Google Alerts.

My Google Alerts have been on fire recently, with tons of great stories coming in.  Here's a selection of must-sees:

Factory Farming Conference
So maybe California is too far away for a field trip.  This is a little closer to home, only about 4.5 hours away.  It is the first ever conference to end factory farming.  Talks span from factory farming to animal welfare to public health.  The event sounds like it would be a nice complement to Eating Animals.  Even if we couldn't actually attend the conference, perhaps we could organize such an event at Duke?  
http://www.thisdishisvegetarian.com/2011/09/1972farm-sanctuary-hosts-first-ever.html

Breakfast
This short film is another take on factory farm life, from the animals prospective.  It goes through a little slice of life for Harriet the chicken, Eleanor the cow and Arthur the pig.  The juxtaposition of the narrator's calm voice, the generally whimsical pictures, and the harsh reality of each animal's existence is rather jarring.  At three minutes long, anyone can make time to watch the video.
http://www.treehugger.com/files/2011/09/dark-poignant-short-film-connects-breakfast-food-with-factory-farming.php

350.org Event
A small article about the 350.org event last weekend.  The article brings up a good point - there really was not much media coverage of the various Moving Planet demonstrations.  Admittedly, I don't have as much access to the news as I might like, but it's curious that such a large scale demonstration got swept under the rug.  Meanwhile, McKibben's arrest for the Tar Sands protest was documented.  Maybe big oil is in bed with big media, and together they are trying to drown out the voice of protesters?  Who knows?
http://www.earthisland.org/journal/index.php/elist/eListRead/the_day_the_people_moved_for_climate_and_big_media_turned_the_other_way

Take a look at the Flickr album for the 350.org event!  Lots of cool demonstrations out in the world!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/350org/sets/72157627713917562/

Solar Farm
Just thought it was fun that this article, about a potential solar farm in Nevada, came up in my "Factory Farming" alert.
http://www.lvrj.com/news/proposed-solar-factory-could-expand-laughlin-130491028.html?ref=028