Posts Tagged ‘scarce’

The Energy Crisis And Polish Coal: A Scarce and Precious Commodity

Walbrzych, a city in Silesia, Poland, has a history inextricably linked and heavily marked by coal – first through the coal-mining industry, then by the closures of the mines, followed by unemployment, and now, by illegal mining organized by former miners. Roman Janiszek, a retired miner, explains that today, in these times of a global energy crisis, coal […]

How to fight for a better world when hope feels scarce

Maybe you’re like me and you think you’ve got a pretty good handle on why you’re operating in low gear right now. I’ve written my own list in journals, played it out in my head. Maybe some of this sounds familiar:  “I keep waiting for this pandemic to really, really be over so I can […]

Massive Tree-Felling In Water-Scarce Bundelkhand Raises Serious Concerns

Bundelkhand region in Central India is spread over a vast area of 13 districts included in two states of Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh. In recent decades this region has increasingly been in news during to serious drought situations and water scarcity. A study some years back by a leading voluntary organization  Vigyan Shiksha Kendra […]

As a new outbreak grows in Brooklyn, mask-wearing appears to remain scarce

JTA — A sign on a shoe store said customers would be required to wear masks. Inside, however, two women shopped with their faces uncovered. At an electronics store nearby, a sign posted on the window instructed customers to wear masks “due to local mandates.” Still, a man was served, unmasked, at the counter. The […]

As water grows scarce, Egypt’s farmers fear impact of Ethiopia’s dam

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Prepping saves lives: Life is hell in Puerto Rico as food, water remains “scarce” and power is nearly nonexistent

(Natural News) If ever there was a real-life example of why being independently prepared to handle any long-term emergency or crisis, it’s Puerto Rico. It’s been a week since Hurricane Maria ravaged the Caribbean Island nation, and while some help is arriving, “most food stores and restaurants remain closed,” The Associated Press reported, largely because […]

Zionism is finally in the news, as officials seek to conflate anti-Zionism with anti-Semitism

As someone who has long urged the media to openly discuss the competing claims of Zionism and anti-Zionism, I am gratified that those words are breaking into the mainstream at last. Though right now the discussion chiefly centers on the assertion that anti-Zionism is anti-Semitism. Many officials have lately charged that anti-Zionism is anti-Semitism; even […]

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