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Wed May 6 04:22:16 EDT 2020

Hi Everyone! 

It's been busy but lots of news to share. Here is the latest: 

LOCAL NEWS

Watch the Birdy! 
The Bird Blitz is now underway and Birds Canada is looking for folks to take some time to record the bird seen around their home. Bird identification assistance is provided online and it's an easy and fun way to past the time from home. For more info visit here: 

BIRD BLITZ AT HOME! | Birds Canada | Oiseaux Canada

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U of G Chancellor quits due to DivestmentGuelph U Chancellor Biles just happenes to be a controlling shareholder of Canadian Tire....(It makes one wonder how many conflicts exist with these University boards & fossil fuel sectors.)
Chancellor Martha Billes quits after University of Guelph divests from fossil fuels

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Chancellor Martha Billes quits after University of Guelph divests from f...

University governors voted to pull investments from fossil fuel companies to support a ‘sustainable future’
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Why are Grocery stores exempt from Curb Side delivery of Plants? 
Locally I confirm that you CAN purchase garden plants at Zehrs located at Conestoga Mall. I grabbed four containers of Strawberries there the other day. But in Ontario if you want to buy plants from Home Depot, Lowes, Canadian Tire or a garden centre it is curb side delivery only.  In this article garden expert Mark Cullen stated: "Every province in the country but Ontario, their independent garden centre, their chain garden centres are open for business. Obviously with the appropriate safety protocols, that goes without saying. But why not Ontario?"First Ontario businesses prepare to reopen as COVID-19 regulations loosen

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First Ontario businesses prepare to reopen as COVID-19 regulations loosen

Scott Lightfoot

A few Ontario businesses will reopen their doors starting at midnight on Monday after the provincial government ...
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Waterloo Region is Uniquely Positioned (Sounds like we're playing Twister.) 
The C.D. Howe Institute's Business Cycle Council said that Canada has entered a recession due to the economic devastation caused by the COVID-19 pandemic however Ian McLean, the President and CEO of the Greater KW Chamber of Commerce said "Waterloo Region is very fortunate, and I think we have the assets that are going to allow us to come out probably sooner than other parts of the country." 
Waterloo Region 'uniquely positioned' amid a recession

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Waterloo Region 'uniquely positioned' amid a recession

Greater KW Chamber of Commerce President Ian McLean reacts to the C.D. Howe Institute's conclusion that Canada h...
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Wellington Water Watchers Petition to reinstate EBR
April 3 there was a decision to suspend Ontario’s Environmental Bill of Rights (EBR) as a COVID-19 emergency measure. This suspension could allow projects or laws to move forward that could damage the environment without consulting or notifying the public.  Sign here to assure projects have proper scrutiny. 
Reinstate all provisions of the Environmental Bill of Rights

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Reinstate all provisions of the Environmental Bill of Rights

To engage our constituents in water protection, rehabilitation and conservation.
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PROVINCIAL NEWS

Community gardens are an essential serviceQuick Provincial flip flop here. It was originally prohibited out of concern for Covid Risks with shared metal devices including taps and gates, tools etc. but now they realize people actually use it for their food supply. 
Ontario declares community gardens essential source of fresh food | CBC News

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Ontario declares community gardens essential source of fresh food | CBC ...

A media release issued Saturday morning said gardens will have to follow recommendations and instructions laid o...
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FEDERAL NEWS
Federal measures will benefit farmers & the hungry (and offset food waste) 
"The government will buy large quantities of certain products at risk of going to waste — say, potatoes or poultry — and redistribute them to organizations addressing food insecurity," said Trudeau.$252M emergency aid package coming for farmers, food processors — but critics warn it's not enough

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$252M emergency aid package coming for farmers, food processors — but cr...

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The .org domain registry is saved from privatization 
ICANN has announced that it's blocking the sale of the .ORG domain registry to Ethos Capital, a private equity firm. The sale would have transformed all the non-profit and charitable organizations that rely on their .ORG domains to a for-profit company.
You saved the .ORG domain! | OpenMedia

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You saved the .ORG domain! | OpenMedia

The OpenMedia community rallied together and helped save the .ORG domain registry from being sold to a private e...
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Canada's Covid 19 cases came mainly from the US not China.Canada’s early COVID-19 cases came from the U.S. not China, provincial data shows

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Canada’s early COVID-19 cases came from the U.S. not China, provincial d...

The National Post asked for data on the origins of travel-related cases in Ontario, Quebec, British Columbia and...
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Covid & Food: We were not ready.
Three experts from the Canadian Science Policy Centre speak on how Covid 19 woke us up on the need to have a secure food system in place. Brief Excerpts:
The way in which our farms depend on temporary foreign workers has been highlighted as a major challenge. Similarly, keeping our food processing sector operating as staff test positive for the virus is proving difficult. There is also a massive food security crisis looming amongst low income Canadians, many of whom have lost their jobs and seen wages plummet.

