Staff (2021-10-21). "Dirty Empire": Sen. Joe Manchin Demands Dems Drop Climate Funding as He Makes Millions from Coal. democracynow.org As Senator Joe Manchin demands Democrats drop critical climate funding to replace coal- and gas-fired power plants with renewable energy sources, investigative reporting into the financial dealings of Manchin reveals that he has profited over $4.5 million from investments in West Virginia coal companies since he became a U.S. senator. Investigative journalist Daniel Boguslaw, who looked into the network of coal companies that Manchin and his family has owned and held stock in over the decades, says Manchin's voting record in Washington shows him "prioritizing a dying industry that he's making millions of dollars…

Editor (2021-10-21). Luis Arce: An anti-imperialist climate agenda. mronline.org Luis Arce Catacora: President of the Plurinational State of Bolivia Speech…

WSWS (2021-10-21). Biden accepts shredding of his social welfare/climate bill. wsws.org The social welfare legislation touted by Bernie Sanders and his pseudo-left supporters as proof that major reforms could be enacted through the Democratic Party has turned into an object lesson on precisely the opposite.

Jane K. Brundage (2021-10-21). The Path to a Livable Future Cannot be the Path We're On. counterpunch.org Stan Cox has pulled off quite a feat with his latest book The Path to a Livable Future: A New Politics to Fight Climate Change, Racism, and the Next Pandemic. In a relaxed, inviting style, Cox sets unorthodox ideas in a persuasive human and environmental context. Cox explains: "The path to a livable future now involves

Ellen Taylor (2021-10-21). PG&E's Tree Cutting Frenzy: Blaming Forests for Climate Change (and Its Own Negligence). counterpunch.org One more sorry event in California's fire calamities is the insane reaction of PG&E to the changing climate. It's almost as if the punishments they've had to endure this century- a long list of felonies, criminal convictions, endless litigation, San Bruno explosion, bankruptcies- has driven them to madness. I got my first shock of this

Anand Naidoo (2021-10-21). The Heat: Deal closer on economic and climate package. america.cgtn.com U.S. Senate Democrats are reportedly close to a deal on a scaled back economic and climate package. What's in and what's out? Plus — Senate Republicans block national election reform — again. What happens now?

Jessica Corbett (2021-10-21). Total Knew About Climate Threat From Fossil Fuels for Decades, But Denied It. zcomm.org "The dire consequences of climate change we are now experiencing could have been avoided if Total executives 50 years ago had decided that the future of the planet is more important than their profits."

David Swanson (2021-10-21). Webinar on Climate and War with Huntington Woods Peace Group. warisacrime.org Webinar on Climate and War with Huntington Woods Peace Group | October 20, 2021…

William deBuys (2021-10-21). Climate Change Viewed From the Attic of the World. counterpunch.org From 1962 to 2006 the glaciers of the Himalaya appear to have lost more than a fifth of their ice. They did not all shrink at the same rate. In fact, some glaciers haven't shrunk at all, but measurements of the overall trend in the Sikkim-Nepal region put the average loss at seven inches of depth every year across the whole extent of ice. And, of course, the melting continues.

Peoples Health Dispatch (2021-10-21). "Climate change is a very different ball game in poor and rich countries" peoplesdispatch.org A number of civil society mobilizations have been announced ahead of COP26, including protests by health workers and health activists. We spoke to D Raghunandan from the Delhi Science Forum about the agenda and expectations of the summit…

Anonymous103 (2021-10-21). Algerian-Moroccan Tensions Escalating, And This Could Badly Impact Europe. southfront.org Illustrative ImageThe "forgotten war" of Western Sahara is deteriorating and risks spilling over into the whole Sahara-Sahel region. | Written by Uriel Araujo, researcher with a focus on international and ethnic conflicts. | North Africa has been a boiling kettle lately. Algeria has threatened to cut off gas supplies to its neighbor Morocco this month, not renewing a pipeline agreement. This could have an impact abroad on Spain's gas supplies at a time when prices are rising in Europe and the winter is coming. Algeria's Energy Minister Mohamed Arkab however told Spanish ambassador Fernando Moran that Algiers is r…

WSWS (2021-10-21). Biden accepts shredding of his social welfare/climate bill. wsws.org The social welfare legislation touted by Bernie Sanders and his pseudo-left supporters as proof that major reforms could be enacted through the Democratic Party has turned into an object lesson on precisely the opposite.

Jessica Corbett (2021-10-21). Total Knew About Climate Threat From Fossil Fuels for Decades, But Denied It. zcomm.org "The dire consequences of climate change we are now experiencing could have been avoided if Total executives 50 years ago had decided that the future of the planet is more important than their profits."

LeeAnn Hall (2021-10-20). Public Transit, Built Back Better. otherwords.org If you follow the news about President Biden's Build Back Better agenda, you might have heard a lot about its 10-year price tag. But you probably haven't heard much about what it would actually do. | The bill will invest in care for children and seniors, cover more health care under Medicare, make the tax system more fair, and address the climate crisis. Those parts get some coverage, and they're all worth doing. | But there's one key thing that's gotten almost no attention: the bill's historic investment in public transit. This would have a tremendous positive impact on communities across the country. | The ongo…

Staff (2021-10-20). Headlines for October 20, 2021. democracynow.org Brazil Senate Report Accuses Bolsonaro of Multiple Crimes for Mishandling COVID-19 Pandemic | , House Jan. 6 Committee Recommends Contempt Charges Against Steve Bannon, Climate and Social Provisions at Risk in Reconciliation Plan in Attempt to Appease Corporate Dems, Senate Panel Ups Pentagon Budget as Social & Climate Plans Get Sacrificed in Build Back Better Act, Climate Activists Start Hunger Strike in Front of White House, Water Protectors Shut Down Enbridge Line 5 Pipeline in Michigan, NYC Communities and Local Officials Condemn National Grid Pipeline and Price Hikes, Africa's Last Mountain Glaciers Could Me…

Staff (2021-10-20). Headlines for October 20, 2021. democracynow.org Brazil Senate Report Accuses Bolsonaro of Multiple Crimes for Mishandling COVID-19 Pandemic | , House Jan. 6 Committee Recommends Contempt Charges Against Steve Bannon, Climate and Social Provisions at Risk in Reconciliation Plan in Attempt to Appease Corporate Dems, Senate Panel Ups Pentagon Budget as Social & Climate Plans Get Sacrificed in Build Back Better Act, Climate Activists Start Hunger Strike in Front of White House, Water Protectors Shut Down Enbridge Line 5 Pipeline in Michigan, NYC Communities and Local Officials Condemn National Grid Pipeline and Price Hikes, Africa's Last Mountain Glaciers Could Me…

Waging Nonviolence (2021-10-20). Why activism needs to be part of any meaningful climate education. juancole.com By Nick Engelfried | — Last month, crowds of young people and supporters gathered in 1,500 locations around the world for one of the largest youth-led climate protests since countries began emerging from the most restrictive phase of the COVID-19 pandemic. Many students skipped school or staged class walkouts to participate in the Sept. 24 …

John Scales Avery (2021-10-20). We need immediate and drastic climate action. nationofchange.org We must very rapidly stop the extraction and use of fossil fuels.

Nick Engelfried (2021-10-20). Why activism needs to be part of any meaningful climate education. zcomm.org Simply teaching kids about the science of the climate crisis isn't enough. To prevent feelings of disempowerment, they need to see how they can make a meaningful impact…

Pip Hinman (2021-10-20). Beware the climate 'convert'. greenleft.org.au Pip Hinman argues that Scott Morrison's much-belated conversion to net zero emissions by 2050 is nothing to celebrate. |
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Isaac Nellist (2021-10-20). Extinction Rebellion actions call out Morrison's #COPOut on climate change. greenleft.org.au Extinction Rebellion and other climate activists began a fortnight of protests and disruptive actions on October 17 to call out the federal government's failure to address the climate emergency, Isaac Nellist reports.

Marlee Kokotovic (2021-10-20). 99.9% of scientists agree on human-caused climate change. nationofchange.org "Our study helps confirm that there is no remaining scientific uncertainty about the urgency and gravity of this task."

Moderator (2021-10-20). Ralph Nader on the Easiest Way to Harness Solar Energy. scheerpost.com [ By Ralph Nader | Solar energy comes to Earthlings in many ways. Ancient Persians used passive solar architecture. East Africans about the same time funneled cool ocean wind through tunnels to cool themselves. | Now at long last, solar energy is outpacing new fossil fuel and nuclear facilities on price, environmental safety, and speed of installation. | One use of solar that has not received enough attention is drying clothes with clotheslines or clothes racks. Before global warming and our climate crisis became a public concern…

William Minter (2021-10-20). Indigenous Movements Are Key to the Fight Against Fossil Fuels. zcomm.org The Biden administration and other governments may make climate pledges. But often it's indigenous-led movements who will see that they're kept…

Anonymous103 (2021-10-20). The Crisis Of The Green Agenda In Europe In The Run-Up To COP-26. southfront.org The European Parliament | In less than two weeks, the UK is preparing to host in Glasgow, Scotland, the biggest international event for supporters of the climate change agenda — the 26th UN Climate Change Conference, also known as COP26. | British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is certainly giving this event a big role, for it was to the issue of climate change that he devoted his speech at the UN General Assembly, where he arrogantly recommended that other leaders of the international community "grow up" and pay attention to what he sees as important issues, i.e., "green" policy. It is difficult to know for…

Isaac Nellist (2021-10-20). XR actions call out the government's #COPOut on climate change. greenleft.org.au Extinction Rebellion (XR) and other climate activists began a fortnight of protests and disruptive actions on October 17 to call out the federal government's failure to address the climate emergency. Isaac Nellist reports.

