Energy: Oil, Gas, Coal, Electricity
Dominion fires oilfield worker after he saved 50 waterfowl | WyoFile
Big Oil and think tanks use smoke and mirrors: review of The Big Stall | National Observer
It’s Clear Who’s to Blame for Australia’s Fires, and It’s Not Arsonists – VICE
Tracing Responsibility for Climate Change, Ocean Acidification | Union of Concerned Scientists
Land buy ends Everglades oil drilling plan – South Florida Sun-Sentinel
McGill professor quits over university’s refusal to divest from fossil fuels | CTV News
Richmond bans coal shipments from port despite threats of lawsuits – SFChronicle.com
Insider Briefing: Coal’s Poisonous Legacy | Earthjustice
Why Fossil Fuel Companies Are Reckoning With Climate Change | Time
Oil and gas industry must do more to address climate change, report says | CBC News
Beyond Fracking: Oil-and-Gas Industry’s Toxic Waste Is Radioactive – Rolling Stone
Oil and gas industry must do more to address climate change, report says | CBC News
Exxon’s law firm tried to recruit Harvard students. Instead, they protested. | Grist
Exclusive: BP’s Looney goes all-in on climate goals and explores overhaul – Reuters
This Problem With Fracked Oil and Gas Wells Is Occurring ‘at an Alarming Rate’ | DeSmog
Spill cleanup at Gorge Creek could take weeks, mayor says | CTV News
Stand up to Big Oil in the Arctic Refuge – Defenders of Wildlife
Big Oil Wants to Dump More Wastewater Into Rivers. What Could Possibly Go Wrong? – Mother Jones
What if the restrictions on tobacco ads applied to climate-polluting products? | Corporate Knights
From The Frontlines | Earthjustice
What You Should Know About Liquefied Natural Gas and Rail Tanker Cars | Earthjustice
Alberta’s looming multibillion-dollar orphan wells problem prompts auditor general probe | CBC News
Gas Exports Have Dirty Secret: A Carbon Footprint Rivaling Coal’s – Bloomberg
French NGOs and local authorities take court action against Total | World news | The Guardian
Borneo locals win a court battle to bar a coal miner from their land
Support for Trans Mountain expansion drops under Jason Kenney’s belligerent premiership | rabble.ca
Special Report: The Mercury and Air Toxics Standards | Earthjustice
Cramer sees oil stocks in the ‘death knell phase,’ says new tobacco
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https://au.news.yahoo.com/government-to-maintain-kangaroo-cull-despite-bushfires-075325484.html
https://thenarwhal.ca/hidden-danger-life-for-farmers-atop-albertas-400000-kilometres-of-pipelines/
https://thetyee.ca/Analysis/2020/01/23/Canada-LNG-Sales-Force-Green-Myths/
Pharma, Medical, Veterinary
Mum saves baby from death by barging into doctors’ during 8-hour wait | Metro News
Illinois bans animal-tested cosmetic products | TheHill
Lab monkeys had brains damaged with acid before being ‘scared’ by rubber snakes – Mirror Online
Climate change education in Canada’s medical schools needs to improve, students say | Globalnews.ca
Scientists find way to make diphtheria treatment without injecting horses with toxin – AiSPI
Caged dogs seen in grim pics at lab where screaming monkeys were filmed – Daily Star
King’s College becomes first university in the world to formally end ‘cruel’ mouse swimming tests
Scottish Project Tackles Environmental Impact Of Pharmaceutical Drugs – Dr. Rath Health Foundation
Scottish project tackles ‘environmental impact’ of pills – BBC News
The medications that change who we are – BBC Future
California considers declaring common pain killer carcinogen
Speak up for chimpanzees! – The Humane Society of the United States
Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria Traced to Pet Store Puppies
Petition · Stop cruel U.S. government primate experiments · Change.org
New Study Confirms Chemotherapy Encourages Spread Of Cancer – Dr. Rath Health Foundation
Get ready for antibiotic-resistant strep throat | TreeHugger
Why a growing number of cancers may best be left untreated | CBC Radio
petition: Punish These Cruel Companies That Test Their Products On Animals!
