New Report Digs the Dirt on the Corporate Criminals Sponsoring Climate Talks
Common Dreams Inviting major polluters to pay for the talks compared to 'hiring a fox to guard a hen house.’ Story here.
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Rachel Notley Announces Alberta's Climate Change Plan
NATIONAL OBSERVER Alberta Premier Rachel Notley announced today that she is imposing a limit on oil sands emissions and phasing out all coal power usage in her province by 2030 in a major push to curb greenhouse gas emissions. STORY HERE.
TPP Fine Print: Biotech Seed Companies Win Again
bilaterals.org Big concerns about the deal’s impact on public health, workers, the environment and the legal rights of corporations are already being raised. Story here.
Behind Bars: Canada's Fur-Farmed Mink and Fox
NATIONAL OBSERVER Animal advocates say Canada needs tighter legislation to protect fur-farmed animals, but other industry stakeholders disagree. Caught in between the battle are Canada's mink and fox, forgotten on farms while the debate rages on. Story here.
Pipeline Reviews “Contaminated From the Get-Go.” Green Leader 'Liz May.
NATIONAL OBSERVER Green Party leader Elizabeth May denounced National Energy Board (NEB) reviews of both the Energy East and Trans Mountain Pipeline proposals as frauds – and warned that Justin Trudeau faces a legal mess. Story here.
New ‘Superbug’ Gene Found in Animals, People in China
Manitoba Co-Operator London | Reuters — A new gene that makes bacteria highly resistant to a last-resort class of antibiotics has been found in people and pigs in China — including in samples of bacteria with epidemic potential, researchers said Wednesday. Story here.