(2023-07-08). 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…
(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…
(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.
(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…
(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.
(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…
(2023-07-07). Emily Sanders on How Not to Interview an Oil CEO, Kaufman & Bozuwa on Fighting Climate Disrupters. fair.org 
(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.
(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.
(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…
(2023-07-07). Argentina to Inaugurate a 573-Km Gas Pipeline. telesurenglish.net On July 9th, Argentina will inaugurate the first segment of the new President Nestor Kirchner Gas Pipeline (GPNK), a crucial project for the development of Vaca Muerta, a formation that holds significant shale oil and shale gas deposits. | RELATED: | "On Sunday, with great pride, we will inaugurate this infrastructure project that will forever change the history of Argentina," said Gabriela Cerruti, the Presidency spokes…
(2023-07-07). A Cheerful Note on the Alleged "Inevitability of Human Extinction". "We Have Time and Space to Make a Choice" globalresearch.ca
(2023-07-08). 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.
(2023-07-08). S. Korean activists question IAEA report on Fukushima nuke wastewater discharge plan. ecns.cn South Korean civic activists on Wednesday raised questions over the credibility of a final report by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) on Japan's planned discharge of nuclear wastewater from the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant into the ocean. "ÄÄ…
(2023-07-08). Korean community protests Fukushima waste plan. greenleft.org.au 
(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.