“Tuesday's meeting happened amid heavy rain and wind, and Slett said that it was important for Carney to directly see local conditions and the perilous nature of the northern B.C. coast for himself, to understand the concerns of First Nations about the risks of allowing oil tankers to return.” Read the full article at The Chronicle Journal.
“Last [month], the United Kingdom did something all too rare: it chose leadership by backing science and prioritizing public safety. The Labour government announced it would ban new oil and gas licences in the North Sea, strengthen a windfall tax and accelerate phasing out of fossil-fuel subsidies.” Read the full article at The Guardian.
“The risk of a devastating tanker spill is why the federal government implemented a ban on tanker traffic along B.C.’s North Coast and why British Columbians, especially Coastal First Nations whose livelihood depends on a healthy marine environment, are so concerned about the recent Alberta/Ottawa energy memorandum of understanding that could result in removal of the tanker ban.” Read the full Times Colonist article.
“The oil sands in Alberta will get most of the profit from this pipeline, but all of the risk is being placed on British Columbia and particularly the First Nations along the west coast,” said Nissen. “In a way, it feels like the global financial crisis of 2008: the profit was private, the bailouts were for the big bank and the risk was basically subsidized by all taxpayers.” Read the full article from The Guardian.
“Barron, a self-described environmentalist, calls the plan “progress.” Scientists and NGOs, worried about disrupting little-understood ecosystems 6,000 metres below deck, call it a potential climate cataclysm. Trump calls it business as usual.” Read the full Maclean’s article.
“For small towns like ours this will be a big deal,” Clearwater Mayor Merlin Blackwell told The Tyee. Some residents, he said, could see double-digit property tax increases next year to make up for reduced pipeline taxes. Read the full Tyee article.
“Hakai Institute post-doctoral researcher Sam Stevens, who served as lead author on the study, said the team measured a concerning spike in low-oxygen states in 2022 and 2023, primarily during the summer months.” Read the full article at Global News.
“[A]mmonia wafting off the droppings of 60,000 birds contributed to the formation of clouds that might be insulating Antarctica, helping cool down an otherwise rapidly warming continent.” Read the full poop story.
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