Diesel Containment Failing After Spill on B.C. Coast

NATIONAL

OBSERVER

Efforts to contain a diesel spill on the British Columbia coast are failing after more than three days of round-the-clock efforts by first responders. Story here.

Millions of Chickens Feared Dead at Factory Farms in Wake of Hurricane Matthew

EcoWatch

After surveying the damage, environmentalists are expressing concerns after they found flooding at factory farms and coal ash sites fearing toxins could spread through miles of waterways. Story here.

Backyard chickens in Manitoba. PinP photo.

World's First Farm to Use Solar Power and Seawater Opens in Australia

EcoWatch

Instead of soil, pesticides, fossil fuels and groundwater, Sundrop Farms uses only solar power and desalinated seawater to grow tomatoes. Story here.

Are the Days of Some Farm Fertilizers Numbered, in The Battle to Fight Global Warming?

Manitoba Co-Operator

But soil scientist Mario Tenuta says there are things farmers can do to help themselves.

More here.                                                    

PinP photo.

Nearly 200 Nations Agree to Cut HFCs to Reduce Greenhouse Gases

CBCnews

HFCs considered the world's fastest-growing climate pollutant. Story here.

Millions of Chickens Reported Dead in Hurricane Matthew Floods

Manitoba Co-Operator

Backyard chickens in Manitoba. PinP photo.
Hog manure pits also reported swamped by floodwaters. Story here.