Exxon Keeps Choosing Shareholder Returns Over the Planet: For everyone who’s ever asked themselves, why isn’t Exxon (and Chevron and the rest) leading the charge ...
billmckibben.substack.com/p/the-most-epic-and-literal-gaslighting
Exxon and gas markets tell different stories: Exxon Mobil boss Darren Woods made a bold statement on Friday. Fossil fuels, he argues, are not in decline ...
reuters.com/breakingviews/exxon-gas-markets-tell-different-stories-2024-04-26/
Qatar Foreign Ministry: No justification to end Hamas’ presence in Doha: DUBAI: Qatar said on Tuesday there was no justification to end the presence of an office ...
arabnews.com/node/2497751/middle-east
Qatar says no reason to end Hamas presence in Doha - War on Gaza - War on Gaza: Qatar said on Tuesday there was no justification to end the presence of an office ...
english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/58/1262/522406/War-on-Gaza/War-on-Gaza/Qatar-says-no-reason-to-end-Hamas-presence-in-Doha.aspx
Jamie Driscoll Angel of the North election stunt: A group of climate activists has claimed responsibility for projecting an election message backing one of the ...
thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/24279949.jamie-driscoll-angel-north-election-stunt/
The Climate Youth Movement’s Earth Day Message to Biden | Common Dreams: We call on the president to stop approving new fossil fuel projects and declare a ...
commondreams.org/opinion/youth-movement-earth-day-biden
'We Don't Have Time for This': New Biden Power Sector Rules Spare Existing Gas Plants
commondreams.org/news/biden-power-rule-gas-plants
Quick Glance: New EPA Rules Target Emissions Reduction at Power Plants
- The Biden administration aims to compel coal-fired power plants to capture smokestack emissions or close down.
- The rules target limiting greenhouse gas emissions from fossil fuel power plants and reducing toxic pollutants from coal-fired plants.
- The plan includes measures to reduce carbon dioxide emissions, toxic wastewater pollutants, and safely manage coal ash.
- The actions are expected to face opposition from industry groups and Republican-leaning states, while environmental groups see it as a crucial step in combating climate change.
'Just the Beginning': 50+ Arrested for Blockading Citigroup Bank Over Climate Crimes
commondreams.org/news/citibank-climate-protest-2667882434
‘Outrageous’ climate activists get in the faces of politicians and oil bosses – will it work?
theguardian.com/environment/2024/apr/25/climate-crisis-activists
South Korean Court Hears First Asian Youth Climate Case: "Carbon emission reduction keeps getting pushed back as if it is homework that can be done later ...
commondreams.org/news/south-korea-climate-lawsuit
Portuguese Climate Activists on Trial Represent the True Spirit of April 25: On the eve of the anniversary of the 1974 revolution, 11 climate activists will be ...
commondreams.org/opinion/portuguese-climate-activists-trial
Experts say election brings new stakes to Earth Day: This fall’s election has major implications for America’s role in the fight against climate change ...
thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/4606456-election-earth-day-climate-change-global-warming/
Beyond Bullets: Bringing Climate Justice to the Asylum Process: There is a growing movement of displaced people who are sharing our stories of climate and ...
commondreams.org/opinion/climate-justice-asylum
Transforming the Climate Conversation This Earth Day: We must find a middle ground between the temptation to deny there is a problem and despair that there are ...
commondreams.org/opinion/transform-climate-conversation-earth-day
Ukraine, Portugal start talks on security agreement: Ukraine and Portugal have begun negotiations on a draft bilateral security agreement ...
kyivindependent.com/ukraine-portugal-start-talks-on-security-agreement/
4 lessons from renewable energy to accelerate carbon management: Advanced carbon management technologies are needed to tackle hard-to-abate emissions; lessons ...
weforum.org/agenda/2024/04/lessons-from-the-renewables-playbook-clean-infrastructure-boom/
Don't Let Warmongers Greenwash Their Ecocide This Earth Day: Destruction to the environment and acceleration of the climate crisis happen silently under the veil ...
commondreams.org/opinion/ecocide-2667821672
ESG Newsletter: Will an ad-ban make fossil fuels go the way of tobacco?: The ESG newsletter at the Business Post is your source for the news that matters in ...
businesspost.ie/news-focus/esg-newsletter-will-an-ad-ban-make-fossil-fuels-go-the-way-of-tobacco/
The US House’s Earth Day Present to the Planet? $95 Billion for War: The future of both climate and war is largely shaped by domestic and international spending ...
nationalpriorities.org/blog/2024/04/22/april-climate-and-war-linked-more-ever/
Biden’s Trade War on Chinese EVs Undermines His Climate Goals: EV prices have come down in recent years, but they’re still unaffordable for the majority of ...
