Supreme Court Sends Baltimore Climate Damages Case Back to Appeals Court
commondreams.org | 2021-05-17
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New Study Decodes ExxonMobil's 'Modern' Climate Misinformation
_____ | popularresistance.org | 2021-05-17
What's the single word that fossil fuel giant ExxonMobil's flagship environmental reports to investors and the public tie most closely to climate change and global warming? | According to newly published research from Harvard science historian Naomi Oreskes and Harvard research associate Geoffrey Supran, it's a simple four-letter word, one that carries overtones not only of danger, but also — crucially — of uncertainty: risk. | Oreskes and Supran argue in the peer-reviewed study published in the journal One Earth, that by repeating that word over and over as it discusses climate change ExxonMobil cont…
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Biden's first 100 days gets failing environmental justice score
Fight Back | fightbacknews.org | 2021-05-17
Minneapolis, MN – On May 13, the Climate Justice Committee organized an event which brought together local activist groups in front of the offices of Senator Amy Klobuchar to examine the actions taken on environmental policy by the Biden administration during its first 100 days in office. | Climate Justice Committee (CJC) speaker Tracy Molm explained how when Biden took office in January, the CJC held his campaign accountable for the promise of doing more on climate, demanded a People's Agenda, and a reversal of Trump's many disastrous executive orders on climate change — picking 11 of the worst f…
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Biden budget would send $1.3 billion more to Israeli military than to Global climate programs: Analysis
Eds. | mronline.org | 2021-05-17
A group of anti-war veterans said President Joe Biden's spending priorities indicate that he thinks "preserving apartheid is more important than fighting climate change." | May 17, 2021 | Newswire…
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Wall Street Banks Reject Racial Equity Audits, While Professing BLM Support
Sarah Anderson | commondreams.org | 2021-05-17
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$25 Million Verdict Against Monsanto Over Roundup Upheld by Federal Court
_____ | popularresistance.org | 2021-05-17
A federal appeals court has upheld a $25 million verdict against the maker of Roundup, a weed killer that thousands of litigants blame for causing their cancers. | The three-judge panel of the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals rejected an appeal by Monsanto Co., the manufacturer of the herbicide, ruling 2-1 that $20 million in punitive damages, "while close to the outer limits," was constitutional.
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