Archive for September 21st, 2015

21/09/2015

Refugee Crisis: Brought to You by Western Imperialism

Human Wrongs Watch

By Andre Vltchek*

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20 September 2015 (RT)* – While Europe is erecting fences, deploying armies and expressing its “concern” about how to deal with the annual influx of some 300,000 asylum seekers, vast areas of the world – namely the Middle East and Africa – are essentially ceasing to exist.
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Another weekend of tragedy marks the Mediterranean, with up to 40 refugees dead | © UNHCR/I Prickett | Belongings from the latest victims of a doomed attempt to reach safety in Europe

Another weekend of tragedy marks the Mediterranean, with up to 40 refugees dead | © UNHCR/I Prickett | Belongings from the latest victims of a doomed attempt to reach safety in Europe

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For years, I have been witnessing the desperate movements of millions of refugees and migrants all over the world.

The West has been redrawing the borders everywhere, performing direct invasions, or using proxy wars, in order to destabilize or directly destroy all “hostile” governments (read: those that have been determined to feed, educate, house and cure their own people).

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21/09/2015

Energy Revolution 2015

Human Wrongs Watch

21 September 2015 (Greenpeace)* – This is the year when the fight against climate change could take a dramatic turn. The conference in Paris in December presents political and business leaders with the opportunity to take the critical decisions needed if we are to keep average temperature rises to no more than 1.5 or 2 degrees Celsius.

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According to the IPCC, humankind cannot emit more than 1,000 giga-tonnes of CO2 from now, if we are to stay within this limit.
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At the current and projected rate of consumption, this entire carbon budget will be used by 2040.
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Dynamic change is happening in energy supply, but the change needs to happen faster. this Energy [R]evolution scenario proposes a pathway to a 100% sustainable energy supply, ending CO2 emissions and phasing out nuclear energy, and making redundant new oil exploration in the arctic and deep sea waters such as off the coast of Brazil.
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It also demonstrates that this transformation increases employment in the energy sector.

What is required is for the political will to be there.

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21/09/2015

Renewable Energy for All. Is It Possible?

Human Wrongs Watch

By Shuk-Wah Chung*

21 September 2015 – A world powered 100% by renewables seems like a faraway fantasy. But is it actually possible?

 Children sit under solar panels at Bishunpur Tolla, Dharnai village. A solar-powered micro-grid is now supplying electricity to the village.

Credit: Vivek M/Greenpeace

“100% renewables!”

It’s a buzz-phrase that loves being thrown around by environmentalists, passionate protesters and science geeks alike. From activists, to companies or start-ups spruiking their latest eco-powered device, renewable anything is a steadily growing industry.

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