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Media Advisory: Earth Day Events and Media Opportunities During INC-4

Enviromental Defense

APRIL 15, 2024

Please see our full list of Earth Day events and media opportunities below: Sunday, April 21, 10:30 AM – 2:00 PM, March to End the Plastic Era, Ottawa: Environmental Defence has partnered with international allies to organize a historic march to End the Plastic Era.

Earth Day

Earth Day Precautionary Principle Government 2024

We Need Product Safety Regulations for Social Media

Scientific American

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

As social media more frequently exposes people to brutality and untruths, we need to treat it like a consumer product, and that means product safety regulations

Regulations

Regulations Technology Technology

Media Advisory: Environmental Defence Executive Director to Speak at Stop the Campbellville-Milton Quarry Rally

Enviromental Defense

APRIL 26, 2024

30 – For more information or to request an interview, please contact: Carolyn Townend, Environmental Defence, media@environmentaldefence.ca The post Media Advisory: Environmental Defence Executive Director to Speak at Stop the Campbellville-Milton Quarry Rally appeared first on Environmental Defence.

Government

Government 2020

Webinars

Manufacturing Sustainability Surge: Your Guide to Data-Driven Energy Optimization & Decarbonization

MORE WEBINARS

Reports by Brazil's Federal Police Alleging Social Media Conspiracy

Environmental Progress

APRIL 20, 2024

Relatorio PF 19/4/2024 Content Link Block Select a page and create a visual link to it. Learn more News INFORMAÇÃO DE POLÍCIA JUDICIÁRIA 18/4/2024

2024

Media Advisory: Environmental Defence Delegating at Standing Committee of the Interior on Bill 165 – Keeping Energy Costs Down Act

Enviromental Defense

APRIL 8, 2024

30 – For more information or to request an interview, please contact: Tamara Latinovic, Environmental Defence, media@environmentaldefence.ca The post Media Advisory: Environmental Defence Delegating at Standing Committee of the Interior on Bill 165 – Keeping Energy Costs Down Act appeared first on Environmental Defence.

Natural Gas

Natural Gas Government 2024 Electricity

Media Advisory: Climate Experts Available to Comment on Premier Smith’s Visit to Ottawa

Enviromental Defense

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

30 – For more information or to request an interview, please contact: Allen Braude, Environmental Defence, media@environmentaldefence.ca The post Media Advisory: Climate Experts Available to Comment on Premier Smith’s Visit to Ottawa appeared first on Environmental Defence.

Climate Change

Climate Change Renewable Energy Electricity Clean Energy

Media Advisory: This Earth Day Weekend, Ontarians Across the Province are Gathering and Demanding More Protection for the Environment

Enviromental Defense

APRIL 18, 2024

30 – For more information or to request an interview, please contact: Carolyn Townend, Environmental Defence, media@environmentaldefence.ca The post Media Advisory: This Earth Day Weekend, Ontarians Across the Province are Gathering and Demanding More Protection for the Environment appeared first on Environmental Defence.

Earth Day

Earth Day Precautionary Principle Conservation Fossil Fuels

Media Advisory: Environmental Defence and Other Groups in Ontario to Rally Against Greenbelt Removals

Enviromental Defense

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

30 – For more information or to request an interview, please contact: Daniella Zanchi, Environmental Defence, media@environmentaldefence.ca The post Media Advisory: Environmental Defence and Other Groups in Ontario to Rally Against Greenbelt Removals appeared first on Environmental Defence. Saturday, Sept.

Fossil Fuels

Fossil Fuels Government Climate Change Politics

Transport and release behaviors of PFOA in saturated and unsaturated porous media with biochar amendment

Environmental News Bits

MARCH 25, 2024

. “Transport and release behaviors of PFOA in saturated and unsaturated porous media with biochar amendment.” ” Environmental Pollution, 346, 123616.

