Human rights is a tougher thing to respect than it sounds. Avoiding the worst things, like committing genocide or scapegoating minority groups is pretty easy to avoid if you’re not an evil narcissist bent on world domination, but there are myriad smaller things that can go wrong much easier. Even … [continued]
In Part 1, I gave readers some very quick historical background on how the situation in Xinjiang came to be, and what the UN Human Rights office found in its investigation into the human rights violations. Now that readers have some familiarity of what exactly we’re dealing with, it’s time … [continued]
Since 2017, there have been many allegations of human rights abuses in what China calls the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, known by dissidents as East Turkestan. This disagreement over the region’s name stems from a long history of on-and-off Chinese involvement and control of the region. For the past two … [continued]
Can we allow ourselves to enjoy the F1 racing, knowing that human rights violations are pervasive amidst all the excitement?
This article is the second part of a 4-part series about how clean technology can help defend democracy and human rights. You can find Part 1 here. High Frequency (aka “Shortwave”) Radio Is A Great Workaround The only thing this really leaves is high frequency radio, commonly called HF or … [continued]
This article is the second part of a 4-part series about how clean technology can help defend democracy and human rights. You can find Part 1 here. I spent most of part 2 discussing the growing problem of authoritarianism in the world, and one of their preferred methods for controlling … [continued]
This article is the second part of a 4-part series about how clean technology can help defend democracy and human rights. You can find Part 1 here. Clean Technologies Can Cut Authoritarian Regimes’ Funding Another way clean technology can help in the fight for democracy is by denying authoritarians the … [continued]
Saving the planet from major climate disruption, reducing pollution, and even being better prepared for disasters are all in a day’s work for cleantech. Sounds like a superhero already, doesn’t it? But what if I told you that cleantech could also be helping us protect democracy and human rights? It … [continued]
There are plenty of really good reasons to improve micromobility infrastructure. While EVs are better than gas or diesel-powered vehicles, an e-bike, electric scooter, or human-powered vehicle is even better. Not only does micromobility emit less pollution and greenhouse gases, but it also contributes far less to pollution, space issues, … [continued]
T&E and Amnesty team up to campaign for improvements in EU battery legislation to ensure ethical sourcing of minerals for EV batteries
