(2021-04-18). Rescuing the Planet Is Still Possible: The Case for a Global Green New Deal. commondreams.org It is irrational to rely on capitalist solutions to global warming when it is capitalism itself that has led us towards the current path of a climate catastrophe. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/california_0.png …
(2021-04-18). Youth Demand US Action on Climate-Induced Loss and Damage in Global South. commondreams.org "The climate crisis is already causing severe impacts, leading to the loss of lives and livelihoods, and damage to homes, schools, roads, and hospitals." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/gettyimages-12321373181.jpg …
(2021-04-18). Thursday 4/22: Katrina, Maria, & Sandy: Climate Justice is a Feminist Issue. indybay.org Online via Zoom…
(2021-04-18). EU To Table 'Climate Taxonomy', Leaving Gas And nuclear For Later. eurasiareview.com By Frédéric Simon | ( The EU executive is due to publish on 21 April the first section of its "sustainable finance taxonomy," a long list of economic activities plus the specific rules they must meet to be labelled as gre…
(2021-04-18). China, U.S. issue joint statement on climate change. ecns.cn China and the United States have issued a joint statement on coping with climate change after talks in Shanghai.
(2021-04-18). Green transformation will rival industrial revolution: US climate envoy. news.un.org The transition to a global economic model which will slow down climate change and create jobs will be the "biggest economic transformation since the industrial revolution" according to John Kerry, the US climate envoy.
(2021-04-18). Biden Must Urge Japan to Abandon Dangerous Fukushima Wastewater Plan. commondreams.org The era of intentionally dumping toxic waste in our one global ocean is, or should be, over. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/fukushima-embassy-officials-dump-water-ocean.jpg …
(2021-04-17). For an ecosocialist transition that breaks from capitalism: Arguments and proposals. mronline.org 
The 149 proposals issued by the French Citizens' Convention on Climate last June, with the goal of achieving at least a 40% reduction in greenhouse gases by 2030 compared to 1990, manifestly belong to a thoroughly reformist approach. | April 17, 2021 | Newswire…
(2021-04-17). Global warming: Myanmar, Greenland and green cars. workers.org 
Greenland is the largest island in the world which is not a continent. Only it and Antarctica are covered by ice sheets. With 58,000 people, 89% of whom are Inuit, it remains a "semiautonomous region" under Danish rule whose main exports are fishery products and whose budget is heavily subsidized . . . |
(2021-04-17). The Heat: U.S.-Asia issues. america.cgtn.com 
Talks on climate change take center stage, as China's President Xi Jinping pledges greater cooperation with France and Germany to tackle the effects of global warming. The leaders of China, Germany and France held a virtual meeting Friday with a commitment to work together on …
(2021-04-17). Hansi Flick confirms Bayern Munich exit amid reports of 'falling out' with German giants' sporting director. rt.com 
Hansi Flick, who has won more than 80% of his games in charge of Bayern Munich since succeeding Niko Kovac in 2019, has confirmed that he will leave the club and is expected to take over the German national team position.
(2021-04-17). The Southwest Offers Blueprints for the Future of Wastewater Reuse. truthout.org 
This story is part of Covering Climate Now, a global journalism collaboration strengthening coverage of the climate story. | No country is immune from water scarcity issues — not even the world's wealthiest country, the United States. | The southwestern states, in particular, have faced frequent and ongoing
(2021-04-17). Ukrainian President: Proposed Nord Stream 2 Pipeline Is War, 'Occupied Territories' Are Worse Than Chernobyl. news.antiwar.com "Only one thing to it: a strong stomach. The guts to gladhand a man you're going to stab in the back; pledge allegiance to principles you stomp on every day; righteously denounce some despot in the press and sell him arms under the table. The talent to whip up the voters' worst passions while you …
(2021-04-17). Ukrainian President: Proposed Nord Stream 2 pipeline is war, "occupied territories" are worse than Chernobyl. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Ukrainian President: Proposed Nord Stream 2 pipeline is war, "occupied territories" are worse than ChernobylRick Rozoff "Only one thing to it: a strong stomach. The guts to gladhand a man you're going to stab in the back; pledge allegiance to principles you stomp on every day; righteously denounce some despot in the press and sell …
(2021-04-17). Mother Earth Gives an Inch, Corporations take a Mile, and Society Suffers the Consequence. indybay.org The Op-ed analyzes environmental policies in regard to the relationship between climate change and major corporations.
