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Top 5 Environmental Impacts of Bipartisan Infastructure Bill, from Electric Vehicles to Electric Grid
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Although the the $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill passed by the senate on Tuesday has been criticized by environmentalists for […]
Taliban Gains pose risk to fragile Legal Protections gained by Afghan Women: HRW
( Human Rights Watch) – (New York) – The Afghan government’s failure to provide accountability for violence against women and girls has undermined progress to […]
77% of the residents of the Israeli-Occupied Old City in Jerusalem are Muslims, But for How Long as Israelis demolish Silwan Homes?
( Middle East Monitor) – An Israeli writer has said that “the statistical reality in the city of Jerusalem shows that 77% of the Old […]
IPCC Alarm Bell: burning gas, coal is Intensifying Water Cycle: Expect more and worse Storms, Floods such as hit Germany, China this Summer
By Mathew Barlow | – ( The Conversation) – The world watched in July 2021 as extreme rainfall became floods that washed away centuries-old homes […]
IPCC – Carbon Dioxide concentrations highest in 2 mn years, Provoking ever more Extreme Weather
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change has issued its sixth assessment report. The product of vast international cooperation, the report […]
In Bipartisan Infrastructure Package, opportunity to alter fundamental climate and economic priorities is being squandered
Southwest Harbor, Maine (Special to Informed Comment) – How to assess the infrastructure package? Lots of big numbers, but budgetary appropriations are moral statements, and […]
Top Ten Reasons Liberals have the High Moral Ground
In tumultuous sociopolitical struggles, a frequent pattern is visible: Conservatives often fight to preserve their own wealth or privileges, but liberals battle for causes that […]
Top 5 Books on Islam – Juan Cole’s list at Shepherd
The new book website Shepherd asked me for a list of what I thought were the best five books on Islam for a general audience. […]
Will the move to Solar-Wind-Battery Accelerate as Natural Gas Spikes 1000% in Europe with long term price rises expected?
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Anna Shiryaevskaya, Stephen Stapczynski and Ann Koh at Bloomberg.org report that natural gas prices have risen 1,000 percent in Europe […]
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