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Snatching Defeat
Snatching Defeat “What we must ask is what we intend to sustain when we speak of sustainability? “ Last week we concluded our post on climate change with a quote from James Hansen, “the matter is urgent and calls for emergency cooperation among nations.” All this year we have been leading up to our collective fin de […]
Dictators and Billionaires Demand Creation of UN Tax Agency
Dictators and Billionaires Demand Creation of UN Tax Agency As globalist forces and the international institutions they control openly prepare to plunder humanity’s wealth, Third World dictators and tax-funded “civil society” groups havestepped up their demands for a United Nations tax authority — supposedly to ensure that they all get their “fair share” of the loot from […]
UN says Ebola outbreak ‘not yet finished’
UN says Ebola outbreak ‘not yet finished’ About 30 people are still getting infected with Ebola virus each week in West Africa, says UN’s envoy David Nabarro. The worst recorded outbreak of Ebola has already killed more than 11,200 people across West Africa [AP] Africa’s Ebola outbreak has not run its course and about 30 […]
Canada Without Poverty charity challenges Harper govt. audits at UN in Geneva
Canada Without Poverty charity challenges Harper govt. audits at UN in Geneva Ottawa anti-poverty charity in Geneva this week arguing before UN that political-activity audits are an abuse The head of a small Ottawa-based charity is in Geneva this week to complain to a United Nations committee about the Canada Revenue Agency’s program of political-activity […]
Veterans Urge Drone Operators to Refuse Orders to Fly
Veterans Urge Drone Operators to Refuse Orders to Fly Letter Reinforces Call Made in National TV Ad Campaign An increasing number of United States military veterans are counseling United States military drone operators to refuse to fly drone surveillance/attack missions – the veterans are even helping sponsor prime time television commercials urging drone operators to […]
In Major Escalation, Yemen Rebels Fire Scud Missile Into Saudi Arabia
In Major Escalation, Yemen Rebels Fire Scud Missile Into Saudi Arabia Just two days after reports indicated that Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels were prepared to participate in UN-brokered peace talks with Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi’s government in exile, clashes on the Saudi border have intensified. On Friday, the Saudi press agency said it had used […]
Rise of the ‘precariat,’ the global scourge of precarious jobs
Rise of the ‘precariat,’ the global scourge of precarious jobs Barely one in four of the global workforce has a stable job, UN reports With relatively little notice, the world passed a modern milestone recently, one that makes any yearning for more stable times seem very farfetched — the global jobless total passed 200 million. To […]
No Climate Protection without Climate Justice; No Climate Justice without Degrowth
No Climate Protection without Climate Justice; No Climate Justice without Degrowth Shortly before the most crucial UN climate change conference after the failure of Copenhagen, it seems that the international climate-movement is finally getting its act together: resistance against fossil fuel extraction is gaining ground and a rising global movement is putting pressure on institutions to divest their […]
Power for All Shows Peabody a Real Plan to End Energy Poverty
Power for All Shows Peabody a Real Plan to End Energy Poverty Peabody Energy would like you to believe that coal is the only way to light up the homes of the roughly 1.1 billion who still live in energy poverty. A new campaign launched Thursday at the United Nations’ Sustainable Energy For All Forum in New York City offers […]
In September, The UN Launches A Major Sustainable Development Agenda For The Entire Planet
In September, The UN Launches A Major Sustainable Development Agenda For The Entire Planet The UN plans to launch a brand new plan for managing the entire globe at the Sustainable Development Summit that it will be hosting from September 25th to September 27th. Some of the biggest names on the planet, including Pope Francis, […]
In September, The UN Launches A Major Sustainable Development Agenda For The Entire Planet
In September, The UN Launches A Major Sustainable Development Agenda For The Entire Planet The UN plans to launch a brand new plan for managing the entire globe at the Sustainable Development Summit that it will be hosting from September 25th to September 27th. Some of the biggest names on the planet, including Pope Francis, […]
How Much Would Zero Emissions Cost?
How Much Would Zero Emissions Cost? In 2014 global carbon emissions totaled 32 gigatonnes (Gt). If you’re counting, that’s roughly 32 Gt too many. Yes, zero, near-zero, or net-zero is what we want, and soon is when we need it. Failure to achieve such goals by the end of the century will irreparably damage our planet and […]
Global Soil Week: A catalyst for change
Global Soil Week: A catalyst for change As many of you already know, 2015 has been named the International Year of Soils by the UN, so never has there been a better time to get soil into the conversation. The question of ‘how do we make soil sexy?’ is something that has been troubling soil […]
US-Assisted Wahhabi Bombings of Yemen are “Devastating”: UN
US-Assisted Wahhabi Bombings of Yemen are “Devastating”: UN The UN Secretary General stated Thursday that Saudi bombings of Yemen, which are assisted and coordinated by the US, “are having a devastating impact on humanitarian aid efforts and are in violation of the laws of war.” While noting that fighters within Yemen are also committing war-crimes – ISIS, for […]
