Zama City Spill: Canadian Environmental Agency Waited 11 Days To Tell Public

Huffington Post

Alberta's environmental regulatory agency waited 11 days to tell the public about what many are calling the biggest wastewater spill in recent North American history. Details here.

Gagged by Big Ag

Horrific abuse. Rampant contamination. And the crime is…exposing it?

Details here.

Benefits of Community Pasture on the Canadian Prairies Misunderstood

Western Producer

Should we not look beyond mere “price” and protect ongoing “value?” Full story here.

Goats graze on a community pasture. 

Courtesy of Trevor Herriot's Grass Notes.

Bee-Killing Pesticides Could Also Harm Butterflies, Mice And Birds, Study Claims

Daily Express

PESTICIDES which have been linked with the decline in bees could also harm other wildlife such as butterflies, mice and partridges, it has emerged. Full story here.

Swallowtail butterfly. PLT photo

Oilsands Tailings Cleanup Far Behind Schedule

CBC

Alberta's energy industry has found that cleaning up oilsands tailings is much harder than it thought. Details here.

Al Gore Says Obama Must Veto 'Atrocity' of Keystone XL Tar Sands Pipeline

theguardian

Former vice-president says oil pipeline is 'really a losing proposition' and demands climate plan promised at inauguration. Details here.