PLANET IN PERIL

The Denver Post Sandhill Cranes Over Manitoba, Canada. PLT photo. Colorado's effort to replenish its aquifers by cracking down on pumping groundwater threatens to leave the thousands of sandhill cranes that arrive here each February without the water they need. Details here.

FoodTank.com Family Farmers conserve environmental resources, protect biodiversity, and increase incomes  while feeding nine billion people by 2050. Details here. A farmer's market in Regina,  Saskatchewan, Canada. PLT photo.

A\J Alternatives Journal Russia has not lived up to the environmental promises made for the 2014 Winter Olympics, and is cracking down on environmentalists for pointing this out. Full story here.

the guardian Canadian government closely monitoring how legal rulings and aboriginal protest pose an increasing ‘risk’ for multi-billion dollar oil and mining plans. Details here. A First Nations protester  in Regina. PLT photo

Winnipeg Free Press A veteran city councillor says emergency situations resulting from climate change will be more frequent in the future and the city needs to be better prepared to deal with them. Details here.

                                 Canadian Wheat Board Alliance PinP photo    www.cwbfacts.ca      (Pelly, Sk., March 3, 2014)   The Canadian Wheat Board Alliance is inviting farmers to a public meeting, Sunday, March 9 th , one PM, at the Elks Hall in Raymore, Saskatchewan.