"Kommt lasst uns nicht warten bis die da oben sich bewegen, bewegen wir uns lieber selbst! Kommt lasst uns nicht warten bis die da oben was bewegen, denn auch der Kleinste bewegt ein Stück weit die Welt." singt Dominik Friedrich in seinem neuen Lied.
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Open letter to Mr Gerhard Schröder, former Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany
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with a request to speak with Gazprom. It is about the mining of natural gas and oil in regions where the polar ice is retreating due to global warming.
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Further links:
https://www.spiegel.de/politik/ausland/klimawandel-wettlauf-um-erdgas-
https://thebarentsobserver.com/en/industry-and-energy/2019/12/ice-retr
IPCC special report on melting of the polar caps, sea level rise
Map showing which parts of the earth are flooded when sea levels rise
The COP25 climate summit in Madrid is over
Unfortunately without the results expected by many climate protectors.
https://mobil.stern.de/politik/ausland/luisa-neubauer-im-stern--diese-
Luisa Naubauer reports on this in her column in Stern.
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https://mobil.stern.de/politik/ausland/luisa-neubauer-im-stern--diese-
After heavy storms on Friday the 13.12.2019 flooding in France
https://www.spiegel.de/panorama/frankreichs-suedwesten-zwei-menschen-s
A 76 year old man was swept away by the floods in front of his house. Eleven departments were on high alert. Power outages are also reported 70,000 households had no electricity on Friday. Also on Saturday, 40,000 households were without electricity at times.
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https://www.spiegel.de/panorama/frankreichs-suedwesten-zwei-menschen-s
6.8 magnitude earthquake in the Philippines at 14.11 local time (7.11 Central European Time)
Mindanao Island
A six-year-old girl was killed by a wall. At least 14 people were injured. For weeks the earth has been shaking in the region.
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https://www.spiegel.de/panorama/philippinen-erdbebenserie-erschuettert
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For weeks, there have been fires all around Sydney
80 fires were counted
https://www.welt.de/vermischtes/article204183076/Feuer-in-Sydney-Gesun
The air is so bad in Sydney that the fire alarms go off. In the northwest there is a fire front 60 km long. 2000 firemen are on duty.
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https://www.welt.de/vermischtes/article204183076/Feuer-in-Sydney-Gesun
University Harvard is going vegan
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For climate protection
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https://netzfrauen.org/2019/11/13/vegan/
https://www.totallyveganbuzz.com/news/harvard-is-going-vegan-to-save-t
Area of the northern district of Kurigram in Bangladesh
flooded
https://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/inpictures/pictures-bangladesh-front
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119 people have lost theier lives and 7 million people have been affected by the flooding this year
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https://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/inpictures/pictures-bangladesh-front
Don't Stop the music, stop climate change
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Music to Stop climate change in many versions.
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https://vimeo.com/374166897?ref=fb-share&1
https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=827915674315985&id=6916130
Jingle Bells pour la protection du climat
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Version pour la planète.
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Resolution 2020 Song for our planet
Join in and send in your version for the song.
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https://resolution2020.global/
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Hātea Kapa Haka, a Māori roopu from Whangārei in New Zealand