Energy: Oil, Gas, Coal, Electricity
Locals in the dark about oil auctions in DRC: report
Charges laid against Husky Oil over Rainbow Lake spill | CTV News
Abandoned Texas oil wells are blowing out. The state won’t fix them. | Grist
New fossil fuel projects? Not in this city. – Grist | Grist
Pipeline operator agrees to $50M California spill settlement
How oil drives the gang war that brought Haiti to its knees | CBC News
It’s all Greek renewables to me – Grist | Grist
50-metre section of Nord Stream gas pipeline missing, drone footage reveals | CBC News
Is Truss totally fracked?
Early retirement for Indonesian coal plants could cut CO2, boost jobs, analysis says
The West’s biggest source of renewable energy depends on water. Will it survive the drought? | Grist
https://childrenshealthdefense.org/defender/natural-gas-flaring-methane-released-cd/?itm_term=home
https://rabble.ca/columnists/hurricanes-this-bad-dont-just-happen/
https://grist.org/beacon/major-insurer-cuts-off-oil-companies/
https://news.mongabay.com/2022/10/indonesian-banks-prop-up-coal-industry-increasingly-shunned-by-outside-lenders/
https://www.cheknews.ca/b-c-first-nations-seek-action-on-sturgeon-deaths-after-court-blamed-declines-on-dam-1105485/
https://news.mongabay.com/2022/10/thailand-bets-on-coal-despite-long-losing-streak-for-communities/
https://blog.ucsusa.org/kathy-mulvey/congress-releases-new-evidence-of-big-oil-climate-disinformation/
https://rabble.ca/environment/its-time-to-extinguish-oil-and-gas-industry-gaslighting/
https://www.corporateknights.com/responsible-investing/competition-bureau-rbc-greenwash-probe-banks/
https://theecologist.org/2022/oct/14/rare-whales-face-extinction-due-oil-extraction
https://grist.org/beacon/new-englands-pioneering-power-experiment/
https://grist.org/energy/young-people-are-steering-clear-of-oil-jobs-retention-hiring/
https://news.mongabay.com/2022/10/southern-philippine-coal-project-moves-ahead-despite-community-opposition/
https://grist.org/energy/enefit-utah-colorado-river-water-oil-mining/
https://childrenshealthdefense.org/defender/aseem-malhotra-covid-vaccine-rfk-jr-podcast/?itm_term=home
https://news.mongabay.com/2022/10/in-the-western-amazon-oil-blocks-eat-away-at-indigenous-lands-protected-areas/
https://childrenshealthdefense.org/defender/big-oil-billions-taxpayer-dollars-carbon-capture-scam-cd/?itm_term=home
https://grist.org/beacon/garden-state-sues-big-oil/
https://www.ctvnews.ca/politics/guilbeault-slams-oilpatch-for-raking-in-cash-and-sitting-idle-on-climate-action-1.6130628
https://thenarwhal.ca/alberta-oilsands-cancer-fort-chipewyan/
https://ca.finance.yahoo.com/news/oil-giants-face-backlash-handing-194218946.html
Pharma, Medical, Veterinary, Animal Testing,
What is Ethylene Oxide? Answers to Your Questions about the Cancer-Causing Chemical – Union of Concerned Scientists
Stolen years
https://www.cbc.ca/news/health/cmaj-anti-racism-1.6627312
https://childrenshealthdefense.org/defender/academy-nutrition-dietetics-millions-food-pharma-agribusiness/?itm_term=home
https://childrenshealthdefense.org/defender/systemic-reactions-covid-vaccines-sold-as-feature/?itm_term=home
https://thenarwhal.ca/alberta-oilsands-cancer-fort-chipewyan/
Industrial Crop Farming
Malaysia revokes oil palm concession near UNESCO-listed Bornean park
Europe considers large-scale seaweed farming; environmental effects unknown
https://news.mongabay.com/2022/10/mongabay-probe-key-as-brazil-court-rules-on-palm-oil-pesticide-contamination/
https://news.mongabay.com/2022/10/in-brazil-a-heavily-fined-firm-is-also-accused-of-waging-a-palm-oil-war-on-communities/
https://grist.org/article/study-warming-winters-will-thaw-frozen-manure-further-polluting-u-s-waters/
https://news.mongabay.com/2022/10/sustainability-pledges-help-indonesia-produce-palm-oil-with-less-deforestation/
Animal Breeding, Ranching, Factory Farming, Puppy Mills
Dutch order all birds to be kept inside to contain bird flu
More than 85 thousand birds euthanized over avian flu concerns in Quebec | CTV News
https://worldanimalnews.com/romanias-secret-chinchilla-fur-farm-horrors-lead-to-bill-in-parliament-to-end-fur-trade-and-10000-signature-letter-to-prime-minister/
https://worldanimalnews.com/trail-begins-today-for-the-controversial-case-against-dxes-wayne-hsiung-paul-darwin-picklesimer-who-rescued-two-sick-piglets-from-slaughter/
https://ladyfreethinker.org/sign-save-octopuses-from-slaughter-and-suffering-at-first-ever-commercial-farm/
https://theintercept.com/2022/10/08/smithfield-animal-rights-piglets-trial/
https://www.theanimalreader.com/2022/10/09/news-animal-rights-activists-wayne-hsiung-found-not-guilty-in-pig-factory-rescue/
https://ladyfreethinker.org/challenges-to-prop-12-cas-cruel-confinement-law-heres-what-you-need-to-know-now/?
