RCMP, others investigating following alleged exorcism at Sask. children’s bible camp | CBC News:

In addition to the alleged exorcism conducted earlier
this summer, it’s unclear how the man in question was approved to work
with kids at the Redberry Bible Camp, located 70 kilometres north of
Saskatoon. On the man’s own Facebook page, he details a recent, lengthy
history of pornography and drug addiction, domestic violence and firing
from his previous job as a camp counsellor.

“This is just nuts.
Absolutely astounding,” said Ailsa Watkinson, a University of Regina
professor emerita of social work with a specialty in child protection.
“If that was my child, I’d be horrified.”

RCMP, others investigating following alleged exorcism at Sask. children’s bible camp | CBC News: In addition to the alleged exorcism conducted earlier
this summer, it’s unclear how the man in question was approved to work
with kids at the Redberry Bible Camp, located 70 kilometres north of
Saskatoon. On the man’s own Facebook page, he details a recent, lengthy
history of pornography and drug addiction, domestic violence and firing
from his previous job as a camp counsellor.“This is just nuts.
Absolutely astounding,” said Ailsa Watkinson, a University of Regina
professor emerita of social work with a specialty in child protection.
“If that was my child, I’d be horrified.”Read More

China deploys cloud-seeding planes and cuts electricity use as record heatwave takes toll:

China
is scrambling to alleviate power shortages and bring more water to the
drought-hit basin of the Yangtze river as it battles a record-breaking
heatwave by seeding clouds, deploying relief funds and developing new
sources of supply.

For more than two months,
baking temperatures have disrupted crop growth, threatened livestock and
forced industries in the hydropower-dependent regions of the south-west
to shut down to ensure electricity supplies for homes.

China
has repeatedly warned that it faces a proliferation of extreme weather
events in coming years as it tries to adapt to climate change and rising
temperatures that are likely to be more severe than elsewhere.

China deploys cloud-seeding planes and cuts electricity use as record heatwave takes toll: China
is scrambling to alleviate power shortages and bring more water to the
drought-hit basin of the Yangtze river as it battles a record-breaking
heatwave by seeding clouds, deploying relief funds and developing new
sources of supply.For more than two months,
baking temperatures have disrupted crop growth, threatened livestock and
forced industries in the hydropower-dependent regions of the south-west
to shut down to ensure electricity supplies for homes.China
has repeatedly warned that it faces a proliferation of extreme weather
events in coming years as it tries to adapt to climate change and rising
temperatures that are likely to be more severe than elsewhere.Read More

The Attack on Freeland Sprouts from ‘Rage Farming’ | The Tyee:

A political scientist told The Tyee he expects aggressive attacks on
politicians to increase in Canada as right-wing politicians continue to
engage in “rage farming” by advancing false and misleading conspiracy
narratives.

“They know how to feed those narratives,” said University of Alberta political scientist Jared Wesley.

“It is little half-truths, sometimes more blatant lies, that kind of plant the seeds for this rage farming,” he said.

The Attack on Freeland Sprouts from ‘Rage Farming’ | The Tyee: A political scientist told The Tyee he expects aggressive attacks on
politicians to increase in Canada as right-wing politicians continue to
engage in “rage farming” by advancing false and misleading conspiracy
narratives. “They know how to feed those narratives,” said University of Alberta political scientist Jared Wesley. “It is little half-truths, sometimes more blatant lies, that kind of plant the seeds for this rage farming,” he said.Read More

If you thought this summer’s heat waves were bad, a new study has some disturbing news about dangerous heat in the future:

As global temperatures rise, people in the tropics, including
places like India and Africa’s Sahel region, will likely face
dangerously hot conditions almost daily by the end of the century – even
as the world reduces its greenhouse gas emissions, a new study shows.

The mid-latitudes, including the U.S., will also face increasing
risks. There, the number of dangerously hot days, marked by temperatures
and humidity high enough to cause heat exhaustion, is projected to
double by the 2050s and continue to rise.

In the study, scientists looked at population growth, economic
development patterns, energy choices and climate models to project how
heat index levels – the combination of heat and humidity – will change
over time. We asked University of Washington atmospheric scientist David Battisti, a co-author of the study, published Aug. 25, 2022, to explain the findings and what they mean for humans around the world.

If you thought this summer’s heat waves were bad, a new study has some disturbing news about dangerous heat in the future: As global temperatures rise, people in the tropics, including
places like India and Africa’s Sahel region, will likely face
dangerously hot conditions almost daily by the end of the century – even
as the world reduces its greenhouse gas emissions, a new study shows.The mid-latitudes, including the U.S., will also face increasing
risks. There, the number of dangerously hot days, marked by temperatures
and humidity high enough to cause heat exhaustion, is projected to
double by the 2050s and continue to rise.In the study, scientists looked at population growth, economic
development patterns, energy choices and climate models to project how
heat index levels – the combination of heat and humidity – will change
over time. We asked University of Washington atmospheric scientist David Battisti, a co-author of the study, published Aug. 25, 2022, to explain the findings and what they mean for humans around the world.Read More

Energy regulator gives Trans Mountain a ‘break’ on possible oil spill costs, say MPs, environmentalists:

The regulator told Canada’s National Observer that
the Crown corporation has to maintain “total coverage of $1.1 billion”
to protect the public and the environment from a possible oil spill from
both the current pipeline and its expansion. But others say this is not
what was agreed upon in 2019 and that a total of $2.1 billion is needed
to cover oil spill risks on both pipelines.

The existing Trans
Mountain pipeline carries 300,000 barrels of oil per day from Edmonton
to Burnaby, B.C., and has $1 billion in financial assurances — such as
cash, third-party liability insurance and lines of credit — to deal with
the cost of a potential oil spill. The expansion project will twin the
existing pipeline and raise its capacity to 890,000 barrels per day.

Energy regulator gives Trans Mountain a ‘break’ on possible oil spill costs, say MPs, environmentalists: The regulator told Canada’s National Observer that
the Crown corporation has to maintain “total coverage of $1.1 billion”
to protect the public and the environment from a possible oil spill from
both the current pipeline and its expansion. But others say this is not
what was agreed upon in 2019 and that a total of $2.1 billion is needed
to cover oil spill risks on both pipelines.The existing Trans
Mountain pipeline carries 300,000 barrels of oil per day from Edmonton
to Burnaby, B.C., and has $1 billion in financial assurances — such as
cash, third-party liability insurance and lines of credit — to deal with
the cost of a potential oil spill. The expansion project will twin the
existing pipeline and raise its capacity to 890,000 barrels per day.Read More