Monthly Archives: March 2023

2023-03-08: News Headlines

Tomdispatch (2023-03-08). Two Mothers: Dying with Dignity and What Makes that Possible. juancole.com By Priti Gulati Cox and Stan Cox | — ( Tomdispatch.com) — So many crises — from war to mass species die-offs to climate meltdown — afflict our world that we often don't take time to draw insights from what generally passes for the small stuff, the things that happen all too close to home, …

WSWS (2023-03-08). The way forward after collapse of School Strike for Climate movement in Australia. wsws.org The perspective of appealing to governments has failed. The alternative is a turn to the growing struggles of the working class to overturn the profit system, the root cause of the climate crisis.

Nick Cunningham (2023-03-08). Major gas utility is pouring money into reversing an Oregon city's electric-only mandate. nationofchange.org Climate advocates who see this strategy playing out in Eugene are concerned that NW Natural and its affiliates may spend enormous sums to convince the public to overturn the mandate.

Alex Bainbridge (2023-03-07). Climate activists resist police crackdown in WA. greenleft.org.au Climate activists are resisting an intimidation in WA, writes Alex Bainbridge.

Charlie Wood, Waging Nonviolence. (2023-03-07). We Need A Climate Movement That Addresses The Trauma Of Fighting. popularresistance.org I used to think trauma was something that only applied to people exposed to extreme situations like war, genocide, abuse or crime. Yet, living on planet Earth pretty much guarantees you some trauma. | Trauma comes from the Greek "traumat," which means "wound." It is an emotional wounding that results from experiencing or witnessing a highly stressful, horrifying event or series of events where one feels a lack of control, powerlessness and threat of injury or death. This sounds disturbingly similar to what humans are increasingly living through with climate change.

Tomdispatch (2023-03-08). Two Mothers: Dying with Dignity and What Makes that Possible. juancole.com By Priti Gulati Cox and Stan Cox | — ( Tomdispatch.com) — So many crises — from war to mass species die-offs to climate meltdown — afflict our world that we often don't take time to draw insights from what generally passes for the small stuff, the things that happen all too close to home, …

WSWS (2023-03-08). The way forward after collapse of School Strike for Climate movement in Australia. wsws.org The perspective of appealing to governments has failed. The alternative is a turn to the growing struggles of the working class to overturn the profit system, the root cause of the climate crisis.

Nick Cunningham (2023-03-08). Major gas utility is pouring money into reversing an Oregon city's electric-only mandate. nationofchange.org Climate advocates who see this strategy playing out in Eugene are concerned that NW Natural and its affiliates may spend enormous sums to convince the public to overturn the mandate.

Alex Bainbridge (2023-03-07). Climate activists resist police crackdown in WA. greenleft.org.au Climate activists are resisting an intimidation in WA, writes Alex Bainbridge.

Charlie Wood, Waging Nonviolence. (2023-03-07). We Need A Climate Movement That Addresses The Trauma Of Fighting. popularresistance.org I used to think trauma was something that only applied to people exposed to extreme situations like war, genocide, abuse or crime. Yet, living on planet Earth pretty much guarantees you some trauma. | Trauma comes from the Greek "traumat," which means "wound." It is an emotional wounding that results from experiencing or witnessing a highly stressful, horrifying event or series of events where one feels a lack of control, powerlessness and threat of injury or death. This sounds disturbingly similar to what humans are increasingly living through with climate change.

Pablo Fajardo Mendoza (2023-03-07). One of the World's Largest Oil Corporations to Lead Climate Change Talks in 2023. globalresearch.ca

Staff (2023-03-07). Economist Joseph Stiglitz on How War, COVID & Climate Crisis Cause Economic Crises Around the World. democracynow.org As the U.N. secretary-general blasts wealthy nations for rigging the global economy for their benefit, we speak with economist Joseph Stiglitz about how war, the pandemic and the climate emergency are causing economic crises across the globe. He also says interest rate hikes by the U.S. Federal Reserve are making things worse for the Global South, as the cost of borrowing rises for many countries already struggling with debt. Stiglitz is a Nobel Prize-winning economist, Columbia University professor and former chair of the Council of Economic Advisers. He is also currently the chief economist of the Roosevelt Ins…

Colin Todhunter (2023-03-07). Standing Together: Resisting the New Normal. dissidentvoice.org The US wanted Russia to attack Ukraine. So says Robert H Wade, professor of Global Political Economy at the London School of Economics. And then it brought in its wide-ranging sanctions regime in response. According to renowned investigative journalist Seymour Hersch, the US subsequently blew up the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline. The result is that …

Editor (2023-03-07). Major U.S. outlets found Hersh's Nord Stream scoop too hot to handle. mronline.org Scores of hits from publications across the globe pop up from an internet search for veteran investigative reporter Seymour Hersh's claim that the US destroyed Russia's Nord Stream gas pipeline.

