Anna Sachs, a 30-year-old New York resident and environmental activist, dumps herself in garbage dumps and shares on social media that citizens and businesses are throwing away many suitable products and other goods, The Guardian reports. She find out that some businesses intentionally damage goods so that other people cannot use them later. Anna started […]
This piece is part of the series “All About China” – a journey into the history and diverse culture of China through short articles that shed light on the lasting imprint of China’s past encounters with the Islamic world as well as an exploration of the increasingly vibrant and complex dynamics of contemporary Sino-Middle Eastern […]
The number one energy source in the United States is still natural gas. But the same companies that own thermal power plants are instead investing in solar power plants and energy storage batteries. This does not mean that fossil fuels will disappear – but they are already losing their dominance, WSJ states. Decades ago, natural […]
Celebrating 50 years of Earth Day, Michael Moore, executive producer, and the director Jeff Gibbs re-released their daunting and alarming documentary about the heart and soul of America’s Green Movement in a compelling film: “Planet of the Humans” (2019). Let’s check Robert Hunziker’s review of this film for Countercurrents. He’s MA, economic history DePaul University, […]
Let’s see how the world’s leading cities fight for a clean environment through strategic planning and municipal programs. We’re thankful to Constantine Yalovy, ex-Chairman of the Standing Committee of the Kyiv City Council on Environmental Policy, for the valuable review published in “Ukrainska Pravda. Life”. *** The megacities are home to millions of people who […]
US sanctions against Iran seem to be a purely political act in a geopolitical confrontation. We usually hear about them in the context of the “nuclear” confrontation between the two states. Instead, the medal has a flip side, which former US President Donald Trump, and now Joe Biden, preferred not to voice. Here is an […]
The number of wildfires in California to date this year is greater than the amount recorded in the same period in 2020 — a year which saw more burned acreage than any recorded year in history, according to data from the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, also (CAL FIRE). Between January 1 to […]
The UAE and US Special Envoys for Climate met for talks on June, 13 in Abu Dhabi focused on leveraging climate action as an opportunity for regional and global economic growth, WAM reports. The United States Special Presidential Envoy for Climate, John Kerry, returned to the UAE capital on his first visit following the Leaders […]
On his opening trip to Asia as the Biden administration’s special presidential envoy for climate, John Kerry’s first stop was Abu Dhabi, where he attended the Regional Climate Dialogue in April. “It was not your usual diplomatic visit,” WAM and The National said, adding that rather than being confined to reception rooms, Kerry was given […]