Canadian Tire Fire (2021-10-20). Canadian Tire Fire #16: Wet'suwet'en Strong, Drinking Water Crisis in Iqaluit, Trudeau Apologizes (Again). itsgoingdown.org This week, Wet'suwet'en people and their allies continued to put up a strong resistance to Coastal GasLink's efforts to drill under the Wedzin Kwa and build a pipeline across their territory. At Coyote Camp, Gidimt'en clan members were notably joined by Haudenosaunee people who traveled to the territory in solidarity. 1/ "You can't push the…

William Minter (2021-10-20). Indigenous Movements are the First, and Often Last, Line of Defense in the Fight Against Fossil Fuels. counterpunch.org Oil is now flowing through the Line 3 tar sands oil pipeline from Edmonton, Alberta to Superior, Wisconsin. The 1,097-mile-long pipeline, owned by the Canadian company Enbridge, includes 337 miles in northern Minnesota. It has faced strong resistance for years from indigenous people and other environmental activists known as "water protectors." Ironically the tap was

William Minter (2021-10-20). Indigenous Movements are the First, and Often Last, Line of Defense in the Fight Against Fossil Fuels. counterpunch.org Oil is now flowing through the Line 3 tar sands oil pipeline from Edmonton, Alberta to Superior, Wisconsin. The 1,097-mile-long pipeline, owned by the Canadian company Enbridge, includes 337 miles in northern Minnesota. It has faced strong resistance for years from indigenous people and other environmental activists known as "water protectors." Ironically the tap was

Pip Hinman (2021-10-20). Beware the climate 'convert'. greenleft.org.au Pip Hinman argues that Scott Morrison's much-belated conversion to net zero emissions by 2050 is nothing to celebrate. |
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Nick Engelfried (2021-10-20). Why activism needs to be part of any meaningful climate education. zcomm.org Simply teaching kids about the science of the climate crisis isn't enough. To prevent feelings of disempowerment, they need to see how they can make a meaningful impact…

William Minter (2021-10-20). Indigenous Movements Are Key to the Fight Against Fossil Fuels. zcomm.org The Biden administration and other governments may make climate pledges. But often it's indigenous-led movements who will see that they're kept…

Isaac Nellist (2021-10-20). XR actions call out the government's #COPOut on climate change. greenleft.org.au Extinction Rebellion (XR) and other climate activists began a fortnight of protests and disruptive actions on October 17 to call out the federal government's failure to address the climate emergency. Isaac Nellist reports.

William Minter (2021-10-20). Indigenous Movements are the First, and Often Last, Line of Defense in the Fight Against Fossil Fuels. counterpunch.org Oil is now flowing through the Line 3 tar sands oil pipeline from Edmonton, Alberta to Superior, Wisconsin. The 1,097-mile-long pipeline, owned by the Canadian company Enbridge, includes 337 miles in northern Minnesota. It has faced strong resistance for years from indigenous people and other environmental activists known as "water protectors." Ironically the tap was

Canadian Tire Fire (2021-10-20). Canadian Tire Fire #16: Wet'suwet'en Strong, Drinking Water Crisis in Iqaluit, Trudeau Apologizes (Again). itsgoingdown.org This week, Wet'suwet'en people and their allies continued to put up a strong resistance to Coastal GasLink's efforts to drill under the Wedzin Kwa and build a pipeline across their territory. At Coyote Camp, Gidimt'en clan members were notably joined by Haudenosaunee people who traveled to the territory in solidarity. 1/ "You can't push the…

Blake Skylar (2021-10-19). Manchin, who pockets $500,000 per year from dirty coal, kills critical Biden climate deal. peoplesworld.org Last weekend, while the Biden administration tried to piece together a deal to pass its Build Back Better plan, the key climate part of the package — a multi-billion dollar program for clean electricity, was all but killed. This was thanks to Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., who told the White House that he will not …

John Bachtell (2021-10-19). COP15 pushes biodiversity crisis to top of agenda before U.N. climate meeting. peoplesworld.org Humanity must urgently act to halt the escalating biological diversity crisis to prevent ecological collapse and begin nature's recovery. So warned the Global Convention on Biological Diversity (COP15), held on Oct. 11-15 in Kunming, China. The Convention, gathering under the theme "Making peace with nature is the defining task of the 21st century," was attended …

Rishika Pardikar (2021-10-19). What Climate Finance Means for the Global South in the Run-up to COP26. towardfreedom.org What tools are available to developing countries to support them as they face climate-change impacts like eroding coastlines and droughts? And how will such tools be made available?

Parth M.N. (2021-10-19). Forlorn Farmers, Fatal Fears. counterpunch.org The sinking local economy — weighed down by the years of drought, inflation and climate change — has exacerbated the farmers' problems. Their struggle for survival has become more difficult since the pandemic started, pushing many farmers to the brink of poverty

Patrick Cockburn (2021-10-19). The west can't engage China on the climate while also demonizing them. zcomm.org Despite all the apocalyptic predictions of climate catastrophe, the moment when these countries really believe that they face an existential threat has yet to arrive…

Hugo Murphy (2021-10-19). The Weekly Round-up: Human trafficking, climate protest and algorithmic discrimination. ukhumanrightsblog.com In the news: In a landmark decision handed down on Tuesday, the High Court ruled that discretionary leave to remain should be granted to recognised modern slavery victims seeking asylum based on the fear of being re-trafficked upon return to their home countries. Linden J delivered judgment in KTT, R (on the application of) v Secretary …

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2021-10-19). David Choquehuanca: Decolonization Drives Bolivia's Climate Agenda. libya360.wordpress.com Justine Teba David Choquehuanca: An Earth-Centered, Anti-Capitalist Climate Policy from the South Watch full speech here: Transcript: October 11, 2021 Everything is at risk, brothers. Our God is at risk. Our mountains are at risk. The animals are at risk. Life itself in the world is at risk, brothers, it is in danger. All these…

_____ (2021-10-19). The West Wants to Engage Russia and China on the Climate Crisis While Also Demonising Them — It Won't Work. strategic-culture.org By Patrick COCKBURN | As Britain prepares to host the

Binoy Kampmark (2021-10-19). Cheap Grace and Climate Change: Australia and COP26. counterpunch.org It was not for everybody, but the shock advertising tactics of the Australian comedian Dan Ilic made an appropriate point. Australia's Prime Minister Scott Morrison, a famed coal hugger, has vacillated about whether to even go to the climate conference in Glasgow. Having himself turned the country's prime ministerial office into an extended advertising agency,

Ian Angus (2021-10-19). 'Climate change is the single biggest health threat facing humanity'. mronline.org World Health Organization urges 'rapid and ambitious action to halt and reverse the climate crisis'.

Moderator (2021-10-19). Climate Change Viewed from the Attic of the World. scheerpost.com By William Debuys / TomDispatch Thirteen thousand feet high on the far side of the Himalaya mountains, we have entered the past and the future at the same time. We are a medical expedition and also a pilgrimage, consisting of doctors, nurses, Buddhist clerics, supernumeraries like me, and a large staff of guides, muleteers, and …

_____ (2021-10-19). Journalist Targeted For Reporting On Police Working For A Pipeline Company. popularresistance.org "For the first time in nearly three years, I woke up a few months ago without felony charges hanging over my head. I'm an investigative journalist and I'd been arrested twice in 2018, both times for allegedly trespassing on what's known as "critical infrastructure," a felony under a then-new Louisiana law that — at the urging of the oil and gas industry — redefined pipelines and their construction sites as critical infrastructure."

Anonymous Contributor (2021-10-19). Week of Solidarity with Loma de Bácum and for the Freedom of Fidencio Aldama. itsgoingdown.org Call out for a week of solidarity with the Indigenous Yaqui community of Loma de Bácum and for the freedom of political prisoner Fidencio Aldama, October 21-27, 2021. Since 2015, the Yaqui people of Loma de Bácum, Sonora, have been resisting the Gasoducto Sonora pipeline project that Sempra Energy is trying to build inside their…

WSWS (2021-10-19). Questions remain in aftermath of disastrous Southern California oil spill. wsws.org On the basis of archived GPS data, investigators have narrowed down the list of ships that may have caused the leak and believe that the initial strike occurred on the pipeline in late January 2021.

Brett Wilkins (2021-10-19). 'Half-Measures Are No Longer Enough'. zcomm.org "The United States can restore its position as a global leader in conservation and prevent many of these extinctions, but it must take swift action that matches the extent and scale of the problem."

