Monthly Archives: May 2023

2023-05-24: News Headlines

teleSUR (2023-05-24). Horn of Africa to Experience Dry June-September Weather. telesurenglish.net On Wednesday, the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), an East African bloc, said that dry weather will be experienced in the Horn of Africa region from June to September, amid the risk of worsening an already precarious food security situation. | RELATED: | The IGAD Climate Prediction and Applications Center (ICPAC), based in the Kenyan capital of Nairobi, said Djibouti, Eritrea, central and northern Ethiopia, northern…

Rhoda Wilson (2023-05-24). 'One Health' will give WHO's Dictator General power to initiate climate lockdowns. expose-news.com The proposed amendments to the International Health Regulations ("IHRs") and the Pandemic Treaty both incorporate the "One Health" approach. One Health has little definition or structure and is sold using vague strings …

ecns.cn (2023-05-24). China, Brazil aim to bolster bilateral ties. ecns.cn Brazil and China are set to embrace a higher state of strong partnership, and the two sides have shown strong commitment to bolstering bilateral trade, cooperation in aviation and high-tech sectors, and response to climate change.

Peoples Dispatch (2023-05-23). Floods in Italy's Emilia-Romagna are a sign of unfurling climate crisis and state's failure in adaptation. peoplesdispatch.org Two waves of floods—in the first week of May and another that started on May 16—hit the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy, killing 16 people and displacing over 50,000…

Douglas Healey (2023-05-23). Biden picks fossil fuel profits over planet with approval of Mountain Valley Pipeline. liberationnews.org In yet another move contradicting his campaign promises of climate action, the Biden administration recently granted approval of a 303-mile natural gas pipeline in the heart of Appalachia, despite the rapidly destabilizing climate.

Rebecca Burns (2023-05-23). Why In-N-Out Burger Is Fighting A Landmark Climate Bill. levernews.com

Anonymous103 (2023-05-24). In Video: Unmanned Boats Targeted Russian Ship In Black Sea. southfront.org Click to see full-size image | On the morning of May 24, the Armed Forces of Ukraine attempted to attack Russian reconnaissance ship Ivan Khurs of the Black Sea Fleet. The ship was ensuring the safety of the Turkish Stream and Blue Stream gas pipelines in the economic zone of Turkey. | Three unmanned boats targeted the ship at about 5.30 am local time. The incident took place 140 kilometers northeast of the Bosphorus. | As a result of response fire, the attack failed. All Ukrainian boats were destroyed by fire from the st…

Dave DeCamp (2023-05-24). Russia Says Warship Attacked By Ukrainian Sea Drones Near Bosphorus Strait. news.antiwar.com Moscow said Wednesday that a Russian warship protecting pipelines in the Black Sea was attacked by unmanned Ukrainian speedboats near the Bosphorus Strait, far from Russian and Ukrainian territory. The Russian Defense Ministry said the naval ship Ivan Khurs repelled the attack by three unmanned watercraft in an incident that took place about 87 miles …

ecns.cn (2023-05-24). Sinopec vows to 'deepen cooperation in oil and gas resources'. ecns.cn China Petrochemical Corp, or Sinopec, vowed on Wednesday to strengthen cooperation on oil and gas pipeline networks between central Asian and Southeast Asian countries and regions, and promote collaboration in areas of new energy.

Rebecca Kemble (2023-05-23). Pushing to Stop Line 5, Again. progressive.org With the pipeline potentially one storm away from a spill, the Bad River Band of Lake Superior Chippewa are seeking an emergency shutdown of operations.

ecns.cn (2023-05-24). Full consultation needed in Japan's Fukushima water plan: Ministry. ecns.cn Japan should ensure its nuclear-contaminated water is treated in a scientific, open, transparent and safe way, and try its best to prevent risks, Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning said.

Matthew Ehret (2023-05-24). The Roots of Modern Eco-Terrorism: From MK Ultra and the Unabomber to Maurice Strong and Yuval Harari. thelastamericanvagabond.com Strange things are happening. Every few days, it has become customary to hear stories of trains carrying toxic waste derailing in rural food producing regions of the USA, or food processing plants going up in flames. Meanwhile propaganda justifying the confiscation of property in the name of the greater good advances within the U.S. Environmental

People's Daily (2023-05-23). The view from China: U.S. debt ceiling 'crisis' reveals wasteful military spending. peoplesworld.org Due to clashes between the two major political parties, weak governance, and huge military expenditures driven by a Cold War mentality, the U.S. is now unable to pay back its debts without borrowing new money. The U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen warned that the U.S. might face a default for the first time in history …

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2023-05-23: News Headlines

Douglas Healey (2023-05-23). Biden picks fossil fuel profits over planet with approval of Mountain Valley Pipeline. liberationnews.org In yet another move contradicting his campaign promises of climate action, the Biden administration recently granted approval of a 303-mile natural gas pipeline in the heart of Appalachia, despite the rapidly destabilizing climate.

