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Eyewitness News
5 days ago
- Politics
- Eyewitness News
A march by animal activists will be held in Simonstown to highlight Cape Town's baboon problem
CAPE TOWN - Concerns animal activists will be staging a march in Simonstown on Saturday to highlight issues around the baboon population in Cape Town. This comes there are fears the City of Cape Town is planning to euthanise a baboon troop due to their urbanisation and splintering troops. Samantha Hodgson, co-founder of Baboon Watch Western Cape said while they too would like to see the baboon in their natural habitat, killing the baboons is not a solution. 'We want the general public to know that A this is happening and B to approach the City, Cape Nature and SANParks and to say, stop the killing, let's sit down and talk about solutions so their solution right now is to actually kill," said Hodgson. Educational Sociologist and Artist, Dr. Dylan McGarry has been instrumental in bringing to life the human coexistence with baboons, in a theatre production, called Unruly. He has likened the current situation to the forced removals during apartheid 'I think what we are trying to say in the play is that we don't think that baboons are an ecological problem, try and step back a bit and look at in what ways is this an opportunity for us to think differently about how we live in the world with each other and in this time of climate crisis and ecological apartheid," said McGarry. The Cape Peninsula Baboon Management Joint Task Team (CPBMJTT) which consists of the City of Cape Town, CapeNature, and SANParks says it has noted the planned march and will receive the organisers' memorandum of concerns.
Daily Mirror
15-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mirror
Roy Hodgson speaks out about seeing Olivia Rodrigo at Wimbledon after viral photo
Roy Hodgson was one of many high-profile figures to attend Wimbledon this month as the former England boss went viral after he was spotted in the same picture with Olivia Rodrigo Roy Hodgson revealed that he knew of pop star Olivia Rodrigo after the pair were spotted in the same photo when attending Wimbledon. The former England boss made the trip to SW19 earlier this month to take in some tennis at the oldest tournament in the sport's history. Situated in the prestigious Royal Box, the 77-year-old was seen deep in conversation with current England manager Thomas Tuchel on day three of the tournament. But it was another high-profile individual near former football coach Hodgson that stole the show. With the camera panning to the celebrities in attendance, fans were stunned to see Rodrigo – who was alongside boyfriend Louis Partridge – sat just behind the ex-Liverpool and Crystal Palace boss. The Vampire singer – who performed at Glastonbury days before heading to Wimbledon – looked to have been enjoying her time at the All England Club as her close proximity to Hodgson saw social media go wild. Since the photo involving the pair went viral, Hodgson has spoken out about his experience at Wimbledon and surprisingly revealed he was aware of Rodrigo's name despite not knowing much about the music scene. Speaking to Hajper, he said: "I sat at the table with Tommy Fleetwood and with Richard Thompson, who is the chairman of the ECB. I talked to those at some length and to other people I came across during the time there. "I've got to say that I don't know much about Glastonbury and the stars. But I know Olivia Rodrigo's name and of course I knew Dave Grohl 's name, but I didn't have any real conversation with them," he continued. Having previously attended Wimbledon, Hodgson said his past trips to the iconic venue led him to meet Roger Federer. "But in the past, the trips to the Royal Box have enabled me to meet many people that I really wanted to meet in my life," he added. "Luckily one was the Swiss legend Roger Federer, whom I met at the previous years of Wimbledon. "If I had to name one person that I met while I was there that made a big impression upon me and that I've always wanted to meet, it was Roger Federer." Wimbledon has always been a must-see experience for celebrities and the 2025 edition of the tournament was no different. The likes of Matthew McConaughey, Helen Mirren, Nicole Kidman, Sir Richard Branson and many more were all in attendance for the men's singles final which was won by Jannik Sinner after beating Carlos Alcaraz.
