Energy: Oil, Gas, Coal, Electricity
Java farmers vow to live under own steam as geothermal project falters
Global Oil Demand to Peak Next Year, BP Predicts – EcoWatch
Texas Leaders Worry Bitcoin Mines and Big Data Will Crash the Power Grid – Mother Jones
Timeline: The Georgia Public Service Commission’s key decisions | Grist
China to Increase Funding for Coal Emissions Reduction Projects – EcoWatch
Philippine oil tanker sinks, raising fears of major oil spill in Manila Bay | CBC News
Oil starting to leak from Philippine tanker that sank in Manila Bay, coast guard says | CBC News
Conservationists look for new ways to fight oil pipelines in southern Mexico
Nuclear Risks on the Rise – CounterPunch.org
https://thenarwhal.ca/manitoba-pipelines-oversight-gaps/
https://grist.org/energy/how-do-you-convince-someone-to-live-next-to-a-nuclear-waste-site/
https://floodlightnews.org/flouting-biden-pause-agency-oks-largest-lng-terminal-in-us/
https://www.counterpunch.org/2024/07/05/fukushimas-forever-quagmire-of-radiation-hazards/
https://undark.org/2024/07/10/radioactive-real-estate-nuclear-waste-forever-home/
https://www.counterpunch.org/2024/07/19/fukushima-toxic-dumping/
https://www.ecowatch.com/maui-wildfire-lawsuit-hawaiian-electric-settlement.html
https://grist.org/energy/1-7-billion-american-made-evs-explained-secretary-energy/
https://www.cheknews.ca/feds-slow-walk-promise-to-help-protect-killer-whales-1216376/
Pharma, Medical, Veterinary, Animal Testing,
(1) Horseshoe crabs This is yet… – There’s an Elephant in the Room | Facebook
GMO pig organs for transplant: Meet some of the world’s cleanest hogs | CTV News
Merck Defeats Appeal by Nearly 1,200 Shingles Vaccine Plaintiffs + More • Children’s Health Defense
Industrial Crop Farming
Allegations widen against Indonesian palm oil giant Astra Agro Lestari
Indonesia’s oil palm smallholders get a boost in bid for sustainability
Palm oil company fined for cheating; Sulawesi farmers to reap their due rupiah
Animal Breeding, Ranching, Factory Farming, Puppy Mills
2 more poultry workers in Colorado infected with H5N1 bird flu: CDC | CBC News
A Voice of Sentience | Facebook
https://www.counterpunch.org/2024/07/04/big-banks-break-their-climate-pledges-by-promoting-big-meat/
https://undark.org/2024/07/22/avian-flu-actual-mortality-rate/
https://floodlightnews.org/cows-are-a-main-methane-source/
https://childrenshealthdefense.org/defender/denmark-tax-livestock-emissions-small-farmers/
https://www.theanimalreader.com/2024/07/05/news-chickens-killed-after-bird-flu-outbreak-germany/
https://worldanimalnews.com/bill-to-ban-cruel-octopus-farming-in-the-u-s-is-introduced-in-congress/
Fisheries, Fish Farming, Marine Life
French Polynesians revive traditional rāhui to protect fish — and livelihoods
As aquaculture hits historic highs, let’s ensure sustainability is prioritized (commentary)
Does this sound familiar? It seems Norway’s… – Rolling Justice Bus | Facebook
Summary of key facts about southeast Alaska interception fisheries | Raincoast
Sundarbans fisherfolk are battered by cyclones amid fishing bans
In choice of mangroves or livelihood, Vietnam shrimp farmers choose the latter
Peruvian bills could imperil marine biodiversity & artisanal fishing, experts say
Vancouver Island scientists breeding oysters to resist climate change – Goldstream News Gazette
Hydropower plants disrupt fishers’ lives in Amazon’s most biodiverse river basin
Pacific Wild – We think trawling’s a drag! Trawling is a harmful… | Facebook
https://www.raincoast.org/2024/07/monitoring-salmon-breach-north-arm-jetty/
https://www.iflscience.com/disturbing-level-of-fiberglass-found-in-food-chain-for-first-time-75030
https://thenarwhal.ca/bc-teck-coal-fisheries-act-charges/
https://hakaimagazine.com/news/birthing-the-blob/
https://bc.ctvnews.ca/entangled-humpback-whale-in-b-c-a-really-challenging-case-dfo-says-1.6948473
https://www.raincoast.org/2024/07/feedback-proposed-marine-mammal-regulations/
https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/over-100-dolphins-saved-from-historic-mass-stranding-in-cape-cod/
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/orphaned-bc-orca-calf-likely-sighting-1.7256395
