Exeter (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – As the Israeli attacks against Gaza have continued to rage, now spilling into Lebanon, a year of unspeakable […]
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By phasing out coal-fired plants — Now! — we can save millions of lives
( Sustainability Times ) – Emissions from the burning of fossil fuels are driving climate change, which imperils the health of life on the planet […]
We Can’t go Carbon Neutral without Reducing Plastics: 1 ton of plastic creates 5 tons of CO2 emissions
By Benjamin Wehrmann | – ( Clean Energy Wire ) – Avoiding and better managing plastic waste should receive much greater attention by the German […]
Why We cannot meet sustainable development goals with a sick ocean
By Josep Lluís Pelegrí Llopart | – The United Nations declared the start to the Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development earlier this year. […]
Top 5 Differences between the Fourth of July and the Capitol Insurrection
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – 1. The Fourth of July celebrates a revolutionary event. January 6 was a counter-revolutionary event. Why do I say this? […]
Eye of Fire as Ocean burns in Gulf of Mexico foretells Earth Future if we Keep Burning Fossil Fuels
By Julia Conley, staff writer | – ( Commondreams.org) – A fire that raged for hours in the Gulf of Mexico Friday offered the latest […]
The Declaration of Independence wasn’t really complaining about King George, and 5 other surprising facts for July Fourth
By Woody Holton | – Editor’s note: Americans may think they know a lot about the Declaration of Independence, but many of those ideas are […]
Iranian Voters sent a Message to Iran’s Leaders with Dismal Turnout For Presidential Election
( RFE/RL) – The Iranian leadership has a problem: a record number of voters — more than half of them — turned their back on […]
United Nations Accuses Israel of ‘Grave Violations’ against Palestinian Children
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – This week, the Secretary-General of the United Nations, António Guterres presented a report to the 75th General Assembly on the […]
Gaza Disability Rights Defender recounts harrowing Flight from Israeli Airstrikes at U.N.
By Abier Almasri | Research Assistant, Middle East and North Africa Division | @abier_i | – ( ) – Abeer al-Harakli, a 28-year-old disability rights […]