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.

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…

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…

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…

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.

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.

Staff (2022-02-18). Headlines for February 18, 2022. democracynow.org Biden Claims Russia Is Plotting a "False Flag" Operation as Pretext for Ukraine Invasion, COVID-19 Cases Hit Record Highs in Asian Countries as Omicron Variant Surges, Donald Trump, Trump Jr. and Ivanka Ordered to Testify in New York Civil Fraud Probe, Florida Lawmakers Advance Bill to Ban Abortions After 15 Weeks, More Than a Quarter of World's Women Worldwide Have Experienced Domestic Violence, Haitian Sweatshop Workers Strike to Demand $15 a Day, Death Toll in Brazil Landslides Rises to 117, with 100+ Still Missing, Canadian Police Investigating Sabotage of Coastal GasLink Pipeline Worksite,…

Staff (2022-02-18). Nuclear watchdog will get Fukushima water checked. rt.com Scientists in Austria and Monaco are to verify if samples from Japan's nuclear facility are safe | Some 50 liters of treated water used to cool down the Fukushima melted nuclear reactors will be sent for analysis to "independent" laboratories in Austria and Monaco, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said in a

Staff (2022-02-18). Headlines for February 18, 2022. democracynow.org Biden Claims Russia Is Plotting a "False Flag" Operation as Pretext for Ukraine Invasion, COVID-19 Cases Hit Record Highs in Asian Countries as Omicron Variant Surges, Donald Trump, Trump Jr. and Ivanka Ordered to Testify in New York Civil Fraud Probe, Florida Lawmakers Advance Bill to Ban Abortions After 15 Weeks, More Than a Quarter of World's Women Worldwide Have Experienced Domestic Violence, Haitian Sweatshop Workers Strike to Demand $15 a Day, Death Toll in Brazil Landslides Rises to 117, with 100+ Still Missing, Canadian Police Investigating Sabotage of Coastal GasLink Pipeline Worksite,…

J.T.S. (2022-02-18). 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 (2022-02-18). Nuclear watchdog will get Fukushima water checked. rt.com Scientists in Austria and Monaco are to verify if samples from Japan's nuclear facility are safe | Some 50 liters of treated water used to cool down the Fukushima melted nuclear reactors will be sent for analysis to "independent" laboratories in Austria and Monaco, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said in a

Steve Sweeney (2022-02-17). U.S.-funded groups in Europe lobby to kill Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline. peoplesworld.org Washington-backed organizations describing themselves as charities are leading the charge for the scrapping of Russia and Germany's Nord Stream 2 natural gas pipeline and increased sanctions against Moscow. In an email, International Renaissance Foundation executive director Oleksandr Sushko called on Western countries to act against "Russian aggression" and warned of a European security crisis. He …

Walker Bragman (2022-02-17). Climate Warriors Get A New Weapon. dailyposter.com

Sustainable Contra Costa (2022-02-17). Saturday 3/12: No Drilling Contra Costa Youth Climate March and Rally. indybay.org Antioch Community Center | 4703 Lone Tree Way | Antioch, CA 94531…

Brittani Banks (2022-02-17). Corporations Are Turning Public Schools Into Their Workforce Training 'Pipelines'. independentmediainstitute.org Nearly all public schools in the United States (98 percent) offer some form of career and technical education (CTE), and these programs, which were previously called vocational education or voc-ed, aren't new to public schools. But what is new is the extent to which CTE programs have become exploited by big businesses and powerful actors …

Staff (2022-02-17). Ingenious Venezuelan Inventor Proposes to Make Biofuel from Poisonous Tuber Waste. orinocotribune.com For more than a decade, the technologist José Gregorio Jiménez has been working on this alternative that could reduce the costs of gasoline production by up to 70%, in the midst of the privations caused by the economic blockade. | Curiosity led a Venezuelan to become interested in a fetid and poisonous liquid that emerged from the pressing of cassava, a tuber native to South America and popular in traditional cuisine. After experimenting in his laboratory, Jiménez verified that he could obtain biofuel from this substance, which is usually discarded. | José Gregorio Jiménez is a grassroots inventor who was born in…