California and 4 Automakers Defy Trump's Fuel Emissions Rules
telesurenglish.net | 2019-07-25
Four major automakers said on Thursday they have reached an agreement with California on fuel efficiency rules, bypassing a Trump administration effort to strip the state of the right to fight climate change by setting its own standards. | RELATED: | Earth's Climate Nowadays, Warmest Period of the Past 2,000 Years: Study | California and other states had vowed to enforce stricter Obama-era emissions standards, after President Donald Trump proposed rolling back the federal rules. | Au…
telesurenglish.net/news/California-and-4-Automakers-Defy-Trumps-Fuel-Emissions-Rules-20190725-0017.html

Climate Change the Culprit for European Heatwave: Expert
teleSUR -EF | telesurenglish.net | 2019-07-25
Paris's temperatures registered above 40.4 C Thursday, the first time since July 28, 1947, as extreme heat covers France and much of western Europe. Temperatures even rose to 42 C in the French capital, with moments at 43, according to EFE. | RELATED: | Earth's Climate Nowadays, Warmest Period of the Past 2,000 Years: Study | The heat it hitting on a national scale with records broken in Lille and Reims, and since Monday, 20 departments have been on red alert and another 60 on orange…
telesurenglish.net/news/Climate-Change-the-Culprit-for-European-Heatwave-Expert-20190725-0020.html

'This is the beginning': new study warns climate crisis may have been pivotal in rise of drug-resistant superbug
Eds. | mronline.org | 2019-07-25
Research argues that deadly Candida auris "may be the first example of a new fungal disease emerging from climate change." | Source…
mronline.org/2019/07/25/this-is-the-beginning-new-study-warns-climate-crisis-may-have-been-pivotal-in-rise-of-drug-resistant-superbug/

Is Fukushima Safe for the Olympics?
Dave Zirin | thenation.com | 2019-07-25
Is Fukushima Safe for the Olympics?
thenation.com/article/is-fukushima-safe-for-the-olympic-games/

Is Fukushima Safe for the Olympics?
Dave Zirin, Jules Boykoff | thenation.com | 2019-07-25
Is Fukushima Safe for the Olympics?
thenation.com/article/is-fukushima-safe-for-the-olympic-games/

Trump and Supporters: Paranoiacs Following Lee Atwater's Racist Strategy
John Stanton | dissidentvoice.org | 2019-07-25
He has been glorified as a hero and obeyed as a ruler, but fundamentally he is always the same. His most fantastic triumphs have taken place in our own time, among people who set great store by the idea of humanity. He is not yet extinct, nor will he ever be until we have the …
dissidentvoice.org/2019/07/trump-and-supporters-paranoiacs-following-lee-atwaters-racist-strategy/

Study: Breaching 'Carbon Threshold' Could Trigger Mass Extinction in Oceans
Staff | therealnews.com | 2019-07-25
MIT scientist Daniel Rothman explains that the earth's oceans may be at the 'precipice of excitation,' due to carbon in the oceans, which would unleash a mass extinction of life…
therealnews.com/stories/study-breaching-carbon-threshold-could-trigger-mass-extinction-in-oceans

Important contribution to stopping capitalist destruction
susan_p | greenleft.org.au | 2019-07-25
If you're looking for an accessible summary of revolutionary theory and practice related to the climate crisis and how to overcome it, System Change Not Climate Change is a must-read, writes Valerie Lannon.
greenleft.org.au/content/important-contribution-stopping-capitalist-destruction

New York Blackout Prompts Call for Publicly Owned Energy
Staff | therealnews.com | 2019-07-25
Energy mismanagement in New York City and California has sparked questions about their ownership models. Democracy Collaborative's Johanna Bozuwa says making utilities public would help foster democracy and fight the climate crisis…
therealnews.com/stories/new-york-blackout-prompts-call-for-publicly-owned-energy

Singing for climate action
susan_p | greenleft.org.au | 2019-07-25
A new activist group, Unnamed, has been formed in Perth and is aiming to get people active around climate change, writes Alex Salmon.
greenleft.org.au/content/singing-climate-action

Climate Smart Farming and Gardening Workshop
Terra Cultura | indybay.org | 2019-07-25
1880 Cole Rd, Aromas CA 95004…
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/07/25/18824975.php

Climate Activists from Extinction Rebellion Glued Themselves to the Capitol to Disrupt House Votes
Aída Chávez | theintercept.com | 2019-07-24
Protesters, who were glued for more than two hours, called for the immediate passage of a joint resolution to declare a climate emergency.
theintercept.com/2019/07/23/extinction-rebellion-climate-change-capitol-hill/

