Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Lauri Myllyvirta writes at Carbon Brief that China’s CO2 emissions over-all fell by 1% in the past 12 months, and […]
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India plans 58 GW of new Solar Energy by 2022, as Trump unleashes Dirty Coal
India has achieved 70 gigawatts of installed renewable capacity, and has another 40 gigs under construction or already bid on. That would take it to […]
Israel Rejects UN Plea to Allow Blue Helmet Protection to Palestinians, Blames Palestinians
United Nations (United States) (AFP) – Israel has rejected a report by UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres outlining options for strengthening the protection of Palestinians in […]
Turkey’s Homemade Currency Crisis Could Roil Global Finance
By Clemens Hoffmann and Can Cemgil | – Stirling (The Conversation) – Turkey’s recently reelected president, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, is blaming the sudden and dramatic […]
China will Defy Trump, Trade with Iran, Rejecting “Unilateral Sanctions”
China will continue its cooperation and relations with Iran, state news agency Xinhua reported on Friday, citing a statement from Chinese State Councillor Wang Yi. […]
Trump Cancels $230 mn in Syrian Aid for former ISIL Areas, Urges Saudi Fund
Washington (AFP) – The United States said Friday it is suspending $230 million budgeted for stabilization projects in Syria, citing the aid pledged by other […]
Trump Corruption: Mueller Probe looks at Broidy Pay-to-Play with China, Malaysia
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) The Mueller probe is looking into whether Elliott Broidy, former vice chair of the Trump Victory Committee and a one time […]
The United States of Monopoly Rule
(Afterwords) – Five banks control half of all U.S. financial assets, and six conglomerates control 90 percent of our media. Monopolies aren’t merely un-American — […]
War Crime: Israeli Army Again Shoots unarmed Palestinian Protesters, Killing 2, Injuring 270
(TeleSur) – Some 20,000 people participated in Friday’s protests, which took place a few hundred meters from the Gaza border. Israeli forces opened fire on […]
No Parade for You: Trump Cancels Military White Elephant, Goes to Paris Instead
by Thomas Watkins | – Washington (AFP) – US President Donald Trump said Friday he had cancelled a military parade planned for November due to […]