2019-06-27: Social Media Postees

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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/

'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/

'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/

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/

'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

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/

Skillshare and Potluck
Extinction Rebellion | indybay.org | 2019-06-27
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 | 2019-06-27
Some Populations Face Extinction Threat From Freeways, Sprawl, Rat Poison…
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/06/25/18824225.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

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/

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

'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/

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/

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/

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/

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

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

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/

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/

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

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

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/

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

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

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

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

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/

314 Action Organization Pledges $100k To Host Presidential Debate On Climate Change
Special To The Black Star News | blackstarnews.com | 2019-06-25
314 Action Organization sent DNC letter calling for a Presidential Debate on the wordwide threat of Climate Change… | (Washington, D.C.) — Today, 314 Action pledged $100,000 as seed money for a Presidential debate on climate change. | An open letter is now live at www.DebateOnClimate.org, and candidates and partner organizations are invited to reach out to participate via | The DNC has refused to host a single-issue debate, despite calls from its own members, public polling dat…
www.blackstarnews.com/us-politics/policy/314-action-organization-pledges-100k-to-host-presidential-debate

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.
news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2019/06/1041261

Greenpeace protester tells The Canary why she took action and what really happened when Tory MP attacked her
Fréa Lockley | thecanary.co | 2019-06-25
On 20 June, Conservative minister Mark Field reportedly 'assaulted' Greenpeace activist Janet Barker at the bankers' banquet in London. Barker told The Canary what happened that night and why she'll continue to take action to raise awareness of climate chaos. | "The time is now — to change": | We went…
thecanary.co/exclusive/2019/06/25/greenpeace-protester-tells-the-canary-why-she-took-action-and-what-really-happened-when-tory-mp-attacked-her/

New York Passes Nation's Most Comprehensive Clean Energy Legislation
Staff | therealnews.com | 2019-06-25
Adrien Salazar, who fought for the bill discusses how this bill, which calls for no fossil fuel energy by 2050, will affect poor communities hardest hit by the climate crisis…
therealnews.com/stories/new-york-passes-nations-most-comprehensive-clean-energy-legislation-in-the-nation

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

Florida Is Burning. The Midwest Is Flooding. Why Aren't Democrats Debating Climate?
Karthik Ganapathy | commondreams.org | 2019-06-25
Corn bursts from a grain bin which was soaked with floodwater on March 23 near Union, Nebraska. Damage estimates from flooding in Nebraska top $1 billion. (Photo: Scott Olson / Getty Images) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/sub-buzz-424-1561479908-1.jpeg…
commondreams.org/views/2019/06/25/florida-burning-midwest-flooding-why-arent-democrats-debating-climate?cd-origin=rss

Oregon GOP Lawmakers Flee State to Stall Vote on Historic Climate Bill
Staff | truthout.org | 2019-06-25
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 the state Capitol in Salem. The climate crisis bill aims to decrease emissions by implementing a statewide cap-and-trade model. Without at least two of the rogue Republican senators present, Oregon Democrats, who control the state Senate and House of Representat…
truthout.org/video/oregon-gop-lawmakers-flee-state-to-stall-vote-on-historic-climate-bill/

US military is a bigger polluter than as many as 140 countries — shrinking this war machine is a must
Benjamin Neimark, Oliver Belcher, and Patrick Bigger | nationofchange.org | 2019-06-25
The US military's carbon bootprint is enormous. Like corporate supply chains, it relies upon an extensive global network of container ships, trucks and cargo planes to supply its operations with everything from bombs to humanitarian aid and hydrocarbon fuels. Our new studycalculated the contribution of this vast infrastructure to climate change. | Greenhouse gas emission accounting usually focuses on how much energy and fuel civilians use. But recent work, in…
nationofchange.org/2019/06/25/us-military-is-a-bigger-polluter-than-as-many-as-140-countries-shrinking-this-war-machine-is-a-must/

