PLANET IN PERIL

The Guardian - Estimates of the carbon legacy of bringing a child into the world suggest that the green choice may be to stop at two kids. Click headline for more.

* Press Release Organic Consumers Association, July 30, 2009 Straight to the Source CONTACT: Ronnie Cummins/Alexis Baden-Mayer Click headline for more.

Manitoba Wildlands newsletter - 07 August 09 New research exposes the health risks of wind energy turbines including heart disease, vertigo, panic attacks, migraines, increased heart rate and sleep deprivation. ======== COMMENT: Hi Larry While browsing your page and links I noticed an article about Wind Turbine Syndrome, and Dr. Nina Pierpont. There seems to be many doctors who disagree with Pierpont, and the basis for her arguments. Anyhow, I live in Prince Edward County, Ontario, which seems to be the Ontaro hub of NIMBYism with regard to wind energy development, here. Many in our local group helped groom the final version of our position on this issue. http://www.countysustainability.ca/WindTruth.htm ) Thought you might be interested. That is quite an extensive web page you run! Well done. Don Chisholm

NEW ENERGY VS. TARSANDS SHOWDOWN IN REGINA Regina SK. Aug. 6 '09 - by Larry Powell Protesters from far and wide converged on Regina this week, demanding climate justice on the occasion of the Premiers' ("Council of the Federation") meeting here. Targets at the rally, in front of the Saskatchewan legislature, were this province's headlong rush to promote nuclear energy; and the Alberta tar sands, the dirtiest energy project on earth! Organizers of this and various other protests and rallies around the city during the week, included Greenpeace, the Sierra Club and Council of Canadians . "Premiers Stelmach" (above l),and "Wall," (above r) and "Prime Minister Harper," wage shameless war against Mother Earth by denying climate change and refusing to do anything about it. A First Nations activist (r) urges the crowd to demand climate justice, support indigenous rights and the closure of the tarsands! A young member of the "Pedal for t

By Marion Nestle, Huffington Post. Posted August 4, 2009. When it comes to nutritional value the study says no -- but the research fails to look at pesticides, the environment and animal welfare. Click headline for more. Photo by L.P.

Please read comment & links after this story. Manitoba C0-Operator 7/31/2009- An independent British review of organic foods compared to conventionally-grown foods has found "no important differences" in the nutritive content, or in any additional health benefits for organics. Photo by the Telegraph ============ COMMENT; Johanne said... Not everyone agrees that the FSA is so neutral in its study about organic food. The french coverage on Canada's national radio, Radio-Canada, left no doubt about the validity of this study. A little more reading from people who know better is very revealing: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/debate/article-1203343/JOANNA-BLYTHMAN-A-cancerous-conspiracy-poison-faith-organic-food.html http://www.theecologist.co.uk/News/news_analysis/295416/organic_food_fsa_study_leaves_bad_taste_in_the_mouth.html http://www.examiner.com/x-3975-Knoxville-Green-Living-Examiner~y2009m7d31-FSA-organic-food-report-is-misleading http://www.telegraph.co.uk/

[cban e-News] - Wednesday, July 29, 2009 Today CBAN revealed (see below press release) that Health Canada has not conducted a food safety assessment for Monsanto's... Click headline to read. Editor's note - once again our "guardians" of public health & safety demonstrate their criminal negligence. How do they sleep at night? l.p.