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Earth to EPA: Bees Need Help Now

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PANNA - Apr 14 '11 In the last four months, 1.2 million people around the world have raised their voices on behalf of honey bees – urging officials to take decisive, precautionary action by suspending a suspect class of pesticides (neonicotinoids) known to undermine honey bee immunity . Details here.

EARTH DAY..22 APRIL - A Letter to the Editor

Dear Editor,   We put aside this day each year to officially recognize and appreciate our Planet and to honour the sacred elements of Air, Water, Earth and Fire. Some estimate that North Americans alone need five planets, the size of our earth , to sustain their continued and present rate of green house gas emissions. This is very sad and alarming news. Our governments have an important role to play in solving this problem. Unfortunately,however,it is governments that have allowed and encouraged activities that increase emissions and brought us to a place of crisis.   Our governments are supposed to be accountable for their actions, to regulate and make decisions that protect public interest, the environment. Human health and survival depends on a healthy environment. Yet, today's governments are unduly influenced and controlled in too many ways by industry and corporations with their promises of investments,development,technological solutions and globalized trade. I have yet to s

Prairie Flooding Delays Seeding Two Weeks So Far

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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.

UN Document Would Give 'Mother Earth' Same Rights as Humans

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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.

Parties Support Ag Sector, Differ on Details

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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.

Don’t Blame Canada - a Different Perspective on Tar

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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 Opposes the Inclusion of Agriculture in Carbon Markets

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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.  

Greens Call for Ban on Federal GMO Research

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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.

Climate Tipping Points | Allianz Knowledge

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Climate Tipping Points | Allianz Knowledge

Are Authorities "Coming Clean" Over Dolphin Deaths in the Gulf of Mexico? (Video)

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Watch video here: Courtesy of Newsy.com Please also read, Scientists link oil on Dolphins with BP Spill A "swim with dolphins" fun park in Mexico.

Climate Change Poses Major Risks for Unprepared Cities

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Scien ceDaily (Apr. 7, 2011)   Cities worldwide are failing to take necessary steps to protect residents from the likely impacts of climate change, even though billions of urban dwellers are vulnerable to heat waves, sea level rise and other changes associated with warming temperatures. Details here. Rio de Janiero, Brazil fotolive.org