Flooding Now Causing Most Crop Damage

THEWESTERN

PRODUCER

If crop insurance data is an indicator, flooding may now be the most common plague in Saskatchewan. Story here.

Malta Likely to Become First European Country to Ban Glyphosate

EcoWatch

Malta has begun the process of banning glyphosate, the main ingredient in Monsanto's Roundup. Story here.







Crop Duster in Manitoba. PinP photo.

Environmental Group Regrets Manitoba's Review of Pesticide Ban

CBCNews

Pallister government says it will review restriction on cosmetic pesticides in Manitoba. Story here.

Hundreds of Offshore Fracking Wells Dump Billions of Gallons of Oil Waste Into Gulf

EcoWatch by Andy Rowell

As the U.S. shale industry comes under increasing scrutiny for its environmental and health impact, it has emerged that the U.S. has approved fracking offshore leading to billions of gallons of wastewater to be dumped at sea. Story here.

Scientists Warn of 'Unsafe' Decline in Biodiversity

BBC News

An international team of scientists has issued a warning that biodiversity is dropping below safe levels for the support and wellbeing of human societies. Story here.

What Will it Take For Fox News to Recognize Climate Change is Real? (Video spoof)

Hog Barn Fire ‘Could Have Been Much Worse’

THE WESTERN

PRODUCER

A hog farm north of Leroy, Sask., is redistributing its stock after a June 18 inferno demolished two barns. Story here. 

'Shocking,' 'Plain Stupid': Theresa May Shuts Climate Change Office

CommonDreams

'This reshuffle risks dropping climate change from the policy agenda altogether—a staggering act of negligence for which we will all pay the price.’ Story here.

We're Going to Court. Time to Sting Back!

John Bennett

Honeybee photo by Joydeep

Enough is enough.  With your help we’re heading to court to get bee killing pesticides off the market. Story here.

Global Warming Shifts Earth's Clouds, Study Shows

theguardian

PinP photo

The warming of the planet over the past few decades has shifted a key band of clouds poleward and increased the heights of clouds tops. Story here.

Colombian Popular Tribunal to Try Canadian Oil Company

PR Newswire

Representatives of Canadian and Quebec's civil society organizations are in Colombia this week as part of a delegation to support and observe a popular hearing on the actions of Canadian oil company Pacific Rubiales Energy in Colombia. Story here.