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Trump's Energy Department unveils broad rule changes to cut red tape

WASHINGTON, D.C.: The U.S. Department of Energy has announced plans to eliminate or amend more than 40 regulations as part of President Donald Trump's broader effort to roll back federal rules and dismantle diversity initiatives.

The proposed changes, unveiled this week, are projected to save taxpayers $ 11 billion, marking the department's largest deregulatory effort to date, the agency stated in a press releas

Offshore wind project for New York may be abandoned

NEW YORK CITY, New York: Norwegian energy company Equinor is on the brink of terminating its US$2.5 billion Empire Wind project in New York, citing delays imposed by the Trump administration, the company said late last week.

Work on the offshore wind project has been halted since April 16 following an order from Interior Secretary Doug Burgum to pause construction pending further review. Burgum stated the approv

Trump allows commercial fishing in New England marine monument

WASHINGTON, D.C.: On May 9, U.S. President Donald Trump signed an order to reopen nearly 5,000 square miles of protected ocean near Cape Cod to fishing.

This decision was welcomed by fishing industry groups but criticized by scientists who focus on ocean conservation.

The move is part of Trump's plan to reduce rules that he believes hurt businesses and economic growth.

The area known as the Northea

Sky-high thrills amid Xinjiang's low-altitude tourism

by Xinhua writer Yuan Quan

URUMQI, May 18 (Xinhua) -- I felt a gentle tremble as I climbed onto the viewing platform, partly because I was underdressed and partly due to the awe-inspiring view. From the distant snow-capped peaks to the green canyon below, and the majestic Guozigou Bridge in between, the breathtaking mountain scenery stretched as far as the eye could see.

This was one of the most memorable s

Gujarat: Union Minister Amit Shah participates in Tiranga Yatra in Ahmedabad

Ahmedabad (Gujarat) [India], May 18 (ANI): Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday participated and led the 'Tiranga Yatra' in Gujarat's Ahmedabad, in honour of the Indian Armed Forces following the success of Operation Sindoor.

In a post on X, Shah wrote, 'The brave soldiers of the country have made Operation Sindoor synonymous with the elimination of terrorism with their valour. Live from the Tiranga Yatra org

KKR diverts 84.9% of stadium waste from landfills in 7 home matches

Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], May 18 (ANI): Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) have taken a significant step towards reaffirming their commitment to environmental responsibility with an impactful waste management initiative at Eden Gardens Stadium during their home matches in the TATA IPL 2025 season.

Sporting events offer a powerful platform to raise awareness and encourage spectators to engage in creating positive ch

IMF imposes 11 conditionalities on Pakistan

Islamabad [Pakistan], May 18 (ANI): The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has imposed as many as 11 new conditionalities on Pakistan for the release of the next tranche of its bailout programme for the debt-ridden economy, Pakistan-based Express Tribune reported.

A Staff Level report by the IMF released on Saturday noted that 'rising tensions between India and Pakistan, if sustained or deteriorated further, could

Strengthening Rural Welfare: ITBP opens free animal hospital in Naxal zone in Chhattisgarh

Sitagaon (Chhattisgarh) [India], May 18 (ANI): In a landmark move aimed at bolstering local development and welfare, the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) has inaugurated a free field veterinary hospital in Sitagaon, located in the Left Wing Extremism (LWE)-affected Mohla Manpur region.

The initiative follows closely on the heels of a recent visit by the Chhattisgarh Chief Minister and Deputy Chief Minister to t

Squirrel as Pet: Tamil Nadu youngsters teach a lesson in compassion

Thoothukudi (Tamil Nadu) [India], May 18 (ANI): There are instances of people adopting lost and stray animals to ensure their safety, but these animals are mostly popular domesticated pets, rarely rodents. However, exemplifying this rarity, a family in Tamil Nadu's Thoothukudi has opened its doors for a squirrel to be their house pet.

A tiny life has found a loving home in the 'Pearl City', where Sri Damayanthi,

"The vision is a fitter Bharat": Tania Sachdev joins 'Fit India Sundays on Cycle' marathon at Major Dhyan Chand Stadium

New Delhi [India], May 18 (ANI): The iconic Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium witnessed a vibrant morning of fitness and enthusiasm as the 'Fit India Sundays on Cycle' marathon rolled through the national capital. The event, part of a nationwide movement launched by the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports in December 2024, united by a common goal, a fitter and healthier India.

