(2020-04-08). Martin Khor: The Making of a Global Activist. zcomm.org The late Martin Khor united activists, officials, and thought leaders against trade and climate policies that plundered the Global South. Here's how his comrades remember him…
(2020-04-08). As Washington Privatized Pandemic Preparation, the National Security State Left Americans Defenseless Against Coronavirus. globalresearch.ca Responsibility for pandemic preparation was privatized under the Obama and Trump administrations. It's time to face down the national security state that wasted trillions on imperial wars and abandoned Americans to fight coronavirus alone. | *** | Donald Trump's failure to …
(2020-04-08). Neoliberalism, Climate Change and the Future of Architecture. globalresearch.ca Introduction | What is the future for architecture in these times of climate change and economic crises? Should sustainability and affordability be a major factor in the design and development of future buildings? What about aesthetics? There are many individual examples …
(2020-04-08). BLM Timber Sale Increases Fire Risk, Reduces Climate Resilience and Harms Recreation. counterpunch.org The Bureau of Land Management's Medford District has proposed the Bear Grub timber sale in the mountains between Ruch in the Applegate Valley and Talent in the Rogue Valley. This project focuses on logging some of the driest watersheds in Western Oregon, including popular recreation areas along the East Applegate Ridge Trail, and in important
(2020-04-08). The landfill in our bodies. indybay.org The radioactive contaminated Hunters Point shipyard has left residents and workers with dangerous contamination in their bodies.
(2020-04-08). California regulators approve new fracking permits during COVID-19 epidemic. indybay.org The increase in oil and gas drilling permits in recent years, including fracking operations — and fact that California has no health and safety setbacks like many other states do — is a result of the millions of dollars every year that WSPA and oil companies spend every year on lobbying state officials, including the Governor's Office and state regulatory agencies, as well as the many millions spent by the oil industry on campaign contributions to politicians and campaign committees.
(2020-04-07). This pandemic is ecological breakdown: Different tempo, same song. mronline.org 
Comparisons between the toll of COVID-19 and climate change are not helpful because they view each as two separate "things"
(2020-04-07). Climate Crisis: COVID-19 Cancels COP26, KXL Construction, Trump Big Oil Huddle. therealnews.com 
The UN climate summit is cancelled due to coronavirus, while the long-contested Keystone XL pipeline may begin construction because of it. And as global oil prices bottom out, Trump will huddle with Big Oil executives.
(2020-04-07). Monsanto documents predicted damage to US farms. nationofchange.org Dozens of U.S. farms have joined together to sue Monsanto (now Bayer) and BASF in order to hold them accountable for the damage of millions of acres of farmland and crops.
(2020-04-05). First Person: COVID-19 is not a silver lining for the climate, says UN Environment chief. news.un.org Greenhouse gas emissions are down and air quality has gone up, as governments react to the COVID-19 pandemic. However, the head of the UN Environment Programme (UNEP), Inger Andersen, has cautioned against viewing this as a boon for the environment. In this First Person editorial, Ms. Andersen calls instead for a profound, systemic shift to a more sustainable economy that works for both people and the planet.
(2020-04-04). Civil Disobedience in the Time of Climate Crisis. zcomm.org What we—citizens, corporations, courts and government—do about the climate crisis will determine life on earth within the next few decades…
(2020-04-04). First U.S. Union-Authorized Climate Strike? zcomm.org If Local 26 is forced to strike again, one thing is clear: It will do so not only as the representative of its own members, but as the champion of everyone who knows they are threatened by climate change…
(2020-04-03). Unions Disregard Call for Large Scale Climate Action Strikes. projectcensored.org Students are leading the way with Global Climate Strikes across the country to persuade the government and leaders of the country to take impactful action to remedy the current climate…
(2020-04-03). Technological Solution to Food Crisis? projectcensored.org Entrepreneurs and investors are looking for ways to grow enough food in a world of climate change and diminishing resources. | Some propose making "food out of air," according to "Food without Fields?" The article, published in the autumn 2019 issue of Earth Island Journal, presumes the best way to protect ecosystems is to take farming out of them — and put food production in the lab. That's a big presumption, and its implication is that there's no cost-effective and ecologically sound way to keep the farm in the field. But evidence is showing that agriculture—when aligned with ecological principles[m…
(2020-04-01). Living in climate crisis: the pandemic and the need for revolution. liberationnews.org 
We are living the climate crisis and this is how it will continue to evolve without united action from below.
(2020-02-21). Paul Paz y Miño, Saqib Bhatti & Beverly Bell on Environmental Justice & Cross-National Solidarity. fair.org 
There will only be an increasing number of frontline struggles between extractive, climate-disrupting industry and those willing to stand up to it. Corporate media's inadequate attention, and unwillingness to truly call out the moneyed interests causing present and future harms, make them more often part of the problem than the solution.
(2019-11-07). Take Action — Some actual, SANE legislation. peaceaction.org Trump has plans to spend nearly $2 TRILLION over the next 30 years on unneeded and unnecessary nuclear weapons and delivery systems. This makes no sense. This is insane. That's nearly $100 million wasted every day for thirty years on weapons we are supposed to be getting rid of. To put that amount in perspective, …