Enviromental Defense

APRIL 5, 2023

Rather than respect and defend the rights of Indigenous peoples, Canada’s government has shielded Enbridge from being shut down, invoking the 1977 Transit Pipeline Treaty with the U.S. The groups submitted the report for consideration under Canada’s upcoming Universal Periodic Review (UPR). and making legal submissions in U.S.

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Enviromental Defense

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

The review concluded that “the AER followed the existing policies, standards, procedures, and/or processes” even though it did not notify Indigenous nations of the incident for nine months, leaving them unaware of the risks of consuming water and game harvested in the area. million litres of toxic tailings spilling into the environment.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

JANUARY 16, 2024

During the opening session today, the IPCC chair and a wide array of speakers outlined three important goals that set this assessment apart from past reports: A Leap Towards Inclusivity : The new assessment seeks to improve inclusivity in IPCC by engaging experts from the Global South, women, Indigenous voices, and early-career scientists.

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Enviromental Defense

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

The surging price of fossil fuels, caused in large part by oil and gas industry profits, is making life unaffordable for people in Canada. The federal government must prioritize investments in alternatives to oil and gas. Rules to align finance with climate action have been the missing piece of Canada’s climate plan.

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Physics World

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

There was more bad news with today’s release of the first draft of the COP26 final statement. The importance of scientific evidence to the negotiations at the COP26 climate conference in Glasgow was given extra prominence yesterday (9 November) in what was billed as Science and Innovation Day. C above pre-industrial levels. The target of 1.5°C

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Enviromental Defense

MARCH 30, 2023

A 2020 report by the UN Special Rapporteur on Toxic Wastes and Human Rights pointed to “a pattern in Canada where marginalized groups, and Indigenous peoples in particular, find themselves on the wrong side of a toxic divide, subject to conditions that would not be acceptable elsewhere in Canada.” The bill now moves to the Senate.

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Enviromental Defense

JUNE 15, 2023

Statement from Aliénor Rougeout, Program Manager, Climate and Energy Toronto | Traditional territories of the Mississaugas of the Credit, the Anishinaabeg, the Haudenosaunee, and the Huron-Wendat – We are encouraged by the proposed sustainable jobs legislation.

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Ocean Conservancy

DECEMBER 7, 2021

Arctic Indigenous peoples’ stewardship and research are vital elements of conserving abundant belugas, a healthy ecosystem and thriving communities. This statement emphasizes a key component of Indigenous stewardship. This statement emphasizes a key component of Indigenous stewardship. We will need help.

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Enviromental Defense

AUGUST 17, 2021

OTTAWA | Unceded territory of the Algonquin Anishinaabeg People — With Canada’s 2021 federal election just five weeks away, a coalition of 34 Canada’s leading environmental organizations are calling on everyone in Canada to vote on September 20 — and when they do, vote for a green and just recovery from COVID-19.

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Enviromental Defense

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

Indigenous leaders speak against Pathways Alliance industry event hosted by Canada at COP, as allies walk out of event. Even if the technology did work, carbon capture would do nothing about the environmental harm caused to Indigenous nations at the frontlines of oil and gas extraction. La version francais suit.

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Enviromental Defense

DECEMBER 20, 2022

Canada’s handling of the toxic tailings will be a real-world test of whether the government is sincere and will act in line with Canada’s stated COP15 priorities: biodiversity protection, meaningful partnership with Indigenous peoples, and science-based policies. Aliénor Rougeot, Climate and Energy Program Manager.

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Enviromental Defense

OCTOBER 4, 2021

Statement from Michelle Woodhouse, Water Program Manager, on Canada’s move to invoke 1977 Pipeline Treaty . Line 5 threatens the way of life for Indigenous peoples of the Great Lakes region, including harvesting and fishing rights and the cultural and spiritual importance of this area to the Anishinabek people.

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Enviromental Defense

APRIL 4, 2023

We are also pleased that the federal government has supported other recommendations put forward by RNNR, which includes considering the impacts of the cap on the workforce and Indigenous communities, and the impacts of the oil and gas sector on the environment. degrees, as identified in the Paris Agreement.

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Enviromental Defense

JANUARY 25, 2024

For the purposes of this blog series, we define sustainable finance as a financial system that does three things: Puts the long-term needs of people over the short-term pursuit of profit Ensures long-term economic stability Funds projects which are consistent with keeping global temperature increase below 1.5

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Union of Concerned Scientists

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

Seeing lies pop up on Twitter and even in news articles is frustrating enough for those of us who are here in person. For folks following news coverage and social media chatter from home, it can be even harder to separate fact from fiction. Here are five key facts that can help explain this complex landscape.

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Enviromental Defense

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

OTTAWA/TRADITIONAL, UNCEDED TERRITORY OF THE ALGONQUIN ANISHNAABEG PEOPLE – Advocates for social justice and equity, environmental protection, and public health call on Parliament to expedite passage of Bill C-226, Canada’s first environmental racism law. Favourable committee report puts Bill C-226 in line for final vote in House of Commons.

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Washington Nature

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

This work led to new and stronger relationships with the Indigenous Peoples of the Olympic Peninsula who understand their home best. By Anya Blaney © Mike Schaefer Mike Schaefer began his decades-long involvement with The Nature Conservancy (TNC) by stewarding the legacy donations of his late partner, Ric Weiland.

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Enviromental Defense

JUNE 2, 2023

PFAS manufacturers must be held accountable for the widespread harm and contamination they have inflicted on people and the environment. Long-range movement of PFAS contaminants are disproportionately impacting the health of Northern Indigenous communities. They knew about the dangers, and now they need to know there’s a price to pay.

