**When oil markets go viral...**
*by ahflu (<https://redd.it/g4hbl0>)*
The Covid-19 pandemic and the oil price war:

"This moment is also one where previously existing arrangements may be re-worked and consolidated in the interests of the most powerful – we face the very real danger of an emboldened and resurgent oil...

**TIL that 95% of Californian Giant Redwoods were felled before they were protected**
*by Marisa_Nya (<https://redd.it/g4hdl4>)*
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5f_FjfIQQfo

**Lessons from the Pandemic: fighting the climate crisis -- a live discussion from the DNC Environment and Climate Crisis Council**
*by silence7 (<https://redd.it/g4hxqi>)*
https://www.facebook.com/DNCClimate/videos/517303382270022/

**Earth Day 50 Virtual Kick-Off**
*by silence7 (<https://redd.it/g4jcaz>)*
http://www.earthdayinitiative.org/virtual-kick-off

**Climate Anxiety**
*by thatgirltag (<https://redd.it/g4lv0l>)*
I am 20 years old and I read a lot about climate change. I recently watched a few documentaries on the Amazon and to say the least, I am downright terrified. Will human civilization collapse in 20 years to come? How will the oceans be? How will th...

**Sir John Houghton, who was recognised for his work on climate change, has died of suspected Covid-19**
*by silence7 (<https://redd.it/g4pfid>)*
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/amp/uk-wales-52325374

**Vanguard party to fight climate change (not the Green Party)/ a Green COVID-19 Stimulus Plan**
*by majoses77 (<https://redd.it/g4pz7s>)*
I think that we need to re-think the way we have been trying to fight climate change.

We have for to long been going to protests that never end up changing anything on their and doing things to “raise awareness”, finding ourselves simply screami...

**Warmest Oceans on Record Could Set Off a Year of Extreme Weather**
*by DataPatata (<https://redd.it/g4quyj>)*
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-04-18/warmest-oceans-on-record-could-set-off-a-year-of-extreme-weather

**10 years after BP spill: Oil drilled deeper; rules relaxed**
*by pnewell (<https://redd.it/g4s8kb>)*
https://apnews.com/fb6ca9031305fb824fa6ffa9050599ff?utm_campaign=Hot%20News&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=86533296&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-84J4vhc2m78XnhCWM9wqAJQZo-2Jie8z_BiU_47kfFRmntXvZSpdgl2z6_I8uy10vTPnJgCqhZfl1GuRDYIH0430CgqQ&_hsmi=86533296

**Is fungus the answer to climate change? Student who grew a mushroom canoe says yes.**
*by pnewell (<https://redd.it/g4sdj2>)*
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/fungus-answer-climate-change-student-who-grew-mushroom-canoe-says-n1185401?utm_campaign=Hot%20News&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=86533296&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-84J4vhc2m78XnhCWM9wqAJQZo-2Jie8z_BiU_47kfFRmntXvZSpdgl2z6_I8uy10vTPnJgCqhZfl1GuRDYIH0430CgqQ&_hsmi=86533296

**The History of Earth Day: From Radical Roots to Elementary School Classrooms**
*by pnewell (<https://redd.it/g4sixl>)*
https://www.teenvogue.com/story/history-of-earth-day?utm_campaign=Hot%20News&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=86533296&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-85GjteYMZeomG7JNQSQEIclBCMlVEqxAhLkkqW8At9AF8fwQPcEZJRjvFC_TWN8xGrA5SEFtczAorMKEgjBwapvzDw5g&_hsmi=86533296

**Organizing on the Coasts Won’t Save the Planet | Rural America has the land, the people, and the potential to flip the political equation on climate change.**
*by pnewell (<https://redd.it/g4t2nb>)*
https://www.thenation.com/article/environment/rural-organizing-climate-kxl/

**Finland’s Dirty Secret: Extracting Peat for Energy**
*by seanopaulo (<https://redd.it/g4tlbd>)*
https://www.outdoorjournal.com/featured/finlands-dirty-secret-extracting-peat-for-energy/

**State of the climate: First quarter of 2020 is second warmest on record**
*by silence7 (<https://redd.it/g4vyc0>)*
https://www.carbonbrief.org/state-of-the-climate-first-quarter-of-2020-is-second-warmest-on-record

