Alberta flooding sets records, prompts calls for action on climate change Joan Bryden, The Canadian Press Mon, 24 Jun 2013 17:31:00 CST More Sharing ServicesShare | Share on facebookShare on deliciousShare on googleShare on twitterShare on email OTTAWA – Water-logged southern Alberta is on track to set a new Canadian record for flood damage, both Continue Reading →
Ocean acidification threatens economies and marine life Posted: 24 Jun 2013 01:57 PM PDT Environment: Corals weaken as pH drops, UN report detail further ocean harm Evidence for ocean acidification abounds, but what that means for different organisms has been hard to pin down. A recent study finds that at least one coral species won’t Continue Reading →
News World news Edward Snowden China’s state newspaper praises Edward Snowden for ‘tearing off Washington’s sanctimonious mask’ State-run People’s Daily says whistleblower has exposed US hypocrisy after Washington blamed Beijing for his escape Share 740 inShare8 Email Jonathan Kaiman in Beijing and agencies guardian.co.uk, Tuesday 25 June 2013 19.22 AEST Jump to comments (950) Link Continue Reading →
Comment is free How can we invest our trust in a government that spies on us? We should not fear some Orwellian future state where we’re subjected to total electronic scrutiny – it’s our present reality Share 1380 inShare0 Email George Monbiot The Guardian, Tuesday 25 June 2013 05.30 AEST Jump to comments (734) Bob Lambert, Continue Reading →
Migrating Animals Add New Depth to How the Ocean ‘Breathes’ June 24, 2013 — The oxygen content of the ocean may be subject to frequent ups and downs in a very literal sense — that is, in the form of the numerous sea creatures that dine near the surface at night then submerge into the Continue Reading →
Monbiot.com The Wrong State Posted: 24 Jun 2013 12:36 PM PDT The police spy scandal shows that mass surveillance will be used against us. By George Monbiot, published in the Guardian 25th June 2013 “If you are a law-abiding citizen of this country, going about your business and your personal life, you have nothing Continue Reading →