2020-06-08: News Headlines

_____ (2020-06-09). German Pesticide and Chemical Co's gets £1bn UK bailout despite mammoth dividend plan. truepublica.org.uk By Zach Boren: Chemicals manufacturers BASF and Bayer have been given enormous payouts of Covid-19 support cash from the British government just weeks after announcing plans to distribute billions to shareholders in dividends. The world's largest chemicals company BASF, which makes agricultural, industrial and automotive products at its eight UK plants, has received £1 billion …

Martin Empson (2020-06-08). Marx, ecology and industrial agriculture. mronline.org British climate activist and socialist Martin Empson writes on why the fight against climate change must be a fight for system change and for socialism.

Felix Imonti (2020-06-08). America's Fracking Industry: Donald Trump's Lost Dream for World Energy Domination. globalresearch.ca Donald Trump has no solution to the crisis in the domestic hydraulic fracturing industry that won't have dire consequences for the economy. The survival of the industry lies in Saudi Arabia. | It was not until 2013 that the real potential …

news.un (2020-06-07). Bringing the coral reefs back to life. news.un.org Coral reefs are being killed by the climate crisis, which is leading to rising sea temperatures. "Cryopreservation", a pioneering scientific technique, could be one way to help save them.

Staff (2020-06-06). Climate Crisis: Black Lives Matter, Looting Puerto Rico, And California's Environmental Racism. therealnews.com This week the climate justice movement says Black Lives Matter, disaster capitalists are still looting Puerto Rico, and California is neglecting to fix the environmental racism of its oil infrastructure.

news.un (2020-06-06). First Person: Collecting the 'Book of Life' for coral reefs. news.un.org With the climate crisis threatening coral reefs around the world, a researcher in Hawaii is part of a team pioneering new techniques to preserve living coral sperm and larvae, and ultimately save the biodiversity and genetic diversity of coral reefs not just in Hawaii but across the world.

Vandana Shiva (2020-06-05). The Path Beyond Extinction and Escape: Return to Earth, Regenerate and Share. commondreams.org The game billionaires play is not worthy of being called economy, either as care for the home, or as the art of living. It is exractive, naked money making, at war with life and creativity. (Photo: Drew Angerer/Getty Images) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/stop_1.jpg

Ilana Cohen (2020-06-05). We Cannot Postpone Climate Talks Until 2021. thenation.com Lawmakers need to wake up: Climate change and the injustices it generates won't break for Covid-19. So the United Nations Climate Change Conference can't, either.

Staff (2020-06-05). Cities Gain Momentum To Defund Police, Remove Them From Schools. therealnews.com The uprising sparked by George Floyd's death has prompted vows to defund police from officials in New York and Los Angeles, while Minneapolis and Portland's school systems are moving to end policing in schools.

Amanda Mills (2020-06-05). Sixth mass extinction of wildlife accelerating quicker than expected. nationofchange.org "Extinction breeds extinctions."

news.un (2020-06-05). May confirmed as warmest on record, CO2 levels hit new high despite COVID economic slowdown. news.un.org Last month was the warmest May on record and carbon dioxide levels also hit a new high despite the economic slowdown from COVID-19, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said on Friday, in an urgent appeal for Member States to renew their efforts to tackle climate threats.

Beyond Nuclear (2020-06-05). Beyond Nuclear Files Federal Lawsuit Challenging High-Level Radioactive Waste Dump for Entire Inventory of US "Spent" Reactor Fuel. globalresearch.ca Today the non-profit organization

Staff (2020-06-06). As CO2 Levels Hit New High, Earth Experiences Its Hottest May on Record. truthout.org The Earth just experienced its hottest May on record, scientists said Friday — just a day after it was announced that atmospheric CO2 levels hit a new high. | Scientists at Europe's Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S)

sputniknews (2020-06-05). 'Alarming Sign': Earth Just Experienced Hottest May in Recorded History. sputniknews.com Scientists with the Copernicus Climate Change Service managed by the European Commission revealed Friday that the Earth experienced its hottest May ever recorded last month.

yenisafak (2020-06-08). Turkey's first lady marks World Oceans Day. yenisafak.com Turkey's first lady on Monday marked the occasion of June 8, World Oceans Day."Water is life. Oceans are the home of countless species. Let's remember once again on June 8 #WorldOceans Day that the cleanliness of the oceans, seas and coasts is vital for our world," Emine Erdogan said on Twitter.She underlined that seas and oceans are the "common frontier" of all countries in the world, and called to act with a "common conscience" on this matter."If we can make #ZeroWaste philosophy a lifestyle that includes seas as well, we can carry the vast blues to the future," Erdogan said."Our children do not deserve a futur…