(2020-08-04). COVID-19, Climate Change, And Chaos. popularresistance.org COVID-19 and the protests for racial justice have drawn attention away from the mostly bad news about the environment. Yes, the skies in most parts of the world are a lot clearer these days as people stay home and auto emissions decline. But as one study points out, even if lockdown measures continue for the next several months, global carbon emissions will only drop by between 4 to 8 percent from last year. That drop would not be enough to make a dent in overall warming trends—and as the US and other economies recover, it will be back to "normal."
(2020-08-01). UK & Sweden's carbon targets half what is needed for 1.5C. mronline.org 
Climate progressive countries United Kingdom and Sweden have to ramp up their commitments to reach the Paris Agreement goal, according to a new study led by Kevin Anderson of the Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research at the University of Manchester and Upsalla University.
(2020-08-01). Fossil fuel industry engaging in 'pervasive fraud' that threatens global economy, report warns. nationofchange.org Warning of an impending financial implosion driven largely by fossil fuel industry deception, a recent report calls on fossil fuel insiders and other potential whistleblowers to help expose and prosecute this fraud. According to this new report from the National Whistleblower Center (NWC) published July 23, fossil fuel executives' deception on the financial risks of climate …
(2020-08-01). Trump's Golden Era Of Energy Is Turning To Lead. popularresistance.org It was just over a year ago that President Trump announced, "The golden era of American energy is now underway," saying that his policies focused on exploiting oil, gas, and coal were "unleashing energy dominance." | What a difference a year makes. On July 10, the Financial Times ran an article with a headline that asked, "Is the party finally over for U.S. oil and gas?" And there is no doubt that it has been quite a party for the last decade. At least, for the fracking executives who have enriched themselves while losing hundreds of billions of dollars investors gave them to produce oil and gas.
(2020-08-01). COVID-19, capitalism and climate. mronline.org 
No one should have been surprised by COVID-19. Epidemiologists have been warning for decades about the increasing danger of novel virus pandemics that could cause major human suffering, disrupt the economy and exacerbate the growing inequalities that characterizes the modern world.
(2020-07-31). The epistemic tragedy of coronavirus misinformation. zcomm.org Without wishing to sound defeatist, it strikes me that our present information climate is yet another tragedy in this year of tragedies…
(2020-07-31). Video: "Planet of the Humans": Michael Moore's Documentary. globalresearch.ca Michael Moore presents Planet of the Humans, a documentary that dares to say what no one else will — that we are losing the battle to stop climate change on planet earth because we are following leaders who have taken …
(2020-07-31). Wednesday 8/12: Vote for the Earth: Climate Emergency, Racial Justice and Your Voting Power. indybay.org Online via livestream: futurelive.us/…
(2020-07-31). House Spending Bill Goes Big on Climate, Clean Energy and Transportation. commondreams.org ______________________________…
(2020-07-30). How we could lose the global climate fight if Trump is re-elected. peoplesworld.org 
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(2020-07-30). 2019 marked a massive uptick in environmental activism as it did environmental activists' deaths. nationofchange.org "Land and environmental defenders play a vital role in protecting these climate-critical forests and ecosystems."