‘The United States has spent more subsidizing fossil fuels in recent years than it has on defense spending, according to a new report from the International Monetary Fund.’

Source:  Study: U.S. Fossil Fuel Subsidies Exceed Pentagon Spending| Rolling Stone

‘Well over half the world’s population of vertebrates, from fish to birds to mammals, have been wiped out in the past four decades, says a new report from the World Wildlife Fund.’

Source: 60% of world’s wildlife has been wiped out since 1970 | CBC.CA

‘RIO DE JANEIRO — Several dozen heavily armed miners dressed in military fatigues invaded an indigenous village in remote northern Brazil this week and fatally stabbed at least one of the community’s leaders, officials said Saturday.’

Source: Miners Kill Indigenous Leader in Brazil During Invasion of Protected Land | The New York Times

‘…With the wealth from their business, David and Charles Koch helped to build a massive conservative network of donors for organizations that work to mobilize voters and sway elected officials in support of libertarian-leaning economic policies.’

Source: David Koch, billionaire conservative activist and philanthropist, dies at 79 | NBC news

‘…Right now, in 2019, we are witnessing the beginning of a new, disastrous chapter. The area of trees being cleared has surged this year. In July, the deforestation rate was an area the size of Manhattan every day, a Greater London every three weeks. This month, fires are incinerating the Amazon at a record rate, almost certainly part of a scorched-earth strategy to clear territory. Why is this happening now? Because of a change in power.’

Source: In Bolsonaro’s burning Brazilian Amazon, all our futures are being consumed | The Nation

‘The planet’s far North is burning. This summer, over 600 wildfires have consumed more than 2.4 million acres of forest across Alaska. Fires are also raging in northern Canada. In Siberia, choking smoke from 13 million acres – an area nearly the size of West Virginia – is blanketing towns and cities.’

Source: Huge wildfires in the Arctic and far North send a planetary warning | PBS

‘He ran on a message of fighting climate change, but failed to find much support in the polls. Now he intends to seek another term as governor of Washington.’

Source: Jay Inslee, Dropping Out of 2020 Race, Will Run for Governor Again | The New York Times

‘Because the oceans cover three fifths of the globe, this correction implies that previous estimates of overall global warming have been too low. Moreover it was reported recently that in the one place where it was carefully measured, the underwater melting that is driving disintegration of ice sheets and glaciers is occurring far faster than predicted by theory—as much as two orders of magnitude faster—throwing current model projections of sea level rise further in doubt.’

Source: Scientists Have Been Underestimating the Pace of Climate Change | Scientific American

‘WASHINGTON — Senator Bernie Sanders on Thursday released a $16.3 trillion blueprint to fight climate change, the latest and most expensive proposal from the field of Democratic presidential candidates aimed at reining in planet-warming greenhouse gases.’

Source: Bernie Sanders Unveils $16 Trillion ‘Green New Deal’ Plan | The New York Times

‘Democratic presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders released a sweeping $16.3 trillion climate plan on Thursday, vowing to create 20 million jobs and completely zero out planet-heating emissions by 2050.’

Source: Bernie Sanders Unveils $16 Trillion Green New Deal To Combat Climate Crisis | Huffington Post