The Year in Cheer – 177 ways the world got better in 2023.
Happy New Year! And welcome to our annual look back at the brightest, boldest ways the world improved, evolved or otherwise changed for the better. This epic list is a…
Trashing the planet and hiding the money isn’t a perversion of capitalism. It is capitalism
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2021/oct/06/offshoring-wealth-capitalism-pandora-papers George Monbiot Exploiting people, exploiting land, and keeping its ugly side secret. Its historical effects are all too recognisable in the Pandora papers now Whenever there’s a leak of…
The push to make ‘ecocide’ an international crime takes a big step forward
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/push-make-ecocide-international-crime-takes-big-step-forward-n1272059 A proposed definition of “ecocide” aims to add mass environmental destruction to the list of crimes the International Criminal Court can prosecute. Fireboat response crews battle the blazing remnants…
The US Firms Funding The Amazon’s Destruction
BlackRock, Citigroup, JPMorgan, Chase, Vanguard, Bank of America and Dimensional Fund Advisors are helping fund human rights abuses and the destruction of the Amazon. #NoPlanetB #amazonrainforest https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTTUVQduQB7EOcVdUG91tIA
The Attack Of The Watermelons
Authored by James Rickards via The Daily Reckoning, It’s been said that some environmental activists are like watermelons – green on the outside, but red on the inside. Red, meaning…
The Quest for Clean Air
https://www.wired.com/story/the-quest-for-clean-air/?mbid=social_twitter&utm_brand=wired&utm_campaign=falcon&utm_medium=social&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=twitter Poor indoor air quality causes serious health issues. Things can be improved with determination to sniff out the cause of the problem—and some pricey hardware. This past winter, I…
“veins” of the city
At 1 am, most people are asleep, but it’s when Chen Chen’s team is most busy. They look after the “veins” of the city and make sure there are no…
China’s first climate striker warned: give it up or you can’t go back to school
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/jul/20/chinas-first-climate-striker-cant-return-to-school Ou Hongyi, who took part in the #FridaysforFuture protest, says she has been told she cannot return to school unless she stops her activism Takes initiative. An independent thinker.…