Now is the time to protect all workers, prioritize everyone’s health, and move away from our extractive economy that produces and consumes until no end.
Today, Governor Gavin Newsom announced the members of his COVID-19 economic advisory council, including co-chairs billionaire philanthropist Tom Steyer and Newsom’s chief of staff Ann O’Leary, as well as Apple CEO Tim Cook, Disney Executive Chairman Bob Iger, and four former governors including Jerry Brown and Arnold Schwarzenegger.
There are over a million ecology books in print, and sorting through them might be a challenge. I’ve included some of the essential classics in the field. In my estimation, every ecologist and/or environmentalist would benefit by being aware of the information in these books.
A vibrant and functioning democracy is our greatest tool to address environmental degradation and climate emergency. We know that when we vote in large numbers, we increase our ability to fight back against corporate polluters and monied interests that have hijacked our democratic process.
Between salaries, bonuses, stock options, and other compensation, these seven executives earned at least a combined $100 million in 2018 alone. But they’re in Washington to ask for relief after oil prices plummeted to around $20 per barrel this week.
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