(2019-06-27). New UK law to cut greenhouse gases to zero by 2050. thecanary.co A target to cut greenhouse gas emissions to "net zero" by 2050 has become law, making the UK the first major economy to legislate to end its contribution to global warming, the Government said.The move comes after the Government's advisory Committee on Climate Change called for the new legal target to be brought in as soon as possible and to urgently ramp up action to cut emissions.Hitting net zero — a 100% cut in emissions — will mean an end to heating of homes with traditional gas boilers, more green electricity and a switch from petrol and diesel cars to electric vehicles, walking and cycling.Energy…
(2019-06-27). 'Downright Irresponsible and Shameful': DNC and NBC Ripped for Democratic Debate That Spent Less Than 10 Minutes on Climate Emergency. commondreams.org "Our survival is worth more time than vague, irrelevant, and trivial questions posed 80 minutes into the debate." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/democratic_debate.jpg…
(2019-06-27). How We Are All Climate Change Deniers. counterpunch.org Recent polls have shown that the number of US citizens who believe in climate change is rising (see here, here, and here). These numbers have been hailed as positive—even as "a new era of public concern about climate change"—and they are positive, as far as such things go (with US Americans ranking 3rd in the More
(2019-06-27). 'BORING!' says Trump as Democrats argue if Russia or climate change pose greater risk to US. rt.com The first Democratic debate saw 10 largely-interchangeable candidates square off to trade platitudes in a free-for-all plagued with technical difficulties, mysterious shifts into Spanish, and belligerent posturing.
(2019-06-27). American Climate Change Policy: You Don't Matter. counterpunch.org The pickin' and the choosin' of the winners and the losers of Climate Change was all set from the get-go. The Big Money was always going to win because the Big Money always does the pickin'. It's the American Way. If there was ever any doubt among the blessedly naàØve and trusting Demos Americanus about More
(2019-06-27). 'BORING!' says Trump as Democrats argue if Russia or climate change pose greater risk to US. rt.com The first Democratic debate saw 10 largely-interchangeable candidates square off to trade platitudes in a free-for-all plagued with technical difficulties, mysterious shifts into Spanish, and belligerent posturing.
(2019-06-27). Skillshare and Potluck. indybay.org Canticle Farm 1972 36th Ave, Oakland…
(2019-06-27). State Endangered Species Protection Sought for Mountain Lions in Southern California, Central Coast. indybay.org Some Populations Face Extinction Threat From Freeways, Sprawl, Rat Poison…
(2019-06-26). EPA Urged to Put Public Health Over Monsanto Profits by Banning Cancer-Linked Glyphosate. commondreams.org "This dangerous herbicide causes serious health risks, including cancer, and threatens our environment." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/monsanto_bayer_0.jpg…
(2019-06-26). Environmental and Public Interest Groups Demand EPA Revoke Monsanto's License to Pollute. commondreams.org ______________________________…
(2019-06-26). Oregon's Cap and Trade Bill is Dead. therealnews.com Oregon's Republican state Senators have gone into hiding to avoid voting on a groundbreaking climate bill. But the Senate's top Democrat says his party can't muster up the support to pass it, anyway.
(2019-06-26). What Ever Happened to the Energy Transition? globalresearch.ca Anyone trying to understand what's happening with the world's energy systems right now can be forgiven if they are confused. On one hand, most people know about the climate emergency, and the need to move away from fossil fuels. On …
(2019-06-26). 'Report the urgency! This is a climate emergency!'. mronline.org "This is the biggest crisis in human history. What are we going to tell our children when they ask us: why didn't we do anything to stop it while we still had time?" | Source
(2019-06-26). Why I'm Climate Striking Against Fox News on Friday. thenation.com Why I'm Climate Striking Against Fox News on Friday…
(2019-06-26). Fridays for Future: Tens of thousands demonstrate on climate change in Aachen, Germany. wsws.org Under the slogan, "Climate Justice Without Borders—United for a Future," about 40,000 young people in Aachen demanded a rapid shutdown of coal-fired power plants and other measures.
