(2022-07-23). Delayed umbilical cord clamping benefits babies; cord blood donation could help others. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org LA CROSSE, Wis. ‚Äï While blood from a newborn's umbilical cord was once considered a waste product, it's now known that it contains stem cells. These cells can be used for cord blood transplants, including for specific genetic and hematologic conditions, and some cancers — potentially saving lives. "Cord blood is the blood that remains in the umbilical cord after birth. It contains red blood cells that can carry oxygen, nutrients and stem cells. Stem…
(2022-07-23). Japón aprueba liberar agua de planta nuclear de Fukushima al océano. telesurtv.net La cantidad de agua contaminada a verter en el océano Pacífico ronda el millón de toneladas y prevén que el proceso inicie en 2023.
(2022-07-23). Offshore wind creates opportunities but Manchin stops climate plans – we need more leases. indybay.org As offshore wind creates economic opportunities from coast to coast Sen. Manchin stops climate plans. Elected Officials to Protect America want accelerated and more leases made available.
(2022-07-23). World youth leaders share views on coping with climate change at World Youth Development Forum. ecns.cn A number of world youth leaders shared their views on the role of the young people play in dealing with climate change during the Roundtable Dialogue of the Thematic Forum for Climate Action and Green Development of the World Youth Development Forum held in Beijing on Friday.
(2022-07-22). Without Congress, what can Biden do to combat the climate crisis? peoplesworld.org 
The White House is scrambling to reassure Democratic voters that President Joe Biden can still take action on climate change after another blow to proposed climate legislation from Senator Joe Manchin of West Virginia. On Sunday, White House economic adviser Jared Bernstein told CNN that Biden would pursue his climate agenda "with or without Congress," using executive …
(2022-07-22). $2 Trillion for War Versus $100 Billion to Save the Planet. mronline.org 
The West seems more fixated on spending social wealth on the military rather than addressing the climate catastrophe.
(2022-07-22). UK's Jet Zero Strategy: Path To 'Guilt-Free Travel' Or 'Pure Greenwash'? popularresistance.org As the UK recorded its first temperature higher than 40 degrees Celsius on Tuesday, Britain's Secretary of State for Transport Grant Shapps unveiled a new plan for reducing greenhouse gas emissions from aviation at the Farnborough Air Show. | The Jet Zero Strategy aims to achieve net-zero emissions from domestic flights and English airports by 2040, "so passengers can look forward to guilt-free travel," as Shapps, Minister for Aviation Robert Courts and Minister for Transport Decarbonization Trudy Harrison put it in the foreword. However, climate activists argue that the plan promises something it can't deliver.
(2022-07-22). Existing climate mitigation scenarios perpetuate colonial inequalities. mronline.org 
The core countries of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and the rest of Europe (collectively referred to here as the Global North) use on average about 130 gigajoules of energy per capita each year, nearly ten times more than what low-income countries use (13 ∑4 GJ/capita).
(2022-07-22). NASA Images of Shrinking Lake Mead Offer 'Stark Illustration' of Climate Crisis. commondreams.org "This is not a drought, this is aridification," said one water law expert. "This is the new world we live in."
(2022-07-22). Extinction of Chinese paddlefish and wild Yangtze sturgeon announced by IUCN. ecns.cn The International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN) announced the extinction of the Chinese paddlefish and the wild Yangtze sturgeon on Thursday in its updated Red List of threatened species.
(2022-07-22). Japón aprueba plan para liberar al océano agua de planta nuclear de Fukushima. cubadebate.cu La Autoridad Reguladora Nuclear de Japón aprobó un plan para liberar al mar el agua de la planta de energía atómica de Fukushima, informó el Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores del país. Se pretende verter al Pacífico más de un millón de toneladas de agua radiactiva, utilizadas para enfriar los reactores del complejo durante el accidente nuclear de 2011.
(2022-07-21). Artists Respond To Climate Crisis With World Weather Network. popularresistance.org A library at the top of one of London's oldest skyscrapers; the rainforest, mountains and coastline of Peru; a Canadian island in the Labrador Current. | All of these are weather stations, but they won't necessarily be reporting temperature changes or barometric pressure. Instead, they are among the 28 international locations from which writers and artists will work to make sense of the climate crisis as part of a first-of-its kind collaboration called the World Weather Network. | "We want to see what happens when artists and writers start to use their imagination and lateral kind of abilities to think through so…
(2022-07-21). Brazil wastes 40% of its children's talent, says World Bank study. america.cgtn.com The Brazilian report is part of the Bank's Human Capital Project, an initiative launched in 2018 to make governments aware of the importance of investing in human potential.