In case any of you or your friends happen to be in Halifax, NS next
Wednesday afternoon with a little time to spare, here's an opportunity
to encourage the offshore oil regulator to prevent another Macondo off
the Nova Scotia coast and into the New England fishing grounds.
Darryl
*From:*
https://news.vice.com/article/this-tiny-town-is-the-last-wall-against-oil-exploration-in-canadas-arctic
[links and images in on-line article]
This Tiny Town Is the Last Wall Against Oil Exploration in Canada’s Arctic
By Hilary Beaumont
November 19, 2015 | 10:49 am
The hunters could see
http://www.revelstokereview.com/business/351886701.html
[links in on-line article]
Black touts 'safer' oil-by-rail plan for B.C. refinery
by Jeff Nagel - BC Local News
posted Nov 19, 2015 at 1:00 PM
B.C. oil refinery proponent David Black says his $22-billion proposal
won't die
http://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/politics/2015/11/19/secrecy-sought-bakken-pipeline-oil-spill-threats/75981996/
Secrecy sought for Bakken pipeline oil spill threats
William Petroski, bpetr...@dmreg.com 6:54 a.m. CST November 19, 2015
BOONE, Ia. — Information about worst-case threats
http://wgno.com/2015/11/19/3-companies-3-people-charged-in-2012-oil-platform-explosion-in-the-gulf-of-mexico/
[NOT BP Macondo, which was in 2010.]
Three companies, 3 people charged in 2012 oil platform explosion in the
Gulf of Mexico
Posted 2:50 PM, November 19, 2015, by Brit Stack, Updated
http://news.stv.tv/north/1333035-oil-giant-shell-charged-over-biggest-north-sea-leak-in-over-a-decade/
Shell charged over biggest North Sea oil leak in more than a decade
STV 20 November 2015 12:41 GMT
Energy giant Shell has been charged over a major oil leak from a North
Sea platform four
http://www.metering.com/georgia-utility-unveils-battery-storage-research-project/
Georgia utility unveils battery storage research project
Posted by: Amy Ryan
November 16, 2015
In the US, Georgia-based electric utility Southern Company has unveiled
the largest energy storage research project
http://thetyee.ca/News/2015/11/14/Northern-Gateway-Will-Never-Happen/
Northern Gateway Will Never Happen': Oil Spill Consultant
Trudeau-ordered ban on north coast oil tankers expected to kill Enbridge
pipeline.
By Tamsyn Burgmann, Today, TheTyee.ca
Conservationists are heralding the federal
http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/repairs-ordered-pipe-california-oil-spill-35192494
More Repairs Ordered for Pipe After California Oil Spill
By brian melley, associated press
LOS ANGELES — Nov 13, 2015, 11:23 PM ET
The operator of an oil pipeline that ruptured and spilled more than
http://business.financialpost.com/fp-comment/terence-corcoran-the-cbcs-fossil-fuel-subsidies-folly
Terence Corcoran: The CBC’s fossil fuel subsidies folly
Terence Corcoran | November 12, 2015 | Last Updated: Nov 13 10:35 AM ET
Let’s hope Canada’s newly minted Trudeau cabinet, now being
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/crude-oil-tanker-traffic-moratorium-bc-north-coast-1.3318086
[Last week, U.S. President Obama killed the international portion
(Canada-U.S.) portion of the Keystone XL pipeline. With this statement,
I believe Canadian Prime Minister just killed
http://newsok.com/study-dispersants-did-not-help-oil-degrade-in-bp-spill/article/feed/917298
Study: Dispersants did not help oil degrade in BP spill
Published: November 9, 2015
WASHINGTON (AP) — The chemical sprayed on the 2010 BP oil spill may not
have helped crucial petroleum-munching
http://www.metering.com/hawaii-aims-for-100-re-with-new-distributed-energy-council/
Hawaii aims for 100% RE with new distributed energy council
Posted by: Amy Ryan
November 11, 2015
In the US, Hawaii has created the Distributed Energy Resources Council
of Hawaii (DERC Hawaii) to represent
http://www.canadianmanufacturing.com/sustainability/renewables-surging-in-electricity-market-cleantech-made-up-nearly-half-of-new-generating-capacity-in-2014-157525/
Renewables surging in electricity market: cleantech made up nearly half
of new generating capacity in 2014
IEA report
http://www.energymarketprice.com/SitePage.asp?act=NewsDetails=18400
[images in on-line article]
World coal consumption - less than ever
09/11/2015
Global consumption of coal, the most polluting fuel has registered its
biggest decline in history.
