(2020-05-20). Soaring Beyond the Green New Deal. dissidentvoice.org 
When Stan Cox was writing his book, The Green New Deal and Beyond: Ending the Climate Emergency While We Still Can, he scripted these prophetic words: "The oft-predicted national decline in use of fossil fuels is nowhere to be seen, and it is unlikely to occur on its own, at least until the next economic …
(2020-05-20). Pregnant Pause: Remarks on the Corona Crisis. counterpunch.org We were already living in a general global crisis, but most people were only vaguely aware of it since it was manifested in a confusing array of particular crises — social, political, economic, environmental. Climate change is the most momentous of these crises, but it is so complicated and so gradual that it has been
(2020-05-19). Covid-19: Breaking the lockdown, defeating the coup, averting extinction. nationofchange.org Humanity has reached the most critical point in its history. Using COVID-19 as 'cover', the global elite is conducting a coup to take vastly greater control of our lives.
(2020-05-19). Shareholders Urge JPMorgan Chase to Reduce Climate Impacts of Financing. commondreams.org ______________________________…
(2020-05-18). Climate Music To Soothe And Terrify You. therealnews.com 
Imagine if the climate crisis was a musical composition oscillating between musical highs and lows, between hope and despair. The ClimateMusic Project, in collaboration with Richard Festinger, a music composer and educator, has written the "science-guided" musical composition The composition was recently performed by San Francisco's Telegraph Quartet to celebrate Earth Day on April 22 in collaboration with the National Academy of Sciences (NAS). | "Icarus in Flight" premiered in 2018…
(2020-05-15). Climate Crisis: KXL Ruling, Unity Task Force, California Pollution, and TRNN's New Climate Reporter. therealnews.com 
Climate activists get a big court win on Keystone XL as the Biden and Sanders camps unite. California has delayed air pollution rules at the behest of industry during COVID-19 as polluting oil tankers line its coast.
(2020-05-12). Stir Crazy! Episode #32: Don't Make Us Regret This! therealnews.com 
On today's show: TRNN climate reporter Aman Azhar, co-host of "By Any Means Necessary" Jacqueline Luqman, and TRNN managing editor Marc Steiner. Hosted by Kim Brown.
(2020-05-11). Senator Nina Turner has something to Share! peoplesparty.org has something to share! | I'm happy to say that after her courageous show of support last weekend, Senator Nina Turner will be joining us on a National Call soon. She wanted me to let you know she's been watching our movement with admiration for some time. | SNT has a history of standing up for what is right, even in the face of immense pressure and adversity. She is not afraid to stand up for bold new ideas. |
(2020-05-09). As Oil Price Plummets, Call to Nationalize Industry Rises. therealnews.com 
The price of oil dropped below zero, prompting new subsidies from the Federal Reserve. Progressive voices in the U.S. and Canada have a different idea: nationalization as a way to wind down the sector, tackle the climate crisis and create a just economic transition.
(2020-05-05). New PSL book: 'Climate Solutions: Beyond Capitalism'. liberationnews.org 
"It is a small book, but expansive in outlook in a way that echoes the holistic eco-socialist society we will need…"
(2020-04-03). Unions Disregard Call for Large Scale Climate Action Strikes. projectcensored.org 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…
(2020-03-23). [Correspondence] COVID-19: mitigating transmission via wastewater plumbing systems. thelancet.com By its very design, the wastewater plumbing system is a harbinger of pathogenic microorganisms with, under some circumstances, the potential to enable airborne transmission of viruses such as severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), which causes coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).
(2020-05-19). 'This Is Only the Beginning': JPMorgan Chase Faces Investor Revolt Over Financing Climate Destruction. commondreams.org Activist and shareholder frustrations with JPMorgan Chase's funding of global climate catastrophe were on full display Tuesday during the multinational investment bank's virtual Annual General Meeting. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/chase-protest.jpg …
(2020-05-20). EU plans to halve pesticide use, expand organic farming. yenisafak.com The European Commission said on Wednesday it planned to increase organic farming and cut agricultural chemical use to protect the environment, proposals welcomed by green groups but which farmers said would make them less flexible.Agriculture is a contributor to climate change — producing around 10% of EU greenhouse gas emissions — and is at the forefront of its consequences, with European farmers battling more intense droughts and flooding.The EU Commission, the bloc's executive, proposed goals to restore natural ecosystems and steer agriculture towards its EU-wide target to reduce net emissions to z…
(2020-05-18). Down and Out in Portland: Retired in Style in Waldport, OR. dissidentvoice.org 
The irony of this quote from the Dustin Hoffman movie, The Graduate, is not wasted on Duane Snider: — One word: plastics. That was Benjamin Braddock, just graduated from college, sitting in a swimming pool. Giving him advice on gaining the American dream, the neighbor's statement says it all. Today? Hedge funds? Flipping houses? Coronavirus …
