Richard Horton (2022-02-26). [Comment] Offline: There is no right to lie. thelancet.com Perhaps the most curious aspect of the COVID-19 pandemic has been the flourishing of anti-science movements, despite the demonstrable triumphs of science in producing life-saving antivirals and vaccines. Mistrust of science is spreading well beyond COVID-19. Political challenges to climate action, notably the goal of net zero emissions, are growing, especially as economic stress impoverishes millions. 5G remains a target for many science sceptics. And libertarian politicians condemn scientists as unelected threats to democratic freedoms.

sputniknews (2022-02-26). 'He's Got These Breasts, This Gut': Joe Rogan Rips 'Sick' Bill Gates For Giving Out 'Health Advice'. sputniknews.com Last year, while touting his book, "How to Avoid a Climate Disaster", the Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates advocated for citizens of the richest countries in the world to switch to diets of what he called "synthetic meat" in an effort to curb greenhouse gas emissions.

_____ (2022-02-25). More Than 1,100 Groups Tell Biden: Stop Fossil Fuels Now. popularresistance.org Washington, DC – After his first year in office, President Biden and his administration have failed to take meaningful action to keep fossil fuels in the ground. We are sending a powerful, unified message to Biden and demand that he use his executive authority to stop approving fossil fuel projects and exports, end new federal fossil fuel leasing and development on public lands and waters, and declare a national climate emergency. We also delivered Biden a gigantic presidential pen and executive order at the White House. | The Build Back Fossil Free campaign has organized a huge letter to Biden reiterating our de…

_____ (2022-02-25). The US Military: Planet Earth's Greatest Enemy. popularresistance.org "The U.S. military is the largest institutional polluter in the world. There is no corporation or industry that compares to the damage and devastation done by the U.S. war machine," Abby Martin told Watchdog host Lowkey today. | Abby Martin is a California-based artist, journalist and filmmaker who is host of The Empire Files, a series that analyzes the world through the framing of the United States as a global empire. Her upcoming movie, "Earth's Greatest Enemy," exposes how the U.S. military and America's endless wars are a key driver in catastrophic climate change. | The film, cataloging the military's brazen…

Sharon Zhang (2022-02-25). Big Oil and Conservatives Are Using Russia's Conflict to Call for More Drilling. truthout.org Republicans, conservative pundits and Big Oil took less than 24 hours after Russia invaded Ukraine to begin advocating for more oil drilling and fracking in the name of supposed energy independence. | As climate

Kevin Mwanza (2022-02-25). Leverage: Putin And Russia Expected To Respond To Sanctions By Choking Europe's Access To Natural Gas Supplies. moguldom.com Russian President Vladimir Putin is expected to respond to Western sanctions by choking Europe's access to natural gas supplies. A major supplier of oil and gas, Russia is linked to European energy markets through a series of critical pipelines. The biggest one flows through Ukraine and it became a stumbling block for both sides in …

Alicia Garcia Herrero (2022-02-25). China's economic support for Russia is not a panacea. asiatimes.com Given the delicate situation in Ukraine and the US imposition of sanctions on Russia, followed by the European Union, it seems important to assess how much Russia can rely on China as a trading partner. Although trade between the EU and Russia has lost some steam since President Vladimir Putin's "Pivot to the East" announced …

sputniknews (2022-02-25). Russian Paratroopers Take Control of Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant, MoD Says. sputniknews.com Earlier this week, Moscow launched a special military operation in Ukraine, striving to demilitarise and de-Nazify the country amid Kiev's attacks against Donbass. Precision weapons were used to strike Ukrainian military infrastructure, including airfields and air defences.

Staff (2022-02-25). As Russia Seizes Chernobyl Site, Ukraine's 15 Nuclear Reactors Pose Unprecedented Risk in War Zone. democracynow.org Russian military activity near Ukraine's nuclear sites have raised alarm, as triggering any of the volatile reactors around the country could cause nuclear catastrophe for the entire European continent. Russian troops have seized the site of the 1986 Chernobyl nuclear disaster and have reportedly taken staff hostage, raising fear that any disturbance could rerelease deadly radiation that has been sealed off for years. As Ukraine relies on nuclear power for 50% of its electricity, shutting down active nuclear reactors would alleviate the potential for nuclear catastrophe at the cost of leaving many deprived…

_____ (2022-02-25). IAEA to Check the Release of Fukushima Water into Ocean. journal-neo.org The run-up to the discharging of chemically treated, but still radioactive water from the wrecked Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant is once again taking center stage in the eyes of many of Japan's neighbors. The Japanese authorities opted to release Fukushima water last April to advance the decommissioning process that has lasted for more than …