The Compelling Evidence of Global Warming
Evaggelos Vallianatos | counterpunch.org | 2019-06-28
The meteor of Al Gore Al Gore was very ambitious. Following on the footsteps of his father, he entered politics and served as a Congressman and Senator from Tennessee. At the same time, he grasped the importance of climate change and he wrote a book about the political implications of rising global temperature. Gore knew…
counterpunch.org/2019/06/28/the-compelling-evidence-of-global-warming/

Hidden Plastics: Glitter Gum and the Air we Breath
Graham Peebles | counterpunch.org | 2019-06-28
The plastic contamination of the natural world flows from three main sources: complacency, apathy and ignorance, a poisonous trinity that is itself the result of a narrow and destructive approach to living. While there are signs of a shift in attitudes among many people, resistance to changing the lifestyle habits that feed the environmental crisis,…
counterpunch.org/2019/06/28/hidden-plastics-glitter-gum-and-the-air-we-breath/

Climate Chaos and Our Own Responsibilities
Arshad Khan | counterpunch.org | 2019-06-28
On the last day of the UN Climate Change (June 17-27, 2019) meeting in Bonn the key IPCC report on 1.5 C was blocked from further discussion by Saudi Arabia and an unlikely set of allies: the US, Iran and Russia. The report as the saying goes has been deep-sixed meriting only a five-para watered…
counterpunch.org/2019/06/28/climate-chaos-and-our-own-responsibilities/

Why I joined the rebellion
Fred_F | greenleft.org.au | 2019-06-28
I first delved into climate change 12 years ago, when my boy was born and I had freak-out #1. What had I done bringing a child into the world only for him to inherit a dying planet? | I got depressed and scared, but I managed to find hope. | I learned about the Transition Town movement and sustainability. I helped establish a thriving community garden. I participated in Earth Hour and earnestly made my pledge for the climate. | I grew veggies. My family rarely flew. We installed solar panels. I rode my new, fabulous electric cargo bike like I was Ms Sustainability in a parade. | But while I was busy with all…
greenleft.org.au/content/why-i-joined-rebellion

'This Is Not How You Behave in an Emergency: Where Is Climate Change in the Democratic Debates?
commondreams.org | 2019-06-28
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commondreams.org/newswire/2019/06/27/not-how-you-behave-emergency-where-climate-change-democratic-debates?cd-origin=rss

WA joins the rebellion
Fred_F | greenleft.org.au | 2019-06-28
The day after the May 18 federal election, as people were reeling from the unexpected result and taking time to regroup, the initiators of Extinction Rebellion WA hosted a picnic at the Hilton Harvest Community Gardens near Fremantle. One hundred and fifty people attended and, while there was some licking of post-election wounds, what dominated was a sense of hope and determination. | The sentiment expressed at the meeting was that neither of the major parties had really grasped the nettle on climate change, and that it would take a people's campaign to force the Australian government to declare a climate e…
greenleft.org.au/content/western-australia-joins-extinction-rebellion

Walking to save south-west WA forests
Fred_F | greenleft.org.au | 2019-06-28
Various ongoing threats, such as climate change and the timber industry, continue to plague the unique ecosystems of south-west Western Australia. Various species are coming under pressure and time may be running out for people to experience the serenity and cacophony of these forests in all their splendour. | To help raise awareness about this issue, a 1000-kilometre Walk For Forests is taking place this year. Beginning on September 29 in Albany, in southern WA, and ending in Perth on December 13, the walk will pass through the forests of south-west WA, allowing participants to witness the current state of the n…
greenleft.org.au/content/walking-save-south-west-wa-forests

Skillshare and Potluck
Extinction Rebellion | indybay.org | 2019-06-28
Canticle Farm 1972 36th Ave, Oakland…
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/06/26/18824235.php

State Endangered Species Protection Sought for Mountain Lions in Southern California, Central Coast
Center for Biological Diversity | indybay.org | 2019-06-28
Some Populations Face Extinction Threat From Freeways, Sprawl, Rat Poison…
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/06/25/18824225.php

Rare California Salamanders Move Closer to Endangered Species Act Protection
Center for Biological Diversity | indybay.org | 2019-06-28
Salamanders at Risk of Extinction From Plans to Raise Shasta Dam…
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/06/28/18824267.php

