Climate Change: State of the Earth

The melting sea ice is accelerating.

Firefighters Battle the Infernos of Climate Change

Emissions from fishing vessels have quadrupled since 1950, UBC study shows

Even as the volume of seafood caught worldwide declines, greenhouse gas emissions from fisheries continue to rise, hitting levels much higher than previously thought, according to new research from the University of B.C.

The study estimates marine fishing vessels released 207 million tonnes of carbon dioxide in 2016, about 30 per cent higher than previously estimated. That's despite the fact that overall catch has been dropping since the 1990s.

https://www.cbc.ca/amp/1.4994040

Many of Alberta’s ‘reclaimed’ wells aren’t actually reclaimed: government presentation

With the click of a button, oil and gas companies can receive certificates for site clean up — almost always without any on-the-ground inspection from the regulator — in a system one former inspector says is failing Albertans

Sharon J. Riley 

Dec 6, 2018

Fossil fuel era is ending, but the lawsuits are just beginning

Fossil fuel era is ending, but the lawsuits are just beginning

January 18, 2019 by Kyla Tienhaara, Queen's University