'Fit India Sundays on Cycle' is pr

Operation 2030: Acharya Prashant sounds alarm on climate catastrophe, global apathy

Ghaziabad (Uttar Pradesh) [India], May 18 (ANI): In a searing indictment of the global community's failure to confront the climate emergency, renowned philosopher and author Acharya Prashant has warned that humanity has already crossed a critical threshold in global warming. Launching Operation 2030, he called for urgent public sensitisation, declaring that 'we are in the most dangerous phase that history has ever know

CAMEROON-WEST REGION-BAPA MUSEUM

(250518) -- BAPA, May 18, 2025 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on April 23, 2025 shows an exterior view of the Bapa Museum in the West region of Cameroon. Designed under the theme "Man, Nature, and Beliefs," the Bapa Museum aims at preserving and enhancing the socio-cultural, environmental and spiritual values of the Bapa people. (Xinhua/Kepseu)

Assam: CM takes stock of progress of construction of cricket stadium, swimming pool at Amingaon

Guwahati (Assam) [India], May 17 (ANI): Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Saturday took stock of the progress of construction of the cricket stadium and swimming pool at Amingaon here. The state government has been consistently working to enhance sports infrastructure and support athletes across various disciplines by developing modern training facilities in the state, a statement said.

This is aimed a

ISRO set to launch its 101st satellite, EOS-09 aboard PSLV-C61 tomorrow

New Delhi [India], May 17 (ANI): The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is set to launch its 101st satellite, EOS-09, aboard the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV-C61) on Sunday, May 18. This will be the 63rd flight of the PSLV and the 27th using the PSLV-XL configuration.

In a post on X, ISRO shared, 'ISRO's 101st launch. PSLV-C61 at a glance. 63rd PSLV flight. Height: 44.5 m | Mass: 321 t, 4 stages |

Delhi: House collapses on Arakashan Road

New Delhi [India], May 17 (ANI): A house reportedly collapsed on Arakashan Road in Delhi on Friday evening.

According to officials, the fire department received a call about the incident at 6:05 PM.

Further details are awaited.

Earlier in the evening, rain and strong winds lashed parts of the national capital, bringing some relief from the heat but also causing damage in several areas.

At the R

Towards global energy sustainability — special report from Science Magazine

GLOBAL 2000 —
the report that was but wasn’t

    first published February 13, 2004 - Newsmedianews

 

“Measurements of greenhouse gases at Mace Head in Ireland have shown that baseline concentrations of many of the gases reached the highest background concentrations ever recorded in 2000, the latest year for fully validated data.” - from DEFRA study

Check it out ...It is interesting that on an average visit to the family GP you will be asked with something approaching a frown if you are a smoker. Chances are too that if you say yes you will again be the focus of a frown. And yet interestingly enough that same GP will probably leave his surgery, get into a car and quite uncaringly spew contaminants over every person on every street down which he or she drives.

And should they go on holiday, once again the chances are that they will fly, becoming part of an airborne culture that is inexorably killing off our planet. And this is not a doomsday gripe from some pot smoking target of the ignorant—it is the reality that will unavoidably affect your own life and the lives of our children.

This is the selfish, blinkered vision world we are developing. Regardless of all of our conscientious streams of blather, they remain just blather, disinfected and wiped by the conglomerates who are poisoning our planet for their own profits.

In the mid-70s, initiated by the US administration of the time under President Carter, what was to become the most comprehensive international scientific examination into global environment change ever conducted began. Under the auspices of the UN, almost every country of the world participated in what was to become the largest scientific gathering and analysis of environmental data in history.

The results of the investigation were duly published and contained a bleak forewarning of doom. This was not the ramblings of some hash-brained hippies writhing in grief over visions of the end of civilisation. It was the dedicated work of eminent and highly skilled and knowledgeable scientists, backed by the latest and most reliable techniques and equipment available.

In short, they knew what they were talking about. Within an astonishingly short space of time, the report had been buried. Tackling the issues raised was contrary to all industrial and national economies and profit ideologies. The short term greed driven vision took precedence over any sensible long term view of reality. And we are now reaping the results of that short-sighted greed.

 

The below graphs illustrates the dramatic rise in annual temperatures for the UK between 1700 and 2000. Note how the mean average, shown by the red line, soars from the late 80s on. (reprinted from DEFRA)

     
The graph on the right shows the annual global picture.
  

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By the time of the UN Conference on the Environment held in Rio in 1992 and which led to the drafting of the Convention on Climate Change, the Global 2000 Report had been all but forgotten. The actions advocated at Rio, and later at the second Convention on Climate Change held in Kyoto, Japan in 1997, were equivalent to pissing against the wind.

The true impact of the realities and globally catastrophic dangers posed by the acceleration of global warming through fossil fuel use, industry and motorisation failed to be grasped, despite their widespread knowledge. It is an astonishing view of a global civilisation willing to ignore its very survival in favour of personal wants.

A comprehensive search of the Internet fails to produce easy to find references to the Global 2000 report. Among the predictions it contained was the stark warning of instant catastrophe waiting in the wings as the southern and northern ice packs change in density. The current one degree ‘wobble’ of the earth about its axis is partly due to and is affected by the offset mass of the Antarctica ice pack. Should that fragile balance change, the wobble will not simply get worse or less—it will throw the whole kilter of the earth’s axial rotation off.

