Canada touts plan to cut fuel carbon intensity; refiners fret about costs: Ottawa
intends to release plans this autumn to reduce the carbon intensity of
liquid fuel by 12% by 2030, including by requiring refiners to blend
cleaner combustibles with fossil fuels under a Clean Fuel Standard,
government and industry officials said.

The
standard aims to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 30 million tonnes
by 2030, a critical part of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s green plan.
Environment Minister Jonathan Wilkinson said it represents a lifeline to
the economy as it struggles to regain momentum after lockdowns.

“This
is actually a huge economic opportunity to diversify the economy and
create a market for clean products,” Wilkinson told Reuters.

Canada touts plan to cut fuel carbon intensity; refiners fret about costs: Ottawa
intends to release plans this autumn to reduce the carbon intensity of
liquid fuel by 12% by 2030, including by requiring refiners to blend
cleaner combustibles with fossil fuels under a Clean Fuel Standard,
government and industry officials said.The
standard aims to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 30 million tonnes
by 2030, a critical part of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s green plan.
Environment Minister Jonathan Wilkinson said it represents a lifeline to
the economy as it struggles to regain momentum after lockdowns.“This
is actually a huge economic opportunity to diversify the economy and
create a market for clean products,” Wilkinson told Reuters.Read More

Deleterious Substances in the Athabasca River is a Toxic Brew: Buffalo Project calls on western MPs, senators to block feds’ ‘green recovery’
https://calgaryherald.com/news/buffalo-project-calls-on-western-mps-senators-to-block-feds-green-recovery

Meanwhile this is what we have to put up with

The Commission for Environmental Cooperation released a report that “asserted that the Government of Canada was failing to effectively enforce the pollution prevention provisions of the federal Fisheries Act with respect to the alleged leaking of deleterious substances from oil sands tailings ponds in northeastern Alberta, Canada.

Deleterious Substances in the Athabasca River is a Toxic Brew: Buffalo Project calls on western MPs, senators to block feds’ ‘green recovery’https://calgaryherald.com/news/buffalo-project-calls-on-western-mps-senators-to-block-feds-green-recoveryMeanwhile this is what we have to put up withThe Commission for Environmental Cooperation released a report that “asserted that the Government of Canada was failing to effectively enforce the pollution prevention provisions of the federal Fisheries Act with respect to the alleged leaking of deleterious substances from oil sands tailings ponds in northeastern Alberta, Canada.Read More

Why we still can’t stop oil spills from damaging the environment: It has been more than half a century since the world looked on in horror as the Torrey Canyon spilled some 100,000 tons of crude oil onto the coast of Britain. But when just 1,000 tons of fuel oil leaked from the bulk carrier Wakashio last month off Mauritius, it still caused the worst ecological disaster in the island nation’s history.

“About 75 per cent of the plants and animals are endemic to the island or to the Mascarenes,” said Vikash Tatayah, a conservation director at the Mauritian Wildlife Foundation. “Lost genetic diversity will never come back.”

So why are we still struggling to find a fast and effective way to tackle one of the most damaging of industrial accidents? Here are the options.

Why we still can’t stop oil spills from damaging the environment: It has been more than half a century since the world looked on in horror as the Torrey Canyon spilled some 100,000 tons of crude oil onto the coast of Britain. But when just 1,000 tons of fuel oil leaked from the bulk carrier Wakashio last month off Mauritius, it still caused the worst ecological disaster in the island nation’s history.“About 75 per cent of the plants and animals are endemic to the island or to the Mascarenes,” said Vikash Tatayah, a conservation director at the Mauritian Wildlife Foundation. “Lost genetic diversity will never come back.”So why are we still struggling to find a fast and effective way to tackle one of the most damaging of industrial accidents? Here are the options.Read More

Anti-nuclear flyers sent to 50,000 homes are ‘fear mongering,’ says top scientist | CBC News: Paul Gierszewski, the director of safety and technical research with the Nuclear Waste Management Organization (NWMO), the federal agency tasked with finding a permanent place to store Canada’s stockpile of nuclear waste, said the flyers are an attempt to deliberately deceive the public.

“From my perspective it’s being deliberately vague and its encouraging people to misinterpret the project,” he said. “It’s fear mongering in a way. Our approach is to isolate and contain the waste.”

The NWMO has been tasked with finding a permanent home for the most toxic waste Canada has ever produced, a stockpile of three million spent nuclear fuel bundles, which could end up at one of two potential sites: Ignace, a community northwest of Thunder Bay and the town of South Bruce on the shore of Lake Huron.

Anti-nuclear flyers sent to 50,000 homes are ‘fear mongering,’ says top scientist | CBC News: Paul Gierszewski, the director of safety and technical research with the Nuclear Waste Management Organization (NWMO), the federal agency tasked with finding a permanent place to store Canada’s stockpile of nuclear waste, said the flyers are an attempt to deliberately deceive the public. “From my perspective it’s being deliberately vague and its encouraging people to misinterpret the project,” he said. “It’s fear mongering in a way. Our approach is to isolate and contain the waste.”The NWMO has been tasked with finding a permanent home for the most toxic waste Canada has ever produced, a stockpile of three million spent nuclear fuel bundles, which could end up at one of two potential sites: Ignace, a community northwest of Thunder Bay and the town of South Bruce on the shore of Lake Huron.Read More

On election eve, New Brunswickers want more protected land:

“Protecting
more forests from industrial activity will help mitigate against the
effects of climate change,” said ASF President Bill Taylor. “Having more
mature, mixed tree cover throughout our treasured watersheds will help
keep rivers and lakes cool, giving fish and wildlife the space needed to
thrive and adapt.”

On election eve, New Brunswickers want more protected land: “Protecting
more forests from industrial activity will help mitigate against the
effects of climate change,” said ASF President Bill Taylor. “Having more
mature, mixed tree cover throughout our treasured watersheds will help
keep rivers and lakes cool, giving fish and wildlife the space needed to
thrive and adapt.”Read More