[-] solo@slrpnk.net 1 points 11 hours ago

Thank you for pointing me towards the right direction, so I found the following link:

Precise, gentle and efficient - The cleanup system has been specially designed and tailored for this purpose. It is four meters deep and designed as a funnel with an opening at the bottom to ensure that fish and other marine life are not trapped when trawling for marine plastic.

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[-] solo@slrpnk.net 1 points 13 hours ago

Thank you for pointing that out, this part really does not make any sense. Not to sure what I had in mind, so I thought of making an edit with a strikethrough so that the sentence does make sense.

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Coca-Cola Must Face Greenwashing Lawsuit in D.C. (www.plasticpollutioncoalition.org)
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D.C. appeals court holds that environmental nonprofit can challenge beverage giant’s sustainability claims.

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The UN's COP29 climate summit in Baku, Azerbaijan will focus on climate finance and raising funds for developing countries affected by the climate crisis.

Dubbed the “finance COP”,

[-] solo@slrpnk.net 2 points 18 hours ago* (last edited 13 hours ago)

To be honest, I don't know who's in the right here, ...

The way I see things, it's pretty clear. In the global south are the countries that suffer the most from the economic activities (to say the least) that come from the global north. Giving these badges to the global south NGOs is important as an effort to balance out how underrepresented these part of the world typically are, even tho they are most affected by actions of others ~~,namely the countries that got upset, or companies that come from there~~. Admittedly, I don't expect too much out of this specific climate conference due to the intense lobbying that takes place there. I'd love to be wrong on this one and be pleasantly surprised, for sure.

...but the article definitely feels like it’s taking a side, and the editorialized title makes that bias worse.

I believe it is important to accept that all media is biased, even if they try to portray themselves as neutral or objective (an easy example would be fox's fair and balanced sloggan). So I don't think that bias is a problem by itself, but performing impartiality totally is, and mainstream media do that for several reasons.

Still, I think a journalist or an outlet can be trustworthy, and this relies on their processes. They need to be honest and meticulous in their research (and perhaps something else that I didn't think of right now).

Edit: The strikethrough

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The agency again failed to account for full environmental justice and climate impacts, opponents argue.

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Bats are considered a natural pesticide, widely relied on by farmers as an alternative to chemical pesticides to protect their crops from insects. But since 2006, many bat populations have collapsed in counties in North America due to an invasive fungus found in the caves bats use during the day and throughout winter that causes what is known as White-Nose Syndrome.

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It would be unfair to say these guys represent everyone in Israel, so I’m not going to say that. They said it themselves

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NASA is developing autonomous robots that can attach themselves to the underside of polar ice and measure the rate of ice shelf melt.

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Note: I am really sorry that they are using a zoo for this research.

[-] solo@slrpnk.net 2 points 2 days ago

This looks like a very interesting project but I'm not sure I understand how the net works so it catches only plastics and not fish. Or are fish caught as well in this process?

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The Israeli military’s campaign to expand a “buffer zone” along the eastern perimeter of Gaza should be investigated as the war crimes of wanton destruction and collective punishment.

[-] solo@slrpnk.net 1 points 3 days ago

If you have a specific one (or more!) in mind could you please share?

[-] solo@slrpnk.net 2 points 5 days ago

I see what you mean, so I need to make the following clarification.

My statement that you quoted is specific to the context of the anthroposcene topic. Not a general one, for all topics.

[-] solo@slrpnk.net 3 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

Ok, tbh the understanding I got from rule 3 is that it was more flexible, in the sense that it says "may be removed", not "will be removed", but thank you for taking the time to clarify this.

[-] solo@slrpnk.net 4 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

I understand what you say about the difference of posts and comments.

Reported as a copy/paste of a Mondoweiss article

Not too sure I understand to which rule this report would be based on anyway. And btw Mondoweiss is mentioned at the very top of the article. It's the same author, different outlets. Not a secret.

[-] solo@slrpnk.net 1 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

I have to admit (even tho I understand the intentions behind it) I really don't like the term anthroposcene for many reasons. I don't think it reflects the issue. The issue is not humans in general. The issue is a tiny part of humans that are on top of the social hierarchies within a system we call capitalism. As a term, it also seems to me that it feeds this wrong linear narrative of human evolution that has been widely adopted in the west (cultures that have been traditionally colonizing), unfortunately by almost everyone, even the left.

[-] solo@slrpnk.net 7 points 6 days ago

It looks like it's a one-day strike.

I hope many people participate, so that it goes on until a permanent ceasefire is achieved.

[-] solo@slrpnk.net 1 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

I think that maybe you misread the title?

[-] solo@slrpnk.net 23 points 6 days ago

Relevant article:

Israeli Assault on Northern West Bank Marks New Phase of Genocide

As Israel escalates attacks, Palestinians are wondering whether the war on Gaza has now expanded to the West Bank.

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