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Benno Hansen @Ecowar_BHansen·

22 May

"Would gross neglect of the climate, regardless of the intentions behind, justify military intervention and potential use of military force?"

http://ecowar.eu/II/2020/05/22/war-on-brazil/

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Naomi Klein@NaomiAKlein·

21 May

Indian students campaign to stop coal mining in an elephant reserve: "The clearance was given hurriedly via video conference without any proper discussion... it seems they’re adamant on destroying the state’s environment and forests.” https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/assam-students-environment-activists-launch-online-campaign-to-stop-coal-mining-in-elephant-reserve/story-bvyE8cCGvsfrjnqwJHb0sO.html

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Benno Hansen @Ecowar_BHansen·

8 May

“Future pandemics are likely to happen more frequently, spread more rapidly, have greater economic impact and kill more people if we are not extremely careful about the possible impacts of the choices we make today” https://gu.com/p/dmbqy/stw

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Benno Hansen @Ecowar_BHansen·

8 May

““I’ve previously studied climate tipping points, which are usually considered apocalyptic. But this hit home harder. This puts the threat in very human terms.”” https://gu.com/p/dntqy/stw

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Benno Hansen @Ecowar_BHansen·

3 May

"sikkerhedspolitiske overvejelser ... er typisk centreret om emner som beskyttelse mod trusler, adgang til vigtige ressourcer og i visse tilfælde det herskende regimes legitimitet indadtil – og så hvad der i øvrigt påvirker disse tre forhold."
https://www.information.dk/debat/2020/05/kan-altsaa-lige-saa-godt-vaenne-pandemier-krig-krise

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