A massive outage at Rogers has brought down internet and cellular service across Canada, and has also interrupted government services and payment systems for businesses and individuals.
The outage began some time early Friday morning, and as of 5 p.m. ET had not been fixed.
The company does not have an estimate when the day-long outage will be fixed, said Kye Prigg, Rogers' senior vice-president of access networks and operations, on CBC's Power & Politics.
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Massive Rogers outage snarling telecom, banking and government services continues | CBC News
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7/8/22
10/6/21
Fossil fuel industry gets subsidies of $11m a minute, IMF finds - by Damian Carrington
The fossil fuel industry benefits from subsidies of $11m every minute, according to analysis by the International Monetary Fund.
The IMF found the production and burning of coal, oil and gas was subsidised by $5.9tn in 2020, with not a single country pricing all its fuels sufficiently to reflect their full supply and environmental costs. Experts said the subsidies were “adding fuel to the fire” of the climate crisis, at a time when rapid reductions in carbon emissions were urgently needed.
Read more at : Fossil fuel industry gets subsidies of $11m a minute, IMF finds | Fossil fuels | The Guardian
The IMF found the production and burning of coal, oil and gas was subsidised by $5.9tn in 2020, with not a single country pricing all its fuels sufficiently to reflect their full supply and environmental costs. Experts said the subsidies were “adding fuel to the fire” of the climate crisis, at a time when rapid reductions in carbon emissions were urgently needed.
Read more at : Fossil fuel industry gets subsidies of $11m a minute, IMF finds | Fossil fuels | The Guardian
12/27/20
Pets Industry: Pandemic isolation sees booming demand for pets — and for businesses that cater to them
All those new pet photos you've been seeing on social media don't lie. The COVID-19 pandemic has prompted booming demand for pets from Canadians feeling isolated after months of social distancing. And that's meant big opportunities for a slew of Canadian companies that cater to that craving for companionship.
Read more at: Pandemic isolation sees booming demand for pets — and for businesses that cater to them | CBC News
Read more at: Pandemic isolation sees booming demand for pets — and for businesses that cater to them | CBC News
1/27/19
EU: Pesticides in food: what is the European Parliament doing to help?
Europeans are concerned about pesticide residues in food and their potential effect on health. Find out how MEPs are tackling the issue.
About 50% of the food tested by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) in 2016 contained pesticide residues, with 3.8% exceeding legal limits. In the EU, pesticides and the active substances in them are carefully monitored, but in recent years, concern has been raised over the approval procedure, especially after controversy about the renewal of glyphosate approval in 2017.
To better protect people’s health the European Parliament wants action to improve the management of pesticide use in the EU.
More transparent pesticide approval procedure
In February 2018, Parliament appointed a special committee to look into the EU’s authorisation procedure for pesticides. On 16 January, MEPs backed the committee’s final report pushing for more transparent procedures to ensure political accountability.
MEPs recommend that:
*The public should be granted access to studies used in the authorisation procedure
*Manufacturers asking for substance approval should register all regulatory studies in a public register to ensure all relevant information is taken into account
*Scientific experts should review studies on carcinogenicity of glyphosate and maximum residue levels for soils and surface water should be set
*Pesticides and their active substances should be tested thoroughly, taking into account cumulative effects and long-term toxicityPesticides should no longer be used over a wide area near schools, childcare facilities, playing fields, hospitals, maternity hospitals and care homes
Better access to studies on food chain safety
In December 2018 Parliament voted in favour of an update of the general food law regulation covering food safety in EU at all stages of the food chain, including animal health, plant protection and production.
The proposed new rules aim to improve public access to studies used by the European Food Safety Agency in the risk assessment of food products, and to ensure the studies are reliable, objective and independent.
A common European registry would be set up for commissioned studies, so the European Food Safety Agency can check whether companies are suppressing any unfavourable studies. If there is reason to doubt the evidence provided by the applicants, the agency could request additional studies.
