PLANET IN PERIL

By Tara Lohan, AlterNet. Posted September 19, 2009. The greenest technology available to us may not be solar panels, but instead contraception, according to a new report... Editor's note; We in North America needn't be smug about world overpopulation. While our birth rates are lower than many developing countries, every North Ameriican child consumes exponentially more than his/her counterpart in those countries! Besides, new figures show birth rates, even in Canada, are heading upward! l.p. Please also read this Winnipeg Free Press article, "Manitoba's population takes another jump." (Then click on the "labels" link below, for related stories.)

Winnipeg Free Press - By: Staff Writer - 23/09/2009 WINNIPEG - Two environmental groups say logging could destroy a newly-discovered caribou habitat up north......

Bob Egelko, San Francisco Chronicle Staff Writer - Se. 23, '09 The (US) government illegally approved a genetically modified, herbicide-resistant strain of sugar beets without adequately considering the chance it will contaminate... Sugar beet at harvest time (Flickr photo by grabe) Editor's Note: GM sugar beets are now being grown in Alberta. Is this the same Frankenfood that the American court has now ruled on? Let's boycott Roger's Sugar 'til this is cleared up! l.p.

by Nancy Macdonald Summer, 2009 _ Macleans Magazine Living, toxic goo is killing lakes the world over. It may be too late for Lake Winnipeg. Please also read; "Phosphorus Levels Spike...." & "Lake of the Prairies, the New Lake Winnipeg?

Reminding Manitobans of the Value of the Land - by Larry Powell This year, more people than ever descended on Clearwater, not far from the US border, transforming the tiny community into a teeming centre of live entertainment and education. It was the 8th annual event of its kind, during the weekend of Sept. 18th. While attendance figures aren't available, an organizer, Robert Guildford, (r.) told me, the first day was the biggest Friday ever for the festival. The yearly event is organized by the Harvest Moon Society, a non-profit organization. Its mission is to build awareness of the contributions of farmers and farmlands to the development of vibrant rural and urban cultures. A father enjoys the music with his child. An important component is education. The Society conducts classes and workshops out of the old Clearwater School on topics such as eco-agriculture. It also hopes to develop an action plan for long-term rural sustainability, both environmental and

UPDATE: GREENPEACE Int'l.-Se. 21 '09 Stop the tar sands. Greenpeace activists stop climate crime in the tar sands . On September 15th 25 activists entered the Albian mining operation in the tar sands of northern Alberta, Canada and staged a 31 hour occupation - successfully shutting down the entire operation. They were there because developing the tar sands - one of largest remaining deposits of unconventional oil in the world - is pushing us towards runaway climate change. Learn more and support our campaign to stop the tar sands.