This historic fall was caused by rising
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/canadian-pacific-train-derails-in-wisconsin-spills-oil/article27169939/
Canadian Pacific train derails in Wisconsin, spills oil
Reuters
Published Sunday, Nov. 08, 2015 6:40PM EST
Last updated Sunday, Nov. 08, 2015 7:53PM EST
A Canadian Pacific
http://www.greencarreports.com/news/1100708_wind-powered-electric-renaults-for-rent-in-remote-scottish-hebrides-islands
[images in on-line article]
Wind-Powered Electric Renaults For Rent In Remote Scottish Hebrides Islands
If you're looking to drive an electric car powered almost entirely by
http://www.greencarreports.com/news/1098446_small-islands-are-biggest-beneficiaries-of-renewable-energy
Small Islands Are Biggest Beneficiaries Of Renewable Energy
When it comes to sites where renewable energy can have the biggest
impact, it's best to look offshore.
Islands are often cut off
http://blog.seattlepi.com/seattlepolitics/2015/11/03/canada-had-122-pipeline-spills-including-four-big-ones-during-2014-obama-ponders-keystone-xl/
Canada had 122 pipeline spills — including four big ones — during 2014:
Obama ponders Keystone XL
By Joel Connelly on November 3, 2015 at 3:34 PM
http://globalnews.ca/news/2316833/whats-the-business-case-for-boundary-dam/
[video and links in on-line article]
What’s the business case for Boundary Dam?
By Mike McKinnonReporter Global News
REGINA – Much of the debate over SaskPower’s carbon capture and storage
(CCS) facility
http://biofuels-news.com/display_news/9834/United_Biscuits_expands_use_of_UCO_biodiesel_in_delivery_fleet/
November 3, 2015
United Biscuits expands use of UCO biodiesel in delivery fleet
United Biscuits (UB), the one of the leading international manufacturers
of biscuits, cakes, and snacks,
http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/33502-in-quest-for-revenue-los-angeles-times-creates-oil-industry-propaganda-website
[links in on-line article]
In Quest for Revenue, Los Angeles Times Creates Oil Industry Propaganda
Website
Tuesday, 03 November 2015 00:00
By Andrew Seifter, Media Matters
http://www.mfat.govt.nz/Treaties-and-International-Law/01-Treaties-for-which-NZ-is-Depositary/0-Trans-Pacific-Partnership-Text.php
Years in the making, and now unveiled for those who will be most
negatively impacted to see what their governments have agreed in secret,
and will now rush into
http://rabble.ca/books/reviews/2015/11/big-oil-destroying-canadas-democracy-and-we-must-stop-it
[Should be an easier read than the TPP. The book is available free -
see details below. 436 page PDF.]
Big Oil is destroying Canada's democracy and we must stop it
Democracy hates Big Oil.
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatchewan/gigantic-leaking-tank-caused-delays-with-carbon-capture-project-saskpower-1.3303553
[images and links in on-line article]
Gigantic leaking tank caused delays with carbon capture project: SaskPower
SaskPower engineer says more problems with project
http://www.desmogblog.com/2015/11/03/landowers-dimock-pavillion-parker-county-demand-inclusion-epa-national-fracking-study
[links and videos in on-line article]
"Abandoned" by EPA, Landowers from Dimock, Pavillion, Parker County
Demand Inclusion in EPA National Fracking Study
By Sharon Kelly
https://www.adn.com/article/20151102/shell-leaves-door-open-future-exploration-alaskas-arctic
[links in on-line article]
Shell leaves door open for future exploration in Alaska's Arctic
Jennifer A. Dlouhy | Houston Chronicle
November 2, 2015
WASHINGTON -- Shell is walking away from oil
http://www.buzzfeed.com/jamesball/shell-accused-of-blatantly-false-claims-over-oil-spill-clean#.kl0ae4gWp2
[links and images in on-line article]
Shell Accused Of “Blatantly False” Claims Over Oil Spill Clean-Ups
A new report from Amnesty International has accused Shell of failing to
clean up
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/co2-emissions-1.3289616
[links in on-line article]
Canada could slash CO2 emissions with existing technologies, proven policies
Regulation or pricing of emissions is key, Council of Canadian Academies
suggests
By Emily Chung, CBC News
Posted: Oct 27, 2015
http://www.powermag.com/saskpower-admits-to-problems-at-first-full-scale-carbon-capture-project-at-boundary-dam-plant/
[links in on-line article]
SaskPower Admits to Problems at First “Full-Scale” Carbon Capture
Project at Boundary Dam Plant
SaskPower Admits to Problems at First “Full-Scale”
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/parts-of-persian-gulf-could-be-too-hot-for-humans-by-centurys-end_562e8d32e4b00aa54a4ac233
Parts Of Persian Gulf Could Be Too Hot For Humans By Century's End
AP
By SETH BORENSTEIN
Posted: 10/26/2015 04:37 PM EDT
WASHINGTON (AP) — If carbon dioxide
http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2015/10/27/world/greenland-is-melting-away.html
[Disclosure: my son has worked on some of the NASA Ice
Bridge missions.
