Saturday, December 1, 2018
Friday, November 30, 2018
Researchers say Canada’s race to conserve marine biodiversity may backfire
Laurier
Canada’s race to meet biodiversity conservation targets could jeopardize the very goal it is trying to achieve. More here.
Aerial view of the Bunsby marine park. West coast of Vancouver Island. Bc. Photo by Kiwican |
Thursday, November 29, 2018
New Canadian research sheds light on how a disease deadly to certain animals, mostly in the wild, is spread. The answer seems to lie beneath their feet!
by Larry Powell
It's a terrible ailment called chronic wasting disease (CWD).
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A moose in Riding Mountain National Park, Canada. A PinP photo. |
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Sunday, November 25, 2018
Climate correction: when scientists get it wrong
PHYS ORG
A few weeks ago, AFP joined news outlets around the world in covering the release of a major academic paper, warning that our oceans were warming dramatically faster than previously thought. There was one problem. It was wrong. Read more here.
A few weeks ago, AFP joined news outlets around the world in covering the release of a major academic paper, warning that our oceans were warming dramatically faster than previously thought. There was one problem. It was wrong. Read more here.
Atlantic herring (Clupea harengus) are small schooling fish that can be found on both sides of the North Atlantic. A NOAA photo. |
Thursday, November 22, 2018
Climate-heating greenhouse gases at record levels, says UN
The Guardian/WM0
Carbon dioxide, methane and nitrous oxide are far above pre-industrial levels. Details here.
Air travel is the fastest-growing source of emissions. |
Wednesday, November 21, 2018
Palm Oil Was Supposed to Help Save the Planet. Instead It Unleashed a Catastrophe.
The New York Times
A decade ago, the U.S. mandated the use of vegetable oil in biofuels, leading to industrial-scale deforestation — and a huge spike in carbon emissions. Story here.
A palm oil concession in Sumatra. Photo by Hayd. |
Tuesday, November 20, 2018
Killing Plants Is the Fastest Way to End the World
TRUTHOUT
A Manitoba corn crop ruined by a freak summer frost. A PinP photo. |
A recently-published study has found that “climate change and human activity are dooming species at an unprecedented rate.” Story here.
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