teleSUR (2024-04-26). Chernobyl Nuclear Disaster Shocked the World 38 Years Ago. telesurenglish.net On April 26, 1986, human error and design flaws caused the largest nuclear disaster the world has ever seen. | RELATED: | In Ukraine, the explosion of the Chernobyl nuclear plant released large quantities of radioactive material, causing tens of thousands of deaths, incalculable economic damage, and an environmental disaster that will last for centuries. | "Until the mid-1980s, few people knew that there was an im…

Sasha Abramsky (2024-04-26). Is Trump Tithing or Conning His Voters? Either Way, He Aims to Cover Legal Fees. truthout.org Donald Trump's first criminal trial is underway and three others are in the pipeline. The former president has more than half a billion dollars in civil penalties already accrued against him for both defaming E. Jean Carroll (whom a civil court previously found him liable for sexually assaulting) and for corrupt business practices. As a result, the GOP presidential candidate is facing huge legal… |

Laurel Sutherlin (2024-04-26). How Banks and Investors are Fueling a Biodiversity Crisis. counterpunch.org In a global context where tropical rainforests play a critical role in biodiversity conservation and climate regulation, these ecosystems are severely threatened by expanding agribusiness and logging activities. This poses significant risks to the environment, wildlife, and communities dependent on rainforests. Against the backdrop of escalating climate change impacts, urgent action is needed to prevent the collapse

Robert Hunziker (2024-04-26). Ocean Heat Pummels the Great Barrier Reef, Again. counterpunch.org It's never been so bad. The Great Barrier Reef, which is one of nature's most iconic mosaics of biodiversity, is on the ropes because of extreme global warming. Coral bleaching at the World Heritage-listed reef is "experiencing its worst mass bleaching event on record." (Source: Australia's Great Barrier Reef is 'Transforming' from Repeated Coral Bleaching,

Alexandra Jacobo (2024-04-26). Climate confrontation: Over 50 arrested as activists target Citigroup's climate policies. nationofchange.org Protesters descend on Citigroup's Manhattan HQ, igniting a 'Summer of Heat' against banks fueling fossil fuel projects and escalating the climate crisis.

GAIA (2024-04-26). CSOs Denounce ADB's Draft Safeguards Policy, Call for Immediate Revisions. pressenza.com The draft ESF, aimed at updating ADB's safeguards policies, is being met with opposition from civil society groups due to a wide range of critical shortcomings, including: | Lack of Clear Lines of Accountability | Lack of Clarity Related to the Stakeholder Engagement | Lack of Human Rights Approach | Weakened Environmental and Social Protections | Gender Consideration Dilution | Climate Change standards that fail to stand up to climate science | Opaque Financial Intermediary Lending | In light of these grave concerns, the NGO Forum on ADB and the Asian Peoples Movement on Debt and Development (APMDD) together wit…

ptcnews.tv (2024-04-26). Pakistan optimistic about the completion of the Iran-Pakistan gas pipeline amid US warnings. ptcnews.tv Iran-Pakistan gas pipeline project: Amid warnings from the US, Pakistan's Defence Minister Khawaja Asif expressed optimism regarding the completion of the Iran-Pakistan gas pipeline project. He emphasised the need for regional stakeholders to unite amidst growing interference from major powers like the European Union and the United States. Asif highlighted the recent visit of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi to Pakistan as a significant development, particularly in the context of the stalled pipeline project due to geopolitical tensions and international sanctions.Despite US advice against engaging in business de…

themoscowtimes (2024-04-26). Moscow's Plans to Build Atop Radioactive Waste Pipes Spark Alarm from Experts, Industry. themoscowtimes.com Thirty-eight years after Chernobyl, careless urban development risks unleashing another radioactive hazard beneath Muscovites' feet.

teleSUR, JDO (2024-04-26). Acusan a Bayer de daños a medioambiente y la vida en Suramérica. telesurtv.net Consideraron que el modelo de agronegocio de esa multinacional provoca inseguridad alimentaria, escasez de agua, deforestación extrema y conflictos por la tierra.

CADTM International (2024-04-26). The CADTM Denounces the Lack of Action on Climate Change and the Neoliberal Approach of the Bretton Woods Institutions. cadtm.org

Larry Johnson (2024-04-26). My Speech to the UNSC Regarding Nord StReam — Updated With Video. sonar21.com I received an invitation earlier this week to address the United Nation's Security Council at 10: 00 am on Friday. I am posting this in advance of my appearance. Here is my presentation. You can watch it live on YouTube. | Thank you, Mr. President. My compliments to the distinguished members of the Security Council. My name is Larry Johnson. I am here today to speak in support of Russia's desire to have the United Nation's Security Council conduct an open and comprehensive investigation of the sabotage of the Nord Stream Pipeline in September 2022. | I am here at my own expense, without compensation for m…

Cristen Hemingway Jaynes, EcoWatch. (2024-04-13). United Nations: We Have 'Two Years To Save The World' From Climate Crisis. popularresistance.org We are running out of time to take action on climate change, says Simon Stiell, executive secretary of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. | In a speech titled "Two Years to Save the World," Stiell emphasized that governments, development banks and business leaders must take steps to avert much more serious impacts of the climate crisis within that time frame, reported Reuters. | "For those who say that climate change is only one of many priorities, like ending poverty, ending hunger, ending pandemics, or improving education, I simply say this…

Regeneration-Pájaro Valley Climate Action (2024-04-13). Wednesday 5/8: Pajaro PhotoVoice Exhibition. indybay.org 112 East Beach Street, Watsonville…

Robert Hunziker (2024-04-13). Uncharted Territory Dead Ahead. pressenza.com When America's leading authority on the climate system Gavin Schmidt of NASA throws his hands up in the air, exclaiming, we've got a knowledge gap for the first time since satellites started tuning into the planet's climate system, what does this imply about future conditions for the planet? | Gavin Schmidt, Director, Goddard Institute for Space Studies: "In general, the 2023 temperature anomaly has come out of the blue, revealing an unprecedented knowledge gap perhaps for the first time since about 40 years ago, when satellite data began offering modelers an unparalleled, real-time view of Earth's climate system…

David S Jones (2024-04-13). Perspectives] Still seeking health in the greenhouse. thelancet.com It seems fitting that The Lancet, a medical journal that was founded in the country that pioneered coal-powered industrialisation, would be the first to warn about the health effects of climate change. On April 15, 1989 The Lancet published an unsigned editorial, "Health in the Greenhouse". Its message was clear: "Action to combat global warming must not be allowed to await the results of further research. Remedial measures are needed now. Already this decade has produced six of the warmest years this century." Exactly the same warning could be written today.