Thursday, September 29, 2011

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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"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.

Wednesday, September 28, 2011

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

Moving Together - A Successful "Moving Planet" Event

Tuesday, September 27, 2011

Americans' Divide Over Global Warming Getting Deeper

By CHARLES J. HANLEY - 9/24/2011 Associated Press

Despite onslaught of science, resistance to the idea seems to be hardening. Details here.

Controversial chicken ‘megafarms’ in the UK given millions in government handouts.

The Bureau of Investigative Journalism Campaigners call for more sustainable system after revelations that huge farms near the Wye and Sever...