Industrial Crop Farming
Communities in Ecuador fight back against palm oil
Palm oil processors top plantations in destroying proboscis monkey habitat
Activists seek purge after Indonesia court rules forest plantations illegal
Communities in Brazilian Cerrado besieged by global demand for soy
Leuser Watch – Rainforest Action Network
Indonesia forest fires push orangutans into starvation mode, study finds
America’s most widely consumed cooking oil causes genetic changes in the brain – Neuroscience News
Massacre leaves six indigenous people dead at Nicaraguan nature reserve | World news | The Guardian
Animal Breeding, Ranching, Factory Farming, Puppy Mills
Animal Agriculture Costs More In Health Damage Than It Contributes To The Economy
Here’s the rest of your fur coat
Helicopter gunners to kill Grand Teton park mountain goats | Local | idahostatejournal.com
Superbug hotspots emerging in farms across globe – study | Society | The Guardian
CA Farm Bureau Worked to Criminalize Animal Rescue Activism
The Meat You Eat in Canada May Have Been Produced By Torturing Horses | heatherclemenceau
Germany and France to push EU to end shredding of male chicks – The Local
Where Pet Store Puppies Come From – Bailing Out Benji
At 3:30am a team of us entered a fHarm housing… – Tuesday Sophia Goti
Pigs cooked alive at Netherlands slaughterhouses | NL Times
Secret camera films ‘starving’ pigs eating each other alive | Metro News
Live export: animals at risk in giant global industry | Environment | The Guardian
Calves survive Australian bushfires just to be shipped to Israel for slaughter | The Times of Israel
Foie Gras Investigation Reveals Female Ducklings Left to Slowly Suffocate – Mercy For Animals
Does the World Care About the Other Crisis Killing Koalas and Kangaroos?
Breeding official quits after SPCA finds ‘150 dead parrots’ at his home
UPDATE: 150 dairy cows perish in Haldimand County barn fire | TheSpec.com
California wildlife officials gave these cougars three strikes. Since, none struck out
17 Horses Die on Way to be Slaughtered for Human Consumption | Canadian Horse Defence Coalition
Potential predation prevention: Remind cattle they are herd animals
Another Disease Outbreak Threatens U.S. Pigs, But Big Ag Would Rather Talk About Bacon Prices
Kansas’s Ag-Gag Law Has Been Ruled Unconstitutional
Fisheries, Fish Farming, Marine Life
Sea Shepherd Removes over 1000 Pieces of Illegal Fishing Gear from Vaquita Habitat – Sea Shepherd
Cermaq Chile harvests half a million salmon faced with ISA outbreak | Intrafish
To deter Chinese sea claims, Indonesia puts its fishers on the front line
Protect Florida’s Coast From Industrial Fish Farms
Will farming fish be allowed in federal waters? – The Washington Post
‘Just like terrorists’: Indonesia boosts vigilance for blast fishers
https://mercyforanimals.org/study-fish-struggle-to-eat-after-catch-and?
