1. Receive wetland sampling data from Canadian scientist that clearly shows neonic levels that cause harm and must be banned under Canadian law.
2. Share that data with industry groups without researcher's permission, urging them to find "other results". Give them 4 1/2 years to do this.
3. Industry, Bayer and others, finds pretext to throw out "problematic" sites on the grounds that they can't be found on satellite imagery in autumn (normal for seasonal wetlands). Submits their own proprietary, cherry picked, non peer-reviewed data, much of it from simulated rather than real world data collection.
4. Lo and behold a ban on neonics is not needed after all!
5. Ignore scientist's rebuttal.

nationalobserver.com/2024/10/1…

Exclusive: How a federal agency colluded with a pesticide maker to silence a Canadian researcher

The federal pesticide regulator collaborated with an agrochemical giant to undermine research by a prominent Canadian scientist to stave off an impending ban of a class of pesticides harmful to human brains and sperm and deadly to bees, insects and b…

^{Canada's National Observer}

"It’s a strange time in politics when during an atmospheric river people come out and vote for a party that’s denying the reality of climate change." - Sonia Furstenau

It seems the majority did not, but 43.5% did, WTF?

They believe conspiracy theories without seeing the one right in front of their nose that they are falling for.

thenarwhal.ca/bc-election-resu…

B.C. election results: no clear winner. What could that mean for nature and climate?

After a dramatic election campaign, the BC NDP and the BC Conservatives were still neck-and-neck at midnight on election night. With some ridings still too close to call, British Columbia may be looking at another minority government

^{Shannon Waters (The Narwhal)}

raventrust.com/creature-from-t…

"the Creature of the Oil Sands doesn’t just rip the land up, contaminate the water, and destroy the atmosphere – it infiltrates the minds of corporations and government."

Monsters of Injustice: The Creature from the Oil Sands - RAVEN

Over millions and millions of years, layers of plant, animal, and – yes – dinosaur matter have been decomposing. The result? A black sludge that sits beneath the Earth’s surface, decomposing further and further into the land.

^{RAVEN (RAVEN Trust)}

September 2024 was 1.54°C above the pre-industrial level globally, the second highest ever recorded (2023 was the highest). Note the graph shows year to date running average not individual months' records, which is a bit confusing.

September kept 2024 on track to be the warmest year on record, with the global average temperature anomaly for January-September 2024 0.71°C above the 1991-2020 average, which is 0.19°C warmer than the same period in 2023.

Better Banking is the next step in this year long alphabetical programme to become a more ethical citizen. The bank rundown is UK focused, but I know the main point.

Here in Canada, a few years ago the Canada Broadcasting Corp. did an expose of how banks pressure and bully employees to upsell and mislead customers. That alone should have been enough for everyone to quit dealing with them. They're all bad; and they all fund fossil fuels this being Canada, so there's little to choose. The answer is to go to credit unions.

I have opened an account with a federated (accredited nation-wide, this is a new thing) credit union with online banking, which suits my needs. Still have my old account as Canada doesn't seem to have such a neat way of switching over as described in the post. I'll gradually phase it out as I test out the new one to make sure I can do everything I need to. #ethicalconsumer
ethicalrevolution.co.uk/better…

Better Banking - Ethical Revolution

Join me in taking step B, “Better Banking”, in the A-Z of simple steps to a better world: enhancing our banking habits.

^{Ethical Revolution}