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Politics: Where great men embrace the stigma of service
The Cable
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August 29, 2025
The righteous politician is a needle in a haystack, but he endures. He carries out his calling, knowing that service chooses the Man & it is not the Man that chooses to serve. He is stigmatized by all, stereotyped even by Kin as a deceitful being...
Government faces crisis ahead of major conference: 'We worry about the future'
The Cool Down - Oregon
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August 29, 2025
As the world prepares for COP30, the U.N.'s climate change conference to be held in Belém, Brazil, this year, the host nation's nearby Combu Island is desperately grappling with the overheating climate. Mongabay reported that the once lush,...
B.C. upholds precedent-setting $800K penalty against coal company for toxic discharges
Bowen Island Undercurrent
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August 29, 2025
The recently affirmed and once record-setting penalty against Peace River Coal comes as the company faces a potential $4.4 million in additional sanctions. B.C.’s Environmental Appeal Board has upheld a more than $800,000 penalty against Peace...
Norway water runoff funding falls victim to politics
Kenosha News - Wisconsin
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NORWAY — Gov. Tony Evers earlier this month vetoed water runoff prevention funds for the Town of Norway in response to Republicans’ refusal to extend an environmental stewardship program. Without Evers’ veto, the town would have received an annual...
China snubs UN rights experts to raise Tibetan environmental activist’s jail sentence
Tibetan Review
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August 29, 2025
(TibetanReview.net, Aug29’25) – Rather than dropping the charges and releasing him unconditionally as advised by nine UN human rights experts way back in 2020, China has increased the jail sentence of a popular Tibetan social and environmental...
Brazil implores businesses to attend major climate summit, despite 'second thoughts' amid Trump backlash
Sky News
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August 29, 2025
The Brazilian hosts of the biggest climate meeting of the year have implored businesses to attend in November, amid concerns some are backing away from the climate agenda into the shadow of Donald Trump. In an interview with Sky News, Ana Toni,...
4 Programs On Carbon Credits At Climate Week NYC 2025
Forbes
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Monday September 23, 2024. Climate Group at Climate Week 2024. DAY 1 at The Glasshouse. NYC. Photo credit: Bonnie Biess/Margarita Productions Bonnie Biess/Margarita Productio The 2025 Climate Week NYC is taking place September 21 - 28 in New York...
Cathy Cowan Becker on Insurance and Climate Disasters, Aviva Chomsky (2016) on Workers’ Voices
Fairness & Accuracy in Reporting (FAIR)
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August 29, 2025
Subscribe: RSS https://media.blubrry.com/counterspin/content.blubrry.com/counterspin/CounterSpin250829.mp3Right-click here to download this episode (“Save link as…”). This week on CounterSpin: Climate disruption and its predicted, measurable,...
Furetank launches company for trading emission reductions in shipping
Hellenic Shipping News
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August 29, 2025
The FuelEU Maritime regulation opens new pathways for the shipping industry to dramatically cut greenhouse gas emissions. The Swedish tanker shipping company Furetank is now taking the lead, reducing its own emissions to a fraction through biogas...
Delta deputy speaker reacts as oil companies ignore stakeholders’ meeting
Eagle Online
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August 29, 2025
The Deputy Speaker of the Delta State House of Assembly, Mr. Arthur Akpowowo, has blasted oil companies operating in the state for ignoring a stakeholders’ meeting convened to address the challenges facing host communities. Akpowowo gave the...
Maharashtra Environment Dept Confirms Lotus Lake In Nerul As Wetland, Contradicting CIDCO
Free Press Journal
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Maharashtra Environment Dept Confirms Lotus Lake In Nerul As Wetland, Contradicting CIDCO | In a setback to CIDCO’s stand, the Maharashtra Environment Department has confirmed that the controversial Lotus Lake at Nerul is a wetland, according to a...
California energy regulators pause efforts to penalize oil companies for high profits
KSAT - Texas
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August 29, 2025
SACRAMENTO, Calif. – California energy regulators Friday put the brakes on plans requiring oil companies to pay a penalty if their profits climb too high, a temporary win for the fossil fuel industry two years after the governor declared the state...
Bayside Roofing Earns Recognition As The Leading Roof Replacement Company In Fremont
MENAFN
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August 29, 2025
(MENAFN- GetNews) "Roof replacement company Fremont - Bayside Roofing"In Fremont, California, a strong and reliable roof is more than just a necessity-it's peace of mind. As homeowners and businesses seek dependable solutions to protect their...
Opinion: Irish artists are keeping the folk tradition of speaking out on political issues alive
The Journal
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August 29, 2025
AS MUSIC FANS make their way to Stradbally Hall this weekend for Electric Picnic, there is bound to be more than music on the agenda. It has been a long summer of festivals – and controversy – with the music often playing second fiddle to the...
This menstrual leave petition aims to change working rights, now women are protesting the government’s response to it
The Independent
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August 29, 2025
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...
Still Selective, Still Political – What They’re Not Telling You About ELP Crackdowns
FreightWaves
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August 29, 2025
A fatal crash in Florida involving a non–English-speaking CDL holder set off a political firestorm—and it didn’t take long for Washington to respond. With headlines stacking up and safety advocates calling for accountability, newly appointed...
Letter: Yukon government mineral framework needs urgent attention
Yukon News - Alaska
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August 29, 2025
Recently the Yukon government sent the First Nation of Na-Cho Nyäk Dun (FNNND) and the Yukon Chamber of Mines a document purported to be a framework for new minerals legislation. This confidential document was rejected by the FNNND and criticized...
Arab ShowcaseThe Arab American aiming to ‘cure the disease’ in US politics
The National News
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The promo video opens with halcyon scenes from the 1950s, with the almost exaggerated American accent of the narrator extolling the virtues of a political candidate's "all-American story". It concerns a home-grown boy from south-east Michigan who...
PM unveils joint strategy to tackle climate change, build water reservoirs
Pakistan Today
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August 29, 2025
PM Shehbaz emphasizes climate change a national issue needing collective effort Claims comprehensive plan for water reservoirs across provinces, AJK & GB, saying policy draft on climate resilience to be shared with provincial govts Says high-level...
Cattle company fined for worker fatality
GX94
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REGINA — On Aug. 12, Ramage Land & Cattle Company Ltd. pleaded guilty in Regina Provincial Court to one violation of The Occupational Health and Safety Regulations, 2020. The charges stemmed from an incident that occurred on Aug. 23, 2023, near...