Daily Archives: August 22, 2022

2022-08-22: News Headlines

WSWS (2022-08-22). The Luftwaffe goes on a world war mission in the Indo-Pacific. wsws.org Following the deployment of the frigate "Bayern" last year, Germany's Luftwaffe (Air Force) is now also expanding its operations to the Indo-Pacific.

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-08-22). Mayo Clinic Minute: Where is the kidney stone belt? newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Where you live, what you eat and how much you drink may tell health care professionals more about your risk of developing kidney stones than you think. Dr. Ivan Porter II, a Mayo Clinic nephrologist, describes intense weather areas, such as the South and Southwest, as the kidney stone belt. This is where research shows kidney stones are more prevalent. Dehydration in these hot climates, combined with certain diets, are increasing risks that can result…

Staff (2022-08-21). CITMA: The contamination caused by the fire in Matanzas does not compromise human health. en.cubadebate.cu On August 5, a fire broke out at the Supertanker Base in the city of Matanzas, caused by an electrical discharge in one of the tanks that stored national crude oil. From that moment on, the cloud of smoke and the fuel spill were warning signs for the environment and human beings. Matanzas is recognized for its natural values. Precisely, the sinister described as the first of this magnitude in the history of Cuba occurred very close to the bay, in an area close to different towns that were seen under the smoke coming from the place of the disaster.

____ (2022-08-21). Russia to shut Nord Stream gas pipeline for 3 days. ecns.cn Russian gas giant Gazprom announced on Friday that it will suspend natural gas delivery to Europe via the Nord Stream 1 pipeline from Aug. 31 to Sept. 2 due to maintenance.

Editor (2022-08-21). Big Oil Would 'Bust the Paris Agreement' With Inadequate Decarbonization Plans. scheerpost.com By Mitchell Beer | The Energy Mix Three of the world's biggest fossil companies—BP, Shell, and Equinor—are relying on decarbonization scenarios that fall short of the objectives of the Paris climate agreement, concludes a peer-reviewed study led by Berlin-based Climate Analytics. "Most of the scenarios we evaluated would be classified as inconsistent with the Paris …

Ricardo Gomez (2022-08-21). LEVER WEEKLY: Contemplating The Climate Movement. levernews.com The inaugural address of Gustavo Petro, Columbia's newly elected leftist president, was full of force and provided a clear-eyed vision for tackling the climate crisis. "If it is so difficult to get the money… to save [the Amazon], then I propose an exchange of foreign debt for domestic spending to save and recover our jungles, forests, and wetlands for humanity," he declared on August 7.His words — highlighted in English translation below — are worth considering in tandem with The Lever team's "Lever Live" conversation this week with Kate Aronoff on the future of the climate movement. During the…

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-08-21). Mayo Clinic Minute: Where is the kidney stone belt? newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Where you live, what you eat and how much you drink may tell health care professionals more about your risk of developing kidney stones than you think. Dr. Ivan Porter II, a Mayo Clinic nephrologist, describes intense weather areas, such as the South and Southwest, as the kidney stone belt. This is where research shows kidney stones are more prevalent. Dehydration in these hot climates, combined with certain diets, are increasing risks that can result…

Triplejustice (2022-08-21). Saturday 9/10: Teach-in People's Assembly (focus climate crisis). indybay.org online, please register at: bit.ly/3QfEm8l

Mitch Jones (2022-08-21). The Climate Movement's Fight to Undo the Worst Provisions in the IRA Begins. commondreams.org After President Biden's signing of a "historic" climate bill, environmental organizers have plenty of work ahead to keep fossil fuels in the ground.

_____ (2022-08-20). Why The Inflation Reduction Act Is Less A 'Climate Bill'. popularresistance.org The brother El Hajj Malik El Shabazz (aka Malcolm X) once explained, "If you're not careful, the newspapers will have you hating the people who are being oppressed and loving the people who are doing the oppressing." The tale of two narratives associated with the recent signing into law of the so-called Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) accentuates his words at a critical moment. Communities on the frontlines of the climate crisis find themselves entrapped in a cycle of climate cataclysms and cumulative pollution derived from legacy and systemic environmental racism and classism. | While attending a meeting in Bogota…

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