What Kind of Trade Policy Should Progressives Support?
Ethan Earle, Manuel Pérez Rocha | commondreams.org | 2019-07-24
Given the destructiveness of runaway climate change and rising inequality, we cannot afford to wait until the current international trade system is reformed before acting. (Photo: Shooting Chris / Flickr) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/gnd_5.jpeg …
commondreams.org/views/2019/07/24/what-kind-trade-policy-should-progressives-support?cd-origin=rss

Recent EPA-funded research links 30,000 deaths to U.S. air pollution
Amanda Mills | nationofchange.org | 2019-07-24
According to new research released yesterday, funded by the EPA, more than 30,000 deaths have been linked to the unhealthy air quality in the U.S. over the past two decades. It is also stated that places considered "safe" can increase mortality rates as well. Imperial College London and the Center for Air, Climate and Energy …
nationofchange.org/2019/07/24/recent-epa-funded-research-links-30000-deaths-to-u-s-air-pollution/

Climate Change Is Impacting Every Aspect of Modern Life, But the Press Fails to "Connect the Dots"
Staff | democracynow.org | 2019-07-24
July is slated to become the hottest month in recorded history, as extreme weather fueled by global warming wreaks havoc across the globe, from extreme heat waves in Europe and the U.S. to deadly monsoon flooding in South Asia. Severe rains have killed at least 660 people across India, Nepal, Bangladesh and Pakistan in a monsoon that is expected to continue throughout the week. A record heat wave is hitting Europe for the second time this summer, with Paris, Brussels and Amsterdam all at risk of hitting all-time high temperatures, and Spain facing the threat of severe fires. We speak with climate scientist Michae…
www.democracynow.org/2019/7/24/michael_mann_climate_crisis_media_coverage

The bipartisan BIG LIE: Trump's climate genocide is normal
Patrick Walker | nationofchange.org | 2019-07-24
Emulating Goebbels–but through Deafening Silence Anyone acquainted with propaganda's sordid history will recognize the words "big lie"–capitalized for emphasis in my article heading–as associated with Nazi propaganda minister Joseph Goebbels. The words form part of an often cited passage (in fact probably a forgery wrongly attributed to Goebbels): If you tell a lie big enough …
nationofchange.org/2019/07/24/the-bipartisan-big-lie-trumps-climate-genocide-is-normal/

Eventually, We Will All Be Climate Refugees
Staff | truthout.org | 2019-07-24
| While I was in Iraq reporting on the occupation from 2003 to 2013, the man who was my primary interpreter was named Harb. Harb's son miraculously managed to escape war-torn Baghdad and move to the U.S. with his wife and children. Both doctors, the courageous couple has managed to create a safe home and life for themselves and their children, along with Harb's wife. (Harb is now deceased.) They live in Tampa, Florida. | My head swims while pondering the multilayered irony of Harb and his family. They all had to flee Bag…
truthout.org/articles/eventually-we-will-all-be-climate-refugees/

Earth's Climate Now, Warmest Period of the Past 2,000 Years
telesurenglish.net | 2019-07-24
Climate around the world is warming at a faster rate than it has in 2,000 years, a pair of new studies from Switzerland's University of Bern revealed this week. | RELATED: | US Democratic Lawmakers Declare Climate Emergency | "We find that the warmest period of the past two millennia occurred during t…
telesurenglish.net/news/Earth-Climate-Now-Warmest-Period-of-the-Past-2000-Years-20190724-0019.html

The Arctic has been burning for nearly two months and, yes, it's because of climate breakdown
Glen Black | thecanary.co | 2019-07-24
The Arctic is on fire. Forests and peatland are burning across Siberia, Greenland and Alaska. And the cause of these "unprecedented" events is clear. | Years of carbon within months: | The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said wildfires began at the start of June. And b…
thecanary.co/discovery/analysis-discovery/2019/07/24/the-arctic-has-been-burning-for-nearly-two-months-and-yes-its-because-of-climate-breakdown/

Possible monkey extinction highlights the risk to Africa's most endangered primate group
John R. Platt | nationofchange.org | 2019-07-24
Does a rare monkey still roam what's left of the forests of Cà¥te d'Ivoire? "We haven't given up on it," says Russ Mittermeier, referring to the delightfully named Miss Waldron's red colobus (Piliocolobus waldronae), a species that hasn't officially been seen in more than four decades due to pressures from hunting and deforestation. "We're still …
nationofchange.org/2019/07/24/possible-monkey-extinction-highlights-the-risk-to-africas-most-endangered-primate-group/

