(2022-02-25). As Russia Seizes Chernobyl Site, Ukraine's 15 Nuclear Reactors Pose Unprecedented Risk in War Zone. democracynow.org 
Russian military activity near Ukraine's nuclear sites have raised alarm, as triggering any of the volatile reactors around the country could cause nuclear catastrophe for the entire European continent. Russian troops have seized the site of the 1986 Chernobyl nuclear disaster and have reportedly taken staff hostage, raising fear that any disturbance could rerelease deadly radiation that has been sealed off for years. As Ukraine relies on nuclear power for 50% of its electricity, shutting down active nuclear reactors would alleviate the potential for nuclear catastrophe at the cost of leaving many deprived…
(2022-02-25). Russian Paratroopers Take Control of Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant, MoD Says. sputniknews.com Earlier this week, Moscow launched a special military operation in Ukraine, striving to demilitarise and de-Nazify the country amid Kiev's attacks against Donbass. Precision weapons were used to strike Ukrainian military infrastructure, including airfields and air defences.
(2022-02-25). IAEA to Check the Release of Fukushima Water into Ocean. journal-neo.org 
The run-up to the discharging of chemically treated, but still radioactive water from the wrecked Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant is once again taking center stage in the eyes of many of Japan's neighbors. The Japanese authorities opted to release Fukushima water last April to advance the decommissioning process that has lasted for more than …
(2022-02-24). Canadian Tire Fire #30: Vancouver Pulls Down Gassy Jack, Pipeline Project Delayed By Sabotage, State Uses Emergencies Act Against Convoy. itsgoingdown.org Screenshot: Global News This week, we focus on updates from so-called Freedom Convoy protests across the country and the enactment of the Emergencies Act by the federal government. We also look at what seems to be a massive anonymous sabotage action against a Coastal GasLink work site on Wet'suwet'en territory where preparations are being made…
(2022-02-24). Imperial begins South Asia search for women scientists in climate and energy. imperial.ac.uk Imperial is launching new academic fellowships in climate and energy for women scientists from South Asia.
(2022-02-24). Don't Let Your News be Silenced. Support Global Research. globalresearch.ca Global Research has been reporting on pressing issues on a daily basis — from the COVID-19 crisis, democratic erosion, human rights abuses, climate change, oil and gas crisis, to the Ukrainian conflict. | However, we have been particularly affected by the …
(2022-02-24). Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe Calls On Biden To Shut Down DAPL. popularresistance.org Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe Chairman Harold Frazier sent a letter on Wednesday to President Joe Biden that requests the end of the Dakota Access pipeline (DAPL). | Citing the Fort Laramie Treaty of 1868, Frazier tells the president that the United States agreed "that no white person or persons shall be permitted to settle upon or occupy any portion of the same; or without the consent of the Indians first had and obtained, to pass through the same." | "The Dakota Access Pipeline continues to trespass on the territory of the Great Sioux Nation and endanger the lives of our people with the possibility of polluting la…
(2022-02-24). Germany Makes Decision on Nord Stream 2. orinocotribune.com The move comes after Russia announced it would recognize the two breakaway Donbass republics | Germany will put an immediate halt to the certification of the Russian-backed Nord Stream 2 pipeline, Chancellor Olaf Scholz has announced, after Moscow recognized the two breakaway Donbass regions of Donetsk and Lugansk. | In a statement issued on Tuesday, Scholz said the green light cannot be given for the pipeline to begin pumping supplies in the light of the current standoff between Russia and Ukraine. | "Given Russia's latest action" the certification "cannot go ahead," Scholz told reporters. "This is now about tak…
(2022-02-24). Mitigating global food waste: Does China provide lessons? mronline.org 
Apart from the fact that China's food system offers lessons that could improve policy-making in both high and low-income countries, the world's most populous country is also one of the world's major producers of food despite having less cultivated land.