Climate Crisis

By Neta C. Crawford | – Scientists and security analysts have warned for more than a decade that global warming is a potential national security concern. A U.S. Navy F/A-18 Hornet launching from the USS Theodore Roosevelt on full afterburner. U.S. Navy/Wikimedia They project that the consequences of global warming – rising seas, powerful storms, […]

Climate Crisis

After Immigration, Europe’s Next Big Left-Right Divide is Climate Action

Clean Energy Wire

By Rachel Waldholz | – ( Clean Energy Wire) – The European elections delivered major gains for Green parties in several countries, as voters signalled a strong desire for more aggressive action on climate change. In Germany, the Green surge was especially strong. The party doubled its support, coming in second to Chancellor Angela Merkel’s […]

Climate Crisis

ExxonMobil & 4 other Oil Giants Spent $1 bn on Greenwashing PR, $100 bn on New Fossil Fuels

AFP

By Patrick GALEY | – Paris (AFP) – The five largest publicly listed oil and gas majors have spent $1 billion since the 2015 Paris climate deal on public relations or lobbying that is “overwhelmingly in conflict” with the landmark accord’s goals, a watchdog said Friday. Despite outwardly committing to support the Paris agreement and […]

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Facing Tough EU CO2 Rules from 2020, German Auto Giants Race to go Electric

AFP

By Yann SCHREIBER | – Munich (AFP) – German carmakers are increasingly turning to electric vehicles to master tough new emissions limits looming in the EU, but the shift away from internal combustion engines will entail years of lower margins and profits, cost cutting and job losses. Costly investments have been the refrain of boardrooms […]

Climate Crisis

Can Global Youth Revolt force the Trump Generation to tackle Climate Crisis?

Tomdispatch

By Frida Berrigan | – ( Tomdispatch.com) – Kids are taking over the streets in other countries, rallying and chanting and refusing to go to school one day a week. Young people across the world are striking to draw attention to the ravages of climate change. They are demanding — with their bodies and their […]

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Could the Climate Crisis Spark a Global Financial Meltdown Worse than 2008?

The Conversation

By Korey Pasch | – The dire climate change situation continues to make headlines and inspire actions like the Sunrise Movement. Recently, United States congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Sen. Ed Markey pushed the debate about addressing climate change forward by introducing resolutions for a Green New Deal to transform the American economy. The Green New […]

Climate Change

Climate Crisis: Glacier Melt, Droughts, Floods require Indo-Pak Cooperation to Avoid Disaster

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By Omair Ahmad | – (The Third Pole) – With glacier retreat, permafrost melt, and extreme rainfall events, ICIMOD’s HIMAP report suggests that the countries of the Hindu Kush Himalayas have to start cooperating far more closely, or pay a huge price Water in the Hindu Kush Himalayan (HKH) region is going through large and […]

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Capitalism vs. Socialism Is a False Choice: We need true democracy to Avoid self-extinction.

David Korten

( Yes! Magazine) – Economic power is—and always has been—the foundation of political power. Those who control the peoples’ means of living rule. In a democracy, however, each person must have a voice in the control and management of the means of their living. That requires more than a vote expressing a preference for which […]

Climate Crisis

Democracy and the Green New Deal Demand higher Taxes on Rich

Sam Pizzigati

( Inequality.org ) – Innovative proposals like tying income tax rates for America’s riches to the minimum wage for America’s poorest could help high tax rates survive over the long haul. Jan Schakowsky doesn’t need to apologize for anything. This veteran member of Congress from Illinois has a record second to none on issues that […]