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Industries Destroying Your Planet — June 2020

Energy: Oil, Gas, Coal, Electricity

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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

‘Shell Must Not Get Away With This’: Niger Delta Still Waiting for Big Oil to Clean Up Devastating Pollution | Common Dreams News

State of Play: COVID-19, carbon and energy | Corporate Mapping Project

Why has UBC divested from fossil fuels but UVic has not? The high cost of industry influence | Corporate Mapping Project

After Years of Angst, Canada’s Oil Pipeline Problem May Be Over – Bloomberg

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‘Grassroots’ oil and gas advocacy group Canada Action received $100,000 from ARC Resources | The Narwhal

Abandoned Wells Emerge as Massive, Largely Unmeasured Methane Risk – The Energy Mix

Minnesota Sues ExxonMobil, Koch Industries, and Top Oil and Gas Trade Association for Climate-Related Consumer Fraud – Union of Concerned Scientists

BP’s stranded Canadian, Angolan assets expose wider industry risks – Reuters

Minnesota Attorney General Sues Fossil Fuel Giants over “Campaign of Deception” on Climate | Democracy Now!

Shale pioneer Chesapeake Energy files for bankruptcy – Reuters

Queen Elizabeth’s Wealth Manager Dumps Tar Sands/Oil Sands, Arctic Oil and Gas, Coal – The Energy Mix

https://www.ecowatch.com/trump-epa-fossil-fuel-2646150611.html

https://insideclimatenews.org/news/09062020/louisiana-petrochemical-plant-environmental-justice

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-06-13/trans-mountain-pipeline-is-shut-after-spill-in-british-columbia

https://www.wildernesscommittee.org/news/aerial-photos-show-trans-mountain-oil-spill-threatens-local-aquifer

https://www.commondreams.org/newswire/2020/06/15/trump-administration-seeks-thwart-resident-reporting-coal-mining-violations

https://theenergymix.com/2020/06/18/analysts-see-no-more-need-for-new-pipelines-as-tar-sands-oil-sands-production-slides/

https://rabble.ca/blogs/bloggers/alberta-diary/2020/06/new-report-suggests-alberta-overspending-public-dollars-fossil

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

Moderna’s coronavirus vaccine announcement set off a frenzy on Wall Street. Now some are calling for an investigation – CNN

City of Grande Prairie files proposed $10B class-action lawsuit against opioid companies | CBC News

Global Pharmaceutical Giant GlaxoSmithKline Drops Controversial ‘Forced Swim’ Animal Tests – Vegan News, Plant Based Living, Food, Health & more

More metformin diabetes drugs recalled over contaminant linked to cancer | CTV News

Public Health Research – Doctors Without Borders

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Study Reveals ‘Extensive’ Financial Links Between Pharma Industry And Leaders Of Medical Societies – Dr. Rath Health Foundation

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Industrial Crop Farming

Marijuana cultivation whittling away Madagascar’s largest connected forest

Indonesian court jails indigenous farmer in conflict with paper giant APP

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Save the Insects, Save the Farmers, Save Ourselves: New Global Report Calls for End of Industrial Agriculture

Save the Insects, Save the Farmers, Save Ourselves: New Global Report Calls for End of Industrial Agriculture | Common Dreams News

25 Sneaky Names for Palm Oil

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

https://www.theguardian.com/science/2020/jun/03/jane-goodall-humanity-is-finished-if-it-fails-to-adapt-after-covid-19

 

Animal Breeding, Ranching, Factory Farming, Puppy Mills

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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

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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

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Officials probe arrival of 500 puppies, 38 of them dead, aboard flight from Ukraine | CBC News

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Controversial ‘Mercosur Deal’ rejected thanks to Dutch Party for the Animals – Party for the Animals

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Dutch Parliament Votes to Close Mink Fur Farms Following COVID-19 Outbreaks

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How Humanity Unleashed a Flood of New Diseases – The New York Times

Federal Agency Kills Endangered Mexican Gray Wolf Father on Behalf of Livestock Industry | Wolf Conservation Center

Emergency: Stop the Senseless Killing of Washington’s Wolves – Wolf Conservation Center

https://www.theguardian.com/science/2020/jun/03/jane-goodall-humanity-is-finished-if-it-fails-to-adapt-after-covid-19

https://ottawacitizen.com/opinion/hajek-worrisome-ontario-bill-would-punish-factory-farm-whistleblowers

https://www.huffingtonpost.ca/entry/maple-leaf-foods-animals-whistleblower_ca_5ef3a1e2c5b643f5b22e8078

https://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/article-the-pandemic-has-revealed-the-value-of-undercover-work-yet/

https://sentientmedia.org/ontario-ag-gag-animal-rights-activists/

https://therevelator.org/northeast-canyons-monument/

https://theprovince.com/opinion/vanessa-minke-martin-aaron-hill-greg-knox-misty-macduffee-jeffery-young-spending-stimulus-money-on-hatcheries-will-harm-wild-salmon

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

First Nations-owned land-based fish farm in near Alert Bay recommended by Ocean Wise – Comox Valley Record

Mercury with that? Shark fins served with illegal doses of heavy metals

Bondar’s Gaggle O Geeks!

