Canada unveils its 2021 critical mineral list
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The final wrap-up to a successful Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada(PDAC) virtual convention, was the announcement of Canada’s Critical minerals List by the Honourable Minister of Natural Resources, Seamus O’Regan.
The significance of such a specified list can provide focus on a policy direction for critical minerals that are: essential to Canada’s economic security, required for the nation’s transition to a low carbon future and a sustainable source of critical minerals for markets and global partners. Why are Critical Minerals important for Canada? They are inputs for manufacturing, defence, renewable technologies, consumer electronics, agriculture, medical applications, and critical infrastructure.
Washington State DOH announces tool to help improve environmental health equity Sydney Kurle | Mar 15, 2021
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These tools will identify communities in Washington that are disproportionately impacted by fossil fuel pollution and are vulnerable to the impacts of climate change. This will help DOH and partners address these inequities.
The new tools will provide utilities with localized data on the environmental, health and climate risks that communities face. This information will provide utilities with the support they need to make decisions that will advance environmental justice in the state’s shift away from fossil fuels.
Dr. Jeremy Hess, director of the University of Washington Center for Health and the Global Environment (CHanGE) said:
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AMHERST, Mass. – Decarbonization of electric power generation will be a key part of any serious effort to address the climate crisis, and during the 2020 presidential campaign, then-candidate Joe Biden pledged to deliver 40% of the overall benefits from a clean energy revolution to disadvantaged communities. Shortly after taking office in January, President Biden signed an executive order establishing an office of health and climate equity at the Department of Health and Human Services and a White House interagency council on environmental justice. A central aim of these actions is to improve conditions in these communities, which for decades have borne disproportionate burdens from power plants, incinerators and other sources of pollution.
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Operator
Ladies and gentlemen, thank you for standing by and welcome to the Avista Corporation Fourth Quarter 2020 Earnings Conference Call. [Operator Instructions] As a reminder, today s program is being recorded. [Operator Instructions]
I d now like to introduce your host for today s program, Mr. John Wilcox, Investor Relations Manager. Please go ahead, sir.
John Wilcox
Investor Relations Manager
Good morning, everyone, and welcome to Avista s fourth quarter and fiscal year 2020 earnings conference call. Our earnings and our 2020 Form 10-K were released pre-market this morning and are both available on our website. Joining me this morning are Avista Corp. President and CEO, Dennis Vermillion; Executive Vice President, Treasurer and CFO, Mark Thies; Senior Vice President, External Affairs and Chief Customer Officer, Kevin Christie; and Vice President, Controller and Principal Accounting Officer, Ryan Krasselt.