Tag: United Nations
The Israel-Iran Military Action Amplifies The Environmental Costs Of War
The US has sent its BIG bombs to Iran to strike three of Iran’s nuclear facilities — including Fordo, its top-secret site buried deep inside a mountain. Ever the bully himself, President Donald J. Trump called upon “Iran, the bully of the Mideast” to “make peace.” Never mind that US … [continued]
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SON calls on Crown to respect its jurisdiction over territorial waters
SON has spent more than two decades in litigation and suspects it would have faced another decade or more on hearings and appeals, so it’s discontinuing its pursuit of Aboriginal title to territorial waters in court.
Ocean Protection Means Including Shipping in Countries’ Paris Climate Targets
Joint press release by Opportunity Green, Seas at Risk and T&E As countries convene at the 2025 UN Ocean Conference (UNOC) in Nice this week to discuss ocean protection and sustainabilityS, Opportunity Green, Seas At Risk, and Transport & Environment call on states to include their international shipping emissions in … [continued]
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World Environment Day Calls On You To #BeatPlasticPollution
Why is the full lifecycle of plastics — including production — so important? Plastic degrades into microplastics, pieces less than 5 millimeters long. Nanoplastics, which measure less than 1 micrometer, are the smallest of these and the most likely to get into our blood and tissues. World Environment Day, which … [continued]
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Dems want antisemitism covered by Michigan’s civil rights act
A bill introduced in the Michigan House Tuesday would add protections against discrimination based on “ethnicity” and spell out specific definitions of antisemitism.