Big polluter Shell loses climate case
Kerry Smith | greenleft.org.au | 2021-05-27
For the first time in history, a judge has held a corporation liable for causing dangerous climate change. | As a result of legal action brought by Friends of the Earth (FOE) Netherlands, together with 17,000 Dutch citizens and six other organisations, the District Court of the Hague ruled on May 26 that Shell must reduce its carbon dioxide emissions by 45% within 10 years. | Shell is a British-Dutch company, with headquarters in the Netherlands. | The co-plaintiffs were Action Aid Netherlands, Both ENDS, Fossil Free Netherlands, Greenpeace Netherlands, Young Friends of the Earth Netherlands and the Wadden Sea As…
greenleft.org.au/content/big-polluter-shell-loses-climate-case

10 new albums to help heal the world
Mat Ward | greenleft.org.au | 2021-05-27
Here's a look back at May's political news and the best new music that related to it. You can also listen to a podcast of this column, including the music, here. | gojira.jpg: | 1. GOJIRA – FORTITUDE : | On May 1, a march in Sydney for International Workers' Day brought the fight for jobs and climate together, but days later, the Australian government announced it was using $2.3 billion of…
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Go Green on New Housing
Dana Bourland | progressive.org | 2021-05-26
To solve our housing and climate crises, we must integrate how we think about both.
progressive.org/op-eds/green-new-housing-bourland-210526/

Biden's latest executive order takes aim at climate change's threat to economy
Naveena Sadasivam | peoplesworld.org | 2021-05-26
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 …
peoplesworld.org/article/bidens-latest-executive-order-takes-aim-at-climate-changes-threat-to-economy/

Economic Study Shows Why 'Saving the Planet Is Not a Jobs Killer'
Julia Conley, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2021-05-26
Even aggressive climate action would affect the jobs of fewer people "than the number of workers that employers typically fire or lay off in a single day." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/solar-panels1300x681.jpg …
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As Mobilization Gains Steam, Over 300 Groups Implore Biden to 'Stop Line 3'
Jessica Corbett, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2021-05-26
"Line 3 is a climate bomb waiting to go off," warned one organizer. Opponents of the project are urging President Joe Biden to stop it. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/line3-dapl-protest-dc-2600×1361.jpg …
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'Landslide Victory for Climate Justice': Court Rules Shell Must Cut CO2 Emissions 45% by 2030
Jessica Corbett, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2021-05-26
"People around the world are demanding climate justice. Today the court confirmed that the fossil fuel industry cannot continue their climate pollution." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/dutch-activists-shell-2600×1361.jpg …
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In the Lead up to June Mobilization, Over 300 Groups Call for President Biden to take Presidential Action to Stop the Line 3 Pipeline Project
commondreams.org | 2021-05-26
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Economic Study Shows Why 'Saving the Planet Is Not a Jobs Killer'
Moderator | scheerpost.com | 2021-05-26
By Julia Conley / Common Dreams A key argument made by opponents to climate action–that sharply reducing carbon emissions by shifting away from fossil fuel production and towards renewable energy sources would kill jobs–continued to fall apart Wednesday as a new report showed the employment impact of abandoning fossil fuels over the next two decades would be minimal. At the Center for Economic and… | Source…
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