La veille

Journalisten Amy Goodman en Dennis Moynihan van de alternatieve VS-zender Democracy Now! stellen op de klimaatconferentie COP28 in Dubai een enorme aanwezigheid vast van lobbyisten voor de fossiele energiebedrijven. Hun aanpak van de klimaatverandering is er op gericht ze nog erger te maken.

A major New York Times investigation reveals how the United States’ aquifers are becoming severely depleted due to overuse in part from huge industrial farms and sprawling cities. The Times reports that Kansas corn yields are plummeting due to a lack of water, there is not enough water to support the construction of new homes in parts of Phoenix, Arizona, and rivers across the country are drying up as aquifers are being drained far faster than they are refilling.