Political History is Written in British Columbia, Canada

Dear Larry -

We just witnessed history.

Yesterday’s BC election was a MAJOR breakthrough for Greens. The BC Green Party have re-elected their leader, Andrew Weaver, as well as two new MLAs. Sonia Furstenau has won in Cowichan Valley, and Adam Olsen has won in Saanich North and the Islands.

How Quebec Floods are Linked to Climate Change

NATIONAL

OBSERVER

Tri Vo, a resident of Gatineau, Quebec, peered out at the flooded landscape from a back porch door,  barricaded by sandbags and water pumps. Story here.

The Montreal suburb of Cartierville. Photo by "Exile on Ontario St."

REPSA: Do right by the victims of destructive palm oil policies in Guatemala. PLEASE SIGN PETITION!

SumOfUs

It has been two years since a deadly spill contaminated La Pasión River and destroyed the livelihoods of communities in Guatemala. The corporation responsible, REPSA, has yet to take real steps to address the environmental and social damages it has caused. PLEASE SIGN THE PETITION!

"Justin's Disaster." Blog attaches a name to Canada's flooding tragedy.

Bill Would Set Manitoba's Animal Protections Back by a Decade

Huffington Post

There's a sick feeling of déjà vu for those of us in Manitoba these days. Here's why. Story here.

Climate Change - Global Warming Warning - 1981 (Video)

The dam at the heart of Canada's flooding emergency

NATIONAL

OBSERVER

The Moses-Saunders dam which regulates flows from Lake Ontario 

into the St. Lawrence River. 

High water levels threatening flood damage to hundreds of homes in Ontario and Quebec will continue to rise, warns the federal environmental engineer in charge of reporting this data to international authorities. Story here.

Drought predicted for Alberta this summer

The Western Producer

Farmers in central and northern Alberta should brace for drought this summer, according to AccuWeather. Story here.

Malaysian energy company accused of building unauthorized dams in B.C.

VANCOUVER

SUN

Progress Energy, owned by Malaysian state-controlled Petronas, has built a number of earth dams without regulatory approval in northeast B.C. to capture water for fracking operations, says a report by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives. STORY HERE.

Have crop shelter belts outlived their usefulness? Modern agriculture has spoken - they have.

Are trees now passé in our modern agricultural landscape? Please check out my brief video, below on the era of crop "shelter belts," now disappearing from the scene.

As always, you are urged to add your own two-bits worth in the comments section, below.

It’s the end of the world and we know it: Many scientists see apocalypse, soon

SALON

Stephen Hawking is one of many scientists who see the possible near-term demise of our species. STORY HERE.