Energy: Oil, Gas, Coal, Electricity
California Bill Requiring Companies to Pay for Oil and Gas Well Cleanup in Limbo — ProPublica
California Oil Companies Face Tougher Enforcement Under New Law — ProPublica
https://in-sights.ca/2023/09/30/spending-130-billion-in-bc-to-accelerate-oil-gas-production/
https://rabble.ca/environment/climate-crisis-inequality-show-need-for-systemic-change/
https://earthjustice.org/article/the-great-lakes-under-threat?
https://www.facebook.com/groups/494441915940924/posts/693767156008398/
https://theecologist.org/2023/oct/17/destructive-search-profits
https://breachmedia.ca/suncor-ceo-rich-kruger-oil-industry-climate-change/
https://environmentaldefence.ca/report/past-due-tallying-the-costs-of-oil-and-gas-cleanup-in-canada/
https://grist.org/accountability/risks-gas-stoves-utilities-borrowed-big-tobacco-playbook/
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2023/10/utilities-lying-gas-stoves-health-risks/
https://theecologist.org/2023/oct/27/endangered-whales-face-oil-threat
Pharma, Medical, Veterinary, Animal Testing,
For an RSV Vaccine: Trial, Error, and Two Young Lives
The Fallout From Columbia University’s Failure to Stop a Predator — ProPublica
The Climate Crisis Has Hit Pharmacies – Mother Jones
https://childrenshealthdefense.org/defender/canada-dna-contamination-pfizer-covid-vaccine/
Industrial Crop Farming
Agriculture: profitability determines land use | Chapter 3 of “A Perfect Storm in the Amazon”
Young firefighter killed battling inferno in Borneo orangutan habitat
Indonesia’s oil palm smallholders need both state and EU support (commentary)
Intensive agriculture in the Pan Amazon: Soy, maize and other field crops
Indigenous Dayak ‘furious’ as RSPO dismisses land rights violation complaint
Agriculture in the Pan Amazon: Global markets for soybean and corn crops
https://grist.org/food/cooking-oil-deforestation-startup-sugarcane-solution/
https://www.corporateknights.com/category-food/cooking-oil-deforestation-zero-acre-farms-sugarcane/
Animal Breeding, Ranching, Factory Farming, Puppy Mills
Agriculture in the Pan Amazon: Beef production models
Industrial infrastructure in the Pan Amazon
National versus global markets – beef in the Brazilian Amazon
The greatest delusion: – Give A Shift About Nature | Facebook
Livestock farming in the Andean Amazon and the rest of the Amazon
Fisheries, Fish Farming, Marine Life
For Indonesia’s Kei islanders, a marine protected area makes perfect sense
Indonesian islanders draw line in sand as Dubai-style reclamation nears
Seaweed: Untapped economical potential in Bangladesh
Fishing ban extension raises hopes for iconic Amazon pink river dolphin
Sumatran Indigenous seafarers run aground by overfishing and mangrove loss
Report: Half of MSC-certified ‘sustainable’ tuna caught with controversial gear
Can aquaculture solve the Mediterranean’s overfishing problem?
O.K. Coral: Outlaw fisher turns reef marshal in Indonesia’s Sumbawa
Key Indonesian fish populations depleted & new assessments needed, study shows
https://news.mongabay.com/2023/10/icelands-whaling-paradox-commentary/
https://news.mongabay.com/2023/10/indonesia-lobster-larvae-exports-fisheries-sustainable-corruption/
https://thenarwhal.ca/new-brunswick-bay-of-fundy-fish-farm/
https://thenarwhal.ca/atlantic-fishery-violence-first-nations-rights/
Hunting, Trapping, Wildlife Trafficking
In biodiverse Nepal, wildlife crime fighters are underpowered but undeterred
400 animals rescued from traffic gang in Spain
Consumer Goods Manufacturers & Sellers
https://truthaboutpetfood.com/the-facility-smells-intensely-of-rotting-animals/?
