From the New York Times, Sept. 19: World’s Languages Dying Off RapidlyOf the estimated 7,000 languages spoken in the world today, linguists say, nearly half are in danger of extinction and are likely to disappear in this century. In fact, they… Read moreGlobal language die-back accelerates
No comment. From Reuters, Sept. 17: DUVANNY YAR, Russia — Sergei Zimov bends down, picks up a handful of treacly mud and holds it up to his nose. It smells like a cow pat, but he knows better. “It smells… Read moreMammoth dung may speed global warming
Valerie Taliman of the Indian Law Resource Center writes for Indian Country Today, Sept. 14: NEW YORK – After three decades of drafts, deliberations and delays, the United Nations General Assembly voted Sept. 13 to adopt the Declaration on the… Read moreUN approves Indigenous Declaration
Talk about a vicious cycle. Global warming opens the long-sought Northwest Passage, which will mean easier access to the Arctic and its resources (including oil), thereby exacerbating…global warming. It should also exacerbate the geopolitical struggle over the far north. Russian… Read moreGlobal warming opens Northwest Passage
In a blow to the auto industry, US Judge William K. Sessions III ruled Sept. 12 that the state of Vermont can set limits on car emissions that contribute to global warming, rejecting arguments that only the federal government can… Read moreStates’ rights and global warming
Decades of negotiations between Ottawa and the Cree First Nation of northern Quebec ended July 16 with the unveiling of a $1.4-billion agreement to settle outstanding lawsuits and finally enact a 1975 treaty that stalled shortly after it was signed…. Read moreCanada reaches sovereignty deal with Cree nation
Boy does this sum up everything which is wrong with the USA. Apart from the charming touch of cops brutalizing a woman old enough to be their grandma, is the absurdity of mandatory water-profligance in the middle of a desert…. Read morePolice brutalize elderly woman for conserving water
WW4 REPORT has received the following letter from David Ridenour, vice president of the National Center for Public Policy Research (link added): You may wish to remove the article, “The Gas-Guzzling Lobby Stops Time” from your site, as it is… Read moreGas-Guzzler Lobby strikes back
Twenty-one protesters who were arrested at an anti-trade protest in Halifax, Nova Scotia, June 15 were released on the 18th on conditions that they do not return to the protest lines. Authorities said they faced a variety of charges, including… Read moreGlobophobes rock Halifax
From the AP, June 19: VATICAN CITY — The Vatican on Tuesday issued a “Ten Commandments” for motorists to keep them on the road to salvation, warning drivers against the sins of road rage, abuse of alcohol or even simple… Read moreVatican issues new Ten Commandments —for motorists
From ZNet, June 12—George Monbiot‘s latest in his series of exchanges with Alexander Cockburn over the question of global warming: The Conspiracy Widens So at last, and after only seven requests, we have some references. And, to no gasps of… Read moreAlexander Cockburn embraces climate change “conspiracy theory”
The EU’s carbon trading scheme has increased electricity bills, given a windfall to power companies and failed to cut greenhouse gases, according to an investigation by BBC Radio 4’s “File on 4” program. According to the consumer watchdog Energywatch, after… Read moreBBC: carbon trading a scam
