'We Need to Ban Fracking': New Analysis of 1,500 Scientific Studies Details Threat to Health and Climate
Jake Johnson | globalresearch.ca | 2019-07-01
A comprehensive analysis of nearly 1,500 scientific studies, government reports, and media stories on the consequences of fracking released Wednesday found that the evidence overwhelmingly shows the drilling method poses a profound threat to public health and the climate. | The …
globalresearch.ca/we-need-ban-fracking-new-analysis-1500-scientific-studies-details-threat-health-climate/5682290

Hawai'i Board of Education Bans Herbicides on School Grounds in Response to Community Concerns
Center for Food Safety | indybay.org | 2019-07-01
Honolulu, HI, June 28, 2019 — This week, the Hawai'i State Board of Education (BOE) released a memo announcing that it will be banning the use of herbicides on public school campuses effective immediately. The announcement is the result of a public meeting held on Monday between BOE officials, community members, and Dewayne "Lee" Johnson–the first plaintiff to win a cancer suit brought against Monsanto/Bayer.
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/06/30/18824340.php

The Green New Climate Deal
Jeremy Brecher | commondreams.org | 2019-06-30
The youth-led Sunrise Movement continues to organize events across the United States to build grassroots support for bold climate policies, including the Green New Deal. (Photo: Sunrise Movement) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/sunrise_activists.png…
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U.N. Chief Warns Paris Climate Goals Still Not Enough
Staff | truthdig.com | 2019-06-30
Antonio Guterres paints a grim picture of "grave climate emergency" as he urges nations to take immediate steps on coal and…
truthdig.com/articles/u-n-chief-warns-paris-climate-goals-still-not-enough/

The Devious Ways One Water Company Is Profiting From Poor Mexicans
Staff | truthout.org | 2019-06-30
Water is becoming a coveted currency. As a basic need that is increasingly scarce in some regions due to climate disruption and abusive industrial and agricultural practices, it is the new gold that the wealthy want to get their hands on. Companies like Nestlé and even drug gangs in Mexico are harnessing the profit and power potential of water, with trails of violence and corruption left in their wake. | In Puebla, two hours to the south of Mexico City, a private water company has plans to break up the…
truthout.org/articles/the-devious-ways-one-water-company-is-profiting-from-poor-mexicans/

'Act now with ambition and urgency' to tackle the world's 'grave climate emergency', UN chief urges UAE meeting
United Nations | un.org | 2019-06-30
The world is facing "a grave climate emergency", Secretary-General António Guterres told a climate meeting in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) capital of Abu Dhabi on Sunday, urging all participants to "seize this opportunity to take bold climate action".
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Keeping cool in the face of climate change
United Nations | un.org | 2019-06-30
As global temperatures reach record highs, providing cooling systems which are effective, sustainable and which do not harm the environment is increasingly essential for everyday life. That's according to Rachel Kyte, Chief Executive Officer of Sustainable Energy for All, and Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General for Sustainable Energy for All (SEforALL).
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Fukushima: "An Ongoing Global Radiological Catastrophe". "A Huge Coverup". Dr. Helen Caldicott
Dr. Helen Caldicott | globalresearch.ca | 2019-06-30
I have been to Fukushima and spoken to people there and the parents are desperate to hear the truth even if it's not good truth. And they thanked me for telling them the truth. So it's an absolute medical catastrophe I would say, and a total cover up to protect the nuclear industry and all its ramifications.
globalresearch.ca/fukushima-an-ongoing-global-radiological-catastrophe-a-huge-coverup-dr-helen-caldicott/5672265

'It Is Our Future That Is at Risk': Greta Thunberg and Ocasio-Cortez Talk Reasons for Hope in Era of Climate Emergency
Jake Johnson, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2019-06-29
"Hope is not something that you have. Hope is something that you create, with your actions. Hope is something you have to manifest into the world, and once one person has hope, it can be contagious." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/greta_thunberg_ocasio_cortez.jpg…
commondreams.org/news/2019/06/29/it-our-future-risk-greta-thunberg-and-ocasio-cortez-talk-reasons-hope-era-climate?cd-origin=rss

French police use tear-gas on peaceful climate protesters in Paris
NationofChange Staff | nationofchange.org | 2019-06-29
On the hottest day ever recorded in France, climate protesters staged a peaceful protest and were met with a ferocious police presence. | Demanding that the French government declare a climate emergency and take immediate action to address global warming, climate activists staged a sit-in on a bridge over the river Seine in Paris. As the group sat on the ground on the bridge, police arrived and used tear-gas on them before attempting to forcefully remove them. | Several videos posted across s…
nationofchange.org/2019/06/29/french-police-use-tear-gas-on-peaceful-climate-protesters-in-paris/

