[All] Gren News April 9/ 2018

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Hi folks!
Lots happening! Here you go!

LOCAL
Sustainable Waterloo 9th annual Evening of Recognition: Thursday April 12thWaterloo Region’s organizations and communities are creating a low carbon future. Come celebrate their 2017 achievements at Thursday's Evening of Recognition! Register for free at http://www.sustainablewaterlooregion.ca/events/?platform=hootsuite 
Hold the Line festival 2018September 7th and 8th are the dates announced for the Second Annual Hold the Line Festival. Biking, Music, Food and Camping, Workshops and more! Info here: https://www.holdthelinewr.org/
Environmental Racism & the Politics of Waste Online or Live Lecture Tues Apr 24 @ 7PM E at the Perimeter Institute in Waterloo Ingred Waldron is a Dalhousie University Professor is coming to the Perimeter Institute and will speak on Environmental Racism in Nova Scotia. Details of the event and free tickets are available here: http://wgsi.org/generation-sdg/environmental-racism-politics-waste-ingrid-waldron-public-lecture



PROVINCIAL NEWS
Pipelines are officially deemed a "THREAT" in OntarioThe Environmental Registry has just announced that Liquid hydrocarbon pipelines are now a prescribed threat in source protection plans under Ontario's Clean Water Act. Details here: 
https://www.ebr.gov.on.ca/ERS-WEB-External/displaynoticecontent.do?noticeId=MTMzOTUw&statusId=MjA1MzM4&language=en

Chalk River 10 year licence renewal meets Indigenous OppositionAnishinabek Nation Grand Council Chief Patrick Madahbee says that the Anishinabek Nation is standing with the Iroquois Caucus opposing the unprecedented 10-year license to run Chalk River Laboratories.
“The new license sets the stage for the building and testing of a new generation of small nuclear reactors at Chalk River,” says Grand Council Chief Madahbee.  “They are going to create a giant dump on the surface that could leach radioactive waste into the Ottawa River.  The Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission has completely disregarded our concerns and recommendations. We assert inherent ownership of the water and jurisdiction within our regions and traditional territories.  As I have said before, we will stand with our Iroquois allies to protect the drinking water.  Water is the lifeblood of Mother Earth.”http://www.manitoulin.ca/2018/04/05/anishinabek-stand-with-iroquois-caucus-condemning-decision-for-a-radioactive-dump-at-chalk-river-licensed-for-ten-years/


FEDERAL NEWS
May 31: Kinder Morgan DeadlineKinder Morgan states if shareholders don't support the pipe by May 31st, the project will be cancelled. Currently, all funding has stopped except for essential services. Details here:http://vancouversun.com/news/local-news/kinder-morgan-to-halt-its-spending-on-trans-mountain-pipeline-due-to-b-c-opposition

Meanwhile stocks in Kinder Morgan stock plunges.http://business.financialpost.com/commodities/energy/kinder-morgan-considering-investing-elsewhere-if-trans-mountain-pipeline-untenable: 
Methane 15 times higher than reported.Oil & gas methane emissions are 15 times higher (or more) than what Big Oil claim (and that's when they are obligated to report, which is not the case in many countries) - as evidenced (again) in Canada 
http://www.jwnenergy.com/article/2018/3/industry-vastly-underreporting-methane-emissions-study/

US NEWS
Line 3 inspires weaker water protectionsBills to nullify Minnesota’s water quality standard for wild rice, meant to keep nitrates out of drinking water are advancing through the Minnesota Legislature to help approve Enbridge Line 3.
http://www.tri-cityherald.com/news/business/national-business/article208179519.html

Catholic Line 3 ProtestIn the mean time, @350 announced on Twitter that 26 Catholic workers from across the US are currently taking peaceful action at a #Line 3 pipeline storage yard near Barnum, MN, calling on Enbridge to discontinue work on the project. 

INTERNATIONAL NEWS
"Catastrophic" warning from Mark CarneyMark Carney, former Canadian Finance Minister and current governor of the Bank of England has warned of the “catastrophic impact” climate change could have for the financial system unless firms do more to disclose their vulnerabilities.https://www.theguardian.com/business/2018/apr/06/mark-carney-warns-climate-change-threat-financial-system?CMP=twt_a-environment_b-gdneco

RAN report shows banks more than doubled Tar Sands Investments.In 2017 banks invested $115 BILLION into Tar Sands investments. Visit here to see which banks were involved. Excellent website. https://www.ran.org/bankingonclimatechange2018


Melting Ice Sheets changing PH levels in Antarctic WatersOceanographers have detected a trend of decreasing salinity in Antarctic waters fed by ice sheet melt. That affects the density of the deep, very cold waters that drive key ocean currents. (It also signals the importance of ice sheets and glacier systems to maintain healthy PH balance in the oceans!)
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/02042018/antarctica-ice-sheet-shelf-glaciers-grounding-line-receding-worst-case-sea-level-rise-risk

Colorado Glaciers at 66% of their normal levels. With emerging drought risks there are more calls for reservoirs. https://www.denverpost.com/2018/04/05/colorado-mountain-snowpack-drought/?utm_campaign=coschedule&utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=americanrivers

Anchor mishap results in massive oil spill in IndonesiaIn Indonesia, a foreign coal vessel dropped anchor in the bay and dragged Pertamina's oil pipeline 120 meters from its initial location, causing it to crack resulting in massive spill that spanned 50 square miles and that killed 5 people. https://www.ecowatch.com/oil-pipeline-spill-indonesia-2556434833.html


Columbian kids win climate change case in court25 kids, aged 7 to 26, sued the government of Colombia for failing to protect the environment. The country’s Supreme Court ruled in favor of the children and now the government must come up with an action plan for stopping deforestation in the Amazon and escalate its fight against climate change. 
https://www.globalcitizen.org/en/content/kids-won-climate-change-case-in-colombia/


Have a good one folks!
Lulu :0) 






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