[ACTIVlist] ACTIVlist Update - January 21, 2015

Council of Canadians ACTIVlist Update

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WIN! In 'major reversal' Colchester to ban dumping of fracked wastewater

The Chronicle-Herald now reports, "The county approved in principle last week a policy change that would prevent the future disposal of fracking waste water into the municipal sewer system."

EU food safety commissioner doesn't see majority support for TTIP in national parliaments

The European Union's commissioner... for health and food safety says that the United States-European Union Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) needs to be ratified by all national parliaments in Europe and that, "At the moment, I don't see a safe majority for this yet."

Poplar pipeline spill into Yellowstone River signals Energy East threat

People concerned about Energy East - and other proposed pipelines - are taking note of the most recent oil spill in the United States.

Kravčík's Blue Alternative in Slovakia

Michal Kravčík is a Slovak hydrologist and environmentalist. He was awarded the Goldman Environmental Prize in 1999 for his work in stopping a large dam on the Torysa River.


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