tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1070977933232664642Fri, 08 Jan 2010 03:22:26 +0000An excellent resource for those who support a healthy planet, social justice, sustainable farms, eat-local movements, resource conservation and clean energy alternatives. If you're fed up with our continued reliance on fossil fuels, industrial agriculture, polluting industries & the refusal of lawmakers to do anything about climate change, this blog is for you. (Goods & services advertised on these pages are not necessarily endorsed by PLT.)http://earthkeeperfarm.blogspot.com/graham.thesupers@gmail.com (Graham Powell)Blogger379125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1070977933232664642.post-6926105763318518094Fri, 08 Jan 2010 03:11:00 +00002010-01-07T21:21:57.139-06:00ForestsManitoba makes '09 the year it allowed industrial pollutants to escape unchecked into the Swan Valley - by Larry PowellIt was a fateful decision.One year ago, Stan Struthers, who was then Manitoba's Minister of Conservation, said "yes" to a request from Louisiana Pacific Canada Ltd (LP).As a cost-cutting measure, the corporation wanted to permanently do away with devices called regenerative http://earthkeeperfarm.blogspot.com/2010/01/standing-precautionary-principle-on-its.htmlearthkeeperfarm@yahoo.ca (Larry Powell)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1070977933232664642.post-7336625667672232092Thu, 07 Jan 2010 05:37:00 +00002010-01-06T23:41:33.765-06:00GMOsInstitute of Science In Society Report 06/01/10##############################################The largest wave of farmer suicides and ecological nightmare unfolding around Bt cottonDr. Mae-Wan Ho exposes the “fudged” data and false claims of ‘successes’ that have perpetrated the humanitarian disaster The Bt cotton killing fieldsAs the cotton growing season drew to a close in the state of Andhra http://earthkeeperfarm.blogspot.com/2010/01/farmer-suicides-and-bt-cotton-nightmare.htmlearthkeeperfarm@yahoo.ca (Larry Powell)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1070977933232664642.post-2978401893325262941Tue, 05 Jan 2010 16:39:00 +00002010-01-06T23:52:07.431-06:00ORGANICSGreetings and Happy New Year from all of us at the Organic Food Council of Manitoba! garden photo by l.p.2009 was an extremely busy and exciting year for the Organic Food Council of MB (OFCM-COG), as well as for the organic sector in Manitoba and across Canada. THANK YOU! for your ongoing support and interest in OFCM-COG and our programs: Growing Up Organic (http://earthkeeperfarm.blogspot.com/2010/01/make-it-your-new-years-resolution-to.htmlearthkeeperfarm@yahoo.ca (Larry Powell)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1070977933232664642.post-27599351950133666Mon, 04 Jan 2010 04:33:00 +00002010-01-03T22:34:37.731-06:00FoodScienceDaily (Dec. 31, 2009) — Using sheep to control...http://earthkeeperfarm.blogspot.com/2010/01/springtime-sheep-grazing-helps-control.htmlearthkeeperfarm@yahoo.ca (Larry Powell)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1070977933232664642.post-4729206782317891014Sun, 03 Jan 2010 13:19:00 +00002010-01-03T07:27:56.141-06:00GMOsMB Co-Operator - John Morriss - 12/30/2009As Canadian government and industry officials try to geet the GM flax variety....Image courtesy of Wikipediahttp://earthkeeperfarm.blogspot.com/2010/01/triffids-return-to-british-tv.htmlearthkeeperfarm@yahoo.ca (Larry Powell)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1070977933232664642.post-277355686955295841Sun, 03 Jan 2010 12:38:00 +00002010-01-03T07:05:46.031-06:00GMOsScienceDaily (Dec. 31, 2009) When asked to compare...l.p.photohttp://earthkeeperfarm.blogspot.com/2010/01/consumers-choose-locally-grown-and.htmlearthkeeperfarm@yahoo.ca (Larry Powell)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1070977933232664642.post-6442713900805775912Sat, 02 Jan 2010 11:41:00 +00002010-01-02T05:45:09.658-06:00EnvironmentalShared by: F. Los (the Green Pages) on Dec. 30 '09I always read Lorne Gunter's column, although I almost never....http://earthkeeperfarm.blogspot.com/2010/01/green-conservatism.htmlearthkeeperfarm@yahoo.ca (Larry Powell)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1070977933232664642.post-3437675581930205086Thu, 31 Dec 2009 23:59:00 +00002009-12-31T23:06:47.925-06:00EnvironmentalPublished on : 31 December 