Martin Khor: The Making of a Global Activist
Walden Bello | zcomm.org | 2020-04-08
The late Martin Khor united activists, officials, and thought leaders against trade and climate policies that plundered the Global South. Here's how his comrades remember him…
zcomm.org/znetarticle/martin-khor-the-making-of-a-global-activist/

As Washington Privatized Pandemic Preparation, the National Security State Left Americans Defenseless Against Coronavirus
Gareth Porter | globalresearch.ca | 2020-04-08
Responsibility for pandemic preparation was privatized under the Obama and Trump administrations. It's time to face down the national security state that wasted trillions on imperial wars and abandoned Americans to fight coronavirus alone. | *** | Donald Trump's failure to …
globalresearch.ca/washington-privatized-pandemic-preparation-national-security-state-left-americans-defenseless-against-coronavirus/5709099

The landfill in our bodies
Dr. Ahimsa Sumchai | indybay.org | 2020-04-08
The radioactive contaminated Hunters Point shipyard has left residents and workers with dangerous contamination in their bodies.
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/04/04/18832105.php

BLM Timber Sale Increases Fire Risk, Reduces Climate Resilience and Harms Recreation
Luke Ruediger | counterpunch.org | 2020-04-08
The Bureau of Land Management's Medford District has proposed the Bear Grub timber sale in the mountains between Ruch in the Applegate Valley and Talent in the Rogue Valley. This project focuses on logging some of the driest watersheds in Western Oregon, including popular recreation areas along the East Applegate Ridge Trail, and in important…
counterpunch.org/2020/04/08/blm-timber-sale-increases-fire-risk-reduces-climate-resilience-and-harms-recreation/

Neoliberalism, Climate Change and the Future of Architecture
Caoimhghin àì Croidheáin | globalresearch.ca | 2020-04-08
Introduction | What is the future for architecture in these times of climate change and economic crises? Should sustainability and affordability be a major factor in the design and development of future buildings? What about aesthetics? There are many individual examples …
globalresearch.ca/neoliberalism-climate-change-future-architecture/5709033

California regulators approve new fracking permits during COVID-19 epidemic
Dan Bacher | indybay.org | 2020-04-08
The increase in oil and gas drilling permits in recent years, including fracking operations

Climate Crisis: COVID-19 Cancels COP26, KXL Construction, Trump Big Oil Huddle
Staff | therealnews.com | 2020-04-07
The UN climate summit is cancelled due to coronavirus, while the long-contested Keystone XL pipeline may begin construction because of it. And as global oil prices bottom out, Trump will huddle with Big Oil executives.
therealnews.com/columns/climate-crisis-covid-19-cancels-cop26-kxl-construction-trump-big-oil-huddle

This pandemic is ecological breakdown: Different tempo, same song
Eds. | mronline.org | 2020-04-07
Comparisons between the toll of COVID-19 and climate change are not helpful because they view each as two separate "things"
mronline.org/2020/04/07/this-pandemic-is-ecological-breakdown-different-tempo-same-song/

Monsanto documents predicted damage to US farms
Amanda Mills | nationofchange.org | 2020-04-07
Dozens of U.S. farms have joined together to sue Monsanto (now Bayer) and BASF in order to hold them accountable for the damage of millions of acres of farmland and crops.
nationofchange.org/2020/04/07/monsanto-documents-predicted-damage-to-us-farms/

First Person: COVID-19 is not a silver lining for the climate, says UN Environment chief
news.un.org | 2020-04-05
Greenhouse gas emissions are down and air quality has gone up, as governments react to the COVID-19 pandemic. However, the head of the UN Environment Programme (UNEP), Inger Andersen, has cautioned against viewing this as a boon for the environment. In this First Person editorial, Ms. Andersen calls instead for a profound, systemic shift to a more sustainable economy that works for both people and the planet.
news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2020/04/1061082

First U.S. Union-Authorized Climate Strike?
Jeremy Brecher | zcomm.org | 2020-04-04
If Local 26 is forced to strike again, one thing is clear: It will do so not only as the representative of its own members, but as the champion of everyone who knows they are threatened by climate change…
zcomm.org/zmagazine/first-u-s-union-authorized-climate-strike/

Civil Disobedience in the Time of Climate Crisis
H. Patricia Hynes | zcomm.org | 2020-04-04
What we–citizens, corporations, courts and government–do about the climate crisis will determine life on earth within the next few decades…
zcomm.org/zmagazine/civil-disobedience-in-the-time-of-climate-crisis/

Technological Solution to Food Crisis?
VINS | projectcensored.org | 2020-04-03
Entrepreneurs and investors are looking for ways to grow enough food in a world of climate change and diminishing resources. | Some propose making "food out of air," according to "Food without Fields?" The article, published in the autumn 2019 issue of Earth Island Journal, presumes the best way to protect ecosystems is to take farming out of them

Unions Disregard Call for Large Scale Climate Action Strikes
VINS | projectcensored.org | 2020-04-03
Students are leading the way with Global Climate Strikes across the country to persuade the government and leaders of the country to take impactful action to remedy the current climate…
projectcensored.org/unions-disregard-call-for-large-scale-climate-action-strikes/

Living in climate crisis: the pandemic and the need for revolution
Tina Landis | liberationnews.org | 2020-04-01
We are living the climate crisis and this is how it will continue to evolve without united action from below.
liberationnews.org/living-in-climate-crisis-the-pandemic-and-the-need-for-revolution/