(2019-06-26). Sunrise Sits In at DNC Headquarters, Demanding Climate Debate. therealnews.com The day before the first Democratic debate in Miami, dozens gathered at the DNC to demand a climate debate. They say they plan to stay until the DNC meets their demands…
(2019-06-26). As Democratic Candidates Take Debate Stage, Florida Faces Devastating Climate Impacts. commondreams.org ______________________________…
(2019-06-26). Oregon Republicans backed by right-wing militias flee state to stall vote on historic climate bill. nationofchange.org The Oregon State Legislature has been in a standoff for nearly one week after 11 Republican lawmakers fled the Capitol Thursday to avoid voting on a landmark climate change bill. Some are believed to be hiding out in Idaho. Right-wing militias supporting the rogue GOP legislators have threatened violence, which led the remaining lawmakers to shut down …
(2019-06-26). Thousands lobby their MPs on climate and environmental 'emergency'. thecanary.co Thousands of people have gathered around Westminster to call on their MPs to take urgent action on the climate and environmental "emergency".MPs have been meeting their constituents around the Houses of Parliament, over Lambeth Bridge and along the Thames to discuss the need to take action on cutting emissions, protecting nature and tackling plastic pollution.Around 12,000 people turned up to lobby their MPs, according to organisers the Climate Coalition and Greener UK, whose members include aid agencies, social groups and conservation organisations.Damian Green spoke to his constituents on the Albert Embankment…
(2019-06-26). Trudeau Should Cut His Losses on the Trans Mountain Pipeline. globalresearch.ca Justin Trudeau is in over a barrel. In 2015, he made a deal with Alberta. He would get an oil pipeline built to a coast if the province joined his pan-Canadian climate plan. After his election this past April, Conservative …
(2019-06-26). The U.S. Military's Dirty Little Secret. truthdig.com British scientists have identified one of the world's great emitters of greenhouse gases, a silent agency which buys as much fuel as Portugal or Peru and emits more carbon dioxide than all of Romania: the US military. | Ironically, this agency is acutely aware that the climate emergency makes the world more dangerous, increasing the risk of conflict around the planet. And simply because it is conscious of this risk, it is ever more likely to burn ever-…
(2019-06-26). The UN climate talks are coming to Britain. The climate justice movement will be ready. mronline.org This week it was announced that the 2020 United Nations climate change conference—the so-called 'Conference of the Parties' (COP)—is set to take place in the UK. | Source
(2019-06-26). Skillshare and Potluck. indybay.org Canticle Farm 1972 36th Ave, Oakland…
(2019-06-26). State Endangered Species Protection Sought for Mountain Lions in Southern California, Central Coast. indybay.org Some Populations Face Extinction Threat From Freeways, Sprawl, Rat Poison…
(2019-06-26). Shift to renewable energy could have biodiversity cost, researchers caution. nationofchange.org Climate change has widely reported negative consequences, and innovations in renewable energy technologies are central to achieving the Paris climate treaty goals to mitigate these effects. A new report cautions that mining of metals used in manufacturing renewable technologies like wind turbines, solar power, and electric vehicles has costs, including for biodiversity. Negative effects from …
(2019-06-26). Hundreds of youth activists sit at the DNC headquarters demanding 2020 debate on climate crisis. nationofchange.org Hundreds of youth activists held a sit-in at the DNC headquarters yesterday demanding a climate change presidential debate be a top priority. .@DNC: "We aren't here because we had nothing to do today, we're here because we're afraid for our future. Show us you're serious about our lives, show us you care about the American …
(2019-06-25). Former shale gas CEO says fracking revolution has been 'a disaster' for drillers, investors. nationofchange.org Steve Schlotterbeck, who led drilling company EQT as it expanded to become the nation's largest producer of natural gas in 2017, arrived at a petrochemical industry conference in Pittsburgh Friday morning with a blunt message about shale gas drilling and fracking. "The shale gas revolution has frankly been an unmitigated disaster for any buy-and-hold investor in the shale gas industry with …
(2019-06-25). Greenpeace protester tells The Canary why she took action and what really happened when Tory MP attacked her. thecanary.co On 20 June, Conservative minister Mark Field reportedly 'assaulted' Greenpeace activist Janet Barker at the bankers' banquet in London. Barker told The Canary what happened that night and why she'll continue to take action to raise awareness of climate chaos. | "The time is now — to change": | We went…
(2019-06-25). Melania Trump's media liaison Stephanie Grisham named new White House press secretary. rt.com Melania Trump has announced that her spokeswoman Stephanie Grisham will replace Sarah Sanders as White House press secretary. Grisham is known for her sharp defense of the first lady in a hostile media climate.
