http://us.oneworld.net/article/country/124/ en_US Canada http://uk.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/83563 The significant shifts driven by climate change in the polar regions present new opportunities and pressures for development. These are challenges which demand holistic, integrated responses (PDF briefing). http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/83543 This week's closed-door meeting of leaders from Canada, Mexico, and the United States is likely to produce changes that "will favor narrow corporate interests over the public good," write trade analysts Sarah Anderson and Manuel Pérez Rocha. http://uk.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/83339 Last week, scientists presented dire forecasts about the impact of global warming on the Great Lakes. Some dramatic changes are already taking place. From: Green Bay Press Gazette http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/83329 A project to plant 15,000 trees across abandoned coal mines in Appalachia will create new homes for forest birds whose numbers are declining due to loss and fragmentation of North American forests. From: American Bird Conservancy http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/83090 North American environmental leaders recently issued a report calling for a greater commitment to green buildings in the region, where commercial and residential structures currently consume an average of 30 percent of total energy needs.