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https://therevelator.org/northeast-canyons-monument/

https://theprovince.com/opinion/vanessa-minke-martin-aaron-hill-greg-knox-misty-macduffee-jeffery-young-spending-stimulus-money-on-hatcheries-will-harm-wild-salmon

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

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The EU is trading in dead tigers

Mexico seizes more than 15,000 turtles to be sent illegally to China

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Inside the Big Game Industry: Trophy Hunters Exposed – African Conservation Foundation

For Sri Lanka’s dwindling leopards, wire snares are the leading killer

‘It’s against nature’: illegal wildlife trade casts shadow over traditional Chinese medicine | Environment | The Guardian

China Accords Highest Level of Protection to Pangolins Believed to be Intermediate Host of Coronavirus

Indonesia’s lobster export safeguards won’t end smuggling, scientists warn

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FOUR PAWS International – Posts

The Revelator – Environmental News, Investigations and Ideas

Popular Uganda mountain gorilla Rafiki killed by poachers | Fox News

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Lion farming: Investigation reveals hunters spend thousands to shoot captive lions in South Africa | World News | Sky News

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Where Jaguars Are Killed, New Common Factor Emerges: Chinese Investment – The New York Times

Albanian restaurant serves bear meat in illegal wildlife trade that’s ‘out of control’ | The Independent

After ivory trade crackdown, Chinese buyers find new black market in Cambodia | South China Morning Post

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

This young woman’s life changed when she tested herself for toxic chemicals after using cosmetics – documentary Channel

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UVic study shows Canadians’ trust in brands at ‘all-time low’

NonProfits sue Purina for Deceptive Marketing – Truth about Pet Food

New Dietary Guidelines Could Help Us Kick Our Sugar Habit—But Will Science Win Out? – Union of Concerned Scientists

Are Nanoparticles in Fabric Harmful? – Center for Biological Diversity – Medium

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https://www.huffingtonpost.ca/entry/maple-leaf-foods-animals-whistleblower_ca_5ef3a1e2c5b643f5b22e8078

 

Logging & Mining

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Mining firm Rio Tinto sorry for destroying Aboriginal caves – BBC News

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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

Finland violates the rights of the Sámi people by allowing mining companies in Sámi homeland — Sámiráđđi

Finland violates the rights of the Sámi people by allowing mining companies in Sámi homeland — Sámiráđđi

Deep-sea mining: An environmental solution or impending catastrophe?

Sunshine Coast Lake District

38 endangered Brazilian tree species legally traded, poorly tracked: Study

‘Betting on impunity’: Brazilian Amazon under attack despite logging crackdown

This Yukon First Nation wants to use native plants to help remediate abandoned mine sites | The Narwhal

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How we calculated Korindo’s revenues from clearing Papuan rainforest

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https://www.theguardian.com/science/2020/jun/03/jane-goodall-humanity-is-finished-if-it-fails-to-adapt-after-covid-19

https://thenarwhal.ca/contaminated-mess-how-yukon-mine-left-behind-35-million-bill/

https://www.princegeorgematters.com/local-news/northern-bc-first-nations-wrap-up-testimony-in-supreme-court-case-against-rio-tinto-alcan-2421238

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2020/jun/11/bhp-to-destroy-at-least-40-aboriginal-sites-up-to-15000-years-old-to-expand-pilbara-mine

https://thenarwhal.ca/b-c-mine-proposed-critical-caribou-habitat-endangered-species-falls-through-cracks/

https://www.facebook.com/stopthespraybc/photos/a.509720329363516/1212334432435432/?type=3&theater

https://news.mongabay.com/2020/06/deep-sea-mining-an-environmental-solution-or-impending-catastrophe/

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

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Industry doesn’t want plastic declared “toxic”. Too bad for them. It is – Environmental Defence

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‘Flushable’ Wipes Flush Plastic to Sea and Shore

Louisiana Activists Charged with Felonies After Delivering Box of Formosa Plastic Pollution to Lobbyists | DeSmog

Intimidation Tactics in Louisiana Won’t Silence Opposition to Formosa Plastics – Earthworks

Study Finds Microplastics Inside Fruits and Vegetables

Even during the COVID-19 pandemic, it’s safe to break-up with disposable plastic – Environmental Defence

 

Telecom & Electronic

Evidence Against 5G – The Weston A. Price Foundation

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Babylon Health app error allowed U.K. users to watch videos of other patients’ private doctor visits | CBC News

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

Two EU politicians criticize ICNIRP – will their report overcome the telecom lobby? | BRHP – Between a Rock and a Hard Place

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

Anti-Fur Society – Posts

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Tech & Media

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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

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New PFAS Chemical Contamination Discovered in New Jersey

U.S. court blocks sales of Bayer weed killer in United States – Reuters

Major Change To U.S. Biotech Regulations Will Exempt Some GM Crops From Government Oversight – Dr. Rath Health Foundation

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

New York Bully Crew – Posts

Santa Anita suffers 14th horse racing death this season – Los Angeles Times

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The Walrus and the Whistleblower – documentary Channel

My childhood acquaintance became the @walruswhisperer and is battling to end marine mammal captivity – documentary Channel

“Petting Farms” Become Popular Post-Lockdown, But They Aren’t as Cute as They Seem

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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

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Revealed: UK banks and investors’ $2bn backing of meat firms linked to Amazon deforestation | Environment | The Guardian

Report names the banks financing destructive oil projects in the Amazon

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Divesting from deforestation? There’s now an investors’ guide for that

https://www.opb.org/news/article/oregon-investigation-timber-logging-forests-policy-taxes-spotted-owl/

https://thenarwhal.ca/alberta-and-south-koreas-pensions-just-bought-the-coastal-gaslink-pipeline-8-things-you-need-to-know/

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

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https://thenarwhal.ca/roberts-bank-terminal-2-threats-fraser-river-salmon-killer-whales/

 

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