2024

Depp V Heard review: Scary documentary shows power of social media

New Scientist

JUNE 7, 2023

An alarming documentary about the court case of Johnny Depp and Amber Heard shows how a powerful, untamed social media has the potential to undermine our justice systems

Social media brings benefits as well as risks to young people

New Scientist

JULY 12, 2023

A recent US surgeon general’s report on social media use and youth mental health warns of a "profound risk of harm". But it also highlights the upsides, says Jennifer Abbasi

How to Bring Your Eco-Friendly Knowledge to Social Media

Earthava

MAY 24, 2023

The post How to Bring Your Eco-Friendly Knowledge to Social Media appeared first on Earthava. While social media may have started as a tool for communication and socializing, it has long since become so much more than that. Today, billions of people use social media across the globe for a range of reasons.

FTC Warns Trade Associations and Nutrition Influencers of Lack of Disclosures in Sponsored Social Media Posts

National Law Center

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

The post FTC Warns Trade Associations and Nutrition Influencers of Lack of Disclosures in Sponsored Social Media Posts appeared first on National Agricultural Law Center. On November 15, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) sent letters to two food and beverage trade associations and 12 nutrition influencers.

Law

Social Media: Most Common, Least Trusted Source for Sustainability Education

Environment + Energy Leader

JUNE 12, 2023

A recent report has shed light on the educational sources and attitudes towards sustainability among younger generations.

Stop calling it social media - these firms don't care what we want

New Scientist

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and their ilk were meant to let us chat freely in a digital public square, but the firms running social media are just as corporate as old media, says Annalee Newitz

Media coverage of mercury contamination in the Canadian Arctic

Environmental News Bits

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

“Media coverage of mercury contamination in the Canadian Arctic.” Media can … Continue reading Media coverage of mercury contamination in the Canadian Arctic ” Polar Research, 38. link] [open access] Abstract Mercury contamination in the Canadian Arctic is a significant concern.

2019

MEDIA ADVISORY: Phasing out Fossils at COP28: What needs to happen and who is holding us back?

Enviromental Defense

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

30- For more information or to request an interview, please contact: Alex Ross, Environmental Defence, media@environmentaldefence.ca The post MEDIA ADVISORY: Phasing out Fossils at COP28: What needs to happen and who is holding us back? appeared first on Environmental Defence.

Fossil Fuels

Fossil Fuels Government Climate Change

TribLive: Trib Total Media Partners With Citizens Financial Group To Support Clean Energy Efforts By Nonprofits

PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 3, 2023

This article first appeared on TribLive.com August 2, 2023 -- Local nonprofits with a commitment to clean energy/utility efficiency can win $50,000 and media coverage through a new program from Citizens Financial Group and Trib Total Media. The deadline is August 18. Volunteer support from Citizens also will be provided.

Clean Energy

Clean Energy Renewable Energy Solar Power Electricity

Social media analysis reveals environmental injustices in Philadelphia urban parks

Environmental News Bits

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

“Social media analysis reveals environmental injustices in Philadelphia urban parks.” Yet, historical residential segregation in the USA … Continue reading Social media analysis reveals environmental injustices in Philadelphia urban parks Bagozzi, B.E., Ajibade, I. ” Scientific Reports 13, 12571.

Sustainable Development

Sustainable Development 2023

MEDIA ADVISORY: Windsor Speaks – Our Transition to Electric Vehicles

Enviromental Defense

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

WHAT: Windsor Speaks – Our Transition to Electric Vehicles WHEN: Wednesday, November 22nd – 6:30pm-8:30pm WHERE: Local 200/444 Hall – 1855 Turner Rd, Windsor, ON WHO: Unifor and Environmental Defence Canada Media interviews with spokespeople are available upon request.

Electricity

Electricity Government Climate Change

AdTech & Digital Media Newsletter

Arnold Porter

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

This newsletter includes legal and regulatory developments relevant to the AdTech and Digital Media industries, the state of venture investment activity in the AdTech industry, and updates regarding Arnold & Porter’s activity in the space.

New Apps Aim to Douse the Social Media Dumpster Fire

Scientific American

JANUARY 30, 2023

Social media makes us miserable, but can “positive apps,” such as Gas and BeReal, make a difference?