Amid Demand for Climate Focus, Burning Everglades Offer Fiery Backdrop to First Democratic Primary Debate
Jon Queally, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2019-06-25
"The DNC recently announced it will not host a climate-themed debate. And then [Sunday], a lightning bolt sparked a massive fire miles from Miami, because subtlety is dead." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/everglades_democratic_debate.jpg…
commondreams.org/news/2019/06/25/amid-demand-climate-focus-burning-everglades-offer-fiery-backdrop-first-democratic?cd-origin=rss

The path to climate justice passes through Caracas
David Schwartzman | mronline.org | 2019-06-25
For now the U.S. regime change agenda has been defeated as a result of the mass mobilization in April and May of the Venezuelan masses in defense of their Bolivarian Revolution, a mobilization which succeeded in marginalizing the opposition led by U.S. puppet Juan Guaido, demonstrating how pathetic his claims of legitimacy were. | Source…
mronline.org/2019/06/25/the-path-to-climate-justice-passes-through-caracas/

Climate Apartheid, World's Poor Will Be Left to Suffer: Report
telesurenglish.net | 2019-06-25
Climate change will have the greatest impact on those living in poverty, as the wealthy will afford to escape overheating, hunger and conflict while the rest of the world is left to suffer, according to a United Nations (U.N.) report. | RELATED: | Bernie Sanders Warn Biden's Climate Policy 'Will Doom Future Generations' | "Perversely, while people in poverty are responsible for just a fraction of global emissions, they will bear the brunt of climate change…
telesurenglish.net/news/In-Climate-Apartheid-Worlds-Poor-Will-Be-Left-to-Suffer-UN-Report-20190625-0030.html

The Climate Emergency: The Future is in Our Hands
Speak Out now | indybay.org | 2019-06-25
Berkeley Public Library — South Branch | 1901 Russell St. (Near Ashby BART)…
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/06/21/18824172.php

314 Action Organization Pledges $100k To Host Presidential Debate On Climate Change
Special To The Black Star News | blackstarnews.com | 2019-06-25
314 Action Organization sent DNC letter calling for a Presidential Debate on the wordwide threat of Climate Change… | (Washington, D.C.) — Today, 314 Action pledged $100,000 as seed money for a Presidential debate on climate change. | An open letter is now live at www.DebateOnClimate.org, and candidates and partner organizations are invited to reach out to participate via | The DNC has refused to host a single-issue debate, despite calls from its own members, public polling dat…
www.blackstarnews.com/us-politics/policy/314-action-organization-pledges-100k-to-host-presidential-debate

75 Groups Call for Reforms to Climate-killing Export-Import Bank
commondreams.org | 2019-06-25
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commondreams.org/newswire/2019/06/25/75-groups-call-reforms-climate-killing-export-import-bank?cd-origin=rss

New York Passes Nation's Most Comprehensive Clean Energy Legislation in the Nation
Staff | therealnews.com | 2019-06-25
Adrien Salazar, who fought for the bill discusses how this bill, which calls for no fossil fuel energy by 2050, will affect poor communities hardest hit by the climate crisis…
therealnews.com/stories/new-york-passes-nations-most-comprehensive-clean-energy-legislation-in-the-nation

Oregon Republicans Backed by Right-Wing Militias Flee State to Stall Vote on Historic Climate Bill
Staff | democracynow.org | 2019-06-25
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 the state Capitol in Salem. The climate crisis bill aims to decrease emissions by implementing a statewide cap-and-trade model. Without at least two of the rogue Republican senators present, Oregon Democrats, who control the state Senate and House of Representative…
www.democracynow.org/2019/6/25/oregon_lawmakers_flee_avoid_climate_vote

We Could Solve the Climate Crisis With One Radical Change
Staff | truthdig.com | 2019-06-25
The big and not necessarily entirely popular message of a new book on climate change is that we must change politically, but it won't be easy.
truthdig.com/articles/we-could-solve-the-climate-crisis-with-one-radical-change/

