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Farm Suicides Turn Children Into Farmers

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Published on Wednesday, June 10, 2009 by Inter Press Service by Jaideep Hardikar. Click on headline for complete story. Please also read related story.. http://earthkeeperfarm.blogspot.com/2009/05/corporate-agriculture-to-blame-for.html Fawzan Husein for the New York Times

Manitoba's Minister of Conservation and the Clean Environment Commission Muzzle the Voice of the People ... Democracy is Not Being Served!

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Press Release - Concerned Citizens of the Valley. NDP Conservation Minister Stan Struthers and the Manitoba Clean Environment Commission (CEC) have agreed to restrict the ability of the public to ask questions and cross examine the government and the Louisiana Pacific Corporation at the upcoming CEC investigation into the "LP's" plant at Minnitonis, Manitoba (Photo by Larry) shutting down of the pollution controls at the company's OSB mill in the Swan River Valley. The Terms of Reference from the Minister to the CEC called for an investigation and a public meeting. This process would allow the CEC panel members to question or cross examine any presenters, such as the government or LP consultants, but it would not allow the public to do this. Further, it is not known whether the public can bring forward as presenters their expert, knowledgeable spokespersons to identify the many contradictions and perceptual screens that confuse the whole issue. The government need

A Remarkable Commencement Address - by Paul Hawken

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University of Portland, May 3rd, 2009 - by Paul Hawken Courtesy of Common Dreams For full address, just click on headline. Paul Hawken, (l.) author and actor.

Ag Groups from Canada & Other Countries Push Back Against Biotech Wheat

Manitoba Co-Operator Staff - 6/2/2009 To read full story, just click on headline...

American Honey Bee Numbers Still Dwindling

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Courtesy Science News Honey Bee Colony Losses In U.S. Almost 30 Percent From All Causes From September 2008 To April 2009 Click on headline for more.

Home Depot 's Green Image is Laid Bare. It's a Sham!

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By Gary Hughes, AlterNet. Posted May 27, 2009. The endangered wilderness. Courtesy of "International Rivers." Home Depot is associated with an environmentally destructive project in South America. Just click on headline to read full story. ======

Climate Change Already Causes 300,000 Deaths Yearly

Courtesy of the Huffington Post. MEERA SELVA | May 29, 2009| AP