New UK law to cut greenhouse gases to zero by 2050
The Canary | thecanary.co | 2019-06-27
A target to cut greenhouse gas emissions to "net zero" by 2050 has become law, making the UK the first major economy to legislate to end its contribution to global warming, the Government said.The move comes after the Government's advisory Committee on Climate Change called for the new legal target to be brought in as soon as possible and to urgently ramp up action to cut emissions.Hitting net zero — a 100% cut in emissions — will mean an end to heating of homes with traditional gas boilers, more green electricity and a switch from petrol and diesel cars to electric vehicles, walking and cycling.Energy…
thecanary.co/discovery/news-discovery/2019/06/27/new-uk-law-to-cut-greenhouse-gases-to-zero-by-2050/

Activists Still Want a Separate Debate on Climate After It Received Just 7 Minutes in First Debate
Staff | democracynow.org | 2019-06-27
As the Democratic debate took place in Miami, climate activists from the Sunrise Movement protested the Democratic National Committee's refusal to host a climate change-centered primary debate. Climate activists are still camping out in front of DNC headquarters in Washington, D.C. At last night's two-hour debate, about seven minutes focused on climate issues.
www.democracynow.org/2019/6/27/activists_still_want_a_separate_debate

Democratic Debate Spent Less Than 10 Minutes on Climate Change
Staff | truthout.org | 2019-06-27
After 2020 Democratic presidential candidates spent less than ten minutes on the global climate emergency during the first primary debate in Miami, Florida Wednesday night, environmentalists and progressive critics argued it is now clearer than ever that the DNC must agree to host a debate focused specifically on the crisis that poses an existential threat to human civilization. | Climate journalist Kate Aronoff noted in a blog post for The Guardian that it took "nearly an hour and a h…
truthout.org/articles/democratic-debate-spent-less-than-10-minutes-on-climate-change/

She the People's Aimee Allison: We Need a Candidate to Support Economic, Racial and Gender Politics
Staff | democracynow.org | 2019-06-27
The first night of the two-part 2020 presidential debate kicked off Wednesday night with a focus on the economy, healthcare, immigration, gun control, Iran and climate change. It was a historic night with three female candidates taking part: Senators Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts and Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota and Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard of Hawaii. It marked the first time more than one female candidate appeared in a major political party debate in the United States. We speak with She the People founder Aimee Allison about the women in the race and foreign policy in Afghanistan and Iran. Allison won an ho…
www.democracynow.org/2019/6/27/she_the_peoples_aimee_allison_we

'BORING!' says Trump as Democrats argue if Russia or climate change pose greater risk to US
rt.com | 2019-06-27
The first Democratic debate saw 10 largely-interchangeable candidates square off to trade platitudes in a free-for-all plagued with technical difficulties, mysterious shifts into Spanish, and belligerent posturing. | …
rt.com/usa/462777-democratic-debates-circular-firing-squad/

Part 2 of First Dem Debate Takes a Deeper Dive Into Climate, Class & Race (2/2)
Staff | therealnews.com | 2019-06-27
Kimberly Moffitt and Lester Spence analyze the importance of what was said and not said in the first Democratic Debate…
therealnews.com/stories/part-2-of-first-dem-debate-takes-a-deeper-dive-into-climate-class-race-2-2

Bonn Climate Talks Make Limited Progress, Greater Political Leadership Essential to Address Climate Emergency
commondreams.org | 2019-06-27
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commondreams.org/newswire/2019/06/27/bonn-climate-talks-make-limited-progress-greater-political-leadership-essential?cd-origin=rss

As Heat Wave Boils Europe, Lackluster Bonn Talks Marred by US and Saudi-Led Obstruction of Climate Science
Julia Conley, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2019-06-27
As cities across Europe faced record-breaking heatwaves and public safety alerts, two weeks of climate talks by nearly 200 delegations in Bonn, Germany wrapped up on Thursday with the negotiations marked by obstruction and climate denial rather than a sense of urgency. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/gettyimages-11512263791.jpg…
commondreams.org/news/2019/06/27/heat-wave-boils-europe-lackluster-bonn-talks-marred-us-and-saudi-led-obstruction?cd-origin=rss

American Climate Change Policy: You Don't Matter
Manuel García, Jr. | counterpunch.org | 2019-06-27
The pickin' and the choosin' of the winners and the losers of Climate Change was all set from the get-go. The Big Money was always going to win because the Big Money always does the pickin'. It's the American Way. If there was ever any doubt among the blessedly naàØve and trusting Demos Americanus about…
counterpunch.org/2019/06/27/american-climate-change-policy-you-dont-matter/