https://grist.org/article/study-warming-winters-will-thaw-frozen-manure-further-polluting-u-s-waters/
https://grist.org/accountability/abandoned-texas-oil-wells-are-blowing-out-the-state-wont-fix-them/
https://theintercept.com/2022/10/10/supreme-court-pork-california-rights/
https://news.mongabay.com/2022/10/beef-is-still-coming-from-protected-areas-in-the-amazon-study-shows/
https://worldanimalnews.com/fosters-needed-for-some-232-domestic-farm-animals-recently-rescued-from-inhumaneconditions-at-a-farm-in-pennsylvania/
https://www.theanimalreader.com/2022/10/20/dutch-kill-300000-chickens-after-bird-flu-outbreak/
https://grist.org/regulation/arizona-groundwater-cochise-county-riverview/
Fisheries, Fish Farming, Marine Life
Fished out at sea and smoked out on land, Senegal fishers take on a fishmeal factory
Debatt, Lakseoppdrett | Tror laksemilliardærene på det de sier selv?
“Largest of its kind” dam in Cameroon faces backlash from unimpressed fishmongers
Fish-feed industry turns to krill, with unknown effects on the Antarctic ecosystem
Tuna Population is Being Restored–While Boosting Fishing: World’s Largest No-Catch Zone is 4x Size of California
Facebook
https://www.theanimalreader.com/2022/10/02/news-norway-slaughtered-580-whales-in-2022-whaling-season/
https://thetyee.ca/News/2022/10/03/BC-Disappointing-Pandemic-Rockfish-Poaching/?
https://news.mongabay.com/2022/10/element-africa-diamonds-oil-coltan-and-more-diamonds/
https://www.corporateknights.com/water/should-the-ocean-have-the-same-rights-as-people/
https://worldanimalnews.com/heartbreaking-news-as-norwegian-whalers-slaughter-more-than-580-whales-during-the-2022-season-the-highest-number-in-six-years/
https://news.mongabay.com/2022/10/greenland-shark-worlds-longest-living-vertebrate-gets-long-awaited-protection/
https://www.theanimalreader.com/2022/10/05/argentina-scientists-worried-after-13-whale-deaths/
https://news.mongabay.com/2022/10/indonesian-program-pays-fishers-to-collect-plastic-trash-at-sea/
https://hakaimagazine.com/news/pandemic-poaching-sets-rockfish-conservation-effort-back-years/?
https://ladyfreethinker.org/sign-save-octopuses-from-slaughter-and-suffering-at-first-ever-commercial-farm/
https://news.mongabay.com/2022/10/a-super-reef-recovery-raises-hopes-but-also-questions-about-its-resilience/
https://theecologist.org/2022/oct/14/rare-whales-face-extinction-due-oil-extraction
https://news.mongabay.com/2022/10/panama-restricts-information-on-sanctioned-boats-evading-transparency/
https://news.mongabay.com/2022/10/as-indonesia-protects-more-marine-areas-top-priority-is-management-experts/
https://news.mongabay.com/2022/10/panama-a-flag-of-convenience-for-illegal-fishing-and-lack-of-control-at-sea/
https://thetyee.ca/News/2022/10/14/Eco-Label-Sea-Lice-Certified-Farmed-Responsibly-Salmon/?
