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WikiLeaks: US Ambassador Planned "Retaliation" Against France Over Ban on Monsanto Corn
21 De'10 - by: Mike Ludwig, t r u t h o u t The former United States…. Editor's comment: What do you suppose the present ambassador is saying in secret cables? Anything much different? l.p.
Cold Burn
Posted December 20, 2010 - George Monbiot Yes, the extreme cold in the UK right now really could be a result of global warming.
L.A. Times Slams Fox Over Climate Scandal - 'Shouldn't Call Itself a News Organization'
AlterNet / By Joshua Holland After several revelations of Fox's blatant bias, the rest of the corporate media may finally be catching on.
US Beekeepers Call for a Ban on a Pesticide Linked to Colony Collapse Disorder
Pesticide Action Network - North America - Thu, 2010-12-09 Larry"s comment. It simply never ends. Ever more & newer studies point to the undeniable role of pesticides in the deaths of honey bees. Yet nothing is done. Please sign the petition.... Here. http://action.panna.org/p/dia/action/public/?action_KEY=5370 l.p.
How Ethical Are Ethical Funds? (Opinion)
"Conscientious" investments and the tar sands connection by Larry Powell Beautiful Destruction photo. I doubt that many investors with a social conscience would assume that the ethical funds they hold would be helping pay for such projects as the Alberta oil sands. I certainly didn't - turns out, I was wrong! All five of Canada's major banks lend money to tar sands operators. And all five are actually included in the portfolios of the many ethical investment funds in this country. As if that isn't enough, so too is at least one major corporation, Suncor Energy, which actually extracts the tar from the sands! Ethical Funds lists Scotiabank, the Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) and Suncor Energy among its top ten holdings. The investment company adds, RBC, for one, "provides significant capital to the oil and gas and other smokestack industries." Suncor describes itself as a "pioneer" and one of the biggest player
Manitoba Will Likely Fail to Reach Greenhouse Gas Targets
Wpg Free Press - Dec 7'10 Manitoba's auditor general cast doubt Monday... Editor's note: Is Anyone Surprised? l.p.
U.S. to Regulate Big Polluters, Leaving no Excuses for Canada’s Inaction
P.J. Partington — The Pembina Institute - Dec. 2'10 It would be hard to count….. Reuters photo
WikiLeaks Cables: Shell's Grip on Nigerian State Revealed
David Smith - guardian.co.uk - 8 De 2010 US embassy cables reveal top executive's claims that company 'knows everything' about key decisions in government ministries .
Buy Nothing This Holiday Season
Worldwatch Institute- 2010-12-02 Super News! In 2010, more Americans went shopping the weekend after... Satellite images of parking lots, like this one, show more and more shoppers as Black Fri. nears. Courtesy of Gizmodo.