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.
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First Nation Urges Trudeau to Rush Tanker Ban After Diesel Spill in Great Bear Rainforest
NATIONAL OBSERVER First responders are working quickly to contain a diesel spill in British Columbia's Great Bear Rainforest after a 10,000-tonne tanker barge and tug unit ran aground on the central Pacific coast around 1 a.m. on Thursday morning. Story here.
TransCanada Shuts Down Keystone After Oil Seeps to Surface
NATIONAL OBSERVER Alberta-based TransCanada Corp has shut down its Keystone pipeline after crews spotted oil near a pump station in South Dakota, the company said in a statement on Monday. Story here.
U of M Lab Abuzz After Bee House Wins Sustainability Design Award
CBCnews Competition recognizes post-secondary schools working to improve sustainability. Story here. Honeybee on blossom. Wikimedia Commons photo.
Conservationists Announce New Protected Areas For Great Bear Rainforest
NATIONAL OBSERVER PinP photo Four private parcels of land have been added to protected zones in the largest coastal temperate rainforest left on Earth, ensuring their permanent protection from commercial logging, conservationists announced Thursday. Story here.
Man-Made Climate Change Making Kindling of America's Forestlands
CommonDreams Researchers found that wildfires will worsen exponentially until there are no longer enough trees to sustain them. Story here.
'This Is My Act of Love': Climate Activists Shut Down All US-Canada Tar Sands Pipelines
CommonDreams Coordinated show of resistance executed in solidarity with those fighting against Dakota Access pipeline. Story here.
Famous Rare Frog Dies, Sending Species to Extinction
EcoWatch The last known member of a rare tree frog species died last week at the Atlanta Botanical Garden causing many to fear his species is now extinct. Story here.
Wheat Growers Seek Carbon Signatures
THE WESTERN PRODUCER Carbon taxes are not popular with many producers, and the Western Canadian Wheat Growers group is setting out to capture those signatures. Story here.
Groups Urge UNESCO to Put Wood Buffalo National Park on 'In Danger' List
CBC News 'It's beautiful but severely impacted in terms of water loss.’ Story here. Gros Beak Lk. Wood Buffalo Park. Ansgar Walk photo.
BP Platform Leaks Oil Into North Sea With No Plans to Clean It Up
EcoWatch About 95 metric tons of oil leaked into the North Sea on Sunday from BP 's Clair platform, and it will be left in the ocean. BP says the oil is moving away from land and dispersing naturally, but the spill is a reminder that accidents happen as more oil development is eyed for the Arctic. Story here. The Clair platform. BP photo.