Venezuela’s Food Revolution

New Internationalist

That South American country has fought off big agribusiness and promoted agroecology, explains Nick Dearden. More here.

North America, on the other hand, embraces "Big Ag," with its warts, excesses, hazards and all. PinP photo.

Agency Allowed Dangerous Pesticides on Crops For Years, Says Audit

NATIONAL

OBSERVER

A potato-harvester in central Manitoba. 

Commercial potato producers are known for their 

heavy and frequent use of pesticides. PinP photo.

Canada’s Pest Management Regulatory Agency allowed the agricultural industry to continue using an “unacceptable” pesticide on potato crops for more than a decade after concluding it had high acute toxicity, said a new audit tabled in Parliament on Tuesday. Details here.

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Will Canada's New 'Climate Test' for Pipelines Have Sharp Enough Teeth?

CommonDreams

As pipeline approval process faces overhaul, new federal audit shows "systemic" failings within Canada's National Energy Board. More here.

Meet the Wolves Targeted in B.C.'s Controversial Kill

NATIONAL

OBSERVER

A cousin of the wolf, the coyote. PinP photo.

Some are being targeted to be shot from helicopters as part of a controversial government effort to protect a dwindling caribou population.  More here.

Mumbo-Jumbo Jets

Georges Monbiot - the Guardian

PinP photo.

I see the people on trial for occupying a runway at Heathrow as democratic heroes. More here.

While Global Temperatures Rise, the Poor Burn Faster

   THE

Nation

In order to rebalance the world’s ecology, we’ll have to rebalance its wealth. More here.