Vice MAG Column: ‘When this pandemic is over, it’s time to dismantle capitalism’

https://i-d.vice.com/en_uk/article/n7jgkg/coronavirus-covid-19-capitalism-productivity-tories-nhs-economy By Nathalie Olah Excerpt: Unless there’s a dramatic change in the next few days, the UK death toll from Coronavirus will outnumber Italy’s. This was something completely avoidable, something caused by government negligence through an ideology that undervalues human life. … But out of terrible tragedy comes an opportunity to learn, develop and build […]

Bjorn Lomborg: Follow Sweden’s example – ‘Shutdown is unsustainable’ – ‘We need to map a middle course that both saves most lives avoids a catastrophic recession’

"We need to map a middle course that both saves most lives <and> avoids a catastrophic recession," writes @HooverInst Visiting Fellow @BjornLomborg. #COVID19 https://t.co/qSuYpeb779 — Hoover Institution (@HooverInst) April 6, 2020 https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/economy/policy/view-shutdown-to-contain-coronavirus-is-unsustainable/articleshow/74993372.cms By Bjørn Lomborg The potential impact of the Covid-19 pandemic is enormous. But draconian policies to tackle the virus also have colossal costs. […]

CAFE standards reform and the Big Green lie

https://www.cfact.org/2020/04/03/cafe-standards-reform-and-the-big-green-lie/ By Craig Rucker |April 3rd, 2020|Climate, Energy|78 Comments The Trump Administration finalized its reform of the “CAFE,” or Corporate Average Fuel Economy standards that impact every vehicle we buy and drive. This is a big boost for the American economy that coincidentally arrives just in time, with the economy reeling from the emergency brought on by COVID-19. […]

Environmental Reporters Strategize On Using Coronavirus To Advance Climate Agenda – Bring in Hayhoe to give advice

Environmental Reporters Strategize On Using Coronavirus To Advance Climate Agendahttps://t.co/Uw0Ub0YeRz @sejorg — Western Wire (@WesternWireNet) April 6, 2020 https://westernwire.net/environmental-reporters-strategize-on-using-coronavirus-to-advance-climate-agenda/ With the nation locked down due to the coronavirus outbreak, members of the Society of Environmental Journalists (SEJ) last week compared the dangers of the pandemic with climate change and discussed how to leverage reporting on […]

German Public Law Professor: Climate Crisis ‘Requires Freedom-Limiting Measures’ – ‘Fight against the virus’ is model for climate fight

https://notrickszone.com/2020/04/04/german-public-law-professor-judge-climate-crisis-requires-freedom-limiting-measures/ By P Gosselin Dictatorship for a good cause…the march to tyranny: The public can be convinced “to accept even the most serious encroachments on fundamental rights,” writes a German public law professor, state high court judge at his blog. Like the corona crisis, in the face of the climate crisis it’s time to seriously encroach […]

NYT’s Tom Friedman: Trump Climate Response Could Be ‘More Destructive’ Than Virus Response

https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/business/joseph-vazquez/2020/04/03/nyts-friedman-spews-trump-climate-change-response-could-be By Joseph Vazquez | April 3, 2020 3:42 PM EDT Insufferable New York Times opinion columnist Thomas Friedman is exploiting the pandemic to spew climate change drivel at President Donald Trump. In an op-ed headlined “With the Coronavirus, It’s Again Trump vs. Mother Nature,” Friedman used a dubious comparison between Trump’s handling of the coronavirus and climate change as evidence […]

CLAIM: ‘Mental health’ is ‘the most overlooked consequences of climate change’

One of the most overlooked consequences of climate change? Our mental health By Lawrence A. Palinkas Excerpt: The findings of one study after another are punctuated by breaking news or the direct experience of wildfires, hurricanes and floods that forced thousands of people to evacuate, damage property, and erase tangible reminders of our past. More […]