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#treaty

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Richard Michael Blaber

theguardian.com/world/2025/aug. "Action must be taken to curb the use of #plastic additives linked to plummeting #sperm counts, a leading reproductive scientist has warned, as splits over #chemical regulation contributed to the collapse of a crucial #treaty on plastic #pollution. Across the world, sperm counts have been declining at a rate of about 1% a year for the past 50 years, & #human #fertility has been diminishing at a similar rate, studies have shown."

The Guardian · Action needed on plastic additives linked to sperm decline, experts warnBy Damien Gayle
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Peter Riley

Noowuh Knowledge Center will hold its annual event in Ruby Valley, Nevada.

3-day campout with presenters, treaty panel, pinyon blessing round dance, traditional foods, and workshops!

A hotel block is available for those who prefer to sleep indoors.

More information on meals, transportation, hotel accommodations, and camping location

noowuhkc.org/rvtc-updates to register and for regular updates.

Source (thanks)
bsnorrell.blogspot.com/2025/08

NoowuhkcRuby Valley Treaty Conference | Noowuhkc
#FirstNations#Nevada#Noowuhkc
Koen Hufkens, PhD

Sorry, there are no kind words for this nonsense. This is the same bullshit since the Crying Indian commercial* with a focus on "recycling" which never happens (as shown over and over by research).

"Powerful oil- and gas-producing countries and the plastics industry oppose production limits. They want a treaty focused on better waste management and reuse."

theguardian.com/environment/20

(*: youtube.com/watch?v=j7OHG7tHrNM)

The Guardian · Plastic pollution talks fail as negotiators in Geneva reject draft treatiesBy Karen McVeigh
#pollution#plastic#microplastic
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Catherine Morris

UN #PlasticsTreaty: “More than 180 countries are…at the #UN in Geneva…to thrash out a landmark agreement…[to tackle] #PlasticPollution — looking at the full life-cycle of plastic… The Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL) said it had counted 234…#fossilfuel & #chemical industry lobbyists registered to attend the…negotiations. …CIEL's Rachel Radvany told AFP…[the companies] have "direct conflicts of interest with the goal of the #treaty."| France24 france24.com/en/live-news/2025 #INC52

FRANCE 24 · Oil industry presence surges at UN plastic talks: NGOsBy France 24
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Peter Riley

@MBergmann

#Dow #ExxonMobil #BASF #ChevronPhillips #Shell #SABIC and INEOS expanded plastic production capacity by 1.4 million tonnes… Dow earned US$5.1 billion from plastics, sending at least 21 lobbyists into treaty negotiations.
greenpeace.org/international/p

Greenpeace InternationalGreenpeace activists paint Geneva streets black to call out Big Oil’s chokehold on Global Plastic Treaty talks, demand UN kicks out fossil fuel lobbyists - Greenpeace InternationalGreenpeace activists created a symbolic trail of black oil and held massive banners on the entrance of the Palais des Nations to call out the undue influence of the fossil fuel industry in the negotiations.
#fossilfuels#Microplastics#Nanoplastics
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Peter Riley

@primonatura

#Dow #ExxonMobil #BASF #ChevronPhillips #Shell #SABIC and INEOS expanded plastic production capacity by 1.4 million tonnes… Dow earned US$5.1 billion from plastics, sending at least 21 lobbyists into treaty negotiations.
greenpeace.org/international/p

Greenpeace InternationalGreenpeace activists paint Geneva streets black to call out Big Oil’s chokehold on Global Plastic Treaty talks, demand UN kicks out fossil fuel lobbyists - Greenpeace InternationalGreenpeace activists created a symbolic trail of black oil and held massive banners on the entrance of the Palais des Nations to call out the undue influence of the fossil fuel industry in the negotiations.
#fossilfuels#Microplastics#Nanoplastics
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Nonilex

#UnitedNations #Environment Programme Executive Director Inger Andersen said the issues are complex but the crisis is “really spiraling” & there’s a narrow pathway to a #treaty. She said many countries agree on redesigning #plastic products to be #recycled & improving #waste management, for example.

