Bill McKibben | Why Donald Trump Suddenly Decided to Talk About the Environment

11 July 19

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11 July 19 It's Live on the HomePage Now: Reader Supported News WE NEED A FEW DONORS WHO BELIEVE THIS CAN BE BETTER - Reader Supported News has exceeded all expectations. The funding, however, is a long-range nightmare. Using this formula, we will never be rich. It’s just not a process designed for wealth accumulation. The object is “stability” and adequate funds to fight for what we fight for every day. We have to turn the fundraising around. It’s imperative. A few committed individuals is all it will take to make RSN great. Be a part of this. It is working. / Marc Ash, Founder Reader Supported News Sure, I'll make a donation! Bill McKibben | Why Donald Trump Suddenly Decided to Talk About the Environment  Bill McKibben, The New Yorker McKibben writes: "'Brazen' might as well be the official motto of the Trump Administration. Even so, it's hard to top the most ecologically unsound President in modern American history giving a speech on Monday touting his environmental record while standing beside David Bernhardt, the former oil lobbyist who is the Interior Secretary, and Andrew Wheeler, the former coal lobbyist who is the administrator of the E.P.A." READ MORE Secretary of Labor Alexander Acosta. (photo: Alex Wong/Getty) ALSO SEE: Ex-Palm Beach State Attorney: Acosta Is 'Completely Wrong' About Epstein Plea Deal Alexander Acosta's Trumpian Non-Apology Matt Ford, The New Republic Ford writes: "The labor secretary botched the Jeffrey Epstein case a decade ago-then he botched his chance to admit his mistakes. His boss must be proud." READ MORE Yazmin Juarez, whose daughter died after detention by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement, speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill. (photo: Alexander Drago/Reuters) Mother Whose Toddler Died After Ice Detention Speaks Out in Emotional Testimony Edward Hermore, Guardian UK Hermore writes: "A House committee looking into the treatment of migrant children at detention facilities on the US border has heard searing testimony from the mother whose 21-month old toddler died weeks after being released by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice)." READ MORE President Trump's 'Salute to America.' (photo: Carlos Barria/Reuters) DC Security Fund Is Bankrupt Thanks to Trump's Fourth of July Event Ryan Koronowski, ThinkProgress Koronowski writes: "The exact cost of President Donald Trump's unprecedented Fourth of July celebration on the National Mall, complete with tanks, military flyovers, and VIP areas, will likely remain a mystery for some time. But as more information is released, it's clear that taxpayers will be on the hook for millions." READ MORE Saudi crown prince Mohammed bin Salman. (photo: Fayez Nureldine/Getty) After Grisly Killing of a Journalist, Lobbyists and Lawyers Have Reaped Millions Assisting Saudi Arabia Beth Reinhard, Jonathan O'Connell and Tom Hamburger, The Washington Post Excerpt: "Since fall 2018, high-powered lobbyists and lawyers have reaped millions of dollars for assisting the kingdom as it works to develop nuclear power, buy American-made weapons and prolong U.S. assistance to the Saudi-led coalition waging war in Yemen, foreign lobbying records show." READ MORE The FBI arrested two of Puerto Rico governor Ricardo Rosselló's former officials. (photo: Carlos Giusti/AP) Puerto Rico's Government Is Corrupt as Hell, and It's Hurting Regular Puerto Ricans Sophie Weiner, Splinter Weiner writes: "Today, the FBI arrested two former senior officials who served with Puerto Rico Gov. Ricardo Rosselló, along with four other suspects in a corruption scandal, according to the Washington Post. The scandal has led to calls for Rosselló's resignation." READ MORE An industrial plant. (photo: Chris W/Shutterstock) Dramatic Warming Projected in World's Major Cities by 2050 teleSUR Excerpt: "By the year 2050, London's climate will resemble Madrid's today; Paris will be more like Canberra; Stockholm like Budapest and Moscow like Sofia, according to a new analysis published Wednesday that yet relied on 'optimistic' projections." READ MORE Contribute to RSN Update My Monthly Donation