[All] GREN NEWS: March 21? 2016

[Louisette Lanteigne]

GREN NEWS
Local
Waterloo landfill leaking Vinyl Chloride beyond two monitoring wells off site. Record story was published this Saturday but I couldn't find a web link so I took two screen shots of the articles as seen in attachments. 
Community groups around Oxford County organize after MOE approves Terms of Reference for Walker's mega landfill project in Ingersoll. Groundwater at risk.http://www.woodstocksentinelreview.com/2016/03/20/community-groups-organize-after-ontario-ministry-of-environment-and-climate-change-approves-walker-landfill-project-terms-of-reference-with-amendments
Tornado landed in Wellington County. Earliest on record for Canada.  http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/kitchener-waterloo/canada-tornado-2016-wellington-county-first-1.3496994
Cambridge considering backyard Chickens. Link to online petition in support provided. http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/kitchener-waterloo/cambridge-studies-backyard-chicken-bylaw-after-2016-petition-1.3498103

Provincial
Plains LPG Services of Texas is applying to use several oil pipelines under the Saint Clair River to bring product to Sarnia Ontario in Canada. The US state department just extended public comment by 30 days. Background info here: http://m.state.gov/mc55159.htmTo have a say visit http://www.regulations.gov   Enter this long term in the search: Notice of Reopening of PublicComment Period: Re-ConsiderationConcerning the Scope ofAuthorizations in a Presidential PermitIssued to Plains LPG Services, L.P., inMay 2014 for Existing PipelineFacilities on the Border of the UnitedStates and Canada Under the St. ClairRiverClick leave comment. That's it! 
Ontario announces 13 million funding for Climate Change Initiatives for First Nations http://www.tbnewswatch.com/News/384868/Province_announces_$13_million_climate_change_initiative_for_First_Nations_communities

25 communities & 4 Tribe Resolution To Stop Enbridge’s Line 5 Pipeline through the straits of Mackinack http://www.ienearth.org/25-michigan-communities-four-tribes-pass-a-resolution-to-stop-the-oil-flowing-through-enbridges-line-5-pipelines-in-the-mackinac-straits/


Federal
Former CIBC Chief Economist Jeff Rubin states Oil Sands are 'Hemorrhaging Red Ink' Doomed to Shutter.. WCS oil is selling for $15/barrel and losing $15-25 per barrel. http://m.thetyee.ca/News/2016/03/18/Jeff-Rubin-Carbon-Talks/
Proposed LNG plants in BC would negate all BC's carbon cutting efforts. http://www.nationalobserver.com/2016/03/16/analysis/decision-time-trudeau-climate-commitments-or-lng-legacy
1/3rd of Energy East oil may be from the US.  http://ipolitics.ca/2016/03/15/the-drilldown-energy-east-to-move-north-dakota-oil/
TransCanada edited a Federal Investigative report and dramatically altered facts. http://www.nationalobserver.com/2016/03/17/news/heres-how-transcanada-edited-federal-investigation-report
NEB has a long history of off-record meetings with oil industry http://www.nationalobserver.com/2016/03/17/news/neb-emails-reveal-pattern-record-meetings-pipeline-industry

International

Snapping Turtles from the US Midwest to the Gulf have declined 95%. http://www.biologicaldiversity.org/news/press_releases/2016/alligator-snapping-turtle-03-16-2016.html
Great Graph showing the age of US pipeline infrastructure by decade.  http://canaryusa.com/aging-us-pipelines/
World's top manufacturers create a closed loop fund to reclaim wastes. http://www.wastedive.com/news/how-closed-loop-fund-boosts-recycling-with-support-from-the-worlds-leading/415776/
Norway merging ethical investing with human rights http://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2016/mar/18/responsible-investing-financial-winner-human-rights-strategy?CMP=share_btn_twTomato wastes in the state of Florida could power Disney World for 3 months! http://www.wastedive.com/news/researchers-find-tomato-waste-may-be-powerful-source-of-electricity/415753/

Quick sign petitions: Waukesha Wisconsin's application to divert water from Great Lakes would remove 15 Olympic sized swimming pools of water out each day. Environmental Defence has a petition to help stop this. Visit here to sign. http://action.environmentaldefence.ca/p/dia/action3/common/public/?action_KEY=17010
Restore the right of Charities to shape public policy with Environmental Defence http://salsa4.salsalabs.com/o/50999/p/dia/action3/common/public/?action_KEY=15591
Stop Site C http://www.forestethics.org/action/sign-petition-keep-peace-river-wild-and-free?source=twitter& 
Ask Canadian Federal Finance Minister to stop funding Fossil Fuels. http://you.leadnow.ca/petitions/end-fossil-fuel-handouts-in-the-2016-budget?source=twitter-share-button

Have a great week folks!
Lulu :0)
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