One in six UK workers skipping meals to make ends meet, says TUC | UK cost of living crisis
One in six British workers are skipping meals to make ends meet, as household budgets remain strained by soaring prices for food, energy and other essentials. Underscoring the impact of the cost of living crisis on working households, Trades Union Congress (TUC) statistics show that 17% of full-time or part-time workers have skipped meals in […]
We must move fast to avert a national electricity crisis
Years of misguided climate policy have brought America to the brink of an electricity crisis. Fossil fuel plants are being phased out faster than they can be replaced by renewable energy, while electricity demand is skyrocketing due to AI data centers and the push to electrify everything from vehicles to appliances. Congress and the new […]
The Shetland Way by Marianne Brown review – a daughter’s journey to the heart of the climate crisis | Science and nature books
aIn recent years, there have been many memoirs centered on nature, including Marianne Brown's debut work, shetland waybegins with a personal loss. The story begins with her father Bill's funeral in her hometown of the Shetland Islands, a place she has only glimpsed. Her parents separated when she was two years old, and her relationship […]
Gavin Newsom calls for investigation into who was responsible for low water at fire hydrants during wildfire crisis
Amid growing calls for accountability for government failures on California's wildfires, Gov. Gavin Newsom called for an independent investigation into one of the worst reports. Newsom issued a statement Friday afternoon as wildfires continue to spread, destroying lives and livelihoods. “We need answers to prevent something like this from happening again.” “I call for an […]
Wildfires expose California’s insurance crisis; Meta, Amazon ditch DEI; and IRS outlines tax season
Heritage economist E. J. Antoni analyzes December's employment report on “how to make money.'' Stocks plummet after better-than-expected jobs data, creating new headwinds for the Federal Reserve ・President-elect Trump harshly criticized President Biden in response to his aggressive moves toward energy drilling. -More Fortune 500 companies are eliminating DEI policies -California wildfires exposed major deficiencies […]
Political crisis in Latin America has deadly consequences for U.S., warns Venezuelan opposition party
As Venezuela's political crisis reaches breaking point, Venezuelan opposition lawmakers say that if socialist dictator Nicolás Maduro remains in power, violence by the Torren de Aragua gang will increase and threaten the United States. It warns that this will lead to serious consequences. Maduro won a third term on Friday, despite widespread belief among Venezuelans […]
Hottest year on record sent planet past 1.5C of heating for first time in 2024 | Climate crisis
Climate change caused global annual temperatures to exceed the internationally agreed 1.5°C target for the first time last year, further accelerating extreme weather events and causing “misery for millions of people”. The average temperature in 2024 was 1.6°C above pre-industrial levels. Data from the EU's Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S). This is an increase of […]
Los Angeles Homeowners in Insurance Crisis as Wildfires Blaze On
California residents have been battling for years with insurance companies no longer willing to protect their homes, and in the months leading up to this week's wildfires, thousands of homes were damaged, including about 1,600 in the now devastated Pacific Palisades area. insurance contract was terminated. According to the 2022 U.S. Census, nearly 80% of […]
NYC Shelled Out Millions In Taxpayer Funds For Deportation Defense Cases As Migrant Crisis Crippled City
While the city grapples with a huge illegal immigration crisis, New York City officials continue to spend tens of millions of dollars on illegal immigrants who resist deportation orders, according to budget data reviewed by the Daily Caller News Foundation. are. Hundreds of thousands of illegal immigrants have flocked to the Big Apple over the […]
Dispatch from Pacific Palisades: A harrowing view of California’s competency crisis
Good morning from Los Angeles. The sky above Sunset Boulevard is black, blending into the bright orange band on the horizon. “It looks like the cover of Hotel California,” says a guy at a local coffee shop. Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass fought fires in Africa as part of the Biden delegation that attended the […]