[ad_1] LOS ANGELES — Industry groups are pushing for California regulators to delay new environmental measures, including those meant to promote clean air. Their reason: the economic stress the COVID-19 pandemic is putting on their businesses. Groups have sent at least six letters to California officials in the past two …
Read More »Spilling the tea on COVID-19 and the Climate Crisis. What can we learn?⠀ .⠀ So I…
[ad_1] Spilling the tea on COVID-19 and the Climate Crisis. What can we learn?⠀ .⠀ So I finished my qualifying exams this week and passed! Given current events, I got a few questions about the pandemic and the climate crisis and the question above was my favorite, so I thought …
Read More »Coronavirus Pandemic: Shana Casale, Emergency room nurse
Emergency room nurse Shana Casale talks to TRT World about some of the pressures medics are working under as coronavirus cases rise exponentially in the … source Y Not Freakin’ Recyclable Home
Read More »Greta Thunberg: We must fight the climate crisis and pandemic simultaneously
The world needs to tackle the coronavirus pandemic and climate change simultaneously, and guard against people who try to use the current crisis to delay … source Y Not Freakin’ Recyclable Home
Read More »EU presses on with tighter 2030 climate target despite pandemic
[ad_1] The European Union executive has kick-started its plan to set a tougher 2030 emissions target, a move that could help maintain the bloc’s focus on climate change despite pressure to soften its green ambitions in response to the coronavirus pandemic. The European Commission began a public consultation to gather …
Read More »The important role of local authorities during the coronavirus pandemic
[ad_1] As we struggle to contain and cope with the effects of the coronavirus pandemic, the effective work of local authorities in supporting and providing services to their communities will be more important than ever, writes Tiffany Cloynes and Clare Hardy from Geldards. The difficulties caused by the pandemic will …
Read More »#RisingQs: Pandemic response and more
This week on #RisingQs hosts Krystal and Saagar answer Rising fans’ questions on who will get credit for $1200 as part of the Coronavirus stimulus package, … source Y Not Freakin’ Recyclable Home
Read More »After the Pandemic: Designing a Just and Resilient Economy for All
The COVID-19 pandemic has shown the immense brittleness and vulnerability of the world’s economy. Extended supply chains have collapsed, many staples … source Y Not Freakin’ Recyclable Home
Read More »Coronavirus: China promotes bile from caged bears to treat pandemic ‘caused by exploiting wildlife’
[ad_1] The Chinese government is touting bile extracted from caged bears as a treatment for coronavirus, which experts have branded “hugely irresponsible”. Scientists agree that China’s wildlife trade – notably markets where species are crammed closely together – was the most likely source of the coronavirus pandemic. But in a list …
Read More »National Emergency: Global Pandemic in a Deteriorating Security Environment | David Kilcullen
In Episode 126 of Hidden Forces, Demetri Kofinas speaks with David Kilcullen, a theorist and practitioner of guerrilla and unconventional warfare, and … source Y Not Freakin’ Recyclable Home
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