[GWSG] Thunberg speaks; Labour activists; new pipelines; new controls; new jobs; sea life at stake; UFOs; nationalize Exxon?; new threat

[Tilley, Al]

1. Greta Thunberg’s speech to members of the British Parliament and fellow school strikers is remarkable for its passion and its clarity. https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/apr/23/greta-thunberg-full-speech-to-mps-you-did-not-act-in-time
[https://www.bing.com/th?id=OVF.WWbqz6IL1TKIrtaeLEvmbw&pid=Api]<https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/apr/23/greta-thunberg-full-speech-to-mps-you-did-not-act-in-time>

'You did not act in time': Greta Thunberg's full speech to MPs<https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/apr/23/greta-thunberg-full-speech-to-mps-you-did-not-act-in-time>
www.theguardian.com
Read the full text of the speech Greta Thunberg gave to MPs at the Houses of Parliament


The reaction to her speech from both parties was enthusiastic. A review of the UK’s climate targets is due May 2. https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/apr/23/greta-thunberg
[https://www.bing.com/th?id=OVF.figjEbqChFQi0v51BV7hPw&pid=Api]<https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/apr/23/greta-thunberg>

The Greta Thunberg effect: at last, MPs focus on climate change<https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/apr/23/greta-thunberg>
www.theguardian.com
Michael Gove admits to feeling guilt as young activist says: your fossil fuels policy is beyond absurd



2. The UK Labour Party has backed the Extinction Rebellion protestors. https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/apr/23/labour-extinction-rebellion-climate-change
[https://www.bing.com/th?id=OVF.YJ8dPVPI3giEitqlPVLcbw&pid=Api]<https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/apr/23/labour-extinction-rebellion-climate-change>

Labour endorses Extinction Rebellion activists after week of protest<https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/apr/23/labour-extinction-rebellion-climate-change>
www.theguardian.com
Shadow health secretary pledges to make climate change a central policy focus



3. New pipelines for natural gas and oil are being developed at a scale “not compatible with global climate survival.” Half are in North America. https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/apr/25/us-oil-gas-boom-climate-change-report
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North American drilling boom threatens big blow to climate efforts, study finds | Environment | The Guardian<https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/apr/25/us-oil-gas-boom-climate-change-report>
www.theguardian.com
A depot in Gascoyne, North Dakota. The extension to the Keystone pipeline has aroused opposition that Donald Trump has vowed to sweep aside. Photograph: Andrew Cullen/Reuters More than half of the ...



4. Earth Day brought a new flurry of actions to control emissions in the US. The centerpiece is the set of actions by Washington State. https://www.vox.com/energy-and-environment/2019/4/18/18363292/washington-clean-energy-bill
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Washington’s clean energy bill: a closer look - Vox<https://www.vox.com/energy-and-environment/2019/4/18/18363292/washington-clean-energy-bill>
www.vox.com
The trend of states targeting 100 percent clean electricity has gone viral. It’s a lot to track. So it’s understandable that there hasn’t been much coverage of the 100 percent clean energy ...



5. The growth in clean energy jobs is far outpacing the coal industry despite the government’s attempt to reverse the trend. The new jobs have several advantages to the workers. https://www.forbes.com/sites/energyinnovation/2019/04/22/renewable-energy-job-boom-creating-economic-opportunity-as-coal-industry-slumps/#405831836654
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Renewable Energy Job Boom Creates Economic Opportunity As Coal Industry Slumps - forbes.com<https://www.forbes.com/sites/energyinnovation/2019/04/22/renewable-energy-job-boom-creating-economic-opportunity-as-coal-industry-slumps/#405831836654>
www.forbes.com
Renewable energy jobs are booming across the U.S. and are forecast to keep growing - especially in the heart of coal country - creating new economic opportunities for communities and high-wage ...



6. Sea creatures are twice as vulnerable to increasing heat as are land dwellers. https://phys.org/news/2019-04-global-sea-creatures-hardest.html
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Global warming hits sea creatures hardest - phys.org<https://phys.org/news/2019-04-global-sea-creatures-hardest.html>
phys.org
Global warming has caused twice as many ocean-dwelling species as land-dwelling species to disappear from their habitats, a unique Rutgers-led study found. The greater vulnerability of sea ...



7. UFO sightings are booming. https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2019/04/24/how-angry-pilots-got-navy-stop-dismissing-ufo-sightings/?utm_term=.a6b6052a4627
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UFO sightings: U.S. Navy drafts guidelines to report - The Washington Post<https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2019/04/24/how-angry-pilots-got-navy-stop-dismissing-ufo-sightings/?utm_term=.a6b6052a4627>
www.washingtonpost.com
A recent uptick in sightings of unidentified flying objects — or as the military calls them, “unexplained aerial phenomena” — prompted the Navy to draft formal procedures for pilots to ...


As to what this has to do with climate, your fantasy is as good as mine. Perhaps the childish impression that we are under surveillance from above can liberate us to take a more objective view of our actions.

8. Here’s another fantasy: nationalize the oil companies. Imagine that. https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/apr/25/climate-change-oil-companies-extinction-rebellion
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How to stop climate change? Nationalise the oil companies | Owen Jones | Opinion | The Guardian<https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/apr/25/climate-change-oil-companies-extinction-rebellion>
www.theguardian.com
The tentacles of Big Fossil reach further into the political elite: in the US and Europe, there is a revolving door between government and public sector on the one hand, and fossil fuel companies ...



9. We are under threat not only from UFOs but from a new strain of humans. https://www.thescinewsreporter.com/2019/04/scientists-earth-endangered-by-new.html?fbclid=IwAR2sF-UJ_2Ns6gicGaN4OkvDLrrg3TLpPaYYMYicVK24AmfzXmrHZZRO-G8
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Scientists: Earth Endangered By New Strain of Fact-Resistant Humans<https://www.thescinewsreporter.com/2019/04/scientists-earth-endangered-by-new.html?fbclid=IwAR2sF-UJ_2Ns6gicGaN4OkvDLrrg3TLpPaYYMYicVK24AmfzXmrHZZRO-G8>
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Scientists have discovered a powerful new strain of fact-resistant humans who are threatening the ability of Earth to sustain life, a sobering new study reports. The research, conducted by the University of Minnesota, identifies a virulent strain of humans who are virtually immune to any form of verifiable knowledge, leaving scientists at a loss as to how to combat them.



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