Current Issues

Current Issues – December 2010

Food - GMOs

  1. This supermarket "health food" killed these baby rats in three weeks, Jeffrey Smith©, Mercola.com, October 04, 2010
  2. USDA announces final Environmental Impact Statement for genetically engineered alfalfa, USDA©, Organic Consumers' Association, Straight to the Source, December 16, 2010
  3. Genetically engineered alfalfa could be growing in US fields by spring, Leah Zerbe©, Rodale News, December 21, 2010
  4. Wikileaks memos reveal US Government pushing gene-altered crops worldwide, Emily Main©, Rodale News, December 16, 2010
  5. Five crazy and new genetically modified foods, Sara Novak©, Planet Green, December 19, 2010
  6. USDA recommends "coexistence" with Monsanto: We say Hell No! Ronnie Cummins©, Organic Consumers' Association, Straight to the Source, December 22, 2010

Food – Farming

  1. Building up the 'grain chain,' Colleen Kimmett©, The Tyee, December 10, 2010
  2. Farmpreneurs' grow the bounty, Jeff Nield©, The Tyee, December 09, 2010
  3. Ten organic farming trends that can make your life better, Leah Zerbe©, Rodale News, December 18, 2010

Food – Security/Safety

  1. Toxic pesticide approved for strawberries in California, Jake Richardson©, Care2, healthy & green living, December 03, 2010
  2. How bulk buyers can save local farmers, Colleen Kimmett, The Tyee©, December 03, 2010
  3. Calm: The rarest commodity of all, Cleo Paskal, ©Canadian Geographic, October 2010
  4. The secrets to supporting local food, Colleen Kimmett©, The Tyee, December 17. 2010
  5. This jar of goodies brought to you by co-opetition, Jeff Nield©, The Tyee, December 16, 2010
  6. Idea #4: Create a local food bill, Colleen Kimmett©, The Tyee, December 23, 2010
  7. Factory farms use thirty million pounds of antibiotics a year (and you are eating some of it), Leah Zerbe©, Rodale News, December 22, 2010
  8. Organic to feed the world, empower poor, mitigate climate change and preserve biiodiversity, Anne English©, Financial Times, October 14, 2010
  9. Big meat versus Michael Pollan, Wes Enzinna©, Econundrums, Mother Jones, November/December 2010

Environment

  1. Maude Barlow: Read me my environmental rights, Madeline Ostrander©, Yes! Magazine, December 03, 2010
  2. Sadly, violence may be on the way in battle for BC's environment, Rafe Mair©, Common Sense Canadian, December 14, 2010
  3. Precedent-setting First Nations class action takes on fish farms, Andrew Gage©, West Coast Environmental Law, December 07, 2010
  4. Campaign for legislated tanker ban gathers team in Ottawa, Josh Paterson©, West Coast Environmental Law, December 14, 2010

Alberta Tar Sands

  1. Canada's fight to stop states from lowering fuel carbon levels. Geoff Dembicki©, The Tyee, December 07, 2010
  2. Mission: Make Americans love Alberta's oil sands, Geoff Dembicki©, The Tyee, December 08, 2010
  3. Nikiforuk pores over Royal Society's oil sands study, Andrew Nikiforuk©, The Tyee, December 16, 2010
  4. Oil sands to boom: Internal federal report, Stanley Trump©, The Tyee, December 27, 2010
  5. Series of reports blacken oil sands managers, Andrew Nikiforuk©, The Tyee, December 22, 2010

Community

  1. Relearning the skills of community, Sarah Byrnes©, Yes! Magazine, December 01, 2010
  2. Five benefits of Common Security Clubs, Chuck Collins©, Yes! Magazine, October 08, 2009
  3. Yes, there is an alternative, Robin Broad and John Cavanagh©, Yes! Magazine, December 20, 2010
  4. Want the good life? Your neighbors need it too, Brooke Jarvis©, Yes! Magazine, March 04, 2010
  5. Building the world we want: Interview with Mark Lakeman©, Yes! Magazine, May 12, 2010
  6. Ten land-use strategies to create socially just, multiracial societies, Carl Anthony©, Yes! Magazine, March 04, 2010
  7. Get on board the non-consumption train, Dave Chameides©, Care2, healthy & green living, September 12, 2010
  8. Five mental habits for cutting consumption, Sami Green©, Planet Green, December 27, 2010
  9. Making a difference makes you happy, Tim Kasser©, Yes! Magazine, May 05, 2010

Gulf of Mexico Spill

  1. The oil slick BP has tried to hide has been discovered, Washington's Blog©, Global Research, December 22, 2010
  2. Five shocking facts from the Deepwater Horizon's final hours, Beth Buczynski©, care2 causes daily, December 27, 2010
  3. The Gulf of Mexico is dying – a special report on the BC Gulf oil spill, Tom Termotto©, PhD, Global Research, December 26, 2010
  4. 2010: Year of the spill, Damien Gillis©, Common Sense Canadian, December 29, 2010

Energy

  1. Farmers harvesting the sun's rays, Colleen Kimmett©, The Tyee, December 02, 2010
  2. Mad as hell about bogus hydro rate increases, Rafe Mair©, Common Sense Canadian, December 07, 2010
  3. No projects left behind: Ruin of river projects in the Columbia Valley, James Knoop©, Common Sense Canadian, December 08, 2010
  4. The green hawks are coming, Andrew Nikiforuk©, The Tyee, December 20, 2010
  5. Tough energy and environmental questions for 2011, Rafe Mair©, Common Sense Canadian, December 28, 2010
  6. Letter to Enbridge, Ingmar Lee©, Common Sense Canadian, December 28, 2010
  7. John Francis: Walking away from oil, Madeline Ostrander©, Yes! Magazine, May 28, 2010

Economics/Finance/Business

  1. Is quantitative easing (QE2) the road to Zimbabwe style hyperinflation? Not likely. Ellen Brown©, Global Research, December 02, 2010
  2. Areal solution to global debt crises, Julia Dowling©, Yes! Magazine, December 02, 2010
  3. Ecosystem services: Pricing to peddle, Brian Czech©, The Daly News, December 12, 2010
  4. Fixing the free market, Steven van Yoder©, Ode Magazine, October 2010
  5. The other face of the global economic crisis: Debt driven suicides in India, Kavaljit Singh©, Global Research, December 23, 2010
  6. A new deal for local economies, Stacy Mitchell©, Yes! Magazine, April 29, 2010
  7. Seeding small businesses: Five ideas from Detroit, Stacy Mitchell©, Yes! Magazine, December 17, 2010

