The Personal Responsibility Vortex
Bret Weinstein is an evolutionary theorist and member of the faculty at The Evergreen State College.
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Environmental
A collection of 1043 articles
German Flood Deaths Highlight Climate Change Risks for People with Disabilities
On July 15, twelve people with disabilities living in a group home drowned in floods in Sinzig, Germany, because they did not manage to evacuate in time.
The Organic Human: An Endangered Species
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Ever since I offered my 2-year-old daughter a banana in a playgroup & she yelled at the top of her voice for some unfortunate reason, “IS IT ORGANIC?!” I’ve had an aversion to the word organic.
I groaned inwardly as everyone else’s eyebrows nearly left
Brazil’s Amazon Governors: Deliver Results to Secure Support
(São Paulo) – The governors of Brazilian Amazon states should take immediate measures to deliver on their pledges to curb illegal deforestation, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today.
Germany: Inaction on Heat Plans Threatens Health
Germany has delayed putting into action its plans to address increasing heat waves linked to climate change, threatening public health, Human Rights Watch said today.
Climate Action Must Take into Account Women’s Right to Land
On a rainy day in April 2018, I rode a small speedboat along the Kapuas River in West Kalimantan province, Indonesia, headed for three tidal swamp villages, whose residents had protested against the expansion of oil palm plantations on their farmland and settlements.
The government had permitted a palm oil
Cambodia: Free Environmental Activists
(Bangkok) – The Cambodian government should immediately drop baseless conspiracy and “insulting the king” charges against four environmental activists affiliated with the Mother Nature Cambodia environmental group and release the three in pretrial detention, Human Rights Watch said today. On June 16, 2021, the police arrested Sun Ratha, 26, Ly Chandaravuth,
UN Rights Body Should Create New Role on Human Rights and Climate Change
Yesterday more than 200 groups sent a letter to the United Nations Human Rights Council urging member states to establish a new mandate for a Special Rapporteur on human rights and climate change.
Bangladesh: Rohingya Refugees on Island Fear Monsoon
(New York) – The Bangladesh government has relocated nearly 20,000 Rohingya refugees to a remote island without adequate health care, livelihoods, or protection, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today.
The United Nations and donor governments should urgently call for an independent assessment of the safety, disaster preparedness,
G7 Governments: End Fossil Fuel Subsidies
(London) – G7 member countries should take immediate and concrete action to end fossil fuel subsidies, Human Rights Watch said in a question-and-answer document released today.
Q&A on Fossil Fuel Subsidies
Government financial support for fossil fuels, including through subsidies, presents a key obstacle to achieving emissions reductions urgently needed to address the climate crisis.
On World Environment Day, Kabwe’s Children Still Await Clean-Up
This June 5 is World Environment Day, which kicks off the “United Nations Decade on Ecosystem Restoration”.Ecosystem restoration is about preventing, halting and reversing environmental damage.
Climate Defenders Threatened, Struggle to Make Their Voices Heard
At this month’s virtual climate negotiations several United Nations officials and governments highlighted the importance of civil society participation in climate action.
Indonesia: Expanding Palm Oil Operations Bring Harm
(Jakarta) – The harm a palm oil plantation in western Kalimantan, Indonesia, is causing to the surrounding communities and the environment demonstrates the government’s failure to enforce its own policies and laws, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today.
There has been no improvement in government protection of
Submission on the Challenges and Threats Facing Climate Defenders
Human Rights Watch welcomes the opportunity to provide input on the challenges and risks facing climate defenders for the upcoming report by the Special Rapporteur on the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and of association. While recognizing that climate defenders face threats in countries all over the world, we