videos, images, interactive images in on-line article]
Greenland Is Melting Away
This river is one of a network of thousands at the front
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/ethan-hawke-gulf-of-st-lawrence-oil-and-gas-1.3288605
Ethan Hawke helps Mi'kmaq oppose Gulf of St. Lawrence oil exploration
Hawke says the concerns and wishes of local First Nations groups must be
respected
CBC News Posted: Oct 26, 2015 12:01 PM AT
http://www.digitaljournal.com/pr/2721451
[E, when you talk about a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) and the
number you present starts with a minus sign, doesn't that mean the
opposite of growth? Sure enough, starting from a 2014 figure of $6.5
billion, these guys are hawking investing
http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/articles/2015/10/wind-power-now-cheaper-than-natural-gas-for-xcel-ceo-says.html
Wind Power Now Cheaper Than Natural Gas for Xcel, CEO Says
October 27, 2015
By R M
Xcel Energy Inc., the biggest U.S. provider of wind power, expects
long-term contracts for
http://www.energymarketprice.com/SitePage.asp?act=NewsDetails=18318
Vattenfall to phase out two German lignite plants to meet climate change
objectives
27/10/2015
Swedish utility Vattenfall agreed on Monday to phase out two lignite
coal power plants in Germany, corresponding to 8 million
http://globalnews.ca/news/2300721/slow-saskpower-carbon-capture-performance-costing-millions/
[video, audio in on-line article]
October 26, 2015 8:06 pm
Slow SaskPower carbon capture performance costing millions
By Mike McKinnonReporter Global News
REGINA – The facility at
I had the opportunity to listen to Tim Flannery speak last night in
person. If you get the opportunity, recommended. Tim is travelling the
globe promoting his new book, Atmosphere of Hope (my son got a signed
copy, and we're looking forward to reading it).
Some take-aways. In 2014, we
http://www.gazettelive.co.uk/business/business-news/multi-billion-pound-carbon-capture-10338719
Multi-billion pound carbon capture scheme 'will continue' despite
collapse of SSI
00:01, 28 Oct 2015
By Ian McNeal
Sembcorp Utilities UK to join scheme with the potential to safeguard and
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatchewan/snc-lavalin-carbon-capture-project-saskpower-1.3291554
[links in on-line article]
SNC-Lavalin-built carbon capture facility has 'serious design issues':
SaskPower
Despite conflicts, SaskPower gives SNC another multi-million dollar contract
By Geoff
http://www.motherjones.com/environment/2015/10/indonesia-climate-change-fires-palm-oil-el-nino
[images and links in on-line article]
This Could Be the Worst Climate Crisis in the World Right Now
Indonesia's deforestation nightmare is choking thousands and making
climate change worse.
—By
http://www.canadianmanufacturing.com/technology/saskatchewan-pays-12m-penalty-to-cenovus-for-slow-co2-delivery-156652/
Saskatchewan pays $12M penalty to Cenovus for slow CO2 delivery
Crown utility SaskPower has a deal to sell captured CO2 from its
Boundary Dam power plant to Cenovus for
http://ecowatch.com/2015/10/28/earthquakes-kansas-fracking/
[images and links in on-line article]
Alarming Uptick of Earthquakes in Kansas Linked to Fracking With 52 in
Just Last Two Weeks
Lorraine Chow | October 28, 2015 10:57 am
Just like in Oklahoma, Kansas is seeing a shocking uptick in
http://staugustine.com/news/2015-10-27/coral-damage-gulf-oil-spill-worse-thought#.VjF0uCvw_3l
Coral damage from Gulf oil spill worse than thought
Posted: October 27, 2015 - 11:01pm |
Updated: October 28, 2015 - 12:02am
This Sept. 26, 2011 photo provided and taken by Florida State University
,
not in the ocean or on sides of roads. And I'm really baffled by his
hatred of reusable bags...
