Energy: Oil, Gas, Coal, Electricity
The Gas Industry Is Paying Instagram Influencers to Gush Over Gas Stoves – Mother Jones
‘Terminal decline’ of fossil industry risks crisis unless regulators act – study – Reuters
Vatican urges Catholics to drop investments in fossil fuels, arms – Reuters
Special Report: Millions of abandoned oil wells are leaking methane, a climate menace – Reuters
State of Play: COVID-19, carbon and energy | Corporate Mapping Project
After Years of Angst, Canada’s Oil Pipeline Problem May Be Over – Bloomberg
Abandoned Wells Emerge as Massive, Largely Unmeasured Methane Risk – The Energy Mix
BP’s stranded Canadian, Angolan assets expose wider industry risks – Reuters
Shale pioneer Chesapeake Energy files for bankruptcy – Reuters
https://www.ecowatch.com/trump-epa-fossil-fuel-2646150611.html
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/09062020/louisiana-petrochemical-plant-environmental-justice
https://thenarwhal.ca/canada-action-received-100-thousand-from-arc-resources/
https://www.ecowatch.com/mega-dams-2646269103.html?rebelltitem=1#rebelltitem1
Pharma, Medical, Veterinary, Animal Testing,
Big Pharma Attacks Coronavirus Price Controls
City of Grande Prairie files proposed $10B class-action lawsuit against opioid companies | CBC News
More metformin diabetes drugs recalled over contaminant linked to cancer | CTV News
Public Health Research – Doctors Without Borders
Industrial Crop Farming
Marijuana cultivation whittling away Madagascar’s largest connected forest
Indonesian court jails indigenous farmer in conflict with paper giant APP
Palm oil from Indonesian grower that burned forest is still being sold
Marijuana cultivation whittling away Madagascar’s largest connected forest
Illegal farms on indigenous lands get whitewashed under Bolsonaro administration
China and EU appetite for soy drives Brazilian deforestation, climate change: Study
The Consultant: Why did a palm oil conglomerate pay $22m to an unnamed ‘expert’ in Papua?
‘If they take our lands, we’ll be dead’: Cameroon village battles palm oil giant
How the legacy of colonialism built a palm oil empire
Animal Breeding, Ranching, Factory Farming, Puppy Mills
Sick chinchillas languish at farms that supply U.S. researchers | Science | AAAS
‘Unstoppable’: African swine fever deaths to eclipse record 2019 toll | Environment | The Guardian
Parliament rejects video surveillance for slaughterhouses – SWI swissinfo.ch
COVID-19 Demonstrating Risks of Ontario’s Proposed “Ag-Gag” Law
Nicaraguan beef, grazed on deforested and stolen land, feeds global demand
Dutch farms ordered to cull 10,000 mink over coronavirus risk | World news | The Guardian
Iowa Passes Third Ag-Gag Bill Targeting Animal Rights Activists
Trade in Lion bones for Chinese ‘medicines’ could spark new pandemic | Daily Mail Online
VICTORY: South Africa’s High Court puts hold on sheep exports! | Animals Australia
Victoria non-profit café on track to serve 10,000 meals this month – Goldstream News Gazette
Octopuses Farmed: Mass Breeding Techniques Could Harm Female Octopuses
Pork Industry’s COVID-19 Response Demonstrates Innate Brutality of Factory Farming
Officials probe arrival of 500 puppies, 38 of them dead, aboard flight from Ukraine | CBC News
Controversial ‘Mercosur Deal’ rejected thanks to Dutch Party for the Animals – Party for the Animals
Dutch Parliament Votes to Close Mink Fur Farms Following COVID-19 Outbreaks
How Humanity Unleashed a Flood of New Diseases – The New York Times
Emergency: Stop the Senseless Killing of Washington’s Wolves – Wolf Conservation Center
https://sentientmedia.org/ontario-ag-gag-animal-rights-activists/
https://therevelator.org/northeast-canyons-monument/
https://www.goldstreamgazette.com/opinion/for-taxpayers-hatcheries-are-a-poor-investment/
Fisheries, Fish Farming, Marine Life
Japanese Whale Hunters Kill 122 Pregnant Whales – Green World Warriors
Seals and sea lions may not be the scourge of the Salish Sea according to scientists – Saanich News
On World Environment Day, the Government Slashes Environmental Protections | Earthjustice
Where are South Africa’s great white sharks?
