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First Nations Leaders to be Released From Canadian Gulag

By postMigrator May 28, 2008 May 28, 2008 RT Newswire

Good News!!

First Nations leaders to be released from prison: Attorney-General
Canwest News Service Published: Friday, May 23, 2008

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TORONTO — Six First Nations leaders will be released from prison today
after serving more than two months for ignoring a court order to allow a
mining company to drill on their traditional territory, a spokesman for
Ontario’s Attorney General confirmed Friday.

Congo Basin Rainforest Mapped for “Sustainable Logging;” Natives Assisting Project

By postMigrator May 28, 2008 May 28, 2008 Uncategorized

Congo basin forest is biggest for approved logging
Tue May 27, 2008 4:01pm EDT

OSLO (Reuters) – A tract of tropical forest in the Congo Basin mapped with the help of local pygmies has become the largest in the world certified under a system meant to ensure responsible logging, partners in the project said on Tuesday.

The 7,500 sq km (2,896 sq mile) concession area, almost the size of Cyprus or Puerto Rico, is operated by Congolaise Industrielle des Bois (CIB), a unit of Danish hardwood specialist DLH Group.

US Government Study Finds Climate Change Impacting Water Availability, Agriculture, and Wildlife

By postMigrator May 28, 2008 May 28, 2008 RT Newswire

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
May 27, 2008
4:01 PM

CONTACT: World Wildlife Fund (WWF)
Joe Pouliot
joe.pouliot@wwwfus.org
202-778-9730

US Government Study Finds Climate Change Impacting Water Availability, Agriculture, and Wildlife
WWF Says Report Shows Urgency of Climate Change Vote in Senate Next Week

WASHINGTON, DC – May 27 – Climate change is fueling forest fires, creating water scarcity, harming animal habitats, and causing other significant changes throughout the United States that will only worsen as global temperatures increase, concludes a new federal government assessment of current and future climate change impacts.

The sobering analysis, prepared by the U.S. Climate Change Science Program (CCSP) – an inter-agency structure that coordinates climate research efforts across the federal government, reinforces the urgent need for Congress to take action on climate change, according to officials at the World Wildlife Fund (WWF), who called upon the US Senate to pass the Lieberman-Warner climate change bill (S. 2192) which is scheduled for debate next week.

Climate Change May Knock Back U.S. Corn Yields

By postMigrator May 28, 2008 May 28, 2008 RT Newswire

Climate change may trim corn yields
Wed May 28, 2008 1:29am EDT NEW YORK

(Reuters) – Warmer temperatures brought on by climate change could trim output of some U.S. crops like corn in coming decades, but increase yields from other crops like soybeans, government scientists said on Tuesday.

U.S. corn output dips and rises from year-to-year but has risen overall as farmers use new seeds and fertilizers to maximize growth.