International issues

You probably won’t find this statement sent today, in normal media. Some will call it propaganda. I just urge folks to listen and move toward ending the horrid slaughter, and wars. I had the honor to interview Fmr. UN Ambassador…

Laboratory Tests Confirm Lead Above the Legal Limit in 18 More Spray Paints 16 November  2024, Quezon City.  The toxics watchdog group EcoWaste Coalition sought the immediate removal from store shelves of 18 additional spray paint products after they were confirmed to contain…

The most recent Global Carbon Budget report has found that the world’s carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuels reached a record high in 2024, pushing the planet further off track from avoiding the most destructive impacts of global heating. By Cristen Hemingway Jaynes The 2024 Global Carbon Budget —…

Nestled in the remote valleys of the Hindu Kush mountains, the Kalasha people represent one of Pakistan’s last remaining indigenous tribes. With fewer than 4,000 individuals, their vibrant culture, unique animistic religious practices, and ancestral traditions are under existential threat.…

It remains unclear what Putin will ultimately do, but whichever of these two choices he makes will determine the trajectory of this conflict from now on, either more escalation or a possible compromise. Reports emerged on Sunday that the US…

There’s a new trend in the world that’s working against the planet, you know, the one you’re standing on. This new trend, over the past year or so, spells “thumbs down” for planet Earth. It’s disheartening, fraught with danger, change…

The World Had Already Changed Before November 5th Although many of you will find this hard to believe, a series of events took place this year and last year that, in their level of global importance and future impact, trumped…

Quezon City, Philippines  — Yesterday, November 15, 2024, advocates from various sectors gathered to amplify the call for a Climate Emergency Declaration in response to the escalating impacts of the climate crisis. This Global Day of Action for Climate Justice,…

The Kyoto Protocol, an international agreement on climate change, was signed on January 11, 1997 in Kyoto, Japan to limit the amount of greenhouse gas emissions into the atmosphere. Although the protocol entered into force in 2005, its achievement remains…

On November 6, many of us woke to the reality that our nation is even more corrupt and dangerous than we had realized as a majority of  U.S. voters embraced and voted for a fascist, racist, convicted rapist and felon,…