Movement Rights (2021-09-30). Tuesday 10/19: How Indigenous-led Rights of Nature is Transforming Climate Action Now. indybay.org Online event…

Staff (2021-09-30). "A Moral Crisis": Reverend William Barber on Why Congress Must Pass $3.5 Trillion Bill. democracynow.org Activists continue to call on Democratic leaders to pass the $3.5 trillion Build Back Better Act, which expands the social safety net and includes measures to address the climate crisis. Progressives remain resolute in their opposition to passing a bipartisan $1 trillion infrastructure bill unless it is paired with the larger package. The Build Back Better Act represents "economic investment in the lives of poor and low-wealth people in this country," says Reverend William Barber, co-chair of the Poor People's Campaign. "The question here is not 'What will it cost if we do this?' What will it cost if we don't do…

Markela Panegyres (2021-09-30). Morrison must face the music at COP26. greenleft.org.au Climate action has never been a priority for Scott Morrison. He'd rather conspire with imperialist powers against China than face the music at COP26. Markela Panegyres reports.

Anand Naidoo (2021-09-30). The Heat: interview with presidents of Sierra Leone and UNGA. america.cgtn.com Sierra Leone calls for a renewed commitment to fight climate change. And the incoming president of the United Nations General Assembly talks to us about challenges facing the world today.

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2021-09-30). Mayo Clinic Minute: Should you wash your raw meats and vegetables before cooking? newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org When it comes to food safety in the kitchen, it's important to keep your work area clean from bacteria and the possibility of cross-contamination. It's best to use hot, soapy water to wash utensils, cutting boards and other surfaces you use, especially when handling raw meat and poultry. But what about washing raw meat and chicken before cooking? Here's Mayo Clinic clinical dietitian Anya Hill with more. Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lqx6Je9zEYc Journalists: Broadcast-quality…

Center For Biological Diversity (2021-09-30). Ongoing Wildlife Extinction Across America: Numerous Animals and Plants. globalresearch.ca

sputniknews (2021-09-30). Finnish Arm of Extinction Rebellion Begins 10-Day Protest by Blocking Helsinki's Main Artery. sputniknews.com Last year, a similar protest was broken up by the police in a matter of several hours, who used pepper spray to disperse the crowd.

Dr. Jack Rasmus (2021-09-29). Down the Corporate Rabbit Hole: Biden's Reconciliation Bill. $3.5 Trillion Allocated to "Human Infrastructure and Climate Change" globalresearch.ca

_____ (2021-09-29). Embodying Climate Grief, a Conversation With Climate Activists. commondreams.org

Editor (2021-09-29). China halts new coal-fired power plants abroad in boost for climate action. mronline.org Chinese President Xi Jinping said on Tuesday that China would stop building new coal-fired power plants abroad, marking a historic shift away from the fossil fuel before the United Nations climate summit in November.

_____ (2021-09-29). Residents Speak Out Against Prince George Petrochemical Project. popularresistance.org Opposition to a proposed petrochemical complex near Prince George, British Columbia, continues to build, with locals fearing environmental harms and environmental experts asking how such a project could proceed with the global climate on red alert. | A council meeting in B.C.'s largest northern city grew heated last week as residents expressed "fierce criticism" about the C$5.6-billion petrochemical complex that Calgary-based West Coast Olefins (WCO) hopes to build outside of town, reports CBC News. | Among attendees were members of a grassroots organization called Grasslands Not Gas Lands, which has collected 1,…

Patrick Mazza (2021-09-29). If we don't get climate justice, shut it down. zcomm.org Time to get in the way of business as usual…

Abby Zimet (2021-09-29). Poetic Justice: Are and Henceforward Shall Be Free. commondreams.org "In the face of the escalating climate and environmental crises, senseless violence, and blatant human rights abuses, they successfully engage for a better future through solidarity and organization."

Anthony DiMaggio, Rachael Bucci, Niko Jones (2021-09-29). The Climate Strike That Wasn't: What's Behind Declining Protest in 2021? counterpunch.org You may have noticed that the "climate strike" actions on September 24 across the U.S. were incredibly thin compared to previous years. As progressive activists, we were disappointed after attending the local event in our area (Bethlehem, Pennsylvania) to find perhaps four dozen participants this year for an event, which one of us participated in two years ago in the same location that previously brought out hundreds of demonstrators. The trend appears the same throughout the nation, with reporting from two years ago estimating the national turnout may have been in the hundreds of thousands in what was billed as…

Coral Wynter (2021-09-29). Torres Strait Islanders say: 'Our Islands, Our Home'. greenleft.org.au Eight Torres Strait Islander Elders are taking the federal government to the United Nations Human Rights Committee over its inaction on climate change. Reports Coral Wynter.