Z
On Fri, Oct 23, 2015 at 12:39 PM, Darryl McMahon <dar...@econogics.com>
wrote:
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2015/10/22/ethanol-recycling-climate-change-expensive-illusions/
Ethanol, Rec
http://ecowatch.com/2015/10/24/clean-power-plan-lawsuits/
[links, images, video in on-line article]
24 States Sue Obama Over Clean Power Plan
Cole Mellino | October 24, 2015 10:18 am
Twenty four states and a coal company filed lawsuits yesterday over
President Obama’s Clean Power Plan, which
https://theintercept.com/2015/10/23/saudi-arabia-boeing-lockheed-martin/
[links, audio in on-line article]
Lockheed Martin, Boeing Rally Around Saudi Arabia, Wave Off Humanitarian
Concerns
Lee Fang
Oct. 23 2015, 2:21 p.m.
Representatives from two major defense contractors whose advanced
http://www.adn.com/article/20151009/more-smaller-icebergs-could-show-alaska-oil-tanker-lanes
More, smaller icebergs could show up in Alaska oil tanker lanes
Dan Joling | Associated Press
October 9, 2015
Icebergs that threaten tankers carrying oil from the trans-Alaska
pipeline are likely to
http://www.stuff.co.nz/environment/72344235/death-by-a-thousand-cuts-nzs-oil-spill-record-revealed
[videos, images in on-line article]
'Death by a thousand cuts': NZ's oil spill record revealed
TONY WALL AND ANDY FYERS
Last updated 05:00, October 11 2015
Almost four tonnes of oil has
http://www.timescolonist.com/shipwreck-hunters-lake-erie-wreckage-likely-oil-loaded-barge-that-sunk-in-1937-leak-spotted-1.2094842
Shipwreck hunters: Lake Erie wreckage likely oil-loaded barge that sunk
in 1937, leak spotted
John Seewer / The Associated Press
October 24, 2015 06:51 PM
http://westhawaiitoday.com/news/local-news/county-s-vehicle-fleet-goin-more-green
[video in on-line article]
County’s vehicle fleet goin’ more green
Published October 24, 2015 - 1:31am
By IVY ASHE Hawaii Tribune-Herald
Hawaii County’s vehicle fleet is a little bit more green thanks to a
http://www.shoutoutuk.org/2015/10/12/bp-oil-spill-settlement-will-help-hurt/
Is $20 billion enough to buy back the ecosystem ruined by BP’s oil spill?
by Kristina Udice
More than five years after the U.S’ disastrous oil spill, the ocean’s
defenceless inhabitants continue to suffer the effects
http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/10/06/us-health-airpollution-kids-leukemia-idUSKCN0S02Q520151006
Tue Oct 6, 2015 4:38pm EDT
Benzene in traffic emissions tied to childhood leukemia
By Kathryn Doyle
(Reuters Health) - Traffic pollution near the home – and specifically,
benzene in the air -
http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/33189-feeding-a-new-economy-local-food-systems-in-the-south
[videos, images, links in on-line article]
Feeding a New Economy: Local Food Systems in the South
Sunday, 11 October 2015 00:00
By Susanna Hegner, Mary Reynolds Babcock Foundation | Video Series
http://www.sunshinecoastdaily.com.au/news/takeaway-oil-keeps-couple-on-the-road-fast-food-dr/2818166/
[image in on-line article]
Takeaway oil keeps couple on the road
Sophie Meixner | 25th Oct 2015 6:00 AM
IF YOU notice a huge, blue, 40-year-old truck parked in Buderim and you
get an
http://www.hollandsentinel.com/article/20151024/NEWS/151029407
Guest Editorial: Line 5 inspection data clarity critical to confirming
company safety claims
By The Petoskey News-Review
Posted Oct. 24, 2015 at 3:33 PM
Holland, Mich.
It's always good to be prepared for an emergency.
http://www.agjournalonline.com/article/20151024/NEWS/151029914
Biofuel adds diversity to Western Kansas farm
Before Matt Jaeger joined the family farm, he thought of farming as
producing food and fiber, not energy.