_____ (2021-10-19). Migrant Farmworkers Are Being Left Out Of Roundup Cancer Compensation. popularresistance.org In 2018, a California school groundskeeper took Monsanto Company to court, alleging that Roundup, one of America's most popular weed killers, caused his Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma cancer. The jury agreed and ordered Monsanto to pay the man $289 million in damages, concluding the world's first Roundup cancer trial. Legal experts say migrant farmworkers, who are at the forefront of pesticide and herbicide exposures—including Roundup—are expected to be left out.

Parth M.N. (2021-10-19). Forlorn Farmers, Fatal Fears. counterpunch.org The sinking local economy — weighed down by the years of drought, inflation and climate change — has exacerbated the farmers' problems. Their struggle for survival has become more difficult since the pandemic started, pushing many farmers to the brink of poverty

Binoy Kampmark (2021-10-19). Cheap Grace and Climate Change: Australia and COP26. counterpunch.org It was not for everybody, but the shock advertising tactics of the Australian comedian Dan Ilic made an appropriate point. Australia's Prime Minister Scott Morrison, a famed coal hugger, has vacillated about whether to even go to the climate conference in Glasgow. Having himself turned the country's prime ministerial office into an extended advertising agency,

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2021-10-19). David Choquehuanca: Decolonization Drives Bolivia's Climate Agenda. libya360.wordpress.com Justine Teba David Choquehuanca: An Earth-Centered, Anti-Capitalist Climate Policy from the South Watch full speech here: Transcript: October 11, 2021 Everything is at risk, brothers. Our God is at risk. Our mountains are at risk. The animals are at risk. Life itself in the world is at risk, brothers, it is in danger. All these…

Ian Angus (2021-10-19). 'Climate change is the single biggest health threat facing humanity'. mronline.org World Health Organization urges 'rapid and ambitious action to halt and reverse the climate crisis'.

Patrick Cockburn (2021-10-19). The west can't engage China on the climate while also demonizing them. zcomm.org Despite all the apocalyptic predictions of climate catastrophe, the moment when these countries really believe that they face an existential threat has yet to arrive…

WSWS (2021-10-19). Questions remain in aftermath of disastrous Southern California oil spill. wsws.org On the basis of archived GPS data, investigators have narrowed down the list of ships that may have caused the leak and believe that the initial strike occurred on the pipeline in late January 2021.

_____ (2021-10-19). Journalist Targeted For Reporting On Police Working For A Pipeline Company. popularresistance.org "For the first time in nearly three years, I woke up a few months ago without felony charges hanging over my head. I'm an investigative journalist and I'd been arrested twice in 2018, both times for allegedly trespassing on what's known as "critical infrastructure," a felony under a then-new Louisiana law that — at the urging of the oil and gas industry — redefined pipelines and their construction sites as critical infrastructure."

Anonymous Contributor (2021-10-19). Week of Solidarity with Loma de Bácum and for the Freedom of Fidencio Aldama. itsgoingdown.org Call out for a week of solidarity with the Indigenous Yaqui community of Loma de Bácum and for the freedom of political prisoner Fidencio Aldama, October 21-27, 2021. Since 2015, the Yaqui people of Loma de Bácum, Sonora, have been resisting the Gasoducto Sonora pipeline project that Sempra Energy is trying to build inside their…

Brett Wilkins (2021-10-19). 'Half-Measures Are No Longer Enough'. zcomm.org "The United States can restore its position as a global leader in conservation and prevent many of these extinctions, but it must take swift action that matches the extent and scale of the problem."

_____ (2021-10-19). Migrant Farmworkers Are Being Left Out Of Roundup Cancer Compensation. popularresistance.org In 2018, a California school groundskeeper took Monsanto Company to court, alleging that Roundup, one of America's most popular weed killers, caused his Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma cancer. The jury agreed and ordered Monsanto to pay the man $289 million in damages, concluding the world's first Roundup cancer trial. Legal experts say migrant farmworkers, who are at the forefront of pesticide and herbicide exposures—including Roundup—are expected to be left out.

_____ (2021-10-18). People Vs. Fossil Fuels Mobilization Ends With Youth-Led Civil Disobedience. popularresistance.org Washington, D.C. — Under a banner declaring "We did not vote for fossil fuels," Indigenous and youth climate activists led a march to the Capitol today for a mass civil disobedience action, demanding Congress and the Biden Administration take urgent action to stop all new fossil fuel projects and launch a just renewable energy revolution. 90 people were arrested on the fifth and final day of the "People vs. Fossil Fuels" mobilization, bringing the total arrested during the week of action to 655. | Throughout four days of action at the White House, the "People vs. Fossil Fuels" mobilization pressed President…

_____ (2021-10-18). Activism Needs To Be Part Of Any Meaningful Climate Education. popularresistance.org Last month, crowds of young people and supporters gathered in 1,500 locations around the world for one of the largest youth-led climate protests since countries began emerging from the most restrictive phase of the COVID-19 pandemic. Many students skipped school or staged class walkouts to participate in the Sept. 24 day of action, the latest surge of activity from the school strike movement that launched in late 2018. | The protest was a sign that youth climate activists, who have had to adapt to COVID lockdowns and restrictions on large gatherings, are ready to reassert themselves through mass mobilizations. In…

_____ (2021-10-18). Why Activism Needs To Be Part Of Any Meaningful Climate Education. popularresistance.org Last month, crowds of young people and supporters gathered in 1,500 locations around the world for one of the largest youth-led climate protests since countries began emerging from the most restrictive phase of the COVID-19 pandemic. Many students skipped school or staged class walkouts to participate in the Sept. 24 day of action, the latest surge of activity from the school strike movement that launched in late 2018.

Binoy Kampmark (2021-10-18). Funeral Rites for COVID Zero. counterpunch.org It was such a noble public health dream, even if rather hazy to begin with. Run down SARS-CoV-2. Suppress it. Crush it. Or just "flatten the curve", which could have meant versions of all the above. This created a climate of numerical sensitivity: a few case infections here, a few cases there, would warrant immediate, sharp

Editor (2021-10-18). A City Hall whodunit: what economic and political forces are responsible for climate change? mronline.org After a summer of record heat waves, droughts and forest fires, dangerous hurricanes and floods, and melting glaciers and permafrost, the scientific explanations for the climate crisis have gained wider support.

Staff (2021-10-18). Headlines for October 18, 2021. democracynow.org Gutting Democrats' Climate Plans, Manchin Opposes Renewable Energy Program in Reconciliation Bill, Manchin Wants Strict Conditions on Child Tax Credit, Which Has Lifted Millions of Kids from Poverty, FDA Panel Unanimously Recommends Booster Shots of J&J COVID-19 Vaccine, Bronx Man Dies of COVID-19 One Hour After Release from Rikers Jail, COVID Cases on the Rise in the U.K, Russia; Melbourne Ends World's Longest Lockdown, U.S. to Compensate Afghan Families over August Drone Strike That Killed 10 Civilians, Death Toll in ISIS-K Mosque Attack in Kandahar, Afghanistan, Rises to 47, British Lawmaker David Amess Fatall…

Anonymous007 (2021-10-18). Nord Stream 2 Being Filled With Technical Gas, To Start Deliveries Soon. southfront.org Click to see full-size image | The first line of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline has been filled with technical gas, and the second is being prepared for this, the operator of the Nord Stream 2 AG project said."As of October 18, the procedure for filling the first line with gas <...> was completed. Commissioning work on the second line continues," the press release said. | It is specified that about 177 million cubic meters were pumped in, which provides a pressure level in the gas pipeline of 103…

Staff (2021-10-18). "Racism Plays a Major Part": Like in Flint, Lead Pipes Leave Benton Harbor, Michigan, with Toxic Water. democracynow.org Residents of Benton Harbor, Michigan, are calling for immediate action on replacing the city's lead pipes, which have endangered their drinking water. Since 2018, tap water in the predominantly Black city has contained lead levels up to 60 times the federal limit. Yet government officials have only addressed the toxic contamination as an urgent crisis in recent days. Dr. Mona Hanna-Attisha, a pediatrician who exposed a similar water crisis in the neighboring city of Flint, sees parallels between the two emergencies. "Every day that goes by when there is lead in the water is one day too long for the children of Be…

Staff (2021-10-18). Lead Pipes Leave Benton Harbor, Michigan, With Toxic Water. truthout.org Image Credit: YouTube: MLive | Residents of Benton Harbor, Michigan, are calling for immediate action on replacing the city's lead pipes, which have endangered their drinking water. Since 2018, tap water in the predominantly Black city has contained lead levels up to 60 times the federal limit. Yet government officials have only addressed the toxic contamination as an urgent crisis in recent days. Dr. Mona Hanna-Attisha, a pediatrician who exposed a similar water crisis in the neighboring city of Flint, sees parall…

Binoy Kampmark (2021-10-18). Funeral Rites for COVID Zero. counterpunch.org It was such a noble public health dream, even if rather hazy to begin with. Run down SARS-CoV-2. Suppress it. Crush it. Or just "flatten the curve", which could have meant versions of all the above. This created a climate of numerical sensitivity: a few case infections here, a few cases there, would warrant immediate, sharp

Editor (2021-10-18). A City Hall whodunit: what economic and political forces are responsible for climate change? mronline.org After a summer of record heat waves, droughts and forest fires, dangerous hurricanes and floods, and melting glaciers and permafrost, the scientific explanations for the climate crisis have gained wider support.

