(2021-06-26). 'We are in a climate emergency': As temps soar, over 90% of Western US gripped by drought. nationofchange.org "The West has never seen a drought like this, especially so early in the dry season."
(2021-06-26). To Solve the Climate Crisis We Need Real Zero, Not 'Net Zero'. progressive.org The myth of "net zero" is a delay tactic used by fossil fuel industries, rather than a real solution to climate change.
(2021-06-26). [World Report] WHO calls for action on e-waste. thelancet.com Children involved in the informal e-waste sector risk physiological damage from toxic chemicals and fumes as well as physical injury. Sophie Cousins reports.
(2021-06-26). Terrifying UN Draft Climate Report Urges Total Transformation of Our Way of Life. zcomm.org We need to change everything about how we exist as creatures on this planet, and we need to do it now, or the planet is going to scrub us like so much gibberish on a chalkboard…
(2021-06-25). Headlines for June 25, 2021. democracynow.org Biden and Senators Reach Compromise Infrastructure Bill That Excludes Climate and Jobs Programs, Biden Administration Backs Permits for Enbridge Line 3 Tar Sands Pipeline, Climate Crisis Driving Record-High Temperatures in Pacific Northwest, Federal Fire Agency Warns Historic Drought Is Increasing Demand for Firefighters, "Half-Measures and Broken Promises": European Parliament Commits to Climate Neutrality by 2050, Climate Crisis Pushes 1 Million People in Madagascar to "Edge of Starvation", 751 Unmarked Graves Found at Former Residential School for Indigenous Children in Saskatchewan, U.S. Bans Solar Panel Part…
(2021-06-25). On climate change frontline, indigenous provide pointers to save planet. news.un.org Indigenous people living on the frontline of climate change could offer potentially ground-breaking insight into biodiversity protection and sustainability, but they urgently need help to withstand a growing number of threats to their way of life, the Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) said on Friday.
(2021-06-25). Civil War in Afghanistan Will Threaten Afghanistan, China and Pakistan. counterpunch.org The United States, which has prosecuted a war against Afghanistan since October 2001, has promised to withdraw its combat troops by September 11, 2021. This war has failed to attain any of the gains that were promised after 20 years of fighting: neither has it resulted in the actual fragmentation of terrorist groups nor has it led to the destruction of the Taliban. The great suffering and great waste of social wealth caused due to the war will finally end with the Taliban's return to power, and with terrorist groups, which are entrenched in parts of Central Asia, seizing this prospect to make a full return to Afg…
(2021-06-25). ALBA Countries Define a Position on Climate Change. telesurenglish.net During the high-level meeting held in Caracas on June 24, the countries of the Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America – People's Trade Treaty (ALBA-TCP) prepared a joint position before the 26th Conference of the Parties (COP26) of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) to be held in Glasgow, from November 1st to 12th, 2021. The text of the joint position is presented below. | RELATED: |
(2021-06-25). Scheer Intelligence: What Has Silicon Valley Done To Our Food? popularresistance.org Companies such as Beyond Meat and Impossible Foods have started to become household names, producing meat substitutes that taste as close to meat as their scientists have been able to engineer. In the midst of a climate crisis that threatens our very existence, plenty of scientists have been recommending that we all look for ways to cut down on our meat intake because cows produce large amounts of methane that has a significant negative environmental impact. Eating animal products also brings up animal rights questions. One of the main selling points of these Silicon Valley companies is essentially that we can sa…
(2021-06-25). Imperial contributes to new report by President Macron's economic Commission. imperial.ac.uk Professor Dame Carol Propper is one of the authors of a new report which looks at how to tackle climate change, inequality and ageing populations.
(2021-06-25). Larissa Zimberoff: What Has Silicon Valley Done to Our Food? scheerpost.com [Photo by Winni Wintermeyer, courtesy of Larissa Zimberoff] Click to subscribe on: Apple / Spotify / Google Play Companies such as Beyond Meat and Impossible Foods have started to become household names, producing meat substitutes that taste as close to meat as their scientists have been able to engineer. In the midst of a climate crisis that threatens our very existence, plenty of scientists have… |
(2021-06-25). We Can't Fireproof Fire-Dependent Forests, But We can Fireproof Homes. counterpunch.org This year's wildfire season is well underway, not just in the Southwest where extreme temperatures and mega-drought continue to bake the region, but also in the Northern Rockies and Pacific Northwest, which is under a record-shattering June heat wave. Clearly, the climate crisis continues to redefine our new normal as the American West struggles with