Chaos will result as the planet adopts and adjusts to the new axis of rotation. But before then, global flooding, instant ice ages and global weather mayhem will transform the surface of our world far beyond anything that even the most far fetched environmental horror movie has ever even tried to conceptualise. It will be the old age of global civilisation as we know it and the effects may well all but eradicate limbed life on this planet. Those are the harsh facts.

Some months ago scientists from the UK attempted to inform the US of the true realities of the dangers of global warming and climate change. It is a threat that far surpasses any threat posed by Al Qaeda or any terrorist group, they say—something that has held the US preoccupied since 9/11.

The efforts of the scientists, no matter how sincere, can be somewhat compared to teaching grandmother to suck eggs. Grandmother, in this case the United States, believed she already knew how to suck eggs so well that she simply put them all back in the cupboard and forgot all about them as unimportant.

It is quite likely that the new efforts to focus on the very real and very pressing dangers posed by global warming will be equally ignored and buried, just as was Global 2000.

And it may be that having prevaricated for so long, we have left it too late to tackle. We may well begin to be seeing the advent of the collapse of civilisation in as little as 15 years from now.

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Note added on August 9, 2005
In 1980, Dr. Gerald O. Barney directed the Global 2000 Report for President Carter. This was the first and only report by any national government on the economic, demographic, resource, and environmental future of the world. It sold over 1.5 million copies in 8 languages!

Now, in this new, updated Global 2000 Revisited: What Shall We Do?, Dr. Barney, Jane Blewett, and Kristen Barney have assembled new data on global trends -- and challenged the world to devote the 1990s and beyond to addressing the critical issues of the 21st century.
Read Global 2000 Revisited (pdf file)      web page

Related links:

www.meto.gov.uk/research/hadleycentre
www.defra.gov.uk/environment/climatechange/research/report02
www.earthscan.co.uk/asp/bookdetails.asp?key=1735
www.netlondon.com/news/1999-37/C0CFB2C0E7D41CC3802.html
www.newscientist.com/news/news.jsp?id=ns99992315

Climate change - a result of increase in solar radiation?

Climate Change - The Extreme Conflict
At the age of seven I had a dream that I was consumed by a nuclear blast. I saw the distant explosion, the shockwave, felt the onrush of the searing heat and saw my bones through suddenly translucent skin, as if through X-ray eyes.
I knew exactly what happening in the dream, which was strange.
Strange, because when I was seven it was 1957. No movies had then been made showing nuclear explosions. We certainly didn't learn about them at school in those days, and it was not something I'd seen on television, in those days again only black and white, of course.
The dream had been in full vivid colour. And I was right there, and died in that searing blast.
In later years, a friend thought I may have somehow tuned in to the thoughts of someone who had been in the Hiroshima or Nagasaki blasts, but I doubt that somehow. Not its possibility, but that it was what had happened on this occasion.
There was an eerie perception that I was actually there, but had been transported to another and not too distant time. And it was, it seemed, time from the future and not the past. But then, what did happen in the past? Why are there such vacant holes in our known history? Why are there so many variations in global localised radiation levels? Why so many why's?
President Bush and Tony Blair have been spearheading a war against terrorism since 2001. They urge that that world must be protected from such destruction.
And yet, destruction through another major conflict looks increasingly likely as levels of hope sink.
And sinking they are, if we exercise honest appraisal. The turmoil in draught and poverty stricken countries wrenches at us, but does not wrench from hopelessness. We know we can change such poor circumstances for the better, if it does take a long, long time given existing trends.
Thus, hope survives.
Global warming and planetary chaos through nature gone wild is, however, beyond us. We cannot do anything to change it. We can do very, very little to protect ourselves against it other than try to prepare a path for our best chances of survival, and nothing at all to avoid it short of fleeing the planet. Climate change is natural, cosmos driven and not, as the alarmists mistakenly would have us believe, due to CO2 emissions. Such emissions have barely a perceptible effect. Being told to switch off appliances etc to ‘save energy’ and reduce CO2 emissions is like throwing ping pong balls at the moon in the stupid belief that they will shift the moon from its orbit. The eminent UK scientist Professor Stephen Hawking has advocated that if humanity is to survive it must begin looking to colonise other planets. The cycle of global pollution has simply progressed too far and the runaway train has left the tracks and is racing across the plain… But the reality is, we must look to ensure survival possibilities for future generations.
It is however the loss of true hope for the future that is perhaps one of the greater unseen dangers of our present time.
Hopelessness breeds several things in addition to resignation. It breeds despair and reduces the sense of identification. And the loss of identification leads to the loss of care.
It is that eroded sense of care that is most dangerous. In isolation, it can be countered. When it becomes a part of the herd mentality, chaos ensues.
Surely history has taught us that?
Modern communications have broadened public awareness many thousandfold over the course of the last 200 years. What might not have been known about outside of just one small locality of the world 200 years ago can now be known about almost across the entire planet in just a matter of hours.
The herd on the stampede.
Prayer might help. It sends out positive vibrations for hope. But it cannot defeat the inevitable. For that, we can only wait for a miracle.
 


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