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- The Media Suggests We Label Puerto Ricans As ‘Climate Refugees’ Sat, 30 Sep 17, 6:00amFrom The Daily Caller Energy Media outlets are already suggesting the thousands of people predicted to leave Puerto Rico over the next year could be America’s first massive wave of “climate refugees.” Experts say...
- Britain flouting duty to protect citizens from toxic air pollution – UN Mon, 11 Sep 17, 7:00amExclusive: Special rapporteur’s mission finds government has violated obligation to protect people’s lives and health
- Elon Musk urges UN to ban artificially intelligent killer robots Tue, 22 Aug 17, 3:24amThe same man who brought you PayPal, Tesla and SpaceX is now urging the UN to ban the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in weaponry. Elon Musk believes that artificially intelligent “killer robots” are “morally wrong”...
- Rooftop farms in Gaza provide a lifeline to the community Fri, 18 Aug 17, 12:49amMeeting even basic needs can be a challenge for the nearly 2 million people that live in Gaza. An Israeli blockade inhibits international trade and prevents vital supplies from reaching the 141 square mile territory, so the...
- Rooftop farms in Gaza provide lifeline to the community Fri, 18 Aug 17, 12:49amMeeting even basic needs in Gaza can be a challenge for the nearly 2 million people that live in the territory's 141 square miles. Under Israeli blockade, which prevents vital supplies from reaching Gaza and inhibits international...
- The UN just passed a historic treaty banning nuclear weapons worldwide Tue, 11 Jul 17, 3:27amCould world peace be on the horizon? Last Friday the United Nations passed a total ban on nuclear weapons in an attempt to prevent WWIII from breaking out...
- UN releases inconceivable new estimate of Earth's 2050 population Fri, 23 Jun 17, 12:17amRight now there are 7.5 billion people on Earth - and counting. But the world in 2050 will be even more packed, according to new United Nations (UN) projections. This week they released the World Population Prospects: 2017...
- UN Sustainability Advisor: “The next human-caused climate disasters should be named Typhoon Donald, Superstorm Ivanka, and Megaflood Jared” Fri, 9 Jun 17, 9:59amGuest essay by Eric Worrall Professor Jeffrey Sachs, Director of Columbia’s Center for Sustainable Development and of the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network has accused President Trump of being a sociopath, while...
- Bloomberg Offers to Pay for the UN Green Fund Sun, 4 Jun 17, 7:31pmGuest essay by Eric Worrall Former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg is so upset that President Trump has cancelled payments to the UN Green Fund, he is sending his own money to the UN...
- UN Bonn Climate Conference Demands $300 Billion per Year to Alleviate the Tedium Tue, 16 May 17, 1:32pmGuest essay by Eric Worrall The UNFCCC Bonn Climate Conference, due to end in a few days, has accepted a report which demands an additional $300 billion per year on top of the $100 billion already promised by the world’s...
- Dropping costs in renewable tech spurs rapid shift to clean energy Sat, 8 Apr 17, 1:58amWelcome to the clean energy revolution - with or without Trump. A new report from the United Nations Environment Programme, Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF), and Frankfurt School - UNEP Collaborating Centre for Climate...
- Green groups condemn UN plan to use $136m from climate fund for large dams Tue, 4 Apr 17, 3:00pmActivists warn of serious environmental consequences for UN-backed hydro projects in Nepal, Tajikistan and the Solomon Islands
- UN asks UK to suspend work on Hinkley Point Mon, 20 Mar 17, 9:00pmMove likely to embarrass British government as UN agency says lack of talks with Europe means it should refrain from further work
- Report: Trump Orders Massive UN Budget Cuts Wed, 15 Mar 17, 8:29pmGuest essay by Eric Worrall h/t Breitbart – According to http://foreignpolicy.com, the Trump White House has ordered the State Department to cut at least 50% of US contributions to the United Nations. EXCLUSIVE White...
- UNFCCC’s 25 year long process of climate speculation built upon a foundation of conjecture Wed, 8 Mar 17, 12:27pmGuest essay by Lawrence Hamlin The February 23, 2017 Petition sent to President Trump signed by Dr. Richard Lindzen and more than 300 eminent scientists, engineers and other qualified and knowledgeable experts requesting...