Saturday, August 14, 2010

Lightning Strikes Over Winnipeg Spark Sky-High Damages

By: Lindsey Wiebe Wpeg. Free Press - Posted: 14/08/2010
FRIDAY morning's downpour lit...

Climate Leader Dies

Professor Stephen Schneider
Climate scientist at Stanford University – passed away on July 19. Steve was a tireless, dedicated author contributing to all four IPCC assessment reports. The scientific community will deeply miss this great leader.
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Is the News Coming From the Gulf Too Good To Be True? Unfortunately, Yes

AlterNet - Au 1o-2010
Thad Allen may be struggling to find the oil, but that's not because it's all gone.
Bird in oil spill.
Seattle Weekly

Mosquito Wars: Politics, Economics or Science?

by Bill Paton - Prof. of Biology, Brandon University, for the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives - 8/12/10

Heated debates are….

Costs of Oil Reach Far Beyond What We Pay at the Pump

08/12/10 - by: Mark Engler - Truthout

This might be an opportune...

Friday, August 13, 2010

Storms Unfold as Climate Scientists Have Predicted

8/ 13/10 Boston Globe

Heat waves, fires, and floods fit their predictions

National Farmers Union Warns New Trade Agreement with EU Could Crush Canadian Farmers

New "FTA" threatens famers' right to save seed, NFU warns. (PDF)

Grain stored on
open ground.
l.p. photo