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Journalism Lives! - Dan Rather on Pesticides & Bees (Video)

Ground Truth - Se 22'11 Bee Aware from Greg Stanley on Vimeo . Help start a national conversation on pesticides and bees by spreading the word about this hard-hitting, in-depth investigative report. Details here. Please read "Are Pesticide Regulators on the Take?" and "Pesticide Ban a Big Win for Italian Honey Bees."

Bayer Agrees to Pull Worst Pesticides — Finally!

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Medha Chandra - Ground Truth Se 27'11 I want to share some good news that brightened my day. Details here. Pesticide container disposal site. PLT photo

Moving Together - A Successful "Moving Planet" Event

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Americans' Divide Over Global Warming Getting Deeper

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By CHARLES J. HANLEY - 9/24/2011 Associated Press Despite onslaught of science, resistance to the idea seems to be hardening . Details here.

More Than 100 Arrests in Tar Sands Protest on Parliament Hill

Ottawa - Council of Canadians. Details here.

A Climate Chuckle

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Courtesy of Planetsave

Is Rex Murphy About to Damage the CBC's Reputation?

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by Larry Rex Murphy, that pompous darling of the CBC's flagship TV newscast, "The National" and CBC Radio's "Cross-Country Checkup," seems about to jump into the murky waters of climate denial. Rex Murphy caricature courtesy  of By the Bay Art Studio "Friends of Science" is announcing  Murphy will speak to the student body at the University of Calgary on September 29th at an event called "Climate Change 101."  The dishonestly named "Friends....." is actually dedicated to sowing doubt and discrediting peer-reviewed science surrounding global warming.  According to the painstakingly-researched book, "Climate Cover-up," "Friends of Science" had its origins in the Calgary oil patch, among geologists and oil industry PR types determined to discredit the Kyoto Protocol. The main sponsor of the event on the 29th is the "Frontier Centre for Public Policy," a conservative &qu