Rebecca Burns (2023-05-23). Why In-N-Out Burger Is Fighting A Landmark Climate Bill. levernews.com

Peoples Dispatch (2023-05-23). Floods in Italy's Emilia-Romagna are a sign of unfurling climate crisis and state's failure in adaptation. peoplesdispatch.org Two waves of floods—in the first week of May and another that started on May 16—hit the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy, killing 16 people and displacing over 50,000…

Derrick Crowe (2023-05-23). Report: Defeating Authoritarianism Requires Shift, Investments from Philanthropy. peoplesaction.org WASHINGTON, D.C.—A new report urges changes in the fields of organizing and philanthropy to stop the rise of authoritarianism and tackle intertwined crises from catastrophic climate change to runaway economic inequality. The Antidote to Authoritarianism: How An Organizing Revival Can Build a Multiracial Pluralistic Democracy and an Inclusive Economy, published by People's Action Institute with …

Editor (2023-05-23). EPA Press Conference Addresses Climate Impacts to Children's Health. scheerpost.com

MEE staff (2023-05-23). Saudi oil minister tells speculators to 'watch out' and blasts climate activists. middleeasteye.net

Rhoda Wilson (2023-05-22). A new documentary tells the stories you were never told: The Unseen Crisis of Covid Vaccine Injuries. expose-news.com In the climate of a global pandemic, covid injections were rolled out under emergency use authorisation after a much shorter than normal testing period. Millions of people rolled up their sleeves because …

Editor (2023-05-22). Climate change increasing La Niña & El Niño severity. mronline.org During La Nina events, sea surface temperatures in the equatorial Pacific are lower than the long-term average, causing cooler global temperatures and vice-versa for El Nino.

_____ (2023-05-22). Climate Breakdown, Extinction and 'the Most Stupid Boast'. transcend.org 16 May 2023 – Politics and 'democracy' are broken. It is now up to us, the public, to save ourselves.

Kerry Smith (2023-05-23). Beetaloo Traditional Owners speak out on Tamboran fracking pollution. greenleft.org.au Traditional Owners are speaking out after the ABC exposed pollution incidents from Tamboran's exploration well on the Tanumbirini cattle station in the NT. Kerry Smith reports.

Rebecca Kemble (2023-05-23). Pushing to Stop Line 5, Again. progressive.org With the pipeline potentially one storm away from a spill, the Bad River Band of Lake Superior Chippewa are seeking an emergency shutdown of operations.

ecns.cn (2023-05-23). Full consultation needed in Japan's Fukushima water plan: Ministry. ecns.cn Japan should ensure its nuclear-contaminated water is treated in a scientific, open, transparent and safe way, and try its best to prevent risks, Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning said.

Combined Sources (2023-05-23). Japan to dump contaminated water from Fukushima nuclear disaster into Pacific Ocean. peoplesworld.org Scientists and environmentalists have raised concerns over Japan's plan to release 1.3 million metric tons of water contaminated during the Fukushima nuclear disaster back into the Pacific Ocean. The "treated" wastewater, which has been stored in around 1,000 tanks ever since the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Plant was damaged during the 2011 Tohoku earthquake and tsunami, …

People's Daily (2023-05-23). The view from China: U.S. debt ceiling 'crisis' reveals wasteful military spending. peoplesworld.org Due to clashes between the two major political parties, weak governance, and huge military expenditures driven by a Cold War mentality, the U.S. is now unable to pay back its debts without borrowing new money. The U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen warned that the U.S. might face a default for the first time in history …

Editor (2023-05-22). Ralph Nader: Unstable Trump Double Down as the Odds Against Him Increase. scheerpost.com By Ralph Nader / Nader.org I have co-authored, with Mark Green, two books on Donald J. Trump, and I've thought a lot about the toll his presidency has taken on our country. Trump's legacy goes beyond him being a toady of Wall Street interests or an inflator of massive, wasteful military budgets, or his siding …

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