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UK oilfield exempt from carbon text

mardi 29 juin 2021 à 02:00

The UK plans a new climate impact test for proposed fossil fuel projects. The test will be applied at the very start of the process, which means that an enormous planned oilfield in the North Sea will be exempt from the test.

Farm-worker union organizers

lundi 28 juin 2021 à 02:00

The Supreme Court's ruling on farm-worker union organizers is a disaster for the public which extends far beyond union organizing.

It limits all levels of governments in the US in requiring businesses from allowing access to workers in workplaces.

Sabotaging lawsuits

lundi 28 juin 2021 à 02:00

The New York City thug department has a history of sabotaging lawsuits by failing to hand over documents that the victims demand for the trial. It is doing that again now, to Black Lives Matter protesters whom the thugs attacked last summer.

Shutdown of Iranian web sites

lundi 28 juin 2021 à 02:00

When the US shut down Iranian web sites, it included even dissidents.

Collapsed apartment building in Miami

lundi 28 juin 2021 à 02:00

The owners of the recently collapsed apartment building in Miami got a warning from an engineer of structural damage, so they started planning to do the recommended repairs.

That takes time. Alas, the building collapsed shortly before those repairs were going to start.

What should we conclude about such a situation? Were the owners negligent or culpable for this?

Is there a way to tell when there is an imminent danger of collapse? Should all building owners assume an imminent danger from such damage?