Staff (2021-09-29). "Hold the Line!": Can Progressives Force Passage of $3.5T Package to Expand the Social Safety Net? democracynow.org Progressives in the House of Representatives say they will oppose the $1 trillion infrastructure bill, after House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said she would seek a vote on the measure separately from the Build Back Better Act, the $3.5 trillion bill that expands the social safety net and combats the climate crisis. Conservative Democratic Senators Kyrsten Sinema and Joe Manchin, who receive major donations from financial institutions, fossil fuel companies and other industries, continue to oppose the $3.5 trillion package. While the $1 trillion infrastructure bill is "kind of a half-measure," the Build Back Better Act…

Binoy Kampmark (2021-09-29). Morrison's tour of deception. greenleft.org.au Scott Morrison's prehistoric approach to climate change may not have been clocked by US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, but will the advertising man get away with it? Binoy Kampmark reports.

Staff (2021-09-29). Progressives "Hold the Line" for $3.5T Package to Expand the Social Safety Net. truthout.org Progressives in the House of Representatives say they will oppose the $1 trillion infrastructure bill, after House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said she would seek a vote on the measure separately from the Build Back Better Act, the $3.5 trillion bill that expands the social safety net and combats the climate crisis. Conservative Democratic Senators Kyrsten Sinema and Joe Manchin, who receive major donations from financial institutions, fossil fuel companies and other industries, continue to oppose the $…

Staff (2021-09-29). Headlines for September 29, 2021. democracynow.org Progressives Hold Firm on Opposing Infrastructure Bill Without Vow to Pass Build Back Better Act, Vanessa Nakate, Greta Thunberg Condemn Climate Inaction, U.S. Military Leaders Acknowledge "Strategic Failure" in Afghanistan During Senate Questioning, Gen. Milley Denies Going Around Chain of Command During Trump Term, Pfizer-BioNTech Submits Vaccine Data on 5-to-11-Year-Olds to FDA; Mask Mandate Bans Halted in SC and AZ, Cuba Starts Shipping Abdala Vaccine; COVID Surges in Russia and Syria; Japan Lifts State of Emergency, Fumio Kishida, from Ruling Party Establishment, Set to Become Next Japanese Prime Minister, R…

Matthew Brown (2021-09-29). 'Extinction crisis' advances as government declares 23 more species gone forever. peoplesworld.org BILLINGS, Mont. (AP)—Death's come knocking a last time for the splendid ivory-billed woodpecker and 22 more birds, fish, and other species: The U.S. government is declaring them extinct. It's a rare move for wildlife officials to give up hope on a plant or animal, but government scientists say they've exhausted efforts to find these 23. …

_____ (2021-09-29). UN Experts Denounce 'Truly Shocking' Magnitude of Inequality Revealed by Pandemic. commondreams.org "The world is on the brink of a sixth mass extinction," said the director of one advocacy group. "Enforcing conservation laws like the Migratory Bird Treaty Act is vital."

_____ (2021-09-29). New Report Exposes Corporate Scheme to Derail Biden Agenda and 'Upend Democracy'. commondreams.org "Extinction is not inevitable. It is a political choice."

_____ (2021-09-29). Over 20 Newly Extinct Species in US Offer 'Sobering Reminder' of Humanity's Wreckage. commondreams.org At a panel on Tuesday, officials condemned vaccine apartheid, rising food insecurity, and other markers of inequality that have been exacerbated by the pandemic.

_____ (2021-09-29). 'We Are Not Deterred': Water Protectors Vow to Keep Fighting as Line 3 Completed. commondreams.org "The Republican Party in a nutshell: contemptible, cruel, and corrupt."

Editor (2021-09-29). China halts new coal-fired power plants abroad in boost for climate action. mronline.org Chinese President Xi Jinping said on Tuesday that China would stop building new coal-fired power plants abroad, marking a historic shift away from the fossil fuel before the United Nations climate summit in November.

