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Hunger is increasing worldwide but Women bear the Brunt of Food Insecurity
By Carol Richards, Queensland University of Technology; and Rudolf Messner, Queensland University of Technology | – Recent UN data on food insecurity paints a bleak […]
Climate Emergency Hits German Farms as Harvests Remain Meager
By Edgar Meza | – ( Clean Energy Wire ) – The ongoing drought in Germany is expected to have dire effects on this year’s […]
Pakistan: Climate Emergency-Driven, biblical Floods affect 33 million People Leave Millions Homeless
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Heavy flooding in southern Pakistan has destroyed or damaged 670,000 homes, according to Reliefweb. During an ordinary monsoon season in […]
Will 2022 Mark the Turning Point in the Climate Crisis?
( Foreign Policy in Focus) Over the last six months, the world took a giant step backward in its efforts to address the current climate […]
The Real Cancel Culture: Anti-Palestinianism and the Crisis of American Free Speech
By Nasim Ahmed | – ( Middle East Monitor ) – The firing of Palestinian American woman, Natalie Abulhawa, has sparked a debate over free-speech, […]
Ukraine War being Fought around Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Plant: What could Possibly Go wrong?
By Najmedin Meshkati, University of Southern California | – Russian forces occupy Europe’s largest nuclear power plant, the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Station in the Ukrainian […]
California to Require All New Car Purchases in 2035 to be Electric, in Massive Change for Auto Industry
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The California Air Resources Board has ruled that no all-gasoline cars can be sold new in California by 2035, according […]
How Coverage of Palestinians and Israel in NYT and Western Press Obscures the Occupation
( Middle East Monitor ) – While US and western mainstream and corporate media remain biased in favour of Israel, they often behave as if […]
How Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act strengthens EPA’s future ability to take on Big Carbon and the Supreme Court
By Patrick Parenteau, Vermont Law School | – The new Inflation Reduction Act is being justly celebrated as the most significant piece of federal legislation […]
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