Human Health

  1. Cellphones and temper tantrums: A possible link, Emily Main©, Rodale News, December 13, 2010
  2. A visit with the income gap doctor, Crawford Kilian©, The Tyee, December 15, 2010
  3. Sugar may be bad, but this sweetener is far more deadly, Dr. Mercola©, Mercola.com, January 02, 2010
  4. The chicken which should be banned, Dr. Mercola©, Mercola.com, November 08, 2010
  5. This cooking oil is a powerful virus-destroyer and antibiotic, Dr. Mercola©, Mercola.com, October 22, 2010
  6. This "miracle health food" has been linked to brain damage and breast cancer, Dr. Mercola©, Mercola/com, September 18, 2010

Environmental Toxicity/Safety

  1. Flame-retardant butter? Chemical contamination of food gets overlooked, Emily Main©, Rodlae News, December 06, 2010
  2. Common chemicals can trigger allergies, new study finds, Emily Main©, Rodale News, December 06, 2010
  3. Bee-killing chemical lurks inside your food, Leah Zerbe©, Rodale News, December 13, 2010
  4. Toxic toys 2010: Is cadmium this year's worst toy-tainter? Emily Main©, Rodale News, December 15, 2010
  5. Pesticides on your salad linked to pervasive developmental disorder? Cynthia Liu©, care2 causes daily, December 27, 2010
  6. Salinas, California: The salad bowl of pesticides, Sheila Kaplan©, Politics Daily, December 22, 2010
  7. Which plastics to never use with food, Melissa Breyer©, Yes! Magazine, December 28, 2010
  8. Pet products containing toxic chemicals to get warning labels, Emily Main©, Rodale News, December 22, 2010

Climate Change

  1. The business of climate change. Dynamic, thriving and clean: Excelling in a green community. The Pembina Institute©, December 2010
  2. Copenhagen to Cancún: What just happened? Elizabeth May©, Elizabeth May's Blog, December 13, 2010
  3. The long march from Cancún: Steps toward a global uprising, Ronnie Cummins©, Straight to the Source, Organic Consumers Association, December 09, 2010
  4. Why Obama and Cancún miss the point, Bill McKibben©, Econunbrums, Mother Jones, December 16, 2010

Carbon

  1. Regional cap and trade advances, Eric de Place©, Sightline Daily, December 09, 2010
  2. Putting a price on climate pollution: Why should we tax carbon? The Pembina Institute©, December 2010
  3. Strategies for carbon neutrality, Richard Conlin©, Yes! Magazine, December 16, 2010

Sustainability

  1. Sustainability: From 'terminally nice' to 'nice and rough,' Dan Bednarz©, Health After Oil, December 20, 2010
  2. Learning to live with less, Sarah Byrnes©, Yes! Magazine, December 23, 2010
  3. All that we share, Jay Walljasper©, Yes! Magazine, December 20, 2010
  4. Buzz sawed: BC's Forest Service, Ben Parfitt©, The Tyee, December 15, 2010

Transportation

  1. Kicking the habit: Air travel in the time of climate change, Joseph Nevins©, December 13, 2010

Current Issues – November 2010

Food - GMOs

  1. Are you ready for the genetically modified “Frankenapple?”  Eric Steinman©, Care2, healthy & green living, November 29, 2010
  2. Monsanto’s ongoing corruption incites Forbes’ retraction, Dr. Mercola©, Mercola.com, December 03, 2010
  3. Monsanto’s superweeds come home to roost, Charles Margulis©, Generation Green, October 26, 2010
  4. Forbes was wrong on Monsanto – really wrong, Robert Langreth©, Forbes, October 12, 2010
  5. After growth, fortunes turn for Monsanto, Andrew Pollack, The New York Times, October 04, 2010

Food – Farming

  1. Why the Vancouver Island family farm may be in peril, Jennifer Squires©, Nanaimo Daily News, November 05, 2010
  2. Large-scale agriculture won’t cure hunger, Olivier de Schutter©, The Japan Times Online, June 15, 2010
  3. Can industrial agriculture be sustainable agriculture?  GreenandSave Staff©, GreenandSave.com news, August 26, 2010
  4. Definition of the term “sustainable agriculture,” Rod MacRae©, Ecological Agriculture Projects, McGill University (Macdonald College), 1990
  5. Welcome to farm school, Jeff Nield©, The Tyee, November 19, 2010
  6. When crop mobs take over, Tina Chadwick©, Yes! Magazine, November 24, 2010
  7. Farmlands on the brink, Jeff Nield©, The Tyee, November 26, 2010

