Alternet - Ellen LaConte Mar 30'11
Canadian organic garden
This large gravel mine, now supplying product for a major road upgrade, has turned this section of Manitoba's Birdtail River valley into a hive of activity. It has also brought noise, emissions and congestion to the surrounding area .
Wednesday, 30 March 2011
Garden As If Your Life Depended On It, Because It Does
Farmers and Seed Distributors Sue Monsanto
Over 60 family farmers, seed businesses and organic agricultural
organizations in Canada and the US, have
filed a lawsuit against Monsanto Company
over genetically modified (GM) seed. Details here.
A field of alfalfa in Idaho
BP Spill's Impact Could be Much Worse Than Expected
Margaret Munro, Ottawa Citizen Mar 30
VANCOUVER — The death toll from the Gulf of Mexico oil spill goes far beyond the animal corpses washing ashore, says a report that warns that whale and dolphin deaths may be 50 times higher than believed. Read more:
This explosion on the Deepwater Horizon oil platform sparked the nightmare.
PUBLISHER'S NOTE: Some time back, I posted this article with some trepidation. Was it over the top? You decide! l.p.
Russian Boreal Forest Being Driven North, Diminishing
Russia’s boreal forest, the largest continuous expanse in the world, is undergoing a large-scale shift in vegetation types as a direct result of the warming climate. Details here.
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