http://halifax.mediacoop.ca/old/taxonomy/term/1833/0 en http://halifax.mediacoop.ca/story/humanifesto/36960 <div class="field field-type-text field-field-subhead"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> STARSHIP &quot;ENTER-SURPRISE&quot;: DAY 19 OF THE COVID-19 EMERGENCY </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-filefield field-field-image"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <img src="http://halifax.mediacoop.ca/sites/mediacoop.ca/files2/mc/imagecache/page450/screen_shot_2020-04-13_at_10.16.30_pm.png" alt="" title="Scientists believe the loss of natural habitats, as the result of things like clear-cutting for palm oil production, is contributing to the spread of diseases like COVID-19. (Roni Bintang/Reuters)" width="450" height="281" class="imagecache imagecache-page450 imagecache-default imagecache-page450_default"/> </div> <div class="field-item even"> <img src="http://halifax.mediacoop.ca/sites/mediacoop.ca/files2/mc/imagecache/page450/screen_shot_2020-04-13_at_10.24.36_am.jpeg" alt="" title="Ego to Eco " width="105" height="46" class="imagecache imagecache-page450 imagecache-default imagecache-page450_default"/> </div> </div> </div> <div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="&quot;K&quot;}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_53"> <div class="text_exposed_root text_exposed" id="id_5e954a0bb7dca7793778225"> <p>My homestay student told me</p> </div></div><p><a href="http://halifax.mediacoop.ca/story/humanifesto/36960" target="_blank">read more</a></p> http://halifax.mediacoop.ca/story/humanifesto/36960#comments Joanne Light Direct Action Environment Governance #environment COVID-19 ecosystems Tue, 14 Apr 2020 05:35:26 +0000 Joannelight 36960 at http://halifax.mediacoop.ca http://halifax.mediacoop.ca/story/ticks-move-weather/3736 <div class="field field-type-text field-field-subhead"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> Spread of Lyme Disease Linked to Climate Change, Disruption of Ecosystems </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-filefield field-field-image"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <img src="http://halifax.mediacoop.ca/sites/mediacoop.ca/files2/mc/imagecache/page450/757px-Ixodes_scapularis_0.png" alt="" title="The Blacklegged Tick, Primary Vector of Lyme Disease in Nova Scotia. (photo: Wikipedia.org via Public Library of Science)" width="450" height="357" class="imagecache imagecache-page450 imagecache-default imagecache-page450_default"/> </div> </div> </div> <p><a href="http://www.gov.ns.ca/natr/forestprotection/foresthealth/ticks-sum2010.asp" rel="nofollow">Protect yourself</a> from black-legged ticks this summer, but also understand how disregard for the environment helps them spread, say local scientists.</p> <p><a href="http://halifax.mediacoop.ca/story/ticks-move-weather/3736" target="_blank">read more</a></p> http://halifax.mediacoop.ca/story/ticks-move-weather/3736#comments Ben Sichel Environment Health Bedford climate change ecosystems environment Halifax health Lyme disease ticks Environment Halifax News Rural Halifax Wed, 23 Jun 2010 15:55:34 +0000 bsichel 3736 at http://halifax.mediacoop.ca