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Lorne Gunther: Denial (and Dumb Analogies) "R Us"

DeSmogBlog.com - Richard Littlemore - 9 March 2010 Peter Sinclair - Climate Crock of the Week

Non-Renewable Phosphorus Both a Curse and a Necessity

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Wpeg. Free Press - Laura Rance - Mar.20-2010 We Canadians like to think of ourselves as... An algae-clogged river in Manitoba.

Polluted Water More Deadly Than War

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IPS News / By Thalif Deen/Alternet Some 3.6 million people... Courtesy of Alternet

High Levels of Mercury Found in Ontario's Cataraqui River

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ScienceDaily (Mar. 17, 2010) The Great Marsh on the Cataraqui

Oil Barons Spend Millions on Groups who Attack Climate Change Science

Why Aren’t Climate Scientists Talking About Healthcare Reform?

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grist. a beacon in the smog Mar.19 - 2010 Climate change is way bad for our health. So...

UN Wildlife Body Rejects Bluefin Trade Ban

AFP Mar 18-2010 Editor's note: Once again, our leaders do the wrong thing.... l.p.

EU to tackle CO2 loopholes

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Reuters -Pete Harrison - BRUSSELS-Mon. Mar 8, 2010 Far from preventing greenhouse gas buildups, the loopholes may well mean higher levels....!

Wild River Dance

Feel absolutely exuberant about protecting our wild rivers? This video is for you! Check it out!

Ontario's Major Bee Losses Blamed on Mites

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Staff - MB Co-Operator - 3/10/2010 Unexpectedly high overwintering...

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