‘A town next to the wrecked Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant partially reopened on Wednesday, eight years after a triple meltdown forced tens of thousands of people in the area to flee.’

Source: Fukushima disaster: first residents return to town next to nuclear plant | The Guardian

‘We may not even see them, but tiny particles, particulates in the PM2.5 size range, are able to travel deeply into the respiratory tract. PM2.5 infiltrates the lungs, all the way to the alveoli, where oxygen is transferred into the bloodstream. Exposure to nitrogen dioxide and fine particulate matter, or PM, can cause grave trouble with one’s health.’

Source: Air Pollution Increases ER Visits — Largest US Study On The Topic Confirms It | cleantechnica.com

‘Norway’s $1tn oil fund, the world’s largest sovereign wealth fund, is to plunge billions of dollars into wind and solar power projects. The decision follows Saudi Arabia’s oil fund selling off its last oil and gas assets.’

Source: ‘Historic breakthrough’: Norway’s giant oil fund dives into renewables | The Guardian

AOC: “We don’t have time to wait. We don’t have time for five years for a half-baked, you know watered down compromise position…this is urgent, and to think that we have time is such a privileged and removed from reality attitude that we cannot tolerate”

‘Around three-quarters of US coal production is now more expensive than solar and wind energy in providing electricity to American households, according to a new study.’

Source: ‘Coal is on the way out’: study finds fossil fuel now pricier than solar or wind | The Guardian

‘…THEREFORE BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, the Los Angeles County Federation of Labor, AFL-CIO supports a Green New Deal or similar effort that provides career opportunities for people of color, low-income communities and women utilizing labor-supported preparation and apprenticeship programs and a skilled and trained workforce that simultaneously protects existing union jobs; ‘

Source: LOS ANGELES COUNTY FEDERATION OF LABOR RESOLUTION THAT SUPPORTS UNION JOBS AND DIVERSE COMMUNITIES IN CLIMATE CHANGE FIGHT | thelafed.org

‘Every year, the world’s five largest publicly owned oil and gas companies spend approximately $200 million on lobbying designed to control, delay or block binding climate-motivated policy. This has caused problems for governments seeking to implement policies in the wake of the Paris Agreement which are vital in meeting climate change targets. Companies are generally reluctant to disclose such lobbying expenditure and late last week, a report from InfluenceMap used a methodology focusing on the best available records along with intensive research of corporate messaging to gauge their level of influence on initiatives to halt climate change. ‘

Source: Oil And Gas Giants Spend Millions Lobbying To Block Climate Change Policies | Forbes

‘This research finds that the five largest publicly-traded oil and gas majors (ExxonMobil, Royal Dutch Shell, Chevron, BP and Total) have invested over $1Bn of shareholder funds in the three years following the Paris Agreement on misleading climate-related branding and lobbying. These efforts are overwhelmingly in conflict with the goals of this landmark global climate accord and designed to maintain the social and legal license to operate and expand fossil fuel operations.’

Source: Big Oil’s Real Agenda on Climate Change | influencemap.org

‘…The enormous cost of the military machine in both the US and the UK gives the lie to claims that dealing with climate change would be unaffordable for Western governments. When proposers of a Green New Deal in US are told that ‘there’s no money to pay for it’, it’s natural to look to the $716bn of US military spending as a potential source of those elusive funds. Similarly, in the UK, we should not forget that a government which apparently can’t find money for the NHS, public services or green infrastructure can find £205bn for renewing Trident. ‘

Source: Why stopping wars is essential for stopping climate change | Counterfire.org

‘…Most communities were submerged with all communication lines cut off. Deaths have been reported along with massive human displacement and destruction of buildings in Beira.’

Source: 90% of Mozambican city of Beira destroyed by Cyclone Idai – Red Cross | Africanews.com