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Fish to shrink as global warming leaves them gasping for oxygen By Alister Doyle (Reuters) OSLO (Reuters) - Fish are likely to get smaller on average by 2050 because global warming will cut the amount of oxygen in the oceans in a shift that may also mean dwindling catches, according to a study on Sunday.... Continue Reading →
Western countries could drown all of Bangladesh says Minister (new-power.org) In a recent statement, Environment and Forests Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud stated that all of Bangladesh could drown underwater if global warming continues. At the seminar at National Press Club, he stated: “There is, on average, two-kilometer thick ice layer in the Antarctica. If the... Continue Reading →
Climate landmark as Arctic ice melts to record low (AFP) The sea ice in the Arctic Ocean has melted to its smallest point ever in a milestone that may show that worst-case forecasts on climate change are coming true, US scientists said. The extent of ice observed on Sunday broke a record set in 2007 and will... Continue Reading →
[The poor peoples of the world pay for the global capitalist system. The poor peoples of the Third World suffer. The Earth suffers. The peoples of the First World benefit. Same old story. -- New Power] Townsfolks sickened after Peru toxic spill (AP) SANTA ROSA DE CAJACAY, Peru (AP) — It began with a loud... Continue Reading →
Natural disasters are produced by capitalism.. poor peoples of Bangladesh suffer (New-Power.org) Bangladesh is one of the poorest countries in the world. Hundreds of years of colonization, exploitation, maldevelopment, imperialism, feudalism, etc. have taken their toll on Bangladesh and its neighbors. Recent events there show how capitalism has once again failed poor peoples. Flooding, accompanied... Continue Reading →
[Capitalism not only exploits the vast majority of humanity in the Third World, it also exploits future generations, our Earth. First World privilege is not only based on exploitation, but it is not sustainable. Exploitation of people and the Earth is poisoning the ecosystem and wreaking havoc on weather patterns. This recently resulted in the... Continue Reading →
Mohawk Tells Judge He Doesn't Recognize His Court Or State Law Story Published: Feb 27, 2012 at 3:29 PM EST Story Updated: Feb 27, 2012 at 8:51 PM EST (Source: Fox News) A Mohawk traditionalist charged with digging up a capped toxic landfill near his Akwesasne Reservation home told a St. Lawrence County judge he... Continue Reading →
This article is taken from the Telegraph. Reproduction of this does not imply endorsement. The LLCO does not support First Worldist environmentalism, but does acknowledge the importance of mindful consumption, which First Worldism fails to comprehend. Human civilisation would “collapse” and efforts to tackle global warming will fail unless the world curbs its culture of... Continue Reading →
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