By Candace Krebs Contributing Writer
Posted Oct. 24, 2015 at 6:00 AM
http://www.desmogblog.com/2015/10/20/communities-pushing-legal-rights-regain-power-over-fracking-companies
[links in on-line article]
Communities Pushing For Legal Rights To Regain Power Over Fracking Companies
By Guest • Tuesday, October 20, 2015 - 04:58
By Blair Koch
A Colorado group with
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2015/oct/23/leak-quickly-contained-at-southern-california-oil-/
Leak quickly contained at Southern California oil refinery
By - Associated Press - Friday, October 23, 2015
TORRANCE, Calif. (AP) - A leak at a Southern California oil refinery
prompted
http://www.nationmultimedia.com/business/News-Feed-30271503.html
THE NATION October 24, 2015 1:00 am
TRANSPORT INVESTMENT FOR ECONOMY: MINISTER
The government's investment in transport infrastructures is meant to
stimulate the economy and increase the country's competitiveness,
Government
https://niskanencenter.org/blog/bad-news-carbon-capture-and-storage-money-is-going-back-to-the-treasury/
October 12, 2015
Bad News: Carbon Capture and Storage Money is Going Back to the Treasury
by David Bailey and David Bookbinder
Like nuclear, Carbon Capture and Storage (or Sequestration)
http://wusfnews.wusf.usf.edu/post/sarasota-scientists-go-alaska-research-oil-spill-effects#stream/0
[links and short podcast in on-line article]
Sarasota Scientists Go to Alaska to Research Oil Spill Effects
By Steve Newborn • Oct 11, 2015
A group of scientists from Sarasota is in Alaska to
http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/33206-premature-birth-and-problem-pregnancies-near-fracking-wells
[image and links in on-line article]
Premature Birth and Problem Pregnancies Near Fracking Wells
Tuesday, 13 October 2015 00:00 By Staff, The Ecologist | Report
Expectant mothers who live near
http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/33213-tpp-is-worst-trade-agreement-for-medicine-access-says-doctors-without-borders
TPP Is "Worst Trade Agreement" for Medicine Access, Says Doctors Without
Borders
Tuesday, 13 October 2015 00:00
By Tharanga Yakupitiyage, Inter Press Service | Report
http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/33209-scientists-play-catch-up-as-new-chemicals-contaminate-great-lakes-birds
Scientists Play Catch Up as New Chemicals Contaminate Great Lakes Birds
Tuesday, 13 October 2015 00:00
By Brian Bienkowski, Environmental Health News | Report
Stain repellent and
http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/33329-california-s-investment-in-global-warming-reduction-programs-score-well
California's Investment in Global Warming Reduction Programs Score Well
Saturday, 24 October 2015 00:00
By Viji Sundaram, New America Media | Report
The revenue generated from
http://www.biodieselmagazine.com/articles/555065/atlantic-biodiesel-celebrates-first-pour-in-welland-ontario
Atlantic Biodiesel celebrates 'first pour' in Welland, Ontario
By The Canadian Renewable Fuels Association | October 12, 2015
On Oct. 9, less than four months after opening its
http://www.biodieselmagazine.com/articles/555305/quebec-biodiesel-producer-changes-name-rebrands
Quebec biodiesel producer changes name, rebrands
By Ron Kotrba | October 12, 2015
QFI Biodiesel, a 19 MMly (5 MMgy) biodiesel manufacturing plant based in
Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec, has
http://www.upi.com/Business_News/Energy-Industry/2015/10/12/Norway-opens-probe-into-North-Sea-spill/7081444648633/
[links in on-line article]
Norway opens probe into North Sea spill
Statoil reported a spill of about 250 barrels of oil last week.