otherwords.org/still-cant-afford-an-ev-heres-why/
Cannabis, fentanyl and rumors about human bones: The “zombie drug” Kush has Sierra Leone firmly in its grip
diepresse.com/18399634/cannabis-fentanyl-und-geruechte-ueber-menschenknochen-die-zombie-droge-kush-hat-sierra-leone-fest-im-griff
Youth Lead Global Strike Demanding 'Climate Justice Now': "We are many people and youths who want to express our frustration over what decision-makers are ...
commondreams.org/news/youth-strike-climate-justice
44,000 Reasons to Phase Out Fossil Fuels: Climate change, along with habitat loss and exploitation, are accelerating extinction at a terrifying rate.
commondreams.org/opinion/44000-reasons-phase-out-fossil-fuels
Barbados welcomes Inter-American Court of Human Rights: Strengthening human rights dialogue - Dominica News Online
dominicanewsonline.com/news/homepage/news/barbados-welcomes-inter-american-court-of-human-rights-strengthening-human-rights-dialogue/
Green Groups Cheer $7 Billion in 'Solar for All' Grants | Common Dreams
commondreams.org/news/solar-for-all
Dramatic daycare emergency: More than 3,100 places are missing: The daycare emergency in Ludwigshafen is worsening dramatically. Despite families' legal right to ...
rheinpfalz.de/lokal/ludwigshafen_artikel,-dramatischer-kita-notstand-mehr-als-3100-pl%C3%A4tze-fehlen-_arid,5639263.html
Flight data recorders from crashed MSDF helicopters show no sign of mechanical failure
japantoday.com/category/national/flight-data-recorders-from-crashed-japanese-navy-helicopters-show-no-sign-of-mechanical-failure
As the Climate Heats Up, Disaster Relief Faces a Sweltering Demand: With climate change exacerbating the destructive impacts of extreme weather ...
commondreams.org/opinion/climate-disaster-relief
Does anyone actually give a Friar Tuck about reaching net zero?: Climate protesters gather for the Global Day of Action for Climate Justice march in Glasgow in ...
heraldscotland.com/politics/viewpoint/24268016.anyone-actually-give-friar-tuck-reaching-net-zero/
Earth Day Reality Check: As the climate crisis esscalates, the fossil fuel industry continues to mislead.
commondreams.org/opinion/earth-day-reality-check
Stratford District Council calls an eco emergency: Members of Stratford District Councils Cabinet endorsed the declaration of an ecological emergency at a recent ...
stratfordobserver.co.uk/news/sprightly-warwick-businessman-celebrates-80th-birthday-in-the-andes-2-49346/
Kita Mühlwichtel in Karlsruhe-Mühlburg: Parents fear for their jobs: The Mühlwichtel daycare center is an extreme example of the emergency in the daycare ...
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Manure Digesters: Another False Solution That Makes Climate Injustice Worse: There are better responses to the climate crisis that also treat rural people and ...
commondreams.org/opinion/manure-digesters-false-climate-solution
As Global Plastics Treaty Negotiations Begin, the Stakes Could Not Be Higher: To turn the political tide in Ottawa, we need to take a lesson from the first Earth ...
commondreams.org/opinion/stakes-high-global-plastics-treaty
2 MSDF helicopters carrying 8 crew apparently crash in Pacific, Defense Ministry says
japantoday.com/category/national/2-japanese-navy-helicopters-carrying-8-crew-believed-crashed-in-pacific-defense-ministry-says
Quick Glance: 8 crew missing after 2 Japanese navy helicopters crash
- Two Japanese navy helicopters with eight crew members are believed to have crashed in the Pacific south of Tokyo, according to the Defence Minister.
- The cause of the crash is unknown, but the focus is on the rescue operation.
- The Navy deployed ships and aircraft to search and rescue the missing crew members.
- The training on Saturday was solely for the Japanese navy and not part of a multinational exercise.
Daycare emergency: father organizes demo. When he gets there he is shocked: There is a shortage of around 430,000 daycare places in Germany. The father ...
stern.de/gesellschaft/kita-notstand--vater-organisiert-demo--als-er-dort-ankommt--ist-er-schockiert-34636768.html
Increases to capital gains tax plus other letters, March 20: ‘It will affect every single cottage owner across the country and every doctor ...
theglobeandmail.com/opinion/letters/article-capital-gains-tax-cottage-cabin-owners/
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Green Groups Slam RFK Jr. as 'Dangerous Conspiracy Theorist and Science Denier': "With so much at stake, we stand united in denouncing RFK Jr ...
commondreams.org/news/robert-f-kennedy-jr-environment
Ahead of Plastics Treaty Summit, Studies Make Case for Stopping Pollution at the Source
commondreams.org/news/plastics-climate-impact
Getting S.F. building permits is arduous process. That's democracy: Readers also comment on Nike’s revealing women’s track uniform, climate change and ...
