Wild Birds Blamed for Avian 'Flu in the Fraser Valley

MB Co-Operator - Oc 9'09

Wild geese. l.p. photo
Wild birds are seen as the carriers of a "low-path" H5N2 avian flu virus that hit a turkey farm....

Millions Will Starve as Rich Nations Cut Food Aid Funding, Warns UN

The Guardian - UK - Oct.10-'09

Aid agencies fear global disaster as support for World Food Programme hits 20-year low...
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EDITOR'S NOTE: At the same time the US was pledging billions to bail out rich banks & financiers on Wall Street, it was cutting back on its pledge to the World Food Program by almost $1B!
Ironic, isn't it? Especially considering one of the counties to be hardest hit by such stinginess will be President Obama's ancentral home, Kenya! l.p.

Climate Change Will Hit Tropical Fisheries the Hardest

ScienceDaily (Oct. 11, 2009)

© QT Luong/terragalleria.com
Major shifts in fisheries distribution due to climate change will affect...

Eat This Recession!

7 October, 2009
Sneak preview of Wayne Roberts' controversial article from Alternatives' new issue...

The terms “shovel-ready” and “kick start” tell us that politicians turned to pre-ecological...

What If Being Fat Is Not Your Fault?

North America's Obesity Epidemic May Be Fueled by Chemicals in Everyday Products

By Tara Lohan, AlterNet. Posted October 3, 2009.

Chemicals called 'obesogens' are in our food, cars and...

Taxpayers "Shell" Out $865,000,000 for Carbon Capture Project

Pembina Institute - Posted: 09 Oct 2009

Amy Taylor, Director of Alberta Energy Solutions with the Pembina Institute, made the following statement in response to the announcement that the governments of Alberta and Canada will provide.....
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Editor's note: Whatever became of the "polluter pay" principle? Oh, I forgot, Stephen has none! (Principles, that is.)

Wait, We Just Bombed the Moon?

Posted by Tara Lohan, AlterNet October 9, 2009.

Doesn't anyone else in the universe get a say in this?