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2022-01-24: News Headlines

sputniknews (2022-01-24). Gulf Stream Becoming Stronger and Warmer, Accelerating Heating of Arctic — Norwegian Study. sputniknews.com Thanks to the warm current the Gulf Stream, areas adjacent to it, such as coastal Norway and Russia's Kola Peninsula, have a milder climate than other regions at the same geographical latitude, enjoying much warmer winters and access to ice-free ports.

Lister (2022-01-24). Billionaires Invested In Animal Agony, Climate Extreme Causation & Human Disease. indybay.org More and more are getting out of cattle ranching as vegan product | sales skyrocket and animal flesh becomes more and more expensive. | Some are still invested in the animal suffering, human disease, | deforestation and climate extremes caused by raising animals for…

Staff (2022-01-24). "The Whole Country Is Covered with Ash": Tongan Journalist Describes Devastation from Volcano. democracynow.org We go to Nuku'alofa, capital of Tonga, to speak with Tongan journalist Marian Kupu on the humanitarian relief efforts underway after an undersea volcano erupted on January 14, blanketing the South Pacific island nation with ash and triggering a tsunami. Kupu was able to flee the worst effects of the initial eruption by driving to higher ground but now reports lingering aftereffects such as water tanks polluted by ash. Although the islands have prepared for hurricanes, climate change has exacerbated a newly volatile environment. "We have never been prepared for volcanic eruptions," says Kupu. "This is something re…

David Swanson (2022-01-24). Activists in Canada Build Construction Site on Pipeline Executives' Front Lawns. dissidentvoice.org World Beyond War Toronto, Ontario, Canada — This morning, Toronto supporters of the Wet'suwet'en land defense struggle against the Coastal Gaslink pipeline set up construction sites at the Toronto homes of TC Energy Board Chair Siim Vanaselja and Royal Bank of Canada Executive Doug Guzman. The supporters also flyered the neighborhood with photos of the …

ecns.cn (2022-01-24). Ice-wall coolant leaks from Fukushima nuclear plant in Japan. ecns.cn The operator of Japan's disaster-hit Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant has confirmed that four tons of coolant had leaked from two storage tanks, local media reported Monday.

_____ (2022-01-23). Scientists Tell Advertising Industry To End 'Complicity' In Climate Crisis. popularresistance.org On Wednesday, a group of more than 450 scientists called on advertising agencies to cut off their fossil fuel clients and to end their ties with an ongoing misinformation campaign that has time and again killed progress on addressing the climate crisis. | In a joint letter, the scientists say that they are "consistently faced with a major and needless challenge" of having to correct false information and rebut the fossil fuel industry's efforts to downplay the severity of climate change. The expensive and glossy ad campaigns "represent one of the biggest barriers to the government action science shows is necessar…

Lister (2022-01-23). Billionaires Invested In Animal Agony, Climate Extreme Causation & Human Disease. indybay.org More and more are getting out of cattle ranching as vegan product | sales skyrocket and animal flesh becomes more and more expensive. | Some are still invested in the animal suffering, human disease, | deforestation and climate extremes caused by raising animals for…

Lister (2022-01-23). Billionaires Invested In Animal Agony, Climate Extreme Causation & Human Disease. indybay.org More and more are getting out of cattle ranching as vegan product | sales skyrocket and animal flesh becomes more and more expensive. | Some are still invested in the animal suffering, human disease, | deforestation and climate extremes caused by raising animals for…

Chris McGreal (2022-01-23). Exxon Is Using an Unusual Texas Law to Intimidate Critics of Its Climate Denial. truthout.org This article is published as part of ExxonMobil is attempting to use an unusual

KQED (2022-01-23). Thursday 2/3: What You Can Do About Climate Change Teach-in w/ KQED. indybay.org Online teach-in via livestream…

Editor (2022-01-23). Capitalists Only "Trust the Science" When It Suits Their Agenda. scheerpost.com Image: The New Yorker, 2017 | By Olivia Wood and B.C. Daurelle / During the Trump presidency, slogans like "Facts Matter" and "#BelieveTheScience" abounded. The idea was that, unlike the outright denial espoused by Republicans, Democrats recognize basic scientific truths about the world, such as the existence of climate change and the dangers of Covid-19. Because they "take science seriously," it's implied, Democrats will propose and enact more scientifically-informed policies. It's been a year s…

Staff (2022-01-23). Registran fuga de cuatro toneladas de la solución refrigerante del muro de hielo alrededor de la central nuclear de Fukushima. cubadebate.cu Una fuga de unas 4 toneladas de la solución refrigerante usada para la creación del muro de hielo alrededor de la central nuclear de Fukushima (Japón) se ha reportado este sábado, según el canal local NHK. Los especialistas estiman que una tubería dañada pudo haber ocasionado el derrame. La empresa detalló que trataría de localizar el lugar exacto de la sección dañada.

