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Climate Change Deniers Can't Refute "24 Hours of Reality"

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David Suzuki - Huffington Post Most reality TV has little to do with the real world. But here's an online show that will reflect what is happening in and to our world: Details here.

Give Farmers the Vote

Bruce Johnstone, Regina Leader-Post 910/11 Regardless of the results of the Canadian Wheat Board's plebiscite, which are expected Monday, the federal government says it will ignore them and…. Details here.

"The House" Apologizes Over an Interview on the Keystone Pipeline

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by Larry Powell This morning,"The House" apologized over an interview done on that CBC Radio program on July 23rd. In the interview, Derek Burney, once Canada's ambassador to the US, sung the praises of the proposed Keystone XL pipeline and attacked critics in the environmental movement as "emotional" and even "violent." In the process of responding to that interview, I discovered Burney is a Director of TransCanadaPipelines, the company building the project. He did not disclose this in the course of the interview. After complaining twice to the CBC ombudsman, I received an apology from "The House," yesterday, saying it was unaware of Burney's vested interest at the time. It ran this clarification on its program this morning (Sept 10th) . "On July 23rd we aired a conversation with former ambassadors Derek Burney & Gordon Giffin about Canada-US relations. Part of the discussion was about the Keystone XL pipeline project. We

Extreme Wildfires & Drought Strike Texas, a Stronghold of Climate-Deniers

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Zachary Shahan - Planetsave - Sept. - '11 If you haven’t heard, Texas has been fighting massive wildfires this week . Details here. A Texas National Guard helicopter flies  through smoke this week near Bastrop.  Photo by Staff Sgt. Malcolm McClendon http://wildfiretoday.com/

EU Court Puts Limits on Modified Honey

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ABC News Honey that contains traces of pollen from genetically modified crops needs special authorization before it can be sold, the European Union's top court said Tuesday, Details here. PLT honeybee photo

Al Gore: Obama Isn't "Relying on Science"

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CBS News Al Gore has posted a note entitled "confronting disappointment" in which he takes President Obama to task for "[bowing] to pressure from polluters" in ordering the Environmental Protection Agency not to seek a tightening of air-quality standards. Details here. A Canadian pulp mill PLT photo

Nobel Peace Prize Laureates Urge Obama: Reject Keystone XL Tar Sands Oil Pipeline

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Nobel Women's Initiative Archbishop Tutu and the Dalai Lama call on President to build clean energy legacy. Details here. Courtesy; Climate Action News