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Amazon Watch, Wildfire

Macron declares international crisis with 165,000 fires burning across Amazon Rainforest, 70,000 in Brazil

The Energy Mix, August 23, 2019 With inadequate firefighting resources leaving massive swaths of the environmentally crucial Amazon rainforest in flames, and Brazil’s conspiracy-breathing president falsely blaming environmentalists and discounting his own government’s data, French President Emmanuel Macron is declaring an “international crisis” and urging the G7 countries to “discuss this crisis” at their meeting … Continue reading Macron declares international crisis with 165,000 fires burning across Amazon Rainforest, 70,000 in Brazil →

Keeping Watch on Earth News, Pacific Gas & Electric (PGE), Valero Benicia Refinery, Western States Petroleum Association (WSPA)

Refineries asking for exemption from state power shutdowns during high fire danger – Valero Benicia lawsuit on hold

KQED, THE CALIFORNIA REPORT California Oil Industry Sounds Alarm Over Utilities’ Power Shutoff Plans By Ted Goldberg, Aug 20, 2019 The industry group representing oil companies in California says if the state’s utilities shut off power to refineries during periods of high fire danger, the facilities could be knocked offline, resulting in major pollution releases … Continue reading Refineries asking for exemption from state power shutdowns during high fire danger – Valero Benicia lawsuit on hold →

#DoSomething, #NEVERAGAIN, Gun control, Gun violence, Mass killings, Mass shootings

Death toll rises to 22 in El Paso shooting as 2 more victims die in hospital

ABC News, By Bill Hutchinson & Stephanie Wash, Aug 5, 2019 The death toll from a mass shooting at an El Paso, Texas, Walmart, increased to 22 after two more victims died in the hospital, police said. David Shimp, chief executive officer at Del Sol Medical Center in El Paso, said one patient died late Sunday night … Continue reading Death toll rises to 22 in El Paso shooting as 2 more victims die in hospital →

#DoSomething, #NEVERAGAIN, #NOTONEMORE, Benicia, Gun control, Gun violence, Mass shootings

A Benicia perspective on outbreak of mass shootings – 20 dead in El Paso today

Hate is a factor, Trump fanning the flames By Roger Straw, August 3, 2019 So today 20 innocent people were gunned down by a white supremacist in a Walmart in El Paso, Texas.  Another 26 were seriously injured, some critically.  Earlier this week, two store workers were killed in a Walmart in Mississippi.  And on … Continue reading A Benicia perspective on outbreak of mass shootings – 20 dead in El Paso today →