Food – Security/Safety

  1. Six tricks used to sell junk food, Melissa Breyer©, Care 2 green living, November 02, 2010
  2. Eat organic on a budget?  Can be done!  Maria Rodale©, Care2, green living, November 08, 2010
  3. Eat local, even in winter, Judi Gerber©, Care2, green living, November 08, 2010
  4. Mmm, made in BC?  Colleen Kimmett©, The Tyee, November 03, 2010
  5. Tainted turkey?  Toxic chemical found in familiar food, Emily Main©, Rodale News, November 04, 2010
  6. Why healthy milk comes from less-gassy, longer-lived cows, Leah Zerbe©, Rodale News, November 10, 2010
  7. Ronald McDonald is stalking your kids, Emily Main©, Rodale News, November 11, 2010
  8. Are you ready for rising food prices?  Amy Ahlberg©, Rodale News, November 11, 2010
  9. Plenty of local food, few local products, Jeff Nield©, The Tyee, November 12, 2010
  10. Packed with opportunities, Colleen Kimmett©, The Tyee, November 11, 2010
  11. What’s a perfect melon really worth?  Christopher Bodnar©, The Tyee, November 10, 2010
  12. FDA poised to evade law and approve genetically altered salmon, Leah Zerbe©, Rodale News, November 18, 2010
  13. Top local food ideas, from 100-Mile Diet’s creators, David Beers©, The Tyee, November 19, 2010
  14. From vacant city lots to food on the table, Madeline Ostrander, Yes! Magazine, September 17, 2010
  15. Scaling up local food, Sean Connelly©, i4, Canadian Centre for Community Renewal, November 20, 2010
  16. Size does matter, Paul Cabaj©, Canadian CED Network, makingwaves 19 (3):  9-12.
  17. Regenerating regional food systems:  The financing dilemma, Sandra Mark and Frank Moreland©, Edible Strategies Enterprises, Ltd., makingwaves 20 (2):  6-10.
  18. Scaling up:  Meeting the demand for local food, Lindsey Day-Farnsworth, Brent McCown, Michelle Miller and Anne Pfeiffer©, Center for Integrated Agricultural Systems and Agricultural Innovation Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison, December 2009
  19. Local food – the untold story, Martin Gooch©, George Morris Centre, October 27, 2007
  20. Strengthening Yukon local food, a research report, Melisa Zapisocky and Mike Lewis©, Canadian Centre for Community Renewal, October 2010
  21. Re-imaging the food value chain, i4, Canadian Centre for Community Renewal©, November 2010
  22. Eggsasperating!  Colleen Kimmett©, The Tyee, November 25, 2010
  23. A newly discovered reason to avoid fast food and popcorn, Dr. Mercola©, Mercola.com, December 01, 2010

Water

  1. Our most loved resource?  Water. Linda Nowlan©, The Tyee, November 22, 2010

Environment

  1. What a week for BC’s environment, Damien Gillis©, Common Sense Canadian, November 02, 2010
  2. This means war!  Campbell’s new ministry final straw for environmentalists, Rafe Mair©, Common Sense Canadian, November 01, 2010
  3. Internet has mobilized new wave of acticvism, Evi Mustel©, The Province, November 10, 2010
  4. Time to end war against the earth, Vandana Shiva©, National Times, November 04, 2010
  5. Environmental assessment act needs to be revamped, Mark Haddock and Chris Tollefson, Vancouver Sun©, November 16, 2010
  6. Naked truth about BC’s environmental assessment, Tony Pearse©, The Tyee, November 16, 2010
  7. Liberals fret as Campbell refuses them a fresh start, Vaughn Palmer, Vancouver Sun©, November 16, 2010
  8. Where we stand on BC politics & the environment, Rafe Mair©, The Common Sense Canadian, November 23, 2010

Alberta Tar Sands

  1. Gouged earth:  Big part of oil sands carbon footprint, Andrew Nikiforuk©, The Tyee, November 04, 2010
  2. US diplomat’s memo urged ‘greening’ of ‘shocking’ oil sands, Stanley Tromp©, The Tyee, November 10, 2010
  3. $1.7 billion and rising:  Taxpayers’ gas bill for oil sands, Mitchell Anderson©, The Tyee, November 09, 2010

Community

  1. Can small group organizing save the country?  Sarah Byrnes©, Yes! Magazine, November 05, 2010
  2. Building community: An economic approach, David Brancaccio©, Yes! Magazine, November 17, 2010
  3. Legal pros say no to citizens united, Jeffrey D. Clements and Ben T. Clements©, Yes! Magazine, November 17, 2010
  4. The road to right-size cities, Frank Popper and Deborah Popper©, Yes! Magazine, November 16, 2010
  5. Change is not just a click away, Will Horter©, Dogwood Initiative, November 19, 2010
  6. Shopping for existence, Crystal Hurdle©, The Tyee, November 17, 2010

Gulf of Mexico Spill

  1. Illness plagues Gulf residents in BP’s aftermath, Dahr Jamail©, Global Research, November 16, 2010

Energy

  1. Energy plan needs trillion$, Paul Luke©, The Province, November 09, 2010
  2. Fossil fuels – at what cost?  Key findings.  Government support for upstream oil activities in three Canadian provinces:  Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Newfoundland and Labrador.  Dave Sawyer and Seton Stiebert©, EnviroEconomics Inc.  Global Subsidies Initiative (GSI) of the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD)
  3. Pittsburg bans natural gas drilling, Mari Margil and Ben Price©, Yes! Magazine, November 16, 2010
  4. Why is Canada freezing out geothermal power, Mitchell Anderson©, The Tyee, November 19, 2010
  5. The high cost of cheap coal, Brooke Jarvis©, Yes! Magazine, April 07, 2010
  6. If the $30 billion we give to oil sands went to green energy, Mitchell Anderson©, The Tyee, November 26, 2010

Economics/Finance/Business

  1. Missing:  A vision of economic possibility, David Korten©, Yes! Magazine, November 03, 2010
  2. The FED and the debased “imperial dollar:”  Inflation, stagnation and higher interest rates ahead, Rodrique Tremblay©, Global Research, November 07, 2010
  3. Smart money and green investments, Melinda Burns©, Miller-McCune, November 02, 2010
  4. Ten ways to solve the jobs problem, Fran Korten©, Yes! Magazine, September 02, 2010
  5. Cutting it:  The “Big Society” and the new austerity, Anna Coola©, New Economics Foundation, November 2010
  6. Seven ways to transform banking, Fran Korten©, Yes! Magazine, November 11, 2010
  7. Putting the ‘American business model’ in its place, John Kay©, Institute for Public Policy Research, November 18, 2010
  8. G-20 worries about everything but what it should, Greg Hunter©, USA Watchdog, November 12, 2010
  9. Citizen psychopaths, Murray Dobbin©, The Tyee, November 22, 2010
  10. Economic growth:  A zero sum game, Cameron Leckie©, Online Opinion Australia, November 25, 2010

Housing

  1. Finding fulfillment in a 12 x 12 house, William Powers©, Care2, Healthy & Green Living, November 09, 2010

Human Health

  1. The road to real health, John de Graaf©, Yes! Magazine, November 22, 2010
  2. New warnings about the hazards of cell phones, Dr. Mercola©, Mercola.com, November 29, 2010

