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Extreme weather is the new norm as climate crisis pushes world into unchartered territory – new report — DRILL OR DROP?

Barbara Crane Navarro

Extreme weather, including heatwaves, droughts, floods and wildfires, are the new norm, according to the UN’s World Meteorological Organisation. Photo: Cameron Strandbergfrom Rocky Mountain House, Alberta, Canada, licensed under theCreative CommonsAttribution 2.0 Genericlicense. It said the world was being driven into “unchartered territory” and the COP26 summit, which opened in Glasgow this morning, was a[…]

Extreme weather is the new norm as climate crisis pushes world into unchartered territory – new report — DRILL OR DROP?

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COLONIALISMO del 21 ° secolo: implementato da corporazioni e ONG? Di chi è in gioco la sopravvivenza qui, Survival? La sopravvivenza delle foreste pluviali e delle popolazioni indigene o di Cartier e altri nel settore della gioielleria in oro e diamanti? … 2022

Barbara Crane Navarro

“Oro o Natura?” – ©Fotolia/ Wikimedia/Collage: Mirela Hadzic per il salvataggio della foresta pluviale

“La follia dell’uomo ha aumentato il valore dell’oro e dell’argento a causa della loro scarsità; mentre la natura, come un genitore amorevole, ci ha donato gratuitamente le cose migliori, come l’aria, la terra e l’acqua, ma ci ha nascosto quelle vane e inutili. “Thomas More,”Utopia“, libro II – 1516

Pubblicità di Cartier

La sistematica conquista e colonizzazione europea delle Americhe iniziò nel 1492 ed è ancora in corso. La motivazione principale era allora, e continua ad essere, lo sfruttamento. L’aumento della ricchezza in Europa dipendeva dall’oro, i diamanti e da altre ricchezze saccheggiate a spese del degrado della natura e della sottomissione delle popolazioni indigene …

Foto: miniera d’oro: Emiliano Mancuso / National Geographic

L’ONG Survival proclama: ” Stiamo combattendo per la sopravvivenza del popolo tribale. Impediamo ai taglialegna, ai minatori e alle compagnie petrolifere di…

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Ein Panda als Olympia-Maskottchen 2022

Senioren um die Welt

Wie von vielen erhofft und erwartet wurde, fiel die Wahl für das offizielle Maskottchen der Olympischen Winterspiele 2022 in Peking auf einen Panda, den man den Namen “Bing Dwen Dwen” gab. Der “schwarz-weiße und leicht pummelige Bär habe ein Herz aus Gold und liebt vor allem den Wintersport”, so lautete die Meinung des Organisationskomitees.


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The Week’s Best Cartoons 2/19 — Political⚡Charge

just drive, will you?

Every weekend, TokyoSand at politicalcharge.org shares her favorite editorial cartoons of the week. These cartoonists have a special talent, able to distill current events into concise images; sometimes amusing, sometimes enraging, always thought provoking. I think this week’s are too good to keep, so here they are. Larry

By Walt Handelsman While there was plenty of drama here at home, I must admit I was more preoccupied by what was happening overseas. It appears our cartoonists were, too. Here At Home By Matt Davies By Clay Bennett By Mike Luckovich By Ann Telnaes By Clay Jones By Clay Bennett By Marc Murphy By…

The Week’s Best Cartoons 2/19 — Political⚡Charge

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The Week’s Best Cartoons 2/19

Filosofa's Word

Once again, TokyoSand has scoured the ‘net and come up with some very apt cartoons that tell in few or no words what was on our minds and in our news this past week.  Thank you, TS, for all your hard work in many areas!


While there was plenty of drama here at home, I must admit I was more preoccupied by what was happening overseas. It appears our cartoonists were, too. Here At Home By Matt Davies By Clay Bennett By Mike Luckovich By Ann Telnaes By Clay Jones By Clay Bennett By Marc Murphy By…

See all the ‘toons at TokyoSand’s Political Charge!

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Ann and Anna, (serial short story, Part 21): River

Context, Thought, and Learning: ShiraDest Offers Project Do Better

        Part  20 (Into The Night), was last Sunday…

       Our ride in the carriage, that night, seated back to back as Anna and I were, was at least sure against the winter chill.  I’d laid an extra blanket over little Tilly, then snuggled back up against Anna.  At some point during our ride, she had turned to cradle me in her arms as we slept.  I awoke nuzzling the inside of her neck, and rose with a start, as I saw our Tilly observing me.  My cheeks began to burn as I wondered how long she might have been awake.

 

“It’s ok, Miss Willow.  Your servant Joe Wright is here to keep us safe, Missus.”

 

I was so relieved, I hardly knew what to say.  “Oh, Tilly, you don’t need to play our game here.  We are alone.”

 

She shook her head most…

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