Tag: Africa
The human mania for roadbuilding is a threat to the great...
Tigers and leopards are among the 10 apex predators most threatened by the world’s roads.
Fossil fuel extraction threatens Africa’s remaining elephants
The growing global outcry against the destruction caused by the oil and gas industry has pushed leaders to address their actions to...
The keep Africa poor and dependent project
Western powers (dried-up imperial forces) do not want Africa and Africans to flourish and become strong, this is clear to all.
Biden’s dangerous refusal to reverse Trump’s Western Sahara policy
The answer could determine the fate not just of the Western Sahara, but that of the entire international legal order for many decades to come.
How an ancient irrigation method makes sustainable life possible in the...
Time-proven acequia irrigation systems already in use in New Mexico make it possible for people to thrive in arid regions.
Doctors Without Borders: U.S. Should force Pfizer to share covid vaccine...
“I think really what should be prioritized is getting vaccinations to low- and middle-income countries and sharing the vaccine technologies.”
Eight of the 10 nations most at risk from climate and...
Toxic pollution in the environment, be it dirty air, contaminated water or unhealthy soils, accounted for more than 8 million deaths globally in 2018.
One in three directors at Africa’s biggest bank have ties to...
Over 80 percent of directors had a past or current tie to polluting industries, either as a current or former adviser or employee.
Big Pharma’s ‘appalling’ $26 billion in shareholder payouts could fund vaccines...
“Instead of creating new vaccine billionaires, we need to be vaccinating billions in developing countries.”
Damming rivers is terrible for human rights, ecosystems and food security
Despite industry rhetoric, hydropower is high-cost and high-risk. There are better options for a post-pandemic recovery and a renewable energy future.
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Trump has created speech and thought crimes with NSPM-7 and Pam Bondi is ready...
How NSPM-7 and a DOJ directive lay the groundwork for criminalizing dissent and protected speech
Netanyahu ties Bondi Beach Hanukkah massacre to Australia’s recognition of Palestinian statehood
As Australia mourned a deadly antisemitic attack that killed 16 people, critics accused the Israeli prime minister of exploiting tragedy to attack Palestinian self-determination.
The Trump corollary
U.S. Imperialism in Latin America from the Monroe Doctrine to Madur
EPA proposes to double amount of formaldehyde considered safe to inhale under Trump administration
Is this change part of a broader reassessment of how the agency evaluates cancer risks from chemicals?
Report: Proposed EPA cuts further imperil environmental protections in cash-strapped states
As Trump pushes to slash the EPA’s budget to its lowest level in four decades, 15 years of state-level cuts have already hollowed out environmental enforcement across the country.