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Stories and News No. 1295 Satirical reply to Don't Gas Africa ’s letter addressed to African citizens without access to electricity. Dear brothers, I know you are at least 600 million . Aren't you tired of living in the dark, while north of it we wallow in volts? Listen to that good Samaritan Tony Blair (yes, that's him ) when he says that [the Africans, you guys] need to be able to get gas. Gas will be a transition fuel for them . Transition to what? What does it matter, when today is gloomy, i.e. with the light bulb off? Who better than you should know? Evil tongues argue that the rest of us are not interested in your fate and we are only concerned with ours. Well, our horizons are linked, my brothers, because of that unfortunate war in Ukraine. What if we try to see the latter as an opportunity rather than a misfortune? Otherwise, why do you think that at the last COP (which really means Conference of Parasites, not "Parties" of the United Nations involved...

Stories and News No. 1292 The french oil company TotalEnergies and the chinese China National Offshore Oil Corporation are the main financiers of the controversial East African oil pipeline, which according to recent studies will produce huge quantities of carbon dioxide, 379 million tons of pollution from global warming, or more than 25 times the combined annual emissions of nations Uganda and Tanzania, where the pipeline will be working. At the same time, the oil will be exported and sold abroad as usual. All this confirms what Martin Griffiths, head of the humanitarian section of the United Nations, claims regarding the damage suffered by African populations such as Somalia, victims of our habits, while most of the 100 billion promised in 2009 by rich countries to counteract the climate change has disappeared into the many pockets, sleeves and purses of the various intermediary parties responsible for the funding delivery . Once upon a time there was “us”. Or even “those”, “the...

Stories and News No. 1280 The world is on fire , Prince Harry recently told the UN General Assembly, referring not only to the effects of global warming, but also to the war in Ukraine and the pandemic. Nonetheless, we all know that by limiting ourselves to climate change and its disastrous consequences, the alarming expression becomes literal, as the world is burning for real. In Italy there are 153% more fires than last year. Not to mention the consequential heat waves, with record temperatures everywhere from the North Pole to the South Pole. Hence the question of questions, the most banal one that has even become boring for some, yet of an exceptional urgency: what can we do as ordinary citizens? What is the impact of the average man, limiting ourselves to these homegrown latitudes? In other words, how is every single family able to reduce its own personal contribution to a process that cannot be completely stopped now? For years I have been asking myself these fundamental quest...

Stories and News No.1252 The photo of six giraffes dying of thirst in Kenya due to drought went viral within days .   So, I am working on this: Attempts for a piece to raise awareness about climate change and, above all, the need to modify your lifestyle wherever you are, knowing that the problem is global and we are all accountable with every choice we make everyday, who we vote, what we buy, what we eat or how we travel, what we consume, everything we spread in nature, etc. First : recursive prose that should strike for accretion. Six. Six giraffes. Six dead giraffes. Six dead giraffes in Kenya. Six giraffes died in Kenya from drought. Six giraffes died in Kenya from drought caused by global warming. Six giraffes died in Kenya from drought caused by global warming, in turn caused by humanity. Six giraffes died in Kenya from drought caused by global warming, in turn caused by humanity - including myself and you who read. Six giraffes died in Kenya from drought caused by global...

Stories and News No.1251 Let's try once again to identify with someone else, in whose guise we may observe and think about one of the many shameful recent news. For instance, an Iraqi teenager, a Somali girl or a boy from Mozambique. Young age is an indispensable criterion, since I believe – that is, I trust, that experience has long since opened the eyes of the oldest ones. Let's assume, therefore, that from their particular point of view, from their respective country of origin, you know that at least on paper European, militarily dressed, visitors came for noble reasons. For example, that in no particular order, Operation Atalanta has as its main purpose  protecting the ships of the United Nations World Food Program, which sail to deliver food aid to the Somali population; that the AMISOM mission is in the same country to train the local army and above all to secure the distribution of humanitarian aid; that the IRINI mission - which in Greek means peace… has the task of ...

