LNG - Fracking

City of Vancouver still far short of achieving 2020 greenhouse gas reduction target

21/11/19
Author: 
Charlie Smith
Link: 
Georgia Straight
In October, climate protesters filled the streets of Vancouver demanding more action to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. JANET MCDONALD

November 19th, 2019

The City of Vancouver is rarely described as a climate laggard.

But a report shows it is falling far short of its Greenest City Action Plan goal for reducing emissions of carbon dioxide equivalents.

The latest update indicates there has only been a 12 percent drop in greenhouse-gas emissions from 2007 to 2018.

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Dead Pipeline Walking

12/11/19
Author: 
Virginia Monk and Dave Ages
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Canada
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The RCMP Arrested an Unist'ot'en Camp Supporter this Morning! (Nov. 6, 2019)

07/11/19
Author: 
First Nations Leaders
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British Columbia
Canada
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Fracking halted in England in major government U-turn

02/11/19
Author: 
Jillian Ambrose
Link: 
The Guardian
Fracking at Cuadrilla’s site in Lancashire was out on hold after a major earth tremor. Photograph: Cuadrilla/PA
2 Nov 2019

Victory for green groups follows damning scientific study and criticism from spending watchdog
 

The government has halted fracking in England with immediate effect in a watershed moment for environmentalists and community activists.

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More natural gas isn’t a “middle ground” — it’s a climate disaster

29/10/19
Author: 
David Roberts
Link: 
Vox         
May 30, 2019
To tackle climate change, natural gas has got to go.
LNG terminal
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You have three weeks to weigh in on a proposed gas pipeline

23/10/19
Author: 
Carl Meyer
Link: 
National Observer
A Grey seal in the Saguenay-St. Lawrence Marine Park. Parks Canada Photo: J.-L. Provencher

October 23rd 2019

Do you like the idea of a new multibillion-dollar fossil fuel pipeline in Canada? You have three weeks to tell a federal environmental agency what you think.

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Wet'suwet'en Herditary chiefs demand Coastal Gas Link cease work due to destruction of cultural sites. Take Action!

08/10/19
Author: 
First Nations Leaders

Oct. 7, 2019

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As Risky Finances Alienate Investors, Fracking Companies Look to Retirement Funds for Cash

16/09/19
Author: 
Sharon Kelly
Link: 
Desmogblog
Main image: Retirement. Credit: Monica Silvestre from Pexels

July 25, 2019

A year ago, Chesapeake Energy, at one time the nation’s largest natural gas producer, announced it was selling off its Ohio Utica shale drilling rights in a $2 billion deal with a little-known private company based in Houston, Texas, Encino Acquisition Partners.

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Canada
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Fracked Gas Well Blowout in Louisiana Likely to Burn for the Next Month

15/09/19
Author: 
Julie Dermansky
Link: 
Desmogblog
Main image: Screen shot from drone video of the fracked gas well blowout, at a well operated by GEP Haynesville, LLC, in Red River Parish, Louisiana. Credit: Phin Percy Jr., used with permission

September 12, 2019

A fracked natural gas well in northwest Louisiana has been burning for two weeks after suffering a blowout. A state official said the fire will likely burn for the next month before the flames can be brought under control by drilling a relief well.

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Ecology/Environment
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USA
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October Vote Marks the Start of the Deciding Climate Battle, Not the End

12/09/19
Author: 
Gene McGuckin
Link: 
New Socialist
Climate Change Action Canada - Photo credit: Justin Tang/Canadian Press

September 12, 2019

While many Canadians are looking to the October 21st federal election for solutions to global climate disruption, the climate plans from the four major parties offer none.

Any genuine solution will require reining in an economic system that demands eternal growth in a finite ecosystem, mitigating or adapting to multiplying environmental and social disasters, and drastically reducing consumption. Deadline: yesterday!

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