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NDP's Food Report Urges Public Incentives for Local Foods

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Manitoba Co-Operator - June 22 - 2010 The federal New Democrats' report...

Supreme Court Case a Defeat for Monsanto's Ambitions

THE HUFFINGTON POST - Junw 21 - 2010 Andrew Kimbrell - Executive Director of the Center for Food Safety - June 21, 2010 It should be no surprise that… Please also read "Supreme Court’s ruling on Monsanto’s GE alfalfa: Who won?" - on Grist

The Impact of Climate Change on the World’s Marine Ecosystems

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Science 18 June 2010: Ove Hoegh-Guldberg 1 ,* and John F. Bruno 1 ,2 University of Queensland Coral reef with Anthias fish colony. (Credit: iStockphoto/Pawel Borowka) Marine ecosystems are centrally important to the biology of the planet, yet a comprehensive understanding of how anthropogenic climate change is affecting them has been poorly developed. The impacts of anthropogenic climate change so far include decreased ocean productivity, altered food web dynamics, reduced abundance of habitat-forming species, shifting species distributions, and a greater incidence of disease. Although there is considerable uncertainty about the spatial and temporal details, climate change is clearly and fundamentally altering ocean ecosystems. Further change will continue to create enormous challenges and costs for societies worldwide, particularly those in developing countries. . 1 Ocean and Coasts Program, Global Change Institute, University of Queensland, St. Lucia, QLD

Climate Change Threatens Food Supply of 60 Million People in Asia

ScienceDaily (June, 2010) — According to...

Is Using Dispersants on the BP Gulf Oil Spill Fighting Pollution with Pollution?

June 18, 2010 - By David Biello SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN It remains unclear what impact….

BP Is Destroying Evidence and Censoring Journalists

Alternet - Rikki Ott - June - 2010 BP is using federal agencies to...