B.C. eyes emissions trading to offset effects of LNG development, government documents show:

Negotiations on Article 6 of the Paris Agreement, which will establish the rules for trading emissions reduction credits internationally, were set to continue at the United Nations climate conference this November. The conference has been delayed until November 2021.

B.C. eyes emissions trading to offset effects of LNG development, government documents show: Negotiations on Article 6 of the Paris Agreement, which will establish the rules for trading emissions reduction credits internationally, were set to continue at the United Nations climate conference this November. The conference has been delayed until November 2021.Read More

Does Alberta Need More Coal Mines?:

This isn’t a thermal coal project for generating electricity. They’ll
be mining metallurgical coal used in the construction of steel.

People today are still haunted by the Hillcrest mine disaster that
happened in the Pass. It was the worst coal mining disaster in Canadian
history which resulted in 189 of 228 workers killed. It happened on
Friday June 19, 1914.

Tech Coal in British Columbia is having a huge problem with selenium contamination.
It’s getting into the waterways and being detected as far away as
Montana. It can cause growth impairment in fish, gill damage and even
death. Some of the fish found in Elk River Elk River had deformities.
The same environmental issues will have to be addressed at Grassy
Mountain too.  This mine will start on a previous site that was mined
many years ago.

Does Alberta Need More Coal Mines?: This isn’t a thermal coal project for generating electricity. They’ll
be mining metallurgical coal used in the construction of steel.People today are still haunted by the Hillcrest mine disaster that
happened in the Pass. It was the worst coal mining disaster in Canadian
history which resulted in 189 of 228 workers killed. It happened on
Friday June 19, 1914. Tech Coal in British Columbia is having a huge problem with selenium contamination.
It’s getting into the waterways and being detected as far away as
Montana. It can cause growth impairment in fish, gill damage and even
death. Some of the fish found in Elk River Elk River had deformities.
The same environmental issues will have to be addressed at Grassy
Mountain too.  This mine will start on a previous site that was mined
many years ago.Read More

Climate change will help more diseases like COVID-19 jump from animals to humans, UN experts say | CBC News:

In the last hundred years, the world has seen massive increases in human populations, resulting in massive decreases in natural environments. These two parallel trends are critical parts of the complex chain of events that has triggered a rise in the emergence and spread of new zoonoses.

Zoonotic diseases(also known as zoonoses) are illnesses that are caused by germs that spread between animals and people. Examples of zoonoses include HIV/AIDS, Ebola, Lyme disease, malaria, rabies, West Nile virus, Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) and Middle East respiratory syndrome(MERS), in addition to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19)

Climate change will help more diseases like COVID-19 jump from animals to humans, UN experts say | CBC News: In the last hundred years, the world has seen massive increases in human populations, resulting in massive decreases in natural environments. These two parallel trends are critical parts of the complex chain of events that has triggered a rise in the emergence and spread of new zoonoses.Zoonotic diseases(also known as zoonoses) are illnesses that are caused by germs that spread between animals and people. Examples of zoonoses include HIV/AIDS, Ebola, Lyme disease, malaria, rabies, West Nile virus, Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) and Middle East respiratory syndrome(MERS), in addition to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19)Read More

Northern fish are tough, but climate change is causing some to dwindle:

Our research team set out to see how stream fishes were responding to unprecedented environmental changes across their northern ranges. Ultimately, we wanted to know how these changes might affect the hundreds of thousands of people in Alaska and northern Canada that rely on local fisheries for food, culture and economic security.

Initially, we were surprised to learn that warming was increasing the distribution of cold-adapted fish. We reasoned that modest amounts of warming could lead to benefits such as increased food and winter habitat availability without reaching stressful levels for many species.

Yet, not all fish species fared equally well. Ecologically unique northern species — those that have evolved in colder, more nutrient-poor environments, such as Arctic grayling and Dolly Varden trout — were showing declines with warming.

Northern fish are tough, but climate change is causing some to dwindle: Our research team set out to see how stream fishes were responding to unprecedented environmental changes across their northern ranges. Ultimately, we wanted to know how these changes might affect the hundreds of thousands of people in Alaska and northern Canada that rely on local fisheries for food, culture and economic security. Initially, we were surprised to learn that warming was increasing the distribution of cold-adapted fish. We reasoned that modest amounts of warming could lead to benefits such as increased food and winter habitat availability without reaching stressful levels for many species. Yet, not all fish species fared equally well. Ecologically unique northern species — those that have evolved in colder, more nutrient-poor environments, such as Arctic grayling and Dolly Varden trout — were showing declines with warming.Read More

Judge orders Dakota Access pipeline shut down pending review:

U.S.
District Judge James Boasberg said in April that the pipeline, which
has been in operation three years, remains “highly controversial” under
federal environmental law, and a more extensive review is necessary than
the environmental assessment that was done. In a 24-page order Monday,
Boasberg wrote that he was “mindful of the disruption such a shutdown
will cause,” but said he had concluded that the pipeline must be shut
down.

Judge orders Dakota Access pipeline shut down pending review: U.S.
District Judge James Boasberg said in April that the pipeline, which
has been in operation three years, remains “highly controversial” under
federal environmental law, and a more extensive review is necessary than
the environmental assessment that was done. In a 24-page order Monday,
Boasberg wrote that he was “mindful of the disruption such a shutdown
will cause,” but said he had concluded that the pipeline must be shut
down.Read More