Daily Archives: March 3, 2022

2022-03-03: News Headlines

WSWS (2022-03-03). Climate change is triggering a humanitarian crisis, UN report finds. wsws.org The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change's latest report is an indictment of global capitalism's utter failure to address climate change.

sputniknews (2022-03-03). Denmark Reverses Itself, Greenlights Gas Pipeline From Norway to Poland Amid Soaring Prices. sputniknews.com Amid an increasingly tense situation on the energy market, the Danish authorities have okayed an undersea pipeline aimed at alleviating Poland's dependence on Russian gas that was previously suspended due to concerns about animal species.

Todd Smith (2022-03-02). The CIA Propaganda Verse: Putin's Ploy in "Context" dissidentvoice.org I don't feel safe in this World no more, I don't wanna die in a nuclear war, I wanna sail away to a distant shore and live like an Apeman — From the song "Apeman" by the Kinks, 1970 Considering the Chernobyl-like crisis bubbling over Ukraine in recent days, some questions arise like mushroom clouds …

_____ (2022-03-02). AIG To Stop Insuring Coal, Tar Sands, And Arctic Drilling. popularresistance.org Climate justice advocates celebrated Tuesday in response to insurance giant AIG's announcement that it will no longer invest in or provide insurance coverage for any new Arctic drilling activities nor will it finance or underwrite the construction of any new coal-fired power plants, thermal coal mines, or tar sands projects, effective immediately. | AIG also said that it will immediately stop investing in or underwriting "new operation insurance risks" of coal-fired power plants, thermal coal mines, or tar sands projects owned by corporations that derive 30% or more of their revenue from those industries or gener…

Peoples Dispatch (2022-03-02). Xiomara Castro's government declares Honduras free of open-pit mining. peoplesdispatch.org On Monday, February 28, the newly inaugurated government of progressive President Xiomara Castro declared Honduras a country free of open-pit mining as a measure to protect its environment. In this regard, the government announced the cancellation of the approval of extractivist exploitation permits. | According to a statement from the Ministry of Energy, Natural Resources, Environment and Mines (MIAMBIENTE), the decision was taken as a part of the 2022-2026 government program and in accordance with the principles of climate justice, respect and protection of natural resources. | "The approval of extractivist exp…

Editor (2022-03-02). Scientists issue 'dire warning' on climate. mronline.org 'A brief and rapidly closing window to secure a livable future'

350.org (2022-03-02). Wednesday 3/2: What Does the UN Climate Report Mean for the Climate Justice Movement? Teach-in w/ 350.org. indybay.org Virtual teach-in – join from anywhere…

Leanna First-Arai (2022-03-02). Youth Climate Activists: Our Answer to War Must Be Radical Exit From Fossil Fuel. truthout.org Just before noon on Tuesday, March 1, following a

Angelina Crowley (2022-03-02). New Mexico governor, oil and gas move to force unsafe hydrogen energy production. liberationnews.org New Mexico has become a proving ground for a controversial form of energy development — hydrogen production.

Montreal Counter-Info (2022-03-02). Anti-Colonial Protesters Rally Outside Home of Bank President Against Financing of Coastal GasLink Pipeline. itsgoingdown.org Report on a recent noise demonstration and protest in so-called Montreal outside of the home of Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) president for their role in financing the Coastal GasLink pipeline. Originally posted to Montreal Counter-Info. Around dinner time on the night of February 23rd, two dozen anticolonial militants paid a surprise visit to RBC…

sputniknews (2022-03-02). Kremlin on Whether Nord Stream 2 Is 'Dead': Infrastructure Ready to Operate. sputniknews.com MOSCOW (Sputnik) – The infrastructure of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline is ready to operate, it will not disappear, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said.

sputniknews (2022-03-02). Nord Stream 2 AG Does Not Confirm Reports of Starting Bankruptcy Proceedings. sputniknews.com The company, which was supposed to operate the pipeline capable of pumping 55 million cubic metres of gas from Russia to Germany, only fired all of its personnel due to sanctions slapped on it. The project was put on ice by German authorities in response to Russia starting a special operation to demilitarise and "de-Nazify" Ukraine.

teleSUR (2022-03-02). Gas Pipeline to be Built From Norway to Poland. telesurenglish.net The "Baltic Pipe" project has been authorized by Denmark's government, allowing the construction of a gas pipeline between Norway and Poland. The main objective is to reduce the dependence on the gas provided by Russia. | RELATED: | This innovative project would ensure that Poland receives supplies of Norwegian gas through the Baltic Sea. The new pipeline is expected to transport about 10 billion cubic meters of natural gas annually. Energ…

Staff (2022-03-02). Honduras: Jailed Environmental Activists Released (Guapinol Water Protectors). orinocotribune.com Six of the eight Honduran environmentalists, who were in prison, were released by a ruling from the court of Trujillo. | On February 24, the Court of Trujillo in Colón Department of Honduras ruled in favor of six of the eight Honduran environmentalists prosecuted for the Guapinol case. They have now been released from prison. | The court resolution came two weeks after the Constitutional Chamber of the Supreme Court of Justice (CSJ) ordered the release of the Guapinol defenders by granting two injunction appeals in their favor. | Guapinol water protectors José Daniel Márquez, José Abelino Cedillo, Ewer Cedillo…

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