Dr. Jack Rasmus (2021-09-29). Down the Corporate Rabbit Hole: Biden's Reconciliation Bill. $3.5 Trillion Allocated to "Human Infrastructure and Climate Change" globalresearch.ca

Anthony DiMaggio, Rachael Bucci, Niko Jones (2021-09-29). The Climate Strike That Wasn't: What's Behind Declining Protest in 2021? counterpunch.org You may have noticed that the "climate strike" actions on September 24 across the U.S. were incredibly thin compared to previous years. As progressive activists, we were disappointed after attending the local event in our area (Bethlehem, Pennsylvania) to find perhaps four dozen participants this year for an event, which one of us participated in two years ago in the same location that previously brought out hundreds of demonstrators. The trend appears the same throughout the nation, with reporting from two years ago estimating the national turnout may have been in the hundreds of thousands in what was billed as…

Patrick Mazza (2021-09-29). If we don't get climate justice, shut it down. zcomm.org Time to get in the way of business as usual…

Staff (2021-09-29). "Hold the Line!": Can Progressives Force Passage of $3.5T Package to Expand the Social Safety Net? democracynow.org Progressives in the House of Representatives say they will oppose the $1 trillion infrastructure bill, after House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said she would seek a vote on the measure separately from the Build Back Better Act, the $3.5 trillion bill that expands the social safety net and combats the climate crisis. Conservative Democratic Senators Kyrsten Sinema and Joe Manchin, who receive major donations from financial institutions, fossil fuel companies and other industries, continue to oppose the $3.5 trillion package. While the $1 trillion infrastructure bill is "kind of a half-measure," the Build Back Better Act…

Coral Wynter (2021-09-29). Torres Strait Islanders say: 'Our Islands, Our Home'. greenleft.org.au Eight Torres Strait Islander Elders are taking the federal government to the United Nations Human Rights Committee over its inaction on climate change. Reports Coral Wynter.

Binoy Kampmark (2021-09-29). Morrison's tour of deception. greenleft.org.au Scott Morrison's prehistoric approach to climate change may not have been clocked by US House speaker Nancy Pelosi, but will the advertising man get away with it? Binoy Kampmark reports.

Staff (2021-09-29). Headlines for September 29, 2021. democracynow.org Progressives Hold Firm on Opposing Infrastructure Bill Without Vow to Pass Build Back Better Act, Vanessa Nakate, Greta Thunberg Condemn Climate Inaction, U.S. Military Leaders Acknowledge "Strategic Failure" in Afghanistan During Senate Questioning, Gen. Milley Denies Going Around Chain of Command During Trump Term, Pfizer-BioNTech Submits Vaccine Data on 5-to-11-Year-Olds to FDA; Mask Mandate Bans Halted in SC and AZ, Cuba Starts Shipping Abdala Vaccine; COVID Surges in Russia and Syria; Japan Lifts State of Emergency, Fumio Kishida, from Ruling Party Establishment, Set to Become Next Japanese Prime Minister, R…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2021-09-29). Mayo Clinic Minute: Should you wash your raw meats and vegetables before cooking? newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org When it comes to food safety in the kitchen, it's important to keep your work area clean from bacteria and the possibility of cross-contamination. It's best to use hot, soapy water to wash utensils, cutting boards and other surfaces you use, especially when handling raw meat and poultry. But what about washing raw meat and chicken before cooking? Here's Mayo Clinic clinical dietitian Anya Hill with more. Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lqx6Je9zEYc Journalists: Broadcast-quality…

Mike Garrity (2021-09-28). Infrastructure and Budget Bills Contain Very Bad Logging Provisions Which Will Make Climate Change Worse‚Ä®. counterpunch.org In so many ways the future hangs in the balance as Congress debates the $3.5 trillion budget reconciliation bill and $1 trillion infrastructure bill. Although encouraging the use of more electric vehicles and increasing solar and wind energy will definitely reduce the amount of carbon we emit into the atmosphere, there are also huge problems

_____ (2021-09-28). Reconciling The Reconciliation Bill: A Preview. popularresistance.org This past week maneuvers within the Democratic party intensified over the content and magnitude of the two pending fiscal stimulus bills—the Infrastructure Bill (with $550B of net new spending) and the Reconciliation Bill ( with initial $3.5T 'human infrastructure & climate change' spending). While the maneuvering appears as a deep difference of views between progressives in the US House and Senate demanding both bills pass simultaneously and Democrat Senators, Manchin and Sinema in that body blocking both bills in current form, the actual conflict is really between the corporate wing of the Democratic…

Editor (2021-09-28). In the wake of the pandemic: the rebirth of climate mobilizations. mronline.org One-hundred-thousand students strike. Fifteen-to-twenty thousand demonstrate in Quebec.

Binoy Kampmark (2021-09-28). Australia's Man in Washington: Morrison's Tour of Deception. counterpunch.org It was startling and even shocking. Away from the thrust and cut of domestic politics, not to mention noisy discord within his government's ranks, Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison could breathe a sign of relief. Perhaps no one would notice in Washington that Australia remains prehistoric in approaching climate change relative to its counterparts. Being

Jake Johnson (2021-09-28). 'We aren't bluffing': Progressives hold the line as Pelosi moves ahead with bipartisan bill. nationofchange.org "If we don't pass our agenda together—that's infrastructure AND paid leave, child care, climate action, and more—then we're leaving millions of working people behind."

