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Methane Seeps From Arctic Sea-Bed

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By Judith Burns - Science reporter, BBC News. Photo by Peter Hollinger Scientists say they have evidence that the powerful greenhouse gas methane is escaping from the Arctic sea-bed.

Alberta RCMP Use Re-Enactment to Help Find Wild Horse Killers

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Wed Aug 19 - By The Canadian Press SUNDRE, Alta. - Mounties hope a Crime Stoppers re-enactment will help them find who is killing wild horses in the Alberta foothills. Photo courtesy Canadian Geographic Editor's note: Once again, our inhumanity to our fellow creatures shows no bounds. l.p.

Is Our Last Chance to Preserve Life On Earth Slipping Away?

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By Larry Schweiger , Fulcrum Publishing . August 17, 2009. Shallow news coverage causes most Americans to underestimate the urgency of the threat of global warming.

Soaring Population May Swamp Anti-Poverty Goals

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Published on Monday, August 17, 2009 by Inter Press Service by Thalif Deen UNITED NATIONS - The U.N.'s Millennium Development Goals, already undermined by the global financial crisis, are expected to take another hit - this time from rising population growth. courtesy of The Boston Globe

Phosphorus, Nitrogen Levels Spike in Lake Winnipeg After Massive Spring Flood

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By: Chinta Puxley, THE CANADIAN PRESS - 16/08/2009 WINNIPEG - The massive spring flood in Manitoba that transformed the Red River into a lake and caused at least $40 million in property damage has also taken a toll ..... Satellite image courtesy of Greg McCullough

Canada Loses out as U.S. Ups "Green" Ante

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By Nicole Mordant - VANCOUVER, British Columbia (Reuters) The Obama administration's titanic $60 billion spending plan for the U.S. clean energy sector is luring investors away from "green" businesses in Canada... Courtesy of photosearch.com