PLANET IN PERIL

Manitoba Co-operator - Apr 13'11 By: Rod Nickel Winnipeg | Reuters Farmers in flooded Western Canada look to plant at least two weeks later than normal as... Details here. A flooded farm field near Winnipeg.

By Steven Edwards, Postmedia News UNITED NATIONS — Bolivia will this month table a draft United Nations treaty giving "Mother Earth" the same rights as humans — Details here.

MB Co-Operator Apr 13 The agriculture policies of all five major Canadian political parties were put front and centre in a debate hosted by the Canadian Federation of Agriculture in Ottawa on Monday . Details here.

Earth Island Journal - Apr '11 I’ve always been surprised that so many environmentalists, typically found on the political left, are such stalwart believers in the conservative doctrine of supply-side economics. Details here. PUBLISHER'S NOTE: Another view of the Alberta oil sands. Not mine! l.p.

LA VIA CAMPESINA JAKARTA, 11 APR'11    www.photius.com   As the first session of climate negotiations for the year come to a close in Bangkok, Thailand, it is clear that the urgency of avoiding a climate disaster  and delivering climate justice remain unaddressed. Details here.  

Manitoba Co-Operator - Apr 10 '11 A ban on federal research into genetically engineered crops, eventual 100 per cent testing of slaughter cattle for BSE and reducing allowable pesticide residues in crops are on the federal Green Party's policy wish list. Details here. Elizabeth May, Leader, Green Party of Canada.

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