A thorough study by the Environmental Working Group on the most commonly eaten foods has revealed which ones are best and which ones are worst for global warming. From its beginnings on the farm to its ending on your plate, the most environmentally unfriendly food is lamb.

On Sunday, I had the honour of speaking at the Earth Day Every Day event organized by the Earth Mothers and the Foundation for the Great Earth Peace. Despite the chilly weather, up to 50 people gathered on Petrie Island just outside of Ottawa to hear a variety of speakers and participate in workshops on permaculture, food sustainability and solar energy.

Francine Payer, Madeleine Vézina and other Earth Mothers lead the water ceremony at 9 a.m. with over 20 people participating. The Earth Mothers then opened the event with drumming and singing.

Last week was the second-year anniversary of the devastating BP spill in the Gulf of Mexico. The release of at least 4.9 million barrels of oil, which BP then used at least 1.9 million gallons of toxic Corexit dispersants to sink, has been described as the largest human-caused environmental disaster in the U.S.

BP disaster still being felt

While the legal battle over responsibility and compensation for the BP spill still unfolds (BP has agreed to pay 7.8 billion in settlement, but further court challenges loom), new evidence is coming to the surface about the spill's ongoing impacts.