Oregon Republicans End 9-Day Walkout as Climate Bill Fails
Staff | truthdig.com | 2019-06-29
SALEM, Ore.–Republican lawmakers returned to the Oregon Senate on Saturday, ending an acrimonious nine-day walkout over a carbon-emissions bill that would have been the second-such legislation in the nation. | The boycott had escalated when the Democratic governor ordered the state police to find and return the rogue Republicans to the Senate so the chamber could convene, and a counter-threat by one GOP senator to violently resist any such attempt. Senate Republicans fled the state to avoid being forcibly returned b…
truthdig.com/articles/oregon-republicans-end-9-day-walkout-as-climate-bill-fails/

Energy Commons: From Energy Transition to Climate Justice
Staff | truthout.org | 2019-06-29
In 2019, only oil lobbyists and shabby orange politicians persist in denying the influence of human activities on the Earth's climate. Scientific evidence is piling up and we know that we must change our ways. The concept of energy transition has become mainstream. | However, governments have remained remarkably motionless. They are so inactive that kids have started school strikes and demand climate justice in front of the United Nations' Conference of Parties. They are so immobile that citizen groups actually sue their governments for their lack of climate action. And when governments attempt to do something…
truthout.org/articles/energy-commons-from-energy-transition-to-climate-justice/

Hooray, the Arctic is melting! Say WHAT?
Eds. | mronline.org | 2019-06-29
It's officially summer. Time for a swim, a cold beer, and a new slew of catastrophic climate changes… | Source…
mronline.org/2019/06/29/hooray-the-arctic-is-melting-say-what/

"I'm Not Willing to Do That": Trump Says He Won't Take Climate Action Because It Would Threaten Corporate Profits
Jake Johnson, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2019-06-29
The U.S. president reportedly worked to weaken G20 commitment to fighting climate crisis during summit in Osaka, Japan | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/donald_trump_g20.jpg…
commondreams.org/news/2019/06/29/im-not-willing-do-trump-says-he-wont-take-climate-action-because-it-would-threaten?cd-origin=rss

Energy Commons: From Energy Transition to Climate Justice
Staff | truthout.org | 2019-06-29
In 2019, only oil lobbyists and shabby orange politicians persist in denying the influence of human activities on the Earth's climate. Scientific evidence is piling up and we know that we must change our ways. The concept of energy transition has become mainstream. | Our leaders have forgotten that the poorer half of our societies should not have to clean up the mess produced by the richest half. That it should not be our kids cleaning up our mess. | Doing It Ourselves: | Facing a lack of political will, an interesting and vivid grassroots movement has taken shape to reclaim our energy sys…
truthout.org/articles/energy-commons-from-energy-transition-to-climate-justice/

Environmental and Public Interest Groups Demand EPA Revoke Monsanto's License to Pollute
Friends of the Earth | globalresearch.ca | 2019-06-29
Today, environmental and consumer organizations are delivering more than 149,000 public comments to the Environmental Protection Agency advocating for a ban on glyphosate, aka Monsanto's RoundUp, which is linked to cancer. The EPA is collecting public comments …
globalresearch.ca/environmental-public-interest-groups-demand-epa-revoke-monsantos-license-pollute/5682090

Hidden plastics: Glitter gum and the air we breathe
Graham Peebles | nationofchange.org | 2019-06-29
The plastic contamination of the natural world flows from three main sources: complacency, apathy and ignorance, a poisonous trinity that is itself the result of a narrow and destructive approach to living. While there are signs of a shift in attitudes among many people, resistance to changing the lifestyle habits that feed the environmental crisis, is strong. | This apathy is partly fueled by a lack of knowledge about what products contain plastic and the impact it has; feeling overwhelmed by the scale of the crisis and ignorance about the interrelated nature of the Environmental Emergency more broadly. Under…
nationofchange.org/2019/06/29/hidden-plastics-glitter-gum-and-the-air-we-breath/

On 'Hottest Day in History of France,' World Told 'Do Not Look Away' as Police Tear-Gas Climate Campaigners in Paris
Andrea Germanos, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2019-06-28
"Watch this video and ask yourself," said Greta Thunberg, "who is defending who?" | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/paris_extinction_rebellion_tear_gas.jpg…
commondreams.org/news/2019/06/28/hottest-day-history-france-world-told-do-not-look-away-police-tear-gas-climate?cd-origin=rss