(2019-06-25). Amid Demand for Climate Focus, Burning Everglades Offer Fiery Backdrop to First Democratic Primary Debate. commondreams.org "The DNC recently announced it will not host a climate-themed debate. And then [Sunday], a lightning bolt sparked a massive fire miles from Miami, because subtlety is dead." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/everglades_democratic_debate.jpg…
(2019-06-25). Headlines for June 25, 2019. democracynow.org Iran Says New U.S. Sanctions Shut Down Diplomatic Option, 300 Children Moved from Texas Border Patrol Station After Reports of Neglect, Inhumane Conditions, FBI Investigating Deaths of 3 Children, 1 Woman Found Near Texas' Southern Border, Trump Responds to E. Jean Carroll Rape Allegations: "She's Not My Type", Palestinians Resist Kushner's Middle East Workshop as Business Leaders Gather in Bahrain, Experts Warn Climate Crisis Exacerbating Heat Waves as 100+ Degree Temps Grip Europe, Chennai, India's 6th-Largest City, Has Almost Run Out of Water, SCOTUS Makes FOIA Requests More Difficult for Journalists, Oregon R…
(2019-06-25). To Prevent 'Climate Apartheid Scenario' Where Rich Escape and Poor Suffer, UN Report Issues Urgent Call for Global Economic Justice. commondreams.org "While people in poverty are responsible for just a fraction of global emissions, they will bear the brunt of climate change, and have the least capacity to protect themselves." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/climate_apartheid_un.jpg…
(2019-06-25). The Climate Emergency: The Future is in Our Hands. indybay.org Berkeley Public Library — South Branch | 1901 Russell St. (Near Ashby BART)…
(2019-06-25). New York Passes Nation's Most Comprehensive Clean Energy Legislation in the Nation. therealnews.com Adrien Salazar, who fought for the bill discusses how this bill, which calls for no fossil fuel energy by 2050, will affect poor communities hardest hit by the climate crisis…
(2019-06-25). New York Passes Nation's Most Comprehensive Clean Energy Legislation. therealnews.com Adrien Salazar, who fought for the bill discusses how this bill, which calls for no fossil fuel energy by 2050, will affect poor communities hardest hit by the climate crisis…
(2019-06-25). The path to climate justice passes through Caracas. mronline.org For now the U.S. regime change agenda has been defeated as a result of the mass mobilization in April and May of the Venezuelan masses in defense of their Bolivarian Revolution, a mobilization which succeeded in marginalizing the opposition led by U.S. puppet Juan Guaido, demonstrating how pathetic his claims of legitimacy were. | Source
(2019-06-25). World faces 'climate apartheid' risk, 120 more million in poverty: UN expert. un.org Climate change "threatens to undo the last 50 years" of development, global health and poverty reduction, a United Nations expert said on Tuesday, citing the risk of a new era of "climate apartheid" where the rich buy their way out of rising heat and hunger.
(2019-06-25). US military is a bigger polluter than as many as 140 countries — shrinking this war machine is a must. nationofchange.org The US military's carbon bootprint is enormous. Like corporate supply chains, it relies upon an extensive global network of container ships, trucks and cargo planes to supply its operations with everything from bombs to humanitarian aid and hydrocarbon fuels. Our new studycalculated the contribution of this vast infrastructure to climate change. | Greenhouse gas emission accounting usually focuses on how much energy and fuel civilians use. But recent work, in…
(2019-06-25). Beyond Climate Tipping Points: Greenhouse Gas Levels Exceed the Stability Limit of the Greenland and Antarctic Ice Sheets. globalresearch.ca The pace of global warming has been grossly underestimated. As the world keeps increasing its carbon emissions rising in 2018 to a record 33.1 billion ton CO2 per year, the atmospheric greenhouse gas level has now exceeded 560 ppm …
(2019-06-25). Climate Apartheid, World's Poor Will Be Left to Suffer: Report. telesurenglish.net Climate change will have the greatest impact on those living in poverty, as the wealthy will afford to escape overheating, hunger and conflict while the rest of the world is left to suffer, according to a United Nations (U.N.) report. | RELATED: | Bernie Sanders Warn Biden's Climate Policy 'Will Doom Future Generations' | "Perversely, while people in poverty are responsible for just a fraction of global emissions, they will bear the brunt of climate change…
(2019-06-25). We Could Solve the Climate Crisis With One Radical Change. truthdig.com The big and not necessarily entirely popular message of a new book on climate change is that we must change politically, but it won't be easy.