Technology

Technology Technology

Media Advisory: October 14 Harvest Ontario Walk to Stop The 413

Enviromental Defense

OCTOBER 6, 2023

30 – For more information or to request an interview, please contact: Daniella Zanchi, Environmental Defence, media@environmentaldefence.ca Or the media contacts listed for each event listed above. The post Media Advisory: October 14 Harvest Ontario Walk to Stop The 413 appeared first on Environmental Defence.

Atmosphere

Atmosphere Conservation Government 2022

Space engineer takes over as head of the MIT Media Lab

Physics World

JULY 7, 2021

Taking the helm Dava Newman, who invented the BioSuit for lunar and Martian exploration, will take over from Joi Ito as head of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Media Lab. An expert in the human exploration of space has become director of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Media Lab.

2008

2008 2019 2015 2017

Media Advisory: Environmental Defence Expert Testifying at Parliamentary Environment Committee on Anniversary of Imperial Oil Disaster

Enviromental Defense

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

30 – For more information or to request an interview, please contact: Paula Gray, Environmental Defence, media@environmentaldefence.ca The post Media Advisory: Environmental Defence Expert Testifying at Parliamentary Environment Committee on Anniversary of Imperial Oil Disaster appeared first on Environmental Defence.

2020

2020 Waste Regulations 2024

Give Adult Users Of Social Media Control Over Legal Content Moderation

Environmental Progress

DECEMBER 29, 2023

In this paper written for Environmental Progress and Alliance for Responsible Citizenship, Michael Shellenberger proposes that Section 230 liability protections be made contingent upon social media platforms allowing adult users to moderate their own legal content.

Regulations

Regulations Government Law Politics

AdTech & Digital Media Newsletter

Arnold Porter

DECEMBER 29, 2022

This newsletter includes legal and regulatory developments relevant to the AdTech and Digital Media industries, the state of venture investment activity in the AdTech industry, and updates regarding Arnold & Porter’s activity in the space.

Social media trends are driving illegal succulent poaching

Inhabitant

AUGUST 10, 2021

The social media houseplant craze is driving illegal poaching of succulent plants from Africa. Kenya and South Africa have been identified as key destinations for succulent plant traders.

Google hit with $2.3 bln lawsuit by Axel Springer, other media groups

Corp Watch

MARCH 1, 2024

bln lawsuit by Axel Springer, other media groups Reuters PaulaR Fri, 03/01/2024 - 15:07 Wednesday, February 28, 2024 Read more Foo Yun Chee Alphabet's (GOOGL.O), opens new tab Google was hit with a 2.1-billion-euro billion) lawsuit by 32 media groups including Axel Springer and Schibsted Google hit with $2.3 billion-euro ($2.3

2024

MEDIA ADVISORY/PHOTO OP: Environmental Defence Experts Available to Comment on Suncor CEO Rich Kruger’s Testimony to Parliamentary Committees

Enviromental Defense

OCTOBER 12, 2023

A media backgrounder about Suncor and Rich Kruger is available here. 30 – For more information or to request an interview, please contact: Ottawa: Paula Gray, Environmental Defence, media@environmentaldefence.ca Outside Ottawa: Allen Braude, Environmental Defence, media@environmentaldefence.ca

Natural Resources

Natural Resources Greenhouse 2023 Government

Why did public-land agencies get snarky on social media?

Environmental News Bits

OCTOBER 4, 2023

The social media team at the WADNR has joined a growing club of environmental and public-land agencies that have found their niche on social media in educating … Continue reading Why did public-land agencies get snarky on social media? Both want you to run up that hill.

Natural Resources

Asia’s richest man Gautam Adani reveals global media ambitions

Corp Watch

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Asia’s richest man Gautam Adani reveals global media ambitions Financial Times PaulaR Thu, 02/15/2024 - 23:42 Friday, November 25, 2022 Read more Chloe Cornish Gautam Adani wants to build a global news brand in a sign of the widening influence and vaulting international ambition of Asia’s richest man.

