2023-02-17: News Headlines

WSWS (2023-02-17). Biden refuses to explain why Air Force shot down harmless civilian balloons. wsws.org The decision to shoot down the balloons was clearly politically motivated, aimed at creating a climate of panic, fear and hysteria aimed at demonizing China and further militarizing air and space.

Foreign Policy in Focus (2023-02-16). Should a repressive petrostate get to host UN climate talks? The UAE Plans for a Fossil Fuel Friendly COP28. juancole.com By Joey Shea | — ( Foreign Policy in Focus) — In recent weeks, grave concerns have emerged about the conflicts of interest posed by the United Arab Emirates as host of the upcoming United Nations Climate Change Conference known as COP28, as well as fears about the safety and security of participants in the …

Julia Conley (2023-02-16). Earth Is in "a New Chapter in the Climate and Ecological Crisis," Study Finds. truthout.org A new study released Thursday warned that the planet has entered "a new chapter in the climate and ecological crisis," in which communities are forced to direct massive resources to responding to the escalating impacts of the climate emergency, taking focus away from efforts to slash fossil fuel emissions — causing what the report authors called a "doom loop" that will make avoiding the worst… |

WSWS (2023-02-17). Biden refuses to explain why Air Force shot down harmless civilian balloons. wsws.org The decision to shoot down the balloons was clearly politically motivated, aimed at creating a climate of panic, fear and hysteria aimed at demonizing China and further militarizing air and space.

Foreign Policy in Focus (2023-02-16). Should a repressive petrostate get to host UN climate talks? The UAE Plans for a Fossil Fuel Friendly COP28. juancole.com By Joey Shea | — ( Foreign Policy in Focus) — In recent weeks, grave concerns have emerged about the conflicts of interest posed by the United Arab Emirates as host of the upcoming United Nations Climate Change Conference known as COP28, as well as fears about the safety and security of participants in the …

Julia Conley (2023-02-16). Earth Is in "a New Chapter in the Climate and Ecological Crisis," Study Finds. truthout.org A new study released Thursday warned that the planet has entered "a new chapter in the climate and ecological crisis," in which communities are forced to direct massive resources to responding to the escalating impacts of the climate emergency, taking focus away from efforts to slash fossil fuel emissions — causing what the report authors called a "doom loop" that will make avoiding the worst… |

Prof. Claudia von Werlhof (2023-02-16). Global WAR-NING! Geoengineering Is Wrecking Our Planet and Humanity. globalresearch.ca World leaders are meeting in Glasgow at COP-26. All eyes are now on "the imminent dangers of CO2 and greenhouse gas emissions". The "climate emergency" is a timely instrument of propaganda used to distract people from questioning "the real crisis", namely the Covid-19 "plandemic".

Shawn Fremstad (2023-02-16). Statement on Importance of Federal Oversight of Inflation Reduction Act's Labor, Equity, and Environmental Goals. cepr.net The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) invests nearly $400 billion in clean energy and climate solutions over the next decade. The IRA includes $25 million for federal agencies to oversee implementation and track labor, equity, and environmental standards and performance. A Sierra Club letter, signed by over 175 organizations, urges federal agencies to use this funding …

ecns.cn (2023-02-16). Impartial, professional investigations into Nord Stream explosions necessary: Chinese spokesperson. ecns.cn A Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson said on Thursday that it is necessary to conduct objective, impartial and professional investigations into the explosions that damaged the Nord Stream pipelines and hold those responsible to account.

ecns.cn (2023-02-16). Russia's State Duma adopts draft appeal to UN over Nord Stream blasts investigation. ecns.cn Russia's lower house of parliament, the State Duma, adopted a draft appeal to the United Nations on Thursday, proposing to initiate an investigation into the Nord Stream pipeline explosions.

Ann Brown (2023-02-16). Do Mainstream Media Care If US Government Blew Up Nord Stream 2 Pipeline? Seymour Hersh Story Ignored. moguldom.com On Feb. 8, Pulitzer winning journalist Seymour Hersh wrote a blog on his in-depth report claiming that President Joe Biden's administration deliberately blew up the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline. According to the blog entitled "How America Took Out The Nord Stream Pipeline," he pointed the finger at the U.S. Navy as being behind the Nord Stream pipeline explosion. …

Editor (2023-02-16). DemocracyNow! Interview: Seymour Hersh on 'How America Took Out the Nord Stream Pipeline'. scheerpost.com By DemocracyNow! When the Nord Stream pipelines carrying natural gas from Russia to Germany were damaged last September, U.S. officials were quick to suggest Russia had bombed its own pipelines. But according to a new report by the legendary investigative journalist Seymour Hersh, it was the U.S. Navy that carried out the sabotage, with help …

Editor (2023-02-16). Media Ignore Seymour Hersh Bombshell Report of US Destroying Nord Stream II. scheerpost.com A MintPress study of the 20 most influential U.S. news outlets found virtually no coverage of the esteemed journalist's revelations linking Washington to the pipeline attacks.

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-02-16). Sevim Dagdelen: Germany Must Investigate Nord Stream II Sabotage Claims. libya360.wordpress.com Lawmaker Sevim Dagdelen made her appeal after a report alleged that the US was behind the Nord Stream blasts Berlin must not obstruct the creation of an international inquiry into the explosions on the Nord Stream gas pipelines, Sevim Dagdelen, a German MP from the Left Party (Die Linke), said on Tuesday. Dagdelen's appeal came…

Prof Rodrigue Tremblay (2023-02-16). Is the U.S. Biden Administration Behind the Blowing Up of the Nord Stream 1 and 2 Pipelines Between Russia and Western Europe? globalresearch.ca

Seymour M. Hersh (2023-02-16). The US Destroyed the Nord Stream Pipeline. Interview with Seymour Hersh. globalresearch.ca

Staff (2023-02-16). Highlights from Seymour Hersh's Interview With Berliner Zeitung (+US Nord Stream Sabotage). orinocotribune.com An interview by Fabian Scheider of the Berliner Zeitung newspaper with journalist Seymour Hersh about his investigation into the US (and Norwegian) role in the destruction of the Nord Stream gas pipelines was ‚Ä¢ Details of the explosion and a question. | "At the end of September 2022, eight bombs were to be detonated near the island of Bornholm in the Balti…

ecns.cn (2023-02-16). Experts concerned over 'extremely dangerous' chemical contamination after Ohio train derailment. ecns.cn U.S. experts have expressed grave concerns over the damage by fires and chemical contamination to people and the environment following a disastrous train derailment in the U.S. state of Ohio.

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