Paying the Price for Defeating Chevron: an Interview with Steven Donziger
Joe Emersberger | counterpunch.org | 2020-05-05
U.S. attorney Steven Donziger has been in house arrest in Manhattan for almost eight months. His pre-trial detention stems from a judgement he and a team of Ecuadorian lawyers won over Chevron that could cost the company billions of dollars
New PSL book: 'Climate Solutions: Beyond Capitalism'
Sunil Freeman | liberationnews.org | 2020-05-05
"It is a small book, but expansive in outlook in a way that echoes the holistic eco-socialist society we will need…"
liberationnews.org/new-psl-book-climate-solutions-beyond-capitalism/
Campaigners warn government over 'unlawful' unconditional airline bailout
The Canary | thecanary.co | 2020-05-05
Green campaigners have warned the government not to give airlines an unconditional bailout, as a poll suggests people do not think the sector is a priority for public money. | Lawyers acting for climate action charity Possible have written to the chancellor asking for assurances any bailout of the UK aviation industry will have conditions to ensure there are meaningful emissions cuts from planes. | Legal firm Leigh Day has warned Rishi Sunak that a failure to attach carbon-cutting conditions to a bailout would be unlawful, because it would not be in line with the UK's legal goals to cut greenhouse gases. | It wou…
thecanary.co/discovery/news-discovery/2020/05/05/campaigners-warn-government-over-unlawful-unconditional-airline-bailout/
COVID-19 and Climate: The Future of Energy
Climate One | indybay.org | 2020-05-05
Online via livestream (FREE)…
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/05/02/18832780.php
Team of experts put forward a sustainable approach to coronavirus recovery
imperial.ac.uk | 2020-05-05
Researchers from the UK's top universities have found that climate-friendly investment policies are the best medicine for a failing economy.
imperial.ac.uk/news/197313/team-experts-forward-sustainable-approach-coronavirus
The Scourge of Authoritarianism in the Age of Pseudoscience
Colin Todhunter | globalresearch.ca | 2020-05-05
Following the court decision in the US to award in favour of Dewayne Johnson (exposure to Monsanto's Roundup weed killer and its active ingredient, glyphosate, caused Johnson to develop non-Hodgkin lymphoma), attorney Robert Kennedy Jr said at…
globalresearch.ca/authoritarianism-age-pseudoscience/5711817
Don't rush to the tip when it reopens, householders urged
The Canary | thecanary.co | 2020-05-04
Householders are being urged not to rush to the dumps when they reopen, amid concerns over long queues of people trying to get rid of lockdown rubbish.Many household waste and recycling centres are closed during the lockdown because they could not be operated within social distancing rules and to allow councils to focus on household waste collections.The government has since said it wants to see councils reopen tips, with social distancing in place, while residents should only go if their journey is essential.People queue in their cars outside a household waste recycling plant in Manchester (Peter Byrne/PA)Closur…
thecanary.co/uk/news/2020/05/04/dont-rush-to-the-tip-when-it-reopens-householders-urged/
Greta Thunberg launches campaign to support UNICEF protection efforts against COVID-19
news.un.org | 2020-04-30
Climate activist Greta Thunberg along with Danish NGO Human Act, on Thursday launched a child rights-driven campaign to support the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) in protecting young lives during the COVID-19 pandemic.
news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2020/04/1062942
FROM THE FIELD: Women act as 'agents of change' in climate emergency
news.un.org | 2020-04-29
Women around the world can act as "agents of change" and find solutions to the challenges provoked by the global climate crisis, according to the UN's specialized gender agency, UN Women.
news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2020/04/1062852
Planet of the Humans: a muddy cocktail of valid criticisms, disinformation and defeatism
Stuart Munckton | greenleft.org.au | 2020-05-02
Climate crisis Environment Film & theatre Zane AlcornIssue 1264 Michael MooreMay 2, 2020 Planet of the Humans | Directed by Jeff Gibbs | Planet of the…
greenleft.org.au/content/planet-humans-muddy-cocktail-valid-criticisms-disinformation-and-defeatism
Greta Thunberg: 'We need to tackle two crises at once'
pip.hinman | greenleft.org.au | 2020-04-29
Environment Jim McIlroyIssue 1263 Australia COVID-19 climate crisis fossil fuel recoveryApril 29, 2020Swedish environmental activis…
greenleft.org.au/content/greta-we-need-tackle-two-crises-once