Energy: Oil, Gas, Coal, Electricity
Big Oil on the Hot Seat | Sierra Club
Oklahoma Utility Seeks $1,400 Consumer “Exit Fee” to Swap Gas for Electric – Mother Jones
Biden Admin Set to Proceed With Largest Offshore Oil & Gas Lease Sale in U.S. History
Enbridge boat crashes into Mackinac Bridge, leaves 4 injured ⋆ Michigan Advance
https://theecologist.org/2021/nov/09/oil-delegates-flood-cop26
https://www.ecowatch.com/gulf-of-mexico-fossil-fuel-leases-2655759864.html
https://www.ecowatch.com/boston-wu-divest-fossil-fuels-2655782705.html
https://www.counterpunch.org/2021/11/26/big-oils-big-lie-about-who-caused-the-climate-collapse/
Pharma, Medical, Veterinary, Animal Testing,
Treat “Early and Often” and Other Drug Maker Ruses – CounterPunch.org
Pfizer Is Lobbying to Thwart Whistleblowers Exposing Fraud
Industrial Crop Farming
Data-driven platform looks to clear up fog of palm oil traceability
Your açaí smoothie may be destroying floodplain forests in the Amazon
Activists in Indonesia protest against deforestation for palm oil production
Indigenous agents fight deforestation with drones and AI in Brazilian Amazon
One in five hectares of oil palm in Indonesia is illegal, report shows
Palm Oil Encourages Cancer To Spread Through The Body, Suggests Mouse Study | IFLScience
Côte d’Ivoire braces to save what’s left of its single-digit forest cover
20% of Oil Palms Grown for Palm Oil in Indonesia Are Illegal, Report Finds
Palm oil firm that dried out its land held not liable for fires that followed
Fires in the Jungle: Coca Production and Deforestation Accelerate in Colombia | Sierra Club
At a ‘certified’ palm oil plantation in Nigeria, soldiers and conflict over land
In Brazil, an agribusiness haven’s green pivot leaves many skeptical
Papua clan takes first step toward official recognition of land rights
Lack of resolution mechanisms allow palm oil conflicts to fester in Indonesia
https://news.mongabay.com/2021/11/indonesian-official-busted-over-alleged-bribe-for-palm-oil-permit/
Animal Breeding, Ranching, Factory Farming, Puppy Mills
https://action.hsi.org/page/72530/action/1
Indigenous lands under siege as buffalo frenzy grips the Amazon
Animal abuse allegations: B.C. dairy farm responds to video | CTV News
Rancher Vandalism on the Dixie National Forest – CounterPunch.org
African swine fever outbreak on Hainan island in China
Hundreds of beagle puppies found dead at US research breeding facility
Prairie livestock producers facing shortage of feed, water as winter sets in | CTV News
B.C. animal abuse: Dairy farm facing allegations has licence reinstated, with conditions | CTV News
Thousands of animals dead in ‘agricultural disaster,’ says B.C. government – Victoria Times Colonist
Germany to kill 4000 pigs after African swine fever outbreak
Canada floods leave thousands of farm animals dead and more trapped | Flooding | The Guardian
Audubon Society Promotes Livestock Industry Propaganda – CounterPunch.org
Major Fashion Brands Such as Zara, H&M and Prada Tied to Amazon Deforestation
Uncontacted Tribe’s Land Invaded and Destroyed for Beef Production – CounterPunch.org
https://www.theanimalreader.com/2021/11/03/north-korea-promotes-eating-black-swan-meat/
https://www.facebook.com/unitedforcompassion/photos/a.1967114273543121/3101887706732433/
https://www.facebook.com/animaljusticecanada/photos/a.270826382933918/5297590683590771/
https://help.four-paws.org/en/ban-commercial-trade-big-cats-south-africa
https://netivist.org/debate/kosher-and-halal-slaughter-cruel
Fisheries, Fish Farming, Marine Life
Study shines a light on Indonesia’s murky shark fishery and trade
No routine checkups on welfare of fish at slaughter, officials admit | Fish | The Guardian
https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2021/11/whaling-whales-food-krill-iron/620604/
https://www.ecowatch.com/endangered-dolphins-sea-shepherd-2655772495.html
Hunting, Trapping, Wildlife Trafficking
Heeding the Pandemic’s Warnings | Sierra Club
Airlines Around the Globe Join Together to Fight Illegal Wildlife Trafficking
Police bust 2 men selling hornbills on Indonesian Facebook
Moon Bear Cub in Tiny Cage Is Rescued from Traffickers
‘Superstitious belief kills pangolins’: Q&A with biologist Elisa Panjang
In Sumatra, a snare trap costs a baby elephant her trunk, then her life
Outcry in Sri Lanka as suspected elephant kidnappers get to keep the animals
Two Germans arrested for trafficking reptiles in South Africa
How Dogs Are Fighting Rhino Poaching
https://theecologist.org/2021/nov/03/end-war-wildlife
https://www.treehugger.com/hunting-trophies-iowa-auction-undercover-investigation-5208334
https://mountainjournal.org/the-killing-fields-return-for-yellowstone-bison