2024

2024 2022

Media Advisory: Rallies planned across Ontario to defend Greenbelt and demand housing solutions

Enviromental Defense

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Media contact: Marilyn Ortwein Saturday, Sept. Media contact: Marilyn Ortwein Saturday, Sept. Media contact: Priya Unnikrishnan For more information: [link] Saturday, Sept. Media contact: Misha Perozak For more information, email scarboroughsweg@gmail.com Sunday, Oct. 37 Sandiford Dr., Main St.

Government

Opinion: The media must make the war in Ukraine about the climate crisis?

A Greener Life

MARCH 8, 2022

In the last few weeks, the war in Ukraine has stolen most of the world’s media attention. So much so that climate advocates complain that news of the war now overshadows the much more important UN climate report , released on Monday the 28th of February which got very little media attention. .

Fossil Fuels

Fossil Fuels Climate Change

AdTech & Digital Media Newsletter—March/April 2023

Arnold Porter

APRIL 19, 2023

Read the newsletter to stay informed of the regulatory and case law developments relevant to the AdTech and Digital Media industries, and the state of venture activity in the AdTech and MarTech industries.

2023

2023 Law

New York Mayor sues social media firms for fueling youth mental health crisis

Corp Watch

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

New York Mayor sues social media firms for fueling youth mental health crisis Reuters PaulaR Fri, 02/16/2024 - 15:45 Wednesday, February 14, 2024 Read more Sourasis Bose New York City Mayor Eric Adams said on Wednesday that his administration has filed a lawsuit against social media companies including Meta Platforms' (META.O), opens new tab Facebook (..)

2024

Meta ‘stifling’ pro-Palestine voices on social media, rights group says

Corp Watch

JANUARY 2, 2024

Meta ‘stifling’ pro-Palestine voices on social media, rights group says Al Jazeera PaulaR Tue, 01/02/2024 - 13:09 Thursday, December 21, 2023 Read more ‘Censorship’ of hundreds of posts on Facebook, Instagram during Gaza war furthers ‘erasure of Palestinians’ suffering’. Federal Government (via USA SPENDING).

2019

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X social media platform restores account of Navalny’s widow, Yulia Navalnaya, after brief suspension

Corp Watch

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

X social media platform restores account of Navalny’s widow, Yulia Navalnaya, after brief suspension CNBC PaulaR Thu, 02/22/2024 - 09:57 Tuesday, February 20, 2024 Read more Sam Meredith The X social media platform on Tuesday restored the account of Yulia Navalnaya, the widow of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, after a brief suspension.

2024

Media Advisory: This Earth Day Weekend, Ontarians Across the Province are Gathering and Demanding More Protection for the Environment

Enviromental Defense

APRIL 18, 2024

30 – For more information or to request an interview, please contact: Carolyn Townend, Environmental Defence, media@environmentaldefence.ca The post Media Advisory: This Earth Day Weekend, Ontarians Across the Province are Gathering and Demanding More Protection for the Environment appeared first on Environmental Defence.

Earth Day

Earth Day Precautionary Principle Conservation Fossil Fuels

GERMAN MEDIA GIANT AXEL SPRINGER MAKES MONEY ON ISRAEL’S ILLEGAL SETTLEMENTS

Corp Watch

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

GERMAN MEDIA GIANT AXEL SPRINGER MAKES MONEY ON ISRAEL’S ILLEGAL SETTLEMENTS The Intercept PaulaR Fri, 02/16/2024 - 15:46 Monday, February 5, 2024 Read more Hanno Hauenstein “From the river to the sea,” says an ad for Springer’s classifieds site in Israel, which lists homes for sale in Jewish-only West Bank settlements.

2024

Media Advisory: Greenbelt Rallies this Weekend to Celebrate Premier Ford’s Reversal of Greenbelt Land Removals and Protest Proposed Highway 413

Enviromental Defense

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

.” – Priya Unnikrishnan, Liveable Richmond Hill Organized by: Liveable Richmond Hill Media contact: Priya Unnikrishnan For more information: [link] Saturday, Sept. Media contact: Misha Perozak For more information, email scarboroughsweg@gmail.com *Note the rally organized on Saturday Sept.

