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Canadians are making a supersized gamble on climate and the economy
NATIONAL OBSERVER Did you know that: We Canadians are now one of the world's largest extractors of climate pollution, per capita? We're planning one of world's biggest increases through 2030? Our relentlessly increasing extraction has become a supersized gamble that threatens both climate hope and our economic stability? DETAILS HERE. Part if the infrastructure awaiting approval of the Keystone XL pipeline. Photo by shannonpatrick17
Conservation groups urge increased protection for boreal caribou habitat
The Globe & Mail Federal and provincial governments are being urged to increase protection for the boreal forest and its imperilled woodland caribou herds from resource-company activity, as environment ministers prepare to meet in Ottawa this week to devise plans for greater conservation efforts. Story here.
Crop destroying caterpillar rapidly spreading across Africa; maize production endangered
AgroNews New research announced by scientists at CABI (Center for Agriculture and Bioscience Information) confirms that a recently introduced crop-destroying armyworm caterpillar is now spreading rapidly across Mainland Africa and could spread to tropical Asia and the Mediterranean in the next few years, becoming a major threat to agricultural trade worldwide. Story here. Manitoba "crop-duster." PinP photo.
Judge Orders Trump's EPA Pick to Release Emails by Tuesday
EcoWatch The Oklahoma County Court on Thursday found Trump 's U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) nominee Scott Pruitt in violation of the state's Open Records Act. The Center for Media and Democracy (CMD) filed a lawsuit against Pruitt for improperly withholding public records and the court ordered his office to release thousands of emails in a matter of days. Story here.
Scientists have just detected a major change to the Earth’s oceans linked to a warming climate
The Washington Post A large research synthesis, published in one of the world’s most influential scientific journals, has detected a decline in the amount of dissolved oxygen in oceans around the world — a long-predicted result of climate change that could have severe consequences for marine organisms if it continues. Story here. A Mexican beach. PinP photo.