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by Lowell
Here are a few national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Monday, July 5.
- Sixty years of climate change warnings: the signs that were missed (and ignored) (“The effects of ‘weird weather’ were already being felt in the 1960s, but scientists linking fossil fuels with climate change were dismissed as prophets of doom” The scientists were right, of course.)
- Azerbaijan says ‘mud volcano’ caused Caspian Sea explosion (Last I checked, wind turbines and solar panels don’t do this shit!)
- Small majority believe there is still time to avert climate disaster – survey (“Survey in 16 countries finds just over half of consumers believe their own behaviour can help”)
- Climate change threatens remote and rural communities nationwide: report
- Rebound in global gas demand threatens international climate targets – IEA
- World leaders are role playing instead of acting against climate change: Greta Thunberg at climate summit
- US urges Australia to adopt ‘more ambitious climate goals’ as pressure mounts on Morrison to act
- Huge Methane Leak Spotted in Heart of China’s Top Coal Hub (This shit is completely unacceptable.)
- Lumea plans huge “first of its kind” big battery in Melbourne (That’s more like it!)
- Hundreds of Afghan security forces flee as districts fall to Taliban (“Militants’ advance continues as Britain nears end of its two-decade deployment to country”)
- The smart way to reduce emissions and outmaneuver our rivals (“A plan co-authored by Secretary Baker and the late George P. Shultz holds the key to placing market pressure on China and other nations to start doing their part. It would place a fee on all carbon emissions in the United States, an approach that most economists believe is the most efficient and effective way to reduce such emissions. But rather than giving that money to the federal government, all of the revenue from the fee would be returned to Americans in the form of a quarterly dividend. A household of four would receive $2,000 annually, enough to provide the vast majority of households with more money than they would pay in higher energy costs. As a result, this fee would not expand the federal government, and therefore should not be considered a tax.”)
- Fraud Claims, Unproved, Delay Peru’s Election Result and Energize the Right
- The Vatican Says The Pope ‘Reacted Well’ To Intestinal Surgery
- The European Union Should Be Able to Kick Out Hungary (And Poland?)
- Biden’s global income tax plan has made significant progress. But the hard part lies ahead.
- OPEC+ Crisis Deepens as Saudi Arabia Refuses to Budge
- OPEC+ to resume crisis talks as Saudi Arabia and the UAE remain at loggerheads over oil output
- Israel Sees Decline in Pfizer Vaccine Efficacy Rate, Ynet Reports (“The spread of the delta variant and the easing of government restrictions is hurting the shot’s efficacy, the report said.”)
- Daniel Ortega and the Crushing of the Nicaraguan Dream
- Delta variant will cause US Covid surges, Fauci says, as poll reveals vaccine resistance (“Poll shows only 45% of Republicans have received one shot”)
- Should fully vaccinated people continue to wear masks? Experts weigh in. (“‘Do whatever it takes for Covid to go away,’ one doctor said. That includes continuing to wear a mask.” The doctor is right.)
- Hackers demand $70 mln to restore data held by companies hit in cyberattack – blog
- Pandemic Wave of Automation May Be Bad News for Workers
- Covid Live Updates: Biden Calls Vaccination ‘The Most Patriotic Thing’
- U.S. celebrates July Fourth as nation emerges from devastating Covid pandemic
- Biden stresses unity in July 4 remarks: ‘America is coming back together’
- ‘We are in a race’: GOP governors implore residents to overcome vaccine hesitancy as delta variant rises
- Barbershops and Hair Salons Are Enlisted in Covid-19 Vaccine Push
- If you got the Johnson & Johnson coronavirus vaccine, should you get a booster dose of Pfizer or Moderna? (“The J&J vaccine is robustly protective, and new data suggest it defends against the delta variant, too”)
- Climate Change And Heat Waves Have Brutal Effect On U.S. Cities’ Infrastructure
- Bipartisan spending deal meets fresh resistance from key Democrats (Mark Warner has his work cut out for him.)
- This Fourth of July, we celebrate a new triumph over the enemies of liberty (“The July 4 holiday takes on special meaning in the wake of the Jan. 6 insurrection.”)
- Republicans Who Backed Trump’s Election Lies Called Out For False Patriotism On July 4
- Sporadic Environmental Voters Hold the Power to Shift Elections and Turn Red States Blue (“A new report from the Environmental Voter Project claims to have identified a hidden voting bloc in nine states: low-propensity environmental voters.”)
- Juan Williams: How the Supreme Court eroded voting rights
- How A 6-3 Conservative Majority Shaped The Supreme Court This Term
- Allen West announces he is running against Gov. Greg Abbott in Republican primary (Allen West is completely unhinged.)
- Eleven days after partial collapse, remainder of Surfside condo is demolished
- Remainder of Florida Condo Is Demolished by Controlled Explosion
- Lax Enforcement Let South Florida Towers Skirt Inspections for Years (We need strong regulations, but they are useless if they’re not enforced.)
- White supremacy protest in Philadelphia on the eve of July 4th
- Massachusetts I-95 standoff was with Rise of the Moors militia, police say (More armed extremists in this country…lovely.)
- Maryland and Virginia diverge when it comes to laying asphalt to widen highways (We absolutely should NOT be laying new asphalt, but should be focused on transit-oriented development, smart growth, etc.)
- Virginia Employment Commission facing pressure to improve performance as frustrations mount
- Glenn Youngkin’s “Gas Tax Increased” Meme Is Dishonest, False, Cynical, Misleading, Irresponsible and Stupid on Pretty Much Every Level.
- Far-Right, Seditionist VA Del. Dave LaRock (R-HD33) Ripped For “Disgusting Comment” After Posting, “Nothing like having an attractive and energetic young team to make me feel better” (Note that Glenn Youngkin and his ticketmates were campaigning with this guy today…)
- Virginia Officials Still Searching For Answers to Bird Illness
- VIRGINIA & NORTH CAROLINA: Commercial Offshore Wind Parks on Deck
- Ricky Hurtado and Sam Rasoul column: Mountain Valley Pipeline and MVP Southgate are bad deals for communities
- Jeff Bourne column: Prioritize equitable access to renewable energy
- Fairfax Dems Chair: “Our country was founded on the rejection of a despot. I invite my Republican colleagues to come out from under the thumb of a deranged, disgraced, doubly-impeached former President” (“To think, adhering to our nation’s founding principles of freedom, tolerance, and justice is considered ‘too political’ and ‘left-wing’ by an entire political party in America.”)
- Of the nearly 44% of students who returned to Chesterfield County Public Schools this past winter, most where white
- Rural southwest Virginia county marks hospital reopening
- D.C.-area forecast: Hot and humid much of this week, with a few storm chances
