Saturday, October 15, 2016

CounterCurrents: 400 ppm CO2: The Case For Renewable Energy, The Secret Strength of Standing Rock




Dear Friend,

Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif put forward a proposal to going to the tables if India is serious about Kashmir. Will India accept the proposal? With state elections around the corner, and the flagging popularity of Narendra Modi government in India, it's unlikely that India will accept the Pakistani proposal. All the peace loving people of the world should put pressure on the political leadership of India and Pakistan to go to the negotiating table to avoid a catastrophic war. 

After 99 days, curfew was lifted across Kashmir. However, restrictions on the assembly of people under Section 144 CrPc are in force throughout the Valley. At least 94 people were killed by security forces in the valley in those 99 days. 

Zeenat Masoodi writes from Srinagar,  "400 ppm CO2: The Case For Renewable Energy". It's so humbling to see someone writes about the plight of the planet in the midst of all these mayhem in Kashmir. Zeenat writes, "climate change is a ticking time bomb. If left unchecked, it will spare no one. But we can counter it successfully through the renewable energy revolution. And it can start with the single step of spreading climate change education and awareness in our communities."

That's exactly what the Standing Rock protesters in USA and the villagers of Hazaribag in India are doing. Fighting and even laying down their lives to keep the fossil fuel in the ground.  In his article "The Secret Strength of Standing Rock" Michael J Dax says that Standing Rock protest has become a rallying point for a whole lot of issues that needs urgent course currection for the future of our planet. 

"The healthy function of society requires that governments be accountable to the electorate and that corporations in turn be accountable to democratic governments. Our ability to deal with every other issue of our time—from climate disruption to inequality to violence—depends on that accountability" - writes David Korten. The monetisation of our lives, livelihoods and our resources is the elephant in the room and nobody is talking about it and with each passing day we become slave to these slave masters and the earth becomes a worse place. 

Franklin Lamb reports from the besieged Aleppo on the defamation campaign against rescue workers in Syria. Recently the White Helmet rescue workers came under attack from a section of the media. Franklin Lamb says that it's without a trace of evidence and these people doing a great disservice to society and the courageous rescue workers of Syria. 

There  is a chance that ongoing war in Syria could explode into something bigger. All the major powers are involved in Syria and there is a chance of power realignment in the region with Turkey cosying upto Russia and the chance of a pull out from NATO. The 'No Fly Zone' demand from NATO with the strong backing of "We Came, We Say, He Died" Hillary Clinton was discussed in UK House of Commons in an emergency session on Tuesday. Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson  urged members to remember that “the mills of justice grind slowly, but they grind small”.    He had held to the firm line, at least so far, that no-fly zones were simply too risky a proposition, an open invitation to expanded conflict and dangerous encounters. What if Hillary Clinton becomes the next POTUS?

And also more stories from around the world. 

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400 ppm CO2: The Case For Renewable Energy
by Zeenat Masoodi 

http://www.countercurrents.org/2016/10/15/400-ppm-co2-the-case-for-renewable-energy/

The International Renewable Energy Agency  predicts that ‘doubling the share of renewable energy by 2030 could deliver around half of the required emissions reductions and, coupled with energy efficiency, keep the average rise in global temperatures below 2 °C and prevent catastrophic climate change’ 





The Elephant In The Room: What Trump, Clinton, And Even Stein Are Missing
by David Korten 

http://www.countercurrents.org/2016/10/15/the-elephant-in-the-room-what-trump-clinton-and-even-stein-are-missing/

In this most bizarre of presidential elections, no one is talking about one of the biggest—if not the biggest—issues of our time. Namely, the global power imbalance between corporations and governments.





The Secret Strength of Standing Rock
by Michael J Dax 

http://www.countercurrents.org/2016/10/15/the-secret-strength-of-standing-rock/

The movement is now about much more than a single pipeline. Supporters have connected with different aspects, such as strengthening tribal sovereignty, fighting eminent domain, exposing the social and environmental impacts of the Bakken oil fields, and moving away from fossil fuels. Under this larger umbrella encompassing a wide range of issues, the strength of the Standing Rock movement has grown exponentially.