2009 - By Sophie van LeeuwenA Dutch court ruled on Wednesday it had the...http://earthkeeperfarm.blogspot.com/2009/12/niger-delta-farmers-welcome-shell-court.htmlearthkeeperfarm@yahoo.ca (Larry Powell)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1070977933232664642.post-4806135981414778867Thu, 31 Dec 2009 01:40:00 +00002009-12-31T23:07:34.783-06:00EnvironmentalPublished by Sparki, Dec. 30th'09Iran is not the only place where government agencies are...Mountaintop removal coal mine in southern WV encroaching on a small community. Photo by Vivian Stockman Ohio Valley Coalitionhttp://earthkeeperfarm.blogspot.com/2009/12/four-anti-mountaintop-removal-activists.htmlearthkeeperfarm@yahoo.ca (Larry Powell)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1070977933232664642.post-8040700947781697024Wed, 30 Dec 2009 20:35:00 +00002009-12-30T17:20:24.329-06:00EnvironmentalMon. 21 Dec '09 - CISPA - Committee in Solidarity with the People of El SalvadorDemand an investigation and...==========Editor's Note: The atrocious record of Canadian mining companies abroad just keeps getting worse.Led by our Prime Minister, that killer of justice and democracy, Canada just keeps racing to the bottom. Just how far will we sink? l.p.http://earthkeeperfarm.blogspot.com/2009/12/anti-mining-activist-assassinated-in-el.htmlearthkeeperfarm@yahoo.ca (Larry Powell)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1070977933232664642.post-5575666365613558449Wed, 30 Dec 2009 20:25:00 +00002009-12-30T14:43:48.278-06:00Climate ChangeWed Dec 30'09 - By Pat Hewitt, The Canadian PressTORONTO - The big Arctic melt of...http://earthkeeperfarm.blogspot.com/2009/12/arctic-melt-top-weather-story-of-decade.htmlearthkeeperfarm@yahoo.ca (Larry Powell)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1070977933232664642.post-8540782059607222596Wed, 30 Dec 2009 15:42:00 +00002010-01-01T12:29:13.733-06:00Bees Contact: Josh Mogerman Bee-toxic Movento pulled from market for proper evaluation. Honey bee hive. l.p. photo NEW YORK (December 29, 2009) – A pesticide that could be dangerously toxic to America’s honey bees must be pulled from store shelves as a result of a suit filed by the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) and the Xerces Society. In an order issued last http://earthkeeperfarm.blogspot.com/2009/12/good-news-for-bees-at-least-american.htmlearthkeeperfarm@yahoo.ca (Larry Powell)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1070977933232664642.post-1745890178300073930Wed, 30 Dec 2009 15:39:00 +00002009-12-30T09:41:28.561-06:00Climate ChangeDec. 30 '09 Comment: By thegreenpages contributing editor Fraser LosAfter all the late-night hand-wringing by bleary-eyed world leaders, the Copenhagen climate conference...http://earthkeeperfarm.blogspot.com/2009/12/science-left-behind-in-copenhagen.htmlearthkeeperfarm@yahoo.ca (Larry Powell)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1070977933232664642.post-1251878515648514629Tue, 29 Dec 2009 23:19:00 +00002009-12-29T17:23:59.186-06:00Climate Change Published on Tuesday, December 29, 2009 by CommonDreams.orgClimate Policy Remains Deplorable - by The Yes Men The government of Canada has used...http://earthkeeperfarm.blogspot.com/2009/12/canada-successfully-destroys-parody.htmlearthkeeperfarm@yahoo.ca (Larry Powell)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1070977933232664642.post-5433510507214255684Tue, 29 Dec 2009 03:43:00 +00002009-12-28T21:46:51.207-06:00Climate ChangeWorldwatch Institute - by Ben Block on December 28, 2009Media audiences across the world took notice as...http://earthkeeperfarm.blogspot.com/2009/12/despite-disappointment-climate-summit.htmlearthkeeperfarm@yahoo.ca (Larry Powell)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1070977933232664642.post-2111464286839727081Mon, 28 Dec 2009 04:36:00 +00002009-12-27T22:40:34.532-06:00Climate ChangeDec 24 - By DONNA BRYSON 