Construction, Building, Infrastructure
Sustainable infrastructure in the Pan Amazon: In search of an oxymoron
What’s old is new again: Bioarchitects plot route to circular economy
https://undark.org/2023/10/13/book-review-crossings/
Logging & Mining
What does land mean to Australia’s Indigenous groups fighting logging?
Cut down once again: Uncontrolled logging puts new Sahel reforestation projects at risk
Book Excerpt: The Future of Mining Is Deeper, Darker, and Riskier
Why this Canadian-owned copper mine is facing fierce opposition in Panama
Malaysian logger Samling’s track record leaves Indigenous Sarawak questioning its plans
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/gitxaatla-mining-sentence-mossman-1.6994535
https://thenarwhal.ca/spotted-owl-federal-court-case-guilbeault/
https://dgrnewsservice.org/civilization/stop-copper-mining-in-porcupine-mountains/?
Tech & Media
Media should serve the governed, not the governors
New Data Poisoning Tool Lets Artists Fight Back Against Generative AI – Slashdot
Instagram Hid a Comment of Just Three Palestinian Flag Emojis
https://in-sights.ca/2023/10/23/newspapers-more-about-wielding-influence-than-earning-profits/
Plastic
#PlasticsAreUs #UnsafeAtAnyLevel ‘Plastic… – Rolling Justice Bus | Facebook
Up in the air: Study finds microplastics in high-altitude cloud water
Scientists Have Created Natural Sponges That Soak Up Nanoplastics
https://www.iflscience.com/ants-found-tangled-up-in-plastic-pollution-for-the-first-time-71162
https://www.corporateknights.com/waste/plastic-credits-market-greenwashing/
Telecom & Electronic
Tourism
Indonesia’s Mandalika project a litany of violations for Indigenous Sasak
https://news.mongabay.com/2023/10/cleaning-up-cruise-ships-environmental-wake/
Chemicals, Pesticides, GMOs
Apple fungal resistance without genetic engineering
Gene-edited chickens to combat bird flu: Saviour or liability?
New GM plants: EU Commission has lost sight of science and safety
Non-GMO industry association, biodynamic farming federation reject EU Parliament report on new GMOs
Pennsylvania Frackers Used 80,000 Tons of Secret Chemicals Over Past Decade – Mother Jones
The many problems with George Monbiot’s bullish backing for biotech-brewed bacterial banquets
https://www.counterpunch.org/2023/10/04/expendable-endangered-species/
https://childrenshealthdefense.org/defender/kids-fast-food-pesticides-glyphosate-school-lunches/
https://www.ecowatch.com/eu-pesticide-reduction-2030.html
Animal Entertainment, Racing, Bloodsports
Did you know the Animal Welfare Act does NOT… – Lady Freethinker | Facebook
2 more horses die within a month at Vancouver’s Hastings racecourse – Vancouver Island Free Daily
Money, Banking, Investment
Green financing surges to more than $1.1 trillion at top banks | Corporate Knights
Despite climate promises, insurance companies are still covering coal | Grist
Targeting insurers to end fossil fuels
Investing in the Pan Amazon: How China’s investment operates
In wildfire-prone areas, homeowners are learning they’re uninsurable | Grist
Pensions fund fossil fuel investments
https://rabble.ca/rabbletv/karl-nerenberg-on-fossil-fuel-investments-by-the-canada-pension-plan/
https://grist.org/economics/as-climate-risks-mount-the-insurance-safety-net-is-collapsing/
https://news.mongabay.com/2023/10/can-blue-bonds-boost-investment-in-ocean-conservation-commentary/
Transportation, Shipping
Ships speed in ‘go slow’ zones that protect endangered whales
The Arctic Ocean is getting louder. Inuit knowledge can help quell the racket. | Grist
https://news.mongabay.com/2023/10/cleaning-up-cruise-ships-environmental-wake/