Singer Willie Nelson supports 300,000 farmers who are suing Monsanto
Nelson states, “Corporate control of our food system has led to the loss of millions of family farmers, destruction of our soil…” (Earth Tribe Editor: Nelson support the efforts, but is not one of the plaintiffs, as has been wrongly reported by some media).
Tone down demonization of environmentalists, Canadian Green Party leader says
The Tories have to tone down their ‘Kafka-esque’ demonization of environmentalists, Green Party leader Elizabeth May says. “I think that under the terms (Prime Minister Stephen) Harper and his cabinet members have been using in the House of Commons, I am now condemned as against Canada, as a radical, as an enemy and I suppose as a suspected future terrorist,” May told reporters Feb. 16.
Heartland Institute Caught with its Pants Down on Global Warming
A numbers of internal documents were apparently leaked this week from conservative think tank, The Heartland Institute, revealing its funding sources, strategy and a 2012 action plan to deliberately cast doubt on the subject of global warming despite the clear evidence and overwhelming scientific consensus. Some sources are describing the leak as a counterpoint to “Climategate” and at least as potentially damaging, though this time to the “skeptics” side.
The good ancestors: squatters go back to land to save wilderness center
Occupy veterans join movement to stop selloff of Forest of Dean center in the UK and inspire sustainable communities.
Coal mining worrie in Nova Scotia
Almost six years after Nova Scotia in the United States imposed a moratorium on 13 surface coal mining projects in Cape Breton, the province is about to release a report that can reopen operations.
U.S. dioxin report finally out
After 21 years of wrangling over health threats, uncertain science and industry pressure, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Feb. 17 released its health assessments of dioxins defining how toxic they are.