Walking to save south-west WA forests
Fred_F | greenleft.org.au | 2019-06-28
Various ongoing threats, such as climate change and the timber industry, continue to plague the unique ecosystems of south-west Western Australia. Various species are coming under pressure and time may be running out for people to experience the serenity and cacophony of these forests in all their splendour. | To help raise awareness about this issue, a 1000-kilometre Walk For Forests is taking place this year. Beginning on September 29 in Albany, in southern WA, and ending in Perth on December 13, the walk will pass through the forests of south-west WA, allowing participants to witness the current state of the n…
greenleft.org.au/content/walking-save-south-west-wa-forests

WA joins the rebellion
Fred_F | greenleft.org.au | 2019-06-28
The day after the May 18 federal election, as people were reeling from the unexpected result and taking time to regroup, the initiators of Extinction Rebellion WA hosted a picnic at the Hilton Harvest Community Gardens near Fremantle. One hundred and fifty people attended and, while there was some licking of post-election wounds, what dominated was a sense of hope and determination. | The sentiment expressed at the meeting was that neither of the major parties had really grasped the nettle on climate change, and that it would take a people's campaign to force the Australian government to declare a climate e…
greenleft.org.au/content/western-australia-joins-extinction-rebellion

Behind Oregon's GOP Walkout Is a Sordid Story of Corporate Cash
Zoà´ Carpenter | thenation.com | 2019-06-28
Behind Oregon's GOP Walkout Is a Sordid Story of Corporate Cash…
thenation.com/article/oregon-republican-walkout-climate-change/

The Compelling Evidence of Global Warming
Evaggelos Vallianatos | counterpunch.org | 2019-06-28
The meteor of Al Gore Al Gore was very ambitious. Following on the footsteps of his father, he entered politics and served as a Congressman and Senator from Tennessee. At the same time, he grasped the importance of climate change and he wrote a book about the political implications of rising global temperature. Gore knew…
counterpunch.org/2019/06/28/the-compelling-evidence-of-global-warming/

Why I joined the rebellion
Fred_F | greenleft.org.au | 2019-06-28
I first delved into climate change 12 years ago, when my boy was born and I had freak-out #1. What had I done bringing a child into the world only for him to inherit a dying planet? | I got depressed and scared, but I managed to find hope. | I learned about the Transition Town movement and sustainability. I helped establish a thriving community garden. I participated in Earth Hour and earnestly made my pledge for the climate. | I grew veggies. My family rarely flew. We installed solar panels. I rode my new, fabulous electric cargo bike like I was Ms Sustainability in a parade. | But while I was busy with all…
greenleft.org.au/content/why-i-joined-rebellion

Friday's Daily Brief: More climate action says Guterres, migrant children dangers, Ebola fight, record-setting weather
United Nations | un.org | 2019-06-28
This Friday, we cover: UN chief appeals for stronger climate action commitment; report on migrant children deaths and disappearances; Ebola fight in DR Congo as violence goes on; and global over-heating.
news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2019/06/1041561

Just 15 Minutes on Climate Change in First 2 Democratic Debates
Staff | therealnews.com | 2019-06-28
The first two Democratic debates, which together spanned four hours, included just fifteen minutes of discussion on the climate crisis–even though climate change was the number one issue on which voters wanted to hear from candidates. | "It's hard to get candidates to talk about anything in-depth," tweeted youth-led climate organization the Sunrise Movement during the second debate night. "When it comes to the broa…
therealnews.com/columns/just-15-minutes-on-climate-change-in-first-2-democratic-debates

Headlines for June 28, 2019
Staff | democracynow.org | 2019-06-28
Supreme Court Says Partisan Gerrymandering Can't Be Challenged in Federal Courts, Trump Threatens to Delay Census After Supreme Court Blocks Adding Citizenship Question, Kamala Harris Takes on Joe Biden over Working with Segregationists and His Opposition to Busing, Congressional Hispanic Caucus Decries New Border Bill as an Unacceptable Betrayal, U.S. Helps Block Progress at German Climate Summit as Europe Sizzles in Record Heat, With a Smile, Trump Tells Putin at G20 Not to Meddle in U.S. Elections, Trump's Chief of Diplomatic Protocol Resigns After Accused of Carrying Whip at Work, Brazilian Air Force Officer…
www.democracynow.org/2019/6/28/headlines

