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The Conservative Caucus of Canada's Prime Minister, Stephen Harper, ‘Horrifically Depressed’ About Senate Expenses Scandal.

The Hill Times online Brand Takes Big Hit, Say Tories, but add  they won’t be down indefinitely. Details here.

The New US Farm Bill is an Economic Disaster

Heidi Moore - The Guardian Just when you think Congress can't get any dumber, it crafts a $1tn farm bill that harms the poor and promotes unhealthy food. Full story here. PLT: Thank goodness there are still some people in mass media who tell it like it is!

Millions March Against GM Crops

the guardian Organisers celebrate huge global turnout and say they will continue until Monsanto and other GM manufacturers listen… Details here.

Anti-GM Rally in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada (Video)

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Chile Fines Barrick Gold $16m for Pascua-Lama Mine

BBC News Chilean authorities have fined the world's largest gold mining company, Barrick Gold Corp. of CANADA, more than $16m for environmental offences. Details here. PLT: A fine, Canadian "role-model" for the world - poisoning Earth for profit and bling!

Terracide and the Terrarists

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TomDispatch Courtesy of Common Dreams Destroying the Planet for Record Profits. Full story here.

You Need Phosphorus to Live—and We're Running Out

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Mother Jones Pesticide sprayer on a farm in Manitoba, Canada. PLT photo. Industrial farming has played a part in sucking this critical element out of our soil. Details here.