Energy: Oil, Gas, Coal, Electricity
Harsh Charges for Protesters Fighting Enbridge Line 3 Pipeline
Lawsuit to Reinstate Keystone XL Permit ‘Moot’, Judge Rules – EcoWatch
Fukushima Takes a Turn for the Worse – CounterPunch.org
Indonesia’s clean energy transition must start with clean rivers (commentary)
In Bolivia, Indigenous groups fear the worst from dam project on Beni River
Oil production or carbon neutrality? Why not both, Guyana says
At a plantation in Central Africa, Big Oil tries to go net-zero
Peru oil spill caused by Tonga waves is ‘ecological disaster’
Ruptured Pipeline Spills 300,000 Gallons of Diesel, Killing Thousands of Animals in Louisiana
PG&E’s War Against Trees – CounterPunch.org
https://theintercept.com/2022/01/06/dakota-access-pipeline-energy-transfer-tigerswan-documents/
https://www.ecowatch.com/brazil-coal-use-extended.html
https://www.cbc.ca/news/science/what-on-earth-gas-expansion-ontario-1.6313819
https://www.ecowatch.com/louisiana-oil-spill-kills-animals.html
https://www.corporateknights.com/responsible-investing/time-for-a-fair-phase-out-of-fossil-fuels/
https://www.treehugger.com/scoping-out-exxonmobil-s-net-zero-by-2050-pledge-5216217
https://www.treehugger.com/canadian-scientists-oppose-carbon-capture-credits-5216677
https://theintercept.com/2022/01/23/enbridge-pipeline-line-3-tracking-indigenous-protesters/
https://environmentaldefence.ca/2022/01/21/2030-is-too-late-canada-must-dumpcoal-now/
https://earthjustice.org/blog/2022-january/big-cypress-oil-drilling-everglades-florida?
https://www.theanimalreader.com/2022/01/25/peru-tries-to-save-seabirds-after-oil-spill/
https://www.motherjones.com/mojo-wire/2022/01/gas-stoves-leak-greenhouse-gases-even-when-turned-off/
https://rabble.ca/environment/its-big-oil-not-environmentalists-who-are-foreign-funded/
https://www.ecowatch.com/fracking-public-health-risks.html
https://earthjustice.org/brief/2022/court-revokes-massive-oil-and-gas-lease-sale-in-gulf-of-mexico?
Pharma, Medical, Veterinary, Animal Testing,
U.S. judge orders ‘Pharma Bro’ Martin Shkreli pay back $64M, bars him from drug industry | CBC News
Antibiotic resistant infections killed millions: report | CTV News
Monkeys escape crashed truck in Pennsylvania, all accounted for | CTV News
Big Pharma Lobbyists Win Again as Industry Hikes Price of 866 Drugs • Children’s Health Defense
https://www.counterpunch.org/2022/01/14/radiation-in-medicine-treatment-or-torment/
https://www.counterpunch.org/2022/01/21/the-unspoken-victims-of-covid-19/
Industrial Crop Farming
Groups welcome decline in deforestation in Indonesia’s Leuser Ecosystem
As its topsoil washes away, the Corn Belt is losing yields — and carbon
Across Latin America, palm oil violations abound — with little accountability
Brazil to stop tracking deforestation in the Cerrado
‘Central African Forests Forever’: Meindert Brouwer’s book looks to solutions
Spurred by investor-friendly law, palm oil firms sue to get licenses back
Indonesia is clearing less forest for palm oil, but it’s still not sustainable, activists say
With ‘sustainable’ cocoa, Mars pushes climate, market risks onto farmers
Raid against Sumatran official uncovers use of slave labor on oil palm farm
https://www.ecowatch.com/deforestation-levels-brazil-major-carbon-sink.html
Animal Breeding, Ranching, Factory Farming, Puppy Mills
Octopus farming highlights the tragedy of animal agriculture – Palatinate
Cows, horses and sheep died in wildfires in Paraguay (VIDEO)
Bird flu found in wild duck in United States and chickens in Burkina Faso
France to kill 2.5 million birds after avian influenza outbreaks
Fourteen horses killed in barn fire in the Netherlands
The Netherlands killed 216,000 baby chickens after bird flu outbreaks
https://theintercept.com/2022/01/30/animal-rights-activists-dxe-trial-evidence/
Fisheries, Fish Farming, Marine Life
Indonesia’s Womangrove collective reclaims the coast from shrimp farms
10 Ocean Issues You’ll Be Hearing About in 2022 | Sierra Club
Indonesia aims for sustainable fish farming with ‘aquaculture villages’
Warmer, oxygen-poor waters threaten world’s ‘most heavily exploited’ fish
Foreign capital, blamed for depleting Indonesia’s fish stocks, is set to return
Debris from fishing, oyster farms endangers BC sea life – Victoria Times Colonist
Entangled humpback whale freed of 140 feet of line and gear off Ukumehame, Maui | Maui Now
https://www.treehugger.com/ecuador-expands-protected-galapagos-marine-reserve-5216819
Hunting, Trapping, Wildlife Trafficking
Rescued albino elephant Khanyisa is happy with new herd in South Africa
Greater Mekong primates struggle to cling on amid persistent threats: Report
‘Huge blow’ for tiger conservation as two of the big cats killed in Thailand
Deadly Disease Found in California Salamanders – Bay Nature
Online trade and pet clubs fuel desire for little-known Javan ferret badgers
Elephant protector and fossil hunter Richard Leakey leaves outsized legacy in Kenya
Eleven people sentenced for killing five Sumatran elephants in Indonesia
https://www.counterpunch.org/2022/01/07/of-wolves-chronic-wasting-disease-and-covid/
https://news.mongabay.com/2022/01/wild-cat-trade-why-the-cheetah-is-not-safe-just-yet-commentary/
https://www.counterpunch.org/2022/01/18/the-civil-war-on-yellowstones-wolves/
Consumer Goods Manufacturers & Sellers
Keurig Canada fined $3 million for misleading claims over coffee pod recycling | CBC News
Water- and stain-resistant products contain toxic plastics, study says. Here’s what to do – CNN
https://truthaboutpetfood.com/lawsuit-testing-finds-dog-dna-in-dog-food/?
