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The Civil Defence Commission (CDC) yesterday  shared cleaning supplies to residents of Great Troolie Island, Essequibo Islands-West Demerara  after it was hit by spring tide flooding
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Earth Today | Environmental Foundation of Jamaica projects rebound amid COVID-19
IT’S BEEN more than four months since COVID-19 first visited Jamaica’s shores, disrupting project schedules for local community actors keen on tackling climate change and other environmental ills with grant support from the Environmental Foundation...
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'I'm the Least Racist Person In This Room': Trump, Biden Spar Over Race In Final Debate | The Florida Star | The Georgia Star
President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden fielded questions about race relations in America during the final presidential debate Thursday, after an intense clash on the topic in their first meeting saw Biden calling the president 'racist.' The exchange was one of the more heated of
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Kenya: Two Boys Die, Nine Girls Defiled in Meru
Two boys have died while at least nine schoolgirls, among them four mentally disabled minors have been defiled since schools closed over Covid-19 in Imenti South, Meru County, local education officials have
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This is the most important election in human history — and Joe Biden finally gets why
One of the worst failings of political journalism in our time was just illustrated again. When Joe Biden delivered a path-breaking address on climate change, he drew less media coverage than a rumored shakeup in the Trump campaign. Do you care more about the fate of Republican grifters -- or the
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Regions Two, Five, Ten struggling to cope with flooding - Stabroek News
Seventy-five per cent of families from the Kwakwani Waterfront, Region 10, have been forced to evacuate their homes in the Berbice River due to extreme flooding. The article Regions Two, Five, Ten struggling to cope with flooding appeared first on Stabroek News.
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South Africa: Western Cape Agriculture Assist Farmers in Drought Stricken Areas
Press Release - One thousand one hundred and fifteen farmers located in critical and extremely critical drought-stricken areas eligible for drought relief received fodder support in April 2021, to the value of R12.2 million.
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Africa: Code Red - UN Calls for Urgent Shift to Planet-Friendly Development
[Thomson Reuters Foundation] As climate change, biodiversity loss and COVID-19 collide, global report argues humans must start paying back their debt to nature
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UK salutes Jamaica on climate change work
THE United Kingdom Government has publicly commended Jamaica for its work on the international stage to curb the impacts of climate change, calling the country 'a bastion of climate ambition'.
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Renewable electricity suppliers gaining ground in South Africa
The total generating capacity of green energy in South Africa is approaching 2.5GW – just less than the average produced by Eskom’s fleet
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Mayor Turner Accepts Top Leadership Role in African American Mayors Association - Houston Forward Times
Today, Mayor Sylvester Turner of Houston, Texas was sworn in (virtually) as the new President… The post Mayor Turner Accepts Top Leadership Role in African American Mayors Association appeared first on Houston Forward Times.
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Africa: Cobalt Is Critical to the Renewable Energy Transition. How Can We Minimize Its Social and Environmental Cost?
Amnesty International has published two major reports on human rights and environmental issues associated with cobalt mining and launched an initiative that challenged the electric vehicle industry to produce a battery with a completely clean human rights record for all its
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My Day: Infrastructure Waltz | The Florida Star | The Georgia Star
Infrastructure where? Who is your partner? Where do you start? How do you balance greenhouse gas emissions, climate change and clean energy? What else was on the agenda at the G7 club of rich nation’s conference in Stockholm? Are we considering regular trains, high speed rail, more triple-decked
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CT schools should incorporate COVID learnings going forward
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Silk Celebrates the Power of Plants with Venus Williams and DJ Khaled
Silk launches its new “Do Plants” Initiative, which celebrates the good things that can happen when people make plants part of their everyday
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Lawmakers vow action after Ida floods Gulf Coast, Northeast
Shaken by haunting images of surging rivers, flooded roads and subways and other damage caused by the remnants of Hurricane Ida, The post Lawmakers vow action after Ida floods Gulf Coast, Northeast appeared first on TheGrio.
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Africa: Clean Cooking - Lifting the Lid on Dirty Cooking Fuels
Guest Column - When world leaders gather at summits to discuss global issues, do they ever stop to ask how the food was prepared or by whom? We eat every day, yet how food is cooked and the impacts of these methods are largely ignored – at great cost to health and landscapes.
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World leaders talking to Biden about the virus, other issues - Black News Channel
By The Associated Press undefined World leaders spoke to President-elect Joe Biden on Thursday about cooperating on the coronavirus pandemic, climate change and other issues, even as President Donald Trump's refusal to concede complicates the U.S. post-election transition. In his conversations with
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As a young boy, Clement Gutunga always knew he would one day become a business person, just like his
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Delta tunnel project would secure California’s water future - Black Voice News
In summary The State Water Project's 1960-era infrastructure is aging and needs to be upgraded to meet the climate challenges ahead in California. By Jennifer Pierre, Special to CalMatters Jennifer Pierre is the general manager of the State Water Contractors, jpierre@swc.org. The Delta Conveyance
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Relief for flooded Masekenari village
A team from the Civil Defence Commission (CDC), yesterday  travelled to Gunns/Masekenari Village in the Konashen District, Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo (Region Nine) to conduct a disaster risk assessment and it handed over 60 food hampers to the Toshao,  Paul
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Holness encourages CARICOM countries to build stronger bonds with Africa
Amid the challenges being faced globally from the COVID-19 pandemic, Prime Minister Andrew Holness has called for members of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) to strengthen their bonds with Africa. Speaking at the inaugural CARICOM-Africa Summit,...
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Africa: Soils Should Have Rights Too
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EPA's first Black male administrator says there's 'no time to waste' on environmental justice
Michael Regan is wasting no time in the fight for environmental justice in his new role as administrator of the... View Article The post EPA's first Black male administrator says there's 'no time to waste' on environmental justice appeared first on TheGrio.
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East Africa: Lake Victoria Could Burst Its Banks More Often in the Future. What Can Be Done
In recent weeks, water levels in Lake Victoria have reached unprecedented heights as a result of heavy rains in the East African region which started in August
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Cleaner seas in Kingston, MoBay
The polluted Kingston Harbour has appeared much clearer in recent weeks, with some marine scientists suggesting that the economic malaise brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic is possibly a contributing
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President was not considered for investment webinar - Stabroek News
Dear Editor, I am responding to a letter published in the Stabroek News on July 29, 2021, titled `The diaspora is the most potent resource available for Guyana’s development’. The article President was not considered for investment webinar appeared first on Stabroek News.
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Earth Today | JET founder flags climate change, plastic connection
AS THOUGH its established threat to public health and marine life were not enough, there is yet another reason for the required assault on plastics locally and globally: climate change. “Plastic is made from fossil fuels, the use of which has...
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