Water Not Oil: Battle Cry of the "Blue Planet"
Irwin Jerome | globalresearch.ca | 2019-06-28
It's a battle cry inspired by the dire climate crisis that has been sung by many for years yet still hasn't been resolutely taken up by the world as a whole. So the question remains: what ultimately is more important: …
globalresearch.ca/water-not-oil-battle-cry-of-the-blue-planet/5682066

Amidst 'high political tension', UN chief appeals to G20 leaders for stronger commitment to climate action, economic cooperation
United Nations | un.org | 2019-06-28
The annual G20 summit of leaders from the largest and fastest-growing economies, got underway on Friday in Osaka, Japan, against a backdrop of what UN Secretary-General António Guterres described as "a moment of high political tension".
news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2019/06/1041531

Climate Chaos and Our Own Responsibilities
Arshad Khan | counterpunch.org | 2019-06-28
On the last day of the UN Climate Change (June 17-27, 2019) meeting in Bonn the key IPCC report on 1.5 C was blocked from further discussion by Saudi Arabia and an unlikely set of allies: the US, Iran and Russia. The report as the saying goes has been deep-sixed meriting only a five-para watered…
counterpunch.org/2019/06/28/climate-chaos-and-our-own-responsibilities/

Hidden Plastics: Glitter Gum and the Air we Breath
Graham Peebles | counterpunch.org | 2019-06-28
The plastic contamination of the natural world flows from three main sources: complacency, apathy and ignorance, a poisonous trinity that is itself the result of a narrow and destructive approach to living. While there are signs of a shift in attitudes among many people, resistance to changing the lifestyle habits that feed the environmental crisis,…
counterpunch.org/2019/06/28/hidden-plastics-glitter-gum-and-the-air-we-breath/

Headlines for June 27, 2019
Staff | democracynow.org | 2019-06-27
2020 Democratic Primary Debate Kicks Off with Focus on Immigration, Healthcare, Senate Passes Border Aid Package After Rejecting House Version, Bank of America Ends Relationship with Migrant Prison Companies, Asylum Officers Say Trump's "Remain in Mexico" Policy Threatens Migrants' Lives, Family of Black Man Shot by Indiana Cop Sues Officer, City of South Bend, Twin Suicide Bombs Rock Tunis, Trump, World Leaders in Osaka for G20, Court Rules France Failed to Properly Address Air Pollution, U.N. Expert Warns of Impending "Climate Apartheid", NYC Votes to Declare a "Climate Emergency", Dems Vote to Subpoena Kellyan…
www.democracynow.org/2019/6/27/headlines

Activists Still Want a Separate Debate on Climate After It Received Just 7 Minutes in First Debate
Staff | democracynow.org | 2019-06-27
As the Democratic debate took place in Miami, climate activists from the Sunrise Movement protested the Democratic National Committee's refusal to host a climate change-centered primary debate. Climate activists are still camping out in front of DNC headquarters in Washington, D.C. At last night's two-hour debate, about seven minutes focused on climate issues.
www.democracynow.org/2019/6/27/activists_still_want_a_separate_debate

Part 2 of First Dem Debate Takes a Deeper Dive Into Climate, Class & Race (2/2)
Staff | therealnews.com | 2019-06-27
Kimberly Moffitt and Lester Spence analyze the importance of what was said and not said in the first Democratic Debate…
therealnews.com/stories/part-2-of-first-dem-debate-takes-a-deeper-dive-into-climate-class-race-2-2

She the People's Aimee Allison: We Need a Candidate to Support Economic, Racial and Gender Politics
Staff | democracynow.org | 2019-06-27
The first night of the two-part 2020 presidential debate kicked off Wednesday night with a focus on the economy, healthcare, immigration, gun control, Iran and climate change. It was a historic night with three female candidates taking part: Senators Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts and Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota and Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard of Hawaii. It marked the first time more than one female candidate appeared in a major political party debate in the United States. We speak with She the People founder Aimee Allison about the women in the race and foreign policy in Afghanistan and Iran. Allison won an ho…
www.democracynow.org/2019/6/27/she_the_peoples_aimee_allison_we

Climate Change is Devastating India With Heat Waves and Water Shortages
Staff | therealnews.com | 2019-06-27
India's climate disasters are fueled by its governments' resource mismanagement and fossil fuel consumption, says political economist Shouvik Chakraborty…
therealnews.com/stories/climate-change-is-devastating-india-with-heat-waves-and-water-shortages

Oregon's Cap and Trade Bill is Dead
Staff | therealnews.com | 2019-06-26
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.
therealnews.com/columns/oregons-cap-and-trade-bill-is-dead

