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a day ago
- News18
ISKCON Devotees Take ‘Coolest Revenge' On KFC After Man's ‘Chicken Eating Stunt' In London
Recently, a young man of African descent entered Govinda, a pure vegetarian restaurant, in London and asked staff for non-veg food. A controversy broke out after a video surfaced online showing a young man of African descent eating chicken inside Govinda's, a pure vegetarian restaurant run by ISKCON (International Society for Krishna Consciousness) in London. The clip gained widespread attention online and drew strong reactions across social media. The man is seen entering the restaurant and asking staff if non-veg food is available. After being told that only vegetarian meals are served, he pulls out a KFC chicken box and starts eating it inside the premises. He even offers the meat to staff and other diners. His actions visibly disturb people around him, and he is eventually escorted out by security. In what many are calling an unexpected response, a new video has now appeared online. This time it shows two ISKCON saints standing outside a KFC outlet and chanting Hare Rama Hare Krishna. The moment, shared on X (formerly Twitter), is being dubbed the 'coolest revenge" by social media users. The caption on the video reads: 'They come to our restaurants to harass us, & we come to uplift their consciousness." 'We forgive and sincerely pray for the perpetrators of this undignified act, who, due to ignorance, are probably unaware or simply don't care about the pain they are causing by making such childish videos," the statement added. Meanwhile, according to a report by The Times of India, the police in London are currently investigating the matter. view comments Disclaimer: Comments reflect users' views, not News18's. Please keep discussions respectful and constructive. Abusive, defamatory, or illegal comments will be removed. News18 may disable any comment at its discretion. By posting, you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.
Yahoo
14-07-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Can new coastal protection leader reverse Louisiana's disappearing coastline crisis?
Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry has appointed a new leader charged with preserving what's left of the state's rapidly disappearing coast. Michael Hare takes over as executive director of the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority, which oversees an ambitious 50-year, $50 billion master plan to preserve and perhaps restore portions of the Louisiana coastline. Hare replaces Glenn Ledet, who Landry recently appointed as his secretary of the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development. Hare has worked in both the government and private sectors related to coastal protection and environmental issues. 'Michael has years of experience in coastal restoration, and I am confident that his leadership and commitment to our state make him well-suited to lead CPRA," Landry said in a statement. Hare said Louisiana's land loss crisis must be urgently addressed "to protect and sustain our culture and way of life for future generations." Louisiana has lost about 2,000 square miles of coast during the past century. That rate could accelerate with rising seas levels and more frequent and severe storms pounding the state from the Gulf of America unless Louisiana can stem the tide with effective restoration projects as it also increases levee protection. "We must remain united as a coastal community and maintain our sense of urgency to confront the challenges along our coast," Hare said in a statement. Securing sufficient money for such projects will become more difficult when the multi-billion dollar settlement from the 2010 BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill expires in 2031. But last year voters approved an amendment to the Louisiana Constitution expanding the dedication to the CPR Fund to add federal money the state receives from offshore wind, solar and other alternative or renewable energy sources generated in federal Gulf waters off of the state's coast. Such money could come from federal lease sales, operating fees and other agreements. And earlier this month future funding for Louisiana coastal protection and restoration was boosted in President Trump's "Big, Beautiful" tax and spending bill by up to $50 million annually from offshore revenue. More: Louisiana voters approve amendment to Constitution aimed at restoring disappearing coast Greg Hilburn covers state politics for the USA TODAY Network of Louisiana. Follow him on Twitter @GregHilburn1. This article originally appeared on Shreveport Times: Gov. Jeff Landry appoints leader to save Louisiana's disappearing coast
The Journal
02-07-2025
- Business
- The Journal
European Commission plans to allow countries to buy their way out of missing climate targets
