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#regulatorycapture

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Doug Bostrom

Operational economics: a variant of #RegulatoryCapture, sadly.

"...using spatial analysis and financial valuation of the BCP service, we estimate that, annually, the BCP adds 2.81 GtC (range 2.44–3.53 GtC) to the ocean with a storage time of at least 50 years (±25 years). This ecosystem service is worth US$545 billion per year...where the sum of its discounted values for 2023–2030 is US$2.2 trillion (range US$1.9–2.7 trillion)."

Not #OpenAccess; talking to the hand.

nature.com/articles/s41558-025

NatureGlobal distribution, quantification and valuation of the biological carbon pump - Nature Climate ChangeThis study quantifies and values the carbon stored in the ocean due to biological processes. With uptake in the order of 2.8 Gt per year, valued at around US$1 trillion annually (at a carbon price of US$90 per ton of CO2), this service should be included in the global stocktake and climate actions.
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smeg

There is literally no amount of lead that is safe for human consumption, and definitely not safe for human development.

Food safety failure seems to be a feature in the United States.

FDA sets new lower levels for lead in baby food — critics say that’s not enough
cnn.com/2025/01/06/health/lead

CNN · FDA sets new lower levels for lead in baby food — critics say that’s not enoughBy Sandee LaMotte
#lead#leadconsumption#leadinfood
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Paul Wermer, CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

@primonatura
Sub headline reads “This is not normal.”

Funny, as I read the article it appears this is SOP, normalized by a complete failure to enforce existing regulations and a complete failure to update regulations to address changing manufacturing processes.

Why are so many people happy to poison children, the environment, themselves just so the very wealthy can pocket more money?

#ToxicIndustry#ChemicalPollution#environmentalracism
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LM Little

“We need scientists and engineers and, in fact, all academics to fight for a research agenda that serves #decolonization, recognizes the need to phase out #fossilfuels and reduce #energy demand in the most socially equitable ways possible, and values interdisciplinary and #Indigenous knowledge.” readtheorchard.org/p/indigenou

The Orchard · Indigenous environmental activists offer counter-programming to industry-funded tar sands tailings conferenceBy Jeremy Appel
#tarsands#BigOil#RegulatoryCapture
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LM Little

“The failure of CNRL to report dangerous #emissions is not just a regulatory oversight – it’s a direct threat to people’s health. The toxins released from CNRL facilities are linked to higher rates of cancers, reproductive harms, and more." ecojustice.ca/news/environment

Ecojustice · Environmental and health professionals call for investigation into Alberta oil and gas company’s failure to report air emissionsCALGARY/TERRITORIES OF THE BLACKFOOT AND PEOPLES OF TREATIES 6 AND 7, HOME TO MÉTIS NATION OF ALBERTA, REGION III — Environmental and health groups are calling on the federal government to investigate…
#abpoli#RegulatoryCapture#BigOil
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LM Little

“The #AER’s decision to give Imperial a discount on this penalty is yet another example of the Regulator putting the interests of #oilsands executives first, at the expense of #ecosystems, #IndigenousPeoples, and all #Albertans. It highlights how the regulator has become captured by the very industry it is responsible for regulating.” ecojustice.ca/news/regulator-s

Ecojustice · Regulator sells out community safety for pennies on the dollar, as Imperial Oil gets 95 per cent “discount” on oil sands spill fineCALGARY/TERRITORIES OF THE BLACKFOOT AND PEOPLES OF TREATY 7, HOME TO MÉTIS NATION OF ALBERTA, REGION III — Concerned Indigenous Nations, community, health, and environmental groups are urging the…
#RegulatoryCapture#abpoli#BigOil
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