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None Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest: A World Without Birds

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Monday, 15 November 2010 THE INDEPENDENT Could we be facing a future without birds? Our reliance on pesticides has cut a swathe through their numbers. We must act now, argues Kate Ravilious Bird photos by l.p.

No Running Water - Watch Chapter 1 - Video

Thanks to the Winnipeg Free Press for this video. Chapter 1 Video: Helen Fallding introduces you to Manitobans living with no running water.

Scientists say Radiation Leaving Whales Sunburned Under Thinning Ozone

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By: Raphael Satter, The Associated Press - 10/11/2010 LONDON - Scientists say some whale species off….

UN Report Warns of Threat to Human Progress From Climate Change

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Larry Elliott and Mark Tran guardian.co.uk, 4 November 2010 Human development report says inaction on climate change puts at risk decades of progress on education and health Only pools of water are left where once the river  flowed This small village in Mali is being  threatened by an encorashing sand dune.  Photograph: Madeleine Bunting/Guardian

First Nations Struggle to Undo the Profound Harm of Greenwashing Tactics by Ottawa & the Alberta Government

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Indigenous Environmental Network OTTAWA, Nov. 5 – This morning the Indigenous...  Immense trucks used to strip-mine bitumen. beautifuldestruction photo.

Prentice Drops Bombshell, Quits Cabinet

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Viewed as leadership contender - By: Bruce Cheadle - Posted: 5/11/2010 EDITOR'S COMMENT: As usual, the media misses the mark entirely on this story. Preoccupied with "process" and "political advantage" and how Prentice may now be jockying for a "leadership" position, they fail to point out the sad state of our country, where a climate criminal such as this man can cynically rise to a position (of environment Minister) which has obviously been no more important to him                   photo by cbc.ca than a furry rat's ass. If so, why would he now defect to a rich bank that has had its nose in the filthy tar sands trough which, had he been a real man, would have been dedicated to cleaning up rather than enabling? Sadly, this is clearly another example of our country's fall into near-total corruption and no one seems to care! l.p.  

Big Wins and Big Losses for the Environment in the US "Mid-Terms"

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Alternet - Nov. 4-2010 - There is a lot of reason...