_____ (2021-10-18). Why Activism Needs To Be Part Of Any Meaningful Climate Education. popularresistance.org Last month, crowds of young people and supporters gathered in 1,500 locations around the world for one of the largest youth-led climate protests since countries began emerging from the most restrictive phase of the COVID-19 pandemic. Many students skipped school or staged class walkouts to participate in the Sept. 24 day of action, the latest surge of activity from the school strike movement that launched in late 2018.

Staff (2021-10-18). Headlines for October 18, 2021. democracynow.org Gutting Democrats' Climate Plans, Manchin Opposes Renewable Energy Program in Reconciliation Bill, Manchin Wants Strict Conditions on Child Tax Credit, Which Has Lifted Millions of Kids from Poverty, FDA Panel Unanimously Recommends Booster Shots of J&J COVID-19 Vaccine, Bronx Man Dies of COVID-19 One Hour After Release from Rikers Jail, COVID Cases on the Rise in the U.K, Russia; Melbourne Ends World's Longest Lockdown, U.S. to Compensate Afghan Families over August Drone Strike That Killed 10 Civilians, Death Toll in ISIS-K Mosque Attack in Kandahar, Afghanistan, Rises to 47, British Lawmaker David Amess Fatall…

Anonymous007 (2021-10-18). Nord Stream 2 Being Filled With Technical Gas, To Start Deliveries Soon. southfront.org Click to see full-size image | The first line of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline has been filled with technical gas, and the second is being prepared for this, the operator of the Nord Stream 2 AG project said."As of October 18, the procedure for filling the first line with gas <...> was completed. Commissioning work on the second line continues," the press release said. | It is specified that about 177 million cubic meters were pumped in, which provides a pressure level in the gas pipeline of 103…

Staff (2021-10-18). "Racism Plays a Major Part": Like in Flint, Lead Pipes Leave Benton Harbor, Michigan, with Toxic Water. democracynow.org Residents of Benton Harbor, Michigan, are calling for immediate action on replacing the city's lead pipes, which have endangered their drinking water. Since 2018, tap water in the predominantly Black city has contained lead levels up to 60 times the federal limit. Yet government officials have only addressed the toxic contamination as an urgent crisis in recent days. Dr. Mona Hanna-Attisha, a pediatrician who exposed a similar water crisis in the neighboring city of Flint, sees parallels between the two emergencies. "Every day that goes by when there is lead in the water is one day too long for the children of Be…

Editor2 (2021-10-17). An American Ploy to Pump Stolen Palestinian Gas Into Lebanese Homes? orinocotribune.com By Firas Al-Shoufi — Oct 13 2021 | The American offer to supply Lebanon's energy needs via an Arab Pipeline through Egypt, Jordan and Syria has one glaring downside. It will likely be Israeli gas lighting up Lebanon's grids. | Two questions need to be answered to understand America's paradoxical behavior towards Syria and Lebanon in recent weeks. Years of US-sponsored asymmetrical warfare have kept these nations in states of chaos and war, but now, quite inexplicably, Washington appears eager to secure vital energy resources for the two states — both still under crippling US sieges — by importing…

Ted Glick (2021-10-17). No Line 3! No New Fossil Fuel Projects! Climate Emergency! zcomm.org There ain't no power like the power of the people when organized peoples, joining together, don't stop…

_____ (2021-10-17). Building Towards Climate Resilience In The Caribbean. popularresistance.org In 2017, Hurricane Maria raged across the Caribbean island of Dominica, leaving 31 people dead with many more still missing to this day. When the hurricane had passed, island residents were left to contend with widespread infrastructural damage and economic instability. Life as Dominicans knew it, would never be the same again.

Michael Welch (2021-10-17). Climate Change Worse than Expected: A Conversation with Guy McPherson. globalresearch.ca

_____ (2021-10-17). Climate Activists Resume Weeklong Protest At Capitol. popularresistance.org Indigenous groups and other environmental activists marched to the Capitol Friday as they continued a weeklong protest demanding that Congress and the Biden administration stop new fossil fuel projects and act with greater urgency on climate change. Nearly 80 people were arrested on the fifth day of the "People vs. Fossil Fuels" protest. That brings the total arrested during the week to more than 600, organizers said.

Moderator (2021-10-17). How to Save the World From a Climate Armageddon. scheerpost.com [ By Michael T. Klare / This summer we witnessed, with brutal clarity, the Beginning of the End: the end of Earth as we know it — a world of lush forests, bountiful croplands, livable cities, and survivable coastlines. In its place, we saw the early manifestations of a climate-damaged planet, with scorched forests, parched fields, scalding cities, and storm-wracked coastlines. In a desperate bid to prevent…

Staff (2021-10-17). Report Predicts Flooding Due to Climate Crisis Will Displace Millions. truthout.org When it comes to climate change, the point of no return has already passed. | That is the message of a

Shamus Cooke (2021-10-17). The Climate Movement's Last Stand? counterpunch.org Image by Nevertheless, the UN's Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) attempted to influence COP 26 by releasing its report ahead of schedule. Because of the consensus-based process of the IPCC — and the direct influence that oil-rich governments exert during the process — the UN body is notoriously conservative in its projections and policy solutions (often referred to as "the lowest common denominator" in climate science). | The hamstrung IPCC, however, did its best to convey urgency by warning of climate catastrophe unless glob…

Mona Gonzalez (2021-10-17). Love For Living Animals: The Last Wild Horse in the World is Thriving, Among Other Areas, in Chernobyl. pressenza.com ESSAY We must safeguard the web of life and care about the other living species that we share this planet with. Pygmy tarsiers eat and host bugs that we've seen at home — insects, spiders, lizards, bedbugs, lice, fleas, roundworms,…

_____ (2021-10-17). Maryland Naval Installation Pollutes Region By Incinerating Munitions. popularresistance.org The Naval Surface Warfare Center Indian Head Division (Indian Head) has conducted open burning/open detonation (OB/OD) of military flares that contain up to 45% of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS), according to a report by Citizens for Safe Water Around Badger, (CSWAB). Indian Head has conducted OB/OD for decades without a hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act) permit. EPA officials confirm there are no enforceable permit conditions restricting the amount or type of munitions treated by OB/OD, including flares.

Editor2 (2021-10-17). An American Ploy to Pump Stolen Palestinian Gas Into Lebanese Homes? orinocotribune.com By Firas Al-Shoufi — Oct 13 2021 | The American offer to supply Lebanon's energy needs via an Arab Pipeline through Egypt, Jordan and Syria has one glaring downside. It will likely be Israeli gas lighting up Lebanon's grids. | Two questions need to be answered to understand America's paradoxical behavior towards Syria and Lebanon in recent weeks. Years of US-sponsored asymmetrical warfare have kept these nations in states of chaos and war, but now, quite inexplicably, Washington appears eager to secure vital energy resources for the two states — both still under crippling US sieges — by importing…

Johannah-Rae Reyes (2021-10-17). Building towards climate resilience in the Caribbean. zcomm.org The climate crisis is posing an existential threat to the Caribbean — labor unions have a crucial role to play in preventing and preparing for impending disasters…

Ted Glick (2021-10-17). No Line 3! No New Fossil Fuel Projects! Climate Emergency! zcomm.org There ain't no power like the power of the people when organized peoples, joining together, don't stop…

_____ (2021-10-16). Stop Cambo: Youth Activists Confront Shell CEO At TED Talk. popularresistance.org Environmental campaigners took over the stage at the TED Countdown conference in Edinburgh which was hosting a panel discussion with Royal Dutch Shell CEO, Ben van Beurden. The activists say they raised concerns with TED Countdown organisers that a fossil fuel company, like Shell, has no place speaking at an event that positions itself as a "global initiative to champion and accelerate solutions to the climate crisis". Despite calls from activists to remove van Beurden from the panel, he was allowed to retain his speaking slot on the main stage.

_____ (2021-10-16). Localization: Taking Climate Action Beyond The COP. popularresistance.org As the world looks towards COP26 for climate action, a newly launched guide shows individuals, communities and policymakers how to make a real hands-on difference in their own localities. | Created by international nonprofit Local Futures, the Guide features no less than 146 actions that can help reduce emissions, pollution, consumption and waste, while strengthening local communities and economies. They include everything from growing organic food and moving your money, to setting up farmers' markets, community investment funds and co-operative businesses. They also include suggestions for those with an eye to p…

_____ (2021-10-16). Youth Activists Confront Shell CEO At TED Talk. popularresistance.org Environmental campaigners took over the stage at the TED Countdown conference in Edinburgh which was hosting a panel discussion with Royal Dutch Shell CEO, Ben van Beurden. | The activists say they raised concerns with TED Countdown organisers that a fossil fuel company, like Shell, has no place speaking at an event that positions itself as a "global initiative to champion and accelerate solutions to the climate crisis". | Despite calls from activists to remove van Beurden from the panel, he was allowed to retain his speaking slot on the main stage. | One young activist, only named as Lauren, was invited onto the…

Sharmila Devi (2021-10-16). [World Report] Syria and Iraq facing severe drought. thelancet.com Climate change and conflict are driving a humanitarian emergency that threatens 12 million people. Sharmila Devi reports.

