PLANET IN PERIL

Agro Pages Personalities from the eco-scientific and organic agriculture environments are speaking up against the letter from the American Embassy, in which the Costa Rican government is put under pressure to adopt transgenic seeds. Story here.

Wall Street Journal CALGARY—An oil industry consortium including Exxon Mobil Corp. and BP PLC has suspended its Canadian arctic exploration program in the Beaufort Sea, citing insufficient time to begin test drilling before its lease expires in 2020.  Story here.

inside climate news Tar sands' carbon emissions will continue to rise, but the province's new government signals a change in direction. Story here.

The Guardian Social activist ‘surprised but delighted’ to join top cardinal in high-level environment conference at the Vatican. Story here.

The Guardian GM wheat designed to repel aphids is no more effective at repelling the bugs than standard varieties a major field trial has revealed. Story here.

Larry -- Our coastlines, our drinking water, our national parks -- we love these things, and defending them is no easy task, especially in the era of the Harper Conservatives. The current government has been giving away our natural resources to foreign multinational corporations at an alarming rate, and has pushed for the reckless and unsustainable expansion of the oilsands and other high-polluting industries. But I have good news for you.