Read more: Pesticides in food: what is the European Parliament doing to help? | News | European Parliament
About 50% of the food tested by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) in 2016 contained pesticide residues, with 3.8% exceeding legal limits. In the EU, pesticides and the active substances in them are carefully monitored, but in recent years, concern has been raised over the approval procedure, especially after controversy about the renewal of glyphosate approval in 2017.
To better protect people’s health the European Parliament wants action to improve the management of pesticide use in the EU.
More transparent pesticide approval procedure
In February 2018, Parliament appointed a special committee to look into the EU’s authorisation procedure for pesticides. On 16 January, MEPs backed the committee’s final report pushing for more transparent procedures to ensure political accountability.
MEPs recommend that:
*The public should be granted access to studies used in the authorisation procedure
*Manufacturers asking for substance approval should register all regulatory studies in a public register to ensure all relevant information is taken into account
*Scientific experts should review studies on carcinogenicity of glyphosate and maximum residue levels for soils and surface water should be set
*Pesticides and their active substances should be tested thoroughly, taking into account cumulative effects and long-term toxicityPesticides should no longer be used over a wide area near schools, childcare facilities, playing fields, hospitals, maternity hospitals and care homes
Better access to studies on food chain safety
In December 2018 Parliament voted in favour of an update of the general food law regulation covering food safety in EU at all stages of the food chain, including animal health, plant protection and production.
The proposed new rules aim to improve public access to studies used by the European Food Safety Agency in the risk assessment of food products, and to ensure the studies are reliable, objective and independent.
A common European registry would be set up for commissioned studies, so the European Food Safety Agency can check whether companies are suppressing any unfavourable studies. If there is reason to doubt the evidence provided by the applicants, the agency could request additional studies.
Read more: Pesticides in food: what is the European Parliament doing to help? | News | European Parliament
2/18/15
Surveillance: 9 Ways You're Being Spied On Every Day
Casinos. Banks. Airports. We all know there are public places where
we're being watched, ostensibly for crime-prevention purposes. But with
the advancement of digital technologies, "Big Brother's" reach has
gotten way wider, recording our movements—and our conversations—in a
surprising amount of places.
"Big Brother is becoming more and more intrusive in our private lives and until something is done to scale it back or eliminate it, it's only going to get worse," says David Bakke, Money Crashers tech expert.
Read more: 9 Ways You're Being Spied On Every Day
"Big Brother is becoming more and more intrusive in our private lives and until something is done to scale it back or eliminate it, it's only going to get worse," says David Bakke, Money Crashers tech expert.
Read more: 9 Ways You're Being Spied On Every Day
12/26/12
High Energy Costs Plaguing Europe - by Stanley Reed
Voestalpine, an Austrian maker of high-quality steel for the auto industry, announced that it would build a plant in North America that would employ natural gas to reduce iron ore to a kind of raw iron that would then be used in the company's European blast furnaces.
Read more: High Energy Costs Plaguing Europe - NYTimes.com
Asked whether he had considered building the plant in Europe, Voestalpine’s chief executive, Wolfgang Eder, said that that “calculation does not make sense from the very beginning.” Gas in Europe is much more expensive, he said.
High energy costs are emerging as an issue in Europe that is prompting debate, including questioning of the Continent’s clean energy initiatives. Over the past few years, Europe has spent tens of billions of euros in an effort to reduce carbon dioxide emissions. The bulk of the spending has gone into low-carbon energy sources like wind and solar power that have needed special tariffs or other subsidies to be commercially viable.
Read more: High Energy Costs Plaguing Europe - NYTimes.com
10/13/12
Britain: Labour conditions: 'Rights for shares’ swap will avoid “gold-plated” employment rights" says Chancellor
British Chancellor Mr Osborne wants to allow new employees to agree to accept shares worth up to £50,000 in their company in exchange for waiving a range of legal rights, including the ability to claim unfair dismissal and redundancy payments or to request flexible working.
Female workers would also accept some restrictions on maternity leave. As an incentive to take part, shares taken up under the new rules will be exempt from capital gains tax, Mr Osborne has promised.