Staff (2022-01-23). Registran fuga de cuatro toneladas de la solución refrigerante del muro de hielo alrededor de la central nuclear de Fukushima. cubadebate.cu Una fuga de unas 4 toneladas de la solución refrigerante usada para la creación del muro de hielo alrededor de la central nuclear de Fukushima (Japón) se ha reportado este sábado, según el canal local NHK. Los especialistas estiman que una tubería dañada pudo haber ocasionado el derrame. La empresa detalló que trataría de localizar el lugar exacto de la sección dañada.

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2022-01-23: News Headlines

Lister (2022-01-23). Billionaires Invested In Animal Agony, Climate Extreme Causation & Human Disease. indybay.org More and more are getting out of cattle ranching as vegan product | sales skyrocket and animal flesh becomes more and more expensive. | Some are still invested in the animal suffering, human disease, | deforestation and climate extremes caused by raising animals for…

Lister (2022-01-23). Billionaires Invested In Animal Agony, Climate Extreme Causation & Human Disease. indybay.org More and more are getting out of cattle ranching as vegan product | sales skyrocket and animal flesh becomes more and more expensive. | Some are still invested in the animal suffering, human disease, | deforestation and climate extremes caused by raising animals for…

KQED (2022-01-23). Thursday 2/3: What You Can Do About Climate Change Teach-in w/ KQED. indybay.org Online teach-in via livestream…

Staff (2022-01-23). Registran fuga de cuatro toneladas de la solución refrigerante del muro de hielo alrededor de la central nuclear de Fukushima. cubadebate.cu Una fuga de unas 4 toneladas de la solución refrigerante usada para la creación del muro de hielo alrededor de la central nuclear de Fukushima (Japón) se ha reportado este sábado, según el canal local NHK. Los especialistas estiman que una tubería dañada pudo haber ocasionado el derrame. La empresa detalló que trataría de localizar el lugar exacto de la sección dañada.

Staff (2022-01-23). Registran fuga de cuatro toneladas de la solución refrigerante del muro de hielo alrededor de la central nuclear de Fukushima. cubadebate.cu Una fuga de unas 4 toneladas de la solución refrigerante usada para la creación del muro de hielo alrededor de la central nuclear de Fukushima (Japón) se ha reportado este sábado, según el canal local NHK. Los especialistas estiman que una tubería dañada pudo haber ocasionado el derrame. La empresa detalló que trataría de localizar el lugar exacto de la sección dañada.

_____ (2022-01-22). Capitalists Only 'Trust The Science' When It Suits Their Agenda. popularresistance.org During the Trump presidency, slogans like "Facts Matter" and "#BelieveTheScience" abounded. The idea was that, unlike the outright denial espoused by Republicans, Democrats recognize basic scientific truths about the world, such as the existence of climate change and the dangers of Covid-19. Because they "take science seriously," it's implied, Democrats will propose and enact more scientifically-informed policies. It's been a year since Joe Biden took office on the promise that his respect for science would manifest in more rational policy solutions. So, now is a good time to ask: how's that going? | "Follow the…

_____ (2022-01-22). Capitalists Only 'Trust The Science' When It Suits Their Agenda. popularresistance.org During the Trump presidency, slogans like "Facts Matter" and "#BelieveTheScience" abounded. The idea was that, unlike the outright denial espoused by Republicans, Democrats recognize basic scientific truths about the world, such as the existence of climate change and the dangers of Covid-19. Because they "take science seriously," it's implied, Democrats will propose and enact more scientifically-informed policies. It's been a year since Joe Biden took office on the promise that his respect for science would manifest in more rational policy solutions. So, now is a good time to ask: how's that going? | "Follow the…

KQED (2022-01-22). Thursday 2/3: What You Can Do About Climate Change Teach-in w/ KQED. indybay.org Online teach-in via livestream…

sputniknews (2022-01-22). Will Balance of Power in Eastern Mediterranean Change if Israeli Gas Reaches Europe Through Turkey? sputniknews.com After Washington's refusal to support the EastMed Pipeline project, the idea of delivering gas to Europe via Turkey was put back on the agenda.

Kenn Orphan (2022-01-22). How a Battle in Nova Scotia Echoes the Global War for Our Biosphere. zcomm.org These battles can be won, but we must unite to fight them, and we must do it now before the madness of ecocide ends with the finality of extinction…

Lucrecia Franco (2022-01-22). Old bottle caps become skateboards. america.cgtn.com Dealing with waste and garbage in Rio de Janeiro's favelas, or slums, is a significant daily challenge, without even confronting the need for recycling.

_____ (2022-01-22). US Attorney Drops Charges Against Water Protectors Who Occupied Bureau Of Indian Affairs. popularresistance.org Washington, D.C. – The United States Attorney's office has decided to not charge 33 Indigenous water protectors and their allies who were arrested while peacefully occupying the Bureau of Indian Affairs lobby in the US Department of Affairs building on October 14th, 2021. This was the first time since the 1972's Trail of Broken Treaties that Indigenous leaders occupied the Bureau of Indian Affairs. Indigenous leaders were met with extreme violence from the police leaving one Indigenous woman with a broken hand, others were hit with batons, two people were tazed and an Indigenous media reporter was assaulted with…

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