"Who Could Host COP29 And Why Is There A Deadlock Over The Venue?"
"There's an unprecedented deadlock at this year's COP28 U.N. climate summit over who will host next year's event."
Source: Reuters, 12/07/2023
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"Years After Monsanto Deal, Bayer’s Roundup Bills Keep Piling Up"
"Three years after Bayer agreed to pay $10 billion to settle claims that its weedkiller, Roundup, caused cancer, juries continue to award plaintiffs in additional cases billions of dollars in damages, even as the German drug and chemicals giant insists it will continue its fight in court."
Source: NYTimes, 12/07/2023
"Al Gore Slams COP28 Climate Summit Host UAE, Says Its Emissions Soared"
"Climate advocate and former U.S. Vice President Al Gore on Sunday slammed the UAE - host of the COP28 climate summit - saying its position as overseer of international negotiations on global warming this year was an abuse of public trust."
Source: Reuters, 12/07/2023
Activists Say Their Voices Are Stifled By Increasing COP28 Restrictions
"This year’s United Nations climate talks may have seen record numbers registered to attend, but activists who have spent years demonstrating at the annual event say their space to voice their demands is shrinking year on year."
Source: AP, 12/07/2023
U.S. Supports ‘Largely’ Phasing Out Fossil Fuels, Kerry Says at COP28
"John Kerry, President Biden’s special envoy for climate change, said on Wednesday that the United States supported a phaseout of fossil fuels, his clearest statement yet on America’s position on one of the most intractable issues under debate at the United Nations climate talks in Dubai, United Arab Emirates."
Source: NYTimes, 12/07/2023
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"A New Trump Administration Will ‘Come After’ the Media, Says Kash Patel"
"A confidant of Donald J. Trump who is likely to serve in a senior national security role in any new Trump administration threatened on Tuesday to target journalists for prosecution if the former president regains the White House."
Source: NYTimes, 12/06/2023
"Salton Sea Could Meet Nation’s Lithium Demand For Decades, Study Finds"
"A federal analysis released Tuesday confirmed Southern California’s Salton Sea contains enough lithium to meet the nation’s needs for decades."
Source: Nevada Current, 12/06/2023
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