To Prevent 'Climate Apartheid Scenario' Where Rich Escape and Poor Suffer, UN Report Issues Urgent Call for Global Economic Justice
Jake Johnson, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2019-06-25
"While people in poverty are responsible for just a fraction of global emissions, they will bear the brunt of climate change, and have the least capacity to protect themselves." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/climate_apartheid_un.jpg…
commondreams.org/news/2019/06/25/prevent-climate-apartheid-scenario-where-rich-escape-and-poor-suffer-un-report?cd-origin=rss

Rebecca Long-Bailey speaks to The Canary about Labour's radical plans for the future
Fréa Lockley | thecanary.co | 2019-06-25
On 22 June, shadow ministers Rebecca Long-Bailey and Barry Gardiner spoke at a community event in Cornwall. They were there to launch Labour's Green Industrial Revolution, a bold and radical plan to protect the environment, and also local jobs and the economy. Long-Bailey spoke to The Canary and discussed these plans in more detail. | "It's about creating hope": | "The overarching message of the Green Industrial Revolution is that now we're facing a time of climate cri…
thecanary.co/exclusive/2019/06/25/rebecca-long-bailey-speaks-to-the-canary-about-labours-radical-plans-for-the-future/

Melania Trump's media liaison Stephanie Grisham named new White House press secretary
rt.com | 2019-06-25
Melania Trump has announced that her spokeswoman Stephanie Grisham will replace Sarah Sanders as White House press secretary. Grisham is known for her sharp defense of the first lady in a hostile media climate. | …
rt.com/usa/462660-melania-trump-white-house-press-secretary/

'Business as Usual Is a Death Sentence': Hundreds of Youth Activists Sit In at DNC Headquarters to Demand 2020 Debate on Climate Crisis
Jake Johnson, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2019-06-25
"This is an emergency and it's past time that Tom Perez and the Democratic Party start being democratic." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/dnc_climate.jpg…
commondreams.org/news/2019/06/25/business-usual-death-sentence-hundreds-youth-activists-sit-dnc-headquarters-demand?cd-origin=rss

'We're Not Settling for Soundbites': Citing Democrats' Own Platform, Open Letter Demands DNC Host at Least One 2020 Debate on Climate Emergency
Jake Johnson, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2019-06-25
"It doesn't seem too much to ask that the candidates, who have months and months of campaigning, devote a single evening to coming to grips with this crisis," said 350.org founder Bill McKibben | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/dnc_tom_perez_climate_0.png…
commondreams.org/news/2019/06/25/were-not-settling-soundbites-citing-democrats-own-platform-open-letter-demands-dnc?cd-origin=rss

Last Process: 50 Postees: 2019-06-27 14:44 GMT (10:44 EST)

2019-06-26: News Headlines

Extinction Rebellion (2019-06-26). Skillshare and Potluck. indybay.org Canticle Farm 1972 36th Ave, Oakland…

Alexandria Villaseñor (2019-06-26). Why I'm Climate Striking Against Fox News on Friday. thenation.com Why I'm Climate Striking Against Fox News on Friday…

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

Staff (2019-06-26). The U.S. Military's Dirty Little Secret. truthdig.com 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-…

Staff (2019-06-26). Sunrise Sits In at DNC Headquarters, Demanding Climate Debate. therealnews.com 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…

WSWS (2019-06-26). Fridays for Future: Tens of thousands demonstrate on climate change in Aachen, Germany. wsws.org 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.

