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   For the first time a Kennedy has been defeated in MA.   
   Don't worry. It was for a good cause.   
      
   [GND:]   
   Bill McKibben @billmckibben 01 Sep 2020 13:25Z   
   Today is potentially a big day in environmental politics. An   
   against-the-odds win for @SenMarkey in Massachusetts today will   
   send a real signal to DC that the Green New Deal draws votes.   
      
   Ed Markey defeats Joseph Kennedy III in Massachusetts primary   
   BBC News, 02 Sep 2020 05:27Z   
   It is the first time a member of the Kennedy dynasty has been defeated in a   
   congressional vote in the state. A new Kennedy in the political ...   
      
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   More than 18,000 tests conducted as Queensland records 2 new coronavirus cases   
   ABC News, 1 Sep 2020 at 10:24pm   
   Two new cases of coronavirus are recorded in Queensland overnight, both   
   linked to existing known cases as the more than 18,000 tests are conducted.   
      
   International students sold unrealistic dream, wake up to Australia's   
   COVID-19 nightmare   
   ABC Illawarra, 1 Sep 2020 at 9:27pm   
   As borders remain closed, struggling international university students now   
   face the twin pressures of surviving on even lesser pay and the emotional   
   toll of not knowing when they can return home.   
      
   BREAKING: 17 new covid19 cases have been discovered in NSW over the   
   prev 24 hrs. All but 2 were linked to known clusters.   
      
   Guest post: Why does land warm up faster than the oceans?   
   Dr Michael Byrne, Carbon Brief   
   In this guest post, Dr Michael Byrne lays out a "robust, quantitative   
   theory" for the contrast between the warming on the land and in the   
   oceans that has developed in recent years. Last year, the Earth's land   
   was 1.43C warmer than the 20th century average, while the oceans were   
   0.77C warmer. This pattern has important implications for humans, "a   
   species that much prefers to live on land", he writes.   
      
   How investor pressure prompted oil majors to wake up to climate change   
   Attracta Mooney, Financial Times   
      
   Unilever to spend #1bn cutting fossil fuels from detergents   
   Judith Evans, Financial Times   
      
   Climate action is Europe's 'roadmap' out of COVID-19 crisis, top official says   
   Kate Abnett, Reuters   
      
   Brazilian Amazon fires near level of 2019 crisis   
   AFP via France24   
      
   Pope urges respect for Paris climate accord, says 'creation is groaning'   
   Philip Pullella, Reuters   
      
   Big Oil's patchy deals record casts shadow over green makeover   
   Ron Bousso, Reuters   
      
   The US and climate: New York's bold green plans hit opposition   
   Gregory Meyer, Financial Times   
      
   Australia: Labor says it wants to stop Coalition turning green bank into   
   fossil fuel 'slush fund'   
   Katharine Murphy and Adam Morton, The Guardian   
      
   `That's the way it is': Trump's dismissal of Hurricane Laura and climate   
   crisis echoes remarks on Covid-19 deaths   
   Sharon Kelly, DeSmog   
      
   Comment: The US South could save money by cleaning up its power grid   
   David Roberts, Vox   
      
   Trump administration rule seeks to make drilling easier in national forests   
   Emily Holden, The Guardian   
      
   Sheep farmers could profit more from returning their land to native trees   
   and selling carbon 'credits' new report claims   
   Sophie McCandlish, The Yorkshire Post   
      
   Germany may exceed 2030 target for hydrogen capacity - coordinator   
   Vera Eckert, Reuters   
      
   Terrawatch: how much peat is there on Earth?   
   Kate Ravilious, The Guardian   
      
   ASX to rise, ahead of 'record' contraction for Australia's economy   
   ABC News, 1 Sep 2020 at 9:37pm   
   Australian shares are likely to rise in early trade after another   
   record session on Wall Street, while the ABS will release figures   
   showing how badly COVID-19 has affected the local economy.   
      
   BREAKING: Australia's economy contracted 7.0% in the Jun qtr putting   
   the country into its first recession in a generation.   
      
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