Naomi Klein Wins Sydney Peace Prize, Jerry Brown Endorses Hilary Clinton, the North Korean Dictator Endorses Donald Trump (Hahaha!!)

Naomi Klein Wins Sydney Peace Prize and Highlights Ties Between Current Capitalism and Climate Change    

Gov. Jerry Brown Endorses Hillary Clinton Ahead of California Primary - The New York Times 

Stephen Hawking One of the Most Brilliant Men on the Planet Calls Trump a "Demagogue"

Donald Trump Thinks Fossil Fuels Are a Great Way to Power the Future

North Korea Praises "Wise Politician" Donald Trump


Wow?!! That's s a couple days of great headlines.

There is some progressive and good stuff on here, and some regressive and ugly stuff on here.

Hint: it pretty much goes from good to bad, top to bottom. Big time.

In Hiroshima 71 years after first atomic strike, Obama calls for end of nuclear weapons - The Washington Post

In Hiroshima 71 years after first atomic strike, Obama calls for end of nuclear weapons - The Washington Post 



This is good leadership. The Buddhists say the mind has to go before action. (Can't say this applies to everyone currently in our knee-jerk reaction pop culture). But we should be thoughtful if we as a group and as individuals are to move forward.



So it is responsible to put this vision forward, and reduce nuclear arsenals.



And work toward peace.



Toward a world without the need for nuclear weapons.



So props to Obama. Has my heart-felt support and thanks for this.

Late May Clipboard of Interest

LA's population now over 4 million! Here
Hope the City Council and Mayor keep sustainability -- more public transportation, more parks and green space, high quality of life. Cause traffic and density and trying to get around is making things tough up in here!

Scripps's Professor Richard Somerville has a positive take on our efforts to combat climate change Here
“I think the Paris talks accomplished more than all the previous talks put together,” he said. “They produced an action plan, in which governments committed to what they would do to reduce carbon dioxide and other heat trapping gases into the atmosphere. It provides a means of tracking that, and for governments to revisit it every few years. I think it’s very hopeful, and I’m guardedly optimistic.”

Helpful Hints: 4 Things to Diminish Cancel

To be more personally sustainable, "Roughly half of cancer deaths in the United States could be prevented or forestalled if all Americans quit smoking, cut back on drinking, maintained a healthful weight and got at least 150 minutes of exercise each week." 

The findings are published online this week in the journal JAMA Oncology.

India Records Its Hottest Temperature Ever - 51 degrees Celsius

Here And monsoons will not come for another month and a half.

"This year — as temperatures hit new highs — the monsoon is especially eagerly awaited as several parts of the country are reeling under a drought brought on by two years of weak rains.

The prolonged heat wave this year has already killed hundreds and destroyed crops in more than 13 states, impacting hundreds of millions of Indians."

"Hundreds of farmers are reported to have killed themselves across the country and tens of thousands of small farmers have been forced to abandon their farmland and live in squalor in urban slums in order to earn a living." 

Related news

http://news.nationalpost.com/news/world/unchartered-climactic-territory-after-record-april-earth-has-now-been-hotter-than-ever-for-an-entire-year

http://news.nationalpost.com/news/world/pacific-ocean-swallows-five-solomon-islands-and-human-caused-climate-change-is-to-blame-study 

http://news.nationalpost.com/news/world/swathes-of-middle-east-and-north-africa-will-be-too-hot-for-humans-as-early-as-the-2040s-study

Climate, Flora, and Fauna Change, Specifically

Here The Delaware Water Gap, with 69 known plants community types, 39 of which are listed as threatened. With enough variety to allow for the migration of species as a result of their historic range's conditions changing. Such an interesting place. Brook trout threatened (warming waters), invasive plants coming, just a microcosm of change. And beautiful, simply beautiful, magical.

GOP Party Fracturing

Here "Faultlines: GOP's Civil War Deepens"

Good. It's time for the backwards party to modernize. Perhaps some factions will press some progress into the party platform, like climate change is man-made and bad, torture is against the Geneva convention, immigrants and gays are people too, all manner of 21st civilized nation notions. Or not.
But there is some hope that within the chaos, a more mature, relevant Republican Party will emerge. Hope so. They are riding into obsolescence super fast currently.

"Past presidents, party leaders and prominent Republicans are all choosing sides, from unenthusiastic acceptance (Bob Dole) to pledges not to vote for either party in November (former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush and Sen. Lindsey Graham) to musings about a third-party bid (Bill Kristol)."

L.A. Mayo Eric Garcetti: 'Trump is on the wrong side of history' - May. 4, 2016

L.A. Mayor: 'Trump is on the wrong side of history' - May. 4, 2016 



"Trump is on the wrong side of history," Garcetti told CNN's Cristina
Alesci at the Milken Global Conference in Los Angeles. "It's a big
mistake for the Republican party or any party to blame immigrants when
this country has always been a country of immigrants."

Climate Change Theatens Oxygen Level in Oceans?!!

Here Wow, and holy sh**. The unforseeable effects of man-created, fossil fuel global warming are terrifying. Imagine us not acting quickly enough, and creating dead oceans. #therealdonaldtrump #theGOP #thekochbrothers