Leon Kunstenaar (2021-09-28). Young People March for Climate Justice. indybay.org March, Sit-Down, Die-In and Rally at City Hall part of Global Climate Strike for Intersectional Climate Justice…

Jessie de Waal (2021-09-28). Morrison on track to fail us at COP26. greenleft.org.au Scott Morrison is still clinging to a weak emission reduction target of 26-28%, set six years ago. At the current rate, we won't reach net zero climate pollution until 2170, argues Jesse de Waal.

Subhankar Banerjee (2021-09-28). Bridge the North-South Divide for a UN Biodiversity Framework That is More Just. counterpunch.org This month, the leaders of nation states from around the world have been gathered in New York City to attend the 76th Session of the United Nations General Assembly. Covid, climate and biodiversity are among the topics they are expected to address. Indeed, on September 21, in his sobering yet passionate address to the assembly, UN Secretary-General António

Titleinsuring Heaven or Hell on Earth? (2021-09-28). Insuring Heaven or Hell on Earth? commondreams.org Those who are enduring injustice, exploitation, and oppression—whether people, animals, or ecosystems—need us to believe that wrongs can be righted and to take action accordingly. | A group of religious leaders told an insurance firm, "climate change is a sin against God and fossil fuels are its cause."

Omer Faruk Gorcin (2021-09-28). Climate change: Turkey is finally ready to ratify Paris Agreement, but why now? middleeasteye.net Climate change: Turkey is finally ready to ratify Paris Agreement, but why now? | Ankara is one of only six countries that has not yet ratified the 2016 international pledge to combat global warming – so what has changed? | Tue, 09/28/2021 – 18: 26 | A man holds a sign during a global climate strike of the Fridays for Future movement in Istanbul's Kadikoy district on 24 September 2021 (…

_____ (2021-09-28). Greta Thunberg, Vanessa Nakate Excoriate World Leaders for 'Blah, Blah, Blah' Climate Failures. commondreams.org "We're taking killers of journalists to The Hague because states won't do it."

Dayton Martindale (2021-09-28). Unions and Climate Activists Find Common Cause in Opposing Airport Expansion. zcomm.org Labor-climate alliances like the one in Los Angeles could be key to paving the way for a future with fewer flights…

_____ (2021-09-28). Three Lessons to Chart a Path Forward in Solidarity With Afghan Women. commondreams.org "Physical infrastructure is important," said Sen. Bernie Sanders, "but the needs of working families and combating climate change is more important."

_____ (2021-09-28). Frustrated Tribal Leaders Urge Biden to Immediately Restore Bears Ears Monument. commondreams.org "Backtracking on this reconciliation bill means people will continue to die at the hands of the climate crisis," said one Sunrise Movement activist.

Staff (2021-09-28). Sinema Will Hold Fundraiser With Groups Lobbying Against Reconciliation Bill. truthout.org Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, a conservative Democrat from Arizona, is slated to hold a fundraiser courting lobbyist groups that are vehemently opposed to the Democrats' Build Back Better Act, which aims to widen the country's social safety net and address climate disruption. | The National Association of Wholesaler-Distributors and its PAC, the National Grocers Association, lobbyists for roofers and electrical contractors, and a conservative-leaning group called S-Corp Political Action Committee used S…

_____ (2021-09-28). Flotilla Protest at Manchin's Yacht Tells Right-Wing Democrat: 'Don't Sink Our Bill'. commondreams.org While Uganda's Nakate said humanity "cannot adapt to extinction," Thunberg from Sweden said lack of action is "a betrayal of all present and future generations."

_____ (2021-09-28). The US Needs a Deep Reassessment of Its Immigration Policies. commondreams.org "If lawmakers are really concerned about holding the costs of this spending bill, they should get rid of the billions of dollars we waste every year on subsidies to polluters."

