2023-08-18: News Headlines

Orinoco Tribune 2 (2023-08-18). The West vs Russia — Was It All Inevitable? orinocotribune.com By Paul Atkin — Aug 15, 2023 | This look at Mike Phipp's review of Gilbert Achar's The New Cold War- The United States, Russia and China from Kosovo to Ukraine, is because it represents an archetype of the thinking among sections of the Left that have fallen into becoming cheerleaders for NATO; despite their recognition that, as the author approvingly quotes Achar it "continues to push, global relations in the worst possible direction, (my emphasis) at a time when the world should be focused on fighting the greatest threats that humanity has ever faced short of a nuclear Armageddon—climate change and p…

WSWS (2023-08-18). Under threat of flames, 22,000 flee Northwest Territories as Canada's record shattering wildfire season continues unabated. wsws.org Driven by the effects of capitalist-induced climate change, Canada's wildfire season has continued at an unprecedented pace and scope since unusually intense fires erupted on the East Coast in Nova Scotia in early May.

Ashley Curtin (2023-08-17). California and Australia sign historic climate partnership. nationofchange.org The MoU is a historic climate partnership that commits to "reduce emissions from freight and maritime ports and to drive uptake of low carbon liquid fuels for aviation and maritime fuels."

Clintel (2023-08-17). "Dangerous Corruption of Science. There is No Climate Crisis": Nobel Prize Winner Dr. John F. Clauser Endorses "World Climate Declaration" globalresearch.ca

Clintel (2023-08-17). World Climate Declaration: There Is No Climate Emergency. globalresearch.ca

Dana Drugmand (2023-08-17). Montana youth activists win historic climate change lawsuit. nationofchange.org This ruling "may inspire similar lawsuits around the world."

Editor (2023-08-17). Texas' Methane Waste Accelerates Climate Change While Squandering State Revenue. scheerpost.com

Frank Cappello (2023-08-17). LEVER TIME: Montana's Monumental Climate Win. levernews.com

Jomo Kwame Sundaram (2023-08-17). World Bank climate finance plan little help, unfair. mronline.org The World Bank plans to use public funds to subsidize private finance, ostensibly to mobilize much more capital to address the climate crisis. But the new plan is not the solution it purports to be.

Julia Conley (2023-08-17). Groups Call for Firing Lobbyists "Playing Both Sides of the Climate Crisis" truthout.org Weeks after a public interest watchdog unveiled the deep ties the fossil fuel industry maintains to numerous industries in the U.S. — with universities, technology firms, and insurance companies employing many of the same lobbyists as the oil and gas sector — nearly a dozen climate justice groups on Thursday issued a call for governments and institutions across the country to "fire" their fossil… |

Reynard Loki (2023-08-17). Our food system is the bullseye for solving the world's climate challenges. nationofchange.org The industrialized food system is a major source of greenhouse gas emissions.

Sharon Zhang (2023-08-17). Biden Admin Tried to Block Landmark Climate Lawsuit as July Heat Scorched US. truthout.org As a record-breaking heat wave boiled the world in July, the Biden administration argued that the United States Constitution doesn't guarantee the right to a liveable planet in a recent court filing, newly unveiled documents show. According to court records obtained this week by The Lever, the Department of Justice asserted that "there is no constitutional right to a stable climate system… |

Anonymous103 (2023-08-17). The Criminal Insanity of Climate Change: Direct Energy Weapons (DEW) Create Forest and Bush Fires, Destroying Entire Cities and Igniting Boats in the Sea. southfront.org Written by Peter Koenig. Originally published on GlobalResearch Climate change — climate change — climate change — the world is burning….

Jake Johnson (2023-08-17). Kids Who Live Near Fracking Sites Are Up to 7 Times More Likely to Develop Lymphoma: Study. globalresearch.ca

Appalachians Against Pipelines (2023-08-18). Pipeline Fighters Lock To Equipment At MVP Work Site On Poor Mountain. itsgoingdown.org Action report from Appalachians Against Pipelines on recent lockdown against the Mountain Valley Pipeline (MVP) in so-called Virginia. Early morning on Friday, August 11, 2023, two pipeline fighters locked themselves to equipment on a Mountain Valley Pipeline worksite on Poor Mountain in Roanoke County, VA, preventing downed trees from being cleared from the pipeline easement….

Kate Horgan (2023-08-17). Resilience Amidst Controversy: Unveiling the Struggles of the Mountain Valley Pipeline and Unearthing Adult Supremacy. projectcensored.org The Mountain Valley Pipeline, a zombie fracked gas project that found new life in the dark corners of the debt ceiling relief bill continues to struggle through the rough terrain…

Appalachians Against Pipelines, Popular Resistance. (2023-08-17). Pipeline Fighters Lock To Equipment At Mountain Valley Pipeline Work Site. popularresistance.org Roanoke County, VA — Early morning on Friday, August 11, 2023, two pipeline fighters locked themselves to equipment on a Mountain Valley Pipeline worksite on Poor Mountain in Roanoke County, VA, preventing downed trees from being cleared from the pipeline easement. Nearby, over a dozen people rallied to show their support for the protest, holding signs with messages such as "STOP THE MVP" and "DOOM TO THE PIPELINE." | Both people who were locked to equipment were arrested in the afternoon, after stopping work on the site for nearly 8 hours. They were charged with misdemeanors and released the same day.

Phil Pasquini (2023-08-18). Fukushima Radioactive Water Release is Set to Begin. indybay.org Activists demonstrated at the Japanese Consulate in San Francisco to protest their opposition for the upcoming release of radioactive water into the Pacific Ocean by TEPCO.

teleSUR (2023-08-17). Fijian Organizations Oppose Japan's Wastewater Discharge Plan. telesurenglish.net Fijian politicians and organizations have voiced their concerns about and disapproval of Japan's intentions to dump more than 1 million metric tons of nuclear-contaminated wastewater into the Pacific Ocean. | RELATED: | Unity Fiji party leader Savenaca Narube told Fiji Times that releasing radioactive wastewater from the Fukushima nuclear plant into the Pacific Ocean is a "serious issue" for the small Pacific Islan…

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