The chain of events that led to the poisoning of southern Iraq’s skies by international oil companies started over a century ago, during colonial times.
Southern Iraq’s toxic skies are a colonial legacy
Tag: environmental regulations
World Energy Outlook 2022 shows the global energy crisis can be a historic turning point towards a cleaner and more secure future
The global energy crisis triggered by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is causing profound and long-lasting changes that have the potential to hasten the transition to a more sustainable and secure energy system, according to the latest edition of the IEA’s World Energy Outlook.
World Energy Outlook 2022 shows the global energy crisis can be a historic turning point towards a cleaner and more secure future
The wheels are coming off the Dutch green revolution
Another day, another success in the courts for Dutch environmentalists. This week, the country’s highest court, the Council of State, decided that building is no longer exempt from EU environment protection rules. In one of the world’s most densely-populated countries, where new homes are badly needed – and a 900,000 home building spree had just been announced – this spells trouble: within hours, building association Bouwend Nederland called it a ‘tragedy’ and experts warned it will exacerbate the Netherlands’ housing crisis.
The wheels are coming off the Dutch green revolution
A Fossil Fuels Giant Has Been Raising the Election Chances of Extreme-Right Candidates — Using a Dangerous High-Tech Weapon
The Federal Election Commission (FEC), a federal agency, states that its mission is to “protect the integrity of the federal campaign finance process by providing transparency and fairly enforcing and administering federal campaign finance laws.” So last week Wall Street On Parade sent an email inquiry to the FEC, asking the following:
A Fossil Fuels Giant Has Been Raising the Election Chances of Extreme-Right Candidates — Using a Dangerous High-Tech Weapon
United States of Death? Study Shows Worrying Mortality Rates of Broken Health System
Researchers find that the nation had become an outlier among other rich countries in mortality rates long before the pandemic—and that Americans are dying younger than their peers abroad.
United States of Death? Study Shows Worrying Mortality Rates of Broken Health System
‘It’s scary as hell’ — PFAS exposure a ‘widespread’ problem for troops, families nationwide
PRC Could Starve US Military-Industrial Complex of Ability to Build Weapons With One Move: Report
The United States is the world’s largest exporter of armaments, accounting for more than 38 percent of international weapons sales between 2017 and 2021. The Pentagon is also the US military-industrial complex’s single largest buyer, with its $801 billion in military spending dwarfing that of all of Washington’s major adversaries combined.
PRC Could Starve US Military-Industrial Complex of Ability to Build Weapons With One Move: Report