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Israel/ Palestine
Jerusalem: Evictions show how urban Planning is being weaponised against Palestinians

Jerusalem: Evictions show how urban Planning is being weaponised against Palestinians

The Conversation

By Haim Yacobi and Irit Katz | – One olive in my garden is better than anything material in the whole world. These sad words were uttered by Mahmoud Salhiya after his home in Sheikh Jarrah was recently demolished by Israeli forces. Sheikh Jarrah is a Palestinian neighbourhood of 3,000 inhabitants at the eastern part […]

Far Right
White Terrorism: Behind the 11 Oath Keepers charged with sedition are many more who have been trained by the US military

White Terrorism: Behind the 11 Oath Keepers charged with sedition are many more who have been trained by the US military

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By Mia Bloom and Sophia Moskalenko | – The leader of the Oath Keepers militia, Stewart Rhodes, must stay behind bars pending trial for his alleged role in the storming of the Capitol, a judge ruled on Jan. 26, 2022. While this means authorities can keep tabs on the whereabouts of Rhodes – and presumably […]

Democratic Party
Joe Biden: a report card on the US president’s first year in office

Joe Biden: a report card on the US president’s first year in office

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By Clodagh Harrington and Alex Waddan | – When Joe Biden was sworn in as the 46th US president in January 2021, 51.3% of American voters heaved a sigh of relief – along with much of the world. After four tumultuous and unscripted years of Donald Trump, restoration of calm via his experienced successor seemed […]

Agriculture
With fewer animals to spread their seeds, plants could have trouble adapting to climate change

With fewer animals to spread their seeds, plants could have trouble adapting to climate change

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By Evan Fricke, Alejandro Ordonez, Haldre Rogers, and Jens-Christian Svenning | – Picture a mature, broad-branched tree like an oak, maple or fig. How does it reproduce so that its offspring don’t grow up in its shadow, fighting for light? The answer is seed dispersal. Plants have evolved many strategies for spreading their seeds away […]

Elections
Why Elections will not solve Libya’s deep-rooted Problems

Why Elections will not solve Libya’s deep-rooted Problems

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By Natasha Lindstaedt | – Libya is poised to hold presidential and parliamentary elections this year but there are still many unresolved issues. Ongoing political turmoil has caused the elections to be postponed several times, with no exact date set. All of this chaos was to be predicted if you look at what Libya inherited […]

Climate Crisis
The Climate Emergency is Already Here: Deaths in Heat Waves are Increasing even in the Cool North

The Climate Emergency is Already Here: Deaths in Heat Waves are Increasing even in the Cool North

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By Chloe Brimicombe | – When you take age out of the equation, temperature-related deaths are on the decline in England and Wales. That’s according to the latest figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS). But more people are going to hospital, compared with 20 years ago. It turns out, that’s not the only […]

Environment
Scientists issue Dire Warning: Chemical Pollution now Exceeds Safe Planetary Limit

Scientists issue Dire Warning: Chemical Pollution now Exceeds Safe Planetary Limit

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By Patricia Villarrubia-Gómez | – The production and release of plastics, pesticides, industrial compounds, antibiotics and other pollutants is now happening so fast and on such a large scale that it has exceeded the planetary boundary for chemical pollution, the safe limit for humanity, a new study claims. We asked Patricia Villarrubia-Gómez, a PhD candidate […]

Ireland
Ireland has the Wind and Seas to become an offshore Superpower

Ireland has the Wind and Seas to become an offshore Superpower

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By Aldert Otter | – The Irish government signed up to the recent Glasgow Climate Pact and used the summit to announce a raft of ambitious goals, including the development of 5 gigawatts (GW) of offshore wind energy up to 2030. That would more than double the country’s current onshore and offshore wind power capacity. […]

Batteries
The Best Battery is Nature's Own:  How Pumped Hydro is the Future of Renewables

The Best Battery is Nature’s Own: How Pumped Hydro is the Future of Renewables

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By Andrew Blakers,Bin Lu, and Matthew Stocks | – To cut U.S. greenhouse gas emissions in half within a decade, the Biden administration’s goal, the U.S. is going to need a lot more solar and wind power generation, and lots of cheap energy storage. Wind and solar power vary over the course of a day, […]

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