Environmental Toxicity/Safety

  1. Pesticide maker pays farmers to use competitors’ pesticides, Leah Zerbe©, Rodale News, November 02, 2010
  2. Reducing urban waste water, Lester R. Brown©, Earth Policy Institute, November 02, 2010
  3. Skin absorbs toxic cash-register-receipt chemical, study finds, Leah Zerbe©, Rodale News, November 08, 2010
  4. What happens to your cell phone when you recycle it?  Jen Phillips©, Mother Jones, Econundrums, November 15, 2010
  5. Landmark regulations will lead to cleaner cleaners, Emily Main©, Rodale News, November 24, 2010

Climate Change

  1. Cancun, and more consequential ‘C’ words, Michael M’Gonigle and Louise Takeda©, The Tyee, Novmeber 29, 2010
  2. Future at risk on a hotter planet, Lester R. Brown, Earth Policy Release, Earth Policy Institute, December 01, 2010

Transportation

  1. Free market think tank endorses socialism, Eric de Place©, Sightline Institute, November 15, 2010
  2. Eight electric-car myths busted, Kiera Butler, Mother Jones Econondrums, November 29, 2010

Ecology

  1. Fish-farm sea lice confirmed as threat to wild salmon, Crawford Kilian©, The Hook, The Tyee, November 09, 2010
  2. Dams, beavers and wolves, Oh My!  John Abbotts©, Sightline Institute, November 15, 2010
  3. Evidence of farm-induced parasite infestations on wild juvenile salmon in multiple regions of coastal British Columbia, Canada, M.H.H. Price, A. Morton and J.D. Reynolds, Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences© 67: 1925–1932 (2010)

Current Issues – October 2010

Food - GMOs

  1. How common is genetically altered food?  Go GMO-free and find out, Emily Main, Rodale News, October 05, 2010
  2. GMOs in your food:  Hidden ingredients, unknown consequences, Emily Main, Rodale News, October 08, 2010
  3. What’s the big deal about GMOs anyway? Dana Blinder© and Leah Zerbe©, Rodale News, October 14, 2010.
  4. Why we need mandatory GMO food labels, Alexis Baden-Mayer, Organic Consumers Association, Straight to the Source, October 06, 2010

Food – Security/Safety

  1. Don’t be fooled by genewashing, Emily Main©, Rodale News, October 19, 2010
  2. Milk from hormone-up cows is different, court agrees, Marian Burros, Rodale News, October 06, 2010
  3. Seven reasons not to eat factory-farmed food.  Rachel Cernansky, Planet Green, October 28, 2010
  4. A tale of two farmlands, Colleen Kimmett©, The Tyee,October 22, 2010

Alberta Tar Sands

  1. Ottawa missing in action on oilsands, must take bigger role:  NDP report, The Canadian Press, Online Edition, September 24, 2010
  2. California’s anti-green politics:  The Alberta connection, Geoff Dembicki©, The Tyee, October 25, 2010
  3. Why Europe could decide fate of Canada’s oil sands, Geoff Dembicki©, The Tyee, October 20, 2010
  4. James Cameron glides into the tar sands, Andrew Nikiforuk, The Tyee, September 30, 2010
  5. US Tea Party’s deep ties to oil sands giant, Geoff Dembicki, The Tyee, October 31, 2010

Gulf of Mexico Spill

  1. BP’s environmental disaster:  Fishermen report Louisiana bays filled with oil, Dahr Jamail and Erika Blemenfeld, Global Research, Octiber 27, 2010
  2. Evidence refutes BP’s and FED’s deceptions, Dahr Jamail and Erika Blumenfeld©, Global Research, October 05, 2010

Energy

  1. Solar power:  More affordable than you think, Leah, Zerbe, Rodale News, October 11, 2010
  2. Natural gas drilling reveals uranium, study reveals, Leah Zerbe, Rodale News, Otober 27, 2010

Economics/Finance/Business

  1. The protest movement: Financial fraud in Iceland, Rady Ananda©, Global Research, October 05, 2010
  2. The chances of a war with China are rising. Mike Whitney©, Global Research, October 22, 2010
  3. Economic shock therapy for Wall Street:  Mortgage lenders could soon be falling like dominos, Ellen Brown, Global Research, October 03, 2010
  4. As western civilization lies dying, John Kozy, Global Research, September 29, 2010
  5. The neoliberal experiment and Europe’s anti-austerity strikes:  Governments must lower wages or suffer financial blackmail, Michale Hudson, Global Research, September 30, 2010
  6. Fifty-one ways to spark a commons revolution, Jay Walljasper, Yes! Magazine, October 21, 2010
  7. A day in the life of a BerkShare, Bill McKibben, Yes! Magazine, October 18, 2010
  8. French revolutions, Rick Wolff, Yes! Magazine, October 26, 2010
  9. Get free from Wall Street:  An interview with David Korten, Doug Pibel, Yes! Magazine, October 01, 2010
  10. Making BC a green jobs machine, Tom Sandborn©, The Tyee, October 22, 2010
  11. Can BC become a ‘green cooper’ superpower?  Christopher Pollun, The Tyee, October 05, 2010

Human Health

  1. Is the pink ribbon a bad idea?  Maybe, Emily Main, Rodale News, October 28, 2010

Environmental Toxicity/Safety

  1. Are green cleaning products really safe?  Caryn Colgan©, Networx, October 09, 2010
  2. Landmark report links breast cancer to everyday chemicals, Emily Main, Rodale News, October 22, 2010
  3. Caution:  floor may be toxic, Leah Zerbe, Rodale news, October 25, 2010
  4. “Green” cleaning products flunk toxicity test, Leah Zerbe, Rodal News, October 28, 2010
  5. How green is fiberglass insulation?  Steve Graham, Networx, October 28, 2010

Climate Change

  1. Climate change doubt is Tea Party article of faith, John M. Broder, The New York Times, October 20, 2010
  2. A new crime against humanity?  Fossil fuel industry’s disinformation campaign on climate change, Donald A. Brown, Climate Ethics, Rock Ethics Institute, October 24, 2010

