And the Award Goes to....Monsanto? Please Sign the Petition!

This year’s World Food Prize will be awarded to top executives at Monsanto and Syngenta for creating GE crops. GE crops are about feeding the profits of biotech giants, not the world’s hungry. 

Gas Flare in Atlantic Canada Draws Thousands of Birds to Their Deaths, and Ignites Questions

E & E Publishing

The conditions that night were a perfect storm -- foggy, low cloud cover, an early fall evening that was right for flight. Full story here.

Goldfinch. PIP photo

Toward an Evidence-Based Fracking Debate

Centre for Science & Democracy

Science, Democracy, and Community Right to Know in Unconventional Oil and Gas Development. Full story here.

Courtesy of LiveScience

Mining Industry Frets Over Legislation to Protect Chile's Glaciers and Water Supplies

Winnipeg Free Press

SANTIAGO, Chile - Just how to define a glacier is at the heart of a Chilean congressional battle that could determine the future of mining in the world's largest copper-producing country. Details here.

Brazil Set to Unleash Terminator Threat

Fast-tracked Legislation to Allow Sterile Seeds Would Harm Farmers, Food Security. Full story here.

Royal Proclamation, Environmental Laws Highlighted at Idle No More Rally

Winnipeg Free Press

More than 200 people attended an Idle No More rally held this evening at the Manitoba legislature. Details here.

Diesel Exhaust Stops Honeybees from Finding the Flowers They Want to Forage

Science News 

Exposure to common air pollutants found in diesel exhaust pollution can affect the ability of honeybees to recognize floral odours, new University of Southampton research shows. Details here.

PLT photo