Sunrise Sits In at DNC Headquarters, Demanding Climate Debate
Staff | therealnews.com | 2019-06-26
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…
therealnews.com/stories/sunrise-sits-in-at-dnc-headquarters-demanding-climate-debate

Headlines for June 25, 2019
Staff | democracynow.org | 2019-06-25
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…
www.democracynow.org/2019/6/25/headlines

New York Passes Nation's Most Comprehensive Clean Energy Legislation
Staff | therealnews.com | 2019-06-25
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…
therealnews.com/stories/new-york-passes-nations-most-comprehensive-clean-energy-legislation-in-the-nation

Oregon Republicans Backed by Right-Wing Militias Flee State to Stall Vote on Historic Climate Bill
Staff | democracynow.org | 2019-06-25
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…
www.democracynow.org/2019/6/25/oregon_lawmakers_flee_avoid_climate_vote

Headlines for June 24, 2019
Staff | democracynow.org | 2019-06-24
U.S. Announces New Iran Sanctions Days After Aborted Military Strike, Trump Delays ICE Roundups Amid Democratic Pushback, Columnist E. Jean Carroll Accuses Trump of Raping Her in 1990s, Turkey's Ruling AK Party Loses Istanbul Mayoral Race in Election Do-Over, Ethiopian Army Chief and Local Gov. Killed in Attempted Coup, 1000s of Climate Activists Block German Coal Mining Operation, Extinction Rebellion Activists Call on New York Times to Improve and Increase Climate Crisis Reporting, Sen. Sanders Introduces Plan to Cancel All Student Debt, Pete Buttigieg Faces Hometown Backlash in Indiana over Police Shooting of…
www.democracynow.org/2019/6/24/headlines

The Growing Case Against Fracking
Mrill Ingram | progressive.org | 2019-06-21
The extraction of shale oil and natural gas, especially for export to other countries, is not worth the toll it's taking on communities and the climate, according to a new report.
progressive.org/dispatches/the-growing-case-against-fracking-ingram-190621/

Union solidarity motion for September 20 climate strike
pip.hinman | greenleft.org.au | 2019-06-21
School Strike 4 Climate is encouraging unionists to move the following motion at meetings of their trade unions. | We, Positive Universe: Earth Protection Team | a. Recognise that climate change: | Presents an existential threat, being a "global emergency" according to the 2018 Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report; | Has already had negative impacts both internationally and in Australia, as evidenced by the breaking of heat records, prolonged and more aggressive bushfire seasons, bleaching of the Great Barrier Reef and increased droughts; | Is the product of corporate greed and profiting off the environment, with 70% o…
greenleft.org.au/content/union-solidarity-motion-september-20-climate-strike

Climate crisis: We are not all in this together
pip.hinman | greenleft.org.au | 2019-06-21
Long-time climate campaigner David Spratt and former fossil fuel company executive Ian Dunlop have issued a bold call for unlikely partners to work together to avoid climate catastrophe. | In particular, their policy paper, Existential climate-related security risk: A scenario approach appears to call on the national security sector to step in and save the day. | The 10-page paper put out by the climate-focused think tank Breakthrough is a succinct warning of the dire consequences of not acting on the climate science now and spells out possible scenarios…
greenleft.org.au/content/climate-crisis-we-are-not-all-together

Extinction Rebellion: 'Our movement must be global or it will fail'
pip.hinman | greenleft.org.au | 2019-06-21
Green Left Weekly's Rachel Evans and Jonathan Lockhart spoke to Extinction Rebellion Sydney spokesperson Caz Chattin to find out more about this growing international movement. | When did Extinction Rebellion come about and why? | Extinction Rebellion was established in mid-2018 after all previous attempts to enact systemic change failed. It is based on studies on effective protest movements and focuses on non-violent direct action or civil disobedience to put pressure on the media and government. | What is Extinction Rebellion's understanding about the cause, nature and extent of the environmental crisis?
greenleft.org.au/content/extinction-rebellion-our-movement-must-be-global-or-it-will-fail

Dallas storm leaves 350,000 without power, exposes system unprepared to deal with the consequences of climate change
Marissa Rodriguez | liberationnews.org | 2019-06-17
Due to a natural disaster, over 350,000 Dallas residents lost electricity on June 9. A powerful storm blew in around 1: 30 PM, downing power lines, uprooting trees and causing accidents. The storm itself only lasted 15 minutes with wind gusts initially clocked at over 71 miles per hour (later investigation may increase that estimate.) As …
liberationnews.org/dallas-storm-leaves-350000-without-power-exposes-system-unprepared-to-deal-with-the-consequences-of-climate-change/