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Geo-Engineering Takes Off

By: Gwynne Dyer - Wpg Free Press - 09/24/2011 Scientists who are working on various concepts for "geo-engineering" the climate are almost comically eager to stress that... Details here.

Tar Sands Showdown in the Nebraska Sandhills

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By Ted Genoways OnEarth - Sept 30'11 At a heated hearing in the heart of cornhusker country, one cowboy poet gives local outrage an eloquent voice . Details here.

Study Debunks Myths on Organic Farms

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By Paul Hanley, Special to The StarPhoenix September 27, 2011 The results are in from a 30-year side-by-side trial of conventional and organic... Read more here.

Paying the Price: The Economic Impacts of Climate Change for Canada

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National Round Table on Environment and Economy Global emissions will have a price tag for Canada. Details here.                                   The campground at Manipogo Provincial Park, still flooded after months of high water on Lk. Manitoba. PLT photo.   ===== Please also read: Are Business Interests Giving Bad Advice to the Canadian Government on Climate Change?

"Pipe Dreams" - Why the Keystone XL Pipeline Will Be a Job Killer

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Tara Lohan - Alternet Se 29-'11 Dirty energy can't hide under the false cover of jobs anymore. Details here. Courtesy of the Globe & Maill

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