"The First Democratic Debate
Failed The Planet
At a debate held in a sinking city, only four candidates were directly asked about the climate crisis."
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Oil Change USA David Turnbull:
Climate Change is the defining issue of the 2020 election.
"96% of registered Democrats list climate change as very important"
"A CNN poll conducted by research firm SSRS shows that
96% of registered Democrats list climate change as a very or somewhat important issue when evaluating potential presidential candidates. If the 2018 midterm election was about health care, 2020 may hinge on what candidates intend to do about the fact that the Earth is warming to unsustainable levels: 82% of those polled saw it as a “very important” issue—by far the most important concern of all issues listed."dailykos
14 candidates asking for Climate debate:
Jay Inslee April 17 [U.S. Youth Climate Strike, Twitter]
Kirsten Gillibrand April 17 [Daily Beast]
Mike Gravel April 19 [U.S. Youth Climate Strike, Twitter]
Julián Castro April 22 [Julian Castro, Twitter]
Tim Ryan April 22 [Tim Ryan, Twitter]
Andrew Yang May 6 [U.S. Youth Climate Strike, Twitter]
Beto O’Rourke May 6 [U.S. Youth Climate Strike, Twitter]
Bernie Sanders May 6 [U.S. Youth Climate Strike, Twitter] (promoted by Sanders on May 7)
Elizabeth Warren May 20 [Elizabeth Warren, Twitter]
Amy Klobuchar May 23 [U.S. Youth Climate Strike, Twitter]
Michael Bennet May 29 [Politico]
John Delaney June 4 [John Delaney]
Tulsi Gabbard June 6 [Gabbard press assistant Cullen Tiernan, Twitter]
Seth Moulton June 7 [Seth Moulton, Twitter]
14 candidates asking for Climate debate
+ Biden = now 15
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Plunge is far faster than in Arctic and may lead to more global heating, say scientists
More than 50 tornadoes rip through central US, leaving one dead and at least 130 injured
Monday marked the record-tying 11th straight day with at least eight tornadoes, and there’s no immediate end to the pattern in sightwww.theguardian.com/...
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Edmonton
Wildfires force more evacuations in remote northern Alberta communities
Multiple fires in the region have forced people to leave their homes
There are multiple fires in the region, according to Alberta Wildfire. The most significant is Slave Lake Wildfire No. 49, which is more than 74,000 hectares in size.
cbc.ca/...
UN Report: Nature’s Dangerous Decline ‘Unprecedented’;
Species Extinction Rates ‘Accelerating
Current global response insufficient;
‘Transformative changes’ needed to restore and protect nature;
Opposition from vested interests can be overcome for public good
Most comprehensive assessment of its kind;
‘A green wave has swept the European Parliament’ in show of demand for climate actionwww.alternet.org/...
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European commission accused of 'deliberately harming climate action'
Australia to achieve 50% renewables by 2030 without
government intervention, analysis finds
RepuTex modelling suggests surge in state schemes and rooftop solar will reduce wholesale prices, making gas- and coal-fired power less competitivewww.theguardian.com/...
BirthStrikers: meet the women who refuse to have children
until climate change ends
A movement of women have decided not to procreate in response to the coming ‘climate breakdown and civilisation collapse’. Will their protest be a catalyst for change?
.theguardian.com/...
Could you live a low carbon life?
Meet the people who already are
There are things we can all do to lower our impact
on the environment. We speak to three people who have taken the first steps theguardian.
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"According to climate scientists we may only have 30 years before complete environmental catastrophe"
.news.com.au/...
Climate change could pose 'existential threat' by 2050: report
.cnn.com/...
Thousands could perish annually in US if global heating not curbed, study finds
Every year nearly 5,800 people are expected to die in New York, 2,500 in Los Angeles and more than 2,300 in Miami
.theguardian.com/...
Hopes for climate progress falter with coal still king across Asia
A depressing picture of global power generation has coal still firmly on top. And in a vicious cycle, the very heatwaves and winter freezes high carbon emissions cause seem to be increasing themwww.theguardian.com/...
Europe heatwave: record high of 45C expected in France
Extinction Rebellion highlight climate emergency at Glastonbury
A Green Revolution: Climate Anxiety Support Group
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