Wetter weather worsens risks from coal ash ponds, environmental advocates report
Kathiann M. Kowalski | nationofchange.org | 2019-07-24
Ohio's wettest 12-month period on record highlights the risk flooding can present to power plants' coal ash ponds, but groundwater contamination remains a continuing concern for environmental advocates. "We know that there've been many coal ash spills because of floods in the past," said policy analyst Gideon Weissman at the Frontier Group in Boston. Just …
nationofchange.org/2019/07/24/wetter-weather-worsens-risks-from-coal-ash-ponds-environmental-advocates-report/

Malaysian environmentalists demand Australia stop supporting corporate polluter Lynas
susan_p | greenleft.org.au | 2019-07-24
Nearly 100 Malaysian environmental and civil society groups have demanded that Australia stop exerting "bullying" diplomatic pressure on Malaysia to accept half a million tonnes of toxic radioactive waste piled up at Australian corporate polluter Lynas's rare-earth refinery in Gebeng, near the Malaysian city of Kuantan.
greenleft.org.au/content/malaysian-environmentalists-demand-australia-stop-supporting-corporate-polluter-lynas

There is no such thing as a 'green' war
susan_p | greenleft.org.au | 2019-07-24
The military industrial complex is a major contributor to climate change. This calls for a merger of anti-war, climate and refugee solidarity movements, writes Eleanor Goldfield.
greenleft.org.au/content/there-no-such-thing-%E2%80%98green%E2%80%99-war

'Everyone Should Mobilize': Climate Leaders Urge Massive Turnout for Global Climate Strikes
Andrea Germanos, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2019-07-24
"Our house is on fire—let's act like it," says a call-to-action for September 20th and 27th strikes. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/gear-up-sept-20-27.jpg …
commondreams.org/news/2019/07/24/everyone-should-mobilize-climate-leaders-urge-massive-turnout-global-climate-strikes?cd-origin=rss

Tuesday's Daily Brief: Situation critical for Libya migrants, 'dangerous paralysis' in Israel-Palestine conflict, 'shocking escalation' in Syria, record heatwaves
United Nations | un.org | 2019-07-23
Our main stories today: UN officials warn of desperate situation for migrants and refugees in Libya; the UN peacebuilding chief calls for 'tangible steps' to alleviate the crisis in the Occupied Palestinian Territory and keep two-State solution alive; Idlib in Syria suffers more deadly attacks on civilians; Europe and Bangladesh deal with extreme weather events; and Angry Birds take on the climate crisis.
news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2019/07/1043101

The Green New Deal is Built on Decades of Climate Justice Organizing
Staff | therealnews.com | 2019-07-23
At Netroots Nation 2019, Climate Justice Alliance's Anthony Rogers-Wright talks about how movements–and candidates–can fight for frontline communities by scaling up and out solutions that are already working…
therealnews.com/stories/the-green-new-deal-is-built-on-decades-of-climate-justice-organizing

Feces & flesh-eating bacteria: Study reveals shocking levels of contamination at America's beaches
rt.com | 2019-07-23
Americans may want to think twice before that next summer swim. Many of the country's idyllic beaches conceal a filthy secret below the sand and waves: dangerous levels of bacteria that put thousands of bathers at risk every year. | …
rt.com/usa/464874-shocking-contamination-america-beaches/

UN Youth envoy launches coding competition to help solve climate crisis and 'Reboot the Earth'
United Nations | un.org | 2019-07-22
Can young coders help solve the climate crisis? The UN's Youth Envoy launched a global competition earlier this month, "Reboot The Earth", with support from the UN Office of Information & Communications Technology, Deloitte and SAP, to try and answer that question, fostering collaboration between the United Nations, academia, civil society, and young people to address the climate emergency.
news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2019/07/1043051

How the Plastics Industry Is Fighting to Keep Polluting the World
Sharon Lerner | theintercept.com | 2019-07-20
The students at Westmeade Elementary School worked hard on their dragon. And it paid off. The plastic bag receptacle that the kids painted green and outfitted with triangular white teeth and a "feed me" sign won the students from the Nashville suburb first place in a recycling box decorating contest. The idea, as Westmeade's proud principal told a local TV news show, was to help the environment. But the real story behind the dragon — as with much of the escalating war over plastic waste — is more complic…
theintercept.com/2019/07/20/plastics-industry-plastic-recycling/

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

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/