Natural Gas Is No Climate Change 'Panacea', Warns International Energy Agency
The Guardian - June '11 Reliance on gas would lead the world to a 3.5C temperature rise, and out-of-control global warming, says new research. Details here.
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WATCH: Dangers of Natural Gas Extraction (Video)
Fracking is a burgeoning technology being used to extract natural gas locked within rock formations. Fluid is pumped into natural or man made fractures under high pressure to open up cracks and access hard to reach reservoirs. Critics are calling for a moratorium on fracking, saying it poses serious health risks to nearby residents, damages the environment and could even cause small earthquakes. Supporters say those claims are overblown, and fracking is essential to Alberta's natural gas industry. Is fracking dangerous? Is it critical to our economic future? How should Alberta proceed? Joining us for this discussion is Jessica Ernst, Rosebud resident and former energy sector consultant is now suing Encana; Tim Marchant, Adjunct Professor of Strategy and Energy Geopolitics at the University of Calgary; and Ben Parfitt, Resource Policy Analyst with the Canadian Centre f
Manitoba Search Crews Enter Flood Zone
CBC News - Jun 16, 2011 Teams will stabilize properties so that owners can safely retrieve items. Details here. Toronto Star photo PLT: According to the provincial government's latest flood bulletin, 2,527 Manitobans have now been forced from their homes by the massive flooding. This has surely become an event "of biblical proportions." Except, in this case, does God really have that much to do with it?
Food Prices Not Likely to Decline for Some Time, says UN Report
17/06/11 – The international community will be facing higher food prices and volatility in commodity markets for some time, according to… Details here. l.p. photo
Manitoba Permanently Designates Largest Area Of Protected Land In More Than a Decade
June 16, 2011 Gov't. of Manitoba Asatiwisipe Aki Management Plan Approved: Blaikie. Details here. Part of the Boreal forest in west-central MB. l.p. photo
Climate Change is the Symptom, Not the Cause
By: Rod Kueneman - 06/11/2011 - Winnipeg Free Press The soil is warming and the arrival of this year's growing season once again provides… Details here. A crowded beach in China. Courtesy; Secondose PLT - While I might have worded the headline differently that the Free Press did, I believe this is an excellent article. If Prof. Kueneman is not suggesting that climate change is unimportant - and I don't believe he is, his references to world population and consumption are compelling. l.p.
Water Woes Pose Dire Prospects for Prairie Crops
Canadian Wheat Board 06/14/11 Winnipeg - Unrelenting rain across large areas of Western Canada will severely impact grain production…. Details here. Soggy field. l.p. photo