Energy: Oil, Gas, Coal, Electricity
After COVID-19, The Oil Industry Will Not Return To “Normal”
Keystone pipeline construction begins as coronavirus concerns grow | TheHill
Green groups target South Korea’s bailout of coal power plant builder
In a Colombian wetland, oil woes deepen with the arrival of fracking
Wild Bears ‘Having a Party’ in Coronavirus-Closed Yosemite National Park – EcoWatch
Deepwater Horizon oil spill still affecting fish in Gulf a decade later | The Independent
On the brink of a coal boom, Papuans ask who will benefit
Decade after BP Deepwater Horizon spill, oil drilling is as dangerous as ever
Earth Day 2020: Celebrating the 30th Anniversary of the Cree and Inuit Voyage to Save Our Rivers
Whitehorse pilot project will cut reliance on fossil fuels for heating | The Narwhal
Oil Industry Ghostwrites Trump’s Deadly Anti-Environmental Policies – Union of Concerned Scientists
Watch: Ocean Reefs Hidden Beneath Offshore Oil Rigs – EcoWatch
Coronavirus has states hitting pause — except when it comes to oil and gas drilling | Grist
Sweden becomes third European country to shut down coal – Electrek
Shell earnings: Dividend slashed for the first time since World War II
https://www.ecowatch.com/fossil-fuels-marine-dead-zones-2645658227.html?rebelltitem=2#rebelltitem2
https://www.businessinsider.com/ecuador-selling-its-rainforest-to-china-2013-3
https://ricochet.media/en/3058/earth-day-forget-raising-awareness-its-time-to-fight-big-oil
https://www.seattletimes.com/opinion/to-safeguard-the-salish-sea-protect-shared-waters/?
Pharma, Medical, Veterinary, Animal Testing,
When the Invisible Hand Gives You the Finger | FAIR
Tulane’s Primate Center in southeast Louisiana awarded $10 mil grant for coronavirus research
Mass Killing of Lab Animals During Pandemic Calls into Question Necessity and Cost of Animal Models
Let’s stop the virus!Let’s end the hysteria! – Dr. Rath Health Foundation
Anthony Fauci sets stage for mandatory — lucrative! — vaccine – Washington Times
Laron G. Smith – By attorney Robert F. Kennedy Jr.: “Vaccines, for…
Stephen Lewis: Week in Review 256 – Usury is Not the Answer to Coronavirus Misery – YouTube
Animal Defenders International : Media : Press releases : Cut animal tests to tackle COVID-19
Industrial Crop Farming
Palm oil gains ground in Chiapas, Mexico
Watchdogs lament palm oil giant Wilmar’s exit from forest conservation alliance
For Brazilian agribusiness, leaving the Amazon forested is ‘a problem’
Animal Breeding, Ranching, Factory Farming, Puppy Mills
Community transmission results in hundreds of cases of illness in High River, Alta. | CTV News
What led to Alberta’s biggest outbreak? Cargill meat plant’s hundreds of COVID-19 cases | CBC News
Sanctuary Farms Offer a Model for Future Food System
Link between factory-farmed animals, COVID-19 and preventing the next pandemic | TheHill
Egg demand shifted, and 61,000 Minnesota chickens were euthanized | Star Tribune
Ignoring US Alarms, Alberta Meat Packers Spawned Canada’s Biggest Outbreak | The Tyee
Hundreds of Alberta infections linked to meat-processing plant – The Globe and Mail
Avian Influenzas Spreading Through European and American Farms – Mercy For Animals
Coronavirus identified on two mink farms in the Netherlands – DutchNews.nl
UK military beef supplier buys from sanctioned Brazilian farmers, investigation shows
2 Dutch Mink Farms Quarantined After Coronavirus Detected In Animals | HuffPost Canada
Fisheries, Fish Farming, Marine Life
In Sri Lanka, gillnets targeting tuna claim dolphin lives
Review shows ocean life could rebound in 30 years | rabble.ca
Salmon farming giant Cermaq abandons controversial Nova Scotia expansion | CBC News
Fish farms want to break rules during COVID! – Clayoquot Action
Success: Fisheries Held Accountable for Right Whale Deaths – ForceChange
Trade Court Hands Earth Day Victory to Endangered Porpoise
Russia lists Caspian seals and orcas as endangered species after ‘whale jail’ controversy
https://www.seattletimes.com/opinion/to-safeguard-the-salish-sea-protect-shared-waters/
Hunting, Trapping, Wildlife Trafficking
As pangolin trade heats up, Nigeria urged to do more to crack down
In Madagascar, revived environmental crime hotline leads to tortoise bust
Firsthand Look Inside Asia’s Busiest Wet Markets
Coronavirus: On World Health Day calls grow to ban ‘wet markets’
https://www.worldanimalprotection.ca/news/world-health-day-end-wildlife-trade-save-world
Malaysian authorities seize record 6 tons of African pangolin scales
Coronavirus: Exploiting nature ‘drives outbreaks of new diseases’ – BBC News
Want to Stop the Next Pandemic? Start Protecting Wildlife Habitats – Bloomberg
Poachers Kill More Rhinos as Coronavirus Halts Tourism to Africa – The New York Times
Increased poaching under lockdown, not the virus, is the new threat to tigers
Open letter to World Health Organisation – Lion Coalition
Wildlife Poaching Surges Across The World As The COVID-19 Pandemic Rages On – WorldAtlas.com
Coronavirus is a crisis for South Africa’s captive lions, campaigners warn
Human impact on wildlife to blame for spread of viruses, says study | Environment | The Guardian
Protect the surviving wolves of a unprecedented level of killing in Alaska – Defenders of Wildlife
Never Mind Panic Buying. Is BC Ready for ‘Panic Hunting?’ | The Tyee
Poachers kill 3 near-extinct giant ibises amid pandemic pressure in Cambodia
Captive breeders hunt for new livelihood amid China’s wildlife ban – CGTN
Images from a dropped phone reveal the ugly truth behind bonobo trafficking
Why is it cruel to keep wild animals as pets? | World Animal Protection
Cruel bear bile industry is thriving despite pandemic risks | World Animal Protection
Coronavirus: Poachers kill more animals as tourism to Africa plummets
As calls to shutter wildlife markets grow, China struggles with an industry worth billions
Rwanda’s Akagera park thrives thanks to community-led anti-poaching drive
PANTHERA POACHERCAM HONORED BY FAST COMPANY’S 2020 WORLD CHANGING IDEAS AWARDS | Panthera
Conservation in the Time of COVID-19 | Panthera
Global Ban on Wildlife Trade is Necessary and Overdue. We must act now.