Miami Herald
14-07-2025
- Miami Herald
Off-duty Border Patrol agent drunkenly assaults cop, California officials say
An off-duty U.S. Border Patrol is accused of drunkenly assaulting a police officer while resisting arrest, California prosecutors say. Now, Isaiah Anthony Hodgson, 29, has been charged with multiple felonies in connection with the July 7 incident, the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office said in a July 11 news release. 'The conduct exhibited by Mr. Hodgson, a border patrol agent who has the duty to uphold the law and protect its citizens, is unacceptable and deeply troubling,' District Attorney Nathan J. Hochman said in the release. 'No one is above the law, regardless of their position or badge.' A Los Angeles County Public Defender's Office spokesperson, Hodgson's legal defense, told The Los Angeles Times they 'could not immediately comment' on his charging. When asked for comment, a Department of Homeland Security spokesperson said the 'matter is under investigation' in a July 14 email to McClatchy News. Hodgson was visiting a Shoreline Village restaurant in Long Beach on July 7 when he entered the women's restroom and approached a woman, prosecutors said. The woman noticed Hodgson had a 'handgun and firearm magazine,' according to prosecutors. Shortly after the woman told the restaurant manager about the encounter, prosecutors said, Hodgson left the restaurant. Hodgson was in the restaurant's parking lot when a security guard approached him after seeing him 'holding a firearm magazine along with a firearm on his waistband,' prosecutors said. As 'firearms were not permitted on the property,' the security guard asked Hodgson to leave multiple times, prosecutors said. Long Beach police officers arrived after getting a report of a person with a gun, prosecutors said. Officers said Hodgson was 'intoxicated and unwilling to cooperate with their commands as they tried to detain him,' prosecutors said. As officers tried to arrest him, Hodgson resisted, becoming 'agitated and physical with the officers, injuring one of them,' according to prosecutors. Alyssa Baeza, public information officer with Long Beach police, described the officer's injuries from the scuffle as minor, The Los Angeles Times reported. 'As public servants, we are never off duty. How we conduct ourselves is a reflection of the agencies we serve,' Long Beach Mayor Rex Richardson said in a Facebook post. 'The behavior of this officer exemplifies a culture of complete disregard for the welfare of our community and undermines public trust.' Hodgson was charged with 'three felony counts of resisting an executive officer; one felony count of battery with injury on a peace officer; one misdemeanor count of exhibiting a concealable firearm in public; one misdemeanor count of having a concealed firearm on person; and one misdemeanor count of carrying a loaded firearm on one's person,' prosecutors said. Hodgson, who is scheduled to appear in court July 17, was released from jail custody under the conditions that he not possess any guns, not leave the state and 'attend at least three alcohol counseling meetings a week,' prosecutors said. If convicted of all charges, prosecutors said Hodgson could be sentenced up to seven years in prison.
Los Angeles Times
11-07-2025
- Los Angeles Times
Border Patrol agent charged with drunkenly attacking Long Beach cop while off duty
An off-duty U.S. Border Patrol agent was accused of drunkenly fighting with Long Beach police officers earlier this week after he was asked to leave a bar, authorities said. Isiah Hodgson, 29, was charged with three counts of resisting arrest, one count of battery causing injury to a police officer and several misdemeanor weapons offenses in connection with the July 7 episode in the Shoreline Village area, a busy tourist section of Long Beach not far from where the Queen Mary is docked, according to Los Angeles County Dist. Atty. Nathan Hochman. 'The conduct exhibited by Mr. Hodgson, a border patrol agent who has the duty to uphold the law and protect its citizens, is unacceptable and deeply troubling,' Hochman said in a statement. 'No one is above the law, regardless of their position or badge.' Hodgson was 'off-duty, intoxicated and armed with a handgun' inside a restaurant when he entered the women's restroom and approached a female, according to a statement from the district attorney's office. The woman noticed Hodgson carrying a firearm and notified restaurant staff, prosecutors said. Outside the restaurant, a security guard approached Hodgson and asked him to leave since firearms were not allowed on the property, according to the news release. When Long Beach police officers responded to the scene, they determined Hodgson was intoxicated and 'unwilling to cooperate with their commands as they tried to detain him.' Prosecutors allege Hodgson became 'physical' with officers and injured one of them. A spokesperson for the D.A.'s office did not immediately respond to a question about the severity of the officer's injuries. Hodgson was released on his own recognizance, but is not allowed to possess firearms or leave the state, according to the D.A.'s office. E-mails sent to representatives for the Long Beach Police Department and Border Patrol were not immediately returned. A spokesperson for the L.A. County Public Defender's Office, who is representing Hodgson, could not immediately comment. Hodgson pled not guilty during an arraignment Friday and is due back in court next week. If convicted as charged, Hodgson faces up to seven years in state prison, prosecutors said. The agent's arrest comes as federal law enforcement continues to engage in widespread immigration raids across Southern California that have roiled residents and spawned several lawsuits. Earlier this week, a phalanx of federal agents led by Border Patrol and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement descended on MacArthur Park in a militaristic show of force that ultimately netted zero arrests. While most L.A. elected officials have heavily criticized the Trump Administration's tactics in recent weeks, Hochman, a political independent, has noticeably tried to stay out of the political fray.
