in Canada and the United States are preparing to ship approximately 150 truckloads of liquid nuclear waste from Chalk River, Ontario to the Savannah River Site in South Carolina. The material is a mixture of bomb grade uranium together with a witches’ brew of highly radioactive fission products dissolved in nitric acid.
Eco Watch Adult sockeye salmon. Marvina Munch, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service For as long as people have lived in the area, salmon have been an important food source. But something is happening to Pacific coast salmon. Story here. RELATED: " Disastrous Fraser River salmon run eclipses 2009 collapse - Warmer waters, overfishing, fish farm impacts all likely contributed to this year's dismal returns: environmental group"