(2023-07-12). Mayo Clinic Minute: Where is the kidney stone belt? newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Where you live, what you eat and how much you drink may tell healthcare professionals more about your risk of developing kidney stones than you think. Dr. Ivan Porter II, a Mayo Clinic nephrologist, describes intense weather areas, such as the South and Southwest, as the kidney stone belt. This is where research shows kidney stones are more prevalent. Dehydration in these hot climates, combined with certain diets, are increasing risks that can result in…
(2023-07-12). China makes significant progress in low carbon efforts. ecns.cn Wednesday marks the 11th National Low-carbon Day in China, with the theme of Taking Active Measures against Climate Change and Promoting Green and Low Carbon Development.
(2023-07-12). Dark Money Network Is Helping GOP Attack Climate-Friendly Corporate Investments. truthout.org Leonard Leo, a figure known for orchestrating the far-right takeover of the U.S. judiciary, is spearheading a dark money network that's fueling the House GOP's assault on environmental, social, and corporate governance, an investing approach that ostensibly considers climate impacts and other societal factors. With House Republicans set to hold a hearing Wednesday and consider a slew of bills as… |
(2023-07-12). The Heat: World Population Day. america.cgtn.com 
Fertility, education, the climate crisis, just some of the issues countries are grappling with on this July 11, 2023, The United Nations' World Population Day. World Population Day was first observed in 1987 by the United Nations when the world's population hit five billion. It's …
(2023-07-12). 'Golden Spike': Scientists choose site to mark the start of the Anthropocene. greenleft.org.au 
In a major step towards formal recognition of the Anthropocene as a new stage in Earth System history, scientists have identified a small lake near Toronto as the best marker of epochal change, writes Climate & Capitalism editor Ian Angus.
(2023-07-12). WEF collaborators want to threaten us to ensure compliance with their climate change goals. expose-news.com World Economic Forum ("WEF") collaborators discussed using central bank digital currencies ("CDBCs") to control what people purchase. Not to be outdone in dictating to the world, "climate change" cultists discussed whether to …
(2023-07-12). "A Climate-Changed World": Vermont Confronts Historic Flooding Again, 12 Years After Hurricane Irene. democracynow.org 
Parts of Vermont experienced their worst flooding this week in nearly a century after two months' worth of rain fell over the course of 48 hours. Nearly 100 people have been rescued, and locals are deeply concerned for the unhoused residents. "The state has really been hammered," says journalist David Goodman in Waterbury. The host of the public affairs podcast and radio show The Vermont Conversation explains how the town adapted to flooding caused by Hurricane Irene, and calls for the state to adapt rather than simply replace damaged infrastructure: "‚Ä&ati…
(2023-07-12). "Once in a 1,000 year" rain triggers flash flooding in Vermont and New York's Hudson Valley, killing 1. wsws.org The latest disasters in the United States are a sharp warning of the worsening effects of climate change, caused by the profit-driven exploitation of the environment under capitalism.
(2023-07-12). U.S. special presidential envoy for climate to visit China from July 16-19. ecns.cn As agreed by both sides, United States' special presidential envoy for climate John Kerry will visit China from July 16 to July 19, the Ministry of Ecology and Environment announced on Wednesday.
(2023-07-12). A Wasted Opportunity To Hold Oil Executives To Account. popularresistance.org A chummy interview of Chevron CEO Mike Wirth by CNBC's Andrew Ross Sorkin saw the goal of mitigating the devastating harms of climate disruption pitted against the evidently equally important goal of making Wirth more money. | Conceding that many people around the world are desperate for an end to the fossil fuels driving the catastrophe, including supposedly Wirth himself, Sorkin added, "At the same time, I think it would be impossible for you not to want your business to grow." | So there's your frame: the life and health of people and the planet on the one hand, endless corporate profiteering on the other. Onl…
(2023-07-12). Sunday 8/6: Climate Emotions and Activism: A Psychologist's Perspective on the Climate Emergency. indybay.org Online event…
(2023-07-12). Communists clean up capitalism's mess, one mile at a time. peoplesworld.org 
SACRAMENTO, Calif.—With climate change bringing soaring heat waves and catastrophic floods on a mass scale around the world, the Sacramento Valley formational club of the Communist Party USA decided to take their efforts to clean up their community local—by adopting a highway. "We give a damn in practical ways, service to beautify our slice of …
(2023-07-11). Water Stations for Migrants at the Border Are Being Destroyed Amid Heat Waves. truthout.org A massive heat dome is starting to engulf the southern United States this week. It could grow to be one of the worst in the region's history, breaking records for intensity and longevity and impacting some 50 million people in Florida, Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, Southern California and Nevada. Heat domes are a key part of heat waves and have become hotter and longer due to climate change… |
(2023-07-11). World Meteorological Organization Says Last Week Was the Hottest Ever Recorded. truthout.org The World Meteorological Organization said Monday that preliminary data shows last week was the hottest on record, a finding that was widely expected after global temperature records shattered in four consecutive days amid scorching heatwaves. Christopher Hewitt, the WMO's director of climate services, said in a statement that "we are in uncharted territory and we can expect more records to fall… |
(2023-07-11). Minneapolis Climate Justice Committee demands polluters relocate. fightbacknews.org Minneapolis, MN – On July 9, 40 activists, organizers and community members gathered to rally for environmental justice. The Climate Justice Committee (CJC) organized this rally as a kickoff event for their new campaign to force two heavy polluters, Bituminous Roadways and Smith Foundry, out of the East Phillips neighborhood of Minneapolis. | Over the past couple months, the people of Minneapolis have been celebrating their success of winning a major environmental justice fight against the demolition of the Roof Depot in the East Phillips neighborhood. While the people continue to celebrate this win, the CJC has…
(2023-07-11). Claims that UK's temperature last month was "the hottest since records began" is a lie. expose-news.com The year 2023 will go down as "The Return of Climate Crisis." We had a few wonderful years of pandemic-led reprieve, but now all CO2 cylinders are once again firing. Last week, …
(2023-07-11). Meet the TV Meteorologist Who Quit After Facing Death Threats for Explaining Climate Crisis on Air. democracynow.org 
Chris Gloninger resigned from his position as chief meteorologist for KCCI-TV in Des Moines, Iowa, on Friday after receiving death threats as a direct result of reporting on climate change. One man behind the emails has pleaded guilty to harassment. We speak with Gloninger, now a senior climate scientist at the Woods Hole Group, about the difficulties scientists and journalists face when reporting on the climate crisis. "Meteorologists need to be doing this more, not less," says Gloninger.