sfchronicle.com/opinion/letterstotheeditor/article/sf-building-permits-nike-climate-change-19410435.php
Energy crisis in South America: Ecuador declares Thursday and Friday days off - to save electricity
spiegel.de/ausland/ecuador-erklaert-donnerstag-und-freitag-zu-arbeitsfreien-tagen-um-strom-zu-sparen-a-09c3bfa5-a25f-42aa-8e17-3de6ff959337
Young People to World Leaders: 'Time to Let Youth Lead': "We need more young people represented in all spheres of decision-making—within government ...
commondreams.org/news/young-people
Scotland to ditch key climate change target: The Scottish government is to scrap its flagship target of reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 75% by 2030.
bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-68841141
Letters: Congress should reform warrantless surveillance powers: The editorial board's justification for expanding warrantless surveillance does not address ...
chicagotribune.com/2024/04/18/letters-vp-surveillance-warrantless-fisa-fentanyl/
'The Pressure Is Working': Biden Weighs Climate Emergency Declaration | Common Dreams
commondreams.org/news/climate-change-national-emergency
Climate Crisis to Cost Global Economy $38 Trillion a Year by 2050: "This clearly shows that protecting our climate is much cheaper than not doing so ...
commondreams.org/news/climate-crisis-lower-incomes
Almost 140 people killed by heavy rain in Afghanistan and Pakistan: The authorities declare a state of emergency in the Pakistani megacity of Karachi ...
diepresse.com/18379668/fast-140-todesopfer-durch-starkregen-in-afghanistan-und-pakistan
LNG Isn’t Helping My Community, No Matter What the GOP Says: When it comes to the voices most concerned with the health and financial well-being of American ...
commondreams.org/opinion/lng-isn-t-helping-my-community
#Konstanz was the first city in Germany to declare a climate emergency on May 2, 2019
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Stadtwerke Oranienburg: Electricity bottleneck in the city - reactions and consequences
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Can Climate Democracy Defeat the Oil Curse in Ecuador?: As the country faces economic and security crises, the oil industry and its supporters in government are ...
commondreams.org/opinion/ecuador-climate-democracy-v-oil
Middle Eastern Governments Are Drilling Their Own Graves: Some of the countries facing the biggest threat from the climate crisis seem all too intent on making ...
tomdispatch.com/dead-last-with-an-emphasis-on-dead/
A Bronx Doctor’s Prescription: The NY State Assembly Must Act on Climate: The assembly and Gov. Kathy Hochul must include the NY HEAT and Climate Change ...
commondreams.org/opinion/ny-state-assembly-act-climate
Open Letter Demands Global Finance Overhaul to Fight Climate and Debt Crises: "The institutions of world finance have lost their muscle," wrote more than ...
commondreams.org/news/project-everyone-g20
Climate emergency: What Saarbrücken has done since 2019 and what environmentalists say
saarbruecker-zeitung.de/saarland/saarbruecken/klimanotstand-was-saarbruecken-seit-2019-tat-und-was-umweltschuetzer-sagen_aid-110716573
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Here, a father explains how the parenting crisis is wearing his family down and how he now wants to put pressure on politicians: Angry father plans demonstration in Düsseldorf: "The daycare system is about to collapse" | STERN.de
Attack on Israel in the live ticker: +++ 23:09 Jordan declares state of emergency +++
n-tv.de/politik/23-09-Jordanien-ruft-Notstand-aus--article24871430.html
End of high-rise plan in Prenzlauer Berg - state of emergency looms: The construction crisis has put an end to plans for high-rise buildings on Greifswalder ...
morgenpost.de/bezirke/pankow/article242083564/Aus-fuer-Hochhaus-Plan-in-Prenzlauer-Berg-Notstand-droht.html
Sunrise Protesters Arrested at VP's House Demanding Biden Declare a Climate Emergency
commondreams.org/news/sunrise-movement-los-angeles
Exxon Mobil raised package of CEO Woods to $36.9 mln in 2023: Exxon Mobil Chief Executive Darren Woods received $36.9 million in total compensation for 2023 ...
reuters.com/business/energy/exxon-mobil-ceo-woods-pay-climbs-369-mln-2023-2024-04-11/
Youth Coalition Presses Biden to Declare Climate Emergency Ahead of Earth Day: "As the election approaches, young people are mobilizing to demand President ...
commondreams.org/news/climate-emergency-declaration
'Catastrophic': Biden Admin Approves Largest Offshore Oil Export Terminal: "Nothing about this project is in alignment with Biden's climate and ...
commondreams.org/news/biden-offshore-oil-terminal
Observing nature in times of climate change: “Emergency” by Daisy Hildyard: In “Emergency,” a girl gradually realizes how everyday life in a northern English ...
