Canadian Foundation for Climate and Asmospheric Sciences (CFCAS) OTTAWA March 23, 2011 The Canadian Foundation for Climate and Atmospheric Sciences (CFCAS) is deeply concerned.. .Details here. PUBLISHER'S COMMENT: We can only dream the next government will be more "science friendly! l.p.
By Chris Hedges Mar 27 '11 - Truthdig The uprisings in the Middle East, the unrest that is tearing apart nations such as the Ivory Coast, the bubbling discontent in Greece, Ireland and Britain and the labor disputes in states such as Wisconsin and Ohio presage the collapse of globalization. Details here.
1 April 2011, Rome - United Nations chemical experts have recommended that two pesticides and one severely hazardous pesticide formulation - be included in... Details here. A collection depot for pesticide containers in Manitoba.
Apr 1 - '11 - AlterNet - Casson Trenor Money can buy just about anything these days, especially when it comes to fish -- and that is devastating for our oceans. Details here. www.animalinformation.blogspot.com
28 March 2011 – Africa is well poised to take advantage of a host of opportunities that generate decent jobs in an environmentally sustainable way, a senior United Nations official said today. Details here.
31 March 2011 Bangkok (UN ESCAP Information Services) High food prices prevented 19.4 million people in the Asia-Pacific region from climbing out of poverty last year and persisting food and oil inflation can keep up to an extra 42 million people poor in the region. Details here.
Alternet - Ellen LaConte Mar 30'11 There are at least five reasons why more of us should take up the spade, make some compost, and start gardening with a vengeance. Details here. Canadian organic garden
CBAN - Parkside, SK- March 30, 2011 Over 60 family farmers, seed businesses and organic agricultural organizations in Canada and the US, have filed a lawsuit against Monsanto Company over genetically modified (GM) seed. Details here. A field of alfalfa in Idaho
Margaret Munro, Ottawa Citizen Mar 30 VANCOUVER — The death toll from the Gulf of Mexico oil spill goes far beyond the animal corpses washing ashore, says a report that warns that whale and dolphin deaths may be 50 times higher than believed. Read more: This explosion on the Deepwater Horizon oil platform sparked the nightmare. PUBLISHER'S NOTE: Some time back, I posted this article with some trepidation. Was it over the top? You decide! l.p.
Joshua S Hill - PlanetSave Mar 29-11 Russia’s boreal forest, the largest continuous expanse in the world, is undergoing a large-scale shift in vegetation types as a direct result of the warming climate. Details here.