Fossil fuel pollution = global warming = pandemics = death!

Nelson,   Two weeks ago, on an extraordinarily cold winter day, a group of Greenpeace volunteers and I visited 12 bank branches of the Big Five in Toronto – precisely, RBC, TD, Scotiabank, BMO and CIBC.We postered, went live on Instagram, and reminded everyone of the Big Five’s ongoing role in funding fossil fuel projects that violate Indigenous rights and accelerate climate chaos even as they continue to try to greenwash themselves. [1]   Together, we need to demand that Canada’s Big 5 banks stop funding destructive fossil fuel projects. Will you join me in doing so?

Yes, I will!

The CGL pipeline severely violates Indigenous rights and increases fossil fuel production. While Canada’s big 5 banks have made public commitments to achieve net zero emissions by 2050 [2] and to respect Indigenous land rights, their actions speak louder. And they are funding CGL, even as the Royal Canadian Mounted Police repeatedly raided unceded Wet’suwet’en territory in acts of colonial violence. [3] [4] [5] [6]   If you’re a customer of Canada’s Big 5 banks, remember that these banks are using YOUR money, YOUR savings to fund such projects. Tell them you don’t approve.

Send a message to the banks

It’s not at all impossible to stop investing in destructive pipelines or fossil fuel projects. A recent Greenpeace report shows that although the big 5 banks are more exposed to climate risk than they admit, they could phase out their support for fossil fuels. [7] I hope you can join me in telling them to do so.   Thank you for your support!   Tara, Mobilizations Campaigner, Greenpeace Canada

Sources   [1] https://www.greenpeace.org/canada/en/act/fossil-banks/  [2] https://cba.ca/banks-in-canada-committed-to-a-net-zero-economy-by-2050   [3] https://twitter.com/Gidimten/status/1478603962773245953 [4] https://www.theenergymix.com/2021/10/19/gidimten-checkpoint-urges-investors-to-dump-coastal-gaslink-pipeline/  [5] https://thetyee.ca/News/2022/01/10/BC-NDP-Faces-Internal-Pressure-Change-Course-Wetsuweten-Crisis/  [6] https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/15-arrests-journalists-wetsuweten-cgl-1.6256696  [7] https://www.greenpeace.org/canada/en/press-release/49591/canadian-banks-defying-climate-science-by-increasing-fossil-fuel-finance/

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Sign up for this newsletter Read online Important developments in the pandemic.       By Derek Hawkins  Email  The Post's coronavirus coverage linked in this newsletter is free to access from this email.   The latest With omicron variant cases trending downward, a growing number of Americans say they're ready to live with the coronavirus and move on. Polls indicate Americans are comfortable taking more risks as the virus continues to circulate, accepting the possibility that they may eventually get covid-19 and that, if they're vaccinated and boosted, it probably won't be too bad. They are reviving plans they canceled earlier in the pandemic, resuming the activities they put on hold.  We’ve been here before, of course. And we know that we're one variant away from going through the same cycle again. But prior experience tells us that the more people move on, the harder it will be to reverse course if cases resurge. As more Americans adapt to a new normal, some states are moving to lift their school mask mandates. The Democratic governors of New Jersey and Delaware say they intend to phase out school masking requirements next month. Others may follow, with the governors of New York and Connecticut saying they would address the issue soon. But infections are still running extremely high relative to previous waves, andnot everyone is on board. In Virginia, some students aren’t ready for such a change, worrying that a future without vaccine or mask requirements could upend hard-won pandemic protections.  The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is updating its booster guidance for people with weakened immune systems. The change would shorten the period between the initial vaccine series and the booster dose from five to three months for organ transplant patients and others whose medical conditions blunt their immune response. The move came as the United States marked 900,000 coronavirus deaths. “They were beloved mothers and fathers, grandparents, children, brothers and sisters, neighbors, and friends," President Biden said in a statement. He called on all Americans to get the vaccines and boosters.  Businesses laid off employees in droves in the pandemic’s early waves. This time, companies are struggling to hire and retain workers. Analysts predicted omicron would wreak havoc on the labor market, but January's strong job numbers showed how this part of the economy has become surprisingly variant-proof. “Employers did not yank job postings and run for the hills," one economist told The Washington Post. "Hiring remained robust and in the end, the economy barely sneezed.”    Other important news Do coronavirus tests work if shipped in freezing weather? Probably. Protests against public health mandates in Canada have intensified. Canadian police have made arrests, issued tickets, and seized fuel and vehicles. 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A recent non-peer-reviewed study out of Israel found that people who'd gotten two doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine were far less likely to report common long covid symptoms than unvaccinated people. Researchers spoke with more than 3,000 people who had tested positive. According to the results, vaccinated patients were 54 percent less likely to report headaches, 64 less likely to report fatigue, and 68 less likely to report muscle pain than those who weren't vaccinated. Another study released in September produced similar findings. 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Hello! Today: insights have started trickling in from the first study to deliberately infect people with covid—we break down the most significant findings. Get your friends to sign up here to get The Download every day. What researchers learned from deliberately giving people covid   The news: People who’ve caught covid become infectious far more quickly than previously believed, according to the world’s first “human challenge trial” study in which healthy young volunteers were deliberately infected with the virus. The study, carried out by a team led by researchers at Imperial College London, is the first to watch what happens from the moment someone is infected with SARS-CoV-2. The findings: The 36 volunteers, all aged 18-30, were exposed to a low dose of the original SARS-CoV-2 virus in the nose. Half of the participants developed covid symptoms, and became infectious within just two days, with levels of infectious virus peaking at five days. It has previously been estimated that it took about five days from exposure to first symptoms. Participants in the study remained infectious for an average of nine days. What it all means: The findings come with the caveat that they’ve been derived from a small pool of volunteers. However, they provide useful insights nonetheless. The fact that people become infectious so quickly and stay infectious for so long suggests that recommended isolation periods should be kept at around ten days. Although the virus was detected in the throat first, it was eventually present at much greater levels in the nose, highlighting the need to wear face masks properly. The research also supports the regular, widespread use of lateral flow testing. And the fact that the challenge trial was carried out safely also suggests that this approach could help test future vaccines, variants or treatments.