Zalmay Khalilzad was present at a meeting between Taliban's Abdul Ghani Baradar and Saudi Arabia's Delta International CEO to discuss gas extraction in Afghanistan. #Khalilzad #Taliban #Afghanistan #GasExtraction 🇦🇫🇸🇦🇺🇸

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Thursday, July 3, 2025

Russia increasingly targets Ukraine’s cities with cluster munitions, raising civilian toll — [vlog,video] Failed US peace effort left Ukraine worse off, expert argues — Military aid delays will ‘encourage Russia to continue war — Russia cannot launch 500 drones every day … and more

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''If the sea rises we’ll have to leave’: plans to restart #GasDrilling threaten #Italy’s sinking delta

Sixty years after fatal #floods and #subsidence halted #GasExtraction in the #PoDelta region, politicians are once again eyeing #methane reserves. But at what cost to one of the #Mediterranean’s largest #wetlands and the people who live there?
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/mar/04/if-the-sea-rises-well-have-to-leave-plans-to-restart-gas-drilling-threaten-italys-sinking-delta
#ClimateCrisis #DontLookUp #FossilFuels #Environment

“According to NASA Earth Observatory, the subsidence under Charleston is largely caused by human activity such as groundwater pumping. When humans drain underground aquifers or extract natural gas from the ground, the empty spaces left behind can collapse, causing the land above to sink. However, in places like New York, a combination of factors are contributing to subsidence, including the soft land it is built on and the weight of the buildings.”

#ClimateEmergency #Subsidence #GasExtraction #Aquifers #NewYork #Baltimore #Charleston #USPol

From: @MorpheusB
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