The Chancellor has said that the scheme would allow companies to avoid “gold-plated” employment rights which he says are hampering businesses and holding back the economy.
But it has been rejected by many business leaders, including Justin King, the chief executive of Sainsbury’s, who said the change could harm the reputation of British companies.
The criticism from Mr King, whose firm employs more than 150,000 people, followed a lukewarm response from others.
Business lobby groups have said that the rules are unlikely to be of use to the majority of firms. The CBI called the scheme “a niche idea and not relevant to all businesses”.
It seems nearly impossible that labour unions would fall for this completely 'out of wack' proposal whereby workers must put their faith in the unreliable stock and financial markets when it comes to their salary, benefits and retirement, when they provide constant, reliable and productive work.
EU-Digest
Female workers would also accept some restrictions on maternity leave. As an incentive to take part, shares taken up under the new rules will be exempt from capital gains tax, Mr Osborne has promised.
The Chancellor has said that the scheme would allow companies to avoid “gold-plated” employment rights which he says are hampering businesses and holding back the economy.
But it has been rejected by many business leaders, including Justin King, the chief executive of Sainsbury’s, who said the change could harm the reputation of British companies.
The criticism from Mr King, whose firm employs more than 150,000 people, followed a lukewarm response from others.
Business lobby groups have said that the rules are unlikely to be of use to the majority of firms. The CBI called the scheme “a niche idea and not relevant to all businesses”.
It seems nearly impossible that labour unions would fall for this completely 'out of wack' proposal whereby workers must put their faith in the unreliable stock and financial markets when it comes to their salary, benefits and retirement, when they provide constant, reliable and productive work.
EU-Digest
5/30/12
European Space Agency: How ESA and industry will work together in the future
ESA and industry have built a strong relationship in the 35 years they have worked together. But with changing times, we should review this relationship to see what has worked well and what needs to be improved, so that it continues to grow.
On 10 May, the last of a series of workshops at the various ESA establishments concluded at ESRIN in Frascati, Italy. Part of a ‘consultation with industry’ process, each workshop dealt with a number of important topics regarding the cooperation between ESA, industry and Member States.
Participating in these workshops have been ESA experts, Member State delegates and representatives from Eurospace, ESOA, EARSC, SME4Space, large and medium system integrators, equipment suppliers, operators and SMEs.
Read more: ESA Portal - Focus On - How ESA and industry will work together in the future
On 10 May, the last of a series of workshops at the various ESA establishments concluded at ESRIN in Frascati, Italy. Part of a ‘consultation with industry’ process, each workshop dealt with a number of important topics regarding the cooperation between ESA, industry and Member States.
Participating in these workshops have been ESA experts, Member State delegates and representatives from Eurospace, ESOA, EARSC, SME4Space, large and medium system integrators, equipment suppliers, operators and SMEs.
Read more: ESA Portal - Focus On - How ESA and industry will work together in the future
11/23/11
Britain caught between its debt and a hard place - by Eric Reguly
As the chief executive officer of Fiat, one of the world’s biggest auto groups, Sergio Marchionne isn’t prone to taking swipes at Britain, where he builds no cars. But he couldn’t resist doing so at the Confederation of British Industry conference in London.
Britain, he said Monday in his keynote speech, made a fundamental mistake in the 1980s with its “conscious decision” to ditch grubby, large-scale engineering and manufacturing so it could concentrate on services such as banking. Industries that took decades, even a century or longer, to develop – machine tools, cars, trains, ships – melted away. “The equilibrium of the entire [British] economic system has been undermined,” he said to an auditorium of executives and entrepreneurs.
Britain, he said Monday in his keynote speech, made a fundamental mistake in the 1980s with its “conscious decision” to ditch grubby, large-scale engineering and manufacturing so it could concentrate on services such as banking. Industries that took decades, even a century or longer, to develop – machine tools, cars, trains, ships – melted away. “The equilibrium of the entire [British] economic system has been undermined,” he said to an auditorium of executives and entrepreneurs.
For more:: Britain caught between its debt and a hard place - The Globe and Mail
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