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Monthly Archives: October 2020
Trump to gut protections in Alaska’s Tongass forest, the ‘lungs of the country’ | Public lands | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/oct/28/trump-permit-logging-alaska-tongass-national-forest Related Report: Feds lose millions in Tongass timber sales https://www.akrdc.org/forestry
Posted in international, News and politics, Sustainability
Tagged Alaska, Carbon sinkhole, Forest, forestry, harvesting, protections, southern, Taxpayers, Tongass, Trump
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Millions of public and GOP dollars have flowed to Trump’s properties during his presidency – The Washington Post
Ballrooms, candles and luxury cottages: During Trump’s term, millions of government and GOP dollars have flowed to his properties Related https://www.opensecrets.org/trump/trump-properties
Current, former CBC employees condemn corporation’s branded-content initiative
SIMON HOUPT THE GLOBE AND MAIL October 29 at 8:32 p.m. CDT https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/article-current-former-cbc-employees-condemn-corporations-branded-content/ … In response to the staff actions, CBC/Radio-Canada announced this month that it would “press pause” on any further Tandem contracts, and strike a working group comprising … Continue reading
Posted in Canada, News and politics
Tagged branded content, cbc, contracts, fake news, public broadcaster, reputation, staff, tandem, trust
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B.C. man’s lawsuit over marketing of Canada Dry ginger ale settled for $200,000
The settlement was approved in March for Canadians outside Quebec requiring that the company pay $200,000, which includes legal costs, plus $18,607 in other legal expenses. The agreement means the remainder of the money will be paid to class members … Continue reading
What is carbon capture, usage and storage – and can it trap emissions? | Environment | The Guardian
illian Ambrose Energy correspondent Thu 24 Sep 2020 06.00 BST … Where is carbon capture technology being used? There are about 20 CCUS projects operating commercially, nowhere near enough to clean up the world’s carbon emissions. The early forerunners are … Continue reading
Posted in international, News and politics, Oil and Gas, Science & Technology, Sustainability
Tagged average, capture, Carbon, CCS, CCUS, Climate Change, CO2, economic, emissions, global, rapid, storage, usage, warming
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Facebook Services and other Apps preinstalled on many devices with option to uninstall removed
Oct 27 2020 Apple, Google, Samsung, LG and many other device makers or mobile wireless providers pre-install their own and or third party apps on devices that some users do not want and disable the option to uninstall them. Here … Continue reading
Posted in Canada, Computers and Internet, international, News and politics, security, social media
Tagged ADB, ads, Analytics, android, apps, Cambridge, data, Disable, discourse, Election, Facebook, Facebook Services, influence, mining, pre-installed, Privacy, public, sdk
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BC nurse falsified records, diverted ‘significant’ quantities of opiates from hospital | CTV News
Posted in Canada, healthcare, justice, News and politics
Tagged bc canada, british Columbia, Campbell River, falsify, medical, nurse, opioides, records
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RCMP and CBSA officers to face questions over Meng Wanzhou’s arrest in extradition case
Posted in Canada, Charter and Constitutional Rights, international, law, News and politics
Tagged cbsa, charter, China, extradition, Huawei, Iran, Meng Wanzhou, rcmp, rights, sanctions, US
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Money-laundering commission resumes hearings in B.C.
Commissioner Austin Cullen presides over opening statements at the Commission of Inquiry into Money Laundering in British Columbia on Feb. 24. Hearings will resume today after being suspended for the provincial election. (Ben Nelms/CBC) Money-laundering commission resumes hearings in B.C. … Continue reading
Posted in Canada, Financial, justice, News and politics
Tagged bc, billions, british Columbia, Canada, Commission, corporate crimes, corruption, crime, federal, fintrac, gambling, government, illegal, international, laundering, luxury, luxury cars, luxury vehicles, money, money laundering, organized crime, police, provincial, rcmp, real estate
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Trump ‘16 campaign, PAC illegally co-ordinated, claims election watchdog
Trump ‘16 campaign, PAC illegally co-ordinated, claims election watchdog https://www.theglobeandmail.com/world/us-politics/article-trump-16-campaign-pac-illegally-co-ordinated-claims-election/ Related https://amp.theguardian.com/technology/commentisfree/2020/oct/15/cambridge-analytica-threat-democracy-facebook-big-tech
Posted in News and politics
Tagged 2016, brexit, cambridge analytics, campaign, donations, Election, influencing, manipulating, Trump, voter
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