https://worldanimalnews.com/mexico-announces-enhanced-vaquita-protection-plan-with-the-help-of-sea-shepherd-fewer-than-20-vaquita-are-left-in-the-world/
https://news.mongabay.com/2022/10/habitat-destruction-climate-change-threaten-bangladeshs-native-freshwater-fishes-with-extinction/
https://news.mongabay.com/2022/10/europe-considers-large-scale-seaweed-farming-environmental-effects-unknown/
https://news.mongabay.com/2022/10/to-boost-fish-catches-try-banning-fishing-new-study-shows/
https://www.counterpunch.org/2022/10/25/worlds-premier-marine-ecosystem-at-risk/
https://news.mongabay.com/2022/10/deep-dive-uncovers-previously-unknown-underwater-ecosystem-in-maldives/
https://news.mongabay.com/2022/10/saving-the-economically-important-hilsa-fish-comes-at-a-cost-to-bangladesh-fishers/
https://news.mongabay.com/2022/10/why-fish-are-disappearing-from-amazonian-waters/
https://vancouverisland.ctvnews.ca/humpback-whale-found-dead-in-b-c-likely-killed-by-vessel-strike-1.6128639
Hunting, Trapping, Wildlife Trafficking
Timmins news: Quit firing guns within city limits, police warn hunters | CTV News
Tortoise and iguana traffickers jailed for one year in Ecuador
Indonesia foresters hope Garuda poachers turn gamekeepers
Notorious Wildlife Trafficker Teo Boon Ching Is Facing More Than 20 Years In Prison For Large-Scale Rhino Horn Trafficking – World Animal News
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Heartbreaking News As 370 Dogs & Cats Die On Board Slaughterhouse Truck Headed For Brutal Meat Trade In China; Survivors Were Rescued – World Animal News
Survey finds thriving online market for Indonesian birds in Philippines
https://worldanimalnews.com/the-european-parliament-votes-to-increase-protection-of-endangered-species-calls-for-ending-the-illegal-wildlife-trade-by-2025/
https://news.mongabay.com/2022/10/thai-zoos-come-under-scrutiny-again-as-tourism-rebounds-from-covid-19/
https://news.mongabay.com/2022/10/poaching-surges-in-the-birthplace-of-white-rhino-conservation/
https://news.mongabay.com/2022/10/community-study-sheds-light-on-wild-cat-killings-in-brazils-central-amazon/
https://news.mongabay.com/2022/10/heat-sensing-drone-cameras-spy-threats-to-sea-turtle-nests/
https://www.theanimalreader.com/2022/10/16/news-german-customs-find-albino-alligator-in-suitcase-at-munich-airport/
https://news.mongabay.com/2022/10/a-fast-growing-pipeline-the-amazon-to-southeast-asia-wildlife-trade/
https://northernontario.ctvnews.ca/kingston-man-fined-7k-for-firing-toward-dog-two-people-during-northern-ont-hunt-1.6119227
https://www.theanimalreader.com/2022/10/23/news-ivory-trafficker-gets-life-sentence-in-historic-ruling-in-uganda/
https://worldanimalnews.com/historic-move-for-uganda-as-ochiba-pascal-is-sentenced-to-life-in-prison-by-ugandan-court-for-illegal-possession-of-elephant-ivory/
Consumer Goods Manufacturers & Sellers
Loblaw’s decision to freeze prices on all No Name items until January labelled a ‘PR strategy’ | CBC News
Uterine cancer risk linked to hair straightening: study | CTV News
Victory! Frasers Group Is The Latest Global Luxury Retailer To Go Fur-Free; New Policy Begins In 2023 – World Animal News
Artificial sweeteners are touted as an alternative to sugar — but research casts doubt on their safety | CBC Radio
https://news.mongabay.com/2022/10/playing-dangerously-the-environmental-impact-of-video-gaming-consoles/
Construction, Building, Infrastructure
https://news.mongabay.com/2022/10/will-the-uinta-basin-railway-derail-u-s-climate-change-efforts-commentary/
https://www.cheknews.ca/b-c-first-nations-seek-action-on-sturgeon-deaths-after-court-blamed-declines-on-dam-1105485/
