Energy: Oil, Gas, Coal, Electricity
Colorado farmers’ land polluted by pipeline leak, bemoan “toxic spaghetti” of underground network
Climate change crisis: How oil and gas companies try to trick the public – Vox
VIDEO: Explosion rips through section of Bolivia-Brazil pipeline | Upstream Online
Exxon investors, unhappy after results, push clean energy | Reuters
In Indonesia, a village held hostage by coal pleads for change
How a company got away after committing the worst oil spill in history | E&T Magazine
ExxonMobil’s climate plans are still “grossly insufficient” – Oil Change International
Alberta abandons plan to drop Lougheed-era coal policy — for now | rabble.ca
Shell says its oil production has peaked and will fall every year – CNN
BP and Shell Must Leave the American Petroleum Institute: Here’s Why – Union of Concerned Scientists
Shell Oil defeated by Nigerian villagers in oil pollution case – NationofChange
As Bahamas offshore project falls flat, oil driller island-hops across Caribbean
Remember the Norilsk oil spill? Well, the polluters will pay. – Greenpeace International
Texas: grids, blackouts, and green new deals
Power Outages: Blame Texas Exceptionalism, Not Green Energy From Wind Farms – Bloomberg
Calls for accountability after coal-slurry spill in Indonesian river
Court Puts the Freeze on Dangerous Arctic Drilling Plan | Earthjustice
Fossil Fuel Execs Gloat About Profits From Texas Storm Crisis
Cancer Alley Rises Up | Earthjustice
A Timeline of Oil Train Derailments In Pictures – Sightline Institute
Danger in the Air | Earthjustice
US insurers still have $90bn invested in coal | The Actuary
Biggest Oil Refinery Cleanup In US History Begins In Philadelphia
https://www.ecowatch.com/shell-nigerian-farmers-payment-2650235696.html
https://thenarwhal.ca/alberta-coal-mining-rockies-oldman-river/
https://www.facebook.com/Project.Democracy.Canada/photos/a.204480172918757/4175845162448885/
https://www.facebook.com/IntertribalBC/photos/a.120616086486343/189317479616203/
https://www.ecowatch.com/israel-oil-spill-2650698640.html?rebelltitem=4#rebelltitem4
Pharma, Medical, Veterinary, Animal Testing,
Elmiron Eye Damage Class Action Lawsuit
‘Killer Profits’: How Big Pharma Hoards Money, Harms Patients • Children’s Health Defense
Cloning = Cruelty | Compassion in World Farming
Industrial Crop Farming
Trader Cargill, pension fund TIAA linked to land grabs in Brazil’s Cerrado
Indonesia’s top palm oil deforesters are the usual shady suspects: Report
https://news.mongabay.com/2021/02/pandemic-fails-to-slow-agribusinesss-thirst-for-cerrados-water/
Animal Breeding, Ranching, Factory Farming, Puppy Mills
PETITION: End Gestation Crate Prisons for Pigs in Canada
Charges dropped against activist who exposed Iowa hog deaths
Petition · Dairy Queen, Stop Supporting Animal Cruelty! · Change.org
PETITION: Ban Dangerous Mink Farming in Sweden
Walmart selling beef from firm linked to Amazon deforestation | Deforestation | The Guardian
Bird flu: Russia detects first case of H5N8 bird flu in humans – BBC News
It’s so cold on the Plains that calves’ ears are falling off
Kansas Federal Judge Rules Decades-Old “Ag-Gag” Law Unconstitutional
Unfarming: New P.E.I. farm sanctuary offers unwanted animals a home | CBC News
http://action.hsi.org/page/74813/action/1
https://www.facebook.com/WeAnimals/photos/pcb.4298977226797438/4298976190130875/
https://theintercept.com/2021/02/17/fbi-iowa-select-pigs-whistleblower/
Fisheries, Fish Farming, Marine Life
Porpoises Rebound in a Big Way Following California Ban on Indiscriminate Fishing Nets
337 illegal crab traps pulled from Boundary Bay in 5 day operation | CBC News
Embedded Posts – Social Plugins
Extinction Seems Imminent For Sharks And Rays
California’s Porpoises Are Proof That a Gillnet Ban Can Save Marine Animals From Extinction
Fisheries minister says Discovery Islands fish cull unnecessary | CTV News
Wild Fish Conservancy notifies Cooke it will sue over Washington salmon escape
In the fight to save the vaquita, conservationists take on cartels
Why a Tiny Island Created the Biggest Marine Sanctuary in the South Atlantic – Gastro Obscura
Goodbye Bycatch – what you need to know – Whale and Dolphin Conservation
Human impacts leave reefs short on sharks and long on moray eels
Why zebras have stripes? Candid Animal Cam visits the Serengeti
The Staggering Decline of Oceanic Sharks and Rays • The Revelator
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-020-78978-9.epdf
https://childrenshealthdefense.org/defender/freshwater-fishes-face-extinction/
https://www.the-scientist.com/features/restored-corals-spawn-hope-for-reefs-worldwide-68368
https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2021/02/aquariums-hatch-unusual-plan-save-endangered-zebra-shark
