OTTAWA – The Government of Canada is facing a landmark legal challenge in the country’s top court for failing to take action on global warming -- specifically for refusing to respect a federal law that requires reductions in greenhouse gas emissions, the Kyoto Protocol Implementation Act (KPIA).
It is the first climate change lawsuit in Canadian history, filed by eminent Canadian lawyer Chris Paliare and Ecojustice (formerly Sierra Legal) on behalf of Friends of the Earth Canada. “The case targets the fundamental question of whether the government is above the law,” said Ecojustice lawyer Hugh Wilkins. This case is crucial, as it will set precedent for whether the government can simply choose to ignore future laws, on climate change or other vital matters.
For more information on this case, visit www.ecojustice.ca and www.foecanada.org
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Wednesday, January 6, 2010
From Our Newsletter : Logging the Northwestern Rain Forests…
…has many consequences. Including the loss of plant species like the bulbous agarikon mushroom (as seen in photo above). Scientists are studying the endangered agarikon for its medicinal properties. The University of Illinois-Chicago found the fungus to be extraordinarily active against XDR-TB tuberculosis, which is resistant to all known drug treatments. Other studies have found that agarikon has properties to combat flu viruses including, when combined with other mushrooms, bird flu, and possibly smallpox.
The bad news? Logging has razed the Pacific Northwest's old growth; less than 20 percent of our original forests still stand. And these mushrooms breed in the Pacific Northwest’s giant Douglas fir trees.
For more on this story from Alternet, visit: www.alternet.org
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