Chris Arsenault
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State win for Venezuela’s opposition masks deeper problems
Despite a symbolic victory in Hugo Chavez’s home state, analysts say the oil-rich nation’s opposition has few options. → Read More
Five good-news environmental stories from 2021
From new protected areas to ozone layer gains, this year saw some positive trends, even as myriad problems persist. → Read More
Amazon deforestation is rising. Guyana offers a rare bright spot
Guyana, where trees cover 90 percent of the land, can offer insights to protect world’s largest rainforest, experts say. → Read More
Along the Canada-US border, residents eagerly await reopening
Non-essential trips across the world’s longest land border for fully vaccinated travelers will recommence November 8. → Read More
Actress Ellen Page spotlights 'environmental racism' in Canadian documentary
TORONTO (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Hollywood star Ellen Page has returned to her native Nova Scotia on Canada's Atlantic coast to direct her first film on "environmental racism", debuting Sunday at Toronto's International Film Festival. → Read More
In Canada, climate change could open new farmland to the plow
As global warming intensifies droughts and floods, causing crop failures, Canada may see something different: a farming expansion → Read More
Iraqis track abandoned homes with digital tools
More than 60 percent of displaced people use digital tools like Facebook, camera phones and messaging apps to actively monitor the status of their properties → Read More
Amazonian locals key to saving 'lungs of the planet' says study
Peru has pledged to reach zero net new deforestation by 2021, but environmentalists say a push by illegal gold miners and palm oil producers could make that goal ... → Read More
Eric Clapton says 'not easy' watching his own documentary
A documentary about the life of renowned guitarist Eric Clapton does not attempt to whitewash over the darker side of the hard-drinking musician's life, even though it is directed by his longtime friend, filmmaker Lili Fini Zanuck said Monday. → Read More
Claims that climate change fueled Syria's civil war questioned in new study
"It is extraordinary that this claim has been so widely accepted when the scientific evidence is so thin" By Chris Arsenault TORONTO, Sept 7 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Climate change was not a major factor in Syria's long-running civil war, contrary to previous claims that drought helped build tensions that grew violent, a study said on Thursday. Severe drought pushed rural Syrians into… → Read More
Claims that climate change fueled Syria's civil war questioned in new study
"It is extraordinary that this claim has been so widely accepted when the scientific evidence is so thin" By Chris Arsenault TORONTO, Sept 7 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Climate change was not a major factor in Syria's long-running civil war, contrary to previous claims that drought helped build tensions that grew violent, a study said on Thursday. Severe drought pushed rural Syrians into… → Read More
Lacking land rights, historic black communities in Canada seek change
The situation in Eastern Canada is an anomaly in the world's second largest country where property rights are generally well-defined → Read More
Digital property rights debate heats up in NAFTA renegotiation
"Farmers are concerned with the digital lock rules or intellectual property rights regarding computer technology used to control farm machines" By Chris Arsenault TORONTO, Aug 31 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - As Canada, the United States and Mexico renegotiate the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), digital property rights provisions should be amended to reflect changes in technology,… → Read More
Climate change, refugees worsen Jordan's water woes: scientists
By Chris ArsenaultTORONTO (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Hot, dry Jordan faces severe water shortages due to climate change and a refugee influx from → Read More
Africa: Who Owns Mars? Mining Puts Spotlight On Out of This World Property Claims
Can anyone claim the red planet or natural resources on asteroids? → Read More
Europe's authorities must do more to prepare for climate disasters: study
By Chris ArsenaultTORONTO (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Governments and insurance companies in Europe must do more to prepare people for floods link → Read More
ANALYSIS-Who owns Mars? Mining puts spotlight on out of this world property claims
"There is a huge debate on whether companies can simply travel to space and extract its resources" By Chris Arsenault TORONTO, Aug 21 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Can anyone claim the red planet or natural resources on asteroids? Business leaders and legal experts say the question has become more than philosophical as a growing number of firms, often backed by capital and technology from… → Read More
Canada approves first cryptocurrency sale in property rights shake-up
"People are trying to get the state out of money and various forms of property" By Chris Arsenault TORONTO, Aug 16 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Canadian financial regulators have approved the public sale of a new digital currency in the country's first official endorsement of money created independently of the government or central banks, company officials said on Wednesday. Produced with… → Read More
Africa: Supervolcano Minerals Discovery to Boost Green Cars
Scientists have found an unexpected new source for lithium, a key component in battery-powered electric cars and other renewable energy technologies: supervolcanoes. → Read More
Amid fading oil boom, Canada's roughnecks seek green energy jobs
By Chris ArsenaultTORONTO (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - After nearly a decade of riding Canada's oil boom, drilling contractor Jennifer Turner found → Read More