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Wholesale Prices Rise 1.6% Due to Biggest Jump in Food Costs in More Than 36 Years

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By: The Associated Press - 16/03/2011 WASHINGTON - Higher energy costs and the steepest rise in food prices in nearly four decades drove U.S. wholesale prices up last month by the most in nearly two years. Full story here. PUBLISHER'S NOTE: Weird weather & climate change are surely culprits here! l.p.

Mark Your Calendar - World Water Day is This Tuesday!

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Council chapters making waves on World Water Day On March 22 – World Water Day –  Council of Canadians chapters will be  taking action to protect and promote  clean, safe, public water in communities  across Canada. March 22 was designated World Water  Day in 1992 at the United Nations  Conference on Environment and Development  in Rio de Janeiro to raise awareness about the  importance of preserving global water resources.  Since then, communities, organizations and  activists around the world have come together  every year on the day to highlight water struggles  and the need for clean, accessible, public water for  everyone. Council chapters are actively involved in World Water  Day activities organizing at the local level to fight for  water justice. Chapters are fighting against lakes being  turned into dumpsites for mining waste and industrial  abuses of water

Wikileaks: Marine Protection Zones are Being Tailored to Help Corporate Interests, Screw Native Peoples

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Throughout the world, opposition is building to fake marine “protected” areas designed to fulfill the agenda of corporate globalization and the privatization of public trust resources. Full story here. Photo by PlanetSave

Agroecology Could Double Food Production in 10 Years, Says New UN report

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 [8 March 2011] GENEVA   Organic garden. l.p. photo Today, the Special Rapporteur presented his new report “Agro-ecology and the right to food” before the UN Human Rights Council. Based on an extensive review of recent scientific literature, the report demonstrates that agroecology, if sufficiently supported, can double food production in entire regions within 10 years while mitigating climate change and alleviating rural poverty. Full story here.

Leaning Into Veganism: Kathy Freston on Why Eating More Plant-Based Foods Can Save Your Life and the Planet

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AlterNet/By Tara Lohan Mar 15'11 Freston's new book makes 10 bold promises about ditching dairy and meat products. Full story here. Salad photo by l.p.

The Harper Government Chooses Big Oil Over Our Students (Video)

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New UN Project Uses Financial Incentives to try to Save the Dugong

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14 Mar '11 – UN News Centre Photo courtesy of PRLog Free Press Release . One of the rarest mammals on earth.  The dugong, the reputed mermaid of seafarers’ lore, was today thrown a lifeline by a United Nations pilot project. Full story here.