Flooding Now Causing Most Crop Damage
THE WESTERN PRODUCER If crop insurance data is an indicator, flooding may now be the most common plague in Saskatchewan. Story here.
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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 b y 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.
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.