[All] GREN News

[Louisette Lanteigne]

Provincial:


First Nations, Fishermen and Environmental groups unite efforts to stop oil exploration in the Gulf of St. Lawrence. 
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/moratorium-on-gulf-of-st-lawrence-oil-exploration-sought-1.2669637


Michigan calls for greater scrutiny for Lake Huron deep nuclear repository. The Ontario Power Generation used New Mexico facility as an example of a safe repository...then it leaked. http://www.thestar.com/business/2014/06/12/michigan_senate_wants_more_scrutiny_for_nuclear_dump.html

National:

Ottawa sued: First Nations reservations seek safe drinking water 
http://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/ottawa-sued-in-push-for-safe-drinking-water-on-reserves-1.1871173


Fracking waste water injected in old wells in northeast B.C. Toxic waste water equal in volume to 24 World Trade Center towers injected into a single 46-year-old natural gas well. Fracking waste water is not tracked.

http://www.vancouversun.com/health/Fracking+waste+water+being+injected+into+wells+northeastern/9942146/story.html


International
NY state study: radioactivity in fracking waste water at 267 times the levels safe for human consumption. 

http://www.vancouversun.com/health/Fracking+waste+water+being+injected+into+wells+northeastern/9942146/story.html


California drought forces salmon migration by TRUCK to Pacific Ocean 

http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/california-drought-forces-salmon-to-hitch-ride-to-pacific-ocean-1.2676435


Tesla puts electric car patents into public domain to increase the production and use of electric cars. 

http://www.cbc.ca/news/business/tesla-puts-electric-car-patents-into-public-domain-1.2673617


Northern Gateway approved with 209 conditions that will never logically be met. A slew of lawsuits are initiated by Environmental groups such as Forest Ethics and a united effort by First Nations. 




Lulu 
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