By Daniel J. Graeber | Oct. 12, 2015 at
http://motherboard.vice.com/read/exxonmobil-targets-journalists-and-activists-after-climate-change-investigation
[links in on-line article]
ExxonMobil Targets Journalists and Activists After Climate Change
Investigation
Written by Melissa Cronin Contributor
October 24, 2015 // 03:59 PM EST
http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/33190-honduran-fishing-village-says-adios-to-candles-and-dirty-energy
[links and images in on-line article]
Honduran Fishing Village Says "Adios" to Candles and Dirty Energy
Sunday, 11 October 2015 00:00
By Thelma Mejia, Inter Press Service | Report
Plan
http://www.oaoa.com/inthepipeline/oil_gas/article_6f3b31fe-7a82-11e5-9e15-c39d26e35ddc.html
Oil seepage threatens Monahans Draw
A year after discovery, cleanup continues
Posted: Sunday, October 25, 2015 8:00 am
BY COREY PAUL
Leaking oil from a lease atop the Monahans Draw raises worry of
http://www.ibtimes.com/exxon-arctic-drilling-benefitting-global-warming-oil-company-denied-climate-change-2136118
[images and links in on-line article]
Exxon Arctic Drilling Benefitting From Global Warming: Oil Company
Denied Climate Change Science While Factoring It Into Arctic Operations,
http://www.theguardian.com/environment/andes-to-the-amazon/2015/oct/24/leaked-map-reveals-big-gas-eyeing-most-biodiverse-place-on-earth
[images in on-line article]
Leaked map reveals Big Gas eyeing most biodiverse place on earth
Manu National Park in Peru’s Amazon targeted by Pluspetrol,
http://grist.org/living/why-is-lead-poisoning-still-an-issue-in-cities/
[links in on-line article]
Why is lead poisoning still an issue in cities?
By Raven Rakia on 21 Oct 2015
We already know that urban communities of color are more likely to lack
access to healthy foods and to suffer
http://tdn.com/news/local/oil-spill-near-olequa-creek-a-vital-environmental-lesson/article_6ee1acbf-f230-5435-a7de-c5c2840ce910.html
Oil spill near Olequa Creek a vital environmental lesson
October 09, 2015 11:45 pm • By Sarah Grothjan
Who would have thought that something as wholesome as
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-10-10/u-s-europe-trade-accord-draws-250-000-protesters-in-berlin
U.S.-Europe Trade Accord Draws 250,000 Protesters in Berlin
Nicholas Comfort
October 10, 2015 — 10:44 AM EDT
A protest over a proposed U.S.-European Union trade agreement drew an
http://www.truth-out.org/opinion/item/33376-climate-stories-environment-colonial-legacies-and-systemic-change
Climate Stories: Environment, Colonial Legacies and Systemic Change
Sunday, 25 October 2015 00:00 By Anna Lau, openDemocracy | Op-Ed
In under 60 days, this year's UN intergovernmental
http://www.truth-out.org/opinion/item/33377-taking-out-the-trash-burners
[links in on-line article]
Taking Out the Trash Burners
Sunday, 25 October 2015 00:00
By Annie Leonard, OtherWords | Op-Ed
Having scored one big victory for jobs and the environment, a group of
Baltimore activists is
http://pellets-wood.com/the-energy-concern-dong-energy-transfers-one-of-it-o13774.html
The energy concern DONG ENERGY transfers one of its power plants to full
consumption of biofuel
One of power units of the power plant located in the suburbs of
Copenhagen Avedore will be transferred to
http://splash247.com/authorities-monitor-diesel-fuel-spill-tanker-northern-quebec/
Authorities monitor diesel fuel spill from tanker in Northern Quebec
October 10th, 2015 Donal Scully
Environment Canada and the Canadian Coast Guard (CCG) were dealing with
the clean-up and investigation of a
http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/33198-the-final-leaked-tpp-text-is-all-that-we-feared
The Final Leaked TPP Text Is All That We Feared
Monday, 12 October 2015 00:00
By Jeremy Malcolm, Electronic Frontier Foundation | News Analysis
Last week's release by Wikileaks of what is believed to be
https://munchies.vice.com/articles/oysters-in-the-gulf-of-mexico-are-still-screwed
[image and links in on-line article]
Oysters in the Gulf of Mexico Are Still Screwed
By Alex Swerdloff
October 11, 2015 / 10:00 am
This week, the US Department of Justice announced that it had reached
the
http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/33324-norway-s-rush-to-extract-arctic-oil-contradicts-its-constitution
[links in on-line article]
Norway's Rush to Extract Arctic Oil Contradicts Its Constitution
Saturday, 24 October 2015 00:00
By Aleksander Melli, Pål W. Lorentzen, Mari Seilskjær, Hans
http://maritime-executive.com/article/shells-canada-offshore-drilling--reasonable-precautions
[Based on a reasonable interpretation of facts in evidence, I disagree
with the conclusion of the article and the CNSOPB. A capping stack can
