(2023-06-06). World Environment Day protests demand urgent action on climate, scrap anti-protest laws. greenleft.org.au Climate activists and unionists rallied in various cities for World Environment Day, calling for an end to new coal and gas projects for anti-protest laws to be scrapped. Jim McIlroy reports.
(2023-06-06). Saturday 6/10: Sacramento: It's a Climate Emergency, Act Like It! Protest at Capitol. indybay.org California State Capitol – West Steps | 315 10th Street | Sacramento, CA 95814…
(2023-06-05). Former UN official lauds China's climate efforts. ecns.cn Erik Solheim, a former chief of the United Nations Environment Programme, said it is absurd that some Western media criticize China for not contributing its fair share to the global fight against climate change.
(2023-06-05). David Sirota: Working Class Will Be "Deeply Harmed" by Biden's "Big Win" on Debt Ceiling. democracynow.org 
President Joe Biden on Saturday signed a debt ceiling deal into law that averts a catastrophic default by the United States through January 1, 2025, hailing it as a "big win" for the country. Critics say the agreement protects wealthy corporations and tax dodgers while imposing new cuts on key social programs and expanding work requirements for some recipients of food stamps. The legislation has also been called a "dirty deal" by climate activists because it rolls back environmental regulations and fast-tracks the approval of the Mountain Valley Pipeline through West Virginia and Virginia,…
(2023-06-05). Headlines for June 5, 2023. democracynow.org Authorities Point to Signal Failure in India Train Disaster That Killed 275+ Passengers, Ukrainian Military Says It's Moving Forward Near Bakhmut as Russia Claims to Thwart Offensive, At Least 40 Killed in Darfur as Ceasefire Expires, Deadly Fighting Continues in Sudan, Biden Signs Debt Ceiling Bill, Averting Default But Sacrificing Food Assistance, Climate Goals, Interior Dept. Announces 20-Year Halt on New Oil and Gas Leasing at Chaco Canyon, DuPont and Spinoff Companies Will Pay $1.2 Billion to Settle "Forever Chemicals" Lawsuit, 170+ Nations Agree to Draft Treaty on Plastic Pollution, Saudi…
(2023-06-05). Why markets fail on fossil fuel pollution, heralding an era of climate disruption. greenleft.org.au The market mechanism models that underpin climate policymaking have failed and an era of climate disruption is now upon us, argues David Spratt.
(2023-06-05). Climate Migrants in a Hell on Earth. scheerpost.com 
(2023-06-05). üéß THE AUDIT: The Climate Change Misinformation Machine (w/ Naomi Klein). levernews.com
(2023-06-05). Climate finance: quantity matters, but so does quality. actionaidusa.org Last week, Reuters released a major investigative piece on climate finance The authors examined 10% of climate finance flows reported by developed countries to the UN, finding that: "at least $3 billion spent not on solar panels or wind farms but on coal-fired power, airports, crime-fighting or other programs that do little or nothing to…
(2023-06-05). Climate Migrants in a Hell on Earth. scheerpost.com
(2023-06-05). üéß THE AUDIT: The Climate Change Misinformation Machine (w/ Naomi Klein). levernews.com
(2023-06-05). Climate finance: quantity matters, but so does quality. actionaidusa.org Last week, Reuters released a major investigative piece on climate finance The authors examined 10% of climate finance flows reported by developed countries to the UN, finding that: "at least $3 billion spent not on solar panels or wind farms but on coal-fired power, airports, crime-fighting or other programs that do little or nothing to…
(2023-06-05). Independent Nord Stream expedition discovers clue missed by official investigators. thegrayzone.com The Grayzone participated in what appears to be the first independent expedition investigating the sabotage of the Nord Stream pipelines. Near one of the blast sites, we discovered a diving boot used by US Navy divers. How did Swedish investigators miss this? Video above by Agnes Andersson On the evening of May 24, 2023, I stood aboard a small ship called the Baltic Explorer. With sun still high overhead in the Baltic Sea, our boat sat anchored thirty-one nautical miles …
(2023-06-05). 'Compromise and consensus' ‚àí but for whom? workers.org 
President Joe Biden averted a default on the federal debt June 3 when he signed the Fiscal Responsibility Act. Biden hailed the bipartisan "compromise and consensus" that resulted in the bill being approved by the House and Senate earlier in the week. He even said the Republican negotiators, who wanted . . . |
(2023-06-05). CARICOM urges to crack down on plastic waste pollution. plenglish.com Georgetown, Jun 5 (Prensa Latina) The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) on Monday welcomed the World Environment Day with its commitment to exercise sustainable management and promote eco-friendly production patterns to deal with plastic waste pollution issue.
(2023-06-05). Plastic Bank uses wastepickers and blockchain to fight pollution. america.cgtn.com 
See how one social enterprise is fighting plastic pollution in developing nations like Brazil.
(2023-06-05). China explores recycling options for waste from photovoltaic sector. ecns.cn With Monday being China's ninth National Environment Day, themed this year on modernization characterized by harmonious coexistence between man and nature, experts are calling for greater attention to an emerging issue: the coming surge in photovoltaic panel waste.