Carbon

  1. In Whistler questions about value of carbon offsets, Jesse Ferreras, The Pique, October 18, 2010

Transportation

  1. Get rolling on streetcars, say gathered experts, Monte Paulsen, The Tyee, October 01, 2010
  2. Your car could be wrecked by new corn ruling, Emily Main©, Rodale News, October 13, 2010

Ecology

  1. Tagging solves part of sockeye mystery, Mark Hume, Globe and Mail, Monday, October 25, 2010
  2. Fish Lake’s top defender, Joe Alphonse, Dawn Paley, The Tyee, October 11, 2010

 

September 2010

Energy

  1. BC Government destroying public power, Rex Weyler©, BC Citizens for Public Power, August 23, 2010
  2. Attention Congress:  China is shutting down its coal plants, David Roberts©, Sightline Daily, The Weekly Score, Sightline Institute, August 30, 2010
  3. Geothermal:  Getting energy from the earth, Lester, R. Brown©, Earth Policy Institute, Book Byte, August 31, 2010
  4. Solar cell production climbs to another record in 2009, J. Matthew Roney, Copyright © 2010 Earth Policy Institute, Earth Policy Release, Eco-Economy Indicator, September 21, 2010  
  5. The limits and potential of plant-based energy, Lester, R. Brown©, Earth Policy Release, Book Byte, Earth Policy Institute, September 15, 2010

Gulf of Mexico Spill

  1. A crisis of democracy:  Real solutions to the BP oil spill, Brooke Jarvis©, Yes! Magazine, August 23, 2010
  2. Environmental disaster in the gulf:  How has it come to this? Dahr Jamail and Erika Blumenfeld©, Global Research, August 23, 2010
  3. Mercenaries hired by BP are now applying toxic dispersant, Washington’s Blog©, Global Research, August 26, 2010
  4. Newly-discovered species of bacteria claimed to be breaking down oil in deepwater plumes in the Gulf, Washington’s Blog©, Global Research, August 25, 2020
  5. No, double hull tankers do not ensure ‘total safety,’ Mitch Anderson©, The Tyee, September 28, 2010

Alberta Tar Sands

  1. A smoking gun on Athabasca River:  Deformed fish, Andrew Nikiforuk©, The Tyee, September 17, 2010
  2. Nikiforul to enviro ministers:  What are you guys thinking?  Andrew Nikiforuk©, The Tyee, September 02, 2010
  3. Oil sands pollute with fish-killing toxins, new study shows, Andrew Nikiforuk©, The Tyee, August 30, 2010
  4. Whatever it takes:  Powerful oil lobby protects Alberta tar sands development, Ryan Katz-Rosene©, Global Research, August 26, 2010
  5. The fallacy of ‘ethical oil,’ Andrew Nikiforuk, The Tyee, September 22, 2010

Food

  1. Are these whole foods making you sick?  Lara, Caring.com©, Care2, healthy & green living, September 20, 2010
  2. BPA 1:  Eating it?  BPA found in surprising places, Melissa Breyer©, Care 2, health & green living, November 10, 2009; and BPA2:  Human exposure of BPA shockingly high, Melissa Breyer©, Care2, healthy & green living, September 23, 2010
  3. BPA found in 91% of Canadians, Jake Richardson©, Care2, healthy & green living, August 29, 2010
  4. Can we get the antibiotics out of the meat industry?  Eric Steinman©, Care2, healthy & green living, Sep 20, 2010
  5. Cornflakes and salmon – an unlikely couple, Will Horter©, Dogwood Initiative Newsletter, September 10, 2010
  6. Dangers of microwave popcorn, Terri Hall Jackson©, Care2, healthy & green daily, August 29, 2010
  7. Genetically engineered salmon are swimming toward your plate, Leah Zerbe©, Rodale Daily News, September 16, 2010
  8. Know your foodshed, Judi Gerber©, Care2, healthy & green living, September 20, 2010
  9. The dirt on organic produce, Michelle Venetucci Harvey©, The Weekly Score, Sightline Institute, September 01, 2010
  10. What is sustainable seafood?  Julia Whitty©, Mother Jones Econundrums, September 01, 2010
  11. How slop from natural gas fracking could end up in your food, Leah Zerbe©, Rodale Daily News, September 27, 2010

Economies/Finance

  1. Bankers, bookies, and gamblers, David Korten©, Yes! Magazine, August 30, 2010
  2. Looking backward:  Economics and the cult of yesterday, Jonathan Rowe©, Yes! December 01, 2009
  3. How corporations own the US Congress, Shamus Cooke©, Global Research, September 15, 2010
  4. Local economies close the distance between us, Stacy Mitchell©, Yes! April 13, 2010
  5. “Monetary shock and awe:”  The Fed prepared to launch most radical intervention in history, Mike Whitney©, Global Research, August 28, 2010
  6. Now comes a topper:  Obama’s newest giveaway to the banks, Michael Hudson©, Global Research, September 14, 2010
  7. Trapped in the spiral of Basel III:  Tightening the noose on credit spells disaster, Ellen Brown©, Global Research, September 18, 2010
  8. What is real wealth?  John Robbins©, Yes!  August 31, 2010

Climate Change

  1. Changing climate, shifting fisheries, Julia Whitty©, Mother Jones Econundrums, March 24, 2010
  2. Disaster at the top of the world, Thomas Homer-Dixon©, New York Times, August 22, 2010
  3. ‘Environmentalism’ can never address climate change, David Roberts©, Grist, part of the Guardian Environment Network, guardian.co.uk, August 11, 2010
  4. First dispatch from the climate change front:  no progress, Craig McInnes©, Vancouver Sun, September 22, 2010
  5. Phony war, Stephen Henighan©, Geist Magazine, September 02, 2010
  6. Roving herds of grazing climate helpers, Judith D. Schwartz©, Miller-McCune Newsletter, September 14, 2010
  7. We have no leadership on climate change, Jeffrey Simpson©, Globe and Mail, August 27, 2010
  8. We need your ideas:  A call for direct action in the climate movement, Bill McKibben, Phil Radford and Becky Tarbottom©, Rainforest Action Network, Greenpeace USA, and 350.org: Yes!, September 14, 2010
  9. Psychology and climate change:  Collective solutions to a global problem, Leo Hickman, Guardian News and Media Limited, guardian.co.uk©, September 23, 2010

