The World Trade Organization Is Threatening Vaccine Equity and Climate Goals
Staff | truthout.org | 2021-05-29
The huge COVID-19 vaccine supply gap between rich and poor countries exposes the deadly problem of intellectual property (IP) rights and the dangerous monopoly power of Big Pharma. It also exposes in glaring terms the failures of the entire system of global trading rules regulated by the World Trade Organization (WTO). In this exclusive interview for Truthout, Jayati Ghosh, one of the world's leading development economists, dissects the question of intellectual property rights relating to vac…
truthout.org/articles/the-world-trade-organization-is-threatening-vaccine-equity-and-climate-goals/

Biden's Climate Plan Sparked GOP Panic Over Masculinity and Red Meat
Cat Tebaldi | commondreams.org | 2021-05-29
"Republican politics often use meat to mobilize an image of working-class, masculine toughness, or heartland American patriotism." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/redmeat-grill-flickr-2600×1361.jpg …
commondreams.org/views/2021/05/29/bidens-climate-plan-sparked-gop-panic-over-masculinity-and-red-meat?cd-origin=rss

Does the U.S. Really Need Another Oil Pipeline?
Sonali Kolhatkar | zcomm.org | 2021-05-29
Native American communities living alongside the route of the Line 3 pipeline project in northern Minnesota are asking all activists to join them in solidarity this June…
zcomm.org/znetarticle/does-the-u-s-really-need-another-oil-pipeline/

What happens next in Congress will determine the future of our country
Bernie Sanders | zcomm.org | 2021-05-29
We can help save the planet from the ravages of climate change and we can strengthen American democracy…
zcomm.org/znetarticle/what-happens-next-in-congress-will-determine-the-future-of-our-country/

Russia, Pakistan To Build New North-South Gas Pipeline
Anonymous103 | southfront.org | 2021-05-28
Illustrative image | On May 28, Russia and Pakistan have signed an agreement to build the North-South gas pipeline, also known as the Pakistan Stream. The document signed by Russian Energy Minister Nikolai Shulginov and Pakistani Ambassador to Russia Shafkat Ali-Khan allows to begin in the near future the construction of the pipeline, according to the Russian Ministry of Energy."The signing of this protocol will allow our companies to begin the realization of the project in the very near future, thereby helpi…
southfront.org/russia-pakistan-to-build-new-north-south-gas-pipeline/

Forget the GOP Plan. Climate Activists Want $10 Trillion for Infrastructure
Staff | truthout.org | 2021-05-28
As President Biden haggles with Republicans on infrastructure, youth climate activists continue pushing for the bold vision of a Green New Deal. Sunrise Movement activist Lily Gardner says Biden should forget the GOP and listen to young people, who are fired up about the prospect of a Civilian Climate Corps that would create thousands of jobs combatting the climate crisis and building a sustainable future. | Music by Dan Mason. | TRANSCRIPT: | Th…
truthout.org/audio/forget-the-gop-plan-climate-activists-want-10-trillion-for-infrastructure/

Australian court finds government has duty to protect young people from climate crisis
_____ | popularresistance.org | 2021-05-28
Eight teenagers and an octogenarian nun had sought an injunction to prevent Ley approving a proposal by Whitehaven Coal to expand the Vickery coalmine in northern New South Wales, arguing the minister had a common law duty of care to protect younger people against future harm from climate change.
popularresistance.org/australian-court-finds-government-has-duty-to-protect-young-people-from-climate-crisis/

In Revolution, Shareholders vote Climate Activist Hedge Funders onto Board of ExxonMobil
The Conversation | juancole.com | 2021-05-28
By Mark DesJardine and Tima Bansal | — One of the most expensive Wall Street shareholder battles on record could signal a big shift in how hedge funds and other investors view sustainability. Exxon Mobil Corp. has been fending off a so-called proxy fight from a hedge fund known as Engine No. 1, which blames …
juancole.com/2021/05/revolution-shareholders-exxonmobil.html

Court finds government has duty to protect young people from climate crisis
_____ | popularresistance.org | 2021-05-28
Eight teenagers and an octogenarian nun had sought an injunction to prevent Ley approving a proposal by Whitehaven Coal to expand the Vickery coalmine in northern New South Wales, arguing the minister had a common law duty of care to protect younger people against future harm from climate change.
popularresistance.org/australian-court-finds-government-has-duty-to-protect-young-people-from-climate-crisis/

The Net Zero Mirage
Robert Hunziker | dissidentvoice.org | 2021-05-28
"Net Zero by 2050" is the rallying cry of scientists and policymakers throughout the world. However, that epithet echoes past decades of climate change/global warming mitigation plans, one after another, all failures. The world's continuing failure to come to grips with the dilemma led three notable climate scientists, deeply involved at the highest levels, to …
dissidentvoice.org/2021/05/the-net-zero-mirage/