https://news.mongabay.com/2024/07/global-migratory-freshwater-fish-populations-plummet-by-81-report/
https://www.theanimalreader.com/2024/07/07/news-humpback-whales-were-less-stressed-during-pandemic/
https://hakaimagazine.com/features/blood-in-the-water-food-on-the-table-protestors-on-the-shore/
https://www.raincoast.org/2024/07/drones-study-killer-whale-health/
https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/video/9.6443806
https://www.iflscience.com/eu-has-already-run-out-of-fish-for-this-year-wwf-warns-75044
https://www.raincoast.org/press/ocean-wise-southeast-alaska-salmon-fisheries-96907/
https://www.iflscience.com/worlds-rarest-whale-washes-up-on-new-zealand-beach-75094
https://thenarwhal.ca/okanagan-nation-alliance-fish-youth-program/
https://thenarwhal.ca/zebra-mussel-infestation-clear-lake-manitoba/
https://www.iflscience.com/cocaine-sharks-found-off-the-coast-of-brazil-75203
https://www.raincoast.org/2024/07/monitoring-salmon-breach-north-arm-jetty/
https://thetyee.ca/News/2024/07/23/Frontlines-Stopping-Zebra-Mussels/
https://www.cheknews.ca/underwater-gardeners-work-to-restore-b-c-s-majestic-kelp-forests-1212135/
Hunting, Trapping, Wildlife Trafficking
A woman tried smuggling turtles across Vermont lake to Canada via kayak | CTV News
Man stuffs 100 live snakes in pants, stopped at customs | CTV News
(1) Roar Wildlife News | Facebook
(1) Selfies with wild animals are #CruelNotCute. A… – Lady Freethinker | Facebook
Photographer ‘shocked’ her photo of lone wolf Takaya is being used to promote trophy hunting
https://www.exposedwildlifeconservancy.org/news/when-is-a-grizzly-hunt-not-a-hunt?
Consumer Goods Manufacturers & Sellers
‘Crazy journey’ reunites a missing horse with its family | CBC News
https://www.propublica.org/article/baby-formula-regulation-biden-administration-europe-taiwan
https://news.mongabay.com/2024/07/jokowis-religious-mining-rule-divides-indonesia-faith-group/
https://grist.org/accountability/tribes-minnesota-steel-industry-mercury-pollution/
Construction, Building, Infrastructure
Panama’s ‘Caribbean Corridor’ highway threatens three protected areas, critics say
Cambodian hydropower dam may be linked to illegal logging – Conservation news
To host 2025 climate summit, Brazil will carve up an Amazonian reserve
Nepal’s railway rerouting plan to avoid Chitwan park sparks fiery backlash
In Nepal, a cable car in a sacred forest sparks swift, and controversial, direct action
https://news.mongabay.com/2024/07/cambodias-funan-techo-canal-project-a-catalog-of-worries-analysis/
Logging & Mining
‘Trust needs to be rebuilt’: Interview with candidate to head U.N. seabed-mining authority
Brasil, Venezuela and Peru: the geography of industrial metals
Rare earth elements may be found in coal mines, study finds. – Conservation news
Gold mining in the Amazon has doubled in area since 2018, AI tool shows
Brazil’s wildcat mining is deeply rooted in its politics and thirst for minerals
https://thenarwhal.ca/bc-teck-resources-selenium-risks-study/
https://grist.org/accountability/indigenous-peoples-want-say-future0-deep-sea-mining/
https://grist.org/justice/to-save-the-amazon-what-if-we-listened-to-those-living-within-it/
https://www.corporateknights.com/mining/water-pollution-cleanup-teck-coal-mine-glencore/
https://news.mongabay.com/2024/07/jokowis-religious-mining-rule-divides-indonesia-faith-group/
https://thenarwhal.ca/bc-teck-coal-fisheries-act-charges/
https://www.ecowatch.com/indigenous-tribe-amazon-peru-logging.html
https://floodlightnews.org/billions-in-us-funding-boosts-lithium-mining/
https://grist.org/indigenous/colorado-mining-industry-indigenous-land/
https://grist.org/accountability/tribes-minnesota-steel-industry-mercury-pollution/
https://www.cbc.ca/news/science/oxygen-ocean-study-conflict-1.7273929
https://news.mongabay.com/2024/07/in-sonora-communities-fight-mining-to-defend-their-water/
Tech & Media
AI Energy Demand Drives Google’s Emissions Up 48% in Five Years – EcoWatch
Facebook phishing scam locks Grammy award-winning musician out of account | CTV News