Associated Press WriterJOHANNESBURG (AP) -- Greenpeace will keep up...http://earthkeeperfarm.blogspot.com/2009/12/greenpeace-will-keep-up-pressure-on.htmlearthkeeperfarm@yahoo.ca (Larry Powell)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1070977933232664642.post-5737124800413473834Sun, 27 Dec 2009 23:12:00 +00002009-12-27T22:41:54.055-06:00FoodMB Co-Operator - 12/24/2009Canada’s production of maple syrup...(Above) A sugar bush in Manitoba. These Manitoba maples are the workhorse of producers here. But the "industry" on the Prairies is so small in does not even warrant a mention in Stats Can figures. However, as a Manitoba producer myself for many years, I can attest that the product itself is just fine! l.p.http://earthkeeperfarm.blogspot.com/2009/12/maple-syrup-output-at-record-high_27.htmlearthkeeperfarm@yahoo.ca (Larry Powell)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1070977933232664642.post-162719688248149630Thu, 24 Dec 2009 18:49:00 +00002009-12-24T12:58:16.375-06:00Climate ChangeWorldwatch Institute - by Christopher Flavin on Dec. 23, '09 President Obama's speech in Copenhagen last Friday included a ...http://earthkeeperfarm.blogspot.com/2009/12/escape-from-copenhagen.htmlearthkeeperfarm@yahoo.ca (Larry Powell)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1070977933232664642.post-7137411618070118305Sun, 20 Dec 2009 16:55:00 +00002009-12-20T11:02:28.773-06:00Climate Changeby David Roberts - the Daily Beast De.18th-'09 The deal Obama brought home from Copenhagen wasn't just...http://earthkeeperfarm.blogspot.com/2009/12/copenhagen-outcome-real-climate.htmlearthkeeperfarm@yahoo.ca (Larry Powell)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1070977933232664642.post-1892890802506778599Fri, 18 Dec 2009 03:28:00 +00002009-12-19T10:02:33.495-06:00Climate Change– by Larry Powell‘Twas the night before Christmasand all through the land global warming was here. \It was grand! It was grand! Cars would start!Ice would melt!Folks wore their light clothes,while up through their chimneysmere wisps of smoke rose!On the air one could hearmindless broadcasters say "It's eleven degrees.Hope this thaw lasts 'til May!”But up at the pole it was not Santa's day. Two http://earthkeeperfarm.blogspot.com/2009/12/poem-for-stephen.htmlearthkeeperfarm@yahoo.ca (Larry Powell)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1070977933232664642.post-8705162716731026289Thu, 17 Dec 2009 18:27:00 +00002009-12-17T12:56:42.479-06:00Tar SandsThe Canadian Press - Bob Weber Dec. 7'09EDMONTON – An independent study suggests pollution from...Canada geese fly over an open pit of the tar sands Courtesy of BeautifulDesruction http://earthkeeperfarm.blogspot.com/2009/12/oilsands-pollution-exceeds-official.htmlearthkeeperfarm@yahoo.ca (Larry Powell)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1070977933232664642.post-8015648602193980978Thu, 17 Dec 2009 14:46:00 +00002009-12-17T09:12:22.380-06:00GMOs16 Dec 2009 - by Tom Philpott - GristCrop sprayer - l.p. photoEven as it bombards the airwaves and magazine ad pages to tout its commitment to “sustainable agriculture,” GMO seed giant Monsanto...http://earthkeeperfarm.blogspot.com/2009/12/seed-behemoth-monsanto-stumbles-into.htmlearthkeeperfarm@yahoo.ca (Larry Powell)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1070977933232664642.post-2275865362298404530Thu, 17 Dec 2009 14:36:00 +00002009-12-17T08:38:43.954-06:00 Ken Wu Speaks out for Old Growth at Copenhagen Climate Talks Wilderness Committee campaigner Ken Wu is in Copenhagen, drawing attention to the value of our remaining ancient forests on Vancouver Island for storing carbon. This past week he joined hundreds of thousands of protesters calling for Canada’s government to take real action on climate change. Ken spoke at the conference on http://earthkeeperfarm.blogspot.com/2009/12/bc-wilderness-committee-calls-for.htmlearthkeeperfarm@yahoo.ca (Larry Powell)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1070977933232664642.post-4321226538846141962Thu, 17 Dec 2009 13:30:00 +00002009-12-17T08:31:55.210-06:00Environmental by CHARLES CAMPBELL - Dogwood Initiative Enbridge can't hide the fact that their Northern Gatewaypipeline and tanker project has been delayed yet again.Could Dogwood supporters have anything to do with it?http://earthkeeperfarm.blogspot.com/2009/12/success.htmlearthkeeperfarm@yahoo.ca (Larry Powell)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1070977933232664642.post-7808320891059775445Thu, 17 Dec 2009 12:25:00 +00002009-12-17T07:22:23.420-06:00Climate ChangeAFP. Posted December 14, 2009. At UN climate talks Monday, Gore warned that record melting...http://earthkeeperfarm.blogspot.com/2009/12/billion-peoples-water-at-risk-from.htmlearthkeeperfarm@yahoo.ca (Larry Powell)0