Cry for the Earth

Middle East war strengthens case for renewables, say clean energy experts Oil and gas price shocks triggered by conflict reignite discussion about building defences to volatile fuel costs

Middle East war strengthens case for renewables, say clean energy experts

- Oil and gas price shocks triggered by conflict reignite discussion about building defences to volatile fuel costs

Story by @kenzabryan.ft.com and @attractamooney.bsky.social
www.ft.com/content/001a...

Now in Vienna to discuss later today the documentary 'In the Shadow. Women on the Move' on the challenges and resilience of migrant women across Europe, with accounts of their life journeys, by Marie Ruiz from the University of Amiens
www.womenonthemove.eu/documentaries/
@iisg-amsterdam.bsky.social

How the ‘Galápagos of west Africa’ is plundered by floating fish factories A Guardian investigation with DeSmog reveals thousands of tonnes of fish are illegally turned into fishmeal and oil off the coast of Guinea-Bissau

'How the "Galápagos of west Africa" is plundered by floating fish factories'
www.theguardian.com/environment/...

#NatureEmergency #FishFactories #fishmeal #CapitalismKills

Middle East crisis live: Mojtaba Khamenei chosen as Iran’s new supreme leader; oil prices soar past $100 a barrel Iran has named hardliner Mojtaba Khamenei as the country’s new supreme leader; Donald Trump says oil price spike ‘a small price to pay’ as markets tumble

'"The situation is so frightening it’s hard to describe," one resident said. "Smoke has covered the entire city. I have severe shortness of breath and burning in my eyes and throat"'
www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...

#Trump #GOP #Hegseth #Iran #warcrimes #cruelty #PublicHealth

De landbouw gebruikt elk jaar grote hoeveelheden schimmelbestrijders. In het ziekenhuis merken ze de gevolgen Infectieziekten: De schimmel Aspergillus fumigatus maakt in Nederland honderden slachtoffers per jaar. Bestrijdingsmiddelen in de landbouw hebben de schimmel resistent gemaakt.

'The fungus Aspergillus fumigatus kills hundreds of people each year in the Netherlands. Pesticides used in agriculture have made the fungus resistant.'
www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2026/...

#IndustrialAgriculture #pesticides #fungi #resistance #PublicHealth #CapitalismKills

EU backs off penalties for failing to supply green aviation fuel The European Commission doesn’t intend to levy penalties on green jet fuel suppliers even if they miss EU mandates.

'EU backs off penalties for failing to supply green aviation fuel'
www.politico.eu/article/eu-b...

#ClimateEmergency #EU #neoliberalism #aviation #cronyism

Private buildings, public land: how Australia’s national parks became a battleground between conservation and commerce Developers argue that eco-tourism helps ‘underfunded’ parks but former Greens leader Bob Brown says the idea of wilderness lodges is an ‘oxymoron’

'Private buildings, public land: how Australia’s national parks became a battleground between conservation and commerce'
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

#neoliberalism #exploitation #greed #NatureEmergency

Life on Kenya’s largest dump: the invisible workers sorting the world’s rubbish Plastic, textiles, e-waste and more end up at the vast Dandora site, where waste pickers spend all hours sifting through toxic debris looking for recyclables

'Plastic, textiles, e-waste and more end up at the vast Dandora site, where waste pickers spend all hours sifting through toxic debris looking for recyclables'
www.theguardian.com/global-devel...

ICE has spun a massive surveillance web. We talked to people caught in it The Department of Homeland Security, which oversees ICE and Border Patrol, is using a broad web of surveillance tools — purchased as its budget has ballooned under this administration — to...

This dystopian future is here now.

"Emily, who NPR is only identifying by her first name because she fears retribution from the federal government, says she followed an ICE vehicle at a safe distance into a parking lot.

www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/npr/nx-...

"Farmers in the Netherlands are turning it into one giant "grassphalt plain" . In seven years, they filled in 31,520 ditches. Partly illegally."
bsky.app/profile/laur... (Dutch, paywall?)

#IndustrialFarming #GreenDesert #NatureEmergency

Hoe de sloten in Nederland verdwijnen Jaarlijks verdwijnen duizenden sloten in Nederland, blijkt uit onderzoek van de Volkskrant, en dat gebeurt deels illegaal. Regels om de waterkwaliteit te verbeteren, geven boeren juist een prikkel om ...

Wat een geweldig goed verhaal is dit, van mijn collega's @serenafrijters.bsky.social en Erik Verwiel, over hoe boeren van Nederland één groot 'grasvalt' maken. In 7 jaar dempten ze 31.520 sloten. Deels illegaal www.volkskrant.nl/kijkverder/v...

Yes. And we have to talk about this now, because talking about it is the first step to making it seem like a callous crime rather than a surprising emergency.

UK must stockpile food in readiness for climate shocks or war, expert warns Prof Tim Lang says country produces far less food than it needs to feed population and is particularly vulnerable

'The British government should be stockpiling food, according to a leading expert on food policy, as it is not prepared for climate shocks or wars that could cause the population to starve.'
www.theguardian.com/global-devel...

#ClimateEmergency #FoodSecurity

Russia is providing Iran intelligence to target U.S. forces, officials say The targeting information has included the locations of American warships and aircraft in the Middle East, the officials said.

This is interesting. But it is more interesting that Trump is rewarding Moscow for doing this by helping Russia sell oil, repeating Russian propaganda points, and senselessly burning through weapon stocks.
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...

Graph with count of signed executive orders per presidential term as function of days in office, for presidents since Eisenhower. Lowest line is GW Bush 2 ending at 118. Highest so far is Carter with 320. But the current term for Trump (411 days so far) jumps out because of the steep upward curve at the start to now already 243.