Hunting, Trapping, Wildlife Trafficking
Utah Wildlife Board approves new bear hunting permits, changes to pursuit rules | KSL.com
180 hunters kill one Wolf pack in Norway
Pet-shop owner sentenced for smuggling endangered Florida turtles – South Florida Sun-Sentinel
Hunter Theunis Botha Crushed To Death by Huge Elephant After it is Shot
Leading scientists want crackdown on illicit wildlife trade | The State
Pasco couple pleads guilty to trafficking Indonesian wildlife
Government to maintain kangaroo cull despite bushfires
600 kg of frozen cats found on Vietnam bus – VnExpress International
“The grind”: Stacey Dooley investigates a controversial, bloody whale hunting tradition – BBC Three
Foreign trophy hunters preying on rare UK wildlife, campaigners warn
Calgary hunting club triggers outrage over elephant hunt auction | Toronto Sun
Groups applaud return of spring bear hunt | North Bay Nugget
Stop Inhumane Trafficking of Pangolins for Their Scales – ForceChange
Help stop the horror in Hanoi! | Soi Dog Foundation
China’s CDC says coronavirus linked to illegal wildlife trade
Elephant hunting trip no longer being auctioned by Calgary group | CBC News
Trophy Hunting threat to Polar Bears – YouTube
China bans wildlife trade over coronavirus outbreak – The Washington Post
Animal trade in spotlight as China seeks source of coronavirus | Science | The Guardian
Chinese authorities seize 12 tons of beaver penises smuggled from Canada
Lion poaching: Escalating demand for claws and teeth – Africa Geographic
Donald Trump Jr to speak at world’s largest trophy hunt convention | The Independent
Max number of wolf tags for Idaho hunters and trappers increases to 15 | KBOI
Living lions flogged for ‘baited’ trophy hunting at £6,000 in undercover footage – Daily Star
Sudbury dog owner shocked after her dog’s paw gets caught in a snare | CTV News
Rare Lynx Threatened by Snares and Traps
Virus Sparks Soul-Searching Over China’s Wild Animal Trade – WSJ
Petition: Protect Swedish Lynx From Hunts Starting in March – One Green PlanetOne Green Planet
Consumer Goods Manufacturers & Sellers
Take the Boycott Nestlé Pledge
Delta Air Employees Sue Lands End Over Toxic Clothing Chemicals – Chemical Free Life
Domino’s Pizza, Burger King and Pizza Hut chickens ‘bred to be in constant pain’ | The Independent
Sign: Pass the Humane Cosmetics Act to Stop Cruel Animal Testing
Biggest food brands ‘failing goals to banish palm oil deforestation’ | Environment | The Guardian
Petition · Petition for Retailers to Stop Selling Open-Pen Farmed Salmon · Change.org
Stop Corporations Profiting Off Thirst and Water Scarcity – ForceChange
Versace bans kangaroo skin after pressure from activists | World news | The Guardian
Crystal Geyser Bottler Pleads Guilty to Dumping Arsenic into Ecosystem | PEOPLE.com | PEOPLE.com
Animals Are Suffering To Make Popular Canada Goose Jackets – The Dodo
World’s consumption of materials hits record 100bn tonnes a year | Environment | The Guardian
Crystal Geyser pleads guilty to knowingly dumping arsenic into California’s public water
17 Horses Die on Way to be Slaughtered for Human Consumption | Canadian Horse Defence Coalition
New Study suggests Rice in Pet Food can lead to Chronic Arsenic Exposure – Truth about Pet Food
Logging & Mining
Shenhua coalmine given go-ahead to destroy koala habitat
Amazon Activist Paulo Paulino Guajajara Killed at 26
Colombia’s ‘Heart of the World’: Mining, megaprojects overrun indigenous land
Ex-Vale CEO charged with homicide for Brazil dam disaster – BNN Bloomberg
Northern Pulp seeks judicial review of N.S. environment minister’s ruling | CBC News
After a mine killed their river, a Brazil tribe fights for a new home
Covering environmental defenders can put journalists in dangerous situations (insider)
U.S. lumber company found importing high-risk Peruvian timber
petition: This Copper Mine Threatens the Environment and Thousands of Livelihoods
Indigenous Forest Defenders Around the World Are Dying Anonymous Deaths | Literary Hub
Vale has filed hundreds of requests to exploit indigenous lands in Amazon
Rare trees are disappearing as ‘wood pirates’ log Bolivian national parks
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https://news.mongabay.com/2020/01/five-murdered-in-2020-brazilian-amazon-land-conflicts-adding-to-2019-surge/
https://nypost.com/2020/01/30/homero-gomez-gonzalez-prominent-butterfly-activist-in-mexico-found-dead-in-a-well/?
