WINNIPEG FREE PRESS
I had to marvel earlier this week at the way Meta CEO Mark
Zuckerberg trotted out the supposed founding vision of social media
as a way to give people a voice as he announced changes to content
WINNIPEG FREE PRESS
I had to marvel earlier this week at the way Meta CEO Mark
Zuckerberg trotted out the supposed founding vision of social media
as a way to give people a voice as he announced changes to content
LETER BY JOHN FEFCHAK
"In the months since Sio Silica was denied an environmental license to mine silica sand from southeastern Manitoba, the company has quietly regrouped, rebranded and begun laying the groundwork to reapply for provincial approval — starting with a push to win the support of Broken head Ojibway Nation."
Canada's National Observer
A PinP photo. |
Beavers are the engineers of the forest. Best known for chewing down trees to build up dams, the animals change their surroundings in obvious ways: pointy stumps lie in their wake; piles of branches and mud peak over riverbeds. However, scientists are increasingly noticing another, less evident way they shift their environment: wildfire prevention.
International Institute for Sustainable Development
The science is clear: there is no room for new fossil fuel projects under a 1.5°C global warming limit. Existing oil and gas fields, if fully exploited, would burn through the entire carbon budget for a 50% chance of limiting warming to 1.5°C.
No government can claim to be a climate leader while backing fossil fuel expansion through public subsidies and investments. Instead, they should make the industry pay its fair share of taxes and channel investment into accelerating the rollout of clean energy. Story here.
GREENPEACE CANADA
TORONTO – Canadian banks are pouring billions of dollars into the global expansion of liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminals that could potentially unleash more than 10 gigatonnes of climate-wrecking greenhouse gas emissions, according to new research (1). The expansion of LNG depends on the support of banks and investors, with nine Canadian banks responsible for US$16.7 billion in support for expansion between 2021 and 2023 (2). Reclaim Finance and Greenpeace Canada warn that the emissions from these projects, which can be more damaging than coal, will breach net zero goals. They are urging banks to stop providing financial support to the developers of all new LNG projects, and to primarily stop financing export terminals. Story here.
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YAHOO NEWS
Article chronicles startling revelations in
Denn Gruending'book, "A Communist for the RCMP."
The Narwhal
At least 16 companies missed deadlines or failed to pay fees for independent environmental monitoring. Critics say the province isn’t doing enough to hold the industry to account. Story here.
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