Massive IT outage spotlights major vulnerabilities in the global information ecosystem
Data Centers in Ireland Overtake All Urban Electricity Use Combined – EcoWatch
Washington Gives Tax Breaks to Data Centers That Threaten Clean Energy Efforts — ProPublica
Plastic
How to create a ‘world without waste’? Here are the plastic industry’s ideas. | Grist
Regulators asked to deny permits for giant Louisiana plastics plant
‘Sip, return, repeat’: How this California city is trying to normalize reusable cups | Grist
Observations of an Amateur Beach Litter Picker – Environmental Defence
A plastics treaty could ease pollution by funding waste management | Grist
Bioplastics: Less Toxic Than Conventional Plastics, or Just a Scam? • Children’s Health Defense
To address the growing issue of microplastics in the Great Lakes, we need to curb our consumption
Does the plastics industry support waste pickers? It’s complicated. | Grist
What would a Harris presidency mean for the plastics crisis? | Grist
Would a Harris presidency tackle plastic pollution? | Corporate Knights
Saving Lake Victoria from plastic: Interview with Kenya’s teenage Muchilwa siblings
Most ‘compostable’ bioplastics are anything but, says new report
https://thenarwhal.ca/opinion-ontario-toronto-july-flooding/
https://childrenshealthdefense.org/defender/plastic-manufacturers-lawsuits-legally-liable-pollution/
https://hakaimagazine.com/news/seagrass-and-plastic-are-not-friends/
Telecom & Electronic
Tourism
https://stand.earth/press-releases/transport-canada-cruise-ships-waste-report-interim-order/
Chemicals, Pesticides, GMOs
Vandals Purposely Destroy Italy’s Landmark First Gene-Edited Rice Crop Trial | IFLScience
New evidence shows unintended changes from gene editing are different from random mutations
Oregon Court Tosses Monsanto Victory in Weedkiller Trial • Children’s Health Defense
EU food safety watchdog backs controversial Commission plan on new GMO plants
The Genetic Technology Act – does change begin right now?
EFSA ignores main issues in opinion on ANSES’s report on new GMO deregulation
You may see a sign like this out on the… – Stop the Spray BC | Facebook
GM Bt corn fails against target pest in US
Hungary given a hard time over its (sensible) questions on new GMOs in the Council
https://www.corporateknights.com/category-food/mexicos-battle-to-ban-potent-pesticide-glyphosate/
https://grist.org/accountability/the-problematic-chemicals-fueling-americas-ev-revolution/
https://childrenshealthdefense.org/defender/pesticide-exposure-cancer-risk-equal-smoking/
Animal Entertainment, Racing, Bloodsports
Planet Warriors – ???? | Facebook
(2) Animal Matters – Petting Zoos are a Terrible Way to Teach Children… | Facebook
Animal Justice – Animals used in the Calgary Stampede rodeo are… | Facebook
Animal Justice – Dubbed ‘the half-mile of hell’, chuckwagon racing… | Facebook
Steer, horse euthanized at Calgary Stampede rodeo | CTV News
(6) UPDATE: The Calgary Stampede called… – Vancouver Humane Society | Facebook
(6) Three animals euthanized after… – Canadian Horse Defence Coalition | Facebook
Calgary Stampede horse dies during chuckwagon racing event | CTV News
Three horses and young cow die during Calgary Stampede
Tijuana, Mexico – On Sunday, dog… – Animal Compassion Everywhere | Facebook
Animal activists call on Manitoba Stampede to end rodeos, animal events | CTV News
Are Rodeos Above the Law? – Animal Justice
Emma Hurst – An inquiry into horse racing today has seen explosive… | Facebook
Money, Banking, Investment
Insurance companies hiking rates while investing in fossil fuels
Loopholes allow multilateral development banks to fund captive coal in Indonesia: Report
Employees Sue American Over “Socio-Political” 401(k) Options – Mother Jones
All of Canada’s banks are invested in fossil… – Rolling Justice Bus | Facebook
https://www.counterpunch.org/2024/07/04/big-banks-break-their-climate-pledges-by-promoting-big-meat/
Transportation, Shipping
https://grist.org/science/how-cleaning-up-shipping-cut-pollution-and-warmed-the-planet/
https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/a-recipe-for-zero-emissions-fuel-soda-cans-seawater-and-caffeine/