(2021-05-26). Biden's latest executive order takes aim at climate change's threat to economy. peoplesworld.org 
Climate change could wreak havoc on nearly every aspect of life, and the U.S. financial system is no exception: Local housing market crashes and absurdly high insurance premiums are just two potential examples of the fallout. The federal government is beginning to act on these possibilities. On Thursday, President Joe Biden signed an executive order directing government agencies to expand their …
(2021-05-25). The Laura Flanders Show: The Future of Energy is Indigenous. roarmag.org As Canadian oil giant Enbridge defies orders to shut down their dangerous Line 5 pipeline in Michigan, Indigenous environmental activists gain momentum in their fight to end reliance on fossil fuels. In Minnesota, Enbridge plans to build another pipeline, violating treaties and threatening the Mississippi Watershed. The company says its new pipeline is essential to our energy system. | That's big oil's vision for the future. What is the Indigenous one? What would the world look like if community, ecology and sustainability were the guiding principles of our energy sector? | In this episode, Laura is joined by co-…
(2021-05-25). Climate-fueled drought endangers American West ahead of wildfire season. peoplesworld.org 
At the opening of the 2020 wildfire season, 3% of California was in extreme or exceptional drought and more than 4% burned. This year, more than 73% of the state faces similar drought conditions. In other parts of the Southwest, juniper trees are dying off at increased rates because of the intensification of a climate change-fueled megadrought and turning forests, with trees covered …
(2021-05-25). Climate Crisis May Lead to Rise in Stillbirths. truthout.org 
Climate change is perhaps the greatest existential threat that humanity has ever faced — and as environmental research accumulates, we keep discovering unexpected side effects of making industrial civilization reliant on fossil fuels. The latest one: a likely link between global warming and increased numbers of stillbirths. | A
(2021-05-25). What's Worse Than Climate Catastrophe? Climate Catastrophe Plus Fascism. thenation.com What's Worse Than Climate Catastrophe? Climate Catastrophe Plus Fascism.
(2021-05-25). Mark Kabay-Saleh: 'I have a dream — to save my islands'. greenleft.org.au Mark Kabay-Saleh, from the islands of Masig and Poruma in the centre of the Torres Strait, gave this speech to the climate strike in Brisbane's King George Square on May 21.
(2021-05-25). The Fight for Independent, Non-Corporate Radio Flares Up Again. indybay.org Despite losing a corporate bylaw proposal at Pacifica by 2 to 1 the same group of people have put another reactionary bylaw proposal to a vote for at Pacifica that will cost over $50,000. This is supported by many staff at KPFA who apparently don't give a damn about the waste of money and hypocrisy of their allies. This includes Cat Brooks, Aileen Alfandary, Mitch Jeserich, Brian Edwards-Tiekert, Philip Maldari, Timothy Lynch, Bonnie Simmons, | Kris Welch, Darlene Pagano & Joel Sachs…