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17.12.25 - 20:39
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Shell Oil Sued Over "Causing Typhoon" In Philippines In Major Test Case (ZeroHedge)
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Shell Oil Sued Over "Causing Typhoon" In Philippines In Major Test Case
Authored by Chris Morrison via DailySceptic.org,
A massive 'lawfare' claim backed by Greenpeace and Friends of the Earth has been filed in the UK's Royal Courts of Justice claiming that Shell Oil played a part in a devastating typhoon in the Philippines in 2021. At the centre of the case is a Green Blob-funded weather 'attribution' study that claims Typhoon Rai, also known as Odette, was made significantly worse due to human caused climate change. The study has been recently published and is heavily linked to academic institutions funded by the green billionaire investor Jeremy Grantham.
The action has been filed by a number of survivors of the Philippines storm that caused considerable damage in parts of the Philippines in late 2021. It claims financial compensation as well as “injunctive relief to curb Shell's destructive activities”.
Typhoons are not unknown in this part of the world, but recent ev...
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16.12.25 - 01:45
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China Blasts ′Premeditated′ Provocations Of US-Allied Philippines At Disputed Shoal (ZeroHedge)
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China Blasts 'Premeditated' Provocations Of US-Allied Philippines At Disputed Shoal
China continues to squabble and get in maritime incidents with US allies in regional waters of the Western Pacific. Lately it has been locked in a heightening dispute with Japan over Tokyo's pro-Taiwan stance, but there's been a new recent incident with The Philippines.
Beijing on Monday accused Manila of staging a "deliberate" provocation and carrying out hazardous and aggressive actions near a contested reef in the South China Sea following a tense weekend incident. China has further blamed Washington for issuing what it labeled as misleading statements that have set the region on edge.
The Philippines said Chinese coast guard vessels used water cannons against Filipino fishing boats near Sabina Shoal during an incident Friday. This led to a weekend of tit-for-tat accusations and denunciations.
China's narrative is that it claimed Philippine personnel threatened its officers with knives. Chines...
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12.12.25 - 05:18
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Philippine Central Bank Chief on Rate Cut, Economy (Bloomberg)
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The Philippine central bank has delivered a fifth consecutive cut to its benchmark interest rate. BSP Governor Eli Remolona says the rate cut is intended to boost growth which suffered due to the loss of confidence following a graft scandal. He speaks on Bloomberg's The China Show. (Source: Bloomberg)...
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