Intro: It happened in Las Vegas Saturday Night for Bivol who has held the World Boxing Association's light heavyweight title since 2017. . .So it was Álvarez who walked into T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas Saturday night as the 5-1 favorite – but it was Bivol who walked out the winner.
In a massive boxing upset, Dmitry Bivol takes out Canelo Álvarez
(Dmitry Bivol, left, throws a left at Canelo Álvarez in the fifth round of their WBA light heavyweight title fight in Las Vegas. Image Credit: Ethan Miller)
Intro: Governments will meet in Egypt this November to discuss ratcheting up their targets on cutting greenhouse gas emissions, in line with a 1.5C target, having failed to reach the effort required at last year’s Cop26 summit in Glasgow.
WE NOW ARE STARING DOWN AND FACING A WORLD riven by war and geopolitical tension from the war in Ukraine, scarred by soaring energy and food prices and fears of rampant inflation.
Over the past 15 years, two accelerating trends have reshaped finance: passive investing via funds that track broad indexes, and a focus on enterprises deemed sustainable, using so-called ESG, or environmental, social, and governance criteria. These days, the two frequently come together in the form of ESG exchange-traded funds that aim to marry sustainability considerations with the risk-balanced advantages of index investing. Last year, almost two-thirds of new ETFs had ESG ambitions, says David Hsu, an ETF specialist at Vanguard. Such funds are “by far the largest category of product being launched,” he says.
Passive ESG investing seems oxymoronic: Picking stocks—based on whatever standards—can’t be considered passive. But if done right, ESG ETFs can offer an affordable option to invest more sustainably; once the constituent companies have been selected, day-to-day management can be largely hands-off. The investments fall into three broad groups: exclusionary funds, which simply avoid certain “sin” stocks; integration funds, which use similar criteria but also take into account assessments by groups that rate companies for their adherence to ESG standards; and thematic funds, which aim to capture companies in a specific line of work, such as clean energy...."
Arizona braces for additional water cuts amid megadrought
State water authorities are expecting a further decline in the amount of water received from the Colorado River in August
The growing shoreline of Lake Powell is visible with low water levels not seen since the lake was filled in the 1960s. Photograph: Caitlin Ochs/Reuters
Arizona water authorities are bracing for additional cuts to the quantity of water supplied by the Colorado River, prompting calls for more aggressive conservation measures to prevent further reductions. Officials in Arizona state predict that these cuts could come as soon as August, the Phoenix NBC Affiliate 12 News reported Friday.
These expected cuts stem from the effects of a decades-long megadrought, which has been greatly exacerbated by the climate crisis. Moreover, the Colorado River, which provides water to almost 40 million people, has been imperiled due to decades of overuse. The river’s reservoirs, Lake Mead and Lake Powell, have seen worsening declines in their water levels.
Arizona is typically granted 2.8m acre-feet of water from the Colorado River. The US Bureau of Reclamation, which manages water and hydropower in the south-west, declared its first water shortage in 2021; federal mandates and state-based efforts resulted in Arizona leaving 500,000 acre-feet “behind Hoover Dam” this year, according to AZCentral.com.
The Bureau of Reclamation makes mandates based on water levels in Lake Mead, which are determined by upstream disbursements from Lake Powell. The water level in Lake Powell has approached the minimum required to produce hydropower that provides electricity for several million residents, AZCentral.com said.
Arizona’s department of water resources, and Central Arizona Project (CAP), have insisted that the state must take further measures to save water. . .Officials said that Arizona homeowners are not likely to see “dry taps” anytime soon, as there have been initiatives to store unused Colorado River water in underground aquifers. However, it’s possible that cities will consider tapping these reserves for outdoor purposes, which could start depleting them – without any clear path to replenishing the water, AZCentral.com reported.
Hoping is No Strategy The UN and the hosts of Cop27 are hoping governments will keep prioritising the climate amid these pressing concerns.
within 1.5C in the long term involve effectively phasing out coal use.
What about tree planting?
Preserving the world’s existing forests, peatlands and other natural carbon stores must be a priority, and growing new forests and restoring soils and landscapes will be essential. But no amount of tree planting will be enough to cancel out the effects of continued fossil fuel emissions
World on 'fast track to climate disaster', says UN secretary general – video
Will we need to change our lifestyles?
Yes. The IPCC has made it clear that everything will need to change: energy, buildings, transport, food and industry. This will include “demand management”, or reducing our consumption and demand for energy-intensive goods. Dietary changes, especially eating less meat, will be needed to reduce methane in particular. But there are vast inequalities in consumption – the 10% of biggest emitters account for a disproportionate amount of global emissions, and these people could still enjoy comfortable and even luxurious lifestyles while reducing their environmental impact.
Daniela Schmidt, a professor at the School of Earth Sciences at the University of Bristol, said: “A small minority of 10% of the people on this planet are producing between 34% and 45% of the global carbon emissions, which is a staggering number. . ."
In April 2020, the Federal Government authorized the issuance of emergency NA benefits for households across the nation in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
However, while the rates of transmission for new virus variants may not be so severe now, the increasing costs for basic necessities of food and shelter have risen more than wages and incomes of those who are now facing more hardships and rising FOOD INSECURITY.
INFLATION and rising food costs have never been higher - Arizona on the average has the highest inflation at 10.9% in the entire nation.
Eligible Arizona households have been receiving Nutrition Assistance (NA) Emergency Allotments in addition to their current monthly NA benefit amount. The additional assistance was provided to help address temporary food needs during the public health emergency.
Per federal guidelines, the additional allotment is ending. The April NA emergency allotment will be the last emergency benefit that the Arizona Department of Economic Security (DES) will issue.
The Reason for This Change
In April 2020, the Federal Government authorized the issuance of emergency NA benefits for households across the nation in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Arizona’s State of Emergency Declaration ended March 30, 2022, and as a result, Arizona households are no longer eligible for emergency allotments.
Dear Customer, Arizona’s State of Emergency Declaration ended 03/30/2022. With the end of the State emergency declaration, Arizona will no longer issue Nutrition Assistance (NA) Emergency Allotments. During the public health emergency, eligible NA households have been receiving NA Emergency Allotments in addition to their regular monthly benefit amount. The last month the NA Emergency Allotments will be issued is 04/2022.
Beginning in 05/2022, eligible NA households will no longer receive these additional NA emergency benefits.
Washington DC - Madison Cawthornis once again coming under fire, this time for a leaked video showing him naked and apparently attempting to hump a person's face.
The American Muckrakers PAC, which is on a mission to get the far-right North Carolina Republican out of office, released the video on their FireMadison website.
The PAC said the video was submitted by a former supporter of the congressman who had chosen to remain anonymous.
The site includes the warning label: "This video includes nudity. The video should not be watched with children, anyone offended by nudity, or anyone prone to fainting when they see a nude Member of Congress. Watch the video at your own peril. It ain't pretty."
The video itself shows the youngest member of Congress naked on a bed, apparently thrusting his hips on top of an unknown person. At one point, the person behind the camera can be heard saying, "Stick it in his face."
Cawthorn immediately tried to downplay the video after its release. "A new hit against me just dropped. Years ago, in this video, I was being crass with a friend, trying to be funny. We were acting foolish, and joking. That’s it," he tweeted.
"I’m NOT backing down. I told you there would be a drip drip campaign," he continued. "Blackmail won't win. We will."
