Analysis by Janet Larsen and Sara Rasmussen*
WASHINGTON, Feb 1, 2012 (IPS) 
According to NASA scientists, this was the ninth warmest year in 132 years of recordkeeping. Details here.
Prairie sunset PLT photo
Thursday, 2 February 2012
Monsanto petition tells Obama: ‘Cease FDA ties to Monsanto’
By Elizabeth Flock Washington Post Jan 30 2012
A two-year-old Food and Drug Administration appointment is stirring up online protests once more. Details here.
Peat Mines OK'd Despite Manitoba Ban
By Mychaylo Prystupa, CBC News: Feb 2, 2012
Three peat mining companies were authorized to level thousands of hectares of Manitoba's boreal forest, just days after….Details here.
Fired Environmentalist Sees Conspiracy
Frances Russell Wpg Free Press 02/1/2012
A B.C. environmentalist claims in a sworn affidavit the Harper government labelled him and his organization, ForestEthics, an "enemy of the government of Canada" and…Details here.
A B.C. environmentalist claims in a sworn affidavit the Harper government labelled him and his organization, ForestEthics, an "enemy of the government of Canada" and…Details here.
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Assessing the dwindling wilderness of Antarctica
Nature Antarctica. Aerial photo by Astro_Alex. Less than 32% of Antarctica is made up of areas that are free from human interfere...
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by Larry Powell Manitoba taxpayers have paid out well over 800 thousand dollars to help hog producers battle “Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea,... -
by Larry Powell Hog carcasses in two dumpsters on a side road near the Decker Colony, northwest of Brandon, Apr. 24th. I spott... -
by Larry Powell According to the farm newspaper, the Western Producer, some Canadian producers are killing their own hog stocks an...