Canada did not go into this crisis with a food security plan in place. Other countries had already put ideas on paper to guide how to keep food systems running in the event of a series of worst-case scenarios. If we had conducted such an exercise, then we would have been better prepared for the challenges we currently are facing.

Food, History and COVID

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All this talk of Covid reminds me of a question this person asked earlier this week.  If one uses the Covid 19 stimulus money to buy baby chickens does that mean we got the money for nothing and the chicks for free? 

Vandana Shiva warns of MonsantoThis is a must see video. Vandana Shiva speaks openly on GMO and Monsanto. She warns of corporations taking over agriculture and how they destroyed farmlands of Punjab and how farmers used to hold 90% of the seeds in the past but these firms ruined soil and destroyed the water supply and the pollinators were gone.  She worked to reintroduce the organic cotton seeds and the wealth stayed local.  Monsanto lost 11 Million dollars.  She warns that Bill Gates is like "Christopher Columbus" because seeds existed by nature but he's creating the colonization of seeds, creating new colonies.  Mark Zuckerburg of Facebook is mining the data of farmers and aspires to get into agriculture as well designing the ads and using the raw data for their corporate agenda.
'Bill Gates is continuing the work of Monsanto', Vandana Shiva tells FRANCE 24

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'Bill Gates is continuing the work of Monsanto', Vandana Shiva tells FRA...

Subscribe to France 24 now: http://f24.my/youtubeEN FRANCE 24 live news stream: all the latest news 24/7 http://...
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(My view: Bayer Monsanto have created Heroin, Round Up, Agent Orange etc. These people have yet to be held accountable for the externalized costs they've had on society! I'm thinking of Elmira too. )

Irvings have access to Alberta Oil...through the Panama Canal. 

Irvings were behind Enbridge Line 9 and Energy East trying to get Alberta oil to move to their terminals along the East Coast. They sought to get Alberta Oil to their terminals and finally they got permission from Canada to get that Alberta Oil but only through... the Panama Canal. If you view the video here, you will see the price of Alberta oil aka WCS fell to  -$40 per barrel. It is reasonable to state this would not be a very profitable venture. Visit here and look at the map of the detour they have to take. Irving Oil finally gets approval to source Alberta oil — but through the Panama Canal

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Irving Oil finally gets approval to source Alberta oil — but through the...

Irving’s circuitous route is seen as a novel way to get around regulatory logjams in Canada that have stalled a ...
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Enbridge making a deal to use the Mainline Pipeline system for OIL STORAGE. 
Enbridge Inc. said on Monday the Canadian pipeline operator has reached a deal with shippers to temporarily store crude oil in North America's largest oil pipeline network from June 1. It would use an older portion of its Line 3 pipeline in Canada before the line is decommissioned next year.
The Mainline Pipelines includes ALL these pipelines 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 10, 11, 14, 64, 65 & 67.  
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/enbridge-mainline-1.5555509

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Enbridge makes deal to store oil in Mainline pipeline as oil glut grows ...

Enbridge Inc. said on Monday the Canadian pipeline operator has reached a deal with shippers to temporarily stor...
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Enbridge Line 3 spill in Saskatchewan 
Enbridge Line 3 "release" of 150m3 of oil took place in Herschel Saskatchewan. The volume equals 150,000 litres or 943 barrels of oil. Most was spilled in the fenced in pumping station area and the 20m3 (20,000 litres) poured outside the fence ending up in a ditch. It was first reported on twitter by the Canadian Energy Regulator. The article published states the spill was found by an Enbridge employee. Details here.https://www.worldpipelines.com/business-news/01052020/pump-station-incident-at-enbridge-facility/?fbclid=IwAR0ty1ZSC9t4RmI3tNuZMX5kdgAIp1R23GFRQNR_u6oioRiakZvTDBCGhEw
Oil rig workers are transitioning to provide Geothermal Energy in Alberta“As the federal government works on post-pandemic economic stimulus plans, industry groups, geothermal, and oil drilling companies have created an alliance with Clean Energy Canada to promote development of the renewable technology in Canada,” the Globe reports. “The group hopes to highlight the sector as one ripe for incentives and investment, which can create jobs for displaced oilfield service workers.”

New Alliance Links Geothermal and Alberta Oil Rigs - The Energy Mix

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New Alliance Links Geothermal and Alberta Oil Rigs - The Energy Mix

Alberta’s oil drillers are looking to the geothermal industry as a place to get idled rigs back in production an...
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INTERNATIONAL NEWS
Vandana Shiva warns of MonsantoVandana Shiva speaks openly on GMO and Monsanto. She warns of corporations taking over agriculture and how they destroyed farmlands of Punjab and how farmers used to hold 90% of the seeds in the past but these firms ruined soil and destroyed the water supply and the pollinators were gone.  She worked to reintroduce the organic cotton seeds and the wealth stayed local.  Monsanto lost 11 Million dollars.  She warns that Bill Gates is like "Christopher Columbus" because seeds existed by nature but he's creating the colonization of seeds, creating new colonies.  Mark Zuckerburg of Facebook is mining the data of farmers and aspires to get into agriculture as well designing the ads and using the raw data for their corporate agenda.
The World Economic Forum & Covid-19 reportThe World Economic Forum released a media report nothing the fact that the Coronavirus has also been detected on pollutant particles in Italy and how new research shows that long-term exposure to air pollution could contribute to higher numbers of COVID-19 fatalities
The link between air pollution and COVID-19 deaths