be placed in proximity of the drilling, as was just done
http://www.canadianmanufacturing.com/sustainability/quebec-plans-to-put-10-electric-or-hybrid-vehicles-on-the-road-by-2020-155916/
Quebec plans to put 100,000 electric or hybrid vehicles on the road by 2020
Province to invest $420 million in electric vehicle initiatives
MONTREAL—Quebec
http://reports.climatecentral.org/pulp-fiction/3/
[videos in on-line article]
Pulp Fiction
Wood Burning May Play Big Role In EPA’s New Rules
As the world tries to shift away from fossil fuels, the energy industry
is turning to what seems to be an endless supply of renewable energy:
wood. In
http://host.madison.com/wsj/news/local/environment/enbridge-says-asterisk-not-enough-to-note-taboo-on-oil/article_1879e34e-d9a2-5f2f-aebb-d15010c9e65f.html
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Enbridge cites state law in asking Dane County to remove insurance
reference in permit
STEVEN
http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/10/19/oasis-petroleum-spill-idUSL1N12J1L420151019
Mon Oct 19, 2015 2:46pm EDT
Oasis well in North Dakota out of control, leaking oil and brine
WILLISTON, N.D. | By Ernest Scheyder
Oct 19 A North Dakota oil well owned by Oasis Petroleum Inc blew out
over
http://www.truth-out.org/opinion/item/33344-lessons-from-nafta-for-the-trans-pacific-partnership
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Lessons From NAFTA for the Trans-Pacific Partnership
Thursday, 22 October 2015 00:00
By Mark Weisbrot, The Cipher Brief | Op-Ed
There are many lessons from the North
http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/33358-coal-ash-the-united-states-multi-billion-ton-toxic-legacy
Coal Ash: The United States' Multibillion-Ton Toxic Legacy
Friday, 23 October 2015 00:00
By Ben Whitford, The Ecologist | Report
Danielle Bailey-Lash, a 40-year-old customer service
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2015/10/22/ethanol-recycling-climate-change-expensive-illusions/
Ethanol, Recycling, Climate Change and Other Expensive Illusions
by John Hayward 22 Oct 2015
The Left is always trying to claim the mantle of unimpeachable
scientific authority for its
http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/33360-killing-off-community-banks-intended-consequence-of-dodd-frank
Killing Off Community Banks - Intended Consequence of Dodd-Frank?
Friday, 23 October 2015 00:00
By Ellen Brown, The Web of Debt Blog | News Analysis
At over 2,300 pages, the Dodd Frank Act
http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20151022005485/en/Biodico-Presents-Results-Five-Year-Biofuel-Study-Navy
Biodico Presents Results of Five-Year Biofuel Study to Navy, Energy
Commission and Governor’s Office
October 22, 2015 08:00 AM Eastern Daylight Time
PORT HUENEME, Calif.--(BUSINESS
http://www.smh.com.au/environment/crews-work-to-contain-1000l-canola-oil-spill-in-georges-river-20151023-gkh1dn.html
Crews work to contain 1000L canola oil spill in Georges River
Date October 23, 2015 - 4:14PM
Pallavi Singhal
Crews are working to contain a 1000 litre canola oil spill in
http://thechronicleherald.ca/opinion/1318463-blowout-aftermath-to-protect-fishery-nix-toxic-oil-dispersants
Blowout aftermath: To protect fishery, nix toxic oil dispersants
JOHN DAVIS
Published October 23, 2015 - 3:01pm
The fishing banks of the Scotian Shelf have supported coastal
http://thinkprogress.org/climate/2015/10/23/3714537/russia-norway-arctic-drilling/
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Don’t Let Shell Fool You. Arctic Drilling Is Not A Thing Of The Past.
by Samantha Page Oct 23, 2015 8:00am
At the end of this summer, Royal Dutch Shell heaved a
seven-billion-dollar
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/ethan-hawke-mi-kmaq-water-ceremony-1.3285275
Ethan Hawke to help Mi'kmaq oppose Gulf of St. Lawrence oil exploration
First Nations from Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Quebec holding event
on Monday
By Elizabeth McMillan, CBC News Posted: Oct 23, 2015
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/capital-weather-gang/wp/2015/10/22/extremely-dangerous-category-4-hurricane-patricia-to-slam-west-coast-of-mexico-friday/
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‘Potentially catastrophic’ Patricia becomes strongest hurricane ever
recorded, to slam Mexico
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/10/23/opinion/keynes-comes-to-canada.html
Keynes Comes to Canada
OCT. 23, 2015
Canada has a reputation for dullness. Back in the 1980s The New Republic
famously declared “Worthwhile Canadian Initiative” the world’s most
boring headline. Yet when it comes to
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