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-03-07). German MPs Want Answers About Nord Stream. libya360.wordpress.com Jeffery Brodsky Gas emanates from the Nord Stream 2 pipeline in the Baltic Sea on Sept. 28, 2022, after explosions released as many as 500,000 tons of methane into the air. Investigators point to sabotage but have released little information.SWEDISH COAST GUARD VIA GETTY IMAGES A bombshell report lands amid existing frustration and calls to…

Staff (2023-03-07). Messi llegó a Alemania con el PSG e hinchas del Bayern le dieron bienvenida inesperada (+ Video). cubadebate.cu Lionel Messi llegó con el PSG a Alemania para enfrentar el miércoles al Bayern Munich en el partido de vuelta de octavos de final, donde el equipo parisino debe revertir el marcador para mantenerse en la Champions. Cuando el bus oficial del PSG arribaba al hotel, los propios hinchas del conjunto alemán comenzaron a corear el apellido del astro argentino.

Global Research News (2023-03-07). Selected Articles: East Palestine's "Containment Dam" Overflows. globalresearch.ca By The makeshift dam designed to prevent toxic water contamination in East Palestine, Ohio following the toxic train derailment, has failed and overflowed. Mainstream media reports that "heavy rain" …

ecns.cn (2023-03-08). Japan told not to dump nuclear-contaminated water. ecns.cn China on Monday urged Japan again not to arbitrarily start discharging nuclear-contaminated water from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power station into the Pacific Ocean.

Labor Video Project (2023-03-08). The Fukushima Catastrophe Continues 12 Years After The Meltdowns. indybay.org March 11 is the 12th anniversary of the Fukushima earthquake and meltdown of three reactors. The disaster continues and the melted nuclear rods still remain in the broken reactors and have to be cooled by water which then becomes radiated. Two activists talk about the present situation after 12 years.

ecns.cn (2023-03-07). China urges Japan to responsibly dispose of nuclear wastewater: FM. ecns.cn China urges Japan to properly handle the disposal of Fukushima nuclear wastewater in a responsible manner, Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang said Tuesday.

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-03-08). Consumer Health: What's the difference between kidney cysts and polycystic kidney disease? newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org March is National Kidney Month, which makes this a good time to learn more about the difference between two kidney disorders — kidney cysts and polycystic kidney disease. Your kidneys are situated in the back of your abdomen under your lower ribs, one on each side of your spine. One of the important jobs of the kidneys is to clean the blood. As blood moves through the body, it picks up extra fluid, chemicals and waste….

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2023-03-07: News Headlines

Pablo Fajardo Mendoza (2023-03-07). One of the World's Largest Oil Corporations to Lead Climate Change Talks in 2023. globalresearch.ca

Staff (2023-03-07). Economist Joseph Stiglitz on How War, COVID & Climate Crisis Cause Economic Crises Around the World. democracynow.org As the U.N. secretary-general blasts wealthy nations for rigging the global economy for their benefit, we speak with economist Joseph Stiglitz about how war, the pandemic and the climate emergency are causing economic crises across the globe. He also says interest rate hikes by the U.S. Federal Reserve are making things worse for the Global South, as the cost of borrowing rises for many countries already struggling with debt. Stiglitz is a Nobel Prize-winning economist, Columbia University professor and former chair of the Council of Economic Advisers. He is also currently the chief economist of the Roosevelt Ins…

Alex Bainbridge (2023-03-06). Climate strikers confront Woodside. greenleft.org.au Hundreds of climate strikers heard from First Nations leaders and climate activists before marching to the Woodside office in Perth, reports Alex Bainbridge.

Editor (2023-03-06). Faster, higher, hotter: What we learned about the climate system in 2022 (Part 1). mronline.org Beyond all the hype and all the anxiety about climate policymaking, the upbeat newsmaking about energy transitions and the growing dread of civilisational collapse, what have we learned about the climate system in the last year?