African Chelonian Institute – Posts
🐅 #RuthlessTrade 💰: European authorities do not know the exact number of captive tigers in Europe!
Consumer Goods Manufacturers & Sellers
Amazon Won’t Close Its Facilities. So Workers in New York Walked Out. – Mother Jones
Is almond milk vegan? Not if bees are killed to make it.
FDA’s pay-to-play our way illegal pet food system – Truth about Pet Food
https://healthypets.mercola.com/sites/healthypets/archive/2020/04/27/dry-pet-food-extrusion.aspx
Logging & Mining
Plantation director in dispute with indigenous community is charged with illegal logging
A third of Peru’s La Pampa forest cleared for illegal mining ponds, study finds
Nigeria declares new conservation zone for most threatened chimpanzee
This Stunning Wilderness Victory Is Proof We’re Stronger When We Work Together | Earthjustice
Standoff over Philippines’ Didipio mines escalates despite COVID-19 lockdown
AMAZON WATCH » Coronavirus, Land Invaders, and Missionaries… OUT!
Gold mining threatens indigenous forests in the Brazilian Amazon
Canada’s Belo Sun hits legal hurdles in bid to mine indigenous land in Brazil
Brazilian indigenous chiefs act to halt illegal logging in historical landmark area
Trump’s Energy Department Recommends Throwing Money at Uranium Mines – Mother Jones
Campaigners call for transparency in Myanmar timber trade after 850 tons of wood seized
Murder, logging and land theft: inside a crime factory in the Amazon
Plastic
Report reveals ‘massive plastic pollution footprint’ of drinks firms | Environment | The Guardian
Plastics Industry Promoted Recycling To Help Keep Oil And Gas Profits High : NPR
No, Plastic Production Isn’t ‘Essential.’ It’s Dangerous.
Big Plastic Asks Congress for $1 Billion Coronavirus Bailout
Telecom & Electronic
What’s the carbon footprint of all our electronics? | TreeHugger
Switzerland halts rollout of 5G over health concerns | Financial Times
How Disinformation Is Destroying The 5G Resistance Movement
Environment, 5G Technology and LED lighting – unintended consequences | MAHB
Physicians for Safe Technology | Cell Tower Health Effects
Tourism
Cruise Lines Were Shut Out of the Coronavirus Stimulus. Here’s Why – The New York Times
Turns out Carnival Cruise Line got a backdoor multibillion-dollar bailout from the federal reserve
Tech & Media
Corporate Media Ignore International Cooperation as Shortcut to Coronavirus Vaccine | FAIR
Chemicals, Pesticides, GMOs
The truth about raisins and pesticides | TreeHugger
Tax exemptions on pesticides in Brazil add up to US$ 2.2 billion per year
Questions for the Bayer Shareholder Meeting: by Carey Gillam – U.S. Right to Know
Toxic PFAS Fallout Found Near Incinerator in Upstate New York
Animal Entertainment, Racing, Bloodsports
Animals Rescued From ‘Tiger King’ Zoo Now At Colorado Animal Sanctuary – CBS Denver
Dog handler who used piglet as live bait fails in legal challenge
Elk traumatized by driver in Creston Valley – My Creston Now
Calgary Zoo asks for help to care for animals amid COVID-19 financial crunch | CBC News
Shocking footage emerges of 50 kmph sulky race on busy N22 road
Vancouver Aquarium Fears Bankruptcy
Toronto Zoo looking for financial help to feed its animals during COVID-19 closure | The Star
What every Tiger King fan should know about Canada’s own Joe Exotics | World Animal Protection
Thailand’s captive elephants face starvation amid COVID-19 tourism freeze
Coronavirus is a crisis for South Africa’s captive lions, campaigners warn
We must redouble our efforts to save wild tigers
(2) Virtual Rally & Social Media Storm #EndHorseracingNOW
Money, Banking, Investment
COVID-19: harnessing the power of collective investor action for change | Corporate Knights
Op-Ed: Big Insurance Is Climate’s Quiet Killer – Rolling Stone
Transportation, Shipping
Expanding Canada’s Biggest Port Will Be a Blow to Wildlife | Hakai Magazine