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

United Nations (2019-06-25). World faces 'climate apartheid' risk, 120 more million in poverty: UN expert. un.org 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.

commondreams (2019-06-25). 75 Groups Call for Reforms to Climate-killing Export-Import Bank. commondreams.org ______________________________…

teleSUR (2019-06-25). Climate Apartheid, World's Poor Will Be Left to Suffer: Report. telesurenglish.net Climate change will have the greatest impact on those living in poverty, as the wealthy will afford to escape overheating, hunger and conflict while the rest of the world is left to suffer, according to a United Nations (U.N.) report. | RELATED: | Bernie Sanders Warn Biden's Climate Policy 'Will Doom Future Generations' | "Perversely, while people in poverty are responsible for just a fraction of global emissions, they will bear the brunt of climate change…

Staff (2019-06-25). New York Passes Nation's Most Comprehensive Clean Energy Legislation in the Nation. therealnews.com Adrien Salazar, who fought for the bill discusses how this bill, which calls for no fossil fuel energy by 2050, will affect poor communities hardest hit by the climate crisis…

Staff (2019-06-25). We Could Solve the Climate Crisis With One Radical Change. truthdig.com The big and not necessarily entirely popular message of a new book on climate change is that we must change politically, but it won't be easy.

Dr. Andrew Glikson (2019-06-25). Beyond Climate Tipping Points: Greenhouse Gas Levels Exceed the Stability Limit of the Greenland and Antarctic Ice Sheets. globalresearch.ca 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 …

Benjamin Neimark, Oliver Belcher, and Patrick Bigger (2019-06-25). US military is a bigger polluter than as many as 140 countries — shrinking this war machine is a must. nationofchange.org The US military's carbon bootprint is enormous. Like corporate supply chains, it relies upon an extensive global network of container ships, trucks and cargo planes to supply its operations with everything from bombs to humanitarian aid and hydrocarbon fuels. Our new studycalculated the contribution of this vast infrastructure to climate change. | Greenhouse gas emission accounting usually focuses on how much energy and fuel civilians use. But recent work, in…

Speak Out now (2019-06-25). The Climate Emergency: The Future is in Our Hands. indybay.org Berkeley Public Library — South Branch | 1901 Russell St. (Near Ashby BART)…

RT (2019-06-25). Melania Trump's media liaison Stephanie Grisham named new White House press secretary. rt.com Melania Trump has announced that her spokeswoman Stephanie Grisham will replace Sarah Sanders as White House press secretary. Grisham is known for her sharp defense of the first lady in a hostile media climate.

Staff (2019-06-25). New York Passes Nation's Most Comprehensive Clean Energy Legislation. therealnews.com Adrien Salazar, who fought for the bill discusses how this bill, which calls for no fossil fuel energy by 2050, will affect poor communities hardest hit by the climate crisis…

Jake Johnson, staff writer (2019-06-25). To Prevent 'Climate Apartheid Scenario' Where Rich Escape and Poor Suffer, UN Report Issues Urgent Call for Global Economic Justice. commondreams.org "While people in poverty are responsible for just a fraction of global emissions, they will bear the brunt of climate change, and have the least capacity to protect themselves." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/climate_apartheid_un.jpg…

David Schwartzman (2019-06-25). The path to climate justice passes through Caracas. mronline.org For now the U.S. regime change agenda has been defeated as a result of the mass mobilization in April and May of the Venezuelan masses in defense of their Bolivarian Revolution, a mobilization which succeeded in marginalizing the opposition led by U.S. puppet Juan Guaido, demonstrating how pathetic his claims of legitimacy were. | Source

Staff (2019-06-25). Headlines for June 25, 2019. democracynow.org Iran Says New U.S. Sanctions Shut Down Diplomatic Option, 300 Children Moved from Texas Border Patrol Station After Reports of Neglect, Inhumane Conditions, FBI Investigating Deaths of 3 Children, 1 Woman Found Near Texas' Southern Border, Trump Responds to E. Jean Carroll Rape Allegations: "She's Not My Type", Palestinians Resist Kushner's Middle East Workshop as Business Leaders Gather in Bahrain, Experts Warn Climate Crisis Exacerbating Heat Waves as 100+ Degree Temps Grip Europe, Chennai, India's 6th-Largest City, Has Almost Run Out of Water, SCOTUS Makes FOIA Requests More Difficult for Journalists, Oregon R…

