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May 25th 2022

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Report labels oil and gas companies’ climate pledges ‘grossly insufficient’ Eight oil and gas companies are planning hundreds of expansion projects in the coming years, even as the world is already on track to burn through its remaining carbon budget, a new report finds. Natasha Bulowski News, Energy, Politics, Ottawa Insider \| May 25th 2022

Calgary’s billionaires should put their money where their hockey team is Seattle’s new Climate Pledge Arena serves as a reminder — an unpleasant one for those hoping to extort more cash out of Calgary’s city council — that you can build a new arena without public money, writes columnist Max Fawcett. Max Fawcett Opinion, Politics \| May 25th 2022

In this election, we must protect Ontario, the only home we have As we’ve seen through the Ontario election campaign, climate change and the environment are not being regarded as a top issue of concern for voters. Lucy Bain, Gretchen Fitzgerald Opinion \| May 25th 2022

UN boss tells graduates: Do not work for ‘climate wreckers’ António Guterres says young people should tackle the climate crisis by using their talent to deliver a renewable future. Damian Carrington News \| May 25th 2022

Fava beans transformed into tofu thanks to Winnipeg’s Prairie Research Kitchen For staff at Red River College Polytechnic’s Prairie Research Kitchen, tofu made from fava beans is a new frontier in plant-based protein and the culmination of years of work. Winnipeg Free Press News \| May 25th 2022

Canadian study finds link between air pollution and COVID severity An extensive study of thousands of COVID-19 patients in Ontario hospitals found links between the severity of their infections and the levels of common air pollutants they experience. Bob Weber News \| May 24th 2022

South Asia's heat portends the future of climate change The devastating heat wave that has baked India and Pakistan in recent months was made more likely by climate change and is a glimpse of the region’s future, international scientists said in a study released on Monday, May 23, 2022. Aniruddha Ghosal News \| May 24th 2022

Environmentalists tackle plastic waste problem at South African meeting Environmental activists are meeting in South Africa this week to press governments and businesses to reduce the production of plastic because it is harming the continent’s environment. Mogomotsi Magome News \| May 24th 2022

B.C. fish farms cultivate increased risks for wild salmon, new studies show Two new studies suggest that pathogens from fish farms raise risks for B.C.'s plummeting wild salmon stocks. Rochelle Baker News, New News, Island Insider \| May 25th 2022

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