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The link between air pollution and COVID-19 deaths

As many cities enjoy cleaner air during lockdowns, new research shows that long-term exposure to air pollution i...
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This is the link to the actual report titled Assessing Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2) levels as a contributing factor of to Coronavirus (Covid 19 fatality) and they conclude: These results indicate that the long-term exposure to this pollutant may be one of the most important contributors to fatality caused by the COVID-19 virus in these regions and maybe across the whole world. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0048969720321215

This reminds me of an article I read dating back to April 12, 2019 where it was made public that US Government reserves had oil with hydrogen sulfide levels 250 times higher than government safety standards allow. 
Exxon and other oil giants say the crude they bought from the U.S. government’s reserves was tainted with poisonous gas

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Exxon and other oil giants say the crude they bought from the U.S. gover...

In some cases, hydrogen sulfide levels were 250 times higher than government safety standards allow
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Clean Air could save TRILLIONS in America. 
A new report by NRDC outlines the vital benefits of cleaner air in the US, including up to 370,000 avoided premature deaths and net economic benefits of up to $3.8 trillion for the U.S. economy. Nifty map feature included to take a bird's eye view on the hot spots as well. 

Clearing the Air: The Benefits of the Clean Air Act

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Clearing the Air: The Benefits of the Clean Air Act

Despite the enormous success of the CAA in protecting public health, the law currently faces attacks on many fro...
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Nuclear reactors at Indian Point are shutting down
The Unit 2 reactor at the Indian Point Energy Center along the Hudson River will close for good Thursday. Unit 3 closing April 2021 thanks to the cooperation of Entergy Corp., the state of New York and Riverkeeper.Curtain lowers on nuke plant a stone's throw from Manhattan

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Curtain lowers on nuke plant a stone's throw from Manhattan

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — With the push of a red button, one of the two operating reactors at an aging nuclear plant s...
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Trump's fast food bias
Trump's restaurant recovery focuses on fast food chains and advisory panel lacks reps for independent restaurants.Trump's restaurant recovery plan is built on fast food, as independent restaurants struggle to survive
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Trump's restaurant recovery plan is built on fast food, as independent r...

Kate Taylor

Experts say smaller, independent restaurants will have the hardest time surviving the coronavirus pandemic.
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Church of England using the power of the vote
The Church of England’s investment arm has urged shareholders in ExxonMobil to vote against re-electing the oil company’s entire board for failing to take action on the climate crisis.Church fund urges other ExxonMobil investors to sack board over climate

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Church fund urges other ExxonMobil investors to sack board over climate

Kalyeena Makortoff

Church Commissioners writes to fellow shareholders ahead of protest vote at oil giant’s AGM
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Covid 19 and the global drop in air pollution
New Delhi, which ranked as the fifth most polluted city and the most polluted capital in 2019, has seen a 60% drop in air pollution during the Covid-19 lockdown. These Major Cities Now Have Less Air Pollution During Virus Lockdowns

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These Major Cities Now Have Less Air Pollution During Virus Lockdowns

>From New York to Madrid and Mumbai, people are breathing cleaner air.
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Quick Sign Petitions
Site C has Covid 19 cases and Amnesty is asking for a Site C shutdown. 
https://takeaction.amnesty.ca/page/58577/action/1?locale=en-US&fbclid=IwAR2oXas5J7tDIxWLdfPOe0uxyXefUK1QmfB1z_8P3Yf2Mo4zUGxwwBSLrCI
NRDC's International Petition calling to stop Neonics from killing Bees. 
https://act.nrdc.org/letter/4916-epa-neonics-200428?source=FBONEOPETTK&fbclid=IwAR0qmvf7sMC3xZWBg1fJ6fANKP_ar8fJxeQxz4pa7DyJa1cVJbFw2QLDhZo
Petition to stop Post Media from manipulating Canadian News. (Post Media is majority owned by a US hedge fund)
https://petitions.ourcommons.ca/en/Petition/Details?Petition=e-2464
Sign the petition calling for JPMorgan Chase and Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. to divest from the Coastal GasLink pipeline. 
https://actionnetwork.org/petitions/sign-the-petition-to-protect-indigenous-sovereignty-demand-fossil-fuel-profiteers-jpmorgan-chase-and-kohlberg-kravis-roberts-co-divest-from-coastal-gaslink-pipeline?source=twitter&

A little bible humor. 
The Bible's 42 month Prophecy concerning the Anti Christ."The beast was given a mouth to utter proud words and blasphemies and to exercise its authority for forty-two months". Revelation 13:5(If you do the math...he should be out of office before July 2020. )

Have a super day. Stay healthy everybody! 

Lulu 

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