Editor (2023-07-07). 33,147,744 people in the United States currently face extreme weather alerts. mronline.org Climate change is making weather more extreme. This tool shows how many people across the United States face risks right now from wildfires, flooding, tropical storms, or extreme heat.

Abdul Rahman (2023-07-07). Big companies earned over USD 1 trillion of profit in 2022, says joint Oxfam and Action Aid study. peoplesdispatch.org The study recommends that governments impose a windfall tax on these excessive profits and use the money raised to carry out social security programs to tackle a range of issues including the cost of living crisis, poverty, hunger, and climate change…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-07-07). 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…

CounterSpin (2023-07-07). Emily Sanders on How Not to Interview an Oil CEO, Kaufman & Bozuwa on Fighting Climate Disrupters. fair.org

ecns.cn (2023-07-07). EU official hails positive talks in China on climate. ecns.cn European Commission Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans said he had a "very positive "visit to China in the last couple of days to discuss with Chinese officials on working together in tackling the global climate crisis.

Staff (2023-07-07). Bill McKibben: Climate Crisis Needs Urgent Action as Earth Records Hottest Temps Ever. democracynow.org This week unprecedented temperatures driven by climate change shattered heat records around the world. More records could be broken soon, as scientists say 2023 is set to be one of the warmest years in the history of planet Earth. "We can't stop global warming at this point," says Bill McKibben, co-founder of 350.org. "All we can do is try to stop it short of the place where it cuts civilizations off at the knees." McKibben says these temperatures are the "inevitable result" of fossil fuel use, criticizes politicians for their simultaneous embrace of renewable energy and…

Staff (2023-07-07). "Double Agents": Lobbyists for Big Tech, Universities & Eco Groups Also Work For Fossil Fuel Industry. democracynow.org A damning new database reveals thousands of lobbyists are working for fossil fuel companies at the same time they represent hundreds of cities, universities, tech companies and even environmental groups that claim to be taking steps to address the climate crisis. We speak with The Guardian's environmental reporter Oliver Milman. "It's clear that the wielding of political power and influence is far more important to them than staying true to any kind of ideals of distancing themselves fully from the fossil fuel industry," says Milman.

Staff (2023-07-07). Headlines for July 7, 2023. democracynow.org Earth's Average Temperature Hits All-Time High for Third Consecutive Day, Climate Protesters Disrupt Wimbledon Tennis Matches, Shut Down Welsh Coal Mine, Biden Administration Will Arm Ukraine with Banned Cluster Munitions, NBC News: Former U.S. Officials Hold Secret Talks with Russians over Ukraine War, Rocket Fire from Southern Lebanon Prompts Cross-Border Shelling by Israel, "An Honest Mistake": Israeli Police Officer Acquitted of Killing Autistic Palestinian, U.N. Secretary-General Condemns Deadly Israeli Assault on Palestinians in Jenin, U.N. Pushes for International Security Force in Haiti…

Staff (2023-07-07). UK government warned to change its approach to pesticides. thecanary.co Pesticides in food production are overwhelmingly derived from fossil fuels and worsen the climate crisis. This is the verdict of NGO Pesticide Action Network UK (PAN UK), in a report released on 5 July. It urged action from the UK government. Pesticides: 'exacerbating' the climate crisis PAN UK said: Pesticides exacerbate the climate emergency throughout …

WSWS (2023-07-07). Global warming drives new world heat records in first week of July. wsws.org Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday each set new record highs for the average world temperature, a stark warning of the ongoing and future dangers of global warming.

Sara Van Horn, In These Times. (2023-07-07). How A Utility Giant Tried (And Failed) To Build A Pipeline Under Brooklyn. popularresistance.org In February 2016, small advertisements appeared in the back pages of a Brooklyn newspaper notifying the public of a coming rate hike in energy bills‚Äâ—‚Äâto the tune of $245 million over a year-long period. Crammed beneath movie listings and accompanied by a table of decimals, small print and legal jargon, the ads said nothing about how British utility giant National Grid would use these millions. | By November 2019, when Brooklyn residents learned the hike would pay for seven miles of a new fracked gas transmission pipeline beneath their neighborhoods, construction was tw…

Dr. Emanuel Garcia (2023-07-07). A Cheerful Note on the Alleged "Inevitability of Human Extinction". "We Have Time and Space to Make a Choice" globalresearch.ca

ecns.cn (2023-07-07). China prohibits food imports from 10 Japanese prefectures over Fukushima wastewater. ecns.cn China has prohibited the import of food from ten prefectures, including Fukushima, in Japan, according to the general administration of customs on Friday.

ecns.cn (2023-07-07). Japan fishermen reject nuke water plan. ecns.cn Japanese fishermen reaffirmed their rejection of the central government's plan to release nuclear-contaminated wastewater from the crippled Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant into the Pacific Ocean.

greenleft.org.au (2023-07-07). Korean community protests Fukushima waste plan. greenleft.org.au

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-07-06). 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…

Oil & Gas Action Network (2023-07-06). Friday 7/14: Summer Block Party for Climate Justice. indybay.org Wells Fargo at 333 Market Street, San Francisco, CA 94105 US…

