http://halifax.mediacoop.ca/fr/old/taxonomy/term/3659/0 fr http://halifax.mediacoop.ca/fr/story/dirty-business/6760 <div class="field field-type-text field-field-subhead"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> Soil Conference Brings Top Minds to Halifax. </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-filefield field-field-image"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <img src="http://halifax.mediacoop.ca/sites/mediacoop.ca/files2/mc/imagecache/page450/P1000070_0.JPG" alt="" title="Dumping N-Viro Soil on snow and saturated land is not just a bad idea. It is against the law." width="450" height="338" class="imagecache imagecache-page450 imagecache-default imagecache-page450_default"/> </div> </div> </div> <p>The first annual Nova Scotia Soil Conference, held this past March 13th, shone the spotlight of the world on Halifax&#39;s waste management practices. Attended by upwards of two hundred, the conference included impassioned speeches by scientists, representatives from industry, and concerned citizens&#39; groups.</p> <p><a href="http://halifax.mediacoop.ca/fr/story/dirty-business/6760" target="_blank">en lire plus</a></p> http://halifax.mediacoop.ca/fr/story/dirty-business/6760#comments Miles Howe Environnement Alimentation biosolids N-Viro Nova Scotia Soil Conference sludge soil Sun, 27 Mar 2011 01:50:02 +0000 Miles Howe 6760 at http://halifax.mediacoop.ca http://halifax.mediacoop.ca/fr/story/sludge-storm/6534 <div class="field field-type-text field-field-subhead"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> Conference Organizers Want Biosolids Out of Nova Scotia </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-filefield field-field-image"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <img src="http://halifax.mediacoop.ca/sites/mediacoop.ca/files2/mc/imagecache/page450/682335858_22bb65ee31_o.jpg" alt="" title="Fecal Matter is Just the Tip of the Sludge-berg. Photo by Sherwyn Huang." width="450" height="253" class="imagecache imagecache-page450 imagecache-default imagecache-page450_default"/> </div> </div> </div> <p>Learning that kiln-baked sewage sludge, also known as &#39;biosolids&#39;, is being marketed and sold across Nova Scotia as fertilizer, came as a shock to Lil MacPherson. MacPherson owns &#39;The Wooden Monkey&#39;, a Halifax restaurant that emphasizes local, seasonal, and organic ingredients.</p> <p><a href="http://halifax.mediacoop.ca/fr/story/sludge-storm/6534" target="_blank">en lire plus</a></p> http://halifax.mediacoop.ca/fr/story/sludge-storm/6534#comments Miles Howe Environnement Alimentation biosolids energy fertilizer N-Viro Nova Scotia Soil Conference sludge soil Dominion Stories Fri, 04 Mar 2011 19:22:23 +0000 Miles Howe 6534 at http://halifax.mediacoop.ca