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Fortis B.C. faces fire over Delta gas leak and its 'apocalyptic' stench

19/01/24

Author:

The Canadian Press Chuck Chiang

Link:

Vancouver Sun

File photo: Fortis BC LNG expansion site in Delta, BC Friday, February 3, 2017. PHOTO BY JASON PAYNE /PNG

Jan. 17, 2024

The gas provider is being criticized for a lack of transparency and timely explanation about the stench Delta Mayor George Harvie said led to emergency services being flooded with calls

Tara Jean Stevens said the “apocalyptic” stench that blanketed Delta on Tuesday night was so heavy that her car and garage still smelled of rotten eggs Wednesday morning.

“I had a headache all night,” said Stevens, a radio host on Wave 98.3. “I never get headaches … it felt thick in the air, even though you couldn’t see it.”

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Audio Reveals RCMP Officers Laughed about Beating a Land Defender

19/01/24

Author:

Amanda Follett Hosgood

Link:

The Tyee

In audio recordings captured after arrests on Nov. 19, 2021, and played for the court, several officers could be heard laughing about police violence, mocking arrestees and making derogatory comments about symbols worn to honour and remember murdered and missing Indigenous women and girls. Photo for The Tyee by Amanda Follett Hosgood.

Jan. 19, 2024

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Blinded, sexually assaulted, silenced: the war over lithium, Argentina’s ‘white gold’

19/01/24

Author:

Harriet Barber in Jujuy, Argentina

Link:

The Guardian

A man carries the Wiphala flag – which represents the native peoples of the Andes – at the protest camp in Purmamarca, Jujuy province. The demonstrators, many of them from the Indigenous community, are angry about changes made to the state constitution, and the growth of mining. Photograph: John Owens

Jan. 11, 2024

In the country’s ‘lithium triangle’ activists say Indigenous land protections have been removed and protests against mining violently repressed

The first time, they came at 2am and without a warrant. Rosa* was alone. She was gagged, her eyes covered, and her hands bound with a cable tie.

“I was paralysed. I felt someone choking me,” Rosa recalls. “They called me a socialist, a whore. I was in my underwear; they touched me. One put his fingers inside of me.”

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'Alternative' energy and less energy

Rally Supports Vancouver Compassion Club Providing Tested Drugs

17/01/24

Author:

Michelle Gamage

Link:

The Tyee

Rallies were held around the world on Tuesday in support of Eris Nyx and Jeremy Kalicum, with people gathering in Vancouver, Nelson, Calgary, Dublin and London. Photo for The Tyee by Michelle Gamage.

Jan. 17, 2024

DULF denied its day in court as Crown prosecutors assess their case.

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‘Will we leave things to the fascists?’: the activist aiming to revive Germany’s far-left party

16/01/24

Author:

Kate Connolly in Berlin

Link:

The Guardian

Carola Rackete. Photograph: Sea Watch Mediateam (Sea-Watch e.V.)

Jan. 16, 2024

Carola Rackete, who made her name defying Italy’s far right, is set to lead Die Linke party into European elections in June

She made her name as the captain of a ship that rescued stranded migrants from the Mediterranean. But now Carola Rackete is embarking on a new journey, focusing her activist sights on helping to save a crisis-ridden part of the German left.

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Canada led efforts to weaken original UN Indigenous rights declaration

16/01/24

Author:

Brett Forester

Link:

CBC News

On Sept. 23, 2003, Prime Minister Jean Chrétien addresses the United Nations General Assembly in New York City. At the time, his government was quietly working with Australia on a substitute draft Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. (Andrew Vaughan/Canadian Press)

Jan. 15, 2024

Canada and Australia crafted government-friendly UNDRIP substitute in 2002-03, documents show

Canada led efforts to weaken the draft Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples at the United Nations, working secretly with Australia to develop a watered-down substitute in the early 2000s, newly released Australian cabinet records show.

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BC Court Convicts Three Indigenous Land Defenders

16/01/24

Author:

Amanda Follett Hosgood

Link:

The Tyee

From left, Corey Jocko, Shaylynn Sampson and Sleydo’ Molly Wickham stand outside the Smithers courthouse. All three were found guilty of criminal contempt of court today. Photo for The Tyee by Amanda Follett Hosgood.

Jan. 12, 2024

But defence will push to stay the verdicts based on alleged RCMP rights violations.

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The Legal Reason Courts May Soon Tackle Climate Change

16/01/24

Author:

Steve Lorteau and Andrew Green

Link:

The Tyee

Climate-related legal challenges were once considered ‘too political’ for Canadian courts to resolve. But the tide is turning. Photo by James Chen via Shutterstock.

Jan. 11, 2024

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U.S. cut climate pollution in 2023, but not fast enough to limit global warming

16/01/24

Author:

Jeff Brady

Link:

National Public Radio

The James H. Miller Jr. Electric Generating Plant in Adamsville, Alabama is a coal-fired facility. In 2023 U.S. greenhouse gas emissions declined 1.9% because less of the country's electricity came from plants like this one. Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images

Jan. 10, 2024

MARY LOUISE KELLY, HOST:

Last year was the hottest on record, and globally, countries continue to emit the greenhouse gases that are warming the climate. In 2023, the U.S. did manage to cut its emissions nearly 2%. That is still not enough to meet the country's climate goals, but it did happen despite a growing economy. Jeff Brady from NPR's climate desk is here. Hey, Jeff.

JEFF BRADY, BYLINE: Hi there.

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Will we breach the 1.5 C global heating threshold this year?

16/01/24

Author:

Oliver Milman

Link:

National Observer

Flooded streets after hurricane Idalia. Photo by CityofStPete/Flickr (CC BY-ND 2.0 Deed)

Jan. 16, 2024

This story was originally published by The Guardian and appears here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration.

The internationally agreed threshold to prevent the Earth from spiralling into a new superheated era will be “passed for all practical purposes” during 2024, the man known as the godfather of climate science has warned.

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The gas provider is being criticized for a lack of transparency and timely explanation about the stench Delta Mayor George Harvie said led to emergency services being flooded with calls

In the country’s ‘lithium triangle’ activists say Indigenous land protections have been removed and protests against mining violently repressed

DULF denied its day in court as Crown prosecutors assess their case.

Carola Rackete, who made her name defying Italy’s far right, is set to lead Die Linke party into European elections in June

Canada and Australia crafted government-friendly UNDRIP substitute in 2002-03, documents show

But defence will push to stay the verdicts based on alleged RCMP rights violations.

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