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Why We Need More Organic Beekeepers

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By Makenna Goodman, Chelsea Green Publishing. Posted November 6, 2009. Bees teach us how to live our life in... l.p. photo

EPA Study Reveals Widespread Contamination of Fish in U.S. Lakes and Reservoirs

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - November 10, 2009 WASHINGTON – A new EPA study shows concentrations of toxic chemicals in fish tissue from lakes and reservoirs in nearly all 50 U.S. states. For the first time, EPA is able to estimate the percentage of lakes and reservoirs nationwide that have fish containing potentially harmful levels of chemicals such as mercury and PCBs. “These results reinforce Administrator Jackson’s strong call for revitalized protection of our nation’s waterways and long-overdue action to protect the American people,” said Peter S. Silva, assistant administrator for EPA’s Office of Water. “EPA is aggressively tackling the issues the report highlights. Before the results were even finalized, the agency initiated efforts to further reduce toxic mercury pollution and strengthen enforcement of the Clean Water Act – all part of a renewed effort to protect the nation’s health and environment.” The data showed mercury c

US Pressure Distorts Key Oil Figures - Whistleblower

Published on Tu. No. 10, 2009 by The Guardian/UK - by Terry Macalister The world is much closer to running out of oil than official estimates admit, according to a whistleblower at the...

Koalas 'Could Face Extinction' - Researchers

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BBC - Oct. 10 - '09 - Australia's koalas could be wiped out within 30 years unless urgent action is... photograph by koala.net

Oil Spill Contaminates N.S. River

CBC - Sun Nov 8 An oil spill in Nova Scotia on Sunday has contaminated the Little Sackville River...

Snows Of Kilimanjaro Shrinking Rapidly

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ScienceDaily Nov. 3 '09 The remaining ice fields atop famed Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania could be gone within.... Africa Travel Resource

Ecojustice applauds proposed Canadian Environmental Bill of Rights

Shared by: R. Turgano - Ecojustice - November 5, 2009 OTTAWA - Private members bill will address ‘civil rights issue of our generation’...

Mould, Slime Found at Listeria-Stricken Meat Plant

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Sun Nov 8 - By Steve Rennie, CP OTTAWA - A top-to-bottom scrubbing after a deadly listeriosis outbreak apparently didn't fully... A woman works to sterilize meat processing and packaging equipment at the Maple Leaf Foods plant in Toronto. Photograph by: Mark Blinch, Reuters

Crimson Crime in Denmark

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Want to stop this animal genocide? Click here to sign a petition (At bottom, please also read emails I sent regarding this issue. l.p.) (Narrative source, below, unknown) Denmark is a big shame. The sea is stained in red and in the mean while it's not because of the climate effects of nature. It's because of the cruelty that the human beings (civilised human) kill hundreds of the famous and intelligent Calderon dolphins. This happens every year in Feroe iland in Denmark. In this slaughter the main participants are young teens. WHY? To show that they are adults and mature.... BULLLLsh In this big celebration, nothing is missing for the fun. Everyone is participating in one way or the other, killing or looking at the cruelty "supporting like a spectator" Is it necessary to mention that the dolphin calderon, like all the other species of dolphins, it's near instinction and they get near

NDP says Tories balk at backing CWB at WTO

Manitoba Co-Operator - Nov '09 The federal NDP's international trade critic says the Conservatives' refusal to back a motion of support for supply management and the Canadian...

7 Signs That the Market for Green Transport Is Exploding in the US

By Tara Lohan, AlterNet. Posted September 30, 2009. More and more Americans are finding other ways to get around in greener...