Energy: Oil, Gas, Coal, Electricity
Explainer: U.S. Appalachian gas pipeline projects go by the wayside | Reuters
6-Month Sentence for Lawyer Who Took on Chevron Denounced as ‘International Outrage’
Opinion | From Columbus to Enbridge: Colonial Exploitation Continues | Winona LaDuke
Huntington Beach Has Reopened, But the Aftermath of the Oil Spill Is Far From Over – Mother Jones
Husky Energy facing 3 charges for massive SeaRose oil spill off coast of N.L. | CBC News
Manchin Cashes in on Coal as West Virginians Struggle to Pay Their Bills
City of Iqaluit says historical fuel spill likely source of drinking water contamination | CBC News
Indonesia’s ‘green’ electricity plan undermines its climate vows, activists say
https://globalnews.ca/news/8240484/huntington-beach-california-oil/
https://www.cbc.ca/news/science/california-oil-spill-1.6198642
https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/california-pipeline-oil-leak-1.6200892
https://theecologist.org/2021/oct/07/professor-resigns-science-museum-over-oil-cash
https://www.ecowatch.com/oil-leak-texas-refinery-2655244382.html
https://www.ecowatch.com/red-sea-oil-tanker-2655282219.html
https://grist.org/article/mountain-valley-pipeline-and-indigenous-land/
https://www.ecowatch.com/congress-hearing-oil-exxon-bp-shell-chevron-2655310536.html
https://www.motherjones.com/environment/2021/10/china-coal-cop26-world-top-carbon-emitter/
https://www.treehugger.com/imf-fossil-fuel-companies-subsidies-massive-5206472
https://environmentaldefence.ca/2021/10/21/in-your-words-why-its-time-for-thermal-coal-to-go/
https://blog.ucsusa.org/elliott-negin/the-day-of-reckoning-for-the-oil-industry/
https://news.mongabay.com/2021/10/a-new-100-page-report-raises-alarm-over-chevrons-impact-on-planet/
https://www.ecowatch.com/exxon-ceo-congressional-panel-2655432065.html
https://www.sierraclub.org/sierra/big-oil-hot-seat
Pharma, Medical, Veterinary, Animal Testing,
Opioid trials: U.S. pharmacies face 1st legal test | CTV News
Veterinarian Advocates “Humane” Mutilation? – Free From Harm
Industrial Crop Farming
Hidden camera footage exposes bribery for palm oil in Papua New Guinea
Forests falling for cashew monocultures: A ‘repeated mistake’ in Côte d’Ivoire (commentary)
Digital farm technology is no climate panacea
Plantation giant Socfin accused of dodging taxes in Africa
Paraguay failed to stop soy farms from poisoning Indigenous land, UN says
Indigenous Papuans won their forest back from a palm oil firm, but still lack land title
Animal Breeding, Ranching, Factory Farming, Puppy Mills
HIDDEN: Groundbreaking Book Uncovers the Lives of Animals Around the World
Demand for American grain-fed beef is growing in China
End the cruel and deadly fur trade, before it causes the next pandemic | Four Paws
UK’s unused pigs will likely be killed by knackermen or farmers
Don’t Be Fooled: Lab-Grown Meat Is a Disaster in the Making • Children’s Health Defense
Guatemala tightens cattle ranching rules, but can they stop deforestation?
Farmed Animal Welfare Law Betrayed in Massachusetts – 18 October 2021 – UPC
Animal welfare laws broken every day in the UK, critics say
EU backs plan to move away from intensive animal farming
Report: Luxury carmakers still sourcing deforestation-linked leather from Paraguay
Global protest against Hermès for exploiting crocodiles for their bags
Yunhua Lin, notorious kingpin of wildlife crime syndicate, is jailed for 14 years in Malawi – EIA
Dutch government orders cull of 36,000 chickens after bird flu outbreak
More human infections of H5N6 bird flu in China, experts are worried
https://www.theanimalreader.com/2021/10/05/plans-to-fly-irish-pigs-to-china-heavily-criticized/
https://news.yahoo.com/30-lions-euthanized-devastating-animal-150850686.html
Fisheries, Fish Farming, Marine Life
Cermaq halts semi-closed containment system trial – Goldstream News Gazette
Oceana Mission to Mexico Uncovers Invasive Species and Coral Diseases on Pristine Reefs
Sea turtles injured from fishing gear and plastic in rehab in Ecuador
Protect West Africa’s fish | Sign Petition
Project maps soundscape of northern Adriatic and impact on marine life
Pingers on fishing nets found to save river dolphins in Indonesian Borneo
‘Na̲mg̲is First Nation: Catalyzing Change for the Future of Salmon | Coast Funds
https://www.theanimalreader.com/2021/10/20/minke-whale-meat-sold-as-dog-food-in-norway/
https://www.facebook.com/wildernesstourismassociation/photos/a.215898869865977/449965799792615/
https://www.theanimalreader.com/2021/10/27/down-to-the-last-336-north-atlantic-right-whales/
https://thenarwhal.ca/canada-marine-parks-oceans-cpaws/
Hunting, Trapping, Wildlife Trafficking
For Adams Cassinga, fighting wildlife trafficking in DRC is a life mission
Malawi court sentences Chinese wildlife trafficking kingpin to 14 years in jail
Tracking white-bellied pangolins in Nigeria, the new global trafficking hub
High risk, low pay for DRC rangers entrusted to guard a gorilla sanctuary
To spot wild-caught birds in pet trade, researchers zoom into isotopic detail
As seizures of poached giant clams rise, links to ivory trade surface
Trail hunting is ‘smokescreen’
Great News! Welsh Government Bans Snares and Glue Traps
Drones are a knife in the gunfight against poaching. But they’re leveling up
15 giant Galápagos tortoises found slaughtered | KOMO
Endangered turtles rescued from traffickers in Colombia, 11 died (VIDEO)
5 reasons why we need to protect reptiles from the exotic pet trade | World Animal Protection
On Nigeria-Cameroon border, joint patrols throw a lifeline to threatened apes
Elephant kills suspected poacher in South Africa
Annual seal hunting in Namibia criticized “penises sold as aphrodisiacs”
The illegal wildlife trade: modus operandi and transport routes in West and Central Africa – WCO
https://www.theanimalreader.com/2021/10/20/minke-whale-meat-sold-as-dog-food-in-norway/
Consumer Goods Manufacturers & Sellers
Guide to Solar Panel Cleaning Through the Seasons
Construction, Building
‘Acts of poaching and other crimes’: Cameroon plans a new road in Lobéké National Park
American Cement and Concrete Industry Releases Roadmap to Carbon Neutrality
Math campus multiplies threats to Rio de Janeiro’s dwindling Atlantic Forest
In Zimbabwe, an irrigation project threatens a tribe’s land and trees
https://news.mongabay.com/2021/10/deforestation-threatens-tree-kangaroo-habitat-in-papua-new-guinea/
Logging & Mining
Illegal logging threatens rare Cameroonian hardwood with extinction
Deep seabed mining is risky. If something goes wrong, who will pay for it?