Editor (2021-10-16). Why the climate movement needs the working class. mronline.org The scale of the climate crisis has driven a new generation of radical young activists to demand "system change, not climate change".

Staff (2021-10-16). Growing BIPOC Youth-Led Climate Movement Is the Force Occupy Could Have Been. truthout.org Hundreds of activists gathered this week at Washington, D.C.'s Freedom Plaza for the I started as an Occupy D.C. organizer and have since become executive director of

Anonymous103 (2021-10-16). Cheap Grace and Climate Change: Australia and COP26. southfront.org Illustrative Image | Written by Dr. Binoy Kampmark | It was not for everybody, but the shock advertising tactics of the Australian comedian Dan Ilic made an appropriate point. Australia's Prime Minister Scott Morrison, a famed coal hugger, has vacillated about whether to even go to the climate conference in Glasgow. Having himself turned the country's prime ministerial office into an extended advertising agency, Ilic was speaking his language. | The language was promoted through sponsored imagery in Times Square, New York, with advertising space purchased by a crowdfunding campaign of considerable success. Billb…

Leon Kunstenaar (2021-10-16). Massive Subsidies to Big Oil are Ongoing. indybay.org Welfare to fossil fuel industry costs taxpayers $20 billion a year and is a major contributor to global warming.

Noam Chomsky (2021-10-16). Ireland has robbed poor working people of tens of trillions of dollars. zcomm.org Interview on the US withdrawal from Afghanistan, the morality of Ireland's tax regime and whether the human race can avoid the twin catastrophes of global warming and nuclear war…

Staff (2021-10-16). Damned if you do: Russia has nothing to gain by cutting off ties with Ukraine. But, sadly, talking to Kiev doesn't help either. rt.com There's no point talking to Ukraine, former Russian president Dmitry Medvedev says, arguing Russia should wait for a friendlier government in Kiev. The only problem is there's almost no chance of that happening any time soon. | 'Nedogovorosposobnyi' is a Russian word with no English equivalent, describing somebody or something that is incapable of reaching agreements. There can be many reasons why a person or an organization is like this but, whatever the cause, talking to them is a waste of time. It's never going to get anywhere. | Ukraine's political leaders are nedogovorosposobnye, says Medvedev, who was pr…

_____ (2021-10-16). Stop Cambo: Youth Activists Confront Shell CEO At TED Talk. popularresistance.org Environmental campaigners took over the stage at the TED Countdown conference in Edinburgh which was hosting a panel discussion with Royal Dutch Shell CEO, Ben van Beurden. The activists say they raised concerns with TED Countdown organisers that a fossil fuel company, like Shell, has no place speaking at an event that positions itself as a "global initiative to champion and accelerate solutions to the climate crisis". Despite calls from activists to remove van Beurden from the panel, he was allowed to retain his speaking slot on the main stage.

Anonymous103 (2021-10-16). Cheap Grace and Climate Change: Australia and COP26. southfront.org Illustrative Image | Written by Dr. Binoy Kampmark | It was not for everybody, but the shock advertising tactics of the Australian comedian Dan Ilic made an appropriate point. Australia's Prime Minister Scott Morrison, a famed coal hugger, has vacillated about whether to even go to the climate conference in Glasgow. Having himself turned the country's prime ministerial office into an extended advertising agency, Ilic was speaking his language. | The language was promoted through sponsored imagery in Times Square, New York, with advertising space purchased by a crowdfunding campaign of considerable success. Billb…

Staff (2021-10-16). Growing BIPOC Youth-Led Climate Movement Is the Force Occupy Could Have Been. truthout.org Hundreds of activists gathered this week at Washington, D.C.'s Freedom Plaza for the I started as an Occupy D.C. organizer and have since become executive director of

Sharmila Devi (2021-10-16). [World Report] Syria and Iraq facing severe drought. thelancet.com Climate change and conflict are driving a humanitarian emergency that threatens 12 million people. Sharmila Devi reports.

Leon Kunstenaar (2021-10-16). Massive Subsidies to Big Oil are Ongoing. indybay.org Welfare to fossil fuel industry costs taxpayers $20 billion a year and is a major contributor to global warming.

Noam Chomsky (2021-10-16). Ireland has robbed poor working people of tens of trillions of dollars. zcomm.org Interview on the US withdrawal from Afghanistan, the morality of Ireland's tax regime and whether the human race can avoid the twin catastrophes of global warming and nuclear war…

Staff (2021-10-16). Damned if you do: Russia has nothing to gain by cutting off ties with Ukraine. But, sadly, talking to Kiev doesn't help either. rt.com There's no point talking to Ukraine, former Russian president Dmitry Medvedev says, arguing Russia should wait for a friendlier government in Kiev. The only problem is there's almost no chance of that happening any time soon. | 'Nedogovorosposobnyi' is a Russian word with no English equivalent, describing somebody or something that is incapable of reaching agreements. There can be many reasons why a person or an organization is like this but, whatever the cause, talking to them is a waste of time. It's never going to get anywhere. | Ukraine's political leaders are nedogovorosposobnye, says Medvedev, who was pr…

Michael T. Klare (2021-10-15). How to Save the World (From a Climate Armageddon). counterpunch.org This summer we witnessed, with brutal clarity, the Beginning of the End: the end of Earth as we know it — a world of lush forests, bountiful croplands, livable cities, and survivable coastlines. In its place, we saw the early manifestations of a climate-damaged planet, with scorched forests, parched fields, scalding cities, and storm-wracked coastlines.

Staff (2021-10-15). After Hurricane Ida, Louisianians Offer Bold Visions for Climate Resilience. truthout.org Recovery from Hurricane Ida is still underway in southeast Louisiana, where the climate crisis hangs a question mark over the future. People in Louisiana are already preparing for rising seas and intensifying storms, offering models for the rest of us. So, will New Orleans be under water someday? Mike Ludwig speaks to Jessica Dandridge, Executive Director of the Greater New Orleans Water Collaborative, to find out. | Music by TRANSCRIPT…

Blake Skylar (2021-10-15). Biden's climate measures must pass or he'll go empty handed to COP26. peoplesworld.org Thanks to the Biden administration's Build Back Better Act, the U.S. may be on the verge of making sweeping, long-term action on the global warming crisis. If the deal fails to pass by the end of October, however, the President may go to COP 26 in Glasgow with nothing to show. Central to Biden's climate …

Staff (2021-10-15). 75 Percent of Democrats Want Party to Go Big on Social Spending, Climate Action. truthout.org As congressional Democrats wrangle over the cost and coverage of their flagship Build Back Better package, new polling published Wednesday shows that an overwhelming majority of Democratic voters favor a progressive bill that goes further to combat social inequality and the climate emergency over a scaled-down package. | According to the CNN

Sen. Bernard Sanders (2021-10-15). Why Americans Don't Know What's in the Build Back Better Act. counterpunch.org Poll after poll shows overwhelming support for the $3.5 trillion Build Back Better legislation — and the need to lower prescription drug costs, expand Medicare to cover dental, hearing and vision, greatly improve home health care, make child care and housing affordable, establish Paid Family and Medical Leave and address the existential threat of climate

_____ (2021-10-15). Soaring Food Prices Drive Hunger Around The World. popularresistance.org The 2021 Global Hunger Index (GHI), published on Thursday, revealed soaring levels of hunger among the poor and working populations around the globe. | The foreword, written by the heads of Welthungerhilfe and Concern Worldwide, the organizations responsible for the GHI, stated that the report "points to a dire hunger situation, a result of the toxic cocktail of the climate crisis, the COVID-19 pandemic, and increasingly severe and protracted conflicts." | Rising food prices are a critical contributing factor in the growth of world hunger over the past year. Rapidly mounting inflation and the disruption of the su…

John Bachtell (2021-10-15). Cooperation with China on climate but conflict elsewhere won't work. peoplesworld.org

C.J. Atkins (2021-10-15). Offshore wind revolution to create 77,000 jobs in climate change fight. peoplesworld.org If the coastal wind farm network proposed by the Biden administration on Wednesday comes to fruition, some 77,000 green jobs will be created and 78 million tons of carbon dioxide emissions avoided. That according to estimates by the government. A plan rolled out by Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland would see the construction of …

Binoy Kampmark (2021-10-15). Funeral Rites for COVID Zero. dissidentvoice.org It was such a noble public health dream, even if rather hazy to begin with. Run down SARS-CoV-2. Suppress it. Crush it. Or just "flatten the curve", which could have meant versions of all the above. This created a climate of numerical sensitivity: a few case infections here, a few cases there, would warrant immediate, …

Staff (2021-10-15). Over 530 Arrested in Historic Indigenous-Led Climate Protests in DC. truthout.org Image Credit: People vs. Fossil Fuels | This week over 530 climate activists were arrested during Indigenous-led civil disobedience actions in Washington, D.C., calling on President Joe Biden to declare a climate emergency and stop approving fossil fuel projects. Indigenous leaders have issued a series of demands, including the abolition of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, whose offices they occupied on Thursday for the first time since the 1970s. The protests come just weeks before the start of the critica…

Elliott Negin (2021-10-15). To find out if ExxonMobil really supports a carbon tax, just follow the money. peoplesdispatch.org Despite claiming to endorse a carbon tax, ExxonMobil has funneled millions of dollars to lawmakers who oppose the idea. The company's PAC also funded 16 of the climate science deniers in the Senate and 81 in the House…

Editor (2021-10-15). How capitalism shackles the fight against climate change. mronline.org Journalists from the U.S. and Europe have warned that the summer of 2021 should be a wakeup call on climate catastrophe. Rightfully so.