(2023-07-11). Human Rights Activists Warn Climate-Induced Heat Waves Are Killing Asylum Seekers at the Border. democracynow.org 
A massive heat dome is starting to engulf the southern United States this week. It could grow to be one of the worst in the region's history, breaking records for intensity and longevity and impacting some 50 million people in Florida, Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, Southern California and Nevada. Heat domes are a key part of heat waves and have become hotter and longer due to climate change, making heat the leading cause of weather-related death in the United States. Along the Southwest border, more than 100 migrants have already died from heat this year amid the Biden administration's continued crackdo…
(2023-07-11). Texas Governor Outlaws Life-Saving Water Breaks for Workers as Climate Crisis Fuels Heat Waves. democracynow.org 
We take a closer look at the impact of the massive heat dome in Texas, where extreme heat is bearing down on some of the state's most vulnerable populations, including workers and prisoners. At least three people have died after working in triple-digit heat, just as Republican Governor Greg Abbott signs into law a new measure that overrides mandatory water breaks for workers. Meanwhile, 32 people have been reported to have died in Texas prisons, most of which lack air conditioning and are prone to increased rates of heat-induced cardiac events. We are joined on Democracy Now! by Steven Monacelli in Dallas,…
(2023-07-11). Ukraine, Ecocide and Complicity: Why the Climate Movement Should Not Become a Fig Leaf for NATS. libya360.wordpress.com Urbanramblings This poster is displayed on the side of the Dutch Embassy in Moscow and shows the number of people killed in the Donbass between 2014 and 2022. If you walk down the Arbat in the same city you will see hundreds of poster sized billboards memorialising the children killed by Ukrainian shelling into the…
(2023-07-12). Envoy calls for Nord Stream blasts probe. ecns.cn A Chinese envoy to the United Nations on Tuesday reiterated the call for an objective, impartial and professional investigation into the explosion of the Nord Stream pipelines in September last year.
(2023-07-12). Kids Awaiting Foster Care Placement Are Being "Housed" in Jails and Offices. truthout.org By age 17, more than half of youth who are removed from their homes will have an encounter with the legal system through arrest, conviction or detention. Critics describe this process as the foster-care-to-prison-pipeline. But for many foster children, the pipeline is activated the moment they enter care. This is because child welfare authorities in several states are placing kids in juvenile… |
(2023-07-12). Headlines for July 12, 2023. democracynow.org NATO Promises Ukraine Eventual Membership, But No Timeline Offered, U.N. Condemns Russian Veto to Extend Aid Delivery Route in Syria, Taliban Evicts Hundreds of Displaced Families from Kabul Camp, Killing 2 Children, Iowa GOP Passes 6-Week Abortion Ban That's Set to Go into Effect This Week, Vermont Floodwaters Recede, But Officials Warn More Destructive Rain Could Be on Its Way, Court Halts Section of Construction on Mountain Valley Pipeline, EU Approves Nature Restoration Law in Win for Environment, Greek Coast Guard May Have Caused Disastrous June Shipwreck, Which Likely Killed Over 500 Migrants, "…
(2023-07-12). Report on Fukushima's Nuclear Water is Regretable: IAEA Expert. telesurenglish.net An expert in the technical working group of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has said he is disappointed with the agency's recent report on Japan's plan for dumping its nuclear-contaminated water. | RELATED: | Liu Senlin, a researcher with the China Institute of Atomic Energy who participated in the IAEA assessment work, said the report on the safety of the discharge of the nuclear-contaminated water from Japan…
(2023-07-12). If Fukushima wastewater is safe for drinking or swimming, Japan should do so instead of dumping: Chinese FM. ecns.cn If someone believes that the Fukushima contaminated wastewater is safe for drinking or swimming, we suggest that Japan should make good use of the contaminated water for those purposes and allow those individuals to drink it or swim in it.
(2023-07-12). Korean community protests Fukushima waste plan. greenleft.org.au 
(2023-07-12). What's the problem regarding radioactive water discharge from the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant? A delegation of South Korean scientists visits the NPP. Part 2. journal-neo.org
(2023-07-11). Japan to dump Fukushima radioactive water into Pacific Ocean. wsws.org The decision to discharge radioactive water accumulated after the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster has provoked opposition in Japan itself, as well as in neighbouring countries, over the potential impact on the environment and human health.
(2023-07-12). 'It Felt Like a Wasted Opportunity to Hold Oil Executives to Account'. fair.org