https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2021/11/whaling-whales-food-krill-iron/620604/
Consumer Goods Manufacturers & Sellers
Chile’s Atacama Desert: Where Fast Fashion Goes to Die
Tell Clothing Brands: Wool Isn’t Green
Lawsuit Claims That Subway “Tuna” Contains Extremely Weird DNA
https://www.ecowatch.com/cop26-electric-vehicles-fossil-fuels-2655532829.html
Construction, Building
UNESCO reiterates road project’s dangers to Papua park as Indonesia doubles down
Bali’s new highway project sparks concerns about agriculture and conservation areas
Logging & Mining
‘People don’t know the Yanomami’: Q&A with filmmakers Davi Kopenawa & Luiz Bolognesi
In Mexico City’s urban sprawl, an unexpected illegal logging network thrives
Planned copper mine raises fears for biodiversity hotspot in Jordan
Struggle endures for Philippine community pitted against gold miner
Top Brazil gold exporter leaves a trail of criminal probes and illegal mines
After a pandemic reprieve, loggers return to a unique Madagascar forest
Legal challenge to South Africa mine expansion looks to set new landmark
Indigenous mine opponents targeted in raids during state of siege in Guatemala
DRC environment minister panned for allegedly facilitating illegal concessions
Deforestation In Brazil’s Amazon Rainforest Reaches Highest Level For 15 Years | IFLScience
Liberia loggers felling trees outside concession as government stands by
If marine noise pollution is bad, deep-sea mining could add to the cacophony
Venezuelans hit by cooking gas shortages look to forests for firewood
The terrible paradox of the green energy transition – rabble.ca
Fishfolk protest Rio Tinto mine
Indigenous community saves Colombia’s poison dart frog from coca and logging
Illegal mining threatens Indigenous land at foot of Philippines’ tallest peak
Serbian anti-mining activists block roads to protest against new laws | Reuters
https://www.ecowatch.com/environmental-defender-missing-irma-2655746740.html
Plastic
Despite deals, plans and bans, the Mediterranean is awash in plastic
Campaign Aims to End Plastics in Hollywood — on and off the Screen
Unlike Trump, Biden Backs Global Treaty for Plastic Pollution
California Reckons With the Hard Truth About Plastic Recycling | Sierra Club
Design Students Use Art to Reimagine Plastic Recycling – Creating Lamps, Seat Covers, and More
Nurdles: The Worst Toxic Waste You’ve Probably Never Heard Of – Mother Jones
https://www.sierraclub.org/sierra/plastic-new-coal-says-new-report
Telecom & Electronic
Tourism
Tech & Media
These 10 Publishers Produce Most of the Climate Lies on Facebook, Study Says – Mother Jones
Internet-Connected Products: Ever-Advancing, Ever-Creepier | by Stephen Moore | Nov, 2021 | OneZero
Chemicals, Pesticides, GMOs
EPA Withheld Reports of Risk Posed by 1,240 Chemicals
Big Ag Furious as EPA Says Popular Herbicides Are Driving Species to Extinction
Two Forever Chemicals More Toxic Than Previously Thought
How the chemicals industry’s pollution slipped under the radar | Environment | The Guardian
Animal Entertainment, Racing, Bloodsports
Man dies during bull-running festival in Spain
Camels and llama escape circus in Spain
Court blocks Dutch dolphin transfer to Chinese park
Campaigners criticise European zoo proposals to cull adult male gorillas | Zoos | The Guardian
https://help.four-paws.org/en/ban-commercial-trade-big-cats-south-africa
Money, Banking, Investment
Forget Gold and Fine Art: Startup Gets Investors to Put Their Money into Rewilding the Land
Joint statement also prioritizes clean energy finance by end of 2022
Are financial regulators keeping pace in the race to green? | Corporate Knights
Canadian pensions are retiring fossil fuel investments | Corporate Knights
Big Bank Climate Pledges ‘Cannot Be Trusted’ • Children’s Health Defense
Forest declarations are nice, but profitability determines land use in the Amazon (Book excerpt)
Is Canada’s transition finance blueprint a recipe for greenwash? | Corporate Knights
Boston Mayor Wu Divests City Funds From Fossil Fuels
The World Bank Can’t be Trusted to Stand Up to Big Fossil Fuel Companies – CounterPunch.org
Harvard gives in to pressures to divest from fossil fuels (mostly) | Corporate Knights
Four steps asset owners can take to invest in vital climate action | Corporate Knights
https://thetyee.ca/Analysis/2021/11/12/How-Your-Hard-Earned-Savings-Fuel-Climate-Crisis/
https://theintercept.com/2021/11/23/brazil-amazon-deforestation-greenwashing-bonds-investment/
Transportation, Shipping
China’s disappearing ships: The latest supply chain issue | CTV News
Why Do Walmart, Amazon, Target and IKEA Have Such High Shipping Emissions?