Plastic
The missing 99%: why can’t we find the vast majority of ocean plastic? | US news | The Guardian
Despite Lawsuit, Activists Find Evidence Plant in Texas Still Polluting Water
Study: Chinese Cargo Ships Dump 73% Of Trash Into Atlantic | Climate Dispatch
Coca-Cola won’t stop making plastic bottles, blames consumers for it
‘Big worry’ as scientists find plastic ‘pouring’ into Antarctica | Climate News | Sky News
Telecom & Electronic
The 5G Juggernaut: Coming Soon to a Utility Pole Outside Your Home : Indybay
The 5G Juggernaut: Coming Soon to a Utility Pole Outside Your Home : Indybay
Better health safety guidelines imperative before exposing public to 5G – Common Ground
Tourism
Victoria councillor proposes higher dumping fees for cruise ships – Goldstream News Gazette
Carnival continues to pollute while on probation | Miami Herald
Indonesia’s push to become a tourism paradise sidelines land rights
The tourism industry needs carbon footprint labels | TreeHugger
Tech & Media
Google and Amazon are now in the oil business – Vox
Opting out of ‘digital serfdom’ | rabble.ca
Ecological crises deserve better media coverage | rabble.ca
Guardian to ban advertising from fossil fuel firms | Media | The Guardian
Chemicals, Pesticides, GMOs
Fear of Future Liability Could Sink Roundup Settlement Talks
Roundup weed killer ban: Indian River County stops using glyphosate
The Pesticide Industry’s Playbook for Poisoning the Earth
The Pesticide Industry’s Playbook for Poisoning the Earth
Ozone Layer Recovery Is Being Undermined by U.S. Pollution
Why we can’t run from ‘forever chemicals’ | MNN – Mother Nature Network
Formulations of glyphosate-based weedkillers are toxic, tests show | Monsanto | The Guardian
Pesticides and Toxic Chemicals | Earthjustice
PFAS Contamination of Drinking Water Far More Prevalent Than Previously Reported
Six companies are about to merge into the biggest farm-business oligopoly in history
Animal Entertainment, Bloodsports
petition: Enough Is Enough — It’s Time to Ban Animals in Entertainment in Russia
Circus Elephant Is Forced To Pull Kids On Sleds In Germany – The Dodo
High Point man arrested in connection with rooster-fighting operation, Pinellas deputies say
Boycott and jail for the businessman who threw a pig from a helicopter!
Outrage after Chinese theme park forces pig to bungee jump – BBC News
PETITION: Justice for Elephants Beaten Until They Bleed at Cruel Chitwan Festival
Maltreated tigers and lions, rescued from Guatemala circuses, arrive in South Africa – Reuters
Rooster kills man taking him to a cockfight • Pet Rescue Report
It’s Time to Buck Tradition | Psychology Today
‘Tiger King’ sentenced to 22 years for violence against tigers and people
Petition update · “THE WORST CONDITION OF A GREYHOUND I HAVE SEEN” · Change.org
Money, Banking, Investment
The Hartford to Limit Insurance for Fossil Fuel Companies – NBC Connecticut
Pension funds urge Barclays to stop lending to fossil fuel firms | Business | The Guardian
Billions In Worthless Assets Plague The Oil & Gas Industry | OilPrice.com
Hundreds gather in front of Toronto banks to protest pipeline
BlackRock C.E.O. Larry Fink: Climate Crisis Will Reshape Finance – The New York Times
Climate change to drive ‘massive’ investment shift – BBC News
BlackRock is the canary in the coalmine. Its decision to dump coal signals what’s next
Pull out or perish: behind Blackrock’s grand exit from coal – Michael West
Is BlackRock Going Green or Just Greenwashing? – Mother Jones
Davos 2020: Bankers push back against climate action calls | Financial Times
Banking on Climate Change 2019 – Rainforest Action Network
Bank of America CEO: We should lend to oil companies, not divest from them
The Ugliest, Most Dangerous Pipeline of Them All | Sierra Club
Students protest UVic’s new divestment policy – Goldstream News Gazette
Harvard Alumni Are Turning Up the Heat on Fossil Fuel Divestment – Mother Jones
As SEC curtails shareholder activism, big institutional investors must act | Corporate Knights
How Pressure on Banks Helps Fight Climate Change | Time
Adding Fuel to the Fire: Export Credit Agencies and Fossil Fuel Finance – Oil Change International
Transportation, Shipping
What’s the true carbon footprint of flying? | TreeHugger
Changes coming for coastal train tracks that endanger salmon | HeraldNet.com
Canadian airlines feel the pressure of flight-shaming and the ‘Greta effect’ | CTV News
One of four North Atlantic right whale calves spotted so far this breeding season struck by ship