Manitoba Co-Operator A crop of field peas in the UK. Photo by David Lally . Manitoba pea growers are getting a reminder of why they backed away from the crop in the first place. Story here .
the guardian Records of temperature that go back far further than 1800s suggest warming of recent decades is out of step with any period over the past millennium. Story here.
by George Monbiot What is salient is not important. What is important is not salient. The media turns us away from the issues that will determine the course of our lives, and towards topics of brain-melting irrelevance. Story here.
Winnipeg Free Press To the surprise of many, the recently elected provincial government has reopened the public debate on Manitoba’s regulations on cosmetic pesticides. Story here.
CommonDreams CETA will force European farmers to compete with Canadian imports with 'no animal welfare penalties and lower safety standards' Story here. RELATED: "Free trade. Pathway to prosperity or back road to corporatism?"
CommonDreams BURLINGTON, Vt. - As Vermonters mark the fifth anniversary of Tropical Storm Irene, U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) pointed to a new report from the Congressional Budget Office that warns damage from severe weather in future decades is expected to become increasingly common in Vermont and throughout the United States because of climate change. Story here.
EcoWatch Brazilians demonstrate against aerial spraying of a pesticide. Marcello Casal Jr/ABr Did you know that American companies are legally permitted to manufacture dangerous pesticides for export—even after the chemicals have been banned in the U.S.? There are policies that create a "circle of poison"; toxic chemicals traveling around the world, ironically imported back to the U.S. through foodstuffs we eat. Story here.
The Royal Society of Canada An engineer's "wet dream" of another, useless mega-project. A BC Hydro image. A group of leading Canadian scholars has raised serious concerns regarding the process used to approve the mega dam called Site C. The Royal Society of Canada has taken the unusual step of issuing a separate supporting letter addressed to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. To read the letter, please click here .