Will Steffen (2021-10-15). Green Left Show #18: Will Steffen on climate policies in the lead up to Glasgow. greenleft.org.au Climate Council member Will Steffen spoke to Green Left about climate science and politics in the lead up to the COP26 climate summit in Glasgow.

Binoy Kampmark (2021-10-15). Waking up to Climate Change Dinosaurs. counterpunch.org Morning listening on October 13. Australia's Radio National. Members of the Morrison government are doing their interview rounds with the host, Fran Kelly. We enter a time warp, speeding away into another dimension where planet Earth, and Australia, look different. The first interview, with Nationals Senator Bridget McKenzie, is filled with the sort of rejigged

Staff (2021-10-15). "People vs. Fossil Fuels": Over 530 Arrested in Historic Indigenous-Led Climate Protests in D.C. democracynow.org This week over 530 climate activists were arrested during Indigenous-led civil disobedience actions in Washington, D.C., calling on President Joe Biden to declare a climate emergency and stop approving fossil fuel projects. Indigenous leaders have issued a series of demands, including the abolition of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, whose offices they occupied on Thursday for the first time since the 1970s. The protests come just weeks before the start of the critical U.N. climate summit in Glasgow, Scotland, which President Biden and senior Cabinet members are expected to attend. "We're not going anywhere," says S…

Alex Bainbridge (2021-10-15). Thousands demand climate action at over 40 #ClimateStrike events. greenleft.org.au More than 10,000 students joined climate strike actions around the country, reports Alex Bainbridge.

Toward Freedom Editor (2021-10-15). Photo Essay: Indigenous Struggle Against Enbridge Lines 3 and 5. towardfreedom.org Toward Freedom Board President Rebecca Kemble spent the summer in solidarity with and documenting the Indigenous struggle against oil pipelines and violations of Indignenous sovereignty.

Michael T. Klare (2021-10-15). How to Save the World (From a Climate Armageddon). counterpunch.org This summer we witnessed, with brutal clarity, the Beginning of the End: the end of Earth as we know it — a world of lush forests, bountiful croplands, livable cities, and survivable coastlines. In its place, we saw the early manifestations of a climate-damaged planet, with scorched forests, parched fields, scalding cities, and storm-wracked coastlines.

Editor (2021-10-15). How capitalism shackles the fight against climate change. mronline.org Journalists from the U.S. and Europe have warned that the summer of 2021 should be a wakeup call on climate catastrophe. Rightfully so.

Elliott Negin (2021-10-15). To find out if ExxonMobil really supports a carbon tax, just follow the money. peoplesdispatch.org Despite claiming to endorse a carbon tax, ExxonMobil has funneled millions of dollars to lawmakers who oppose the idea. The company's PAC also funded 16 of the climate science deniers in the Senate and 81 in the House…

Binoy Kampmark (2021-10-15). Funeral Rites for COVID Zero. dissidentvoice.org It was such a noble public health dream, even if rather hazy to begin with. Run down SARS-CoV-2. Suppress it. Crush it. Or just "flatten the curve", which could have meant versions of all the above. This created a climate of numerical sensitivity: a few case infections here, a few cases there, would warrant immediate, …

Binoy Kampmark (2021-10-15). Waking up to Climate Change Dinosaurs. counterpunch.org Morning listening on October 13. Australia's Radio National. Members of the Morrison government are doing their interview rounds with the host, Fran Kelly. We enter a time warp, speeding away into another dimension where planet Earth, and Australia, look different. The first interview, with Nationals Senator Bridget McKenzie, is filled with the sort of rejigged

Alex Bainbridge (2021-10-15). Thousands demand climate action at over 40 #ClimateStrike events. greenleft.org.au More than 10,000 students joined climate strike actions around the country, reports Alex Bainbridge.

Will Steffen (2021-10-15). Green Left Show #18: Will Steffen on climate policies in the lead up to Glasgow. greenleft.org.au Climate Council member Will Steffen spoke to Green Left about climate science and politics in the lead up to the COP26 climate summit in Glasgow.

Staff (2021-10-15). "People vs. Fossil Fuels": Over 530 Arrested in Historic Indigenous-Led Climate Protests in D.C. democracynow.org This week over 530 climate activists were arrested during Indigenous-led civil disobedience actions in Washington, D.C., calling on President Joe Biden to declare a climate emergency and stop approving fossil fuel projects. Indigenous leaders have issued a series of demands, including the abolition of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, whose offices they occupied on Thursday for the first time since the 1970s. The protests come just weeks before the start of the critical U.N. climate summit in Glasgow, Scotland, which President Biden and senior Cabinet members are expected to attend. "We're not going anywhere," says S…

Leon Kunstenaar (2021-10-15). Massive Subsidies to Big Oil are Ongoing. indybay.org Welfare to fossil fuel industry costs taxpayers $20 billion a year and is a major contributor to global warming.

Editor2 (2021-10-14). Luis Arce: An Anti-Imperialist Climate Agenda (Speech). orinocotribune.com Thank you very much brothers and sisters, hugs to the city of La Paz, Bolivia and to everyone that follows us via social media around the world. I want to salute: to the jilata David Choquehuanca, Vice President of the Plurinational State of Bolivia, our brother Rogelio Mayta Minister of Foreign Affairs, brother Magin Herrera, Vice-Minister of Environment Biodiversity Climate Change and Forest Development. Our sister Angelica Ponce Executive director of the Plurinational Authority for Mother Earth, our brother Juan Carlos Huarachi, Executive Director of our Bolivian Central Labor Syndicate, and to all of our memb…

Elizabeth Woodworth (2021-10-14). The Climate Bomb: Failures to Confront the Unspeakable, and The Way Ahead. globalresearch.ca Scientists now believe it is "likely that the world will blow past the 2 degree C warming threshold that expoerts and international negotiators agree is needed to avoid catastrophic consequences."

James Divine (2021-10-14). Global Warming and the Ideology of Anthropogenic (Human Caused) Climate Change. globalresearch.ca The purpose of this work is to provide an investigation into the ideology of anthropogenic (human caused) climate change. | It has been written with the confidence that further research within the public, as well as the academic realm is required. …

_____ (2021-10-14). People Vs. Fossil Fuels: Nearly 400 People Arrested Outside White House. popularresistance.org Washington, D.C. — Demonstrators returned to the White House on Wednesday morning for the third day of the "People vs. Fossil Fuels" mobilization, keeping up the pressure on President Biden to declare a climate emergency and stop all new fossil fuel projects. | Under a giant banner that read "Biden: Our Communities Can't Wait," hundreds of people marched to the White House this morning to highlight the dangerous ongoing impacts of the climate crisis across the country and the world. As hundreds rallied in Lafayette Square Park, 90 people sat in at the White House fence, risking arrest for the third straight…

Prof Michel Chossudovsky (2021-10-14). Climate Change versus the Dangers of Nuclear War. "Three Minutes to Midnight" globalresearch.ca While a World War III scenario implying the preemptive use of nuclear weapons has been on the drawing board of the Pentagon for more than ten years, military planners are now involved in the formulation of concrete attack plans directed against Russia.

Prof Michel Chossudovsky (2021-10-14). Environmental Modification Techniques (ENMOD) and Climate Change. globalresearch.ca The manipulation of climate for military use…

Peoples Dispatch (2021-10-14). Indigenous and climate activists organize week of action in US capital. peoplesdispatch.org More than 300 arrests were made between in the first three days of a week-long action by a coalition of indigenous groups and climate activists, demanding an end to fossil fuel projects and other polluting industries…

Laurie Goering (2021-10-14). What is the COP15 biodiversity summit, and why is it so important? peoplesworld.org LONDON, Oct 11 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) — By now you've probably heard of COP26 — the shorthand name for the next major U.N. climate summit, rescheduled for November in Glasgow after being delayed a year by the coronavirus pandemic. But another big "Convention of the Parties" (COP) starts a month earlier — one that is …

imperial.ac.uk (2021-10-14). Climate change action will improve health and save lives now and in the future. imperial.ac.uk Measures to tackle climate change could significantly benefit human health in the next few years, as well as in the long term, says a new report.

