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Climate Change - One Small Step At A Time

What we hardly speak about, is that climate change is a human rights issue of concern. Some environmentalists actually argue that it is “the single most pressing global injustice.”

What is global warming? It is said that over the past few decades, there has been increased atmospheric carbon dioxide, produced by the continued use of fuels which is formed from the remains of living organisms. These fuels are known as “fossil fuels”, and they include coal and gas. The emissions from burning fossil fuels are harmful to the environment, the air, and contributes to problems such as acid rain. They also affect public health.

Coal extraction in various regions is often connected to systems which has deep links to violence, blood shed and destruction of the environment. There is little corporate accountability and transparency in this field, globally.

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Public servants deserve better than union infighting

‘The strongest bond of human sympathy outside the family relation should be one uniting working people of all nations and tongues and kindreds’.- Abraham LincolnUntil then, the Council’s operations remain suspended, delaying critical decisions affecting thousands of public sector employees.The current standoff is between the Manual Workers Union on one side and the Six Cooperating Trade Unions, namely BONU, BOPEU, BTU, BDU, BOSETU and...

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