(2024-08-11). Towards A Degrowth Border Perspective. popularresistance.org What do we do with our borders? The right-wing shift in the European political climate in recent years has meant a higher degree of securitisation. At the same time, some are calling for border controls to be reduced or even abolished. Perhaps the answer lies in a change of perspective; a new outlook free from the shackles of capitalism and inspired by degrowth. | Recent national and European elections have marked a shift to the right in European politics. While the far-right Rassemblement National (National Rally, RN) failed to win a majority in France's parliamentary election, it will still be the most represen…
(2024-08-11). Is the Search for Justice Futile in Today's Tyrannical Climate? fairobserver.com We live in an era of increasing exposure to harmful threats and risks to individuals, groups, societies, nations and humankind. As the 2024 World Economic Forum Global Risks Report narrates, many of these hazards, whether natural or manmade, are made worse by the failure of public and private authorities to act decisively and appropriately. Many…
(2024-08-11). The Bill Walton Show | CO2 The Miracle Molecules with Dr Will Happer and Greg Wrightstone. wattsupwiththat.com This video and many others is available for viewing in our ClimateTV section. | tinyurl.com/yph25ups…
(2024-08-11). Study: "Insidious" Repetition of Climate Skeptic Claims Creates Doubt. wattsupwiththat.com "A single repetition is enough to nudge recipients towards acceptance of the repeated claim, even when their attitudes are aligned with climate science"
(2024-08-10). Correspondence] Small island developing states: standing together on NCDs and mental health. thelancet.com The 2024 Antigua and Barbuda Agenda for Small Island Developing States (SIDS) Declaration1 lays out development priorities for SIDS nations for the next decade. The document calls for strengthening SIDS health systems through integrating non-communicable disease (NCD) and mental health services into universal health coverage and primary health-care frameworks, as well as enhancing health literacy, creating climate resilience, and building and retaining a skilled health workforce.
(2024-08-10). Mediterranean heatwave would not have occurred without human-induced climate change, say climate scientists. leftfootforward.org This summer's heatwave in southern Europe follows 13 consecutive months of extreme global heat, with each month setting a new record for the hottest ever recorded.
(2024-08-10). WEF: Climate Change Causes Pakistani Men to Beat up Their Wives. wattsupwiththat.com Apparently the problem is not that some Pakistani men are cowardly wife beaters, the problem is climate change.
(2024-08-10). Anemia Would Rise in Climate Obsessed's Meatless Dystopia. wattsupwiththat.com Iron deficiency — and the anemia it causes — remains a persistent global health issue that can only be exacerbated by a war on meat waged by climate alarmists, whose hostility to animal protein is a manifestation of an anti-human ideology.
(2024-08-10). Kerala Seeks Central Aid for Climate Crisis Recovery. devdiscourse.com Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Saturday requested financial assistance from the Central government to aid in the rehabilitation of people affected by the recent massive landslides in Wayanad. He also called for support to tackle the mounting challenges of climate change.
(2024-08-10). Climate Change Weekly #515: üî• EV Dangers Daily Becoming More Evident. wattsupwiththat.com his is yet another case of climate virtue signaling crashing into reality. South Korean swimming stars decided to ditch the Olympic Village and check into the nice, air-conditioned hotels that the organizers enjoy.
(2024-08-10). EcoWaste Coalition Marks 5th Year of BPA Ban in Baby Feeding Bottles. pressenza.com 
Pushes for a Wider Ban on BPA in Food Contact Materials: | 10 August 2024, Quezon City. To mark the fifth anniversary of a progressive policy banning bisphenol A (BPA), a known endocrine-disrupting chemical (EDC), in baby feeding bottles and sippy cups, the EcoWaste Coalition again lauded the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its regulatory action while it sought a broader ban on BPA in all food contact materials (FCMs). | Promulgated on August 9, 2019, the FDA through Circular No. 2019-004 banned the manufacture, importation and distribution of infant feeding bottles and sippy cups containing BPA,…
(2024-08-10). Kiteezi landfill collapse: 8, including 2 children, killed. independent.co.ug 
KAMPALA, Uganda | Xinhua | At least eight people, including two children, were killed following a landslide at a garbage dump in Uganda's central district of Wakiso on Saturday. The Kampala Capital City Authority, the manager of the city waste, said the Saturday morning landslide came after torrential rains. "The Kampala Capital City Authority Landfill …
(2024-08-10). Scores feared dead, property destroyed in Kiteezi landfill collapse. independent.co.ug Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Scores of people are feares dead after garbage from a section of the Kampala Capital City Authority Landfill in Kiteezi buried houses, people and livestock this morning. City authorities say that the landfill collapsed after a structural failure in waste mass. While several bodies have already been retrieved from the …