Staff (2021-10-14). Headlines for October 14, 2021. democracynow.org Biden Says Port of Los Angeles Will Operate 24/7 to Ease Logjam That's Fueling Inflation, WHO Advisory Team to Investigate Origins of COVID-19 Pandemic, Pressure Grows to Waive Patent Rights for COVID Vaccines and for U.S. to Release Moderna Recipe, Florida Health Department Fines County That Defied Ban on Vaccine Mandates, Biden Admin to Massively Expand Wind Farms Along U.S. Coastlines, IAE Says Governments Must Do Far More to Avert Climate Catastrophe, Police Arrest Another 90 Activists as Climate Protests Continue in Front of White House, Texas Approves Heavily Gerrymandered Redistricting Map in Favor of GOP,…

David Swanson (2021-10-14). Climate and Militarism Event Planned for 4 November in Glasgow, Scotland. warisacrime.org By World BEYOND War, October 14, 2021 A broad and growing coalition of peace and environmental organizations has announced plans for an event on Thursday, 4 November, in Glasgow. WHAT: Announcement of a Petition to COP26 Demanding that Militaries Be Included in Climate Agreement; colorful banners and light projection. WHEN: 4 November 2021, 4: 00 p.m. …

Editor (2021-10-14). Cryptocurrency: a new and dangerous climate disruptor. mronline.org The get-rich-quick scheme, banned in China and elsewhere, is invading U.S. communities unchecked, posing as an "equalizing, democratizing" currency. It's not.

Ashley Curtin (2021-10-14). Big oil to testify before Congress, new report confirms. nationofchange.org "What we need from the fossil fuel industry is complete cooperation with our investigation, so the American people can understand the role the industry played in fueling the climate crisis."

Pat Elder (2021-10-14). Maryland Naval Installation Pollutes Region by Incinerating Munitions. covertactionmagazine.com Unpermitted activity threatens Potomac River and Southern Maryland Severe contamination from military weapons testing and disposal dating to 1898 contaminate …

WSWS (2021-10-14). U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service declares 23 species extinct. wsws.org The rate of extinctions is accelerating, threatening the stability of the ecosystem.

Editor (2021-10-14). Optimism of the will‚Äëa few reflections on the impossible rebellion. mronline.org Rob Marsden reviews the impact of the recent Extinction Rebellion mobilisation in London.

Alex Bainbridge (2021-10-14). Extinction Rebellion blockades Queensland parliament. greenleft.org.au An Extinction Rebellion action highlighted the critical danger facing the Great Barrier Reef. Alex Bainbridge reports.

Elizabeth Woodworth (2021-10-14). The Climate Bomb: Failures to Confront the Unspeakable, and The Way Ahead. globalresearch.ca Scientists now believe it is "likely that the world will blow past the 2 degree C warming threshold that expoerts and international negotiators agree is needed to avoid catastrophic consequences."

James Divine (2021-10-14). Global Warming and the Ideology of Anthropogenic (Human Caused) Climate Change. globalresearch.ca The purpose of this work is to provide an investigation into the ideology of anthropogenic (human caused) climate change. | It has been written with the confidence that further research within the public, as well as the academic realm is required. …

Prof Michel Chossudovsky (2021-10-14). Climate Change versus the Dangers of Nuclear War. "Three Minutes to Midnight" globalresearch.ca While a World War III scenario implying the preemptive use of nuclear weapons has been on the drawing board of the Pentagon for more than ten years, military planners are now involved in the formulation of concrete attack plans directed against Russia.

Prof Michel Chossudovsky (2021-10-14). Environmental Modification Techniques (ENMOD) and Climate Change. globalresearch.ca The manipulation of climate for military use…

David Swanson (2021-10-14). Climate and Militarism Event Planned for 4 November in Glasgow, Scotland. warisacrime.org By World BEYOND War, October 14, 2021 A broad and growing coalition of peace and environmental organizations has announced plans for an event on Thursday, 4 November, in Glasgow. WHAT: Announcement of a Petition to COP26 Demanding that Militaries Be Included in Climate Agreement; colorful banners and light projection. WHEN: 4 November 2021, 4: 00 p.m. …

Staff (2021-10-14). Headlines for October 14, 2021. democracynow.org Biden Says Port of Los Angeles Will Operate 24/7 to Ease Logjam That's Fueling Inflation, WHO Advisory Team to Investigate Origins of COVID-19 Pandemic, Pressure Grows to Waive Patent Rights for COVID Vaccines and for U.S. to Release Moderna Recipe, Florida Health Department Fines County That Defied Ban on Vaccine Mandates, Biden Admin to Massively Expand Wind Farms Along U.S. Coastlines, IAE Says Governments Must Do Far More to Avert Climate Catastrophe, Police Arrest Another 90 Activists as Climate Protests Continue in Front of White House, Texas Approves Heavily Gerrymandered Redistricting Map in Favor of GOP,…

imperial.ac.uk (2021-10-14). Climate change action will improve health and save lives now and in the future. imperial.ac.uk Measures to tackle climate change could significantly benefit human health in the next few years, as well as in the long term, says a new report.

Pat Elder (2021-10-14). Maryland Naval Installation Pollutes Region by Incinerating Munitions. covertactionmagazine.com Unpermitted activity threatens Potomac River and Southern Maryland Severe contamination from military weapons testing and disposal dating to 1898 contaminate …

WSWS (2021-10-14). U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service declares 23 species extinct. wsws.org The rate of extinctions is accelerating, threatening the stability of the ecosystem.

Alex Bainbridge (2021-10-14). Extinction Rebellion blockades Queensland parliament. greenleft.org.au An Extinction Rebellion action highlighted the critical danger facing the Great Barrier Reef. Alex Bainbridge reports.

Karen Conner (2021-10-13). Core Inflation Still Moderate, But Rent Increases Are Grounds for Concern. cepr.net The overall picture is still transitory with the overall CPI up 0.4 percent, and the core just 0.2 percent. Cars will come down in price one day. Food and energy may take longer. Food is affected by climate, so denialists will have to eat this. | New vehicle prices continue to rise rapidly, up 1.3 percent; the fifth straight month over 1.0 percent. Used vehicle prices fall 0.7 percent. Year-over-year, up by 8.7 percent and 24.4 percent, respectively. | Food prices are up 0.9 percent, 4.6 percent year-over-year; it's the climate change special. Food away from home is up just 0.5 percent, 4.7 percent year-over-year…

Robert Hunziker (2021-10-13). Code Red on FacingFuture.TV. dissidentvoice.org FacingFuture.TV recently hosted a preview of the upcoming IPCC 2021 UN climate report, which report guides the gathering of dignitaries from around the world meeting in Glasgow this November to discuss, analyze, and decide how to deal with global warming/climate change. According to the Code Red interview, the IPCC is taking off its ultra conservative …

Climate Nexus (2021-10-13). Biden restores protections to three national monuments cut by Trump. peoplesworld.org

Binoy Kampmark (2021-10-13). Waking up to Climate Change Dinosaurs. dissidentvoice.org Morning listening on October 13. Australia's Radio National. Members of the Morrison government are doing their interview rounds with the host, Fran Kelly. We enter a time warp, speeding away into another dimension where planet Earth, and Australia, look different. The first interview, with Nationals Senator Bridget McKenzie, is filled with the sort of rejigged …

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2021-10-13). Luis Arce: An Anti-Imperialist Climate Agenda. libya360.wordpress.com The Red Nation Luis Arce Catacora: President of the Plurinational State of Bolivia October 11, 2021 Thank you very much brothers and sisters, hugs to the city of La Paz, Bolivia and to everyone that follows us via social media around the world. I want to salute: to the jilata David Choquehuanca, Vice President of…

imperial.ac.uk (2021-10-13). Use of natural gas will decline if we are to achieve 1.5 ∞C climate targets. imperial.ac.uk A new review from Imperial has found that the use of natural gas will reduce by 35% by 2050 in order to meet climate targets.

Staff (2021-10-13). Headlines for October 13, 2021. democracynow.org U.S. Reopens Borders with Canada and Mexico for Vaccinated Travelers; FDA Considers Moderna Booster, Southwest, American Airlines Rebuff TX Vaccine Mandate Ban; WI Moms Sue Schools for Endangering Kids, House Votes to Temporarily Raise Debt Ceiling, Progressive Dems Say Reconciliation Package Must Not Sacrifice Urgently Needed Social Programs, 155 Activists Arrested as Climate Actions Continue in D.C.; Indigenous Leaders March in Latin America, Nonprofit Pursues Jair Bolsonaro at ICC for "Crimes Against Humanity" for Destroying the Amazon, EU Pledges $1.15 Billion in Aid for Afghanistan as European and U.S. Deleg…

David Swanson (2021-10-13). Harry Potter and the Secret of COP26. zcomm.org "And what," Hermione almost shouted triumphantly, "has been quietly left out of all the climate agreements, all the Muggle plans for halting the destruction of the climate? One of the biggest ways that they destroy the climate: militaries…

Winona La Duke (2021-10-13). "People vs. Fossil Fuels". zcomm.org In response to the completion of the contested Line 3 pipeline, which is now reportedly operational, thousands of Indigenous leaders and climate justice advocates are kicking off the "People vs. Fossil Fuels" mobilization…

Moderator (2021-10-13). 'Historic Showdown' Coming as Fossil Fuel CEOs Agree to Testify on Climate Deception. scheerpost.com By Andrea Germanos / Common Dreams Proponents of holding the fossil fuel industry to account for its role in climate deception welcomed confirmation Wednesday that top oil and gas CEOs will testify before House lawmakers later this month. News that the executives of BP, Chevron, ExxonMobil, and Shell Oil—as well as the American Petroleum Institute and the U.S. …

Yaak Pabst (2021-10-13). Is Green Growth the Solution? indybay.org Just as every millimeter of social progress must be fought for against capital interests, the protection of nature and climate must also be won against the rulers. In these struggles lies the future of the planet.