(2019-06-25). 'Business as Usual Is a Death Sentence': Hundreds of Youth Activists Sit In at DNC Headquarters to Demand 2020 Debate on Climate Crisis. commondreams.org "This is an emergency and it's past time that Tom Perez and the Democratic Party start being democratic." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/dnc_climate.jpg…
(2019-06-25). Trump EPA claims new power plant rule would improve health of minority and low-income communities. Don't believe it. nationofchange.org On June 19, the Trump administration announced that it was officially replacing the Clean Power Plan, the Obama administration's 2015 policy for curbing carbon pollution from power plants, with a much weaker Affordable Clean Energy (ACE) rule. The text of the new rule…
(2019-06-25). 75 Groups Call for Reforms to Climate-killing Export-Import Bank. commondreams.org ______________________________…
(2019-06-25). Oregon Republicans Backed by Right-Wing Militias Flee State to Stall Vote on Historic Climate Bill. democracynow.org The Oregon state Legislature has been in a standoff for nearly one week, after 11 Republican lawmakers fled the Capitol Thursday to avoid voting on a landmark climate change bill. Some are believed to be hiding out in Idaho. Right-wing militias supporting the rogue GOP legislators have threatened violence, which led the remaining lawmakers to shut down the state Capitol in Salem. The climate crisis bill aims to decrease emissions by implementing a statewide cap-and-trade model. Without at least two of the rogue Republican senators present, Oregon Democrats, who control the state Senate and House of Representative…
(2019-06-25). 314 Action Organization Pledges $100k To Host Presidential Debate On Climate Change. blackstarnews.com 314 Action Organization sent DNC letter calling for a Presidential Debate on the wordwide threat of Climate Change… | (Washington, D.C.) — Today, 314 Action pledged $100,000 as seed money for a Presidential debate on climate change. | An open letter is now live at www.DebateOnClimate.org, and candidates and partner organizations are invited to reach out to participate via | The DNC has refused to host a single-issue debate, despite calls from its own members, public polling dat…
(2019-06-25). We Have Less Than a Millisecond Left. truthdig.com Framing the urgency of climate change in terms we can all understand might push us to get a move on with saving the planet and ourselves.
(2019-06-25). Florida Is Burning. The Midwest Is Flooding. Why Aren't Democrats Debating Climate? commondreams.org Corn bursts from a grain bin which was soaked with floodwater on March 23 near Union, Nebraska. Damage estimates from flooding in Nebraska top $1 billion. (Photo: Scott Olson / Getty Images) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/sub-buzz-424-1561479908-1.jpeg…
(2019-06-25). Rebecca Long-Bailey speaks to The Canary about Labour's radical plans for the future. thecanary.co On 22 June, shadow ministers Rebecca Long-Bailey and Barry Gardiner spoke at a community event in Cornwall. They were there to launch Labour's Green Industrial Revolution, a bold and radical plan to protect the environment, and also local jobs and the economy. Long-Bailey spoke to The Canary and discussed these plans in more detail. | "It's about creating hope": | "The overarching message of the Green Industrial Revolution is that now we're facing a time of climate cri…
(2019-06-25). Southern Water to pay out record £126m after 'shocking' Ofwat probe. thecanary.co Southern Water has been hit with a record £126 million penalty package after a "shocking" Ofwat probe uncovered failures in the firm's sewage treatment sites and found that it fixed wastewater samples. | Customers of the utility company will now receive rebates of £61 over the next five years after Southern Water agreed to the package, which, given the size of the firm, is the largest the regulator has ever imposed. | Ofwat said its large-scale investigation found that Southern Water failed to operate a number of wastewater treatment works properly, including by not making the necessary investment, wh…