Monday, June 2, 2014

June 2 News Update


US set to unveil rules to cut carbon pollution from power plants by 30%
Obama to Take Action to Slash Coal Pollution *
Obama Aims to Reclaim U.S. Leadership on Climate Change *
Is Global Warming Real? Most Americans Say Yes *

Turkey protesters battle police in attempt to reach Taksim Square
Feds Leave Radioactive Waste Stranded In Wildfire Danger Zone
Desmond Tutu calls tarsands 'filth,' urges cooperation on environment
Thanks for Letting Me Do the Easy Part
Stephen Harper attacks Vladimir Putin and 'evil' communism
Daniel Ellsberg: Snowden would not get a fair trial – and Kerry is wrong
Ornge, Ontario's air ambulance service, faces 17 labour code charges
Cross-border town fights separation
Earth heading for another mass extinction
In Spanish Riots, Anguish of Those Recovery Forgot *
Amid Moves on Shield Laws, Journalist Tells of a 2011 Subpoena Fight *
U.S. and Arizona Yield on Immigration *
Dream On
Killing People, Dreams and Ambition
The Democrats’ New Fake Populism
Canadian air travel changes: New planes, full flights, less service
In Norfolk, Va., a struggle between rising waters and sinking options
N.S.A. Using New Tools to Collect Images of Faces Online *
U.S. Companies Head to Mexico, Not China *
Environmental Groups Focus on Change by Strengthening Their Political Operations *
Cuomo Secures Support of Working Families Party *
Many Veterans Praise Care, but All Hate the Wait *
Chinese workers reject Walmart's offer in labor dispute
GO Transit bus service strike averted
Shale gas protesters continue 3-day march to SWN offices
Details Emerge of Army’s Chaos Before Tiananmen Square *


Stories from the New York Times will be followed with a *. The Times pay wall policy allows free access to only about ten articles a month.

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