(2020-06-22). California Governor Hands Out Fracking Permits on Behalf of Big Oil. globalresearch.ca On June 1, in the midst of the turmoil created by the coronavirus pandemic and the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis, California Gov. Gavin Newsom's administration quietly issued
(2020-06-22). Gavin Newsom Hands Out Fracking Permits To Connected Driller. popularresistance.org On June 1, in the midst of the turmoil created by the coronavirus pandemic and the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis, California Gov. Gavin Newsom's administration quietly issued 12 fracking permits to Aera Energy, a joint venture owned by ExxonMobil and Shell. The fracking permits are the latest example of California's oil industry benefiting from regulatory or deregulatory action during the COVID-19 pandemic and came just months after the Newsom administration said it supported taking actions to "manage the decline of oil production and consumption in the state." Aera, which also received 24 permits from the…
(2020-06-21). Democratizing Energy to Counter the Climate Catastrophe. zcomm.org The economic recovery as well as a Green New Deal will only be meaningful if we take our country-wide energy systems out of the market and into democratic public ownership…
(2020-06-21). Indian Muslims facing 'genocidal climate' amid pandemic. zcomm.org Interview on the government's "disastrous" response…
(2020-06-21). Time to Hold Agribusiness Accountable for Its Climate Footprint. commondreams.org IATP's new study draws a direct line between policies (or lack thereof) that have aided and abetted global dairy corporations to get big and powerful to those that have disempowered dairy farmers and the rural communities where they reside. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/big-dairy.jpg …
(2020-06-21). Black New Orleans Waste Workers Build Power Against A Crisis. popularresistance.org Sanitation workers in New Orleans have been out on strike for over a month now. On May 5, a group of sanitation workers, also known as "hoppers" (because they hop on and off the trucks to empty trash cans), walked off the job after frustrations around low pay and lack of safety equipment boiled over. They have held firm to their demands and to their brothers on the strike lines for over a month now. "All we're trying to do is to get what we're asking for, and then get back to work. We just want fair treatment," Jonathan Edward, who's been a hopper for over a decade, said. They are not alone—workers around t…
(2020-06-20). Climate crisis and social transformation in the age of Corona. indybay.org Material wealth in the form of useful things and utilities is only a means subordinated to the objective of capital accumulation and is sacrificed when that objective can no longer be achieved… Without the state, capitalist society would fly apart immediately. The state, however, is an essential precondition for abstract wealth production and dependent on it.
(2020-06-19). Climate Crisis: Keystone XL Supreme, Cap and Trade Takes Hit and California Geoengineering. therealnews.com 
The Trump administration tries to push Keystone XL to the US Supreme Court, California's appellate court rules on cap and trade, and California's governor backs away—but not really—from solar radiation geoengineering.
(2020-06-19). The elite's Covid-19 coup to destroy humanity that is also fast-tracking four paths to human extinction. nationofchange.org I encourage you to have a ponder. There is a great deal at stake at this time. A human future, no less.
(2020-06-19). NYPD Cops Encouraged To 'Strike' On July 4. popularresistance.org A labor strike is brewing in the NYPD. | A pair of flyers making the rounds among NYPD officers are encouraging them to call out sick July 4 — as retribution for police reform and a perceived anti-cop climate following the outrage over high-profile police killings of unarmed black men across the country, multiple cops told…
(2020-06-18). FROM THE FIELD: Adapting to Lesotho's changing climate. news.un.org Living in the African mountain kingdom of Lesotho comes with its fair share of challenges, including land degradation and climate change, which are upending traditional farming practices.
(2020-06-18). Deadly Heat Is Killing Americans. thenation.com Dean Russell, Elisabeth Gawthrop, Veronica Penney, Ali Raj, Bridget Hickey Deadly Heat Is Killing Americans…
(2020-06-18). For decades, the oil and gas industry got taxpayer help from the fracking production tax credit. nationofchange.org "Shale companies often struggled with their finances already early on and this BS American Dream story of 'resilience, experimentation, and perseverance' would have likely been impossible without the [production tax credit]."
(2020-06-18). Climate Alarm After Unusual Record Heat Wave in Siberia. telesurenglish.net A prolonged heatwave in Siberia is "undoubtedly alarming," climate scientists said Thursday. | RELATED: | In May, surface temperatures in parts of Siberia were up to 10 degrees C above average, according to the EU's Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S). Martin Stendel, of the Danish Meteorological Institute, said the abnormal May temperatures seen in north-west Siberia would be likely to happen just once in 100,000 years without human-c…
(2020-06-18). New Vatican Document Urges Fossil Fuel Divestment to Serve Planet and the Common Good. commondreams.org "The Vatican's call for divestment is a breath of hope in times when faith is more needed than ever," said 350.org co-founder Bill McKibben. "It is a powerful statement that attempting to profit off the destruction of the planet is plainly and simply immoral and unethical." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/thats_how_you_hold_a_bible_climate_pope.jpg …
