Saturday, February 4, 2017

'Estimates of convenience': Researcher says Alberta spills data too positive

Winnipeg Free Press

A researcher says the agency that monitors Alberta's energy industry has underestimated the impact of tens of thousands of spills going back decades. Story here.

Friday, February 3, 2017

Deadly new wheat disease threatens Europe’s crops

nature
Researchers caution that stem rust may have returned to world’s largest wheat-producing region. Details here.



A healthy wheat field in Manitoba. PinP photo. 
Related: The Fusarium-Glyphosate Connection (Video)


Thursday, February 2, 2017

The EU Once Again Refuses a Green Light for Glyphosate!


Director of Générations Futures says thank you to SumOfUs members
François Veillerette, Director of Générations Futures says thank you to SumOfUs members

Larry,
You made something amazing happen. The EU refused to give Monsanto’s cancer-causing ingredient - glyphosate - the green light. It’s delayed the decision 18 months while glyphosate is re-evaluated.

That’s a big win.

Tuesday, January 31, 2017

Manitoba communities brace for possible major spring flooding

CBCnews
Manitobans are no strangers to floods. Here, campers make the most of soggy 
conditions in Neepawa, 2014. PinP photo.

The City of Brandon is already preparing for potential spring flooding. Story here.

Saturday, January 28, 2017

'Dante's Inferno' in Chile: Destructive Fires Rage in Record Heat

EcoWatch
Records tumble in infernos in Chile. Details here.

Friday, January 27, 2017

Mongolia: Lethal livestock plague now hitting endangered antelope, warns UN agency

UN News Centre
The international pledge to eradicate a devastating livestock disease affecting mostly sheep and goats has taken on new urgency in the wake of a mass die-off of a rare Mongolian antelope, according to the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). Story here.

Mongolian antelope. 
Image from Wikipedia.

Health Canada probes claim that government officials helped pesticide company overturn a ban

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