Kyle Anzalone (2022-02-21). Ukrainian Civilians Train for War as Ceasefire Violations Increase. news.antiwar.com Fighting has reignited in eastern Ukraine. Hundreds of violations of the Minsk Protocol have been recorded in the last week, with two Ukrainian soldiers killed and four injured on Saturday. A school and pipeline were among the infrastructure that was damaged. Kiev alleges the fighting was started by the separatists in the Donbas region. Russia …

Paul Haeder (2022-02-21). There will be blood, and, yes, we do need stinkin' badges. dissidentvoice.org This is a little soft-shoe pissed off blathering from me, so apologies up front. No big news on the Ukraine Invasion front, or the Gates Owning All the Farms front, or the Climate-Wall Street-Chronic Illness front. Nothing related to the MICIMATT (Military-Industrial-Congressional-MEDIA-Academia-Think-Tank) front. Just plain old burnt toast and spilled milk from a radical who …

Antonio C.S. Rosa (2022-02-21). 'Politics as Usual' Will Never Be a Solution to the Current Climate Threat (or to Nuclear War). transcend.org 17 Feb 2022 – There is an ever-growing consensus that the climate crisis represents humanity's greatest problem. Indeed, global warming is more than an environmental crisis — there are social, political, ethical and economic dimensions to it. (Commentary added by Roger Kotila)…

J.T.S. (2022-02-21). PG&E Awarded Safety Certificate After Causing Years of Environmental Catastrophes. indybay.org After serving a five-year criminal probation sentence for negligent practices that led to a fatal pipeline explosion in San Bruno in 2010, Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) has been awarded a safety certificate from the government of California.

Staff (2022-02-21). Waste dumped illegally returned to UK. rt.com Sri Lanka dispatched the last shipment of thousands of tons of "hazardous cargo" to their country of origin on Monday | Sri Lankan officials shipped the final batch of illegally imported waste back to the UK on Monday. The containers had been sent from Britain to the South Asian nation claiming to contain "used mattresses, carpets and rugs," when they were actually filled with unwanted biowaste. | The 45 containers, containing thousands of tons of the illegally imported material, were loaded onto a ship at Colombo port. The country's customs official has announced the removal of the last portion of the "hazard…

SF015 (2022-02-20). Another Day Of Still Local War In Eastern Europe. southfront.org In the afternoon of February 19 and on the night of February 20, the Ukrainian army continued its attacks in the direction of Donetsk and Luhansk. | The artillery cannonade does not calm down. Around 1 a.m. on February 20, the southwest of Donetsk was subjected to heavy artillery fire. As a result of the shelling, another section of the gas pipeline on the outskirts of the city in the village of Ivanovka, the Kievsky district, that located on the bypass road that connects Peace Avenue and Kievsky Avenue, was hit. In the city center, Kirovsky district, Petrovsky district, near Donetsk airport, Makeyevka, Gvardeika…

Benjamin Norton (2022-02-20). West fueling Ukraine crisis to justify 'painful' sanctions on Russia. multipolarista.com US and European leaders are preparing "painful" sanctions on Moscow, which could include sabotaging Germany's Nord Stream 2 pipeline and hitting Russian gas giant Gazprom. Putin says the Ukraine crisis is being used as an excuse for the economic attack.

Anonymous103 (2022-02-20). Military Situation In Iraq On February 20, 2022 (Map Update). southfront.org Click to see full-size image | On February 19, Iraqi special forces reportedly carried out an attack by helicopter on ISIS positions near the border in the Hasakah countryside; | On February 19, an Iraqi engineer was reportedly killed in an armed attack at a gas pipeline construction site in the northwest of Nasiriyah city; | On February 19, Kurdistan Region President Nechirvan Barzani and Prime Minister Masrour Barzani met with the US Congressional delegation, headed by Senator Lindsey Graham at…

Editor (2022-02-20). Talking to your kid about climate change. mronline.org Emotions are at the heart of the matter ‚ù£Ô∏è…

Zahra Mirzafarjouyan (2022-02-19). Two explosions hit Luhansk region in eastern Ukraine (+VIDEO). en.mehrnews.com Two explosions have rocked Ukraine's eastern separatist region of Luhansk, one hitting a gas pipeline.

TASS (2022-02-19). At least two powerful explosions of gas pipeline occur in Lugansk. tass.com Luganskinformcenter published a video footage, depicting a bright yellow glow illuminating the city…

TASS (2022-02-19). Explosions in Lugansk did not affect gas transit through Ukraine – pipeline operator. tass.com It underscored that the gas transit continues as usual…

Staff (2022-02-19). Gas company comments on blast amid escalation in eastern Ukraine. rt.com An explosion in the self-proclaimed Lugansk People's Republic was reported around midnight | A gas company from the self-proclaimed Lugansk People's Republic (LPR) in eastern Ukraine has said that the blasts at a local pipeline were manmade. | "After assessing the damage, [we can say] that the cause of explosions is a sabotage," Tatyana Bogorodko, the director of Luganskgaz, said on Saturday. | The first blast was reported in the village of Malaya Vergunka outside Lugansk shortly after midnight. The second explosion occurred at a pipeline in Lugansk itself around half an hour later, the company said, adding th…

WSWS (2022-02-19). The dispute over the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline. wsws.org As in the wars of the 20th century, control over strategic raw materials plays a significant role in the current confrontation with Russia.

_____ (2022-02-19). The Convoy And Canada — A Call To Step Up. popularresistance.org I have spent time listening to leaders and activists from across this country, and I have learned one thing: we as civil society must step up and provide courageous leadership in this time of crisis. Unions, racial and climate justice organizations, faith leaders, students, residents' groups, health care activists — all of us have a role to play to help overcome this polarization, to bridge divides and to focus on crucial issues of social justice. We need to start organizing at the national and local level — bringing together people from all walks of life to determine strategies that will address the…

_____ (2022-02-19). Ottawa Convoy Exposes The Racism That First Nations Have Long Known. popularresistance.org Early in 2020 and late in 2021, the Wet'suwet'en First Nation faced down police forces as they tried to protect their homelands in northern British Columbia. The province and the federal government had no difficulty in sending in the RCMP to mete out justice. | No mercy has been given to the First Nations when they protest. Oka, Ipperwash, Gustafsen Lake, logging standoffs and oil and gas standoffs, including the Tiny House Warriors standing against the Trans Mountain pipeline, were all met with unwavering police forces. | The last confrontation in Wet'suwet'en had First Nations from other provinces joining in so…

_____ (2022-02-19). Island States Meet To Discuss Suing Global North Over Climate Change. popularresistance.org Leaders of small island nations met on Tuesday to discuss suing countries in the Global North for the damage caused by emissions. | This week's discussion, convened by the Commonwealth Foundation, was the first major meeting of the Commission of Small Island States on Climate Change and International Law, a body formed to help small island developing states (SIDS) bring legal action against major carbon-emitting countries. | The commission, announced last year at COP26 by Antigua and Barbuda with Tuvalu, has now called for as many countries as possible to join. | Kausea Natano, the prime minister of Tuvalu, said…

J.T.S. (2022-02-19). PG&E Awarded Safety Certificate After Causing Years of Environmental Catastrophes. indybay.org After serving a five-year criminal probation sentence for negligent practices that led to a fatal pipeline explosion in San Bruno in 2010, Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) has been awarded a safety certificate from the government of California.

WSWS (2022-02-19). UK government spent billions on substandard PPE, as private sector made a killing. wsws.org The first priority of the Tories was to seize on the PPE shortage to enrich their cronies. Of every £13 spent on PPE, £10 was wasted.