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION has proposed a new climate target for 2040 – but campaigners say the plan to get there contains loopholes for countries to take advantage of. The Commission has said that the new approach will give countries a 'pragmatic and flexible way' to reach the 2040 target of cutting greenhouse gas emissions by 90% compared to 1990 levels. However, one climate activist said that the target is 'weakened by loopholes that risk setting back years of progress', while another said aspects of it risk 'seriously undermining the EU's credibility on climate leadership'. The EU's key milestones for climate targets up until now have been 2030 and 2050, with benchmarks for progress during the time in between left somewhat vaguer. Countries have now finally gotten a look at what progress the EU will require them to make on climate action between now and 2040. A target to reduce emissions by 90% compared to 1990 will bridge the gap between the 2030 target of 55% and the 2050 target of net zero. The Commission said that it will consider 'flexibilities' in designing future legislation and measures for achieving that 2040 target. It said these 'flexibilities' include a 'limited role for high-quality international credits starting from 2036″. Carbon credits involve an emitter of greenhouse gases, such as a country, paying for emissions reductions to be made elsewhere instead of reducing their own. It's a practice that is often criticised by activists as failing to actually lead to meaningful reductions in greenhouse gas emissions, as well as reinforcing inequalities between developed and developing countries. Advertisement Under the Commission's proposal, countries would be able to count credits for 3% worth of reductions. The Commission also said it would allow 'greater flexibilities across sectors to help achieve targets in a cost-effective and socially fair way'. 'Concretely, this could give a Member State the possibility to compensate for the struggling land use sector with an overachievement on reducing emissions on waste and transport,' it said. The target still needs to be approved by the European Parliament and by member states before it becomes official. Climate campaigners have said that leaning on practices like carbon credits would be a step backwards for climate action in Europe. Senior Scientist at Climate Analytics Bill Hare said that the 2040 climate was meant to align EU policy with the Paris Agreement goal of limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius, but 'instead, it arrives weakened by loopholes that risk setting back years of progress'. 'From 2036, up to 3% of the target can be met through international carbon credits, outsourcing Europe's responsibility rather than cutting emissions at home,' Hare said. He added that the 'flexibility across sectors' could 'hand big polluters more ways to delay real action'. 'Europe's citizens expect truth and action, not paper solutions. Positive references to the cost of inaction and a fair transition remain, but they cannot mask loopholes that widen the gap between science and policy,' he said. Sven Harmeling of the Climate Action Network said that 'buying reduction credits from other countries risks seriously undermining the EU's credibility on climate leadership and sets a dangerous precedent that could weaken ambition globally'. 'This goes against the advice of the European Scientific Advisory Board on Climate Change and would only further delay urgently needed domestic climate action,' Harmeling said. Readers like you are keeping these stories free for everyone... A mix of advertising and supporting contributions helps keep paywalls away from valuable information like this article. Over 5,000 readers like you have already stepped up and support us with a monthly payment or a once-off donation. Learn More Support The Journal
DW
19-06-2025
- Science
- DW
'Crunch time' for climate action, scientists warn – DW – 06/19/2025
The world is running out of time to rein in human-driven climate change, with top UN scientists warning that key indicators are now in uncharted territory. The world is on course to crash through a dangerous warming threshold with key climate indicators shifting at an alarming rate, more than 60 top UN scientists have warned. Bill Hare, CEO of think tank Climate Analytics, said Thursday it was "inevitable" that the world would breach the 1.5-degree Celsius (2.7 Fahrenheit) limit in around five years "unless emissions are reduced quickly." "If emissions are reduced quickly, rapidly, as we know they can be, there is still a likelihood of exceeding a low overshoot of the 1.5 limit, and by low overshoot, I mean 1.6 degrees," he said during a press briefing at the UN interim climate negotiations in Bonn, Germany. Unless action is taken now, Hare added, it would not be long before the world also "bust through 2 degrees." Low rainfall and resulting water scarcity is one far-reaching impact of the global heating resulting from burning fossil fuels Image: Christoph Hardt/Panama Pictures/picture alliance 'We are already in crunch time' The global surface temperature briefly exceeded the 1.5-degree limit in 2024, as greenhouse gas emissions from the burning of fossil fuels and deforestation hit a new high. Coal, oil and gas account for more than 80% of global energy consumption, despite increasing investment in renewable energy. Scientists have said crossing the 1.5 limit, first set in the 2015 Paris climate agreement by nearly 200 nations, would see a rise in extreme heat waves, devastating droughts and more intense storms. That increase has already been felt in recent years. The Indicators of Global Climate Change report, out Thursday, says that to have a 50% chance of staying under the threshold, the world can only release 130 billion tons of planet-heating carbon dioxide. At the current rate of CO2 emissions, however, that "carbon budget" will likely be spent by 2028. "We are already in crunch time for these higher levels of warming," co-author Joeri Rogelj, a professor of climate science and policy at Imperial College London, told journalists, adding there was a "very high chance" that the world would "reach and even exceed 1.5 C." The report's authors said the findings should be taken as a reality check by global policymakers. "I tend to be an optimistic person," said lead author Piers