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Food Prices Not Likely to Decline for Some Time, says UN Report

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17/06/11 – The international community will be facing higher food prices and volatility in commodity markets for some time, according to… Details here. l.p. photo

Manitoba Permanently Designates Largest Area Of Protected Land In More Than a Decade

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June 16, 2011 Gov't. of Manitoba Asatiwisipe Aki Management Plan Approved: Blaikie. Details here. Part of the Boreal forest in west-central MB. l.p. photo

Climate Change is the Symptom, Not the Cause

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By: Rod Kueneman - 06/11/2011 - Winnipeg Free Press   The soil is warming and the arrival of this year's growing season once again provides… Details here.   A crowded beach in China. Courtesy; Secondose PLT - While I might have worded the headline differently that the Free Press did, I believe this is an excellent article. If Prof. Kueneman is not suggesting that climate change is unimportant - and I don't believe he is, his references to world population and consumption are compelling. l.p. 

Water Woes Pose Dire Prospects for Prairie Crops

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Canadian Wheat Board 06/14/11 Winnipeg - Unrelenting rain across large areas of Western Canada will severely impact grain production…. Details here. Soggy field. l.p. photo

Why Supermarket Tomatoes Suck

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By Barry Estabrook - 6/13/11 ON E ARTH     a survival guide for the planet Excerpted from the new book "Tomatoland: How Modern Industrial Agriculture Destroyed Our Most Alluring Fruit" Details here. Organic cherry tomatoes. l.p. photo

Innu, Nalcor Disagree on Impact of Labrador Hydro Dams

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CBC News - Mar 21, 2011 Innu say caribou will be harmed. Details here. Photo courtesy of  "Our Labrador"