Staff (2019-06-25). Oregon GOP Lawmakers Flee State to Stall Vote on Historic Climate Bill. truthout.org 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 the state Capitol in Salem. The climate crisis bill aims to decrease emissions by implementing a statewide cap-and-trade model. Without at least two of the rogue Republican senators present, Oregon Democrats, who control the state Senate and House of Representat…

Special To The Black Star News (2019-06-25). 314 Action Organization Pledges $100k To Host Presidential Debate On Climate Change. blackstarnews.com 314 Action Organization sent DNC letter calling for a Presidential Debate on the wordwide threat of Climate Change… | (Washington, D.C.) — Today, 314 Action pledged $100,000 as seed money for a Presidential debate on climate change. | An open letter is now live at www.DebateOnClimate.org, and candidates and partner organizations are invited to reach out to participate via | The DNC has refused to host a single-issue debate, despite calls from its own members, public polling dat…

Staff (2019-06-25). Oregon Republicans Backed by Right-Wing Militias Flee State to Stall Vote on Historic Climate Bill. democracynow.org 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 the state Capitol in Salem. The climate crisis bill aims to decrease emissions by implementing a statewide cap-and-trade model. Without at least two of the rogue Republican senators present, Oregon Democrats, who control the state Senate and House of Representative…

Evlondo Cooper (2019-06-25). Trump EPA claims new power plant rule would improve health of minority and low-income communities. Don't believe it. nationofchange.org On June 19, the Trump administration announced that it was officially replacing the Clean Power Plan, the Obama administration's 2015 policy for curbing carbon pollution from power plants, with a much weaker Affordable Clean Energy (ACE) rule. The text of the new rule…

Fréa Lockley (2019-06-25). Rebecca Long-Bailey speaks to The Canary about Labour's radical plans for the future. thecanary.co On 22 June, shadow ministers Rebecca Long-Bailey and Barry Gardiner spoke at a community event in Cornwall. They were there to launch Labour's Green Industrial Revolution, a bold and radical plan to protect the environment, and also local jobs and the economy. Long-Bailey spoke to The Canary and discussed these plans in more detail. | "It's about creating hope": | "The overarching message of the Green Industrial Revolution is that now we're facing a time of climate cri…

Jon Queally, staff writer (2019-06-25). Amid Demand for Climate Focus, Burning Everglades Offer Fiery Backdrop to First Democratic Primary Debate. commondreams.org "The DNC recently announced it will not host a climate-themed debate. And then [Sunday], a lightning bolt sparked a massive fire miles from Miami, because subtlety is dead." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/everglades_democratic_debate.jpg…

Lee Camp (2019-06-25). We Have Less Than a Millisecond Left. truthdig.com Framing the urgency of climate change in terms we can all understand might push us to get a move on with saving the planet and ourselves.

Fréa Lockley (2019-06-25). Greenpeace protester tells The Canary why she took action and what really happened when Tory MP attacked her. thecanary.co On 20 June, Conservative minister Mark Field reportedly 'assaulted' Greenpeace activist Janet Barker at the bankers' banquet in London. Barker told The Canary what happened that night and why she'll continue to take action to raise awareness of climate chaos. | "The time is now — to change": | We went…

Jake Johnson, staff writer (2019-06-25). 'Business as Usual Is a Death Sentence': Hundreds of Youth Activists Sit In at DNC Headquarters to Demand 2020 Debate on Climate Crisis. commondreams.org "This is an emergency and it's past time that Tom Perez and the Democratic Party start being democratic." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/dnc_climate.jpg…

The Canary (2019-06-25). Southern Water to pay out record £126m after 'shocking' Ofwat probe. thecanary.co 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…

Sharon Kelly (2019-06-25). Former shale gas CEO says fracking revolution has been 'a disaster' for drillers, investors. nationofchange.org 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 …