Stories and News No.1243 A short story about Climate Change: The Court of Time The courtroom of the Time is packed. Everybody is here. Those that count, not in the sense of money weight. They are the ones who are dedicated to counting what really matters. How many animals are at risk of extinction this year, how many days we anticipated the exhaustion of the earth's resources, how many atoms of excess carbon dioxide are in this instant in the fragile mantle of breathable air that stoically covers our poor planet. Silence now, the Judge is coming. All up, here he is. Indeed, the judge, to be honest, is a she and she is the Time. Because Time is a woman, you know? She is the sublime mother of everything and everyone, with fair affection she welcomes us into her womb and once we come into the world she accompanies us marking every step, gesture, heartbeat without ever getting distracted for a single fraction of a second until the end of the journey. "We are here to celebrate ...

Stories and News No. 1081 Due to global warming and the lack of environmental impact’s reduction by the most accountable countries, a recent report by WWF , University of East Anglia and James Cook University predicts catastrophic losses of 60% of plants and 50% of the animals by the end of the century. I could write a fairy tale, as I have done in the past, but today I prefer to leave the word to an average citizen boasting his 'honesty'… They insist with this stuff. They do it cyclically and when you least expect it they stand up and point their fingers on us. Do we want to be honest? Let's say everything, then: how much do you think I care about the climate change? That is, I'm interested, but I’m talking about how to dress before going to work, whether to take the car or not - which then means taking it anyway, because I have no desire to daily stress myself on those cattle wagons they call “public transport”. Indeed my job place is already oppressiv...

Stories and News No. 733 A tourist camped at the north pole to see the solar eclipse was attacked by a polar bear. The man was brought to a nearby hospital with wounds cured in a few weeks. Oh sorry, but you too... Try to understand me. Because if you do not understand, I come to the hospital to end what I started. Oh sorry, you know, but you... You come up to the North Pole to watch the sky? How weird are you guys? Besides other adjectives banned in every state except the south pole. I've always wondered why someone told me that in the latter bears might say what they want, when they want and especially how. The south pole must be the real land of freedom. Maybe, this is also just another illusion, because if you think the best you always image the other part, as the sky above. Oh sorry, but you... I could not avoid to bite your arm. You would have done the same if you was me. Put yourself in my skin, if you've never done. Besides, if you've never done...

Stories and News No. 709 Crazy climate change and dangers arising from nuclear weapons has moved two minutes forward  the Doomsday Clock. According to scientists we are three minutes to midnight... Three minutes . Three minutes to die. Three minutes... Why am I losing time here, writing? Come on, maybe I am still in time. Time… We pollute and we don’t pay attention, this is the problem. I shut down everything, pc, the fridge, yes, who care about the frozen food? I will think about later. Later… When later?! Now, I have to do something now, immediately. I must turn off the air conditioner. I do not have it, such a stupid I am... However, I stop entire electrical stuff, so I remember it was written in that pamphlet that my girlfriend gave me. Two minutes . What? Is it already passed a minute? What else can I do... but yes, the differentiated waste collection! Where are those bags with baskets on... I said that sooner or later I started with. However, beg...

Stories and News No. 603 Ioane Teitiota has applied for environmental asylum to New Zealand, where he lives with his wife and three children, born there. His homeland, Kiribati island, risks to disappear due to rising water caused by global warming and the resulting climate change. The New Zealand Government, through the High Court in Auckland, is reviewing his case that could make him or not the first climate refugee in history. Not the last, in my opinion. In this story, of course... Once upon a time there was a planet. Not ours, so we are all safer. There were inhabitants on the planet. Humans. Well, let’s say almost… The almost human inhabitants of the planet were many and infinitely different from each other. It happens. You know, the equality of shapes and colors is just an illusion. For the equals in the world too. Especially for the latter. One day something happened that disquieted some. Not all, only a part of the many. A man named Ioane knocked at the d...

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Stories and News No. 81 The Story: This post is for us common people. It is for people like me, one as many. Let's start saying that my name is Mario, Mario Rossi. That is the name of an ordinary person, an average man. I am still paying my house; I have an underpaid and insecure job, a temporary work, a irrevocably determined time employment. Time... The weather changed so quickly this time. I'm cold. It is cold, no jokes, but it is useless to tell you, you perfectly know all I know. You are like me. I will not say anything original here. As many, I watch TV and read so little. What? I should read more? Who said that?! It must have been some intellectual teacher who knows nothing of the real problems and tries to instruct others to live. It is easy to read when you have nothing to do, when you have a lot of time to spend. Time... If I had time, maybe I would also read it, who knows. But I watch the TV News. I am ever interested to know what happens in the ...