Antonio C.S. Rosa (2022-03-07). Toxic Nostalgia, from Putin to Trump to the Trucker Convoys. transcend.org 1 Mar 2022 – War is reshaping our world. Will we harness that urgency for climate action or succumb to a final, deadly oil and gas boom?>

Sharon Kelly (2022-03-07). Energy Transfer continued work after telling investors Mariner East Pipeline was completed. nationofchange.org Documents show the company continued "tie ins" for the pipeline project after a February 16 earnings call announcement, and photographs and videos showed pipeline work underway into March.

_____ (2022-03-06). Workers Say They Breathe Polluted Air At 'Green' Insulation Facility. popularresistance.org As the acceptance of climate change becomes increasingly commonplace, more and more companies will be created or adapted to "fight" or "solve" it — or, at the very least, minimize its effects. Kingspan Group, which began as an engineering and contracting business in 1965 in Ireland, has since grown into a global company with more than 15,000 employees focused on green insulation and other sustainable building materials. Its mission is to "accelerate a zero emissions future with the wellbeing of people and planet at its heart." | But workers at the Kingspan Light + Air factory in Santa Ana, Calif. don't feel…

Roselena Ramirez (2022-03-06). Mechatronic Reforestation could be a Weapon to Fight Climate Change. america.cgtn.com Brazilian entrepreneur, Marcelo Guimaraes, has invented what he claims is the fastest tree-planting machine on earth. Fast enough, he says, to realistically address climate change. His third-generation version of the planting machine, called Forest Bot, can plant multiple species of trees at a speed of up …

_____ (2022-03-06). Putin, Lenin, Imperialism And The (Real) History Of Ukraine. popularresistance.org The people of this country suffer, I've always thought, from a general ignorance of history. This is because with vast oceans for borders, and ever-friendly neighbors, and no experience of being invaded, living in a country that has always urged assimilation including the acceptance of "American exceptionalism," schooled through an educational system that avoids teaching U.S. history with any degree of credibility so as not to upset anybody, they've never been encouraged to think critically about the past. To ask questions. To raise objections—not necessarily about what happened, but about how to interpret…

Staff (2022-03-06). EU comments on warplanes for Kiev. rt.com Ukraine insists it needs jet fighters to repel the Russian attack | European Council President Charles Michel has said that the bloc's military aid to Ukraine will not include jet fighters, which Kiev has insisted it badly needs to fend off the ongoing Russian invasion. | "The European Union is definitely not at war with Russia. A war is what Russia has launched against Ukraine, a country very friendly and very close to the EU. That is why we support Ukraine on all levels," Michel said in an interview with several European newspapers on Saturday. | The chief of the EU's top political body confirmed that the EU…

sputniknews (2022-03-06). UN Report Warns of More Severe Weather in Gulf of Mexico as Climate Change Intensifies. sputniknews.com The UN has officially warned of rising seas in the Gulf Coast of the United States due to melting polar ice caps, collapsing fisheries and toxic tides. The coming years are predicted to ravage the environmental treasure which has fallen victim to human-led wreckage and political mismanagement.

sputniknews (2022-03-06). BoJo Urged by MPs to Reverse Fracking Ban in the Name of Forging a 'Path to Energy Independence'. sputniknews.com In early February, in a joint letter to Boris Johnson, MPs called on the PM to abandon the "unconservative" fracking ban, claiming it would allow the UK to combat the "cost of living crisis", while reducing reliance on imported gas and stabilising energy prices.

Staff (2022-03-06). Pakistan strikes key deal with Russia to buy gas and wheat — reports. rt.com The reported agreement comes as Western countries cut ties with Moscow | Pakistan has signed a major agreement with Russia on the import of natural gas and wheat, media outlets reported this week, citing Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan. | Khan reportedly said that he and Russian President Vladimir Putin had "great discussions" during his visit to Moscow last week, where the leaders signed a bilateral agreement. He noted that Pakistan plans to import some two million tons of wheat from Russia in the near future. | The two leaders reportedly also discussed the long-delayed Pakistan Stream gas pipeline, which…

Staff (2022-03-06). EU comments on warplanes for Kiev. rt.com Ukraine insists it needs jet fighters to repel the Russian attack | European Council President Charles Michel has said that the bloc's military aid to Ukraine will not include jet fighters, which Kiev has insisted it badly needs to fend off the ongoing Russian invasion. | "The European Union is definitely not at war with Russia. A war is what Russia has launched against Ukraine, a country very friendly and very close to the EU. That is why we support Ukraine on all levels," Michel said in an interview with several European newspapers on Saturday. | The chief of the EU's top political body confirmed that the EU…

_____ (2022-03-05). Guatemalan Water Defenders Celebrate Ten Years Of Resistance. popularresistance.org In Central America, as in many other parts of the world today, communities are being thrust into life and death struggles up against powerful interests to ensure clean water and health for their future generations. This is often the case where mining companies seek to dig up gold, silver, iron ore or other metals and minerals, disrupting or destroying precious water supplies in the process, and leaving behind massive quantities of toxic waste on the land. | With national and international laws designed to privilege such harmful activities in the name of so-called development and progress, it is vital to celebrate…