**Biden signals a climate shift: The presumptive Democratic nominee is promising to "expand" and "build up" his climate policy following pressure from youth activists.**
*by silence7 (<https://redd.it/g4vz56>)*
https://heated.world/p/biden-signals-a-climate-shift

**The details of achieving the 2-degree warming scenario look daunting**
*by silence7 (<https://redd.it/g4wix4>)*
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/energy/daily-on-energy-the-details-of-achieving-the-2-degree-warming-scenario-look-daunting

**Fingerprints of external forcing agents on Sahel rainfall: aerosols, greenhouse gases, and model-observation discrepancies -- human actions don't just change the total amount of rainfall, they mess up its timing and distribution too**
*by silence7 (<https://redd.it/g4xlmo>)*
https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1748-9326/ab858e

**Releasing Herds Of Animals Into The Arctic Could Help Fight Climate Change, Study Finds.**
*by chefranden (<https://redd.it/g53021>)*
**Releasing Herds Of Animals Into The Arctic Could Help Fight Climate Change, Study Finds.**
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/climate-change-permafrost-arctic-animal-herds-pleistocene-park-siberia/

**Renewables overtake coal-fired power generation for first time**
*by AlchemyLGC (<https://redd.it/g56itx>)*
https://www.mining.com/renewables-overtake-coal-fired-power-generation-for-first-time/

**Markets will pay you to take oil away**
*by DukeOfGeek (<https://redd.it/g58yel>)*
Here it is for the first, but not last, time. Crude is an unwanted waste product you can get paid to dispose of.

https://www.ft.com/content/a5292644-958d-4065-92e8-ace55d766654

**Given there is a tipping point for no return without a catastrophe, for how long this crisis has pushed that point further?**
*by Nevermindever (<https://redd.it/g5asf3>)*
I'm all in for "karma" theory and truly believe this thing is god sent to save us from some climate catastrophe, like Golf stream cancelling or smth. Because humans have been good enough to deserve this protection.

Question is, how much more time...

**April 22 2020 Earth Day! - thoughts from SecretSerendipity**
*by cabinfever77 (<https://redd.it/g5e3ey>)*
https://secretserendipity.com/april-22-2020-earth-day/

**Smog-Free Skies Allow Germany to Break Record for Solar Power**
*by Spinach_Feta_Wrap (<https://redd.it/g5e47m>)*
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-04-20/smog-free-skies-allow-germany-to-break-record-for-solar-power

**Young climate activists slowed by pandemic, but not defeated**
*by pnewell (<https://redd.it/g5f505>)*
https://apnews.com/75655e14f9f9af89ebd876b8bd01a1ff?utm_campaign=Hot%20News&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=86533296&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-84J4vhc2m78XnhCWM9wqAJQZo-2Jie8z_BiU_47kfFRmntXvZSpdgl2z6_I8uy10vTPnJgCqhZfl1GuRDYIH0430CgqQ&_hsmi=86533296

**Green groups, coal companies push to have EPA power plant rollback scrapped**
*by pnewell (<https://redd.it/g5fjj0>)*
https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/493415-green-groups-coal-companies-push-to-have-epa-power-plant-rollback?utm_campaign=Hot%20News&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=86533296&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-84J4vhc2m78XnhCWM9wqAJQZo-2Jie8z_BiU_47kfFRmntXvZSpdgl2z6_I8uy10vTPnJgCqhZfl1GuRDYIH0430CgqQ&_hsmi=86533296

**In NYC? Demand Climate Justice Tomorrow on the 50th anniversary of Earth Day!**
*by pongpingpongpingpong (<https://redd.it/g5hp37>)*
http://earthweeknyc.com

**‘Fog Harp’ harvests water from atmosphere, Devices convert seashells and scrap metal to energy, Looming ‘Megadrought’ in western US states - News report 4/21/2020**
*by jeremiahcastelo (<https://redd.it/g5i5bc>)*
Our latest news round-up includes information on devices which harvest water from the atmosphere including the ‘Fog Harp’ which collects water from dense fog, and the Source Hydropanel which is able to collect water from dry air.

