By Paul Hanley, Special to The StarPhoenix September 27, 2011
The results are in from a 30-year side-by-side trial of conventional and organic...Read more here.Thursday, September 29, 2011
Paying the Price: The Economic Impacts of Climate Change for Canada
National Round Table on Environment and Economy
Global emissions will have a price tag for Canada. Details here.
Global emissions will have a price tag for Canada. Details here.
The campground at Manipogo Provincial Park, still flooded after months of high water on Lk. Manitoba. PLT photo.
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"Pipe Dreams" - Why the Keystone XL Pipeline Will Be a Job Killer
Tara Lohan - Alternet Se 29-'11

Dirty energy can't hide under the false cover of jobs anymore. Details here.
Courtesy of the Globe & Maill
Wednesday, September 28, 2011
Journalism Lives! - Dan Rather on Pesticides & Bees (Video)
Ground Truth - Se 22'11
Bee Aware from Greg Stanley on Vimeo. Help start a national conversation on pesticides and bees by spreading the word about this hard-hitting, in-depth investigative report. Details here.
Please read "Are Pesticide Regulators on the Take?" and "Pesticide Ban a Big Win for Italian Honey Bees."
Bayer Agrees to Pull Worst Pesticides — Finally!
Medha Chandra - Ground Truth Se 27'11
Pesticide container
disposal site.
PLT photo
Tuesday, September 27, 2011
Americans' Divide Over Global Warming Getting Deeper
By CHARLES J. HANLEY - 9/24/2011 Associated Press
Despite onslaught of science, resistance to the idea seems to be hardening. Details here.
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