Investors Urge Exxon to Take Moral Responsibility for Global Warming

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Faith-based shareholder groups have begun filing resolutions, as Exxon faces a NY probe and rising calls for federal prosecution of its climate duplicity.  Story here.

As Mining Giant Flails, Human Toll from Brazil Dam Disaster Ticks Up (& Video)

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Mud and wastewater from the burst dams are complicating search and rescue efforts while raising health and environmental concerns. Story here.

Trudeau Orders Oil Tanker Ban That Could Kill Northern Gateway

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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau issued a set of directives to his cabinet ministers Friday that included instructions to end oil tankers transits on B.C.’s northern coast — a move that observers say could finally kill the long embattled Enbridge Northern Gateway pipeline proposal. Story here.

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TPP Caves to The Tobacco Industry, Threatens Public Health

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The vacuous “tobacco control” provision in the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) virtually capitulates to the demands of multinational tobacco corporations, jeopardizing nations’ health and economic welfare. Story here.

TPP is About Many Things,But Free Trade? Not So Much

The Globe and Mail

Let’s be clear about the just-released, negotiated-in-secret Trans-Pacific Partnership deal. Despite how it’s being referred to, it is definitely not a “free-trade” agreement. It’s much more than that. Story here.