Sunday, August 31, 2014

America's Burger King 'Inversion' Allows it to Profit Off Public, Dodge Taxes, say Critics

Common Dreams


Fast food giant to acquire Canada's Tim Hortons, reap benefits of tax loophole. Story here.

Saturday, August 30, 2014

'Severe... Pervasive... Irreversible": IPCC's Devastating Climate Change Conclusions

Common Dreams
Mystery vapour trails over Neepawa, MB. P in P photo
A draft of the UN panel's synthesis report on the global scientific community's assessment of human-caused global warming offers the starkest and most strongly-worded warning yet of the dangers ahead. Story here.

Friday, August 29, 2014

The Province of Manitoba, Canada Announces Additional Moose-Hunting Closures In the West-Central District

Government of Manitoba Release
Declining Population Needs TimeTo Rebuild
P in P photo
Effective immediately, moose hunting is closed to all hunters in the area north of Porcupine Mountain in the Red Deer Lake area of Game Hunting Area (GHA) 12. A ban continues to be in place for all licensed hunting in this area, which was put in place last year.  Moose hunting is now also closed to licensed hunters in GHA 19A, east of Duck Mountain.

Wednesday, August 27, 2014

Monday, August 25, 2014

Exciting Development: Seralini Study on Toxic Effects of GMOs and Glyphosate Republished

People for Glyphosate Testing

A "crop-duster" sprays chemical on a GMO crop in Manitoba, CA. (PinP photo)
The Séralini study on the long-term effects of GMOs and glyphosate has been republished in the journal Environmental Sciences Europe. Story here.

Health Canada probes claim that government officials helped pesticide company overturn a ban

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