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Cattle Die in Kansas heat

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Manitoba Co-Operator - staff - 7/19/2010 Cattle prices on...

Science Matters: Protecting the Planet is a Sacred and Scientific Duty

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Jul 7th, 2010 - David Suzuki with Faisal Moola Cloud formation. l.p. photo

The Killing Fields of Multinational Corporations

Jul 14th, 2010 -- Vandana Shiva - The Asian Age The Bhopal gas tragedy was...

Global Warming Slowly Kills Red Sea Coral

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ScienceDaily (July 16, 2010) — In a pioneering... Photo courtesy of Google Images

Winnipeg's Mosquito Wars Need More Data

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Winnipeg Free Press - By: Staff Writer - 17/07/2010 EDITOR'S NOTE: Please note the refreshingly restrained and thoughful comments from readers at the bottom of this story! We need more intelligent exchanges like these, rather than the vitriol such topics usually bring! l.p.

E. coli Seen Thriving in Globe's Warming Climate

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Manitoba Co-Operator - Staff - 7/13/2010 Genetic changes in...

The Pacific Garbage Patch is Bigger Than the Continental US -- New Updates

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Jaymi Heimbuch - San Francisco, CA - Fri Jul 9, '10 planet green Everything You Need to Know to Make It Go Away

Water as Human Right Threatens to Split World Body

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By Thalif Deen UNITED NATIONS, Jul 15, 2010 (Inter Press Service) - A long... (photo by Flickr user Gary Edenfield)

Hudson Bay Polar Bears 'Could Soon be Extinct'

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By Michael McCarthy, Environment Editor THE INDEPENDENT Thursday, 15 July 2010

MANITOBA TO PUT TOYOTA'S NEW PRIUS PLUG-IN HYBRID ELECTRIC VEHICLE TO THE TEST

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July 13, 2010 Manitobans will be among the first in the world to actively test Toyota's new Prius plug-in hybrid vehicle (PHV), Innovation, Energy and Mines Minister Dave Chomiak announced today, as the province took delivery of the new car, teaming up with Manitoba Hydro, the University of Manitoba and Toyota Canada to put it through its paces. "Our climate, previous experience with plug-in hybrid technology and Manitoba's abundant hydro electricity made this province a fantastic choice for these trials," said Chomiak. "These trials will help position Manitoba to adopt this greenhouse gas-reducing technology early. Having electrically powered vehicles would make Manitoba more fuel self-sufficient. It could also create opportunities for Manitobans to develop related products and services as well as expertise in researching and developing components for electric vehicles." "Toyota is grateful to have such important partners join us as we work together to

Deadly Summer for Canada Geese Who are Culled, Beaten to Death in the U.S.

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By: Ciara Byrne, The Canadian Press - Jul. 14-2010 TORONTO - It's been a….