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A Greener Life

APRIL 9, 2023

In recent decades, the Ayoreo people have been forced to leave their ancestral lands in the Paraguayan Chaco, but 150 members remained uncontacted. By Flávia Milhorance Report shows US and EU financiers back meat firms in Paraguay whose activities put Ayoreo people at risk. Photo credit:: Fotografías Nuevas / Flickr , PD.

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Enviromental Defense

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

Moreover, government must commit to funding mechanisms in which workers, Indigenous Nations, and communities are actually at the negotiating table. Moreover, government must commit to funding mechanisms in which workers, Indigenous Nations, and communities are actually at the negotiating table.

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Washington Nature

OCTOBER 26, 2023

by Anya Blaney The term “wealth manager” conjures images of people in polished suits, studying market graphs behind corner-office desks. While her career path wasn’t directly nature-based, she sought to foster a “sense of connection and belonging with people and have a service mentality that helps make people’s lives better.”

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Academy of Natural Sciences

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

Delegates at the conference drafted the United States’ National Youth Statement on Climate , representing the voice of a young generation and its climate demands to help protect future generations. We had a lot of honest conversations with people from across the country. LCOY organizers also traveled to Washington D.C.

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Enviromental Defense

DECEMBER 8, 2022

The landmark agreement, known as the Glasgow Statement, is the first multilateral commitment to address public finance for oil and gas. Federal government releases new policy aimed at ending international public financing for fossil fuels, next step is ending domestic financing .

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Legal Planet

MARCH 10, 2022

Neighborhood oil and gas extraction poses serious public health and environmental risks to communities across California – and campaigns by local advocates and political leaders over the last decade have pressed state agencies and local governments, including the City of Los Angeles and Los Angeles County , to better protect those at risk.

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Washington Nature

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

By Anya Blaney Kate Janeway has dedicated her life to environmental causes, including nine years of volunteer service with The Nature Conservancy (TNC) in Washington. She has completed her third and final 3-year term with TNC in Washington’s Board of Trustees and remains actively involved with TNC’s chapters around the U.S.

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Enviromental Defense

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

Funding police to suppress water and land defence efforts , breaching natural aquifers that supply wetlands with groundwater, and circumventing Indigenous People’s tribal rights: some of the many ways Enbridge is working to “develop mutually beneficial relations with Indigenous communities.”. But it is just PR. . legal system.

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Enviromental Defense

JUNE 22, 2021

OTTAWA | | TRADITIONAL, UNCEDED TERRITORY OF THE ALGONQUIN ANISHNAABEG PEOPLE —. This marked a critical first step toward Canada acknowledging its shameful legacy of environmental racism and ensuring that all people in Canada benefit from environment protection policies. since 1994.

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Enviromental Defense

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

It also fails to address the fact that fossil fuel infrastructure projects have inflicted serious harm to local communities and violated the rights of Indigenous Peoples, who are on the front lines of the climate crisis. CAPP’s message flies against the International Energy Agency’s research, which found that limiting warming to 1.5°C

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Enviromental Defense

MARCH 14, 2023

Not all of our people benefit from the oil industry’s presence in our territories. ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENCE, KEEPERS OF THE WATER Toronto | Traditional territories of the Mississaugas of the Credit, the Anishinaabeg, the Haudenosaunee, and the Huron-Wendat – Yesterday, in response to the spill of over 5.3

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Enviromental Defense

NOVEMBER 20, 2022

COP27 still fails to recognize the specific roles of different partners in social dialogue, specifically the distinct role labour must play in tripartite negotiations, and the role of Indigenous governments as rightsholders, not stakeholders. Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt – COP27 had to deliver on energy and equity.

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A Greener Life

AUGUST 4, 2021

These are about improving the integrity of ecosystems; protecting and enhancing nature’s contribution to people; fairly sharing the benefits of genetic resources; and financing and implementing the framework. In addition, there is stronger recognition of the role of local communities and indigenous people in protecting nature , said Krueger.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Despite recent statements to the contrary, a fast and fair fossil fuel phaseout is really the only option to limit climate change damage and safeguard people’s health, lives, and livelihoods. This is alarming but not surprising, given that the nations of the world are finally working toward an agreement to phase out fossil fuels.

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Circle of Blue

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

State agencies insist — though scientists and indigenous leaders furiously disagree — that waterways won’t be affected. Indigenous leaders performed a 250-mile “Walk for Water” across Minnesota, from the headwaters of the Mississippi to the State Capitol, to oppose the Line 3 pipeline. She’s watched it all, seen it all.”.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Minority-serving institutions represent one-fifth of the nation’s STEM undergraduates Harkening back to the Higher Education Act of 1965, the MSI term refers to institutions of higher education that serve Black, Indigenous, people of color (BIPOC) populations.

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Washington Nature

MARCH 27, 2024

Whether writing about the impact of clean energy on the economy, the need for immigration reform, or how to connect youth to promising educational and professional opportunities, she can see what’s possible when people work together to create a better future. They heard people's responses, and they incorporated their ideas."

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Union of Concerned Scientists

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

ExxonMobil, the world’s largest non-state oil company, is a member of hundreds of trade associations around the globe working to promote the interests of the oil and gas industry. So why did its recent departure from a single trade association make news? What could those “areas of work” be, you ask?

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Circle of Blue

APRIL 4, 2023

But crossing the river here, most often from Canada into the United States, is dangerous when inclement weather creates large waves, as was the case last week, when eight people died amid high winds and tall waves. Sign up for Fresh: A Great Lakes Policy Briefing , straight to your inbox, every other Tuesday. is generated.

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