By Simon Enoch, The Leader-Post September 14, 2011
With the results of the Canadian Wheat Board's plebiscite now in, farmers have given the single-desk for wheat a rousing endorsement...Details here.
Thursday, September 15, 2011
Wednesday, September 14, 2011
Texas Drought and Wildfire Losses Continue to Mount
About 5,500 miles of fence and 2.6 million acres of pasture have been lost. Details here.
Photo courtesy of PortableFarm
PLT: So how are the prayer vigils going, Gov. Perry? Let's face it, Sir. You've got nothin'!
Photo courtesy of PortableFarm
Tuesday, September 13, 2011
Climate Change Deniers Can't Refute "24 Hours of Reality"
David Suzuki - Huffington Post
Most reality TV has little to do with the real world. But here's an online show that will reflect what is happening in and to our world: Details here.
Most reality TV has little to do with the real world. But here's an online show that will reflect what is happening in and to our world: Details here.
Saturday, September 10, 2011
Give Farmers the Vote
Bruce Johnstone, Regina Leader-Post 910/11
Regardless of the results of the Canadian Wheat Board's plebiscite, which are expected Monday, the federal government says it will ignore them and….Details here.
"The House" Apologizes Over an Interview on the Keystone Pipeline
by Larry Powell
This morning,"The House" apologized over an interview done on that CBC Radio program on July 23rd. In the interview, Derek Burney, once Canada's ambassador to the US, sung the praises of the proposed Keystone XL pipeline and attacked critics in the environmental movement as "emotional" and even "violent."
After complaining twice to the CBC ombudsman, I received an apology from "The House," yesterday, saying it was unaware of Burney's vested interest at the time. It ran this clarification on its program this morning (Sept 10th).
"On July 23rd we aired a conversation with former ambassadors Derek Burney & Gordon Giffin about Canada-US relations. Part of the discussion was about the Keystone XL pipeline project. We failed to inform you that Derek Burney sits on the board of Trans Canada, the company behind the project. We apologize for that."
And below is a copy of the response I received yesterday from the senior producer of "The House" &, in turn, my answer to him.
Friday, September 9, 2011
Extreme Wildfires & Drought Strike Texas, a Stronghold of Climate-Deniers

If you haven’t heard, Texas has been fighting massive wildfires this week. Details here.
A Texas National Guard helicopter flies
through smoke this week near Bastrop.
Photo by Staff Sgt. Malcolm McClendon
http://wildfiretoday.com/
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