Environmental Protection

Environmental Protection Government

A maize meme shows why you shouldn't trust social media

New Scientist

OCTOBER 6, 2021

There is an image circulating on social media looking at genetically modified corn, but its origins are extremely dubious, writes James Wong

Media Advisory: Earth Day Events and Media Opportunities During INC-4

We Need Product Safety Regulations for Social Media

Webinars

Trending Sources

Media Advisory: Environmental Defence Executive Director to Speak at Stop the Campbellville-Milton Quarry Rally

Webinars

Reports by Brazil's Federal Police Alleging Social Media Conspiracy

Media Advisory: Environmental Defence Delegating at Standing Committee of the Interior on Bill 165 – Keeping Energy Costs Down Act

Top 10 Stories: Harrisburg/PA Politics Reported By Local News Media Last Week

Media Advisory: Climate Experts Available to Comment on Premier Smith’s Visit to Ottawa

Media Advisory: This Earth Day Weekend, Ontarians Across the Province are Gathering and Demanding More Protection for the Environment

Media Advisory: Environmental Defence and Other Groups in Ontario to Rally Against Greenbelt Removals

Transport and release behaviors of PFOA in saturated and unsaturated porous media with biochar amendment

Depp V Heard review: Scary documentary shows power of social media

Social media brings benefits as well as risks to young people

How to Bring Your Eco-Friendly Knowledge to Social Media

FTC Warns Trade Associations and Nutrition Influencers of Lack of Disclosures in Sponsored Social Media Posts

Social Media: Most Common, Least Trusted Source for Sustainability Education

Stop calling it social media - these firms don't care what we want

Media coverage of mercury contamination in the Canadian Arctic

MEDIA ADVISORY: Phasing out Fossils at COP28: What needs to happen and who is holding us back?

TribLive: Trib Total Media Partners With Citizens Financial Group To Support Clean Energy Efforts By Nonprofits

Social media analysis reveals environmental injustices in Philadelphia urban parks

MEDIA ADVISORY: Windsor Speaks – Our Transition to Electric Vehicles

AdTech & Digital Media Newsletter

New Apps Aim to Douse the Social Media Dumpster Fire

Media Advisory: October 14 Harvest Ontario Walk to Stop The 413

Space engineer takes over as head of the MIT Media Lab

Media Advisory: Environmental Defence Expert Testifying at Parliamentary Environment Committee on Anniversary of Imperial Oil Disaster

Give Adult Users Of Social Media Control Over Legal Content Moderation

AdTech & Digital Media Newsletter

Social media trends are driving illegal succulent poaching

Google hit with $2.3 bln lawsuit by Axel Springer, other media groups

MEDIA ADVISORY/PHOTO OP: Environmental Defence Experts Available to Comment on Suncor CEO Rich Kruger’s Testimony to Parliamentary Committees

Why did public-land agencies get snarky on social media?

Asia’s richest man Gautam Adani reveals global media ambitions

Media Advisory: Rallies planned across Ontario to defend Greenbelt and demand housing solutions

Opinion: The media must make the war in Ukraine about the climate crisis?

AdTech & Digital Media Newsletter—March/April 2023

New York Mayor sues social media firms for fueling youth mental health crisis

Meta ‘stifling’ pro-Palestine voices on social media, rights group says

X social media platform restores account of Navalny’s widow, Yulia Navalnaya, after brief suspension

Media Advisory: This Earth Day Weekend, Ontarians Across the Province are Gathering and Demanding More Protection for the Environment

Top 10 Stories: Harrisburg/PA Politics Reported By Local News Media Last Week

GERMAN MEDIA GIANT AXEL SPRINGER MAKES MONEY ON ISRAEL’S ILLEGAL SETTLEMENTS

Media Advisory: Greenbelt Rallies this Weekend to Celebrate Premier Ford’s Reversal of Greenbelt Land Removals and Protest Proposed Highway 413

A maize meme shows why you shouldn't trust social media

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