https://news.mongabay.com/2022/10/forests-finance-a-road-project-food-baskets-and-unique-wildlife/
https://news.mongabay.com/2022/10/the-protected-area-that-isnt-bolivias-nembi-guasu-beset-by-fires-farms-roads/
https://news.mongabay.com/2022/10/habitat-destruction-climate-change-threaten-bangladeshs-native-freshwater-fishes-with-extinction/
https://www.treehugger.com/greenwash-whole-life-carbon-assessments-questioned-6754063
https://thenarwhal.ca/ontario-conservation-authorities-development/
Logging & Mining
Element Africa: Diamonds, oil, coltan, and more diamonds
The mine leak was bad. The DRC and Angola’s response are no better, report says
Forests & Finance: Sit-ins, seeds over seedlings, and fuel-saving cookstoves
Sulawesi islanders grieve land lost to nickel mine
Amazonian river communities seek to boost hard-won land rights to fight loggers
The US has a new national monument – Grist | Grist
Tracking the moves of Asian forestry companies in Central Africa (analysis)
Drive for restoration and remedy behind NGO cautious support for FSC changes (commentary)
Element Africa: Mines take their toll on nature and communities
Gold mining threatens okapi in Congo
Idaho cobalt mine is a harbinger of what’s to come | Grist
Guinea’s Plight Lays Bare the Greed of Foreign Mining Companies in the Sahel – CounterPunch.org
https://theecologist.org/2022/oct/06/montana-coal-mine-expansion-ruled-illegal
https://sierraclub.bc.ca/tell-bc-gov-to-protect-bear-dens/?
https://grist.org/accountability/abandoned-texas-oil-wells-are-blowing-out-the-state-wont-fix-them/
https://news.mongabay.com/2022/10/shallow-water-mining-isnt-the-eco-alternative-to-deep-sea-mining-study-says/
https://news.mongabay.com/2022/10/forests-finance-a-road-project-food-baskets-and-unique-wildlife/
https://news.mongabay.com/2022/10/how-an-indigenous-family-under-siege-became-a-symbol-of-resistance-in-the-amazon/
https://www.vancouverislandfreedaily.com/news/climate-changed-mining-industry-digs-into-alternative-methods-as-risks-rise/
https://www.dw.com/en/environmental-crime-profit-can-be-higher-than-drug-trade/a-63452997?
https://www.timescolonist.com/highlights/bc-based-pulp-and-paper-company-may-be-secretly-controlled-by-indonesian-giant-says-report-6005068
Tech & Media
https://blog.ucsusa.org/kristy-dahl/5-anti-climate-practices-elsevier-must-cease-scientists-call-out-publishers-ties-to-fossil-fuel-industry/
https://news.mongabay.com/2022/10/technology-makes-studying-wildlife-easier-but-access-isnt-equal/
https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/satellites-powerful-enough-to-identify-individual-whales-from-their-markings-can-track-migration-and-help-save-species/
https://www.corporateknights.com/leadership/will-more-countries-ban-fossil-fuel-ads/
https://news.mongabay.com/2022/10/playing-dangerously-the-environmental-impact-of-video-gaming-consoles/
Plastic
Canada is failing to reach its goal of eliminating plastic waste by 2030 – but we shouldn’t give up – Environmental Defence
California Becomes The 1st State To Ban The Use Of Plastic Bags For Produce; Newly-Signed Law Goes Into Effect In 2025 – World Animal News
Inside the industry push to label your yogurt cup ‘recyclable’ | Grist
Plastic impacts a grossly underestimated ‘one-two punch’ for seabirds: Study
https://grist.org/accountability/380-million-tons-of-plastic-are-made-every-year-none-of-it-is-truly-recyclable/
https://grist.org/science/all-that-plastic-in-the-ocean-is-a-climate-change-problem-too/
https://www.dw.com/en/environmental-crime-profit-can-be-higher-than-drug-trade/a-63452997?
