Geo-Engineering Takes Off

By: Gwynne Dyer - Wpg Free Press - 09/24/2011

Scientists who are working on various concepts for "geo-engineering" the climate are almost comically eager to stress that...Details here.

Tar Sands Showdown in the Nebraska Sandhills

By Ted Genoways OnEarth - Sept 30'11

At a heated hearing in the heart of cornhusker country, one cowboy poet gives local outrage an eloquent voice. Details here.

Study Debunks Myths on Organic Farms

By Paul Hanley, Special to The StarPhoenix September 27, 2011

The results are in from a 30-year side-by-side trial of conventional and organic...Read more here.

Paying the Price: The Economic Impacts of Climate Change for Canada

National Round Table on Environment and Economy
Global emissions will have a price tag for Canada. Details here.

                                  The campground at Manipogo Provincial Park, still flooded after months of high water on Lk. Manitoba. PLT photo.  

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Please also read: Are Business Interests Giving Bad Advice to the Canadian Government on Climate Change?

"Pipe Dreams" - Why the Keystone XL Pipeline Will Be a Job Killer

Tara Lohan - Alternet Se 29-'11

Dirty energy can't hide under the false cover of jobs anymore. Details here.

Courtesy of the Globe & Maill

Journalism Lives! - Dan Rather on Pesticides & Bees (Video)

Ground Truth - Se 22'11

Bee Aware from Greg Stanley on Vimeo.
Help start a national conversation on pesticides and bees by spreading the word about this hard-hitting, in-depth investigative report. Details here.

Please read "Are Pesticide Regulators on the Take?" and "Pesticide Ban a Big Win for Italian Honey Bees."

Bayer Agrees to Pull Worst Pesticides — Finally!

Medha Chandra - Ground Truth Se 27'11

I want to share some good news that brightened my day. Details here.
Pesticide container
disposal site.
PLT photo