Energy: Oil, Gas, Coal, Electricity
Xcel accelerates exit from coal – Grist | Grist
Is natural gas the solution to Africa’s energy needs? New research says no.
Irving Oil had $250-million profit when it won tax break from city and province | CBC News
Remember Peak Oil? It Never Went Away
Can carbon offsets kill coal? John Kerry wants to try it. | Grist
Nuclear Guinea Pigs: NRC’s Licensing of Experimental Nuclear Plants – CounterPunch.org
In South Africa, a community says no after a coal miner said go
Pharma, Medical, Veterinary, Animal Testing,
CVS, Walgreens announce opioid settlements totaling $10B | CTV News
Big U.S. pharmacy chains agree to pay $13.8B to settle opioid claims | CBC News
Important link between cancer drugs and heart failure found by Winnipeg researchers
Japanese scientists kill Wistar rats after musical study
How Big Pharma hijacked patient groups to keep drug prices high ⋆ The Breach
Industrial Crop Farming
Tensions boil in Sumatra over a palm oil promise villagers say has yet to be kept
Can a luxury chocolate company save a Congolese forest?
In Chile, drought and human expansion threaten a unique national park
Following the impacts of palm oil Alliance: Violated regulations and penalty proceedings
Report calls on palm oil firms to make up for nearly 1m hectares of forest loss
Animal Breeding, Ranching, Factory Farming, Puppy Mills
Biogas set to boom, thanks to IRA incentives | Grist
34 Dogs Rescued From Illegal Meat Farm in South Korea
Bird flu: France orders farmers to keep birds locked up
More than 3 dozen calves killed, others on the loose, after B.C. highway crash | CBC News
Seven commercial poultry flocks in Fraser Valley have bird flu: ministry
Saskatoon rendering plant apologizes for pile of pigs left outside | CTV News
Chinese Cement Company Is Building Vertical Pig Farms
Fisheries, Fish Farming, Marine Life
New Zealand convicts company of illegal trawling in high seas restricted area
What DFO says about Cooke Aquaculture’s plan to farm millions of salmon in N.S. bay | CBC News
Fish eggs return to Bangladesh’s Halda River following conservation efforts
In the Amazon, a giant fish helps save the rainforest | CTV News
Did climate change really kill billions of snow crabs in Alaska?
Washington state won’t renew leases for Puget Sound fish farms – Victoria Times Colonist
Fishers in Flores Sea opt to limit harvest of overexploited sea cucumbers
Hunting, Trapping, Wildlife Trafficking
B.C.-based researcher working to address global illegal wildlife trade – Vancouver Island Free Daily
Hunting takes its toll on Himalaya’s blue sheep, favored prey of snow leopards
Consumer Goods Manufacturers & Sellers
Blue jeans: An iconic fashion item that’s costing the planet dearly
Car companies HATE this idea to reduce carbon emissions – Environmental Defence
Rich fashionistas costing the earth
Report Outlines How to Fix Fashion’s Emissions Problem
A Philippine resin trade proves sustainable for forests, but not tappers
Construction, Building, Infrastructure
Let’s use smart tech solutions to deal with climate change, too (commentary)
A post-pandemic construction rebound put building emissions at an all-time high | Grist
‘They paid for it with misery’: Q&A with Chile dam critic Jose Marihuan Ancanao
Dam construction ignites Indigenous youth movement in southern Chile
Logging & Mining
Federal government moves to cut China out of Canadian critical mineral industry | CBC News
Honduran forest governance agreement brings cautious hope
Element Africa: Keeping platinum in the ground, and minors out of mines
With new EU rules ahead, Indonesia adds sustainability to its timber legality system
Sulawesi nickel plant coats nearby homes in toxic dust
‘I have anger every day’: South African villagers on the mine in their midst
Indigenous youths lured by the illegal mines destroying their Amazon homeland
About 72% of gold miners poisoned with mercury at artisanal mining sites in Cameroon
Tech & Media
Plastic
California investigates ‘recyclable’ plastic bags – Grist | Grist
California investigates recycling claims of plastic bag manufacturers | Grist
The myth of ‘home-compostable’ plastics | Grist
Experts say COP27’s ‘plastic waste pyramid’ is focusing on the wrong solution | Grist
Lawsuits Against Plastics Industry Could Exceed $20 Billion by 2030 • Children’s Health Defense
Telecom & Electronic
How the FCC Protects Cellphone Companies, Ignores Public Safety • Children’s Health Defense
Tourism
In Kenya, a Maasai community burned by ecotourism gives it another shot
Chemicals, Pesticides, GMOs
Chemical Recycling Plants: How Toxic Are They? • Children’s Health Defense
100 Scientists: WHO Ignoring Health Risks of Toxic PFAS Chemicals • Children’s Health Defense
California sues over ‘forever chemicals’ – Grist | Grist
GMO Food Labeling Rules ‘Restrictive and Unclear,’ Lawsuit Alleges • Children’s Health Defense
Animal Entertainment, Racing, Bloodsports
Rodeo Facts: The Case Against Rodeos
Bull collapses after horns set on fire during Spanish festival
What Is Zoochosis and How Do Animals Get It?
Roscommon Animal Rights – Posts | Facebook
Money, Banking, Investment
Progress at last on climate finance at COP27 | Corporate Knights
Responsible investing market share shrinks by $200-billion in Canada