Anonymous103 (2023-07-06). The Fossil Fuel Proliferation Threat. southfront.org Illustrative Image | Written by Dr. Binoy Kampmark | Climate change negotiations and debates are characterised by some curious features. For one, there are interminable stretches of discussion that never seem to feature the agents of cause. Chatter about horrendous fires, toxic smoke, and environmental degradation often skirts around the culprit of anthropogenic change, so ably aided by fossil fuels. | With the fossil fuel industries of so many countries buried in the treaty back cover and the…

Staff (2023-07-06). BBC shilling for the fossil fuel industry in latest example of media climate bias. thecanary.co The BBC has platformed the views of fossil fuel giant Shell's boss in the latest shocking example of media bias on the climate crisis. In an article titled Oil giant Shell warns cutting production 'dangerous', the BBC interviewed Shell chief executive Wael Sawan. At the time of writing on 6 July, the public service broadcaster had …

teleSUR (2023-07-06). WHO: Urgent Action To Prevent Climate Change Impact on Health. telesurenglish.net On Wednesday, at the 7th Ministerial Conference on Environment and Health in Budapest, Hungary, World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Director for Europe Dr. Hans Kluge said that the "triple threat" of climate change, pollution and loss of biodiversity to health must urgently be addressed. | Related: | According to Kluge, an estimated 1.4 million deaths annually in the European region are attributable to environmental risk…

W. Aaron Vandiver (2023-07-06). Big Tech Is Ramping Up Censorship of the Climate 'Solutions' Debate. globalresearch.ca

Yasiel Betancourt Clavijo (2023-07-06). New studies on climate change presented in Cuba. plenglish.com Havana, Jul 6 (Prensa Latina) Results on humidity, temperatures and adaptation to climate change were presented on Thursday in Cuba, where the 14th International Convention on Environment and Development is taking place.

Appalachians Against Pipelines (2023-07-06). Mountain Valley Pipeline Work Site Disrupted in Montgomery County, VA. itsgoingdown.org Report from Appalachians Against Pipelines about recent action against the Mountain Valley Pipeline. This morning, people in Montgomery County, Virginia, entered a work site and disrupted construction on the Mountain Valley Pipeline. More than 2 dozen people walked onto the active site and stopped work, as well as stopping equipment from being delivered to the…

Editor (2023-07-06). Ukraine destroyed the Kakhovka dam: a forensic assessment. mronline.org In multiple ways, the dam's destruction echoes the 2022 destruction of the Russian-owned Nord Stream 2 pipeline.

Andy Kroll (2023-07-06). Caution: Children at Work. tomdispatch.com An aged Native-American chieftain was visiting New York City for the first time in 1906. He was curious about the city and the city was curious about him. A magazine reporter asked the chief what most surprised him in his travels around town. "Little children working," the visitor replied. Child labor might have shocked that outsider, but it was all too commonplace then across urban, industrial America (and on farms where it had been customary for centuries). In more recent times, however, it's become a far rarer sight. Law and custom, most of us assume, drove it to near extinction. And our reaction to seeing it…

ecns.cn (2023-07-06). IAEA report should not be 'shield' for Japan's discharge of nuclear-contaminated water: ministry. ecns.cn Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin made remarks on the Comprehensive Report on the disposal of nuclear-contaminated water at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station released by the IAEA.

_____ (2023-07-06). What's the problem regarding radioactive water discharge from the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant? Part One. The technical side of the issue. journal-neo.org

ecns.cn (2023-07-06). China lodges concerns with IAEA approval of nuclear water discharge. ecns.cn China has expressed regret over the International Atomic Energy Agency's endorsement of Japan's discharge of nuclear-contaminated water from its Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station.

Global Research News (2023-07-06). Selected Articles: Despite Warnings, IAEA Approves Japan Release Plan for Contaminated Fukushima Water. globalresearch.ca By Despite years of protest and warnings from environmentalists, the United Nation's nuclear watchdog on Tuesday approved a plan by…

greenleft.org.au (2023-07-06). Korean community protests Fukushima waste plan. greenleft.org.au

Jon Queally (2023-07-06). Despite Warnings, IAEA Approves Japan Release Plan for Contaminated Fukushima Water. asia-pacificresearch.com

teleSUR- hvh, DRL (2023-07-06). OIEA respalda descarga de agua tratada de central de Fukushima. telesurtv.net La OIEA señaló que las descargas "graduales y controladas" tendrán un impacto radiológico "insignificante".

ecns.cn (2023-07-06). IAEA report facing backlash in S. Korea. ecns.cn Concerns remain in South Korea over Japan's plan to release nuclear-contaminated wastewater into the sea, after the International Atomic Energy Agency announced the plan meets its safety standards.

ecns.cn (2023-07-06). China's nuclear safety agency decries Japan's plan to release radioactive wastewater into sea. ecns.cn There are still many problems with the legitimacy of discharging the contaminated water into the sea, the reliability of Japan's purification system and the completeness of its monitoring plan, it stressed.