National Observer
04-07-2025
- Business
- National Observer
Energy minister leans on oil industry talking points in carbon capture announcement
At a carbon capture funding announcement, Canada's energy minister was using rhetoric straight out of Big Oil's playbook. On Friday, the federal government announced $21.5 million for a handful of carbon capture projects in Alberta, and while the amount isn't going to move the needle, Energy and Natural Resource Minister Tim Hodgson's choice of words and tone signal how Prime Minister Mark Carney's government plans to engage with the fossil fuel industry. Hodgson billed this as 'an investment in the long-term future of the oil and gas industry' and highlighted other federal support for carbon capture, utilization and storage (CCUS). 'Every barrel of responsibly produced Canadian oil and every tonne of clean Canadian LNG can displace less clean, riskier energy elsewhere in the world,' Hodgson said at the announcement in Calgary. 'Our exports can help our allies break dependence on authoritarian regimes and help the world reduce our emissions. Canada will remain a reliable global supplier — not just today, but for decades to come. The real challenge is not whether we produce, but whether we can get the best products to market before someone else does.' The line that Canadian oil and gas is more ethical and more responsibly produced than in other parts of the world — and that it displaces dirtier fuels elsewhere — are tried-and-true industry talking points. Similarly, the idea that Canada will inevitably remain a major oil producer or be replaced in the market by other players is a familiar oilpatch argument. 'Is that Minister Hodgson saying that, or is that somebody from the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers?' Stephen Legault, senior manager of Alberta energy transition at Environmental Defence, asked in a phone interview with Canada's National Observer. 'Because the two, in that statement, sound indistinguishable.' On Friday, the federal government announced $21.5 million for a handful of carbon capture projects in Alberta. The minister's remarks signal that Carney's government is trying to find a way for Canada to continue on as a petro-state and is 'desperately' looking for ways to somehow make it socially acceptable, Legault said. Bitumen from Alberta's oil sands is among the dirtiest, most water- and carbon-intensive oil in the world. Communities downstream of the oil sands live with health and environmental impacts every day. Carbon capture and storage has become a major fixation of the oil and gas industry in recent years as it seeks social licence to continue producing despite its climate impacts. 'These are talking points that the Pathways Alliance uses to justify trying to extract billions of dollars in Canadian taxpayers' money to clean up a mess made by the most wealthy companies in the country, and some of them the most wealthy in the world,' Legault said. Export Canadian LNG to fight climate change Hodgson emphasized the need to 'make investments that fight climate change, so we can reduce carbon emissions and bring the lowest-cost, lowest-risk and lowest-carbon products to domestic and international markets — like we have just seen this week with the momentous opening of LNG Canada Phase 1.' Some of Hodgson's comments justifying Canada's export of fossil fuels to reduce global emissions could also be lifted right out of the Conservative Party of Canada's election campaign materials, which proposed lowering global greenhouse gas emissions by exporting more Canadian LNG to countries that currently burn a lot of coal. However, a growing body of evidence throws cold water on the notion LNG is a lower-emission fuel than coal. A study from Cornell University, published last October, found carbon emissions from American LNG are actually 33 per cent higher than coal, when processing and shipping the LNG are taken into account. There's also widespread skepticism about the business case for ramping up LNG production and export. In October, researchers from the U.K.-based Carbon Tracker found global markets for LNG are likely to be oversupplied by the end of the decade. 'This was not the tone of a minister of natural resources who takes climate change seriously,' Legault said. 