Manitoba Permanently Designates Largest Area Of Protected Land In More Than a Decade

June 16, 2011 Gov't. of Manitoba

Asatiwisipe Aki Management Plan Approved: Blaikie. Details here.
Part of the Boreal forest in west-central MB. l.p. photo

Climate Change is the Symptom, Not the Cause

By: Rod Kueneman - 06/11/2011 - Winnipeg Free Press
 The soil is warming and the arrival of this year's growing season once again provides…Details here.  

A crowded beach in China. Courtesy; Secondose

PLT - While I might have worded the headline differently that the Free Press did, I believe this is an excellent article. If Prof. Kueneman is not suggesting that climate change is unimportant - and I don't believe he is, his references to world population and consumption are compelling. l.p. 

Water Woes Pose Dire Prospects for Prairie Crops

Canadian Wheat Board 06/14/11

Winnipeg - Unrelenting rain across large areas of Western Canada will severely impact grain production….Details here.

Soggy field. l.p. photo

Why Supermarket Tomatoes Suck

By Barry Estabrook - 6/13/11 ONEARTH  
a survival guide for the planet
Excerpted from the new book "Tomatoland: How Modern Industrial Agriculture Destroyed Our Most Alluring Fruit" Details here.

Organic cherry tomatoes. l.p. photo

Innu, Nalcor Disagree on Impact of Labrador Hydro Dams

CBC News - Mar 21, 2011
Innu say caribou will be harmed. Details here.

Photo courtesy of 
"Our Labrador"

Canadian Inspectors Can’t Stop Dangerous Food Imports

Bob Kingston, Ottawa Citizen 06/14/11
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency might be trying hard to protect Canadian consumers from unsafe imported food. But, the simple fact is….Details here.

On Environment Week, Government of Canada Missing in Action - Green Party of Canada

8 June 2011 - GPC
OTTAWA - Today is World Oceans Day, Canadian National Clean Air Day, and both World Environment Week and Canadian Environment Week. Today the Green Party of Canada is noting the sad irony that the first federal budget to be tabled during Environment Week is also the weakest environmental budget in recent history. Details here.