Jake Johnson, staff writer (2019-06-25). 'We're Not Settling for Soundbites': Citing Democrats' Own Platform, Open Letter Demands DNC Host at Least One 2020 Debate on Climate Emergency. commondreams.org "It doesn't seem too much to ask that the candidates, who have months and months of campaigning, devote a single evening to coming to grips with this crisis," said 350.org founder Bill McKibben | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/dnc_tom_perez_climate_0.png…

Dennis Riches (2019-06-24). HBO's "Chernobyl": A Cautionary Tale About Splitting Atoms, or Another Chapter of Anti-Russia Propaganda? globalresearch.ca I've always been kind of obsessed by things nuclear. From the time I learned about nuclear arsenals as a child, I wondered how masses of people could tolerate this Sword of Damocles hanging over their heads. A few years ago, …

Staff (2019-06-24). Dozens Arrested in Protest Demanding New York Times Improve Climate Reporting. truthout.org Hundreds of people descended on the headquarters of The New York Times on Saturday to demand the "paper of record" drastically improve its coverage of the global climate crisis and specifically demanded its reporters refer to the situation as a "climate emergency" in alignment with what the world's scientific community is warning. | Coordinated by Extinction Rebellion NYC, 70 people were reported arrested after the group staged a sit-in on Eight Avenue in midtown Manhattan in order to bring attention to the failure of the paper — and that of the journalism industry overall — to adequately report on…

The Mind Unleashed (2019-06-24). Dozens of 'Extinct' Creatures Found Alive in 'Lost City' Hidden Deep Within Rainforest. theantimedia.com (TMU) — A specialized team of conservation scientists has found what appears to be a hidden oasis deep in the rainforest of Honduras that's teeming with dozens of rare and endangered creatures. The remote settlement, known as the "Lost City of the Monkey God" or "White City" and located in the Mosquitia rainforest, is a stunning example …

Staff (2019-06-24). Headlines for June 24, 2019. democracynow.org U.S. Announces New Iran Sanctions Days After Aborted Military Strike, Trump Delays ICE Roundups Amid Democratic Pushback, Columnist E. Jean Carroll Accuses Trump of Raping Her in 1990s, Turkey's Ruling AK Party Loses Istanbul Mayoral Race in Election Do-Over, Ethiopian Army Chief and Local Gov. Killed in Attempted Coup, 1000s of Climate Activists Block German Coal Mining Operation, Extinction Rebellion Activists Call on New York Times to Improve and Increase Climate Crisis Reporting, Sen. Sanders Introduces Plan to Cancel All Student Debt, Pete Buttigieg Faces Hometown Backlash in Indiana over Police Shooting of…

ADENLM (2019-06-24). Inequality and climate change: the rich must step up. nationofchange.org From the beginning, the issue of inequality with respect to the impacts of climate change and the global response has been a recurring theme in international climate negotiations. Emerging and developing countries have been sought spur the developed world into acknowledging its greater burden of responsibility and, accordingly, its obligation to make a larger contribution to the shift toward a low-carbon economy. The concept of climate justice emerged from this debate, inspiring the legal principle of "common but differentiated responsibilities" (CBDR). | The CBDR principle is recognised, among others, by the…

Kate Aronoff (2019-06-24). Jay Inslee Just Dropped the Most Ambitious Climate Plan From a Presidential Candidate. Here's Who It Targets. theintercept.com Jay Inslee, a 2020 presidential hopeful, released an expansive plan on Monday that attempts to capture and rein in the full range of what's propping up the fossil-fuel economy, from big banks, to lax drilling laws, to federal subsidies. The Washington governor is the first candidate to call — and plan explicitly — for phasing out fossil fuel production writ large in the United States, through both legislative and executive actions to ban fracking and to prohibit fossil fuel leases on public lands, among other sweeping changes. The plan a…

Rachel M. Cohen (2019-06-24). We Have to Finance a Global Green New Deal — or Face the Consequences. theintercept.com An international approach to tackling climate change would require the United States and other industrialized countries to give money to developing nations.

