Environment

Zaporozhye Nuclear Plant’s Cooling Tower ‘Seriously’ Damaged by Ukrainian Drone Attack

August 14, 2024 UNAC Editor Nuclear Power, Russia, Ukraine

Published at sputnikglobe.com The Russians claim that severe damage was done to one of the cooling towers of the largest nuclear power plant in Europe by a Ukrainian kamikaze drone. The Russians have controlled this area since a month into the war, and have numerous men stationed there along with the Ukrainian civilians who run the plant and a number[…]

Venezuelans Re-Elect President Maduro Despite U.S. Organized Coup Attempt

July 30, 2024 UNAC Editor coup, Democracy and Consent, Food Sovereignty, Hybrid Warfare, Neocolonial Economic Dominance, petroleum, Sanctions and Economic Warfare

by Gloria Guillo, published on CovertAction Magazine, July 30, 2024 Sanctions are a misnomer when it comes to Venezuela. Here, the U.S. isn’t “just” illegally punishing a nation-state to effect regime change by withholding necessary resources and key inputs that cause food shortages, grave illness, death and economic instability. In Venezuela, the United States is also committing racketeer-level crimes against[…]

At the Edge of Apocalypse

June 22, 2024 UNAC Editor Abuses of Empire, Climate Change, Natural Disaster, Pakistan

by Robert Hunziker, published on Counterpunch, June 21, 2024 When I think of life in Pakistan, I think of the cost of losing Imran Khan to US “interests” ….but this is a different nightmare I was not aware of . I thought this article was going to be about the wars, but it is just as devastating for those who[…]

Rejecting the Facade: Unveiling the Ecological Toll of War and Genocide

April 25, 2024 UNAC Editor Abuses of Empire, Cost of War, Environment, US Hypocrisy, War and Weapons

by Melissa Garriga, April 20, 2024 As Earth Day approaches [Actually it was a few days ago -jb], prepare for the annual spectacle of U.S. lawmakers donning their environmentalist hats, waxing poetic about their love for the planet while disregarding the devastation their actions wreak. The harsh reality is that alongside their hollow pledges lies a trail of destruction fueled[…]

The United Arab Emirates is Destroying the Biodiversity of a Yemeni Archipelago.

December 21, 2023 UNAC Editor Environment, Imperialism, Israel, Somalia, Yemen

by Mouna Hashem and Martha Mundy, Published on Counterpunch, December 1, 2023 Environmental destruction entails two intertwined processes: climate change and the destruction of biodiversity, which mutually reinforce each other. Both are human-caused. Climate change is not the lead driver of biodiversity loss; it is human overexploitation of natural resources and habitat destruction. Protecting biodiversity protects against climate change. Nowhere is the[…]

Top Ten Reasons to Dismiss the COP28 Conference of Polluters 28

December 20, 2023 UNAC Editor BRICS, Capitalism, Climate Change, Environment, petroleum

by Patrick Bond and Desmond D’Sa, published on Socialist Action, December 18, 2023 The most publicized sentence from the final COP28 [Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change] document – the first ‘Global Stocktake’ (GST), presided over by United Arab Emirates oil man Sultan Al-Jaber and co-managed by South Africa’s environment minister Barbara Creecy – is this[…]

The Military Elephant in the Room Will Lead to An Unjust Transition

December 6, 2023 UNAC Editor Biofuels, Climate Change, Conferences, Militarism, Military vs The Environment, Poisoning the Environment, Toxic Chemicals, US Military

by Pippa Bartolotti, published on the International Peace Bureau, December 2, 2023 Post-review of NATO Climate Killer Part 2: Climate Crossfire Webinar, recorded on December 2nd, 2023, during COP 28 As we navigate COP 28, this webinar addressed the pertinent issues of military spending and its environmental ramifications. Ably introduced by the Canadian policy analyst IPB Vice President Steven Staples,[…]

The Climate Crisis Will End When Capitalism Ends

August 31, 2023 UNAC Editor Capitalism, Climate Change, Environment, petroleum

by Margaret Kimberley, published on Black Agenda Report, August 30, 2023 The climate emergency won’t end because of heartfelt pleas to the people and the interests who created the crisis. Ecocide will stop when capitalism ends. “No more drilling on federal lands. Period. Period. Period. Period.” Joe Biden February 9, 2020 The March to End Fossil Fuels will take place[…]

Can You Fight for Climate Justice Without Being Antiwar?

April 14, 2023 UNAC Editor Anti-War, Climate Change, Cost of War, Environment, War on the Earth

by Teddy Ogborn, produced by CodePink, April 13, 2023 Can organizations sincerely say they are leading the climate justice fight without also being unapologetically antiwar? Short answer – no. Here’s why. We cannot end climate change without ending war. The United States military is the planet’s largest single emitter of greenhouse gasses and consumer of oil. The US military and[…]

After Toxic Train Wreck, Residents Demand Answers

March 4, 2023 UNAC Editor Austerity, Capitalism, Paths to Emancipation, The War at Home, Toxic Chemicals

by Otis Grotwohl, published on Workers World, February 22, 2023 Weeks after the disaster, more terrifying information is coming out about the toxic train derailment Feb. 3 in East Palestine, Ohio. The two-mile-long, 150-car train, owned by Norfolk Southern, weighed 18,000 tons and was carrying hazardous material when it jackknifed as a result of a broken axle. Following the “controlled[…]