'Two weeks ago or three weeks ago, people were terrified that their communities were going to burn down, and the fire season had barely begun. We've got record temperatures around the world right now, people are dying, and it would appear as though the Carney government is going down the same path that we might have gotten with a Poilievre government, which is to believe the rhetoric that these oil and gas companies are spewing and to believe the rhetoric that Danielle Smith is spewing.' Legault quipped that perhaps Stephen Harper's staff left his playbook for 'ethical oil' sitting around and one of Carney's people dusted it off. Government 'taking the temperature' for Pathways investment Hodgson delivered his remarks at Bow Valley Carbon Cochrane Ltd.'s facility, which is getting $10 million to design and install a system and pipeline to capture carbon from the Interpipeline Cochrane Natural Gas Extraction Plant, transport it and sequester it in a well. Enbridge Inc. and Enhance Energy Inc. are getting $4 million and $5 million, respectively, for work to support separate storage hubs in Central Alberta by identifying underground reservoirs to store the captured carbon. Half a million dollars will go to a company to improve measurement, monitoring and verification of CO2 stored underground. The remaining $2 million is to investigate using small-scale carbon capture technology on diesel engines. This $21.5 million comes from the Energy Innovation Program's $319-million funding stream for carbon capture. The funding was introduced in Budget 2021 and will span seven years. The federal government also has a CCUS investment tax credit worth more than $5.7-billion in its first six years, according to the Parliamentary Budget Officer's estimates. All of this is dwarfed by a multi-billion-dollar carbon capture megaproject proposed by a consortium of Canada's six largest oil sands producers called the Pathways Alliance. The project, with an estimated $16.5-billion price tag, would capture carbon dioxide from more than a dozen oilsands sites in northern Alberta and transport it to an underground storage site south of Cold Lake, using approximately 600 kilometres of pipelines. Legault believes Hodsgon's remarks are 'taking the temperature' of the Canadian public to gauge what the reaction will be 'when the government makes an announcement that they want to support the Pathways Alliance.' At the news conference, Hodgson did not answer multiple questions about the Pathways Alliance's proposed multi-billion-dollar carbon capture megaproject and whether his government will put public money on the table, other than to say the discussions are 'active' and he will not 'negotiate in public.' A January 2025 study by The International Institute for Energy Economics and Financial found the Pathways project business model is shaky at best due to high costs and limited opportunities to generate revenue. The project is currently stalled awaiting an investment decision. A 'multi-billion-dollar CCUS industry' CCUS is widely criticized by climate advocates for its inefficiency, high cost and the fact it risks locking in oil and gas production despite the majority of the emissions created by burning fossil fuels. As Legault put it, these projects 'tend to leave an awful lot of carbon on the table, and that's not what we need right now.' 'If carbon capture was such a great idea, then the companies should pay for it themselves. It's not like they're cleaning up a mess that the Canadian public made. They're cleaning up a mess that they made.' Canada can develop 'a world-class, multi-billion-dollar CCUS industry' if governments move quickly and strategically, Hodgson said Friday, adding that Alberta is an 'MVP' in the federal government's game plan. New legislation grants the federal government broad powers to override environmental laws and regulations to build projects cabinet deems in the national interest, which could include a wide range of projects from ports, rail, electricity infrastructure, pipelines and carbon capture. The legislation has added fuel to conversations about new pipelines and Carney has name-dropped the Pathways carbon capture project as a possible contender. On Friday, Hodgson said, 'One of the criteria is that we honour our commitments to a clean economy and to fighting climate change, and that will be one of the key ways that we evaluate any project going forward.' The legislation does not force the federal government to treat this or any of its factors as criteria that must be met; it just suggests it as one of many to consider. 'I really hope that the prime minister has read his own book and is able to translate the value that he talks about in his book [ Value(s): Building a Better World for All ], into policy on the ground for Canada and its future, because right now, we're not getting many hopeful signs,' Legault said.
