Lake Manitoba to Set Record High: Province

Winnipeg Free Press - 06/6/2011
WINNIPEG - Lake Manitoba is now expected to hit 816.5 feet in July,
almost a foot higher than previously forecast.  Details here.

A farmyard somewhere between 
Twin Lakes and Delta Beach.   

(MIKE DEAL / Wpg. Free Press)

Nitrogen Debate Wastes Time, Money

By: David Schindler - 06/2/11 Wpg. Free Press - View From the West.
The Manitoba government is to be congratulated for its announcement this week that its policy for Lake Winnipeg will focus on aggressively reducing phosphorus inputs to the lake. Details here.

Author Calls "Climate Cranks" to Task! (Video)

Canada Tries to Hide Alberta Tar Sands Carbon Emissions

Suzanne Goldenberg, The Guardian - 1 June 2011
Greenhouse gas emissions from the tar sands are on the rise, but try finding that in Canada's official report to the UN. Details here.

Drought Strikes France

 

VINCENT MICHEL / THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Cracked and dry earth is seen along the riverbed of the Loire River in Ancenis, western France. Rainfall in France has been down 50 percent from normal levels since March, leading France to impose curbs on water consumption in a third of France's administrative departments.

Is Three Gorges Dam Making China's Worst Drought in Decades Worse?

By Tom Lasseter | McClatchy Newspapers May 31'11
XINZHOU, China — As deputy Communist Party secretary of the Yangtze River management station…Details here.

Much More Policy Support and Investment Is Needed in Sustainable Smallholder Farming - & Quickly! - UN

Rome/Nairobi, 1 June 2011
United Nations officials called today for a "Green Revolution," a dramatic increase in support for sustainable agriculture....Details here.