Each week, BIV staff will share with you some of the interesting stories we have found from around the web.
Timothy Renshaw, managing editor:
Hydrogen trucks set to be deployed at major West Coast U.S. ports to help reduce emissions; this news follows word from the Port of Long Beach that it’s significantly cutting air pollution even while the port increases the amount of cargo it handles. - Greenport
http://www.greenport.com/news101/energy-and-technology/hydrogen-trucks-to-lower-us-port-emissions
Preceding item is good news because a recent study maintains that air pollution causes a huge reduction in intelligence, which could explain a lot of what’s going on in politics today. - The Guardian
Meanwhile, U.S. student debt is hovering around US$1.5 trillion: that’s going to take a lot of summer jobs to pay off; that is, if any students still work during the summer. - Student Loan Hero
https://studentloanhero.com/student-loan-debt-statistics/
Mark Falkenberg, deputy managing editor:
From the Peterson Institute for International Economics, a sober assessment of the many possible unintended consequences, for auto manufacturers and consumers, of the dodgy U.S. quasi-deal with Mexico. – piie.com
https://piie.com/blogs/trade-investment-policy-watch/sweating-auto-details-trumps-trade-deal-mexico
British classics professor Mary Beard, familiar to many North Americans from her documentary series on ancient Rome, does thoughtful battle with a modern army of misogynist trolls. – The New Yorker
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2014/09/01/troll-slayer
Emma Crawford Hampel, online editor:
“Newborns with non-resident mothers at Richmond Hospital rose by 23.8% in the 2017/2018 financial year.” Foreign births soar as local births drop at epicentre of Chinese maternity tourism in Canada, new statistics show. - South China Morning Post
Hayley Woodin, reporter:
Why the Federal Court of Appeal overturned the approval of what will soon be Canada’s Trans Mountain pipeline project are clearly outlined in its executive summary. Read for a thorough understanding of what went wrong. - Federal Court of Appeal website
https://decisions.fca-caf.gc.ca/fca-caf/decisions/en/item/343511/index.do#_Summary_of_Conclusions
It is worth noting that two years ago, the same court found unacceptable flaws in how the government of Canada consulted indigenous peoples about another project – the Northern Gateway line. Different projects, same process, similar issues. - Federal Court of Appeal website
https://decisions.fca-caf.gc.ca/fca-caf/decisions/en/item/145744/index.do?r=AAAAAQAGaGFpc2xhAQ
Three winners, three losers in the U.S.-Mexico bilateral agreement announced at the start of this week. Time will tell whether Canada comes out of this a winner. - Forbes