'Downright Irresponsible and Shameful': DNC and NBC Ripped for Democratic Debate That Spent Less Than 10 Minutes on Climate Emergency
Jake Johnson, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2019-06-27
"Our survival is worth more time than vague, irrelevant, and trivial questions posed 80 minutes into the debate." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/democratic_debate.jpg…
commondreams.org/news/2019/06/27/downright-irresponsible-and-shameful-dnc-and-nbc-ripped-democratic-debate-spent-less?cd-origin=rss

How We Are All Climate Change Deniers
Kollibri terre Sonnenblume | counterpunch.org | 2019-06-27
Recent polls have shown that the number of US citizens who believe in climate change is rising (see here, here, and here). These numbers have been hailed as positive–even as "a new era of public concern about climate change"–and they are positive, as far as such things go (with US Americans ranking 3rd in the…
counterpunch.org/2019/06/27/how-we-are-all-climate-change-deniers/

Climate Change is Devastating India With Heat Waves and Water Shortages
Staff | therealnews.com | 2019-06-27
India's climate disasters are fueled by its governments' resource mismanagement and fossil fuel consumption, says political economist Shouvik Chakraborty…
therealnews.com/stories/climate-change-is-devastating-india-with-heat-waves-and-water-shortages

'BORING!' says Trump as Democrats argue if Russia or climate change pose greater risk to US
rt.com | 2019-06-27
The first Democratic debate saw 10 largely-interchangeable candidates square off to trade platitudes in a free-for-all plagued with technical difficulties, mysterious shifts into Spanish, and belligerent posturing. | …
rt.com/usa/462777-democratic-debates-circular-firing-squad/

Biodiversity can help coral reefs survive in current climate crisis
Marlee Kokotovic | nationofchange.org | 2019-06-27
Coral reefs, often referred to as "the rainforests of the seas," are currently facing a variety of threats from ocean warming and acidification, overfishing, pollution, and overall climate change. Coral reefs provide homes for many species, more than twenty-five percent of marine life, and are at risk of becoming extinct themselves. While many researchers, like …
nationofchange.org/2019/06/27/biodiversity-can-help-coral-reefs-survive-in-current-climate-crisis/

State Endangered Species Protection Sought for Mountain Lions in Southern California, Central Coast
Center for Biological Diversity | indybay.org | 2019-06-27
Some Populations Face Extinction Threat From Freeways, Sprawl, Rat Poison…
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/06/25/18824225.php

Skillshare and Potluck
Extinction Rebellion | indybay.org | 2019-06-27
Canticle Farm 1972 36th Ave, Oakland…
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/06/26/18824235.php

EPA Urged to Put Public Health Over Monsanto Profits by Banning Cancer-Linked Glyphosate
Jake Johnson, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2019-06-26
"This dangerous herbicide causes serious health risks, including cancer, and threatens our environment." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/monsanto_bayer_0.jpg…
commondreams.org/news/2019/06/26/epa-urged-put-public-health-over-monsanto-profits-banning-cancer-linked-glyphosate?cd-origin=rss

Environmental and Public Interest Groups Demand EPA Revoke Monsanto's License to Pollute
commondreams.org | 2019-06-26
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commondreams.org/newswire/2019/06/26/environmental-and-public-interest-groups-demand-epa-revoke-monsantos-license?cd-origin=rss

Shift to renewable energy could have biodiversity cost, researchers caution
Ashley Stumvoll | nationofchange.org | 2019-06-26
Climate change has widely reported negative consequences, and innovations in renewable energy technologies are central to achieving the Paris climate treaty goals to mitigate these effects. A new report cautions that mining of metals used in manufacturing renewable technologies like wind turbines, solar power, and electric vehicles has costs, including for biodiversity. Negative effects from …
nationofchange.org/2019/06/26/shift-to-renewable-energy-could-have-biodiversity-cost-researchers-caution/

Thousands lobby their MPs on climate and environmental 'emergency'
The Canary | thecanary.co | 2019-06-26
Thousands of people have gathered around Westminster to call on their MPs to take urgent action on the climate and environmental "emergency".MPs have been meeting their constituents around the Houses of Parliament, over Lambeth Bridge and along the Thames to discuss the need to take action on cutting emissions, protecting nature and tackling plastic pollution.Around 12,000 people turned up to lobby their MPs, according to organisers the Climate Coalition and Greener UK, whose members include aid agencies, social groups and conservation organisations.Damian Green spoke to his constituents on the Albert Embankment…
thecanary.co/discovery/news-discovery/2019/06/26/thousands-lobby-their-mps-on-climate-and-environmental-emergency/