Malaysia’s Indigenous Penan block roads to stop logging in Borneo
In Guinea, an illegal $6b gold ‘bonanza’ threatens endangered chimpanzees
Deforestation notches up along logging roads on PNG’s New Britain Island
‘Unequal exchange’ for Brazil community in shadow of Anglo American mine
Indigenous Bolivians take the defense of their land into their own hands
$200 million in gold extracted in Amazon mine through illegal licenses
Indonesian farmers resisting an iron mine run up against a sultan
Deforestation soars in Nigeria’s gorilla habitat: ‘We are running out of time’
It’s time for Brazil to join the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (commentary)
https://news.mongabay.com/2021/10/deforestation-threatens-tree-kangaroo-habitat-in-papua-new-guinea/
https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-support-mountain-metis-in-protecting-caribou
Plastic
Plastics set to overtake coal plants on GHG emissions, new study shows
Thicker Than Water | Corporate Knights
Scientists Turn Bioplastic Into Fertilizer
California Just Passed 5 Mega Laws to Fight the Plastic Crisis
https://environmentaldefence.ca/2021/10/22/99-per-cent-of-flexible-plastic-isnt-recycled-in-canada/
Telecom & Electronic
Federal government drops surprise restrictions on 5G service near airports – MobileSyrup
Tourism
Tech & Media
Facebook Moves to Stop Illegal Sale of Amazon Rainforest on Marketplace
https://theecologist.org/2021/oct/18/digital-farm-technology-no-climate-panacea
Chemicals, Pesticides, GMOs
EPA Failed to Correct Industry Misinformation About Deadly Air Pollution at Public Meetings
Chemicals Commonly Found In Cosmetics And Toys Potentially Linked To Early Death | IFLScience
Food Packaging Chemicals May Contribute to 100,000 US Deaths Per Year, Study Finds – Mother Jones
EPA Plans to Clean Up Troubled Chemical and Pesticide Programs
Gene editing regulations spliced
Poisoned city: The story of Brazil’s forgotten environmental disaster
Historian Explains How Coke Saved Monsanto — With One Giant Contract • Children’s Health Defense
What the world can learn from Rachel Carson as we fight for our planet | Kim Heacox | The Guardian
https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/california-wine-makers-use-owls-to-control-rodent-populations/
Animal Entertainment, Racing, Bloodsports
Money, Banking, Investment
Big pharma in China excluded from Norway’s state pension fund over wildlife trade risks – EIA
Now is the time to prepare for the economic shocks of battling climate change
Look beyond carbon credits to put a price on nature’s services, experts say
Beneficiaries warn Canada’s largest pensions of legal duty to manage climate-related financial risks
It’s past time that corporate financial statements reflect climate-related risks | Corporate Knights
Dear Mark Carney: We’re Running Out Of Time – Below 2C
Ford Foundation to divest millions from fossil fuels | CTV News
Investors target Canada’s top 40 carbon emitters | Corporate Knights
Development banks have no business financing agribusiness
In World First, New Zealand Law Will Force Banks to Disclose Climate Impacts of Investments
In World First, New Zealand Law Will Force Banks to Disclose Climate Impacts of Investments
Cryptocurrency: A New and Dangerous Climate Disruptor – Resilience
Subscribe to read | Financial Times
Climate Change Is a Serious Threat to America’s Financial System – Mother Jones
Banks Lobby Against Biden Crack Down on Rich “Tax Cheats”
Send a message to the Big 5 Banks now!
https://www.facebook.com/wetsuwetenstrong/photos/a.212802696332191/949402926005494/
https://www.bnnbloomberg.ca/video/~2304091
https://theecologist.org/2021/oct/27/banks-central-role-climate-chaos
Transportation, Shipping
Amazon, IKEA Among 9 Companies Pledging to Use Zero-Carbon Shipping Fuels by 2040
Shipping companies must embrace sustainability now before they’re forced to | Corporate Knights
Revolutionizing the Transportation System Means Cleaning Up the Nation’s Ports | Sierra Club
https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/california-pipeline-oil-leak-1.6200892