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UK Youth, Experts Occupy Coal-Sponsored Science Museum Gallery: "Why on Earth are we allowing a destructive industry to sponsor an educational exhibition ...
commondreams.org/news/adani-science-museum
London Gatwick passengers firmly against planned airport expansion, poll reveals: The overwhelming majority of London Gatwick passengers are against plans to ...
sussexexpress.co.uk/news/people/london-gatwick-passengers-firmly-against-planned-airport-expansion-poll-reveals-4590552
Leading architect slams 'crazy' ban on wood-burning stoves: The Scottish Government has indicated it could "review" the guidance around the ...
heraldscotland.com/news/24251201.architects-slam-crazy-ban-wood-burning-stoves/
'Shoplifters should be named and shamed in local area': From our letters' page - 'Shoplifting thieves should be named and shamed in their local area' ...
yorkpress.co.uk/news/24249034.shoplifters-named-shamed-local-area/
Exxon chief earns four times as much as bosses at Shell and BP : The $40mn pay packet for Darren Woods comes amid debate in London about transatlantic valuation ...
ft.com/content/b95f9b44-7592-42a3-aaf2-ffca62c6da32
The Numbers on Climate Tell Us We’re Not Moving Fast Enough: Speeding up the necessary transition to renewable energy requires political mobilization to break ...
billmckibben.substack.com/p/by-the-numbers
Israeli minister calls for end to ultra-Orthodox draft exemption after Hamas attack
english.alarabiya.net/News/middle-east/2024/04/12/israeli-minister-calls-for-end-to-ultra-orthodox-draft-exemption-after-hamas-attack
Friend wonders about racist pals: I believe racism is abhorrent and cannot conceive of any justification for it
freep.com/story/life/advice/2024/04/11/friend-wonders-about-racist-pals/73196368007/
NDP backs Tory motion, saying carbon price not 'be-all, end-all' of climate policy
ctvnews.ca/politics/ndp-backs-tory-motion-saying-carbon-price-not-be-all-end-all-of-climate-policy-1.6841567
Carbon pricing: NDP and Bloc Québécois back Tory motion for 'emergency meeting' with premiers
montrealgazette.com/news/national/carbon-pricing-ndp-and-bloc-quebecois-back-tory-motion-for-emergency-meeting-with-premiers
Leipzig: Trial for manslaughter - Defendant pleads self-defense: The charge is manslaughter. The accused claims self-defense. But now it's about murder ...
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How to Build a Climate Bomb: Starting and then stopping solar geoengineering would cause the warming that had been temporarily held in abeyance to show up ...
commondreams.org/opinion/build-climate-bomb
Chevron CEO Pay Jumped to $26.5 Million During Hottest Year on Record: News of Mike Wirth's 2023 compensation came after March was deemed the 10th month in a ...
commondreams.org/news/chevron-ceo-pay-2023
Kush in Sierra Leone: Drug crisis with a scary factor: In Sierra Leone, the president declares a state of emergency because of Kush. What is true about reports ...
sueddeutsche.de/panorama/kush-drogen-afrika-sierra-leone-freetown-friedhoefe-notstand-1.6535005
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Simon Harris: Challenges facing the new Taoiseach: Simon Harris has promised to focus on Fine Gael's core values, pledging to help small businesses and ...
rte.ie/news/2024/0409/1442444-harris-taoiseach/
Quick Glance: Simon Harris Becomes Ireland's Youngest Prime Minister
- Simon Harris has been officially sworn in as Ireland's youngest prime minister, succeeding Leo Varadkar who abruptly stepped down last month. Harris, 37, took the helm of the ruling Fine Gael party but faces challenges as the party trails behind Sinn Fein in polls.
- A rapid riser in Ireland's political hierarchy, Harris has made a name for himself as Health Minister and most recently as Minister for Higher Education and Science. His political identity as a young politician has been marked by both supporters and critics, particularly standing out with younger voters and on social media platforms like TikTok.
- Varadkar's government grappled with challenges such as housing crisis and increasing immigration numbers. Harris inherits a tough political landscape, especially with upcoming elections until March 2025. The political landscape in Ireland has shifted, with Sinn Fein emerging as a rising political force, leading to a shift in the traditional party landscape.
- While Harris sees the idea of a potential reunification of Ireland as a legitimate aspiration, his focus remains on current challenges like housing crisis, rising cost of living, and immigration. Despite political changes and discussions about potential reunification, Ireland's future remains uncertain and complex.
In 'Landmark' Ruling, Top EU Court Rules Swiss Climate Inaction Violates Human Rights
commondreams.org/news/switzerland-climate-human-rights
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