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

Moving Together - A Successful "Moving Planet" Event

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.

More Than 100 Arrests in Tar Sands Protest on Parliament Hill

Ottawa - Council of Canadians.

Details here.

A Climate Chuckle

Courtesy of Planetsave

Is Rex Murphy About to Damage the CBC's Reputation?

by Larry

Rex Murphy, that pompous darling of the CBC's flagship TV newscast, "The National" and CBC Radio's "Cross-Country Checkup," seems about to jump into the murky waters of climate denial.

Rex Murphy caricature courtesy 

of By the Bay Art Studio

"Friends of Science" is announcing Murphy will speak to the student body at the University of Calgary on September 29th at an event called "Climate Change 101." 

The dishonestly named "Friends....." is actually dedicated to sowing doubt and discrediting peer-reviewed science surrounding global warming. 

According to the painstakingly-researched book, "Climate Cover-up," "Friends of Science" had its origins in the Calgary oil patch, among geologists and oil industry PR types determined to discredit the Kyoto Protocol.

The main sponsor of the event on the 29th is the "Frontier Centre for Public Policy," a conservative "think-tank." It has long been associated with Tim Ball, arguably Canada's best-known (and most infamous) climate-denier. Ball is widely believed to have been compensated by oil industry interests for his speaking tours. The same book, "Climate Cover-up" questions Ball's credentials as a climate scientist and points to his lack of peer-reviewed research into the very topic he claims to specialize in.

For Murphy to enter the fray as another "climate crank" comes as no surprise to me, personally. As a regular CBC viewer and listener, I've noticed for a long time now how he studiously ignores this pressing issue of our time, obviously holding our very climate crisis and those who support the science, in contempt.

His foray into the shark-infested waters of climate denial, peopled by cranks, contrarians, vested interests and charlatans,  will do nothing but lower the esteem many now hold for our national broadcaster.

Perhaps it's time for the CBC to sever its ties with this broadcast dinosaur, and move on!

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FOOTNOTE: Someone suggested I should give Rex the benefit of the doubt and wait to hear what he has to say on the 29th. So, I did remove this post, for awhile,  until I read this. Unless the "Frontier Centre" is taking some elaborate liberties with what Rex stands for, there's little doubt, now! 
UPDATE: In its wisdom and for whatever reason,  the Frontier Centre has seen fit to remove the story to which I provided a link to, above. 

Winnnipeg Free Press Gives Green Party Leader Top Marks in Political Leaders' Debate

Free Press Online - Sept 24 - '11 (Emphasis by PLT)

James Beddome  - What he needed to do:

When you’re largely an unknown, it’s good to make a good first impression. Most Winnipeggers are probably wondering what the Green Party of Manitoba stands for other than an obvious desire to protect the environment.

James Beddome, Leader, Green 
Party of Manitoba photo by PLT

What he accomplished:

Beddome played the perfect foil to the other three leaders and was the best performer of the night. He also got more one-liners in than the others — some were stinging.
Plus, getting equal time with the three other party leaders on provincewide television was in itself a victory.

Best sound bite:

"The reason why our (hydro) rates are being driven up is because of new developments. I’ll point out to Mr. McFadyen it’s not just Bipole III," Beddome said to Selinger. "Gary Filmon was smart enough to say no to Conawapa because he knew it would drive up our energy rates. Are you?"

Post-debate spin:

For anyone doubting the Greens, Beddome made it loud and clear they are a force to be recognized.
"I think we could change the tone of the legislature," Beddome said. "I really do. I’m hoping we can get in there. It’s going to be a push, but we’re not going anywhere one way or the other."
Read the newspaper's analysis of ALL the leaders' performances here.