Water activists win against Adani
Margaret Gleeson | greenleft.org.au | 2021-05-28
In a victory for people power, the Federal Court found, on May 25, that the federal government had failed to apply the "water trigger" test when assessing — and approving — Adani's North Galilee Water Scheme (NGWS) in April 2019. | The NGWS refers to a pipeline that would extract 12.5 billion litres of water a year from the Suttor River to service Adani's Carmichael Coal Mine in central Queensland. | The "water trigger" refers to The Environment Prot…
greenleft.org.au/content/water-activists-win-against-adani

Water activists win against Adani
Margaret Gleeson | greenleft.org.au | 2021-05-28
In a victory for people power, the Federal Court found, on May 25, that the federal government had failed to apply the "water trigger" test when assessing — and approving– Adani's North Galilee Water Scheme (NGWS) in April 2019. | The NGWS refers to a pipeline that would extract 12.5 billion litres of water a year from the Suttor River to service Adani's Carmichael Coal Mine in central Queensland. | The "water trigger" refers to The Environment Prote…
greenleft.org.au/content/water-activists-win-against-adani

Biden Budget Fails to Address Extinction Crisis
commondreams.org | 2021-05-28
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commondreams.org/newswire/2021/05/28/biden-budget-fails-address-extinction-crisis?cd-origin=rss

'Your Legacy Is… What You Deliver': Climate Movement Says Biden Budget Not Bold Enough
Jessica Corbett, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2021-05-28
"Biden, your legacy is not what you propose, but what you deliver." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/evanweber-sunrisemovement-2600×1361.jpg …
commondreams.org/news/2021/05/28/your-legacy-what-you-deliver-climate-movement-says-biden-budget-not-bold-enough?cd-origin=rss

The U.S. Has an Opportunity for a Better Strategy to Address Climate Displacement
commondreams.org | 2021-05-28
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commondreams.org/newswire/2021/05/28/us-has-opportunity-better-strategy-address-climate-displacement?cd-origin=rss

Despite Risks, Climate Activists Lead Fight Against Oil Giant's Drilling Projects in Uganda
Brett Wilkins, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2021-05-28
"We cannot drink oil. This is why we cannot accept the construction of the East African Crude Oil Pipeline," says Ugandan climate justice activist Vanessa Nakate. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/stopeacop-2600×1361.jpg …
commondreams.org/news/2021/05/28/despite-risks-climate-activists-lead-fight-against-oil-giants-drilling-projects?cd-origin=rss

Their Extinction = Our Extinction
Sue Coe | thenation.com | 2021-05-28
Their Extinction = Our Extinction…
thenation.com/article/environment/their-extinction-our-extinction/

The Net Zero Mirage
Robert Hunziker | counterpunch.org | 2021-05-28
"Net Zero by 2050" is the rallying cry of scientists and policymakers throughout the world. However, that epithet echoes past decades of climate change/global warming mitigation plans, one after another, all failures. The world's continuing failure to come to grips with the dilemma led three notable climate scientists, deeply involved at the highest levels, to…
counterpunch.org/2021/05/28/the-net-zero-mirage/

Bayer considers putting an end to US glyphosate sales
Marlee Kokotovic | nationofchange.org | 2021-05-28
"Removing glyphosate from residential use would be a step in the right direction."
nationofchange.org/2021/05/28/bayer-considers-putting-an-end-to-us-glyphosate-sales/

Major tire companies explore the use of dandelions for a more sustainable material to rubber
Ashley Curtin | nationofchange.org | 2021-05-28
Dandelion rubber tires will lessen the amount of landfill waste, decrease deforestation and reduce the economic burden of rubber tree cultivation, experts said…
nationofchange.org/2021/05/28/major-tire-companies-explore-the-use-of-dandelions-for-a-more-sustainable-material-to-rubber/

Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo sends police against striking waste workers
wsws.org | 2021-05-28
On Tuesday, several hundred Paris garbage collectors and sewage workers demonstrated against the civil service reforms due to take effect on January 1, 2022, by occupying City Hall.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2021/05/28/sewa-m28.html

Major tire companies explore the use of dandelions for a more sustainable rubber
Ashley Curtin | nationofchange.org | 2021-05-28
Dandelion rubber tires will lessen the amount of landfill waste, decrease deforestation and reduce the economic burden of rubber tree cultivation, experts said…
nationofchange.org/2021/05/28/major-tire-companies-explore-the-use-of-dandelions-for-a-more-sustainable-material-to-rubber/