https://grist.org/climate/the-selective-accounting-behind-the-plastic-industrys-climate-friendly-claims/
https://www.treehugger.com/recycling-beyond-fixing-move-past-6755376
Telecom & Electronic
Bangladesh e-waste rules hang in limbo as electrical goods companies ask for delay
Playing dangerously: The environmental impact of video gaming consoles
https://childrenshealthdefense.org/defender/5g-cell-tower-health-risks-radiation/?itm_term=home
Tourism
https://news.mongabay.com/2022/10/thai-zoos-come-under-scrutiny-again-as-tourism-rebounds-from-covid-19/
https://www.cbc.ca/news/science/what-on-earth-former-pilot-aviation-emissions-1.6615428
https://grist.org/transportation/net-zero-aviation-united-nations-icao-corsia/
https://worldanimalnews.com/heartbreaking-news-as-ryder-the-carriage-horse-dies-two-months-after-collapsing-being-whipped-by-owner-ian-mckeever-in-new-york/
Chemicals, Pesticides, GMOs
Getting ‘forever chemicals’ out of clothes and cosmetics – Grist | Grist
Hormone-Hijacking Chemicals in Your Dental Floss? • Children’s Health Defense
Researchers Use GMO Mosquitoes to Vaccinate Humans in NIH-Funded Malaria Study • Children’s Health Defense
Glyphosate protesters celebrate win against aerial spraying in Nova Scotia | Canada’s National Observer: News & Analysis
Mongabay probe key as Brazil court rules on palm oil pesticide contamination
If You’ve Used These Weed Killers in Your Yard, You May Have Money Coming to You – CNET
Science Finally Winning the Day in Glyphosate Cases | American Council on Science and Health
‘Shocking’ Levels of Toxic PFAS Chemicals Found in U.S. Waterways • Children’s Health Defense
Rising food prices, escalating hunger, and the role of the fertilizer cartels
India Orders Farmers, Agrichemical Companies to Stop Using Glyphosate Weedkillers • Children’s Health Defense
https://www.iflscience.com/world-s-most-common-pesticide-diminishes-bumblebees-color-vision-65769
https://childrenshealthdefense.org/defender/toxic-forever-chemicals-pfas-pollution-united-states/?itm_term=home
https://childrenshealthdefense.org/defender/chemicals-dumped-pittsburgh-rivers-birth-defects-cancer/?itm_term=home
https://www.dw.com/en/environmental-crime-profit-can-be-higher-than-drug-trade/a-63452997?
https://grist.org/health/congress-is-spending-millions-on-new-air-monitors-will-it-make-a-difference/
https://thenarwhal.ca/alberta-oilsands-cancer-fort-chipewyan/
Animal Entertainment, Racing, Bloodsports
Shocking Video Of A Bull With A Broken Leg Dragged From George Mason University EagleBank Arena; Take Action Today! – World Animal News
Investigation Shows Elephant Mistreatment in Thailand
Good Food and Good Company Help Animals in Captivity
https://www.treehugger.com/too-many-dolphins-died-mirage-casino-las-vegas-6752866
Money, Banking, Investment
Pension Fund Gambles Retirement Savings on Alberta Oilfield Buy
B.C. news: Mining executive, geoscientist fined for misleading investors | CTV News
https://childrenshealthdefense.org/defender/bb-blackrock-invests-censorship/?itm_term=home
https://news.mongabay.com/2022/10/indonesian-banks-prop-up-coal-industry-increasingly-shunned-by-outside-lenders/
https://grist.org/economics/report-world-bank-invested-nearly-15-billion-in-fossil-fuel-projects-despite-climate-commitment/
https://blog.ucsusa.org/elliott-negin/attack-on-esg-investing/
https://www.corporateknights.com/responsible-investing/competition-bureau-rbc-greenwash-probe-banks/
https://www.cbc.ca/news/science/rbc-greenwashing-investigation-1.6617129
https://www.corporateknights.com/responsible-investing/cppib-pension-fund-oil-and-gas/
https://www.corporateknights.com/category-finance/in-defence-of-esg-disclosure/
https://www.corporateknights.com/category-finance/advocates-blast-rbcs-new-climate-targets-as-greenwashing/
https://ricochet.media/en/3901/video-climate-activists-crash-award-ceremony-for-climate-villain-rbc-ceo-at-ritz-carlton
Transportation, Shipping
https://www.treehugger.com/easyjet-ends-carbon-offsetting-cut-emissions-6745753
https://www.cbc.ca/news/science/what-on-earth-former-pilot-aviation-emissions-1.6615428
https://grist.org/transportation/net-zero-aviation-united-nations-icao-corsia/
https://vancouverisland.ctvnews.ca/humpback-whale-found-dead-in-b-c-likely-killed-by-vessel-strike-1.6128639
