Ecology/Environment

10/03/25
Author: 
Damian Carrington
If Saudi Aramco was a country, it would be the fourth biggest polluter in the world after China, the US and India. Photograph: Alamy

Mar. 5, 2025

Researchers say data strengthens case for holding firms to account for their contribution to climate crisis

Half of the world’s climate-heating carbon emissions come from the fossil fuels produced by just 36 companies, analysis has revealed.

The researchers said the 2023 data strengthened the case for holding fossil fuel companies to account for their contribution to global heating. Previous versions of the annual report have been used in legal cases against companies and investors.

08/03/25
Author: 
Matt Simmons (Local Journalism Initiative Reporter) and Kate Schneider
BC Energy Regulator inspectors frequently noted evidence of wildlife accessing contaminated or potentially contaminated oil and gas infrastructure, according to documents released through freedom of information legislation. Illustration: Nora Kelly / The Narwhal

Mar. 5, 2025

BC Energy Regulator inspectors gave a passing grade to an oil and gas site they said had a ‘SERIOUS deficiency’ and another that had potentially been ‘gurgling’ since 2012. Here are some of their notes

This investigation is a collaboration between The Narwhal and Investigative Journalism Foundation.

“Serious deficiency.” “Very stinky.” “Leakage.” “A hazard.”

08/03/25
Author: 
Andrew Kurjata
Premier David Eby speaks at PKM Canada Marine Terminals in North Vancouver, B.C, on Monday, Feb 3, 2025. (Ben Nelms/CBC)

Feb. 4, 2025

Premier says province must prepare for tariffs to return and start sending more exports elsewhere

B.C. Premier David Eby's office has shared a list of 18 resource projects that he says the province will be fast-tracking in order to reduce its reliance on trade with the United States.

They are a blend of energy, mining and critical mineral projects that are already on the books, but which the government says it will be working to expedite through the approval process.

06/03/25
Author: 
Peter MacLeod
Canadians ‘must be prepared to defend our sovereignty’ and citizens have roles to play. Image via Shutterstock.

Mar. 5, 2025

Trump’s aggression means it’s time to train thousands more civilians for disaster preparedness. Would you join?

02/03/25
Author: 
BC Climate Emergency Campaign and Allies
 from https://bcclimateemergency.ca/progress-report
Feb. 2025
 
SUMMARY
 
Liquefied natural gas (LNG) has been widely promoted by governments and industry throughout B.C.
as a fix-all solution that will supposedly boost B.C.’s economy, support local jobs, get countries in Asia
off coal, reduce B.C.’s reliance on American energy exports, and lower B.C.’s emissions.
 
This briefing note explains why LNG is a false solution on all these fronts. It lays out environmental,
02/03/25
Author: 
Martin Hart-Landsberg
Robot

 March 2, 2025  

The leading big tech companies are working hard to sell artificial intelligence (AI) as the gateway to a future of plenty for all. And to this point they have been surprisingly successful in capturing investor money and government support, making their already wealthy owners even wealthier. However, that success doesn’t change the fact that their AI systems have already largely exhausted their potential.

27/02/25
Author: 
Nina Lakhani
The Mountain Valley Pipeline route on Brush Mountain, Virginia. Photograph: Heather Rousseau/AP

Feb. 25, 2025

Protesters who tried to disrupt completion of Mountain Valley pipeline to defend themselves in Virginia court

Climate activists who tried to disrupt the completion of a fossil-fuel pipeline through Appalachian forests will appear in court in Virginia on Tuesday to face serious criminal charges that they vehemently deny.

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