PLANET IN PERIL

"The National "- a Critique - by Larry Powell  (Please also watch video at end.) Overall, I believe the coverage of global warming by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation is great, on such programs as “The Nature of Things” and “Doc Zone.” On the other hand, “The National,” the network’s nightly TV newscast, continues to disappoint. And here’s why. Last month, it carried a story on the horrific, record-breaking storms, which ravaged many parts of Canada in 2010. Was this climate change, it asked? For the answer, it went to Dave Phillips, official spokesperson for Environment Canada's Meteorological Service, famous for his “weather trivia” calendars. Phillips said it would be "bad science" to suggest a link between these storms and global climate change! Bad science? Phillips did not say; there may be a link but it's not possible to conclude, scientifically, at least not yet. Nor did he say; the storms were at least consistent with the now abund

DESMOGBLOG.COM  6 January 11 Canadian Environment Minister Peter Kent is off... EDITOR'S NOTE: When I recently wrote "Peter Kent - hope or disappointment?" on his being named to his new cabinet post, I was skeptical - but tried to at least leave him the benefit of the doubt. Well, congrats, Peter! You have now let down totally, not just me but everyone other Canadian who had hopes for a cleaner country! Shame! l.p.

By Les Blumenthal | McClatchy Newspapers WASHINGTON — The summer of 2010 was...

by Michael McCarthy - Global Research Jan 13 2011 Britain's beekeepers are at...

By: John Pye, Rod McGuirk, The Associated Press - 01/14/2011 TENT HILL, Australia - Australia began to tally...

By Andrew Nikiforuk, 12 Jan 2011, TheTyee.ca Farmers say high profile carbon sequestration experiment is a bubbling, dangerous failure.

January 10, 2011 - by Gwynne Dyer - CommonDreams.org   If all the food in the world were...

ScienceDaily (Jan. 7, 2011) — They are the most... Cherry tomatoes. l.p. photo

by Dahr Jamail - Global Research Jan '11 Doctor attributes widespread sickness to toxic chemicals from the Gulf of Mexico catastrophe.

Tara Lohan - Alternet   The massive death toll of dead birds and sea life should draw attention to the countless other species on the brink of extinction. White-headed woodpecker Courtesy, BC Gov't.

Dear friends, Bees are dying off worldwide and our entire food chain is in peril . Scientists blame toxic pesticides and four European governments have already banned them. If we get the US and the EU to join the ban , other governments across the world could follow, and save bees from extinction . Sign the petition and forward this urgent appeal : Silently, billions of bees are dying off and our entire food chain is in danger . Bees don't just make honey, they are a giant, humble workforce, pollinating 90% of the plants we grow. Multiple scientific studies fault one group of toxic pesticides for their rapid demise, and bee populations have soared in four European countries that have banned these products. But powerful chemical companies are lobbying hard to keep selling this poison. Our best chance to save bees now is to push the US and EU to ban this deadly product -- their action is critical and will have a ripple effect on the rest of