Transportation

  1. Bus Rapid Transit hits the streets of New York:  BC can do better, Eric Doherty©, The Common Sense Canadian, August 23, 2010
  2. Electric buses for east Los Angeles, Jake Richardson©, Care2, healthy & green living, September 02, 2010

Environmental Impacts

  1. Heavy metals in your soils?  Chaya, Networx©, Care2, healthy & green living, September 14, 2010
  2. Viewing poisons at our national parks, Joan Melcher©, Miller-McCune Newsletter, September 07, 2010
  3. iPads and Kindles are better for the environment than books, Brian Palmer©, Green Lantern column, Slate, Washington Post, August 24, 2010
  4. You cannot paper over the plastic, Michael Todd©, Miller-McCune, August 27, 2010
  5. You pay $88 a year for “free” plastic bags, Leah Zerbe©, Rodale Daily News, September 03, 2010
  6. Civilization’s foundation eroding, Lester R. Brown, Earth Policy Institute, September 28, 2010

Sustainable Living

  1. A self-help guide for the planet, Tom Barrett©, The Tyee, September 15,  2010
  2. Seven rules for sustainable communities, Patrick Condon©, The Tyee, September 15, 2010
  3. Tiny houses simpler, easier n the environment, Keila Szpallier©, The Missoulian, August 28, 2010

August 2010:

  1. There’s something fishy about government tuna guidelines, Marian Burros©, Rodale News, August 02, 2010
  2. Consumer spending stalls, threatens recovery, msnbc.com news services
  3. The addiction to growth, Rafe Mair©, The Common Sense Canadian, July 27, 2010
  4. “Financial party” on Wall Street, like it’s 1929, Mike Whitney©, Global Research, August 13, 2010. 
  5. Escaping the sovereign debt trap:  the remarkable model of the Commonwealth Bank of Australia, Ellen Brown©, Global Research, August 5, 2010
  6. “Unregulated greed has destroyed the capitalist system”:  the big things that matter and the little things that annoy, Paul Craig Roberts©, Global Research, August 12, 2010
  7. Throw away culture:  how the food we discard comes back to bit us, Eric Steinman©, Care2, Healthy and Green Daily, August 06, 2010
  8. Germans and inflation, Michael Scott Moore©, Miller-McCune newsletter, July 28, 2010
  9. How we got in over our heads, Tom Jacobs©, Miller-McCune newsletter, April 23, 2009
  10. New law seeks to overhaul the cosmetics industry, Emily Main©, Rodale News, August 02, 2010
  11. The safety of personal care products, Dr. Frank Lipman©, Care2, healthy & green living, August 15, 2010
  12. E. coli superbug on the verge of being untreatable, Leah Zerbe©, Rodale News, August 04, 2010
  13. To market, to market, Michelle Venetucci Harvey©, Sightline Daily, The Daily Score, August 12, 2010
  14. Prescribing produce for health, Judi Gerber©, Care2, Healthy & Green Living, August 17, 2010
  15. Three pillars of a food revolution, Anna Lappé©, Yes! This Week, August 19, 2010
  16. The city that ended hunger, Frances Moore Lappé©, Yes! This Week, February 13, 2009
  17. Weather unlikely to thaw deadlock on climate change, Alister Doyle©, Vancouver Sun, Reuters, August 18, 2010
  18. Food rebellions:  Seven steps to solving the food crisis, Eric Holt-Gimenez©, Yes! This Week, February 13, 2009
  19. A grim outlook for emissions as climate talks limp forward, Fred Pearce©, environment 360, Yale University, June 21, 2010
  20. A looming oxygen crisis and its impact on world’s oceans, Carl Zimmer©, environment 360, Yale University, August 05, 2010
  21. As the far North melts, calls grow for Arctic treaty, Ed Struzik©, environment 360, Yale University, June 14, 2010
  22. Five human habits harmful to ocean health, Jaymi Heimbuch©, Planet Green, posted on Care2 Healthy and Green Living Newsletter
  23. How the world’s oil giants are selling the ‘captured carbon’ dream,,Geoff Dembicki©, The Tyee, May 17, 2010
  24. Alberta hides dirty truth as US demands tar sands facts, Andrew Nikiforuk©, TheTyee.ca, July 29, 2010
  25. The Enbridge dirty dozen, Andrew Nikiforuk©, TheTyee, July 31, 2010
  26. Enbridge pipeline:  what’s in it for us?  Rafe Mair©, The Common Sense Canadian, August 09, 2010
  27. We fight for the oil we need to fight for the oil, Emily Badger©, Miller-McCune newsletter, July 27, 2010
  28. BC charts a ‘clean tech’ future, but is the map right? Colleen Kimmett©, The Tyee. May 04, 2010
  29. BP’s insidious cover-up and propaganda campaign:  out of sight, out of mind, Dahr Jamail©, Global Research, August 9, 2010
  30. Scientists cast doubt on claims BP spill’s no threat to Gulf, Erika Bolstad, Renee Schoof and Margaret Talev©, McClatchy Newspapers, August 4, 2010
  31. Biofuel compendium, selection of articles from Telegraph.co.uk and Care2, Healthy & Green Living, 2009 and 2010
  32. Corn can’t solve our problem, David Tilman and Jason Hill©, Washington Post, March 25, 2010
  33. Whisky by-products used to produce biofuel to power cars, Sources:  (1) Telegraph.co.uk, August 17, 2010; (2) Edinburgh Napier University Press release, August 17, 2010;   (3) Care2, Healthy & Green Living, Jake Richardson, August 20, 2010
  34. Geothermal just got hotter, Andrew MacLeod©, The Tyee, June 02, 2010
  35. Here comes the ‘smart grid’ way to save power, Colleen Kimmett©, The Tyee, May 13, 2010
  36. Must the ‘Big Smoke’ always gets its way?  Max Fawcett©, The Tyee, April 09, 2010
  37. One billion dollar solar project endorsed in California, Jake Richardson©, Care2, Healthy and Green Living Newsletter, august 06, 2010
  38. Colin Hansen’s fibs about river privatization, Rafe Mair©, The Common Sense Canadian, July 31, 2010
  39. Peace could create plenty of green energy without Site C, Max Fawcet©, The Tyee, April 07, 2010
  40. Site C would drown a vital BC breadbasket, Max Fawcett©, The Tyee, April 06, 2010
  41. The myth of a power-starved BC, Max Fawcett©, The Tyee, April 08, 2010
  42. Sinister financial vectors at BC Hydro:  An economic analysis of the impact of the Camplbell Private Power Policy on the financial health of BC Hydro, Erik Andersen©, The Common Sense Canadian, Tuesday, 17 August 2010
  43. The feed-in tariff – BC’s paradox, Guy Dauncey©, BC Sustainable Energy Association, August 17, 2010
  44. Quick charge EV’s solve three problems at once, Blaine Juchau©, BC Sustainable Energy Association, August 18, 2010
  45. How the tar sands threaten Canada’s economic fate, Andrew Nikiforuk©, The Tyee, August 13, 2010
  46. Genetically engineered foods – an interview with Jeffrey Smith, Helke Ferrie, Vitality – Toronto’s Monthly Wellness Journal, July 2010
  47. Top ten reasons to label genetically-engineered foods, Organic Bytes, Organic Consumers Association, #236, August 05, 2010
  48. GMOs in the wild – two reports:  (1) First GM plants found in the wild, Melissa Breyer©, Care2, Healthy and Green Living Newsletter, August 06, 2010; (2) GM plants escape into American wild, Jessica Marshall©, Discovery News – Earth News, August 06, 2010
  49. Public protests expand as GMOs and biotech wreak havoc on food supply, Shiv Chopra©, Vitality - Toronto’s Monthly Wellness Journal, July 2010
  50. Unleashing GMOs into the environment, Joanna Marchant©, New Scientist, issue of July 07, 2001
  51. First tree genome published:  cracking poplar DNA code promises new possibilities for sustainable energy, VIB, Flanders Interuniversity Institute of Biotechnology, Science Daily, September 15, 2006
  52. Breeding trees to be better biofuel, Christopher Pollon©, The Tyee, August 04, 2010
  53. GM trees lost in China’s forests, Sam Burcher©, Institute of Science in Society Report, January 03, 20005
  54. GM forest trees – the ultimate threat, Mae-Wan Ho and J. Cummins©, Institute of Science in Society Report, February 28, 2005
  55. New Canadian scare:  genes from genetically-engineered crops creating herbicide-resistant weeds, Gillian Stewart©, The Globe and Mail, June 15, 2000
  56. Judge bans genetically-modified beets, Melissa Breyer©, Care2, Healthy & Green Living, August 17, 2010
  57. Mounting opposition to GMO crops:  the world’s people reject genetic pollution of food and the environment, Rady Ananda©, Global Research, August 17, 2010
  58. Genetically manipulated crops:  the GMO catastrophe in the USA.  A lesson for the world, F. William Engdahl©, Global Research, August 18, 2010
  59. Can mining provide a renewable energy future?  David Rosenfield©, Miller-McCune Newsletter, August 22, 2010

