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Canada: Northern Gateway Protesters Vow to Lie Down in Front of Bulldozers to Stop Pipeline
Posted by CTV: Andy Johnson on October 23rd, 2012
CTV: Thousands of protesters demonstrated against the proposed Northern Gateway pipeline Monday in B.C., vowing to lie down in front of bulldozers if necessary.
When asked by a speaker whether they were willing to block machinery if the project is approved, thousands shouted "Yes!"
However, the demonstration in front of the provincial legislature in Victoria didn't take the violent turn that some expected it to. Organizers had said demonstrators would be carrying out acts of civil disobedience during...
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Posted by Washington Post: Juliet Eilperin on October 23rd, 2012
SustainableBusiness: The residents of Fort Chipewyan, an indigenous community near the Arctic Circle, that lives directly downstream from Canada's tar sands in Alberta, are officially challenging tar sands expansion there on constitutional grounds - saying it violates their rights under Canada's First Nations treaties. For the first time, a Canadian First Nation will officially challenge tar sands development on the grounds of aboriginal rights. If this test case is successful, it would embolden indigenous groups across...
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Posted by EcoWatch: None Given on October 23rd, 2012
EcoWatch: This morning seven people locked themselves to the front of the Department of Environmental and Natural Resources (DENR) headquarters in Raleigh, North Carolina, in protest of the state’s continued path towards the legalization of fracking for natural gas. Environmentalists across the state have organized and campaigned against hydrofracking legislation for more than a year, which resulted in a veto of SB 820 this past summer by Beverly Perdue. The legislature overrode the veto shortly after during...
As unconventional U.S. oil, gas boom, so do jobs: report
Posted by CNBC: None Given on October 22nd, 2012
CNBC: The U.S. oil and gas rush is cutting into jobless numbers, supporting a total of 1.7 million jobs this year, a number that will swell to almost 3 million by 2020, a leading consultant said in a study released on Tuesday.
The report by forecaster IHS Global Insight is part of a series attempting to quantify the impact that booming production of so-called "unconventional" oil and gas has had on the American economy.
Using new technology to blast fossil fuels trapped in shale rock has...
Posted in Water Conservation Comments Off on As unconventional U.S. oil, gas boom, so do jobs: reportImpoverished Niger creates fund to fight desert spread
Posted by Washington Post: Juliet Eilperin on October 22nd, 2012
Reuters: Niger said on Monday it will launch a $110 million project to counter the impact of rapid expansion of deserts and increasingly unpredictable rains in one of the world's poorest countries. "The program aims to test strategies that will help us integrate climate risk and adapt climate change into our national planning," Abdou Souley, spokesman for Niger's planning and community development ministry, said. The five-year program aims to improve community use of water resources and alter herding and...
Huge Protest Underway Against Canadian Tar Sands Pipelines
Posted by EcoWatch: Defend Our Coast on October 22nd, 2012
EcoWatch: With the sound of drums and voices raised in song, hundreds of First Nations have arrived at the legislature to defend our coast and their traditional lands. Their walk forms a human chain, and the crowd separates to allow them to kick off the protest. First nations have led this uprising since the start, and their rights and title are the main legal weapon the people have to push back on projects.
More than 1,500 people from across Canada and all walks of life have gathered in front of the B.C....
Posted in Water Conservation Comments Off on Huge Protest Underway Against Canadian Tar Sands PipelinesAppeals court: Kinder Morgan’s Ruby Pipeline should get another look
Posted by Reuters: Dan Levine on October 22nd, 2012
Reuters: A U.S. appeals court on Monday ruled that federal wildlife authorities improperly certified the Ruby Pipeline Project without taking into account its impact on groundwater wells and certain fish species along the route.
The natural gas pipeline, which runs over 678 miles from Wyoming to Oregon, has already been completed. The pipeline is owned and operated by Kinder Morgan Inc.
Even though the pipeline is in service, it is still possible to mitigate its impact on the fish and critical habitats,...
Posted in Water Conservation Comments Off on Appeals court: Kinder Morgan’s Ruby Pipeline should get another lookBlessing or Curse? Understanding the Risks of Fracking Poland
Posted by EcoWatch: Food and Water Watch Europe on October 22nd, 2012
EcoWatch: Today, a wide range of Polish and international non-governmental organizations and academics gathered in Warsaw, Poland, to critically assess the ambition of the Polish government to develop its potential shale gas resources on a large scale.
After a long string of corporate conferences on the topic, the Boell Foundation in Warsaw and Food & Water Europe offered a platform to concerned citizens and groups to air the legitimate concerns about the environmental and economic impacts of fracking....
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Posted by SciDevNet: TV Padma on October 22nd, 2012
SciDevNet: An international meeting on biodiversity has called for more science-based information, the closure of knowledge gaps, and increased precaution, in the emerging fields of synthetic biology and geoengineering (climate engineering).
Two decisions related to these areas, among a set of 34 decisions adopted at the 11th Conference of Parties (COP 11) to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), which took place in the southern Indian city of Hyderabad this month (8--19 October).
The meeting...
Posted in Water Conservation Comments Off on Biodiversity meeting calls for more science-based informationNobody Mentions Climate Change. But Somebody Did Something About It.
Posted by Washington Post: Juliet Eilperin on October 22nd, 2012
Time: I constantly whine about the Beltway media, and I believe global warming is the most important issue facing humanity. So I was infuriated but not surprised to hear Candy Crowley explain after the last debate that she considered a question for “you climate change people,” but ditched it because “we knew the economy was still the main thing.” Actually, the technical term for people affected by climate change is “people.” It’s already an economic issue--drought is overwhelming the middle of the country--and,...
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