Why I'm Climate Striking Against Fox News on Friday
Alexandria Villaseñor | thenation.com | 2019-06-26
Why I'm Climate Striking Against Fox News on Friday…
thenation.com/article/climate-strike-extinction-rebellion-un/

As Democratic Candidates Take Debate Stage, Florida Faces Devastating Climate Impacts
commondreams.org | 2019-06-26
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commondreams.org/newswire/2019/06/26/democratic-candidates-take-debate-stage-florida-faces-devastating-climate?cd-origin=rss

Fridays for Future: Tens of thousands demonstrate on climate change in Aachen, Germany
wsws.org | 2019-06-26
Under the slogan, "Climate Justice Without Borders–United for a Future," about 40,000 young people in Aachen demanded a rapid shutdown of coal-fired power plants and other measures.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/06/26/aach-j26.html

Trudeau Should Cut His Losses on the Trans Mountain Pipeline
Gordon Laxer | globalresearch.ca | 2019-06-26
Justin Trudeau is in over a barrel. In 2015, he made a deal with Alberta. He would get an oil pipeline built to a coast if the province joined his pan-Canadian climate plan. After his election this past April, Conservative …
globalresearch.ca/trudeau-should-cut-his-losses-trans-mountain-pipeline/5681733

The UN climate talks are coming to Britain. The climate justice movement will be ready
Eds. | mronline.org | 2019-06-26
This week it was announced that the 2020 United Nations climate change conference–the so-called 'Conference of the Parties' (COP)–is set to take place in the UK. | Source…
mronline.org/2019/06/26/the-un-climate-talks-are-coming-to-britain-the-climate-justice-movement-will-be-ready/

Sunrise Sits In at DNC Headquarters, Demanding Climate Debate
Staff | therealnews.com | 2019-06-26
The day before the first Democratic debate in Miami, dozens gathered at the DNC to demand a climate debate. They say they plan to stay until the DNC meets their demands…
therealnews.com/stories/sunrise-sits-in-at-dnc-headquarters-demanding-climate-debate

'Report the urgency! This is a climate emergency!'
Eds. | mronline.org | 2019-06-26
"This is the biggest crisis in human history. What are we going to tell our children when they ask us: why didn't we do anything to stop it while we still had time?" | Source…
mronline.org/2019/06/26/report-the-urgency-this-is-a-climate-emergency/

Oregon Republicans backed by right-wing militias flee state to stall vote on historic climate bill
Amy Goodman | nationofchange.org | 2019-06-26
The Oregon State Legislature has been in a standoff for nearly one week after 11 Republican lawmakers fled the Capitol Thursday to avoid voting on a landmark climate change bill. Some are believed to be hiding out in Idaho. Right-wing militias supporting the rogue GOP legislators have threatened violence, which led the remaining lawmakers to shut down …
nationofchange.org/2019/06/26/oregon-republicans-backed-by-right-wing-militias-flee-state-to-stall-vote-on-historic-climate-bill/

Oregon's Cap and Trade Bill is Dead
Staff | therealnews.com | 2019-06-26
Oregon's Republican state Senators have gone into hiding to avoid voting on a groundbreaking climate bill. But the Senate's top Democrat says his party can't muster up the support to pass it, anyway.
therealnews.com/columns/oregons-cap-and-trade-bill-is-dead

Hundreds of youth activists sit at the DNC headquarters demanding 2020 debate on climate crisis
Marlee Kokotovic | nationofchange.org | 2019-06-26
Hundreds of youth activists held a sit-in at the DNC headquarters yesterday demanding a climate change presidential debate be a top priority. .@DNC: "We aren't here because we had nothing to do today, we're here because we're afraid for our future. Show us you're serious about our lives, show us you care about the American …
nationofchange.org/2019/06/26/hundreds-of-youth-activists-sit-at-the-dnc-headquarters-demanding-2020-debate-on-climate-crisis/

Thousands lobby their MPs on climate and environmental 'emergency'
The Canary | thecanary.co | 2019-06-26
Thousands of people have gathered around Westminster to call on their MPs to take urgent action on the climate and environmental "emergency".MPs have been meeting their constituents around the Houses of Parliament, over Lambeth Bridge and along the Thames to discuss the need to take action on cutting emissions, protecting nature and tackling plastic pollution.Around 12,000 people turned up to lobby their MPs, according to organisers the Climate Coalition and Greener UK, whose members include aid agencies, social groups and conservation organisations.Damian Green spoke to his constituents on the Albert Embankment…
thecanary.co/discovery/news-discovery/2019/06/26/thousands-lobby-their-mps-on-climate-and-environmental-emergency/