USA: Executive orders signed, days since start Presidential term, post-WWII.

Interesting that among the few advance plans we made are those that benefit Russia. See my longer essay on Oligarchic Corridors.
snyder.substack.com/p/the-oligar...

‘De Russen bestuderen de polarisatie in onze samenleving beter dan wijzelf’, zegt desinformatie-expert Jakub Kalenský Russische desinformatie­campagnes spelen steeds beter in op de polarisatie binnen Europese samenlevingen, ziet de Tsjechische desinformatie-expert Jakub Kalenský. Het scheppen van wanorde en wantrouwe...

'Russian #disinformation campaigns are increasingly capitalizing on the polarization within European societies, observes Czech disinformation expert Jakub Kalenský. Creating chaos and distrust is a goal in itself. And now there's AI.'
www.groene.nl/artikel/de-r...

#Russia #AI #polarization

Nederland wordt langzaamaan een preventiestaat, met een overheid die onzekerheid wil beheersen, maar wantrouwen creëert Wat begon als terreurbestrijding is uitgegroeid tot een bestuursstijl die steeds meer mensen raakt: moslims, klimaatactivisten, demonstranten. Veiligheid is het doel, maar preventie is de logica gewor...

'What began as a counterterrorism strategy has evolved into a style of governance that affects an increasing number of people: Muslims, climate activists, and protesters. ... prevention has become the logic.'
www.groene.nl/artikel/want... (Dutch, paywall)

#PoliceState #surveillance #intimidation

Heatwaves driving recent ‘surge’ in compound drought and heat extremes - Carbon Brief Drought and heatwaves occurring together – known as “compound” events – have increased “substantially” across the world since the early 2000s, a new study shows.

'Heatwaves driving recent "surge" in compound drought and heat extremes'
www.carbonbrief.org/heatwaves-dr...

'Compound drought and heat events (CDHEs) can have devastating effects, creating the ideal conditions for intense wildfires'

#ClimateEmergency #unknowns #feedbackloops

lol

The Future is War Crimes: AI and the Authoritarian Threat The war in Iran and all its atrocities is a baptism into a dangerous new world

AI isn't just going to take our jobs, it's the perfect tool for fascists who are more than willing to kill innocent people to get what they want.

Unless we take a stand, our future will be defined by worsening crimes against humanity.

jaredyatessexton.substack.com/p/the-future...

Waarschijnlijk weer krekels in de vaderlandse media (sowieso op tv).

Temeer omdat... (it's official now)
bsky.app/profile/crye...

You can’t blow up the sun: 4 reasons renewables are a security imperative - Greenpeace International When the global economy is dependent on a centralised, combustible resource, missiles do more than just cut off power or disrupt shipping. They rock the very foundation of global stability.

“The transition to renewables is often framed as a climate goal. But in a region where stability is fragile, it is also a security imperative.”

#RenewableEnergy #JustTransition

In my conversation with Melinda Cooper last week I asked whether the openly two-tiered patriarchal patrimonialism of the Emirates and Saudi weren’t the best manifestation of what she calls Epstein Family Values as state form…

Grand Opening van Blue Tiger Studio: de speech van prof. Kinneging die vervolgens de studio opent. YouTube video by Blue Tiger Studio

Gangmaker van radicaal- tot extreem-rechts
youtu.be/OUXUdEgbH4k

Illustration im Stil einer politischen Karikatur: Auf einem Holzbrett stehen drei Symbole nebeneinander. Links ein rosa feministisches Venus-Symbol, in der Mitte ein Haus als Symbol für den Sozialstaat mit Zeichen für Gesundheit, Rente und Bildung, rechts eine Wahlurne mit der Aufschrift „VOTE“. Eine große rote Kettensäge mit der Aufschrift „Deregulierung“ schneidet von links nach rechts durch die Symbole. Die Säge greift zuerst das feministische Symbol an und zersägt es sichtbar. Funken, Holzsplitter und Trümmer fliegen durch die Luft; einzelne Fragmente sind mit Begriffen wie „Gleichstellung“, „Arbeitsrechte“ und „Wahlrecht“ beschriftet. Dramatische Beleuchtung und hoher Kontrast betonen die Zerstörung.

Nächste Woche werde ich in meiner neuen Podcast-Reihe "Tagebuch des Neoaristokratismus" ( andreaskemper.org/2024/10/12ht... ) über das Javier-Milei-Institut informieren, welches sich am 14.03. in Leipzig gründet.

Humanity heating planet faster than ever before, study finds Researchers identify sharp rise to about 0.35C every decade, after excluding natural fluctuations such as El Niño

'Humanity heating planet faster than ever before, study finds'
www.theguardian.com/environment/...

'Researchers identify sharp rise to about 0.35C every decade, after excluding natural fluctuations such as El Niño'

#ClimateEmergency #ItCouldBeWorseThanThought

"Our new study: global warming has accelerated significantly since 2015. The red curve shows 10-year trends, offset by one year each; the last one covers 2015-2024.
The blue curve shows the trend before and after the objectively determined change point."
bsky.app/profile/rahm...

#ClimateEmergency

Proton Mail Helped FBI Unmask Anonymous ‘Stop Cop City’ Protester A court record reviewed by 404 Media shows privacy-focused email provider Proton Mail handed over payment data related to a Stop Cop City email account to the Swiss government, which handed it to the ...

'Proton Mail Helped FBI Unmask Anonymous "Stop Cop City" Protester'
www.404media.co/proton-mail-...