July 2010:

  1. FDA has beef with ‘serious threat’ of most supermarket meat, Leah Zerbe, Rodale News©
  2. Abiotic oil theory:  Background
  3. Abiotic oil theory:  Science or politics? Ugo Bardi, The Wilderness Publications©
  4. Abiotic oil theory:  The drilling and development of the oil and gas fields in the Dnieper-Donetsk Basin.  V.A. Krayushkin, T.I. Tchebanenko, V.P. Klochko, Ye.S. Dvoryanin, Institute of Geological Sciences, Ukraine, and J.F. Kenney, Russian Academy of Sciences
  5. Abiotic oil theory:  If abiotic oil exists, where is it? Dale Allen Pfeiffer, The Wilderness Publications©
  6. Abiotic oil theory:  The ‘abiotic oil’ controversy.  Richard Heinberg©
  7. Greenhouse gases:  Methane
  8. Greenhouse gases:  Nitrous oxide
  9. The BP environmental catastrophe:  Living on a dying delta, Dahr Jamail©, Global Research
  10. Stimulus or austerity:  The people versus the banks, Shamus Cooke©, Global Research
  11. Shifting gears:  Despite struggling economy, northwest gasoline use ticks up, Eric de Place and Clark Williams-Derry, Sightline Institute©
  12. GMO food – Am experiment on you?  Stephanie Orford, Watershed Sentinel©
  13. Garbage argument:  Burn, bury, or recycle?  Munisha Tumato, The Vancouver Observer©
  14. Right to food:  “Agroecology outperforms industrial farming for global food security,” says UN expert
  15. Dead zone in Gulf linked to ethanol production, Carolyn Lochhead©, San Francisco Chronicle Washington Bureau
  16. Earth’s eighth continent, David Reid©, The Phoenix
  17. Green-collar jobs, Sightline Report, October 2007, Sightline Institute©
  18. Cap and trade 101:  A federal climate policy primer, Sightline Report, July 2009, Sightline Institute©
  19. Sustainability and public policy, Rafe Mair©, The Common Sense Canadian, July 2010
  20. G8/G20 post-mortem, Alexandria Mitchell©, The Common Sense Canadian, July 2010
  21. Another reason to buy local:  Coming soon to California strawberries – a newly approved carcinogenic pesticide, Leah Zerbe, Rodale News©
  22. Genetically engineered soybeans may cause allergies, Dr. Joseph Mercola©, Mercola.com
  23. BP’s methane monster:  From the Gulf to the globe, Craig Collins©, PhD, Truthout
  24. Gulf oil gusher:  Danger of tsunamis from methane?  D.K. Matai©, The Huffington Post, June 21, 2010
  25. Almost all the Exxon Valdez oil spill workers are dead, Tim King© Salem-News.com
  26. Energy outlook offers grim fossil fuel forecast, Melinda Burns©, Miller-McCune.com report, July 10. 2010
  27. Europe’s fiscal dystopia:  The “New Austerity” road to financial serfdom, Michael Hudson©, Global Research
  28. Clayoquot under siege:  Ecological gem still threatened by logging, mining, fish farms, Rafe Mair©, Common Sense Journalism, Tuesday, 13 July 2010
  29. Fish Lake not yet safe from destruction, Tony Pearse©, TheTyee.ca, 8 Jul 2010
  30. Metro’s incineration plan:  Opposition grows to ‘Landfill in the Sky,’ Alexandria Mitchell©, Common Sense Journalism, Monday, 12 July 2010
  31. From a fishing village, to an “oil town” – Hell has come to south Louisiana, Dahr Jamail©, Global Research, July 12, 2010
  32. The EU banking system is in big trouble, Mike Whitney©, Global Research, July 10, 2010
  33. The importance of saving farm land, Daniel Lousier, BC Institute of Social Ecology, July 14, 2010
  34. Eleven reasons to stop eating dairy:  one point of view, Michelle Schoffro Cook©, Healthy & Green Daily newsletter, Jul 14, 2010
  35. Natural gas “fracking” threatens national water supply, human health, Leah Zerbe©, Rodale News, July 16, 2010
  36. Enviropig™, Lucy Sharratt©, Common Ground
  37. Biofuels backfire, Lucy Sharratt©, Common Ground
  38. Species loss a silent epidemic, David Suzicki with Faisal Moola©, Common Ground
  39. A decade of declining home prices ahead, Mike Whitney©, Global Research, July 28, 2010
  40. Double-dip fears over worldwide credit stress, Ambrose Evans-Pritchard©, www.telegraph.co.uk, May 25, 2010
  41. Ed Stelmach’s clumsy American romance, Mitchell Anderson©, The Tyee, July 2010
  42. Gulf disaster raises alarms about Alberta to Texas pipeline, Geoff Dembicki©, The Tyee, July 2010