Progressives Denounce Export-Import Bank's Support for Fossil Fuel Industry as Congress Debates Reauthorization
Julia Conley, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2019-06-26
Climate action advocates on Wednesday applauded progressives in Congress for attempting to stop the nation's Export-Import Bank from funding fossil fuel projects, as the U.S. House debating re-authorizing the bank. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/coal-plant_0_0.jpeg…
commondreams.org/news/2019/06/26/progressives-denounce-export-import-banks-support-fossil-fuel-industry-congress?cd-origin=rss

The U.S. Military's Dirty Little Secret
Staff | truthdig.com | 2019-06-26
British scientists have identified one of the world's great emitters of greenhouse gases, a silent agency which buys as much fuel as Portugal or Peru and emits more carbon dioxide than all of Romania: the US military. | Ironically, this agency is acutely aware that the climate emergency makes the world more dangerous, increasing the risk of conflict around the planet. And simply because it is conscious of this risk, it is ever more likely to burn ever-…
truthdig.com/articles/the-american-militarys-dirty-little-secret/

What Ever Happened to the Energy Transition?
John Treat | globalresearch.ca | 2019-06-26
Anyone trying to understand what's happening with the world's energy systems right now can be forgiven if they are confused. On one hand, most people know about the climate emergency, and the need to move away from fossil fuels. On …
globalresearch.ca/what-ever-happened-energy-transition/5681836

Skillshare and Potluck
Extinction Rebellion | indybay.org | 2019-06-26
Canticle Farm 1972 36th Ave, Oakland…
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/06/26/18824235.php

State Endangered Species Protection Sought for Mountain Lions in Southern California, Central Coast
Center for Biological Diversity | indybay.org | 2019-06-26
Some Populations Face Extinction Threat From Freeways, Sprawl, Rat Poison…
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/06/25/18824225.php

Beyond Climate Tipping Points: Greenhouse Gas Levels Exceed the Stability Limit of the Greenland and Antarctic Ice Sheets
Dr. Andrew Glikson | globalresearch.ca | 2019-06-25
The pace of global warming has been grossly underestimated. As the world keeps increasing its carbon emissions rising in 2018 to a record 33.1 billion ton CO2 per year, the atmospheric greenhouse gas level has now exceeded 560 ppm …
globalresearch.ca/beyond-climate-tipping-points-greenhouse-gas-levels-exceed-stability-limit-greenland-antarctic-ice-sheets/5681653

Former shale gas CEO says fracking revolution has been 'a disaster' for drillers, investors
Sharon Kelly | nationofchange.org | 2019-06-25
Steve Schlotterbeck, who led drilling company EQT as it expanded to become the nation's largest producer of natural gas in 2017, arrived at a petrochemical industry conference in Pittsburgh Friday morning with a blunt message about shale gas drilling and fracking. "The shale gas revolution has frankly been an unmitigated disaster for any buy-and-hold investor in the shale gas industry with …
nationofchange.org/2019/06/25/former-shale-gas-ceo-says-fracking-revolution-has-been-a-disaster-for-drillers-investors/

Southern Water to pay out record £126m after 'shocking' Ofwat probe
The Canary | thecanary.co | 2019-06-25
Southern Water has been hit with a record £126 million penalty package after a "shocking" Ofwat probe uncovered failures in the firm's sewage treatment sites and found that it fixed wastewater samples. | Customers of the utility company will now receive rebates of £61 over the next five years after Southern Water agreed to the package, which, given the size of the firm, is the largest the regulator has ever imposed. | Ofwat said its large-scale investigation found that Southern Water failed to operate a number of wastewater treatment works properly, including by not making the necessary investment, wh…
thecanary.co/uk/news/2019/06/25/southern-water-to-pay-out-record-126m-after-shocking-ofwat-probe/

World faces 'climate apartheid' risk, 120 more million in poverty: UN expert
United Nations | un.org | 2019-06-25
Climate change "threatens to undo the last 50 years" of development, global health and poverty reduction, a United Nations expert said on Tuesday, citing the risk of a new era of "climate apartheid" where the rich buy their way out of rising heat and hunger.
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