Political Defamation Campaign Targets Rescue Workers In Syria
by Franklin Lamb 

http://www.countercurrents.org/2016/10/15/political-defamation-campaign-targets-rescue-workers-in-syria/

Some political water-carriers and “internet activists” who are supporting one side in the Syrian civil war, seemingly rather than the Syrian people generally are waging a malicious campaign against Syrian rescue workers who are risking their lives daily to save their families and community






No-Fly Zone Madness:  Catastrophe And Conflict In Aleppo
by Dr Binoy Kampmark 

http://www.countercurrents.org/2016/10/15/no-fly-zone-madness-catastrophe-and-conflict-in-aleppo/

The parliamentary proceedings during Tuesday’s three-hour House of Commons emergency debate contained an element of farce, though foreign secretary, Boris Johnson, urged members to remember that “the mills of justice grind slowly, but they grind small”.  He had held to the firm line, at least so far, that no-fly zones were simply too risky a proposition, an open invitation to expanded conflict and dangerous encounters.






Cuba: Rejecting Sanctions, Sending A Message
by Dr Chandra Muzaffar 

http://www.countercurrents.org/2016/10/15/cuba-rejecting-sanctions-sending-a-message/

Near unanimous support for Cuba from the nations of the world is not enough. Their vote should be translated into action. I had suggested last year that the General Assembly should form a multi-national panel comprising various governments from the different continents which as the representative voice of the world would seek a formal meeting with the Speaker of the US House of Representatives and the majority leader of the US Senate to convey to them the strong feelings of the people of the planet that sanctions against Cuba should be lifted at once. It is important for the UN to convey this message to the US leaders especially at this moment because there would be some changes in the US Congress and a new President in the White House after the 8 November 2016 election.






Hysterical Mainstream Media Back Warmonger Hillary Clinton Against Donald Trump’s America First Isolationism & 9-11 Truth
by Dr Gideon Polya 

http://www.countercurrents.org/2016/10/15/hysterical-mainstream-media-back-warmonger-hillary-clinton-against-donald-trumps-america-first-isolationism-9-11-truth/

With 3 weeks to go before the US Presidential Elections the lying Mainstream media have ignored the extremely serious issues raised by Donald Trump of 9-11 truth, US military interventions and the impact of globalization






Canada Goes To War, Pretending To Keep Peace
by Jim Miles 

http://www.countercurrents.org/2016/10/15/canada-goes-to-war-pretending-to-keep-peace/

It appears that Canada, under the guise of ’peacekeeping’ will be sending some 600 military personnel abroad.





Maldives Leaves Commonwealth On The Issue Of Human Rights Violations
by Dr Vivek Kumar Srivastava 

http://www.countercurrents.org/2016/10/15/maldives-leaves-commonwealth-on-the-issue-of-human-rights-violations/

Freedom of assembly and the peaceful protests have been widely curtailed in the Maldives. There are arrests and detentions. Another serious issue relates to the flogging of the women, how can any sane people or any democratic order or developed intellectual society can accept such flogging?





BRICS Must Take Legitimate And Convincing Steps To Defend Peace, Planet And People’s Interest, Urges People’s Forum

http://www.countercurrents.org/2016/10/15/brics-must-take-legitimate-and-convincing-steps-to-defend-peace-planet-and-peoples-interest-urges-peoples-forum/

The People’s Forum on BRICS that took place in Goa on the 13th and 14th of Goa witnessed several social movements and civil society formations, representing the people of at least 10 countries, make a declaration towards the official 8th BRICS summit in Goa. The declaration has urged upon the BRICS nations to look at issues of Social, Economic and Environmental justice and has reminded the BRICS leadership of a time of an unprecedented crisis facing humanity and nature.





Mahishasur In The North, Ravan Leela In The South
by Cynthia Stephen 

http://www.countercurrents.org/2016/10/15/mahishasur-in-the-north-ravan-leela-in-the-south/

The ongoing Mahishasur movement in North India has stirred up the Dravidian subconscious in south India. This year, on the day of Dussehra, effigies of Ram, Sita and Lakshman were burnt in Chennai. Eleven Periyar supporters who dodged a large police presence to burn the effigies were arrested. These Periyarites have been demanding a ban on the practice of burning Ravan’s effigies and insulting Dravidians in Delhi and other parts of North India

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