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News Release Bill C-474
Dear Friend, Thank you very much for your support of my Private Members Bill (PMB), C-474 - An Act respecting seeds regulations (analysis of potential harm). I have taken the liberty of providing you with my news release on this issue. Sincerely, Alex Atamanenko, MP BC Southern Interior NDP Agriculture critic FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE APRIL 15, 2010 HISTORIC NDP GMO Bill PASSES CRUCIAL VOTE Law would protect farmers by ensuring export markets are considered before GMO approval OTTAWA – A private members bill to protect farmers by calling for an analysis of potential harm to export markets prior to approving new genetically engineered seeds has passed second reading in the House of Commons. Bill C-474, proposed by New Democrat Agriculture Critic Alex Atamanenko (BC-Southern Interior), will move to committee for further study. “Despite intense lobbying efforts by the biotech industry and the Conservative g
World's 4th Largest Lake is Now 90% Dried Up
Brian Merchant, Brooklyn, NY Apr 5 2010 - treehugger Photo by Yes magazine
UPDATE: Coal-Carrying Ship Wrecked on Barrier Reef Will Take Weeks to Remove
EDITOR'S NOTE: The captain is apparently grumbling about having to feed clean-up crews! Poor baby! They need to throw the book at this bozo! l.p.
Commercial Fishing Estimated to Kill Millions of Sea Turtles
ScienceDaily (Apr. 6, 2010) — The number of sea turtles inadvertently... fotosearch.com
Backlash Against Peak no Small Potatoes
By: Laura Rance - Winnipeg Free Press - 10/04/2010 If there is one conclusion that can be drawn from the ongoing spat...
Another Strike Against Ethanol - Maybe it Will be "Out" Soon!
Manitoba Wildlands.org Please also read; "Bursting the Ethanol Bubble"
Tar Sands Operations Killing More Than Ducks
Shared by: F. Los on April 9, 2010 - thegreenpages.ca Edmonton - An information request has forced the Alberta government…. A flock of Canada Geese over open pit mining operations. There's considerable debate whether wildlife is effectively being kept separate from the mining operations & ponds of toxic water. beautifuldestruction.ca
Canada's Hemp Acres on the Rise
Phil Franz-Warkentin - 4/7/2010 Corrected, April 7 (Resource News International) Canadian farmers are... Manitoba hemp crop. l.p. photo Please also read "Save the Earth. Time to Substitute Hemp for Oil."
Manitoba Supports First-of-its-Kind Hemp Processing Plant in Gilbert Plains: Struthers
Gov't. of Manitoba April 6, 2010 GILBERT PLAINS—The Province of Manitoba is providing $500,000 to Plains Industrial Hemp Processing in support of a new, innovative project designed to process hemp, Agriculture, Food and Rural Initiatives Minister Stan Struthers announced here today. A Manitoba hemp crop. l.p. photo "The Province of Manitoba is committed to funding innovative agricultural initiatives and projects," said Struthers. "This hemp processing project is a first of its kind in Canada and we are proud that it will be located here in Manitoba." Plains Industrial Hemp Processing currently manufactures several hemp-based products such as hemp pellets, animal bedding and insulation. "Once Plains Industrial Hemp Processing builds its new hemp fibre processing plant, it will have the capacity to process up to 18,000 metric tonnes of hemp per year," said Struthers. "Not only will this create jobs for local residents but it will g
Our Obsession With Stuff Is Trashing the Planet, Our Communities and Our Health
Free Press, Simon & Schuster / By Annie Leonard / Apr 4 - '10 A dump in Alaska. National Geographic.