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N.S. opposition raises concern over Houston's emissions commitment Nova Scotia's latest report on its goals to address climate change shows zero progress since last year on reducing carbon emissions. Opposition leaders doubt whether the province can meet the targets by 2030. The CBC's Michael Gorman reports. https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/9.7297434?cmp=rss

“Republican members of the U.S. House of Representatives Jack Bergman, John James, Lisa McClain and John Moolenaar penned a letter to Prime Minister Mark Carney, and reportedly sent it on Wednesday ‘demanding immediate action from the Canadian government,’ a press release said. ‘American lungs are paying the price for Canadian inaction, year after year,’ the letter said. ‘Sovereignty comes with responsibility, and the responsibility to prevent a foreseeable disaster from crossing into another country’s airspace has not been met.’” https://globalnews.ca/news/11968608/wildfires-united-states-canada/ Perhaps the United States could stop sending its world leading CO₂ emissions into other countries’ airspace as a show of good faith and reciprocity. #uspoli #CarbonEmissions #ClimateChange

Crikey | Why big tech has always been obsessed with hiding its shame by Ketan Joshi AI generated summary, Read the full article for complete information. The article argues that big‑tech companies routinely obscure the true scale of their environmental impact, pointing to examples such as Amazon’s claim of 100 % renewable power while fighting mandatory emissions reporting, and using Canberra Data Centres (CDC) as a case study: its founder Greg Boorer boasts that Australia can build world‑class data centres and still meet net‑zero targets by tapping “substantial unused capacity” in the power system and claims CDC is already net‑zero, despite the broader reality that the industry is imposing massive new energy demand on suburban fringes and relying on vague promises of future technological fixes to downplay the issue. Read more: https://www.crikey.com.au/2026/05/04/data-centres-carbon-emissions-meta-apple-amazon-microsoft/ #Amazon #GregBoorer #carbonemissions #climatechange #datacentres

Is that "recycled" plastic packaging actually recycled? How much CO2 does it prevent being generated as opposed to virgin plastic? It turns out, no, and 6% to 8% more. Be wary of claims made on manufacturer packaging and marketing materials - the petrochemical industry may be feeding them lines about the environmental impact of their processes and they lobby heavily to keep their market for oil growing... https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/jan/27/recycled-plastic-packaging-claims-misleading-say-experts #Greenwashing #Plastics #CarbonEmissions #Recycling #Lobbying