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Canadians for Political Accountability, Social Justice, a Green Future

Study finds pollution is deadlier than war, disaster, hunger

In Victory for Standing Rock Sioux Tribe, Court Finds That Approval of Dakota Access Pipeline Violated the Law - THE INDIGENOUS AMERICAN

theindigenousamericans.com

The Standing Rock Sioux Tribe won a significant victory today in its fight to protect the Tribe’s drinking water and [...]

Regreening the planet could cut as much carbon as halting oil use – report

theguardian.com

Natural solutions such as tree planting, protecting peatlands and better land management could account for 37% of all cuts needed by 2030, says study

Canadians for Political Accountability, Social Justice, a Green Future

STAND WITH MICHAEL FOSTER: "We called the pipeline operations control center for five pipelines, about 10 minutes before we cut the chains and turn the valves to stop the flow. This allowed them to shut off the flow at the pump stations for a safe shut down," he tells The Current's Friday host Piya Chattopadhyay. A few minutes later 15 per cent of the nation's oil supply — the U.S. oil supply — halted." "So it was I think a very effective action in terms of drawing attention to the tarsands and in drawing attention to the existing consumption of fuel that we have to stop right now."

People, Not Pipelines

THANK YOU, Environmental Health Project. For years, people living near natural gas compressor stations like the one pictured here have reported adverse health effects they felt were absolutely related to the facilities' toxic emissions. (In case you're unfamiliar with compressor stations, they're what push natural gas—most of which, today, is fracked gas—through large-diameter high-pressure pipelines.) EHP's newly released report marks the FIRST TIME that emissions data from compressor stations and their health impacts on nearby communities have been compiled side by side, and it supports the first-person accounts we've heard for so long. According to the study, which focuses on 18 compressor stations in New York State, "the largest emissions [by volume] are NO2, CO, VOCs, Formaldehyde, and Particulate Matter. Exposure to these chemicals can cause respiratory and cardiovascular diseases, neurological and developmental diseases and cancer." #Fracking #Pipelines #AirisLife Governor Andrew Cuomo NYSDOH - New York State Health Department Physicians for Social Responsibility - New York NYS Department of Environmental Conservation