Fwd: EHN Saturday: Mine disaster that shook Turkey; Ontario s proposed bee-killing pesticide restrictions.
Saturday, November 29, 2014 Top Stories The mine disaster that shook Turkey. On May 13, 2014, almost 350 people would die in a coal mine near Soma, Turkey, the worst industrial accident in the country's 90-year history. Just after 3 o'clock, the shearer machine stopped working. The conveyor belts that carried the coal stopped working. The lights stopped working. The power had gone out. Only the lamps on the miners' helmets shone in the dark. A cable had exploded and a fire was discharging black smoke. New York Times Proposed neonicotinoid rules creating a buzz across Ontario. Ontario's agriculture sector remains divided in response to a government proposal to curb the use of neonicotinoid-treated corn and soybean seeds in the province after studies showed their detrimental effects on pollinators - specifically honeyb...