“Update on the Neonicotinoid Pesticides, Government of Canada” website. (Dated December 2017.)

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May 172018
 

https://www.canada.ca/en/health-canada/services/consumer-product-safety/reports-publications/pesticides-pest-management/fact-sheets-other-resources/update-neonicotinoid-pesticides.html Note:  During the public consultation for imidacloprid, approximately 46,000 comments were received. Update on the Neonicotinoid Pesticides 19 December 2017 PDF Version – 125 K Introduction This document provides a progress report on Health Canada’s Pest Management Regulatory Agency’s (PMRA) ongoing assessments of the neonicotinoid insecticides (last update on the Neonicotinoid Pesticides, 2017). The […]

2017-11-13 Neonics linked to songbird deaths, Western Producer

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May 172018
 
2017-11-13 Neonics linked to songbird deaths, Western Producer

By Robert Arnason Researchers at the University of Saskatchewan have found that canola seed coated with imidacloprid, a type of neonicotinoid, can be toxic to songbirds. | File photo Scientists have conducted dozens of studies on neonicotinoid seed treatments and the potential impact on bee health. Now, researchers at the University of Saskatchewan have found […]

2017-11-30 Imidacloprid decision expected Dec. 2018, Western Producer

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May 172018
 

by Robert Arnason Health Canada proposed last November to ban imidacloprid, an insecticide applied to fruit, vegetables, potatoes and many other crops across the country. Twelve months have passed since the announcement, but Canadian farmers who use the insecticide will have to wait another year to know if it’s banned or not. “Health Canada is […]

General info on the Neonicotinoid, Imidacloprid, from Wikipedia. (the 3 main neonicotinoids are now banned in the EU – they are killing off the pollinators).

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May 172018
 

This information is available and known.  Wikipedia has a write-up, with sources foot-noted.   From Wikipedia.   Imidacloprid.  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imidacloprid#Neonicotinoids_banned_by_the_European_Union  The last item is: Regulation Neonicotinoids banned by the European Union See also: Neonicotinoid § European Union In February 2018, the European Food Safety Authority published a new report indicating that neonicotinoids pose a serious danger to both […]

2017-06-08 Health Canada holds off on neonicotinoid ban, Western Producer

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May 172018
 
2017-06-08 Health Canada holds off on neonicotinoid ban, Western Producer

By Robert Arnason Environment Canada data from 2012-14 showed that imidacloprid concentrations were highest in creeks and streams in southern Ontario, particularly in areas with intensive vegetable, fruit and grape production. | Getty photo Health Canada won’t issue a final decision on whether it will ban imidacloprid for at least six months, says a horticultural […]

2012-04-05 Use of common pesticide (imidacloprid) linked to bee colony collapse, research, Harvard School of Public Health

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May 172018
 

https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/news/press-releases/colony-collapse-disorder-pesticide/   Boston, MA – The likely culprit in sharp worldwide declines in honeybee colonies since 2006 is imidacloprid, one of the most widely used pesticides, according to a new study from Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH). The authors, led by Chensheng (Alex) Lu, associate professor of environmental exposure biology in the Department of […]

2018-04-26 New book, “Moving Beyond: Neo-liberalism in Saskatchewan”, by Jim Harding. 58 pages, available as a free download.

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Apr 262018
 

Jim Harding’s new book (Jan 2018),  Moving Beyond: Neo-liberalism in Saskatchewan Jim writes: See our new website at  QVEA.CA Also I have a new short book out which looks back at our Saskatchewan political history from a “green” perspective. You can download at my webpage: crowsnestecology.wordpress.com – – – – – – – – – […]

2018-03-14 Offshore drilling too risky for U.S. Eastern Seaboard, but not for Canada? Chronicle Herald. (Minister McKenna approved BP to drill up to 7 exploratory wells off the coast of NS, wells up to twice depth of Macondo well of Deepwater Horizon Gulf of Mexico disaster.)

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Mar 202018
 

BP has been shut out of more off-shore drilling in the U.S., by American citizens along the Eastern Seaboard.  (What a surprise, after the Gulf Oil Disaster!)   So where does BP go next?   . .  Please help out these people in Nova Scotia by spreading the information.  There’s an action item (petition), too: a […]

2017-09-13 Update on battle to get fish farms out

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Sep 152017
 

Very good video and written documentation.   With thanks to Alexandra Morton; First Nations Chiefs, people; and thousands of supporters. Among other issues,  there is further excellent documentation of a Canadian phenomenon, the use of the RCMP to defend corporate interests AGAINST our laws. Corporate interests act with impunity.   The RCMP respond when the corporate interest […]

2017-08-05 Ancient Futures, Learning from Ladakh, Helena Norberg-Hodge. A Simpler Way: Crisis as Opportunity.

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Aug 052017
 

Ladakh is an old Buddhist Kingdom, high in the Himayalas, now a part of India.  The capital city is Leh. It has lessons for us. Series of Youtubes:    (The links work, even if they show as not)   1.  I watched    Ancient Futures, Learning from Ladakh.  You will see pictures of Helena Norberg-Hodge as a […]

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