John Steppling (2019-06-24). The Monkey's Face. The Climate Crisis is Destroying "Real Environmentalism" globalresearch.ca "The more reified the world becomes, the thicker the veil cast upon nature, the more the thinking weaving that veil in its turn claims ideologically to be nature, primordial experience." — Theodor Adorno (Critical Models) | "Nature contains, though often unnoticed, …

Andrea Germanos, staff writer (2019-06-24). 'A True Public Health Emergency': 70+ Medical Groups Sound Alarm on Climate Crisis. commondreams.org Groups lay out action agenda to advance climate solutions and strengthen resiliency | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/medical-groups-climate-health-emergency.jpg…

WSWS (2019-06-24). Multiple studies demonstrate global warming is melting glaciers faster. wsws.org The accelerating rate of ice melting occurring around the world is a grave warning that climate change is rapidly reaching the point at which its catastrophic consequences will be felt by billions of people.

RT (2019-06-24). Oregon GOP trolls Democrats with 'siege' of Capitol Building while ditching vote on divisive bill. rt.com The Oregon GOP official Twitter account has been mocking Democrats as Republican senators avoided a legislative session in order to sabotage a climate bill. Police were ordered to bring in rebel lawmakers amid protests.

Jeff Sher (2019-06-24). Pickin' and Choosin' the Winners and Losers of Climate Change. counterpunch.org The official government pickin'and choosin' of the winners and losers of climate change already has begun. If you're still in the tribe that thinks climate change is maybe not a thing, or a thing that might happen a hundred years from now, perhaps you might like to consider this: everyone else is already moving beyond More

William Boardman (2019-06-23). Fukushima's Three Nuclear Meltdowns Are "Under Control": That's a Lie. dissidentvoice.org The implementation of the safe decommissioning of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power station is a unique complex case and expected to span several decades: the IAEA Review Team considers that it will therefore require sustained engagement with stakeholders, proper knowledge management, and benefit from broad international cooperation. — Report by IAEA (International Atomic Energy Agency) Review …

United Nations (2019-06-23). It's time we took a seat 'at your table': Guterres calls on world youth to keep leading climate emergency response. un.org Older generations have "failed to respond properly" to the climate emergency said the UN chief on Sunday, while the young are "stepping up to the challenge" and taking the lead to slow the destructive pace of global warming.

Blake Skylar (2019-06-23). Communists link saving planet to slashing military. peoplesworld.org CHICAGO — At the 31st CPUSA National Convention, delegates made it clear that the struggle against climate change is also a struggle for peace. In order to save the planet from ecological disaster, the military budget must be massively cut. As the U.S. has been starting wars around the world for decades, it's fitting that …

Jonathan Cook (2019-06-23). Mark Field and the Danger of Getting Sidetracked. dissidentvoice.org I really do not wish to write about Mark Field, the British government minister who assaulted a climate change activist this week, grabbing her by the neck and violently marching her out of a City of London dinner while all the hundreds of other wealthy diners watched either impassively or approvingly. But whatever my wishes, …

Robert Hunziker (2019-06-22). Permafrost Collapses 70 Years Early. dissidentvoice.org Fasten your seat belt! Global warming is on a rampage. As a consequence, many ecosystems may be on the verge of total collapse. In fact, recent activity in the hinterlands surely looks that way. Over time, the backlash for civilized society, where people live in comfort, could be severe, meaning extreme discomfort. But still, nobody …

John Bellamy Foster (2019-06-22). Ecosocialism and a just transition. mronline.org The idea of a "just transition" is appearing everywhere these days, most notably in the preamble of the 2015 Paris Climate Agreement, which refers to the need to take "into account the imperatives of a just transition of the workforce and the creation of decent work and quality jobs in accordance with nationally defined development […] | Source

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