Sentinel-3 ESA’s Next Generation Satellite Scheduled to Launch in

Sentinel-3 satellite which is scheduled to launch in 2013 is the third in a series of five space missions European Space Agency (ESA) is developing for the Global Monitoring for Environment and Security (GMES) initiative. The missions main objective is to determine the...

globalization and urbanization

Globalization opened enormous scope of opportunities and gateway to trade exchanges world over. Especially Asian and developing countries were in advantage to promote their sales and services to developed...

VI Exibition Continuing the Tradition

Today closes another successful chapter in the Vancouver Island Exhibition.  The VIEX has been a fall fair standby since before I can remember and is continuing the small town tradition.  When I was a...

Alberta's Economy on a Roller Coaster Ride - Premier Ed Stelmach

The Province of Alberta has enjoyed a booming economy for the past 15 to 20 years.  This was primarily due to high oil prices and the ability to to develop the Alberta Oil Sands.  Alberta was able to...

Sign up: USDA June 29th deadline to halt dismantling GE Regs

Sign up: USDA June 29th deadline to halt GE, drug and industrial chemicals in food crops Many social welfare, health and environmental organizations are asking Americans to sign up before June 29 to halt the...

Japan does now jail polluters.

By, Uwe Paschen.  Japan is serious, when it comes to the environment. New legislation right in time for Earth day was passed and has been made law. Those laws are effective has of now with harsh Fines and even...

Desperate Farmers of a dying environment.

By, Uwe Paschen. Desperate Farmers.   For decades now Farm communities around the globe have been bleeding by several factors. Politics comes to mind as well as Industry and mismanagement by the WTO, the...

No need of Taliban.I can take India to stone age - Mulayam Singh

Mulayam Singh - Leader of Samajwadi Parti from the state of Uttar Pradesh, holder of a master degree and  an ardent minority supporters - has vowed to work towards abolishing all English medium schools and...

Nitrogen challenges CO2 for media spotlight

Nitrogen is common in the Earth’s atmosphere, far more common than carbon-based gases.  Nitrogen makes up roughly 78% of the atmosphere, while CO2 makes up less than 1%.  It occurs in all living...

New documents say PETA killed 95% of adoptable pets in 2008

New documents have arisen that state that PETA killed 95 percent of the adoptable pets in its care in 2008. These documents have been released by the nonprofit Center for Consumer Freedom (CCF) and they say that the...

Chinese Pork Tainted with Banned Chemicals!

Why am I not surprised. Are the Chinese able to do anything right with their exports these days?  It seems that they're always in the news, often for dangerous reasons. Today's news is not any different....

Cranberry Processing Facility to be Constructed on Richmond’s ALR

A leading producer of cranberry products, Ocean Spray, has recently received approval by the Richmond City council to build a brand new cranberry processing facility. The current facility located on No. 6 road does not have enough capacity to process all Richmond’s...

Sustainable logging could create millions of green jobs says UN

In this current economic climate, the United Nations is urging all countries to develop 'green' jobs, as this could not only help the economy, but also help the environment as well. The key to this is sustainable...

Puerto Rico Exporting 2000 Monkeys to Baghdad

    What do you do with unwanted monkeys that are destroying your agriculture? Well if you're in Puerto Rico they have a one way ticket to Baghdad. Over thirty years ago a dozen patas and rhesus...

Obama Nominates Sustainable Agriculture Expert for USDA Post

Supporters of small-scale, independent farming everywhere should applaud Obama's choice for the USDA's second highest post, deputy secretary. Kathleen Merrigan, a recognized advocate for local and organic foods,...

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