by faster | Nov 22, 2018 | Blog
SOURCE: The Guardian DATE: November 22, 2018 SNIP: Endangered killer whales off Canada’s west coast were forced to contend with machine gun fire and smoke bombs after the government allowed the country’s navy to conduct live fire exercises in a protected area. A strip...
by faster | Nov 17, 2018 | Blog
SOURCE: The Guardian DATE: November 17, 2018 SNIP: As a UN conference convenes to work out a new deal for protecting the planet’s biodiversity, the focus falls on the nations that are not attending. Amid the worst loss of life on Earth since the demise of the...
by faster | Nov 17, 2018 | Blog
SOURCE: CBC DATE: November 17, 2018 SNIP: Last year, 12,812 hectares of B.C. forest was sprayed with the herbicide glyphosate. It’s an annual event — a mass extermination of broadleaf trees mandated by the province. The eradication of trees like aspen and birch...
by faster | Nov 13, 2018 | Blog
SOURCE: The Guardian DATE: November 13, 2018 SNIP: Heatwaves severely damage the fertility of male beetles and consecutive hot spells leave them virtually sterilised, according to research. Global warming is making heatwaves more common and wildlife is being...
by faster | Nov 11, 2018 | Blog
SOURCE: Yale Climate Connections DATE: Nov 11, 2018 SNIP: The high Arctic long has been seen as a vast, impassable span of ice accessed only by intrepid and daring explorers. But as more sea ice melts, the region is becoming more accessible, and travel by ship is now...
