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The US claim that it had achieved “ignition” in nuclear fusion is being hailed as a step into a fossil fuel-free energy future. However, generating electrical power from fusion commercially or at an industrial scale is likely unattainable in the near future; this experiment will only help the US further develop its destructive nuclear weapons arsenal.
Forever Chemicals are found everywhere from the depths of the Mariana Trench to the mountaintop of Mt. Everest. Following 80 years of manufacturing various PFAS chemicals, the world is swimming in chemical permanence. It is a toxic price society pays for modern-day conveniences.
Experts point out that this was a disaster waiting to happen because the authorities ignored multiple warnings over decades about the way roads and hydropower projects were being built.
The civil rights group has issued a solidarity statement with the struggle of the people of Mali Parbat opposing Hindalco mining. It says in the statement that the hill, “rich with bauxite, sacred to local tribes in Koraput district of Odisha, is facing threat of destruction” from the mining giant.
The government’s plan amounts to bluster, for it will make paltry investment in lowering or ending greenhouse gas emissions from the industrial processes that use hydrogen.
On September 24, 2022, more than 30,000 people occupied the main roads of downtown Seoul, South Korea, for the nation’s largest climate justice march.
Marx’s theory that capitalism created a “metabolic rift” between human society and nature has re-emerged as an indispensable tool for understanding the climate crisis we face today.
In 2022, the Indian government made several attempts to dilute environmental laws and pushed for infrastructure projects in eco-sensitive areas.
NASA claims that 2022 was one of the hottest years ever recorded; Antarctica’s Riskiest Glacier Is Under Assault from Below and Losing its Grip; Climate Disaster Is Turning the Planet into a Tinderbox.
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