Hunting, Trapping, Wildlife Trafficking
Anti-Fur Society – Posts | Facebook
World Heritage Species – Posts | Facebook
South Africa’s Kruger National Park has been slammed by poachers, corruption, and drought
action.hsi.org/page/55856/action/1
World Heritage Species – Posts | Facebook
Turtle Survival Alliance – Posts | Facebook
Abalone poacher sentenced to jail for 244 years
Study highlights ‘terrible’ signs of species decline from wildlife trade
Fake it till you save it? Synthetic animal parts pose a conservation conundrum
Mosquito Creek Coyote Hunt, and other contests in Pennsylvania, draw the ire of conservation groups
China takes zero tolerance stance against wildlife trafficking | IFAW
Jaguars in Suriname’s protected parks remain vulnerable to poaching
Latin America’s Bustling Trade in Seahorses to China – InSight Crime
https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2021/jan/29/washington-wildlife-commissioners-approve-limited-/
https://bantrophyhunting.org/children/
https://ladyfreethinker.org/sign-justice-for-elephant-with-tusks-hacked-off-by-poachers/
https://victoriaanimalnews.com/cougars-hunt-vancouver-island-trophy/
Consumer Goods Manufacturers & Sellers
Supermarkets No Longer Able To Sell Foods Linked To Illegal Deforestation
https://news.trust.org/item/20210210134428-9ihdk/
Logging & Mining
Legal failings leave illegal loggers unpunished and certified in Indonesia
Northern Territory to permanently ban seabed mining | Northern Territory | The Guardian
Brazil timber imports ‘may have breached US flooring giant’s probation’
Indonesia to push for mine rehab, reforestation after deadly floods
‘Hungry’ palm oil, pulpwood firms behind Indonesia land-grab spike: Report
Grim toll from Indonesia’s abandoned mines may get even worse, report warns
Indonesian police may probe coal miners over deforestation-linked floods
Increase in Baffinland’s mine shipping traffic puts narwhals at risk: study
Voice: Protect indigenous homelands in the California desert
Quemetco’s Lead Legacy: A Cycle of Injustice and Contamination in Southern California | Earthjustice
Nevada Lithium Mine Kicks Off a New Era of US Extraction – Mother Jones
Gold and diamonds fail to shine as drivers of Amazon development
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatoon/sask-first-nation-blockade-territory-company-1.5920039
Plastic
Knight Bites: Amazon plastic is flooding the world | Corporate Knights
Telecom & Electronic
Judge to FCC: ‘I am Inclined to Rule Against You’ • Children’s Health Defense
Henry Ford cardiologists find iPhone 12 magnet deactivates implantable cardiac devices | WEYI
https://www.jacobinmag.com/2021/02/coronavirus-subsidies-canada-telecommunications
Tourism
Where does the poop go on a cruise ship? | Royal Caribbean Blog
https://www.facebook.com/standearth/photos/a.415188889220/10158376916979221/
Tech & Media
Amazon kept $62 million in tips intended for drivers, FTC says – CBS News
https://www.facebook.com/environmentalinvestigationagency/photos/a.204552795647/10164601405255648/
Chemicals, Pesticides, GMOs
Opinion | Mexico’s Decision to Ban Glyphosate Has Rocked the Agribusiness World
Hamden police looking for information after dog abandoned on side of the road | News | wfsb.com
Environmental Group Says EPA Ignored Evidence of Cancer
https://www.facebook.com/SustainablePulse/photos/a.355811484466418/3762689410445258/
https://www.ecowatch.com/us-bayer-mexico-glyphosate-ban-2650597018.html?rebelltitem=2#rebelltitem2
Animal Entertainment, Racing, Bloodsports
Anti-Fur Society – Posts | Facebook
Rooster kills owner with cockfight blade in Telangana: police – The Hindu
Money, Banking, Investment
Investigation: Dutch, Japanese pension funds pay for Amazon deforestation
Economics’ failure over destruction of nature presents ‘extreme risks’ | Biodiversity | The Guardian
Scientists warn over misuse of climate models in financial markets | Reuters
Open Letter: Respect Wet’suwet’en Sovereignty and Divest from CGL Pipeline | The McGill Daily
Tell Canadian banks to stop funding fossil fuel companies | Greenpeace Canada
Oil firms should disclose carbon output, says BlackRock | Financial sector | The Guardian
Rockefellers urge banks to stop fossil-fuel lending | Corporate Knights
Trans Mountain pipeline owner asks regulator to hide identity of its insurers | CBC News
British Columbia Investment Management Corporation sets climate-related targets for public markets
https://news.trust.org/item/20210210134428-9ihdk/
https://www.theactuary.com/2021/02/24/us-insurers-still-have-90bn-invested-coal
Transportation, Shipping
Can GM, Toyota be as green as their Super Bowl commercials?
https://thenarwhal.ca/massive-increase-in-nunavut-mine-shipping-traffic-puts-narwhals-at-risk-study/