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America may have invaded Iraq for its Oil, but Solar Power is what Iraqis now Want
Climate Crisis

America may have invaded Iraq for its Oil, but Solar Power is what Iraqis now Want

Juan Cole

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Iraqi farmers, tired of high electricity bills and frequent blackouts, are turning to solar panels, according to Khalid Al-Mousuly at […]

Despite Efforts to Shift the Blame, Israeli Policies Are Starving Children

Despite Efforts to Shift the Blame, Israeli Policies Are Starving Children

08/21/2025 By Human Rights Watch

We’ll all Feel the Abrupt Changes Striking Antarctica Sea Ice and Ocean Currents

We’ll all Feel the Abrupt Changes Striking Antarctica Sea Ice and Ocean Currents

08/21/2025 By The Conversation

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Australia
Australia's "Greenslide" Shows the Political Dangers for Conservatives of Downplaying Climate Emergency

Australia’s “Greenslide” Shows the Political Dangers for Conservatives of Downplaying Climate Emergency

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison, who had headed the conservative Liberal-National Coalition since 2018, has been turned out of […]

Juan Cole

Afghanistan
Central Asian Stans Fear Afghan Militancy while their Russian Ally is Bogged down in Ukraine

Central Asian Stans Fear Afghan Militancy while their Russian Ally is Bogged down in Ukraine

By Zhar Zardykhan | – Read this post in Malagasy ( GlobalVoices.org) – On May 8, 2022, the Taliban-led government of Afghanistan reported that they […]

Global Voices

Climate Crisis
Majority of Germans favor higher top Tax Rate to finance Climate Protection - Poll

Majority of Germans favor higher top Tax Rate to finance Climate Protection – Poll

By Edgar Meza | – ( Clean Energy Wire) – Some 66 percent of German households are in favour of raising the top tax rate […]

Clean Energy Wire

Climate Crisis
California to test solar Panels over irrigation Canals to save Water, boost Electricity Output

California to test solar Panels over irrigation Canals to save Water, boost Electricity Output

By Anna Campbell and Karen Marroquin | – ( Cronkite News ) – TURLOCK, Calif. – As the most persistent drought conditions on record continue […]

Cronkite News Arizona PBS

Climate Crisis
Portugal Opens Floating Solar Array on Europe's Largest Artificial Lake as Floatovoltaics Expand Globally

Portugal Opens Floating Solar Array on Europe’s Largest Artificial Lake as Floatovoltaics Expand Globally

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Europe’s high methane gas prices caused in part by the Russian war on Ukraine are hurting consumers even in countries […]

Juan Cole

Israel/ Palestine
Will Israel be held accountable? In conversation with the new UN Special Rapporteur in Palestine

Will Israel be held accountable? In conversation with the new UN Special Rapporteur in Palestine

By Ramzy Baroud and Romana Rubeo | – ( Middle East Monitor ) – The position of the UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of […]

Ramzy Baroud

Bill of Rights
Is Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Spying on Most Americans?

Is Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Spying on Most Americans?

By Farrah Hassen | – ( Otherwords.org ) – Growing up in the Southern California suburbs, government surveillance never worried me. But my Syrian-American parents […]

OtherWords

Agriculture
5 technologies that will help make the food system carbon neutral

5 technologies that will help make the food system carbon neutral

By Rene Van Acker, University of Guelph; Evan Fraser, University of Guelph; and Lenore Newman, University of The Fraser Valley | – Globally, about one-third […]

The Conversation

Belgium
Dumping Russian Gas: 4 European countries seek 65 GW Offshore Wind by 2030, as EU Pledges $314 bn. for Green Energy

Dumping Russian Gas: 4 European countries seek 65 GW Offshore Wind by 2030, as EU Pledges $314 bn. for Green Energy

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Anyone who follows the climate emergency and extreme weather events would think the serial catastrophes of the past couple years […]

Juan Cole

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