For First Time, IEA Quantifies Coal’s Dominant Role in Global Temperature Increase

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 04 Apr 2019 14:22:56 +0000

Coal combustion was responsible for over 0.3 degrees C of the 1 degree C surge in global average annual surface temperatures above pre-industrial levels—and that makes coal the single largest source of the global temperature increase, the International Energy Agency (IEA) says in the new report.  The finding, outlined in the IEA’s March 26–released Global […]

The post For First Time, IEA Quantifies Coal’s Dominant Role in Global Temperature Increase appeared first on POWER Magazine.

Read more

Stage makeup brings Paris’ Sorbonne into blackface debate

Credit to Author: ccepeda| Date: Fri, 29 Mar 2019 05:55:24 +0000

Sorbonne University blackface

A theater production showing actors wearing dark brown makeup has placed France’s esteemed Sorbonne University in controversy.

The post Stage makeup brings Paris’ Sorbonne into blackface debate appeared first on Inquirer News.

Read more

Rioting engulfs Paris as anger grows over high French taxes

Credit to Author: jespinosa| Date: Sun, 09 Dec 2018 02:09:46 +0000

A demonstrator waves a French flag on the Champs-Elysees avenue Saturday, Dec. 8, 2018 in Paris. Crowds of yellow-vested protesters angry at President Emmanuel Macron and France's high taxes tried to converge on the presidential palace Saturday, some scuffling with police firing tear gas, amid exceptional security measures aimed at preventing a repeat of last week's rioting. (AP Photo/Rafael Yaghobzadeh) paris

Armored police trucks and tear gas filled central Paris on Saturday, as riot police fought to contain thousands of yellow-vested protesters venting their anger against the government

The post Rioting engulfs Paris as anger grows over high French taxes appeared first on Inquirer News.

Read more