PLANET IN PERIL

Apr 13, 2011 Manitoba Co-Operator Canada's lentil industry wants to see the European Union afford the same tolerances for glyphosate residue on lentils as it does on other pulse crops. Details here. PLT: With evidence mounting around the world about health risks associated with Roundup, the clamor for it just increases. I fear Monsanto will win this race to the bottom! 

Richard Gray - The Telegraph - 26 Jun 2011 Swarms of venomous jelly fish and poisonous algae are migrating into British waters due to changes in the ocean temperatures, a major new study has revealed. Details here.

By RANDOLPH E. SCHMID  HuffPost Green -  06/20/11 WASHINGTON -- Sea level has been rising significantly over the past century of global warming, according to a study that offers the most detailed look yet at the changes in ocean levels during the last 2,100 years. Details here.

Mia Rabson - Winnipeg Free Press - 06/22/2011 Wheat board's end will devastate port, he says . Details here.

Nature Canada - On June 15, the National Audubon Society in the United States released a startling report; many of our most recognized birds are experiencing steep population declines.   Details here.

Travis Donovan  Huffpost Green 20/6/11 If the current actions contributing to a multifaceted degradation of the world's oceans aren't curbed, a mass extinction unlike anything…. Details here. Please also read, "The Gulf of Mexico is Dying."  PLT: I first posted this story with some reluctance & trepidation,  fearing it may be a bit "over the top." I no longer believe this to be the case.

ScienceDaily (June 17, 2011) — It's summer wildflower season in the Rocky Mountains, a time when high-peaks meadows are dotted with riotous color. But for how long? Details here. Bee photo by l.p.

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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.

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

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?