Forster, head of the University of Leeds Priestley Centre for Climate Futures in the UK. "But if you look at this year's update, things are all moving in the wrong direction." Kumi Naidoo: 'Pessimism is a luxury we simply cannot afford' To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video Sea level rise has doubled The report, a regular update between the landmark UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change reports released every five to seven years, also highlighted other concerning key climate indicators. Sea level rise has doubled in recent years, up from around 1.8 millimeters per year between 1908 and 2018 to 4.3 mm since 2019, putting coastal cities and small island states at risk. The Earth's energy imbalance, the difference between the amount of solar energy entering the atmosphere and the smaller amount leaving it, has nearly doubled in the last 20 years. Until now, 91% of human-caused warming has been absorbed by the oceans, but scientists said they don't know how much longer humanity can rely on them to soak up theis excess heat. Rogelj said actions moving forward now could still "critically change" the rate of warming and limit the increasingly destructive effects of climate change. "It's really the difference between just cruising through 1.5 C towards much higher levels of 2 C or trying to limit warming somewhere in the range of 1.5," he said. Solar energy is booming, but countries have been reluctant to transition fully away from fossil fuels to clean energies Image: Jon G. Fuller/VW Pics/IMAGO Global conflict, Trump's policies weaken climate efforts But action on that front has taken a hit, with global concerns shifting to security and other pressing matters amid multiple ongoing conflicts. Climate experts have pointed out that President Donald Trump's move to target climate action and pull the US out of the Paris agreement could also weaken international efforts to tackle the problem. "You need everybody on board doing the right thing, and this is very difficult," said Brazilian climate secretary Andre Correa do Lago, president of the upcoming COP30 climate summit, speaking with DW before the report was released. Ahead of the summit in November, countries are due to submit their so-called nationally-determined contributions, or NDCs, outlining how much they plan to reduce their domestic emissions by 2035. Until now, only 22 countries have presented their targets. "Most scientists think that with the numbers that are to appear, we probably are going to surpass 1.5," Correa do Lago said. "Depending on the NDCs, we will be able to evaluate which is the path that we are following." Louise Osborne contributed to reporting from the COP30 preparatory talks in Bonn, Germany. Edited by: Tamsin Walker
Yahoo
13-06-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
The streak continues: Riverside baseball's Zach Hare throws another no-hitter in PIAA quarterfinals
HARMONY — After having an "off day" for the first time in several weeks in the first round of the PIAA playoffs, Riverside standout pitcher Zach Hare looked to continue his historic postseason against Mohawk in the Class 3A baseball quarterfinals on June 5. Hare used an extra day of rest to his advantage, extending his no-hit streak to 31⅓ innings, throwing a no-hitter Thursday to defeat Mohawk, 6-0. Advertisement 'I have been wanting to live in the moment and take things one game at a time because I get to keep playing with guys I have played with since I was 10,' Hare said. 'I am still at a loss with this streak because I just want to go out there and throw my best and not add pressure to myself.' Coming off of his perfect game in the WPIAL championship against Quaker Valley on May 28 ― when Hare struck out 15 batters ― he struck out 13 batters while walking three against Mohawk. In the postseason, Hare has allowed no runs and eight walks while striking out 55 batters. 'He is different from any other pitcher that I have coached before,' Riverside coach Dan Oliastro said. 'Zach's command is unbelievable and is putting the ball exactly where we want it, fields his position and our biggest concern today was our fielders getting tired waiting for a ball to come to them.' Advertisement Required Reading: 'Supernatural': Zach Hare's historic postseason continues with perfect game in championship In addition Hare's masterpiece on the mound, the Riverside bats did their job, finishing with 11 hits by chipping away at Mohawk pitcher Briar Crawford. With a 1-0 lead entering the fourth inning, Riverside (19-2) got some much-needed insurance. Jackson Barber scored on a wild pitch before Sean Hayes and John Bowser drove home runs with an RBI single and double. Shortstop Dylan Meyer drove in two more in the two of the seventh with a single, scoring Hare and first baseman Christian Lucarelli. Riverside pitcher Zach Hare (27) delivers a pitch during the PIAA Class 3A quarterfinal game between Riverside and Mohawk at the AHN Baseball Complex in Harmony, Pa. on June 5, 2025. 'We have been very aggressive at the plate recently,' Meyer said. 'I think some of the guys earlier in the season weren't as aggressive but now we are attacking pitches. I want to keep my approach simple and look for something early and build off of that.' Advertisement Riverside will have a rematch with South Park in the PIAA Class 3A semifinals, on Monday, June 9, at a site and time to be determined. The Panthers won their previous matchup, 1-0 in 12 innings, in the WPIAL tournament semifinals. This article originally appeared on Beaver County Times: PIAA baseball quarterfinals: Riverside's Zach Hare throws no-hitter
