Members of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) have announced adoption of new procedures…Details here.
Monday, May 16, 2011
Flood Fight and Flight Along the Mississippi River
(ENS) - The Mississippi River is overflowing its banks, putting pressure on levees from Baton Rouge to New Orleans... Details here.
Sunday, May 15, 2011
UN-Backed World Migratory Bird Day Puts Spotlight on Land Sustainability
United Nations News Centre - 14 May 2011
United Nations-backed events celebrating the annual migration of an estimated 50 billion birds are taking place this… Details here.
United Nations Chief Urges Change in Resource Consumption Patterns for Sustainable Development
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today stressed the need for fundamental changes in humanity’s resource consumption patterns and values. Details here.
Saturday, May 14, 2011
Renewable Energy Can Power the World, says Landmark IPCC Study
UN's climate change science body says renewables supply, particularly solar power, can meet global demand. Details here.
The Audacity of Genetically Modified Foods
The biotech industry, led by Monsanto, promotes the idea that the arguments about genetically modified crops should focus on the science and the economics as Monsanto sees them. Read more:
Friday, May 13, 2011
Harper Ignores Climate Change to his Discredit
NOTE; My letter below, now appears in the Winnipeg Free Press online at: http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/opinion/letters_to_the_editor/121825344.html as "Ditches not enough."
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Dear Editor,
It was quite a spectacle.
There was Prime Minister Harper, who once called climate change "a Communist plot," blissfully inspecting the devastation it has created in Manitoba before his very eyes.
But rather than launching a frontal attack on its root causes, he predictably promised to help Manitoba dig deeper ditches and build higher dikes.
Scientists who know the most about the topic have warned for years that climate change is playing a role in the terrible storms around the world which are getting worse and more frequent. And that, in all likelihood, includes the worst flooding this province has seen in centuries.
So, if we hope to protect our earthly home in more meaningful, lasting ways, we need to cut back on the fossil fuels we burn in our cars and passenger planes. We need meaningful emission control regulations and clean energy sources now.
If this is not done, we will surely be placing future generations at even higher risk.
But I'm not naive.
I know that scandalous neglect by governments, industry and individuals has gone on for so long, we now have no choice but to take the kind of heroic and desperate measures to flood-proof our province which we are now taking.
I also know that action by Canada alone, won't go very far. This is a global problem. It needs global co-operation.
But leadership and backbone by Harper and his newly-minted government would go a long way.
Too bad they have neither.
Maybe in four years.
Larry Powell
Roblin, Manitoba, CA
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Please also read: High Waters: A Climate Connection to the Mississippi River Floods?
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Dear Editor,
It was quite a spectacle.
There was Prime Minister Harper, who once called climate change "a Communist plot," blissfully inspecting the devastation it has created in Manitoba before his very eyes.
But rather than launching a frontal attack on its root causes, he predictably promised to help Manitoba dig deeper ditches and build higher dikes.
Scientists who know the most about the topic have warned for years that climate change is playing a role in the terrible storms around the world which are getting worse and more frequent. And that, in all likelihood, includes the worst flooding this province has seen in centuries.
So, if we hope to protect our earthly home in more meaningful, lasting ways, we need to cut back on the fossil fuels we burn in our cars and passenger planes. We need meaningful emission control regulations and clean energy sources now.
If this is not done, we will surely be placing future generations at even higher risk.
But I'm not naive.
I know that scandalous neglect by governments, industry and individuals has gone on for so long, we now have no choice but to take the kind of heroic and desperate measures to flood-proof our province which we are now taking.
I also know that action by Canada alone, won't go very far. This is a global problem. It needs global co-operation.
But leadership and backbone by Harper and his newly-minted government would go a long way.
Too bad they have neither.
Maybe in four years.
Larry Powell
Roblin, Manitoba, CA
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Please also read: High Waters: A Climate Connection to the Mississippi River Floods?
Wednesday, May 11, 2011
The Canadian Wheat Board's Going... Now What?
By: Laura Rance - Wpg. Free Press - Posted: 05/7/2011
Monopoly did much more for farmers than just sell their grain for them. Details here.
Monopoly did much more for farmers than just sell their grain for them. Details here.
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