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"Climate Advisers Show Britain Path To Green Recovery"

"Britain should use economic stimulus measures to speed a shift away from fossil fuels and take advantage of low oil prices to raise revenues from carbon taxes without hurting consumers, state-appointed climate advisers said on Wednesday."

Source: Reuters, 05/06/2020

"Coronavirus Could Drive 'Mass Abandonment' Of Oil Wells"

"In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic that's shaken the global oil sector, oil states fighting to restart their economies may face another kind of crisis: orphaned wells. The pandemic could add thousands of wells to already-strapped programs to reclaim old oil infrastructure in the West and Appalachia."

Source: Energywire, 05/06/2020

"Ecotourism Collapse Threatens Communities And Wildlife"

"From the vast plains of the Masai Mara in Kenya to the delicate corals of the Aldabra atoll in the Seychelles, conservation work to protect some of the world’s most important ecosystems is facing crisis following a collapse in ecotourism during the Covid-19 pandemic."

Source: Guardian, 05/06/2020

Whistleblower Complaint Alleges Coronavirus Warnings Were Ignored

"Dr. Rick Bright, the ousted director of the office involved in developing a coronavirus vaccine, formally filed an extensive whistleblower complaint Tuesday alleging his early warnings about the coronavirus were ignored and that his caution at a treatment favored by President Donald Trump led to his removal."

Source: CNN, 05/06/2020

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