Archive for March 11th, 2020

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11/03/2020

La Corona or the Crown? – What a Difference a Word Makes in the Trumpian Kingdom

Human Wrongs Watch

By Ellyn Kaschak*

1o March 2020 (Wall Street International)* — The ineptitude of the would-be king has been on display for all the world to see. He wants to be adored and worshipped as no president of this waning democracy has before him. He actually does not see himself as president, as even he knows that he was not duly elected. Instead he believes that he is or will be monarch for life. He rules over the inept and ignorant, but also over the powerful and greedy. Or perhaps not over them, but by the grace of their foolish support.
The ineptitude of the would-be king
The ineptitude of the would-be king | Image from Wall Street International.

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11/03/2020

‘Ticking Time Bomb’ in Antarctic as Fishing Vessels Fail Safety Checks

Human Wrongs Watch

By Greenpeace International*

London, UK, March 2020 –  Fishing cargo vessels operating in pristine Antarctic waters are failing a majority of their safety inspections, Greenpeace International analysis of Port State Control inspection records has found.

Transhipment in AntarcticaImage from Greenpeace International.

The 26 refrigerated cargo vessels (or ‘reefers’) recorded transferring catch from fishing boats in the Antarctic in the period 2017-2019 failed 70% – 119 out of 168 – of their environmental and workers’ safety inspections in the same period. [1] In one case, a reefer reportedly carrying heavy fuel oil in Antarctic waters, a substance forbidden in the area, crashed into an iceberg, before later sinking in the South Atlantic.

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11/03/2020

It’s the Transition Stupid!

Human Wrongs Watch

By William Mebane*

Global collaboration and goal setting are necessary for resolving the global problems facing our planet

Carbon emissions
Carbon emissions | Image from Wall Street International.

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10 March 2020 (Wall Street International)*  —  Could our financial and managerial leaders be ahead of many of our politicians and governments in climate improvements?

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11/03/2020

Creating a Safer Future for Girls

Human Wrongs Watch

6 March 2020 (UN Environment)* — Chemicals and waste are integral to our everyday life, but they also have major impacts on the environment and human health. As the world’s population approaches 8 billion, the sound management of chemicals and waste is becoming ever more important.

cdc-VRpjDw3WqqI-unsplashThe United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) works closely with governments, international organizations, industry and civil society organizations around the world to develop mainstream solutions for the sound management of chemicals and waste.

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11/03/2020

Flagship UN Study Shows Accelerating Climate Change on Land, Sea, the Atmosphere, and the Health and Wellbeing of Global Population

(UN News)* — A wide-ranging UN climate report, released on Tuesday [10 March 2020], shows that climate change is having a major effect on all aspects of the environment, as well as on the health and wellbeing of the global population.

https://youtu.be/kiY3kU3Mqdw

WMO Video screen shot | An unusually early and exceptionally intense heatwave has set new temperature records in Europe, posing a major threat to people’s health, agriculture and the environment.

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