Microsoft is bu...

**Climate Change Undercuts Air Pollution Improvements**
*by silence7 (<https://redd.it/g5iy0e>)*
https://www.npr.org/2020/04/21/838641963/climate-change-undercuts-air-pollution-improvements

**COVID-19 'Liberate' Groups Are the Same Ones Pushing Climate Denial**
*by Candyapplecore (<https://redd.it/g5jrnu>)*
https://www.desmogblog.com/2020/04/20/covid-19-liberate-conservative-groups-climate-denial

**Earth Day Live on April 22-24: a three-day epic livestream featuring Al Gore, Questlove, AOC, Joaquin Phoenix, Jane Fonda and more to raise money for COVID-19 relief and fight climate change**
*by fightforthefuture (<https://redd.it/g5k2lm>)*
https://v.redd.it/h56rzoihm7u41

**Organizing on the Coasts Won’t Save the Planet: Rural America has the land, the people, and the potential to flip the political equation on climate change.**
*by silence7 (<https://redd.it/g5kcbu>)*
https://www.thenation.com/article/environment/rural-organizing-climate-kxl/

**Nationalize the Fossil Fuel Industry: There is a surprising level of support for nationalizing the fossil fuels industry in the US, particularly among the young, nonwhite, and Democrats**
*by silence7 (<https://redd.it/g5kif9>)*
https://www.dataforprogress.org/blog/4/21/nationalize-the-fossil-fuel-industry

**The Urgent Message of Negative Oil Prices: A just transition has to be at the heart of the next stimulus package.**
*by silence7 (<https://redd.it/g5kizm>)*
https://newrepublic.com/article/157377/urgent-message-negative-oil-prices

**Scientists and climate experts endorse Joe Biden for president of the United States**
*by silence7 (<https://redd.it/g5kt9b>)*
https://www.axios.com/2020-presidential-election-joe-biden-endorsed-climate-scientists-24013990-0300-4c2c-ad95-57571b397196.html

**I would have changed headline to be Wind and Solar provide over half of new power generation capacity in US. Almost twice natural gas.**
*by thecheapgeek (<https://redd.it/g5mogo>)*
https://www.eia.gov/todayinenergy/detail.php?id=43415

**U.N. Secretary-General Says Climate Change Devastation Will Be 'Many Times Greater' Than Coronavirus Pandemic**
*by stankmanly (<https://redd.it/g5mxz3>)*
**U.N. Secretary-General Says Climate Change Devastation Will Be 'Many Times Greater' Than Coronavirus Pandemic**
https://www.newsweek.com/un-secretary-general-says-climate-change-devastation-will-many-times-greater-coronavirus-1499304

**As Amazon cracks down on dissent, tech and warehouse workers unite over coronavirus, environment**
*by silence7 (<https://redd.it/g5noix>)*
https://www.seattletimes.com/business/amazon/coronavirus-risk-and-environmental-justice-campaigns-unite-amazon-tech-warehouse-workers/

**Overlooked No More: Eunice Foote, Climate Scientist Lost to History**
*by silence7 (<https://redd.it/g5qrt0>)*
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/21/obituaries/eunice-foote-overlooked.html

**After the Coronavirus, Two Sharply Divergent Paths on Climate**
*by burtzev (<https://redd.it/g5r337>)*
https://e360.yale.edu/features/after-the-coronavirus-two-sharply-divergent-paths-on-climate

**Will you join Earth Day Live?**
*by blackwingbear (<https://redd.it/g5sm73>)*
https://www.earthdaylive2020.org/?source=198-methods&referrer=group-198-methods&link_id=7&can_id=9810abe16bd78f4e854792c86cf14a75&email_referrer=email_782952&email_subject=the-revolution-will-not-be-televised-but-it-will-be-online

**To Cut Carbon Emissions, a Movement Grows to ‘Electrify Everything’ - In an effort to move away from fossil fuels, U.S. communities from California to Massachusetts are instituting bans on natural gas in new construction.**
*by avogadros_number (<https://redd.it/g5stxr>)*
https://e360.yale.edu/features/to-cut-carbon-emissions-a-movement-grows-to-electrify-everything