Farmers Snub Government, Continue to Protest EU Green Agenda
Farmers protesting the EU’s green agenda in the Netherlands have turned down a meeting with their country’s government over poor terms.
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Boy Protesting Green Agenda Dodged Death After Being Shot at By Police
A boy protesting the enforcement of the EU’s green agenda in the Netherlands is said to have narrowly avoided being killed after being shot at by police.
Reproductive Justice on the Frontlines of US Climate Action
Massive heatwaves in recent weeks have gripped and even shut down power in parts of the United States.Wildfires billow out smoke.
E.U. Parliament Greenlights Scheme to Rebrand Gas and Nuclear Power as ‘Climate-Friendly’
The European Parliament on Wednesday voted not to block a proposed rule that would designate gas and nuclear power plants as “climate-friendly.” The rule will take effect unless 20 of the European Union’s (EU) 27 member states band together to stop it.
The EU keeps a “taxonomy,” or rulebook,
EU Trying to Escape Cost of Living Crisis by Taxing People Out of Poverty
An elected representative within the European parliament has accused the EU of trying to tax its population out of poverty.
Interview: How South Africa’s Abandoned Mines Prey on Local Communities
How big a problem is this? This is a very big problem in South Africa.
South Africa: Abandoned Coal Mines Risk Safety, Rights
(Johannesburg) – The South African government’s failure to ensure that abandoned coal mines are rehabilitated puts communities at risk of injury and death and risks polluting resident’s water sources, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today.
The 45-page report, “The Forever Mines: Perpetual Rights Risks from Unrehabilitated
This Week in the New Normal #36
Our successor to This Week in the Guardian, This Week in the New Normal is our weekly chart of the progress of autocracy, authoritarianism and economic restructuring around the world.
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Joe Biden Nixes Atlantic, Pacific Oceans Drilling as Global Demand Soars
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Energy Crisis Sees Stoves, Dry Firewood Sell Out in Germany
While the German government prevaricates around its self-imposed energy crisis, citizens are taking matters into their own hands to keep themselves warm this coming winter with sales of cheap, reliable wood burners soaring in Europe. After years of being warned from abroad — not least by U.S. President Donald Trump
US Supreme Court Deals Blow to Climate Action
In a significant setback for climate action, the United States Supreme Court ruled yesterday to limit the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) ability to restrict greenhouse gas emissions from power plants.
The ruling prevents the EPA from using its authority under the Clean Air Act of 1970 to set requirements
Tilting at Windmills: Biden Pushes Wind Power, Ditches Oil Leaders
President Joe Biden on Thursday shunned U.S.
Joe Biden Plans to Take ‘Millions of Cars Off the Road’
President Joe Biden on Wednesday again promoted his infrastructure dreams of taking people out of their gas-powered vehicles and putting them on trains and other forms of public transit.
Russian Gas Addiction Sees Germany Move One Step Closer to Rationing
Germany has moved one step closer to rationing gas after the country triggered its second tranche of emergency powers over the ongoing crisis.
Report: Biden Shuts Down Oil, Gas, While Pressing for More Production
Biden keeps slamming the U.S.fossil fuel industry for allegedly not expanding refining capability as he continues to hobble producers.