Construction, Building
Greater one-horned rhino found dead in ditch in Nepal
Cameron ‘cut green crap’ costs £1.5 billion
Logging & Mining
Mongabay’s What-To-Watch list for January 2022
Dual pressures of hunting, logging threaten wildlife in Myanmar, study shows
Endangered chimps ‘on the brink’ as Nigerian reserve is razed for agriculture, timber
Philippine groups slam ‘cruel Christmas gift’ as open-pit mining ban is lifted
As Indonesia retakes land from developers, conservation is an afterthought
Analysts point to logging and mining to explain Solomon Islands unrest
As Malaysian state resumes log exports, Indigenous advocates warn of fallout
Imperial Metals surrenders mining rights in B.C.’s Silverdaisy watershed – Victoria Times Colonist
Corporate Media Spin in Defence of Transnational Mining Operations in Ecuador – CounterPunch.org
Liberian villagers threaten to leave mining agreement, citing broken promises
Biden Administration Revokes Mining Leases Near Minnesota’s Boundary Waters – Mother Jones
https://www.counterpunch.org/2022/01/24/how-logging-contributes-to-climate-change/
https://www.aptnnews.ca/national-news/chiefs-slam-feds-ring-of-fire-assessment/
Plastic
Microplastics Can Pollute Rivers for Seven Years Before Entering Ocean, Study Finds – EcoWatch
Reusable Containers and Packaging are Crucial to Ending Plastic Pollution – Environmental Defence
https://environmentaldefence.ca/2022/01/12/ban-plastics-now/
https://www.straight.com/news/leave-plastic-where-it-belongs-in-tar-sands
https://www.cnn.com/2022/01/26/health/toxins-water-and-stain-resistant-clothing-wellness/index.html?
Telecom & Electronic
Tourism
Grounded by conflict and COVID, Colombia’s bird tourism struggles to soar
Tech & Media
Facebook faces U.K. class action lawsuit | CTV News
Facebook’s Tamil Censorship Highlights Risks to Everyone
Split the road, Jack: the (unequal) freedom to rally in peace. – RAVEN Trust
https://www.ecowatch.com/scientists-pr-fossil-fuels.html
Chemicals, Pesticides, GMOs
New Rules For Genetically Modified Food Labeling In US Have Kicked In | IFLScience
New GMO Tomato May Not Even Be Safe, Much Less ‘Healthy,’ Scientists Say • Children’s Health Defense
99% of People in France Contaminated With Glyphosate, Study Finds • Children’s Health Defense
https://rabble.ca/environment/the-death-chemicals-of-conventional-agriculture/
https://theecologist.org/2022/jan/13/agroecology-can-be-our-new-food-system
https://news.mongabay.com/2022/01/weve-breached-earths-threshold-for-chemical-pollution-study-says/
https://www.ecowatch.com/gmo-food-labels-bioengineered.html
https://www.ecowatch.com/forever-chemicals-waterproof-gear.html
Animal Entertainment, Racing, Bloodsports
Cloverdale Rodeo postponement raises key animal rights concerns | News
Money, Banking, Investment
Banking regulator looking at higher capital buffer for climate risks | CTV News
Dude, Your Cannabis Habit Has an Epic Carbon Footprint – Mother Jones
GFANZ: How does the financial industry reach net zero?
https://www.corporateknights.com/responsible-investing/time-for-a-fair-phase-out-of-fossil-fuels/
https://www.straight.com/news/ottawas-phaseout-of-fossil-finance-must-be-swift-and-complete
Transportation, Shipping
Vancouver port union wants delay on environmental rules | CTV News
Zim Kingston’s cargo washing up on Vancouver Island beaches – Victoria Times Colonist