  43. Held hostage by tar sands, Matt Price and Christopher Hatch©, The Tyee, July 2010
  44. Peak oil and Apocalypse then, Melinda Burns©, Miller-NcCune newsletter, May 29, 2010
  45. Oil sands opponents will lose, economist suggests, Geoff Dembicki©, The Tyee, July 22, 2010
  46. Lobby group vows to defend oil sands pipeline against new attack, Geoff, Dembicki©, The Tyee, July 23, 2010
  47. The emerging politics of food scarcity, Lester R. Brown, Earth Policy Institute Book Bytes©, July 14, 2010
  48. Perspectives on BC’s carbon tax, Sightline Institute© and Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives©
  49. Clean Energy Act will cost billions for BC, Marvin Shaffer©, Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives – BC Office, June 22, 2010.
  50. BC’s reforestation crisis, George Heyman© and Ben Parfitt©, Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, and Arnold Bercov©, Pulp, Paper and Woodworkers of Canada
  51. How financial brokers became bookies:  The insidious transformation of markets into casinos, Ellen Brown, Global Research, July 13, 2010.
  52. Collapse in living standards in America:  More poverty by any other measure, Christine Vestal©, Global Research, July 14, 2010.
  53. What those who killed the tar sands reports don’t want you to know, Andrew Nikiforuk©, The Tyee, July 15, 2010
  54. The story of P(ee), Melinda Burns, Miller-McCune newsletter, February 10, 2010
  55. Earth out of sync – Rising temperatures throwing off seasonal timing, Janet Larsen, ©2010 Earth Policy Institute. Plan B Updates, March 25, 2010
  56. Global carbon dioxide emissions fall in 2009 – Past decade still sees rapid emissions growth, Amy Heinzerling, ©2010 Earth Policy Institute, Earth Policy Release, Eco-Economy Indicator, July 20, 2010
  57. Past decade hottest on record, Amy Heinzerling, ©2010 Earth Policy Institute, Eco-Economy Indicators, January 14, 2010
  58. Ice melting faster everywhere, Alexandria Giese, ©2009 Earth Policy Institute, Eco-Economy Indicators, December 23, 2009
  59. Too much of a good thing:  Growth in wind power makes life difficult for grid managers, Ted Sickinger©, The Oregonian, Saturday, July 17, 2010
  60. Is it time to add organic to the food pyramid?  Emily Main©, Rodale News, July 26, 2010
  61. How toxins are making our children chronically ill, Alice Shabecoff©, Care2, Helathy & Gre Living newsletter, July 21, 2010
  62. Ten hearty orphan crops, Brad Wittner©, Miller-McCune Newsletter, July 26, 2010
  63. Rethinking the sandwich:  the globalization of wheat rust, Chris Fedor©, Miller-McCune Newsletter, July 26, 2010
  64. Raising appliance efficiency:  a big win for consumers and the climate, Lester R. Brown©, Earth Policy Institute, Earth Policy Release, Book Byte, July 29, 2010.
  65. Sovereign debt:  the death of nations versus the wealth of nations, Damon Vrabel©, Council on Renewal, Seattle, July 7, 2010
  66. Why the US need not fear a sovereign debt crisis:  unlike Greece, it is actually sovereign, Ellen Brown©, Global Research, July 24, 2010
  67. US money supply plunges at 1930s pace as Obama eyes fresh stimulus, Ambrose Evans-Pritchard©, www.telegraph.co.uk, May 26, 2010

June 2010:

  1. Legal backgrounder:  Site C Dam – the Crown’s approach to Treaty 8 First Nations Consultation, West Coast Environmental Law©
  2. Clean Energy Act by-passes public debate, West Coast Environmental Law©
  3. Bill 17 – Clean Energy Act:  improvement needed to ensure a credible planning process, West Coast Environmental Law©
  4. The Collapsing Western Way of Life, John Kozy©, Global Research
  5. Cartoon characters sell kids on unhealthy foods, Alan Mozes, HealthDay News©
  6. To GMO or not to GMO?  Jennifer Alsever©, msnbc.com contributor
  7. The War is Worth Waging:  Afghanistan's Vast Reserves of Minerals and Natural Gas, Michel Chossudovsky©, Global Resources
  8. Towards a new economy and a new politics – an American perspective, Gus Speth©, Energy Bulletin, Post Carbon Institute.
  9. Europe’s Fiscal Dystopia:  the “New Austerity” road to financial serfdom, Michael Hudson©, Global Research
  10. Finding the ‘weapons’ of persuasion to save energy, Saqib Rahim, ClimateWire©