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Al Gore: Obama Isn't "Relying on Science"

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CBS News Al Gore has posted a note entitled "confronting disappointment" in which he takes President Obama to task for "[bowing] to pressure from polluters" in ordering the Environmental Protection Agency not to seek a tightening of air-quality standards. Details here. A Canadian pulp mill PLT photo

Nobel Peace Prize Laureates Urge Obama: Reject Keystone XL Tar Sands Oil Pipeline

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Nobel Women's Initiative Archbishop Tutu and the Dalai Lama call on President to build clean energy legacy. Details here. Courtesy; Climate Action News

Manitobans Urged to Vote "Green"

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Winnipeg Free Press - 09/7/2011 The Green Party of Manitoba wants you to hear what they have to say. Details here. James Beddome, Leader, Green Party of Manitoba (PLT photo)

Tar Sands Pipelines: Our Moment of Truth Featured

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Rafe Mair - The Common Sense Canadian I reflect. We are, I think, at the moment of truth. Either we stop these pipelines or the environmental movement becomes…. Details here. 350.org

Drought Intensifies in U.S. South, No End in Sight

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Manitoba Co-Operator - Kansas City | Reuters Triple-digit heat breaks records, prolongs misery... Details here. Low water in the Big Blue River, Nebraska

Rupture in Planned US Pipeline Could Release 7m Gallons of Oil (Tar?), Study Warns

Environmental engineers say pipeline operators TransCanada Corp have significantly underestimated the chances of a Keystone XL spill. Details here. guardian.co.uk PLT: Apparently we are to believe spills  like that of another company, into the Yellowstone R. recently,  simply won't happen quite as much with Keystone!  yeah, right!