Wednesday, June 12, 2019
‘Time Bombs’: 92 Fracking Dams Quietly Built Without Permits, B.C. Government Docs Reveal | The Narwhal
At least 92 unauthorized dams have been built in the region, where natural gas industry fracking operations consume more water than just about anywhere on earth. That’s far more than the 51 dams previously identified in documents obtained through Freedom of Information (FOI) requests by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA).
At least 92 unauthorized dams have been built in the region, where natural gas industry fracking operations consume more water than just about anywhere on earth. That’s far more than the 51 dams previously identified in documents obtained through Freedom of Information (FOI) requests by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA).
Chua had penned an essay praising Brett Kavanaugh "as a mentor for young lawyers, particularly women" before sexual assault allegations against him surfaced.
Daughter of ‘tiger mom’ Amy Chua picked as law clerk for US Supreme Court Justice
Chua, a Yale law professor, had penned an essay extolling Kavanaugh ‘as a mentor for young lawyers, particularly women’ before sexual assault allegations against him s...
\\
Do Nike's plus-size mannequins promote obesity or reflect reality?
Nike launch of new mannequins draws wide praise, but also criticism for encouraging people to be overweight. Social media users called out the critics for shaming fat ...
Nike launch of new mannequins draws wide praise, but also criticism for encouraging people to be overweight. Social media users called out the critics for shaming fat ...
"She is not size 12, or even 16 … She is immense, gargantuan, vast," wrote one critic who was consequently branded "fatphobic".
US man could face death penalty in Vietnam for ‘attempting to overthrow the state’
Michael Nguyen’s family said he has been denied access to lawyers during his detention and insisted he is innocent.
Michael Nguyen’s family said he has been denied access to lawyers during his detention and insisted he is innocent.
The father of four was detained whilst travelling with activists around Vietnam, a country where independent media is banned and protests are illegal.
Opera, gangsters and swordplay: the rise and fall of Hong Kong cinema
Once known as the Hollywood of the East, the city’s cinema has taken a hit in recent decades, with imported Hollywood films besting local fare at the box office.
Once known as the Hollywood of the East, the city’s cinema has taken a hit in recent decades, with imported Hollywood films besting local fare at the box office.
THE CHINESE COMMUNIST ARISTOCRACY
Children of Chinese elite are spending hours in etiquette classes to stand out
Tutor Guillaume de Bernadac’s deportment classes help to create ‘perfect’ child, and in Shanghai, US$389 an hour buys instruction in the correct way to converse, dine ...
SCMP.COM
China's ultra-competitive rich want their children to be "perfect", and are spending top dollar for them to learn "how to behave".
Children of Chinese elite are spending hours in etiquette classes to stand out
Tutor Guillaume de Bernadac’s deportment classes help to create ‘perfect’ child, and in Shanghai, US$389 an hour buys instruction in the correct way to converse, dine ...
The endangered coral reef fish that's a delicacy for affluent Chinese diners
The scarcity of the fish and its price tag of up to US$850 a kilo has only made it more appealing to those who can afford it.
The scarcity of the fish and its price tag of up to US$850 a kilo has only made it more appealing to those who can afford it.
It's one of the world’s most endangered coral reef fish, and its scarcity and US$850-a-kilo price tag have only made it more appealing to those who can afford it.
SCMP.COM
Organisers: More than 1 million people
Police: 240,000
Police: 240,000
Observers: The huge discrepancy in numbers discredits the government. (via Inkstone)
How many again? Why counting protesters is so divisive in Hong Kong
Street demonstrations are a colorful feature of life in Hong Kong, a former British colony that retains many civil liberties despite legally being a part of China.
China’s fragmented health care system under pressure as nation ages
Around 2,300 top tier public hospitals are at capacity, while 950,000 lower-tier hospitals, community health centres and clinics are struggling with low quality and lo...
Around 2,300 top tier public hospitals are at capacity, while 950,000 lower-tier hospitals, community health centres and clinics are struggling with low quality and lo...
THIS IS WHAT PRIVATIZED HEALTHCARE LOOKS LIKE'
In Pictures: Rainstorms sweep south and east China - At least seven people were killed and thousands evacuated as torrential downpours unleashed floods and toppled houses in several provinces in China.
Full Gallery: https://sc.mp/xfnk
Indonesian police say Prabowo ally ordered assassination of top security officials
Two suspects arrested after the May 21-22 Jakarta riots told police they received orders from Kivlan. Police remain on high alert for further violence before Friday, w...
Chinese police are cracking down on “extreme feminism” online
Local authorities justify crackdown with claim that feminists and animal rights activists want to disrupt social order
Local authorities justify crackdown with claim that feminists and animal rights activists want to disrupt social order
Some are worried authorities are using "extremism" as a cover to target more people, saying "that's the most terrifying thing".
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)