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Storms Unfold as Climate Scientists Have Predicted

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8/ 13/10 Boston Globe Heat waves, fires, and floods fit their predictions Please also read; "Is Climate Change a Four-Letter Word?"

National Farmers Union Warns New Trade Agreement with EU Could Crush Canadian Farmers

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New "FTA" threatens famers' right to save seed, NFU warns. (PDF) Grain stored on open ground. l.p. photo

US Court Rescinds USDA Approval of GE Sugar Beets

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Posted on August 13, 2010 by Heather The True Food Network Order Bans Planting or Sale of... Cherry tomatoes. (Organic!) l.p. photo

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