"Peter Dykstra: The Birth of Greenwashing"
"When I was growing up, I had a fascination with phonies – that certain brand of phonies that make millions off a gullible public by offering a warped reality."
Source: EHN, 08/08/2022
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Five More Arrested In Brazil Over Murders Of Phillips And Pereira
"Brazilian police arrested another five people in connection with the murders of British journalist Dom Phillips and Brazilian Indigenous activist Bruno Pereira on Saturday, and said one of the suspects already in custody was likely the leader of an illegal fishing mafia based in the Amazon region."
Source: Guardian, 08/08/2022
Mexico Desperate For Water While Drinks Companies Use Billions Of Litres
"As drought grips cities like Monterrey, people queue with buckets for brackish water. But Coca-Cola and other firms are still extracting groundwater".
Source: Guardian, 08/08/2022
Tijuana Sewage Spill Shutters Calif. Beach And Shoreline, Yet Again
"Adam Wraight pulled a blue sewage "warning" sign out of the sand near Imperial Beach Pier on Thursday morning, replacing it with the more ominous yellow and red placard telling beachgoers that waters were officially closed."
Source: San Diego Union-Tribune, 08/08/2022
"After Rockets Strike Near Nuclear Plant, Ukraine and Russia Trade Blame"
"Moscow accused Ukraine of striking near spent-fuel storage at the Zaporizhzhia power plant, while Ukrainian intelligence said it was a move by Russia to destroy infrastructure."
Source: NYTimes, 08/08/2022
Swamped By Public Outcry, Oregon Withdraws Controversial Wildfire Risk Map
"Oregon Department of Forestry has been inundated with complaints after releasing a map of wildfire risk on every tax lot in the state."
Source: OPB, 08/08/2022
"Explainer: On China, US and Climate, Action, Not Talk Is Key"
"The last two agreements the world made to battle climate change came only after the United States and China, by far the two biggest carbon polluters, made deals with each other. Now the successful dynamic is in jeopardy with China cutting off climate talks with the U.S. because of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s trip to Taiwan."
Source: AP, 08/08/2022
"Bidens To Travel To Kentucky After Catastrophic Flooding"
"President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden on Monday are scheduled to travel to eastern Kentucky, where deadly flooding killed more than three dozen people and caused catastrophic damage to communities."
Source: CNN, 08/08/2022
"Manchin’s Donors Include Pipeline Giants That Win in His Climate Deal"
"The controversial Mountain Valley Pipeline is one of several projects the senator has negotiated major concessions for, benefiting his financial supporters."
Source: NYTimes, 08/08/2022
Senate 51-50 Vote Clinches Long-Delayed Health And Climate Bill
"The Senate on Sunday approved a sweeping package to combat climate change, lower health-care costs, raise taxes on some billion-dollar corporations and reduce the federal deficit, as Democrats overcame months of political infighting to deliver the centerpiece to President Biden’s long-stalled economic agenda."
Source: Washington Post, 08/08/2022
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