A Michigan judge has ruled in favour of Enbridge Inc. in its long-standing dispute with the state over the Line 5 cross-border pipeline. In her ruling on Thursday, Judge Janet Neff said the case belongs in federal court — a blow to Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s bid to shut down the …
Read More »Nunavut Impact Review Board rejects proposed Baffinland expansion
The Nunavut Impact Review board has recommended Baffinland’s Phase 2 expansion not be allowed to proceed. In a letter to Dan Vandal, the federal northern affairs minister, Nunavut Impact Review Board chair Kaviq Kaluraq said the mine has the potential for “significant adverse ecosystemic effects” on marine mammals, fish, caribou and other wildlife, which in …
Read More »Linux kernel team rejects University of Minnesota researchers’ apology
Enlarge / Do not anger the penguin, for it is long of memory and slow to forgive. Last week, senior Linux kernel developer Greg Kroah-Hartman announced that all Linux patches coming from the University of Minnesota would be summarily rejected by default. This policy change came as a result of three …
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