Greta Thunberg Holds Up D-Day Veteran's Call to Avert Collapse of Civilization
Staff | truthdig.com | 2019-07-22
As she is given the Freedom Prize by France's Normandy, the activist says to honor D-Day veterans we should "stop destroying" the world they "fought so hard to save."
truthdig.com/articles/greta-thunberg-holds-up-d-day-veterans-call-to-avert-collapse-of-civilization/

In the Wake of Fukushima. Imagining Disasters in the Era of Climate Change: Is Japan's Seawall a New Maginot Line?
Peter Matanle | asia-pacificresearch.com | 2019-07-22
asia-pacificresearch.com/in-the-wake-of-fukushima-imagining-disasters-in-the-era-of-climate-change-is-japans-seawall-a-new-maginot-line/5628739

Fighting Climate Change Means Ending War
Robert Koehler | counterpunch.org | 2019-07-22
"The easy movement of high ranking military officers into jobs with major defense contractors and the reverse movement of top executives in major defense contractors into high Pentagon jobs is solid evidence of the military industrial-complex in operation." I was utterly stunned when I read these words of former Wisconsin Senator William Proxmire, quoted in…
counterpunch.org/2019/07/22/fighting-climate-change-means-ending-war/

Peace Strike for Climate & Amazon Rainforest in State Capital
Fridays For Future Sacramento | indybay.org | 2019-07-22
California State Capitol Museum, West Steps | 1315 10th Street, Sacramento, CA 95814…
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/07/19/18824857.php

Climate Smart Farming and Gardening Workshop
Terra Cultura | indybay.org | 2019-07-22
The event will be held on site at Terra Cultura, a nonprofit eco-education farm in Aromas, CA. Our mission is to cultivate resilient communities empowered through education and collaboration in agrecology, sustainable living, and the arts.
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/07/17/18824817.php

Seahorses are on the path to extinction but Etsy refuses to stop sales on its website
Glen Black | thecanary.co | 2019-07-20
Sellers on handmade items marketplace Etsy are dealing in seahorses, which are threatened worldwide. And despite repeated attempts by seahorse conservationists to limit sales, the website has refused to co-operate.Threatened species: The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) put seahorses on its list in 2004. It said at the time that seahorses were: | the first commercially valuable marine genus to be protected under [CITES]. A nu…
thecanary.co/discovery/analysis-discovery/2019/07/20/seahorses-are-on-the-path-to-extinction-but-etsy-refuses-to-stop-sales-on-its-website/

Seahorses are on the path to extinction but Etsy refuses to stop sales on its website
Glen Black | thecanary.co | 2019-07-20
Sellers on handmade items marketplace Etsy are dealing in seahorses, which are threatened worldwide. And despite repeated attempts by seahorse conservationists to limit sales, the website has refused to co-operate.Threatened species: The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) put seahorses on its list in 2004. It said at the time that seahorses were: | the first commercially valuable marine genus to be protected under [CITES]. A nu…
thecanary.co/discovery/analysis-discovery/2019/07/20/seahorses-are-on-the-path-to-extinction-but-etsy-refuses-to-stop-sales-on-its-website/

That funny smell: 4.5mn-gallon sewage spill shuts Washington beaches
rt.com | 2019-07-20
Power glitches at the two biggest sewage treatment plants in Washington state's King County have resulted in the uncontrollable discharge of millions of gallons of wastewater into the ocean, causing several beaches to close. | …
rt.com/usa/464610-sewage-spill-beaches-closed/

Some Candidates Have Climate Plans, But Are They Climate Justice Plans?
Staff | therealnews.com | 2019-07-20
At Netroots Nation 2019, 350.org's Thanu Yakupitiyage says she's looking for every presidential candidate to release tangible climate plans, bring frontline communities into the room, and take on the fossil fuel industry and its money…
therealnews.com/stories/some-candidates-have-climate-plans-but-are-they-climate-justice-plans

As Trump Tears Up Our Treaties, Can Local Efforts Yield Diplomatic Fruit?
James Carden | thenation.com | 2019-07-19
As Trump Tears Up Our Treaties, Can Local Efforts Yield Diplomatic Fruit?
thenation.com/article/trump-iran-climate-change-treaties/

On Climate, 'Looking at the Structural Barriers to Progress Is Important' – CounterSpin interview with Zoà´ Carpenter on GOP's Oregon power grab
Janine Jackson | fair.org | 2019-07-19
Janine Jackson interviewed Zoà´ Carpenter about the GOP's Oregon power grab for the July 12, 2019, episode of CounterSpin. This is a lightly edited transcript. | Media…
fair.org/home/on-climate-looking-at-the-structural-barriers-to-progress-is-important/

Why A 20-Year Old Climate Activist is Suing the Federal Government
Staff | therealnews.com | 2019-07-17
At Netroots Nation 2019, Vic Barrett, a young defendant in Juliana vs US, talks to Dharna Noor about why he's suing the federal government for its role in the climate crisis…
therealnews.com/stories/why-a-20-year-old-climate-activist-is-suing-the-federal-government

"Fossil Fuel Stooges" Pence & Trump Deny Climate Crisis as Deadly Rains Slam Louisiana & South Asia
Staff | democracynow.org | 2019-07-15
Ongoing heavy rain has killed at least 67 people in Nepal, 25 in India and 14 in Bangladesh as flooding from monsoons has displaced 1 million people in South Asia. This year's flooding in the region has been worse than ever before and is likely fueled by rising global temperatures, which have led to more extreme weather. Scientists warn that the risk of deadly floods is not over. In the United States, New Orleans residents managed to avoid the worst of Tropical Storm Barry, but 11 million people continued to be on flash flood warning as the storm slowly made its way through Louisiana over the weekend. President T…
www.democracynow.org/2019/7/15/nepal_india_bangladesh_flooding_climate_crisis

"Fossil Fuel Stooges" Pence & Trump Deny Climate Crisis as Deadly Rains Slam Louisiana & South Asia
Staff | democracynow.org | 2019-07-15
Ongoing heavy rain has killed at least 67 people in Nepal, 25 in India and 14 in Bangladesh as flooding from monsoons has displaced 1 million people in South Asia. This year's flooding in the region has been worse than ever before and is likely fueled by rising global temperatures, which have led to more extreme weather. Scientists warn that the risk of deadly floods is not over. In the United States, New Orleans residents managed to avoid the worst of Tropical Storm Barry, but 11 million people continued to be on flash flood warning as the storm slowly made its way through Louisiana over the weekend. President T…
www.democracynow.org/2019/7/15/nepal_india_bangladesh_flooding_climate_crisis