Daily Archives: July 24, 2022

2022-07-24: News Headlines

Daniel T. Cross (2022-07-24). The Arctic is warming Four Times faster than the Global Average. juancole.com By Daniel T Cross | &#1 ; ( Sustainability Times ) &#1 ; Climate change is upon us, but not all regions of the world are experiencing it at the same rate. Polar regions have especially been affected by warming temperatures and a new analysis of temperature rises in the Arctic shows just how much. An international …

_____ (2022-07-24). Tribes And Water Protectors Ward Off New Black Hills Gold Rush. popularresistance.org Native nations and citizen watchdogs were prepared to take action against the permitting, because this is not the first time the federal agency has moved to allow the renewal of large-scale mining at these headwaters of the Missouri and Mississippi rivers. | Four toxic Superfund sites are the result of water pollution from the mining over the past 70 years. Two generations of Lakota and settler descendants have worked across and through cultural differences to prevent any more of the same. Taxpayers already are footing the bill for the cleanup of hazardous heavy metals used in modern mining: cyanide, arsenic, chr…

_____ (2022-07-24). Africans Decry Europe's Energy Hypocrisy. popularresistance.org Europe, one of the largest consumers of Russian gas, is scrambling to find African alternatives as Russia threatens to permanently turn off the taps. | Russia's gas supply to Germany via the Nord Stream 1 pipeline was halted for routine maintenance last week, and there are concerns that Russia may not restart it. Moscow has already cut natural gas supplies to Poland, Finland, and Bulgaria, which refused Russia's demand to pay in rubles. The Bavarian Industry Association forecasts that Germany could lose almost 13 percent of its economic performance in the latter half of this year if Russian gas stops flowing. | F…

Adam Ramsay (2022-07-24). The World Burns and the Richest Profit. It Doesn't Have to Be This Way. commondreams.org As the effects of the climate crisis are seen in global heatwaves and droughts, oil firms are booming.

Ramon du Houx (2022-07-24). 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.

The Conversation (2022-07-24). How climate Storytelling helps People navigate Complexity and find Solutions. juancole.com By Naoko Ellis, University of British Columbia and Derek Gladwin, University of British Columbia | &#1 ; Despite learning that climate change is hitting the planet faster than scientists predicted, society has been slow to decrease the use of fossil fuels and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. For a consumer, for instance, making the switch to an …

China Dialogue (2022-07-24). China's crucial Role in decarbonising the global Steel Sector. juancole.com By Belinda Schà§pe and Byford Tsang | &#1 ; ( China Dialogue ) &#1 ; What happens in China's steel plants matters for the global climate. After power generation, the steel sector is the second largest contributor to China's emissions, accounting for roughly 17% annually. China produces more than half of all global steel, and over 60% …

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-07-24). 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…

____ (2022-07-24). 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.

TeleSUR, jaa, MER (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.

Kristy Dahl (2022-07-23). Manchin to Climate: Drop Dead. commondreams.org Joe Manchin and the Supreme Court have undeniably stalled and obstructed climate action with their decisions this summer.

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