Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird appeared to confirm in question period what the rumour mill suspected: the Harper government shut down the NRTEE environmental advisory group because it didn't like the advice it was getting on climate change.

Research by the soon-to-be axed National Round Table on the Environment and the Economy warns that Canada is behind on international business standards for greener technologies, as well as emissions standards to reduce the climate change impact of long-term infrastructure.

Lobsters could provide a warning sign regarding the effects of climate change in the ocean, according to a scientist.