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#Climate #emergency: world 'may have crossed #TippingPoints’ | #Environment | The Guardian

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/nov/27/climate-emergency-world-may-have-crossed-tipping-points

#GlobalWarming #ClimateChange

#EU #ministers to vote on move to expose firms’ #tax #avoidance | #Business | The Guardian

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2019/nov/27/eu-ministers-to-vote-on-move-to-expose-firms-tax-avoidance

#GAFAM

If you think a single person is just too small to make a difference, you should read up on Jadav Payeng, the "Forest Man of India".

When he was 16 he started planting trees on a deforested sandbar. He made it a habit of planting at least one tree every single day - over the course of the last four decades.

His forest now encompasses an area of about 1,360 acres / 550 hectares and is home to not only over one hundred elephants, but also monkeys, tigers and deer.

Be the change you desire!

We Can Do This

It’s hard to think of a more alarming news story: The United Nations said yesterday that the world failed to reduce carbon emissions in recent years and was on pace for catastrophic damage from climate change.

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/27/opinion/united-nations-climate-change.html #climatechange #climatecrisis

Riddle Me This

If a President commits a crime but 42% of people don’t believe it, did it really happen?

Bolivia: The Serious People Weigh In

Finally, someone is defining the edges of rational discourse on your behalf!

We Take Away Rights From Children, Never Grant New Ones

Prosecutors like to try children as adults. But they never offer children the privileges of adults.

Bernie's plan to legalize marijuana will expunge records because it's time to repair some of the damage. The War on Drugs has failed and destroyed too many lives.

https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/bernie-sanders-marijuana-weed-plan-legalization-903726/

#bernie2020 #BernieisBetter #feelthebern #PresidentSanders

This opt-in clause is the critical reform we need. As in California, tech companies will lobby to remove it.

"Companies further would have to obtain a person’s permission to collect and share their sensitive data." #privacy

https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2019/11/26/top-senate-democrats-unveil-new-online-privacy-bill-promising-tough-penalties-data-abuse/

The Coalition For Women In Journalism is alarmed by WhatsApp’s decision to block the accounts of journalists sharing live updates in Palestine amid the recent attacks by Israel.
https://medium.com/the-coalition-for-women-in-journalism/incredible-new-low-we-condemn-whatsapps-move-to-block-palestinian-journalists-accounts-63721bd57ef6

MS linked to variant of common herpes virus

Researchers have developed a new method to separate between two different types of a common herpes virus (HHV-6) that has been linked to multiple sclerosis. By analyzing antibodies in the blood against the most divergent proteins of herpesvirus 6A and 6B, the researchers were able to show that MS-patients carry the herpesvirus 6A to a greater extent than healthy individuals.

If you are eligible and want to #vote in the #UK general #election, today is the last day you can register to do so if you haven't done so already.

#GE19

Call to Action

What finally made Mike Bloomberg enter the race?

Indian states must provide #clean #air and #water or pay damages, supreme #court rules | World news | The Guardian

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/nov/26/indian-states-must-provide-clean-air-and-water-or-pay-damages-supreme-court-rules

#Environment #Health #Pollution #India

Won’t Somebody Think of the Wealthy Democrats?

Where is the candidate who can protect the interest of our nation’s most vulnerable minority: The top one percent?

The nature of salmonella is changing -- and it's meaner

Salmonella is acting up in Michigan, and it could be a model for what's happening in other states, according to a new study.

Study examines women's ability to adapt effectively to climate change

New research suggests that male migration and poor working conditions for women combine with institutional failure or poverty to hamper women's ability to adapt to climate variability and change in Asia and Africa.

Smoker-survivor genes may have long ancestral history of fighting toxins

Longevity genes that helped humans survive ancient airborne toxins may be the same genes that make humans resilient to pollution from fossil fuels and cigarette smoke today, according to a new study.