Mark Keenan (2023-03-06). 1500 Scientists Say 'There Is No Climate Emergency' — The Real Environment Movement Was Hijacked. globalresearch.ca

WSWS (2023-03-06). Warning strikes in Germany's public sector and local transport. wsws.org Despite workers' readiness to take strike action, the central rally called by the Verdi trade union and the Fridays for Future climate protest organisation was poorly attended by strikers.

Waging Nonviolence (2023-03-06). How to beat the Fracking Frenzy—Lessons from the Campaign that ended it in Ireland. juancole.com The successful Irish anti-fracking struggle offers key insights on community power building for anti-extraction movements all over the world.

Colin Todhunter (2023-03-07). Standing Together: Resisting the New Normal. dissidentvoice.org The US wanted Russia to attack Ukraine. So says Robert H Wade, professor of Global Political Economy at the London School of Economics. And then it brought in its wide-ranging sanctions regime in response. According to renowned investigative journalist Seymour Hersch, the US subsequently blew up the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline. The result is that …

Editor (2023-03-07). Major U.S. outlets found Hersh's Nord Stream scoop too hot to handle. mronline.org Scores of hits from publications across the globe pop up from an internet search for veteran investigative reporter Seymour Hersh's claim that the US destroyed Russia's Nord Stream gas pipeline.

Editor (2023-03-06). Why is Norway the glove that fits the USA's hand? mronline.org In the sequel to his revelation of Norway's and USA's role in blowing up the Nord Stream pipelines, Seymour Hersh addresses the long standing tradition of Norway's secret and illegal collaboration with USA.

Staff (2023-03-06). Headlines for March 6, 2023. democracynow.org Nations Reach Historic Agreement to Protect High Seas, Iran and IAEA Agree to Strengthen Cooperation in Hopeful Sign for Nuclear Talks, Outrage Mounts over Mysterious Poisoning of Iranian Schoolgirls, U.N. Expert Says Taliban Attacks on Women and Girls Could Be Crime Against Humanity, Ex-Pakistan PM Imran Khan Evades Arrest, Huge Blaze in Cox's Bazar Rohingya Refugee Camp Destroys Thousands of Homes, Shell Pipeline Kills 12 in Nigeria; Massive Lawsuit Targets Shell's Operation in Niger Delta, U.K. Cracks Down on Refugee Rights in Right-Wing Effort to "Stop the Boats", Shahida Raza, Pakista…

Global Research News (2023-03-07). Selected Articles: East Palestine's "Containment Dam" Overflows. globalresearch.ca By The makeshift dam designed to prevent toxic water contamination in East Palestine, Ohio following the toxic train derailment, has failed and overflowed. Mainstream media reports that "heavy rain" …

Antonio C.S. Rosa (2023-03-06). Wildlife Is Much More than a Safari. And It Is at Highest Risk of Extinction. transcend.org 1 Mar 2023 – Wildlife is indeed far much more than a safari or an 'exotic' ornament: as many as four billion people —or an entire half the whole world's population— rely on wild species for income, food, medicines and wood fuel for cooking.

ecns.cn (2023-03-07). China urges Japan to responsibly dispose of nuclear wastewater: FM. ecns.cn China urges Japan to properly handle the disposal of Fukushima nuclear wastewater in a responsible manner, Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang said Tuesday.

Dr. Vandana Shiva (2023-03-06). The Seeds Of Suicide: How Monsanto Destroys Farming. globalresearch.ca Control over seed is the first link in the food chain because seed is the source of life. When a corporation controls seed, it controls life, especially the life of farmers.

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-03-07). Consumer Health: What's the difference between kidney cysts and polycystic kidney disease? newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org March is National Kidney Month, which makes this a good time to learn more about the difference between two kidney disorders — kidney cysts and polycystic kidney disease. Your kidneys are situated in the back of your abdomen under your lower ribs, one on each side of your spine. One of the important jobs of the kidneys is to clean the blood. As blood moves through the body, it picks up extra fluid, chemicals and waste….

Renfrey Clarke (2023-03-06). Barngarla people tell Labor 'no' to nuclear waste dump. greenleft.org.au Supporters of the Barngarla people gathered outside the Federal Court building to protest continuing moves by the Anthony Albanese government to put a national nuclear waste dump on First Nations land near Kimba. Renfrey Clarke reports.

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