Indonesia to allow back destructive seine and trawl nets in its waters
Mercury with that? Shark fins served with illegal doses of heavy metals
https://therevelator.org/northeast-canyons-monument/
https://www.goldstreamgazette.com/opinion/for-taxpayers-hatcheries-are-a-poor-investment/
Hunting, Trapping, Wildlife Trafficking
In Sri Lanka, bushmeat poachers haven’t let up during lockdown
The EU is trading in dead tigers
Mexico seizes more than 15,000 turtles to be sent illegally to China
Inside the Big Game Industry: Trophy Hunters Exposed – African Conservation Foundation
For Sri Lanka’s dwindling leopards, wire snares are the leading killer
Indonesia’s lobster export safeguards won’t end smuggling, scientists warn
FOUR PAWS International – Posts
The Revelator – Environmental News, Investigations and Ideas
Popular Uganda mountain gorilla Rafiki killed by poachers | Fox News
Where Jaguars Are Killed, New Common Factor Emerges: Chinese Investment – The New York Times
Did China really ban the pangolin trade? Not quite, investigators say
Threatened species are ‘laundered’ in Japan’s exotic pet trade, study finds | The Independent
Tourism collapse in Kenya raises fears of poaching uptick | Corporate Knights
Banking on the wildlife trade | Corporate Knights
Alaska Refuges Aren’t Trophy-hunter Amusement Parks
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bHd-5Gn2_x8&
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/09/climate/trump-bear-hunting.html
https://www.facebook.com/GVACRescue/photos/a.153075708098329/3937032613035934/?type=3&theater
Consumer Goods Manufacturers & Sellers
UVic study shows Canadians’ trust in brands at ‘all-time low’
NonProfits sue Purina for Deceptive Marketing – Truth about Pet Food
Are Nanoparticles in Fabric Harmful? – Center for Biological Diversity – Medium
Logging & Mining
Mining firm Rio Tinto sorry for destroying Aboriginal caves – BBC News
Amazon deforestation gig economy booms despite COVID-19 (Photo Essay)
The Rise Of Wall Street Forestry Leaves Oregon Timber Communities Paying The Tab . News | OPB
Deep-sea mining: An environmental solution or impending catastrophe?
38 endangered Brazilian tree species legally traded, poorly tracked: Study
‘Betting on impunity’: Brazilian Amazon under attack despite logging crackdown
How we calculated Korindo’s revenues from clearing Papuan rainforest
https://thenarwhal.ca/contaminated-mess-how-yukon-mine-left-behind-35-million-bill/
https://www.facebook.com/stopthespraybc/photos/a.509720329363516/1212334432435432/?type=3&theater
https://thenarwhal.ca/teck-expand-castle-mountain-largest-coal-mine-selenium-pollution/
https://www.ecowatch.com/cook-islands-mining-2646288691.html?rebelltitem=1#rebelltitem1
Plastic
Industry doesn’t want plastic declared “toxic”. Too bad for them. It is – Environmental Defence
‘Flushable’ Wipes Flush Plastic to Sea and Shore
Intimidation Tactics in Louisiana Won’t Silence Opposition to Formosa Plastics – Earthworks
Study Finds Microplastics Inside Fruits and Vegetables
Telecom & Electronic
Evidence Against 5G – The Weston A. Price Foundation
Prof. Butler Review of the Health Risks of 5G & Policy Implications – We Are The Evidence
Real 5G issues overshadowed by Covid-19 conspiracy theories – Investigate Europe
5G and its effects on human health | Electronics360
5G – The Global Human Experiment without Consent & Most Censored
Tourism
The Cruise Industry Is Donald Trump Personified – Mother Jones
Marketer Allegedly Axed Over Princess Cruise Pandemic Ads (1)
5G – The Global Human Experiment without Consent & Most Censored
Tech & Media
Chemicals, Pesticides, GMOs
Poisoning Our Children: The Parent’s Guide to the Myths of Safe Pesticides | Wake Up World
Brazil’s native bees are vital for agriculture, but are being killed by it
New PFAS Chemical Contamination Discovered in New Jersey
U.S. court blocks sales of Bayer weed killer in United States – Reuters
Bayer reaches over $10 billion settlement in Roundup cancer lawsuits
Double Victory! Monsanto pesticide and GMOs just got whacked!
Air Pollutants, PFAS Increase Coronavirus Deaths
Animal Entertainment, Racing, Bloodsports
Santa Anita suffers 14th horse racing death this season – Los Angeles Times
The Walrus and the Whistleblower – documentary Channel
“Petting Farms” Become Popular Post-Lockdown, But They Aren’t as Cute as They Seem
Animal abuse: Calls for Thailand gov’t to stop wildlife shows | Thailand News | Al Jazeera
Bogota Moves to Ban Bullfighting In Colombia’s Capital | LIVEKINDLY
Money, Banking, Investment
Report names the banks financing destructive oil projects in the Amazon
Divesting from deforestation? There’s now an investors’ guide for that
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/11/science/jaguars-poaching-china.html
https://www.corporateknights.com/channels/natural-capital/banking-wildlife-trade-15931659/
https://www.facebook.com/CoastProtectors/photos/a.1357268160999108/3340963079296263/?type=3&theater
Transportation, Shipping
https://thenarwhal.ca/roberts-bank-terminal-2-threats-fraser-river-salmon-killer-whales/