Alex Bainbridge (2021-10-13). Action on climate means ending the blah, blah, blah. greenleft.org.au The capitalist establishment has spent years debating whether or not Australia should have a 2050 climate target. It is a distraction from the task at hand, argues Alex Bainbridge.

_____ (2021-10-13). Honor Indigenous Communities Leading The Way On Climate Justice. popularresistance.org When Christopher Columbus landed on Turtle Island, which we now call North America, he brought with him a goal of making profit‚Äâ—‚Äâof taking from the land and people to create commerce. Today, approximately 526 years later, that same pillaging continues to drive our planet further into the climate crisis and lead us into ecological collapse. Instead of honoring the violent colonization Columbus represents, we should use this day to call for truth and reconciliation‚Äâ—‚Äâand honor the Indigenous communities at the forefront of effo…

William Minter (2021-10-13). Indigenous Movements Are Key to the Fight Against Fossil Fuels. fpif.org Oil is now flowing through the Line 3 tar sands oil pipeline from Edmonton, Alberta to Superior, Wisconsin. The 1,097-mile-long pipeline, owned by the Canadian company Enbridge, includes 337 miles in northern Minnesota. It has faced strong resistance for years from indigenous people and other environmental activists known as "water protectors." | Ironically

Rick Rozoff (2021-10-13). Azerbaijan, Georgia, Turkey finish military exercise to "protect" oil pipeline. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com ETERNITY 2021 Command and Staff Training is over ETERNITY 2021 Command-Staff Tripartite Exercise is over. The official closing ceremony was attended by Deputy Commander of the Georgian Defense Forces, Major General Zaza Chkhaidze, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Turkey to Georgia Fatma Jeren Yazgan , invited generals from Turkey and Azerbaijan, as well as representatives …

Anonymous007 (2021-10-13). Putin Speaks Of Energy Crisis, Nord Stream 2, Ukraine At Russian Energy Week. southfront.org Click to see full-size image | On October 13th, Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke at the plenary session of the Russian Energy Week in Moscow. | Putin spoke about the record growth in world fuel prices, gas transit through Ukraine, the Nord Stream 2 pipeline. | He stressed that the rise in gas prices in Europe was caused by a shortage of electricity, and not vice versa."And there is no need <...> to shift from a sore head to a healthy one, as we say and how some of our partners are trying to do," he said.

Robert Hunziker (2021-10-13). Code Red on FacingFuture.TV. dissidentvoice.org FacingFuture.TV recently hosted a preview of the upcoming IPCC 2021 UN climate report, which report guides the gathering of dignitaries from around the world meeting in Glasgow this November to discuss, analyze, and decide how to deal with global warming/climate change. According to the Code Red interview, the IPCC is taking off its ultra conservative …

Binoy Kampmark (2021-10-13). Waking up to Climate Change Dinosaurs. dissidentvoice.org Morning listening on October 13. Australia's Radio National. Members of the Morrison government are doing their interview rounds with the host, Fran Kelly. We enter a time warp, speeding away into another dimension where planet Earth, and Australia, look different. The first interview, with Nationals Senator Bridget McKenzie, is filled with the sort of rejigged …

_____ (2021-10-13). Honor Indigenous Communities Leading The Way On Climate Justice. popularresistance.org When Christopher Columbus landed on Turtle Island, which we now call North America, he brought with him a goal of making profit‚Äâ—‚Äâof taking from the land and people to create commerce. Today, approximately 526 years later, that same pillaging continues to drive our planet further into the climate crisis and lead us into ecological collapse. Instead of honoring the violent colonization Columbus represents, we should use this day to call for truth and reconciliation‚Äâ—‚Äâand honor the Indigenous communities at the forefront of effo…

David Swanson (2021-10-13). Harry Potter and the Secret of COP26. zcomm.org "And what," Hermione almost shouted triumphantly, "has been quietly left out of all the climate agreements, all the Muggle plans for halting the destruction of the climate? One of the biggest ways that they destroy the climate: militaries…

Alex Bainbridge (2021-10-13). Action on climate means ending the blah, blah, blah. greenleft.org.au The capitalist establishment has spent years debating whether or not Australia should have a 2050 climate target. It is a distraction from the task at hand, argues Alex Bainbridge.

Winona La Duke (2021-10-13). "People vs. Fossil Fuels". zcomm.org In response to the completion of the contested Line 3 pipeline, which is now reportedly operational, thousands of Indigenous leaders and climate justice advocates are kicking off the "People vs. Fossil Fuels" mobilization…

Staff (2021-10-12). Greta Thunberg Has Zero Expectations From World Leaders at Climate Summit. truthout.org This story originally appeared in

Staff (2021-10-12). Headlines for October 12, 2021. democracynow.org WHO: Climate Change Is "The Single Biggest Health Threat Facing Humanity", Heavy Flooding in China Kills 15, Destroys 20,000 Homes, 135 Arrested in Indigenous Peoples' Day Climate Action Outside White House, Greenpeace Installs Statue of Boris Johnson Splattered in Oil Outside 10 Downing St., Wealthy Nations Denounced for Hoarding COVID-19 Vaccines, Parliamentary Report: COVID-19 Response Was One of Biggest Public Health Failures in U.K. History, Gov. Greg Abbott Bans All Entities in Texas from Enforcing Vaccine Mandates, Iraqi Cleric Muqtada al-Sadr Sees Biggest Gains in Parliamentary Election, U.N. Urges World…

Staff (2021-10-12). As Tar Sands Flow Through Line 3, Water Protectors Fight Trumped Up Felonies. truthout.org After nearly seven years of resistance from Indigenous communities and allied climate activists, Canadian tar sands began flowing through Alberta-based Enbridge Energy's Line 3 pipeline this month. Native Anishinaabe leaders have nevertheless vowed to continue their struggle against the pipeline, a 36-inch expansion and replacement to a 1960s-era line now bringing nearly 1 million barrels of tar sands bitumen per day from Edmonton, Canada, to Superior, Wisconsin. | The fight is shifting to Was…

_____ (2021-10-12). Indigenous People Lead White House Protest. popularresistance.org "Joe Biden, you have been making false promises. You stopped Keystone XL — what about DAPL, Line 5, MVP?" said Joye Braun of Indigenous Environmental Network, who was arrested at today's action. "This is indigenous land. Indigenous Peoples will be here for 1000s of years. Biden, can you hear us now?" | The demonstrations marked the first day of "People vs. Fossil Fuels," a week of demonstrations and civil disobedience organized by Build Back Fossil Free, a coalition of hundreds of Indigenous and climate, social, economic and racial justice organizations. More protests are planned at the White House each day…

Editor (2021-10-12). 'To change course of history,' U.S. climate movement takes aim at Biden White House. mronline.org Five days of direct action and civil disobedience are planned this week to denounce "broken promises" and demand ambitious action against the planetary threat.

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2021-10-12). The Pandemic Is a Consequence of the War Against Life. libya360.wordpress.com Vandana Shiva ITT Editor's Note: This article is excerpted from Vandana Shiva's book %: Shattering Illusions, Seeding Freedom (Chelsea Green Publishing, August 2020) and was originally published by Independent Science News. The health emergency of the coronavirus is inseparable from the health emergency of extinction, biodiversity loss and climate change In March 2015, Bill Gates…

Marlee Kokotovic (2021-10-12). New WHO report demands urgent action on climate and health crises. nationofchange.org "The same unsustainable choices that are killing our planet are killing people."

Fight Back (2021-10-12). Minnesota marks 20th anniversary of the U.S. war on Afghanistan. fightbacknews.org Minneapolis, MN – A coalition of Twin Cities peace and anti-war organizations held an anti-war protest October 9 to mark 20 years since the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan. The protest, held at Mayday Plaza in Minneapolis, also called for an end all forms of U.S. aggression. | Kim DeFranco, representing Women Against Military Madness and the Climate Justice Committee, welcomed the 50-plus people and explained the focus for the action, "Now is the time to end the U.S. obsession for endless wars. We demand to end all wars and all types of warfare. Bring all the troops home from everywhere, end all sanctions and stop a…

Extinction Rebellion San Francisco Bay Area (2021-10-12). Friday 10/15: People Vs. Fossil Fuels Solidarity Action. indybay.org Federal Courthouse, 450 Golden Gate Avenue, SF…