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Jet fuel emissions soar to record heights, while solutions remain grounded...
Wednesday, June 19, 2013
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.
Monday, June 17, 2013
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.
Sunday, June 16, 2013
Al Gore Says Obama Must Veto 'Atrocity' of Keystone XL Tar Sands Pipeline
the
guardian
Former vice-president says oil pipeline is 'really a losing proposition' and demands climate plan promised at inauguration.
Details here.
Saturday, June 15, 2013
Dirty Energy Ushers Us Into New, and Disturbing, Territory in Canada
350 or bust
How much more damage to our land, water, and climate are we willing to tolerate before we just say noto this economic system of death?
Details here.
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