EU Court Puts Limits on Modified Honey

ABC News

Honey that contains traces of pollen from genetically modified crops needs special authorization before it can be sold, the European Union's top court said Tuesday, Details here.

PLT honeybee photo

Al Gore: Obama Isn't "Relying on Science"

CBS News

Al Gore has posted a note entitled "confronting disappointment" in which he takes President Obama to task for "[bowing] to pressure from polluters" in ordering the Environmental Protection Agency not to seek a tightening of air-quality standards. Details here.

A Canadian pulp mill
PLT photo

Nobel Peace Prize Laureates Urge Obama: Reject Keystone XL Tar Sands Oil Pipeline

Nobel Women's Initiative

Archbishop Tutu and the Dalai Lama call on President to build clean energy legacy. Details here.

Courtesy; Climate Action News

Manitobans Urged to Vote "Green"

Winnipeg Free Press - 09/7/2011

The Green Party of Manitoba wants you to hear what they have to say. Details here.

James Beddome, Leader, Green
Party of Manitoba (PLT photo)

Tar Sands Pipelines: Our Moment of Truth Featured

Rafe Mair - The Common Sense Canadian

I reflect. We are, I think, at the moment of truth. Either we stop these pipelines or the environmental movement becomes…. Details here.

350.org

Drought Intensifies in U.S. South, No End in Sight

Manitoba Co-Operator - Kansas City | Reuters

Triple-digit heat breaks records, prolongs misery...Details here.

Low water in the Big Blue River, Nebraska

Rupture in Planned US Pipeline Could Release 7m Gallons of Oil (Tar?), Study Warns

Environmental engineers say pipeline operators TransCanada Corp have significantly underestimated the chances of a Keystone XL spill. Details here.

guardian.co.uk

PLT: Apparently we are to believe spills 

like that of another company, into the Yellowstone R. recently, 

simply won't happen quite as much with Keystone! 

yeah, right!

Stop the Monster Belo Monte Dam in the Amazon. Watch the Video! Sign the Petition!

Why I Joined the Tar Sands Action - Maude Barlow - Council of Canadians (Video)

Help the World Stand up to the Climate Crook, Rupert Murdoch! Please Sign the Petition!

Australia is about to pass a law that would slash carbon emissions and get polluters to pay. This is the front line in the fight for our planet's future -- if we win, it could spur bold global action. But Rupert Murdoch and big polluters are fighting hard to kill the bill, spreading messages of fear across the country. We can help drown out Murdoch's mantra with messages of hope from across the world and help pass the law -- join in now:  

Swollen Lake Winnipeg Slowly Killing Wetland

Bartley Kives - Winnipeg Free Press - 08/31/2011

People and vegetation disappearing, too. Details here.

Courtesy of 

Greenpeace