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Tar Sands Toxins Growing Rapidly

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Globe & Mail - Au 10-2010 Volume of arsenic, lead increased 26 per cent in last four years, Environment Canada says. AB tar pond by Beautiful Destruction

Russia's Agony a "Wake-Up Call" to the World

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By Stephen Leahy - Inter Press Service VIENNA, Aug 11, 2010 (IPS) Food prices soar in the face of Russia's record heat wave. Photo courtesy of CommonDreams.org

Greenland Ice Sheet Faces 'Tipping Point in 10 Years'

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• Suzanne Goldenberg, US environment correspondent • guardian.co.uk, Tuesday 10 August 2010 Scientists warn that temperature rise of between 2C and 7C would cause ice to melt, resulting in 23ft rise in sea level ! A view of Jakobshavn Glacier (Sermeq Kujalleq), the most dynamic glacier in Greenland. Photo courtesy of Science Poles

The U.S. Peddles GM Seeds and Pesticides to Poor Mexican Farmers; Impoverishes Communities

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By Jill Richardson - Alternet - Au 6'10 The author takes a trip to Mexico to see the 'green revolution' firsthand -- and what she finds is shocking. Crop sprayer photo by l.p.

Is Climate Change a Four-Letter Word?

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by Larry Powell If it isn't a "dirty" topic, why then do so many people seem to prefer to walk on hot coals rather than talk about it? I happen to be one who believes climate change is not only real and affecting us now, but is caused by the way we live on this earth as humans. But don't take my word for it. That is exactly what the world's best scientific minds have been telling us for years. But nobody seems to be listening; or, even worse, refusing to hear! And what about the skyrocketing number of deadly storms, both around the world and here on our own doorstep ? I've either been seeing them in the news, a lot, or experiencing them, first hand. Haven't you?   Trees brought down by the storm in the Vosges forest, France De. '99 Courtesy of the Yann Arthus-Bertrand Galerie I have sometimes tried to get people to tell me what they believe might be behind all this weird weather. (I'm usually met with stoney silence or a noncommittal

Anti-Tarsands Protest Unfurled on Calgary Tower

Tuesday, August 3, 2010- CBC News