Wednesday, 18 April 2018

180418


Moody’s Microblog Daily Digest 180417 - https://moodysmdd.blogspot.nl/2018/04/180417.html yesterday’s tweets as a single page


What the UN deal on #shipping emissions means - https://www.euractiv.com/section/transport/opinion/what-the-un-deal-on-shipping-emissions-means/ a start, at least, but much more needs to be done quickly

EU pushes to approve Japan trade deal, seeks to avoid CETA mistakes - https://www.euractiv.com/section/economy-jobs/news/eu-pushes-to-approve-japan-trade-deal-seeks-to-avoid-ceta-mistakes/ “does not deal with investment protection” #ISDS is dying, rightly… #jefta

The Music Industry Now Wants To Creep Past Site-Blocking Into App-Blocking - https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20180416/14490839641/music-industry-now-wants-to-creep-past-site-blocking-into-app-blocking.shtml the basic rule is: enough is never enough for #copyright maximalists

Exxon sued for stoking drought, floods, and wildfires - https://mashable.com/2018/04/17/exxon-suncor-climate-change-lawsuit-colorado/ we need thousands of these lawsuits all around the world… #climatechange

#Somaliland poet jailed for three years in crackdown on writers - https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/apr/18/somaliland-poet-naima-abwaan-qorane-jailed-for-three-years-in-crackdown-on-writers “Naima Abwaan Qorane’s lawyer said she had been threatened with rape and murder during her interrogation.” appalling

Bug bounty tender for #opensource software launched in the EU - https://marietjeschaake.eu/en/bug-bounty-tender-for-open-source-software-launched-in-the-eu this is good news

UK and India agree ambitious new tech partnership - https://www.gov.uk/government/news/uk-and-india-agree-ambitious-new-tech-partnership amazing what you can do while part of the EU…

Whistleblowers contradict No 10 over destroyed #Windrush landing cards - https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2018/apr/18/whistleblowers-contradict-no-10-over-destroyed-windrush-landing-cards clearly time for the Home Secretary of the time to resign…

“If we are to decide what sort of #Brexit we want, the least we need is a menu, with prices. The one we have prepared represents the government’s current best estimates. It’s up to us to decide which of these prices is worth paying." - https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2018/apr/18/each-brexit-scenario-will-leave-britain-worse-off-study-finds


Trump and Abe’s pro-coal agenda disastrous for the planet - https://foe.org/news/trump-abes-pro-coal-agenda-disastrous-planet/ not content with slaughtering whales, japanese government also wants to cook the whole planet… #japan #dirtycoal

Boulder becomes first landlocked city to sue companies over climate change - https://thinkprogress.org/boulder-colorado-climate-change-lawsuit-exxon-9af5cbd6c472/ excellent precedent: every city should be suing #fossilfuel companies over the present and even worse future damage caused by #globalwarming

Government reports reveal new details about EPA pay raises and phone booth scandals - https://thinkprogress.org/government-investigations-probe-pruitt-pay-raises-and-spending-scandals-95dad0925225/ the nutter #climatedenialist-in-chief lands in even more (#globalwarming) hot water…

Florida kids are taking their climate-denying governor to court - https://thinkprogress.org/kids-are-suing-florida-governor-rick-scott-over-climate-change-f48b55e9ee53/ “Rick Scott once reportedly banned officials from saying “#climatechange” or “#globalwarming” in government reports.” what a sad fool

Refugees prefer war-torn Syria over life in U.S., Haley insists - https://thinkprogress.org/refugees-prefer-war-torn-syria-over-life-in-u-s-haley-insists-f4266aa5e0f4/ syrians are probably rightly worried about the risk of getting shot in US… #guns


Goldman Sachs Analyst Asks Whether Curing Patients Is A Sustainable Business Model - https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20180417/07114039642/goldman-sachs-analyst-asks-whether-curing-patients-is-sustainable-business-model.shtml maybe traditional drug development is not a sustainable business model #pharma



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