(2023-08-07). Call for Global Day of Action supporting worldwide transition to clean energy. indybay.org Join people across the world in making climate movement history on 3-4 November, by taking part in this special day of action. Everything you need to know to organise an event, join an action in your area, or add your voice online to demand our leaders power up renewables and power down fossil fuels.
(2023-08-07). Climate breakdown threatens food security and health in Iraq. peoplesdispatch.org As another heat wave hit West Asia at the beginning of August, temperatures in Baghdad reached 51 degrees Celsius. "For a person like me, with access to air conditioning, this was unbearable. Imagine how it was for those with compromised health or compromised economic status," says Muntather Hassan, a dentist working at the Iraqi Al-Amal Association, reflecting on the health effects of climate change in Iraq. | Hassan authored a
(2023-08-07). Glasgow court acquits YCL activist charged during COP26 climate protest. peoplesdispatch.org
(2023-08-07). The climate movement has a recruiting and retention problem — here's how we fix it. wagingnonviolence.org
(2023-08-07). Climate conference slams Labor for supporting fossil fuel industry. greenleft.org.au 
(2023-08-07). Afghanistan is among the most vulnerable countries to climate change. plenglish.com Kabul, Aug 8 (Prensa Latina) The deputy head of the National Environmental Protection Agency (NEPA), Zainul Abideen Abid, said that Afghanistan is globally the sixth most vulnerable country to the effects of climate change.
(2023-08-06). Water Wars: Cooling the Data Centres. dissidentvoice.org Water. Data centres. The continuous, pressing need to cool the latter, which houses servers to store and process data, with the former, which is becoming ever more precious in the climate crisis. Hardly a good comingling of factors. Like planting cotton in drought-stricken areas, decisions to place data hubs in various locations across the globe …
(2023-08-06). The Climate Movement Has A Recruiting And Retention Problem. popularresistance.org Last year, climate movement colleagues and I engaged in a project to map the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats facing the Australian climate movement. We learned many things, but one of the biggest themes we heard over and again from groups was the challenges they face in recruiting and retaining staff and volunteers with the skills, experience and capacities needed for climate justice work. In fact, this was the top organizational challenge named by groups after financial stability, which is saying something for a heavily under-resourced sector. | So what's behind this challenge with finding and k…
(2023-08-06). There Is a Climate Conspiracy — But Not the One Climate Denialists Are Peddling. truthout.org Imagine, if you will, a plot. It's an evil plot concocted by a power-hungry global elite determined to ensnare all of mankind in its dystopian, totalitarian net. Even more ominously, it's specifically designed to deny the planet's "freest" people — Americans — their god-given rights. If successful, this plot will force them to live within walking distance of schools and shopping and work and… |
(2023-08-06). Confronting the Climate Crisis Requires Disruptive Action and Radical Healing. truthout.org Climate disasters are unfolding so quickly one can barely keep track. Wildfires in Canada have already burned millions of acres and sent thick smoke across the entire East Coast of the U.S. Italy's recent flooding has displaced more than 23,000 people. Heat waves in India, Spain, and beyond are devastating crops and killing people. And warming is not just increasing, it's accelerating. |
(2023-08-06). Ukrainian Forces Struck Bridges In Northern Crimea With Storm Shadow Missiles. southfront.org 
On August 6, the Armed Forces of Ukraine struck the bridges which link the Crimean peninsula and the Kherson region. The attack was carried out with British-made Storm Shadow missiles. | According to the head of Crimea Sergey Aksyonov, the Chongar Bridge was damaged. The village of Chongar also came under fire. More than 20 thousand residents were left without gas due to the damage to the gas pipeline. | The acting governor of the Kherson region, Vladimir Saldo, reported that the AFU fir…
(2023-08-07). BFA press center: China's first zero-carbon demonstration zone. ecns.cn Boasting China's first zero-carbon demonstration zone, itcovers 1.8 square kilometers. It will see integrated application of deep emission reduction technologies in various fields such as energy, construction, transportation and waste disposal with 19 renovation projects.