All posts by nedhamson

Activist, writer, researcher, addicted to sharing information and facts.

It Is Spreading Like A Virus – In Saner Thought

In recent years the far right hate has been spreading throughout the world….especially in Europe and the US….politicians like LePen of France, Orban of Hungary and of course our own beloved Donald the Orange and now the Netherlands….Geert Wilders has been around and mouthy for years and now he has a huge victory….. Source: It Is Spreading Like A Virus – In Saner Thought

Revealed: how top PR firm uses ‘trust barometer’ to promote world’s autocrats | US news | The Guardian

Public trust in some of the world’s most repressive governments is soaring, according to Edelman, the world’s largest public relations firm, whose flagship “trust barometer” has created its reputation as an authority on global trust. For years, Edelman has reported that citizens of authoritarian countries, including Saudi Arabia, Singapore, the United Arab Emirates and China, tend to trust their governments more than people living in democracies do. But Edelman has been less forthcoming about the fact that some of these same authoritarian governments have also been its clients. Edelman’s work for one such client – the government of the UAE – will be front and center when world leaders convene in Dubai later this month for the UN’s Cop28 climate summit…

Edelman and its subsidiaries have been paid millions of dollars by autocratic governments to develop and promote their desired images and narratives.

Source: Revealed: how top PR firm uses ‘trust barometer’ to promote world’s autocrats | US news | The Guardian

Enviva, the world’s largest biomass energy company, is near collapse ‹ Stigmatis News ‹ Reader — WordPress.com

  • A former manager and whistleblower at Enviva told Mongabay in 2022 that the company’s green claims were fraudulent. Last week, he said that much of Enviva’s downfall is based on its cheaply built factories equipped with faulty machinery and on large-scale fiscal miscalculations regarding wood-procurement costs.
  • How the firm’s downfall will impact the global biomass for energy market, and worldwide pellet supply, is unknown. European and Asian nations rely on Enviva pellets to supply their power plants and to meet climate change goals, with the burning of forests to make energy erroneously claimed as producing zero emissions. 

Source: Enviva, the world’s largest biomass energy company, is near collapse ‹ Stigmatis News ‹ Reader — WordPress.com

Always Look on the Bright Side of Life | From Behind the Pen

I remember watching the comedic movie “Monty Python’s Life Of Brian” (1979), and this song always pops up in my mind just when I least expect it, especially when stuff or people want to try to bring your spirits down. I wrote about this a couple of years ago, and it served as a little pick-me-up for the day.

So here’s a toast to lighten up our mood, and not take the seriousness of life too seriously today. The bright side of life is the flip side to the dull side of death! 😲 Love this line, “You come from nothing, You go back to nothing, What have you lost? Nothing!” Yep, here’s to a little lighthearted silliness for today! Cheers! 🥂

Source: Always Look on the Bright Side of Life | From Behind the Pen

Good morning…by Magic Mixture – Magic Mixture

No waiting for something magnificent to change the vibration and make it happen. It is magnificent to be here, now, on this planet and in this moment. It means having the sensitivity to observe and face struggles and setbacks head on, and leaving each day with a smile and the certainty that the battle has been won.

重️Magic Mixture

Source: Good morning…by Magic Mixture – Magic Mixture