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"Election" in Burundi

jeudi 2 juillet 2015 à 14:00

The President of Burundi, having disregarded the constitution and chased many officials into exile, is holding an "election" to win another term.

Rich countries' broken promise

jeudi 2 juillet 2015 à 14:00

Rich countries promised in 2009 to raise 100 billion dollars to help poor countries cope with climate mayhem, but they didn't do it.

This approach is hopeless anyway, since the costs of coping with the effects of global heating will keep growing. It's inevitable that the rich countries will stop, sooner or later.

There's only one way we can afford to cope with global heating, and that is to make the effort to stop it.

Iceland defies ban on whaling

jeudi 2 juillet 2015 à 14:00

Iceland is catching whales defying the International Whaling Commission's ban.

EPA blocked from limiting toxic emissions

jeudi 2 juillet 2015 à 14:00

The US Supreme Court blocked the EPA from limiting toxic emissions (mercury, for instance) of power plants.

Coal-fired power plants emit so much uranium that if they were nuclear plants they would be shut down immediately.

Urgent: Drop charges against Bree Newsome

jeudi 2 juillet 2015 à 14:00

US citizens: call for dropping all charges against Bree Newsome, who took down the confederate flag from the South Carolina state house.