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02/09/24
Author: 
Anne Applebaum / Financial Times
"The confiscation of a few yachts is no solution." (photo: FT)

Sept. 2, 2024

01/09/24
Author: 
Dr Anu Kumar
Twenty-two states have enacted total or near-total abortion bans since the US Supreme Court overturned Roe v Wade two years ago | Al Drago/Bloomberg/Getty

Aug. 27, 2024

What could Project 2025 mean for abortion rights around the world?

It has been two years since the US Supreme Court blew up federal protection for abortion, handing states the power to enact abortion bans and realising the decades-long fever-dream of anti-rights actors.

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28/08/24
Author: 
Just Stop Oil
5 Just Stop Oil Supporters Found Guilty As UN Slams Trial

July 11, 2024

5 Just Stop Oil Supporters Found Guilty As UN Slams Trial

Five Just Stop Oil supporters were convicted of conspiracy to cause public nuisance at Southwark Crown Court today for planning to disrupt the M25 by climbing motorway gantries in November 2022, to demand an end to new oil and gas licensing, a demand that has just been met by the incoming Labour government. [1][2]

28/08/24
Author: 
Seth Klein
A homeowner digs in the ashes of their home as some return to Jasper, Alberta on Monday August 19, 2024.  Photo by:  The Canadian Press/Amber Bracken

Aug. 27, 2024

Dear climate movement friends,

As we return from another hot and smoke-filled summer of unnatural disasters, let us admit that we are in our own form of denial. This piece may upset some friends and colleagues, including people I greatly admire. But perhaps it is time to concede that, in the face of an escalating catastrophe, we are stuck in a rinse-and-repeat cycle that is simply not working.

25/08/24
Author: 
Julianne Geiger
wind turbines

Aug. 20, 2024

European power markets are experiencing a notable shift as renewable energy sources, particularly wind and solar, become a larger part of the energy mix. On Wednesday, power prices in several European markets, including Germany, dipped below zero due to a surge in green electricity production.

22/08/24
Author: 
Raluca Besliu, Katharina Wecker
worker in greenhouse - Copyright Raluca Besliu/Katharina Wecker

Aug. 18, 2024

Europe’s seeds being privatised by patents - and it could threaten food security

A silent battle is brewing over the control of our food supply's very foundation: seeds.

Europe has one of the most diverse seed industries in the world. In Germany, the Netherlands and France alone, hundreds of small breeders are creating new varieties of cereals, vegetables and legumes. 

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