2023-11-23: News Headlines

Dean Baker (2023-11-22). Trade, Climate Change and the Press. counterpunch.org Eduardo Porter had an interesting column in the Washington Post last week in which he argued that trade will be important in slowing climate change. The basic point is that we could do a lot to reduce emissions by encouraging people to buy items where they are produced with the least emissions. The point is

Abaddon James, Mondoweiss. (2023-11-22). A Flower Blooms For Palestine. popularresistance.org The spoken word poem "There are Flowers Blooming in Antarctica," shared on TikTok by user Madii.sky.blu, speaks of the modern-day man-made horrors that confront us. It highlights the contradictions of witnessing flowers bloom in Antarctica—a reminder of climate change and impending collapse—amidst governmental apathy along with grim reality of observing genocide in Palestine. | The resonating words "there are flowers blooming in Antarctica" echo Palestine's struggle for liberation, a battle not confined geographically, reverberates globally, its ripples reaching the verdant forests of Atlanta, Georgia…

Anita Hofschneider (2023-11-22). Indigenous self-determination is key climate solution in new report. nationofchange.org The National Climate Assessment affirms that Indigenous peoples bear both the weight of climate change's impacts and carry knowledge that may help lessen its burden.

Ashley Curtin (2023-11-22). White House releases National Climate Assessment. nationofchange.org The report concluded that climate change will impact almost all aspects of life including food, the economy and culture heritage.

imperial.ac.uk (2023-11-22). Podcast: Climate conference, COVID and pregnancy, and inspiring careers. imperial.ac.uk In this edition: The latest climate science ahead of COP28, how COVID impacts pregnancy, and founding a MedTech startup.

Joel Stein (2023-11-22). LEFT WONDERING: How Do You Have Thanksgiving With Trumpy Relatives? levernews.com Welcome to a new edition of Left Wondering with Joel Stein, our advice column for paid subscribers of The Lever on how to lead an ethical life in an increasingly unethical world.Have a question about how to make a personal decision related to climate change, corporatization, politics, wealth inequality, globalization, or other matters that you'd like Joel to answer? Send it to .
Dear Left Wondering,At a recent lunch with my mother (a former/perhaps lingering Trump supporter and burgeoning Robert F. Kennedy Jr. fan) we were discussin…

Paige Bennett (2023-11-22). Ohio commission decides to allow fracking in state parks. nationofchange.org The commissioners held a meeting to consider the applications, and many environmentalists showed up to protest.

ecns.cn (2023-11-22). China aids Hanoi with waste-to-power plant. ecns.cn In a groundbreaking project, China First Metallurgical Group has completed its first overseas waste-to-energy plant in Hanoi, Vietnam.

Rhoda Wilson (2023-11-22). Baroness Hallet's Covid Inquiry is a waste of time and money; here's what we should be doing. expose-news.com After a few months of the Hallett pantomime, we are quite clear what the Inquiry is not about evidence-based policy, Dr. Tom Jefferson and Prof. Carl Heneghan wrote. "Let's stop wasting money …

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