<html><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:verdana, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt"><div style="font-family: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; ">FEDERAL NEWS:</div><div style="font-family: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; "><br></div><div style="font-family: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; ">Auditor General of Canada says Canada has no emission reduction strategy to meet targets by 2020. </div><div style="font-family: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; "><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2012/05/08/scott-vaughan-environment-watchdog-report_n_1499581.html?ref=canada">http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2012/05/08/scott-vaughan-environment-watchdog-report_n_1499581.html?ref=canada</a><br></div><div style="font-family: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; "><br></div><div style="font-family: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; ">Canada
is the first wealthy nation being probed by the UN food monitor</div><div style="font-family: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; "><a href="http://www.canada.com/business/Canada+first+wealthy+nation+probed+food+monitor/6554582/story.html#ixzz1ts1QcVdw">http://www.canada.com/business/Canada+first+wealthy+nation+probed+food+monitor/6554582/story.html#ixzz1ts1QcVdw</a><br></div><div style="font-family: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; "><br></div><div style="font-family: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; ">Peter Kent defends muzzling scientists as an "established practice". </div><div style="font-family: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; "><a href="http://blogs.canada.com/2012/04/24/kent-defends-muzzling-as-established-practice/">http://blogs.canada.com/2012/04/24/kent-defends-muzzling-as-established-practice/</a><br></div><div style="font-family: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size:
10pt; "><br></div><div style="font-family: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: HelveticaNeue, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; background-color: rgb(245, 245, 245); ">Fraser Institute's foreign donations are more than $1.7 million in 2010 making up 17% of their funding mainly from oil billionaires. </span><br></div><div style="font-family: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; "><a href="http://www.vancouverobserver.com/politics/2012/04/26/fraser-institute-co-founder-confirms-years-and-years-us-oil-billionaires-funding">http://www.vancouverobserver.com/politics/2012/04/26/fraser-institute-co-founder-confirms-years-and-years-us-oil-billionaires-funding</a><br></div><div style="font-family: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; "><br></div><div style="font-family: verdana, helvetica,
sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; "><br></div><div style="font-family: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; ">Ontario NEWS:</div><div style="font-family: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; "><br></div><div style="font-family: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: HelveticaNeue, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; background-color: rgb(245, 245, 245); ">The Standing Committee review of Aggregate Resources Act: Monday, May 7 2:00 p.m. Room No. 228 Wednesday, May 9 4:00 p.m. Room No. 228.</span><br></div><div style="font-family: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: HelveticaNeue, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; background-color: rgb(245, 245, 245); ">To have a say
on the revision of the Aggregate Act email</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: HelveticaNeue, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; background-color: rgb(245, 245, 245); "> concerns to sylwia_przezdziecki@ontla.ola.org and tamara_pomanski@ontla.ola.org</span></div><div style="font-family: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; "><br></div><div style="font-family: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; ">Shocking photo of Lake Erie's Blue Green Algae and sediment mix on the first day of spring.</div><div style="font-family: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; "><a href="http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/view.php?id=77506&src=share">http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/view.php?id=77506&src=share</a><br></div><div style="font-family: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; "><br></div><div
style="font-family: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; ">Frost impacts Brantford's apple and strawberry crops:</div><div style="font-family: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; "><a href="http://www.brantfordexpositor.ca/2012/05/04/frost-plays-havoc-with-brants-cash-crops">http://www.brantfordexpositor.ca/2012/05/04/frost-plays-havoc-with-brants-cash-crops</a><br></div><div style="font-family: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; "><br></div><div style="font-family: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; ">Frost destroyed 80-90% of this farmer's cherry, grapes</div><div style="font-family: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; "><a href="http://www.goerie.com/article/20120508/NEWS02/305079919/Frost-takes-toll-on-Erie-region-fruit-crops">http://www.goerie.com/article/20120508/NEWS02/305079919/Frost-takes-toll-on-Erie-region-fruit-crops</a><br></div><div style="font-family: verdana, helvetica,
sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; "><br></div><div style="font-family: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; ">Concern is there for Ontario's Winter Wheat (Too early to tell the extent of damages)</div><div style="font-family: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; "><a href="http://www.agri-media.ca/2012/05/04/concern-about-possible-winter-wheat-freeze-injury/">http://www.agri-media.ca/2012/05/04/concern-about-possible-winter-wheat-freeze-injury/</a><br></div><div style="font-family: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; "><br></div><div style="font-family: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; ">80% of Apple crops destroyed, at least 100 million in lost revenues: </div><div style="font-family: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; "><a href="http://www.canada.com/mobile/iphone/story.html?id=6572770">http://www.canada.com/mobile/iphone/story.html?id=6572770</a><br></div><div style="font-family:
verdana, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; "><br></div><div style="font-family: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; ">Nuclear the main reason for power increases in Ontario</div><div style="font-family: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; "><a href="http://www.greenpeace.org/canada/en/Blog/nuclear-main-source-of-increased-electricity-/blog/40203/#.T6DIysXMjox.twitter">http://www.greenpeace.org/canada/en/Blog/nuclear-main-source-of-increased-electricity-/blog/40203/#.T6DIysXMjox.twitter</a><br></div><div style="font-family: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; "><br></div><div style="font-family: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; ">Local News: </div><div style="font-family: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; "><br></div><div style="font-family: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; ">Farmers applaud City of Waterloo's Official Plan</div><div style="font-family:
verdana, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; "><a href="http://www.wrfoodsystem.ca/blog/2012/05/03/farmers-applaud-city-of-waterloo-official-plan">http://www.wrfoodsystem.ca/blog/2012/05/03/farmers-applaud-city-of-waterloo-official-plan</a><br></div><div style="font-family: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; "><br></div><div style="font-family: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; ">Free renewable energy trade show and workship Saturady May 12, 1-5pm St. John the Evangelist Anglican Church Kitchener brought to you by CREW, Greening Sacred Spaces and REEP</div><div style="font-family: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; "><a href="http://www.crewzone.ca/news_event.cfm?eventID=1049">http://www.crewzone.ca/news_event.cfm?eventID=1049</a><br></div><div style="font-family: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; "><br></div><div style="font-family: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;
"><br></div><div style="font-family: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; ">Take Action: </div><div style="font-family: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; "><br></div><div style="font-family: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; ">Quick Sign petition to remove environmental law changes from Federal Budget: <a href="http://www.leadnow.ca/stop-the-sell-out">http://www.leadnow.ca/stop-the-sell-out</a></div><div style="font-family: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; "><br></div><div style="font-family: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; ">Prevent the rubberstamped approval of the Keystone XL pipeline: <a href="https://salsa.democracyinaction.org/o/455/p/dia/action/public/?action_KEY=10407">https://salsa.democracyinaction.org/o/455/p/dia/action/public/?action_KEY=10407</a>\<br></div><div style="font-family: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; "><br></div><div
style="font-family: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; ">Sign here to help the Great Lakes. <a href="http://environmentaldefence.ca/stand-our-great-lakes" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium; ">http://environmentaldefence.ca/stand-our-great-lakes</a></div><div style="font-family: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; "><br></div><div style="font-family: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; ">20,000 birds have died so far in the Pacific North West Coast. Help them by signing this petition from the Audubon Society here: <a href="https://secure3.convio.net/nasaud/site/Advocacy?cmd=display&page=UserAction&id=1275">https://secure3.convio.net/nasaud/site/Advocacy?cmd=display&page=UserAction&id=1275</a></div><div style="font-family: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; "><br></div><div style="font-family: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;
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