(2021-04-17). China Under Pressure To Cancel Coal Projects — Analysis. eurasiareview.com By Michael Lelyveld | As China awaits a reckoning over climate change targets, environmental groups are turning up the heat over the country's construction of coal-fired power plants. | China's continuing construction of coal plants has become a make-or-break issue for climate researchers and advocates as the government prepares plans to meet President Xi Jinping's goals for peaking carbon emissions before 2030 and achieving carbon neutrality before 2060. | "How China addresses the apparent contradiction between its massive coal-fired build-out plans and its net-zero emissions plan may become one of the bigges…
(2021-04-17). Leading with action: China in the fight for carbon-neutral future. ecns.cn Climate change is not taking a break from wreaking havoc in 2020, with the joint highest global temperatures on record, rampant bushfires, the faster rates of sea level rise and the extinction of some species.
(2021-04-17). Xi attends China-France-Germany climate summit. ecns.cn Chinese President Xi Jinping attended the Video Summit on Climate between China, France and Germany in Beijing on Friday.
(2021-04-17). The Scientists Have Had Enough. zcomm.org Scientist Rebellion believes that scientists and their institutions must act like the climate crisis is an emergency – and speaking about an emergency is not enough…
(2021-04-17). Addressing America's Homelessness And Squalor. popularresistance.org Washington, Ward 1 – "I wanna know where the $2.5 million is — that's my reaction." Muhsin Boe Luther Umar — or as we call him, Uncle Boe — throws his hands up and shakes his head. In his role as both Resident Council President at Garfield Terrace and D.C. Advisory Neighborhood Commission (ANC) 1B03 Member, he's had more than his fair share of dealings with D.C. Housing Authority (DCHA). So I had asked him what his reaction was upon hearing about the recent audit of three DCHA contracts, which found nearly $1.4 million in wasted funds. | "You're talking $1.4, I'm talking about $2.5 million spent…
(2021-04-17). [Comment] Extending infusion set replacement intervals to preserve resources and reduce waste. thelancet.com In an audit in 2015 of European intensive care units, central venous access was used in 70 ∑7 per 100 patient days,1 and is also widely used in other clinical settings. It remains associated with considerable risks, in particular systemic infection, which can be severe and even lethal. In clinical studies, the most widely reported metric of this complication among patients is the number of catheter-related bloodstream infections (CRBSIs) per 1000 catheter days. In prospective studies across a range of clinical settings, reported rates are typically in the range of 1 ∑0—2 ∑7 CRBSI per 1000 centra…
(2021-04-17). An expert has laid into the government's 'beyond belief' testing programme'. thecanary.co The government's mass rollout of rapid result coronavirus tests is "dysfunctional" and "crazy", an expert has said. | Dr Angela Raffle is honorary senior lecturer in community medicine at the University of Bristol Medical School. She's argued the Test and Trace programme needs to be rebuilt to link with local health and social services. And she said that focus should be on where the risk is greatest. | Moreover, she warned that extensive use of lateral flow tests (which can return results in 30 minutes) when coronavirus prevalence was low was a waste of resources. And it could result in problems such as higher nu…
(2021-04-17). Private security firm accused of working illegally to protect oil and gas pipelines in five states. nationofchange.org Leighton, which is based in Texas, has also been accused of operating without a license in North Dakota, Michigan, Iowa, and Ohio.
(2021-04-17). Are Oil And Gas Pipelines Safe During An Earthquake? eurasiareview.com Underground pipelines that transport oil and gas are very important engineering communications worldwide. Some of these underground communications are built and operated in earthquake-prone areas. | Seismic safety or seismic stability of underground pipelines began to be intensively studied since the 1950s. | Since then, a number of methodologies were proposed for calculating stress received by an underground pipeline during an earthquake. The purpose of these methodologies was to make an accurate prediction on the structural stress received by a pipeline during an earthquake, and thus it would allow to decide…
