(2019-06-29). Energy Commons: From Energy Transition to Climate Justice. truthout.org 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…
(2019-06-29). Oregon Republicans End 9-Day Walkout as Climate Bill Fails. truthdig.com 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…
(2019-06-29). Environmental and Public Interest Groups Demand EPA Revoke Monsanto's License to Pollute. globalresearch.ca 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 …
(2019-06-28). The Compelling Evidence of Global Warming. counterpunch.org 
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 More
(2019-06-28). Just 15 Minutes on Climate Change in First 2 Democratic Debates. therealnews.com 
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…
(2019-06-28). Water Not Oil: Battle Cry of the "Blue Planet" globalresearch.ca 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: …
(2019-06-28). Headlines for June 28, 2019. democracynow.org 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…
(2019-06-28). Behind Oregon's GOP Walkout Is a Sordid Story of Corporate Cash. thenation.com Behind Oregon's GOP Walkout Is a Sordid Story of Corporate Cash…
(2019-06-28). Climate Chaos and Our Own Responsibilities. counterpunch.org 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 More
(2019-06-28). From Cyber War to Omnicide? counterpunch.org 
Will the Justice Department and all those calling for the heads of Chelsea Manning and Julian Assange now demand that the publishers of the hallowed New York Times be punished for their transgression of revealing our government's cyber warfare against Russia? The front page article is titled "U.S. Buries Digital Land Mines To Menace Russia's Power Grid." Many citizens undoubtedly feel that this is just payback for the long decreed turpitude of the Russians for interfering with our "democracy." Of course there is nothing new about this…the cyber warfare that is. One could make the case that such has been ongoing…
(2019-06-28). Hidden Plastics: Glitter Gum and the Air we Breath. counterpunch.org 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, More
(2019-06-27). Activists Still Want a Separate Debate on Climate After It Received Just 7 Minutes in First Debate. democracynow.org 
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.
(2019-06-27). Climate Change is Devastating India With Heat Waves and Water Shortages. therealnews.com 
India's climate disasters are fueled by its governments' resource mismanagement and fossil fuel consumption, says political economist Shouvik Chakraborty…
(2019-06-27). She the People's Aimee Allison: We Need a Candidate to Support Economic, Racial and Gender Politics. democracynow.org 
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…
(2019-06-27). Part 2 of First Dem Debate Takes a Deeper Dive Into Climate, Class & Race (2/2). therealnews.com 
Kimberly Moffitt and Lester Spence analyze the importance of what was said and not said in the first Democratic Debate…
(2019-06-27). Headlines for June 27, 2019. democracynow.org 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…
(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). 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.
(2019-06-25). 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). 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). 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…
(2019-06-24). Headlines for June 24, 2019. democracynow.org 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…