“As the world strives to wean itself off fossil fuels, oil companies have been turning to plastic as the key to their future,” BNN Bloomberg reports. But “now, even that’s looking overly optimistic. The global crackdown
on plastic trash threatens to take a big chunk out of demand growth,
just as oil companies like Saudi Aramco sink billions into plastic and
chemicals assets. Royal Dutch Shell Plc, BP Plc, Total SA, and Exxon
Mobil Corporation are all ramping up investments in the sector.”
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New Brunswick ‘lagging behind’ protecting important marine areas | CBC News
“There’s room for improvement, that’s for sure, off the coast of New Brunswick,” Clowater said.
Clowater
said she hopes to challenge provincial leadership to work with the
federal government more and engage in discussions on how to
protect marine areas.
What more needs to be done?
Clowater
said the province needs to take action to establish marine-protected
areas in the Bay of Fundy, Gulf of St. Lawrence and the Northumberland
Strait.
Another area of note is the Shediac Valley, 1,500 square
kilometres of water in the Gulf of St. Lawrence off the coast of the
Acadian Peninsula.
Toxic waste contamination leveraged in boardroom battle over small Canadian mining firm | CBC News
Some shareholders of Core Gold, a
Vancouver-based and Toronto-listed junior mining company, are adamantly
opposed to a takeover bid by Australian-listed Titan Minerals.
Vancouver-based and Toronto-listed junior mining company, are adamantly
opposed to a takeover bid by Australian-listed Titan Minerals.
Supporters
of the deal, including Core Gold’s board of directors, say the takeover
is crucial for bringing fresh capital into the cash-poor company so it
can start developing a series of potentially lucrative mineral
concessions in Ecuador.
As part of their effort to rebuff the
takeover, Core Gold’s former CEO and some shareholders have been
leveraging serious environmental violations reported by Peruvian
prosecutors at a facility Titan was leasing in Peru, including
improperly disposing of cyanide-laced tailings.
Climate Irony in Alberta: Version 2.0 – Below 2C
“We can’t always rely on our experience and the history of what we’ve
seen in fire; we’re moving into new territory,” said University of
Alberta wildland fire specialist Mike Flannigan, who was involved in
assessing the fire known as The Beast when it consumed much of Fort
McMurray in 2016. Flannigan’s co-authored scientific paper in 2017 predicted the most dangerous forest fires will become twice as likely to break out into unstoppable infernos in the decades to come.
seen in fire; we’re moving into new territory,” said University of
Alberta wildland fire specialist Mike Flannigan, who was involved in
assessing the fire known as The Beast when it consumed much of Fort
McMurray in 2016. Flannigan’s co-authored scientific paper in 2017 predicted the most dangerous forest fires will become twice as likely to break out into unstoppable infernos in the decades to come.
The
2.5 million hectares currently consumed during Canada’s annual fire
season add up to “half the size of Nova Scotia,” he told CBC last week,
“and it’s doubled since the early 70s due to our changing climate.”
UN expert: Canada’s toxic waste policy shows disdain for Indigenous rights
Canada’s handling of toxic chemicals and industrial waste shows a
“blatant disregard for Indigenous rights”, a UN human rights expert has
said following an extensive fact-finding mission in the country.
“blatant disregard for Indigenous rights”, a UN human rights expert has
said following an extensive fact-finding mission in the country.
Baskut Tuncak, the special rapporteur on toxic chemicals, called on Canada
to improve its monitoring of hazardous materials in the country – and
to better engage with the Indigenous people who live near harmful
pollution.
Tuncak spent two weeks touring areas of concern across the country, including the county’s infamous tar sands and the Indigenous community of Grassy Narrows, which has fought for more than five decades to have toxic mercury removed from its waters. He released his preliminary findings on Thursday in Ottawa.