Between 19 million & 23 million tons of plastic waste leak into #AquaticEcosystems annually, that could jump 50% by 2040 without urgent action, according to the #UN.

#PlasticPollution#FossilFuels
Nonilex

Nations to try again to confront world's 'spiraling' #plastic #pollution

Nations gather in Geneva Tues to try to complete a landmark #treaty aimed at ending the #PlasticPollution crisis that affects every #ecosystem & person on the planet.

It’s the 6th time negotiators are meeting & they hope the last. A key split is whether the treaty should require cutting plastic production, w/powerful #oil-producing nations opposed; most plastic is made from #FossilFuels.

#Climate
apnews.com/article/plastic-pol

AP News · Nations gather in Geneva to again confront the world's spiraling plastic pollution crisisNations have started a crucial meeting to finalize a treaty to tackle the global plastic pollution crisis. Tuesday's meeting is the sixth and possibly final negotiation round. A major debate is whether to cut plastic production, with oil-producing countries opposing it. They argue that redesign, recycling, and reuse can solve the issue. Others, including some major companies, disagree. The United Nations Environment Programme highlights the urgency, noting millions of tons of plastic waste enter aquatic ecosystems annually. The U.S. opposes global production caps, focusing on waste management and recycling. The meeting in Geneva involves thousands of participants and aims to create a binding agreement.
Dustin Tungilik MacDonald

We did a #road and #rail #trip from #Saskatchewan through #Alberta to #BritishColumbia, it was 4,761 km. Or Lisbon to Vienna to Stockholm. #Canada is an amazing country because you can travel to so many amazing #nations and #experience so many #cultures within it.
We travel in and through at least 18 #FirstNations lands, some #treaty, some #unceded. Check out native-land.ca/ to see more traditional homelands of #indigenous people.
#OneCountryManyNations

Aby--not fast, just furious

*Stop being murdered by cops

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"For the remote community of Yuendumu, there’s no justice until its people stop dying*

Kumanjayi Walker’s family says the coroner ‘told the truth’ about racism in the Northern Territory – and the solution is to let the community govern itself"

⚠️Warning: This article contains reference to Indigenous Australians who have died⚠️

#Aboriginal #Indigenous #Decolonise #SovereigntyNeverCeded #Treaty #FuckRacism #FuckWhiteness #FuckColonisation #AbolishPolice #AbolishPrisons #Abolition #CommunityNotCops #NoJusticeNoPeace

theguardian.com/australia-news

The Guardian · For the remote community of Yuendumu, there’s no justice until its people stop dyingBy Nino Bucci
Aby--not fast, just furious

From the Sisters Inside Facebook page:

When ‘tougher’ checks hurt the wrong people

The women we work with through the National Network of Incarcerated and Formerly Incarcerated Women and Girls often face immense barriers to obtaining a WWCC, even when their charges have nothing to do with children. Many who apply have convictions that stem from surviving poverty, violence, homelessness or substance use. These are routinely read by the system not as evidence of structural harm or survival, but as fixed indicators of unsuitability.

Criminalised women — especially Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women — already face steep hurdles when applying for a clearance after prison. The law treats a decades-old shoplifting charge, a survival response to domestic violence, or even the state-sanctioned removal of one’s own child as permanent red flags. These often result in women being denied a clearance and being issued a prohibition or negative notice.

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crikey.com.au/2025/07/08/joshu

Crikey · Why a tighter Working with Children regime won’t keep kids safeBy Debbie Kilroy
#Aboriginal#Indigenous#Decolonise
Visegrád 24

The U.K. and Germany are preparing to sign a wide-ranging #treaty that includes a mutual assistance clause in the case of a threat to either nation, according to #Politico.

PM Keir #Starmer and former German Chancellor Olaf Scholz laid the groundwork for the pact in a joint declaration last summer, promising closer cooperation on peace and security and economic growth.

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