(2025-01-04). Microsoft, UN, address climate change-induced displacements. independent.co.ug 
Migration agency to leverage tech giant's AI expertise ANALYSIS | RONALD MUSOKE | Microsoft, a U.S-based tech conglomerate has entered into partnership with the International Organisation for Migration of the UN (IOM) to address climate-induced displacement by harnessing artificial intelligence and data insights. The partnership which the two entities entered into in September last year will see …
(2025-01-04). Bushfires in Victoria highlight government inaction on infrastructure and climate change. wsws.org In the same week that the bushfire in the Grampians began, the Albanese Labor government announced four coal mine expansions.
(2025-01-04). As states line up to battle Trump over climate, Pennsylvania could be on the sidelines. grist.org 
As President-elect Donald Trump takes direct aim at federal climate policy, states and
(2025-01-04). Uganda says construction of regional crude oil pipeline on course. independent.co.ug 
KAMPALA, UGANDA | Xinhua | The construction of a 1,443-km crude oil pipeline between Uganda and neighboring Tanzania is on schedule, Ugandan Minister of Energy and Mineral Development Ruth Nankabirwa said on Thursday. The civil works of the 3.55-billion-U.S.-dollar East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) between the oil wells in Albertine Graben in western Uganda …
(2025-01-04). Self immolation attempts by two youths as Pithampur protest gains momentum. ummid.com Following the transfer of abandoned Union Carbide pesticide factory's hazardous waste from Bhopal for incineration to Pithampur the whole city is on the boil.
(2025-01-04). 40 yrs after gas tragedy, 377 tonnes of UCC waste transferred out of Bhopal. ummid.com Despite repeated demands, it took 40 long years for the administration to remove the hazardous waste from the abandoned Union Carbide Corporation (UCC) pesticide factory for disposal…
(2025-01-03). Pacific 2025: Vanuatu quake, Tongan and Kanaky shakeups, Trump questions set tone for coming year. asiapacificreport.nz Navigating the shared challenges of climate change, geostrategic tensions, political upheaval, disaster recovery and decolonisation plus a 50th birthday party, reports a BenarNews contributor's analysis. COMMENTARY: By Tess Newton Cain Vanuatu's devastating earthquake and dramatic political developments in Tonga and New Caledonia at the end of 2024 set the tone for the coming year in…
(2025-01-03). Climate Change: Youth Voices. aljazeera.com On The Stream: We hear from young activists on their journey to educate and help tackle climate change.
(2025-01-03). 'I get a kick out of Nigel Farage': Jordan Peterson on Reform and why net zero is unconservative. wattsupwiththat.com Jordan Peterson speaks to Spectator editor Michael Gove about the 'idiot blandishments of net zero'. He describes how setting a target at 'zero' dooms you to the futile pursuit of perfection, why Nigel Farage could be the answer to the preoccupation with 'the climate apocalypse', and whether Kemi Badenoch might put right some of the Tories' less 'conservative' policies.
(2025-01-03). Traditional weather forecasting is slow and expensive. AI could help. grist.org 
(2025-01-03). Amazon's Global Warming Counterweight Threatened. counterpunch.org 
Since the start of the 21st century, major planetary ecosystems, like the Amazon rainforest and Antarctica have consistently deteriorated, but within only the past two years, these two major ecosystems have deteriorated much faster than ever before. This is happening at geological breakneck speed. Nothing is normal any longer. What's going on? The Amazon rainforest
(2025-01-03). The Political Consequences Of Ukraine's Decision To Cut Off Russian Gas To Europe. pressenza.com Russia and the EU will manage the latest phase of their US-instigated divorce without much difficulty, but the US might offer to bring them back together by authorizing its vassals' import of Russian pipeline gas in exchange for some concessions from the Kremlin in the energy sector and Ukraine. | Pundits are discussing Ukraine's decision to cut off Russian gas to Europe after Kiev
(2025-01-03). 40 yrs after gas tragedy, 377 tonnes of UCC waste transferred out of Bhopal. ummid.com Despite repeated demands, it took 40 long years for the administration to remove the hazardous waste from the abandoned Union Carbide Corporation (UCC) pesticide factory for disposal…
(2025-01-03). FDA Lab Uncovers Excess DNA Contamination in COVID-19 Vaccines. globalresearch.ca An explosive new study conducted within the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) own laboratory has revealed excessively high levels of DNA contamination in Pfizer's mRNA COVID-19 vaccine. | Tests conducted at the FDA's White Oak Campus in Maryland found that …
(2025-01-03). Manufacturing Consent 101: The New York Times and "What [NOT] to Know" About the Genocide in Gaza. counterpunch.org 
Listen for the silences in the imperialist press. Last Saturday's New York Times included a story it billed online as "What to Know About Gaza's Humanitarian Crisis." The Times relayed some of the horrific suffering being inflicted on the people of Gaza. It reported that Israel's bombs have "turned [Gazan] cities into rubble-filled wastelands" and
(2025-01-03). EcoWaste Coalition Urges Black Nazarene Devotees to Manifest their Faith in a Litter-Free Manner. pressenza.com 
3 January 2025, Quezon City. As devotees flock to the Minor Basilica and National Shrine of Jesus Nazareno for the First Friday Mass of 2025, an environmental watchdog group appealed to the faithful to join in making the upcoming Traslacion on January 9 litter-free. | The Traslacion, which commemorates the transfer of the revered image of the Black Nazarene from Intramuros to Quiapo way back in 1787, is expected to draw massive crowds in a powerful manifestation of the Catholic faith. | Here are some images of the Traslacion: | "We appeal to all the devotees to manifest their gratitude, affection, and trust t…
(2025-01-03). How Elon Musk could end fossil fuel subsidies. grist.org President-elect Donald Trump has repeatedly promised to upend the federal government, and he has enlisted firebrands Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy to help him do it. The two men are set to lead the Department of Government Efficiency and aim to trim $2 trillion from the U.S. budget. | That's about one-third of all federal spending, and the pair also believe they can cut the government workforce by 75 percent. In announcing the office, known as DOGE, Trump said that "these wonderful Americans" will "dismantle" bureaucracy, "slash" regulations, cut "wasteful" expenditures, and "restructure" agencies. Ramaswamy <...