Mike Garrity (2021-09-28). Infrastructure and Budget Bills Contain Very Bad Logging Provisions Which Will Make Climate Change Worse‚Ä®. counterpunch.org In so many ways the future hangs in the balance as Congress debates the $3.5 trillion budget reconciliation bill and $1 trillion infrastructure bill. Although encouraging the use of more electric vehicles and increasing solar and wind energy will definitely reduce the amount of carbon we emit into the atmosphere, there are also huge problems

_____ (2021-09-28). Reconciling The Reconciliation Bill: A Preview. popularresistance.org This past week maneuvers within the Democratic party intensified over the content and magnitude of the two pending fiscal stimulus bills—the Infrastructure Bill (with $550B of net new spending) and the Reconciliation Bill ( with initial $3.5T 'human infrastructure & climate change' spending). While the maneuvering appears as a deep difference of views between progressives in the US House and Senate demanding both bills pass simultaneously and Democrat Senators, Manchin and Sinema in that body blocking both bills in current form, the actual conflict is really between the corporate wing of the Democratic…

Binoy Kampmark (2021-09-28). Australia's Man in Washington: Morrison's Tour of Deception. counterpunch.org It was startling and even shocking. Away from the thrust and cut of domestic politics, not to mention noisy discord within his government's ranks, Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison could breathe a sign of relief. Perhaps no one would notice in Washington that Australia remains prehistoric in approaching climate change relative to its counterparts. Being

Editor (2021-09-28). In the wake of the pandemic: the rebirth of climate mobilizations. mronline.org One-hundred-thousand students strike. Fifteen-to-twenty thousand demonstrate in Quebec.

Subhankar Banerjee (2021-09-28). Bridge the North-South Divide for a UN Biodiversity Framework That is More Just. counterpunch.org This month, the leaders of nation states from around the world have been gathered in New York City to attend the 76th Session of the United Nations General Assembly. Covid, climate and biodiversity are among the topics they are expected to address. Indeed, on September 21, in his sobering yet passionate address to the assembly, UN Secretary-General António

Jessie de Waal (2021-09-28). Morrison on track to fail us at COP26. greenleft.org.au Scott Morrison is still clinging to a weak emission reduction target of 26-28%, set six years ago. At the current rate, we won't reach net zero climate pollution until 2170, argues Jesse de Waal.

Dayton Martindale (2021-09-28). Unions and Climate Activists Find Common Cause in Opposing Airport Expansion. zcomm.org Labor-climate alliances like the one in Los Angeles could be key to paving the way for a future with fewer flights…

Staff (2021-09-28). Sinema Will Hold Fundraiser With Groups Lobbying Against Reconciliation Bill. truthout.org Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, a conservative Democrat from Arizona, is slated to hold a fundraiser courting lobbyist groups that are vehemently opposed to the Democrats' Build Back Better Act, which aims to widen the country's social safety net and address climate disruption. | The National Association of Wholesaler-Distributors and its PAC, the National Grocers Association, lobbyists for roofers and electrical contractors, and a conservative-leaning group called S-Corp Political Action Committee used S…

Leon Kunstenaar (2021-09-28). Young People March for Climate Justice. indybay.org March, Sit-Down, Die-In and Rally at City Hall part of Global Climate Strike for Intersectional Climate Justice…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2021-09-28). Mayo Clinic Minute: Should you wash your raw meats and vegetables before cooking? newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org When it comes to food safety in the kitchen, it's important to keep your work area clean from bacteria and the possibility of cross-contamination. It's best to use hot, soapy water to wash utensils, cutting boards and other surfaces you use, especially when handling raw meat and poultry. But what about washing raw meat and chicken before cooking? Here's Mayo Clinic clinical dietitian Anya Hill with more. Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lqx6Je9zEYc Journalists: Broadcast-quality…

_____ (2021-09-27). Big Banks Are Funding Fossil Fuel Projects — Let's Hold Them Accountable. popularresistance.org The biggest banks are using your money to fund the climate crisis. We have seen this story before. In 2008, the recklessness of megabanks sank the global economic system. Now, in 2021, the youth climate movement is saying that we've had enough. We're not going to let the banks bring down the entire planet too. On October 29, young people are occupying and shutting down banks across the globe to demand an end to fossil fuel financing and the beginning of a Fossil-Free Future, and we need you to join us. | Over the past few years, the youth climate justice movement has mobilized historic numbers of people. Together…

_____ (2021-09-27). Climate Protesters Defy Court Order To Block Highway. popularresistance.org London — Insulate Britain campaigners, an environmental group calling on the UK government to implement a better national home insulation program, blocked on Monday the M25 highway encircling London for the sixth time, despite a court order warning them of jail terms if they carried on disrupting traffic on UK's busiest road. | "You can throw as many injunctions at us as you like, but we are going nowhere. You can raid our savings and confiscate our property. You can deny us our liberty and put us behind bars. But that is only shooting the messenger. The truth is that this country is going to hell unless yo…

Juan Cole (2021-09-27). Israeli Youth Protest Israel-UAE Oil Pipeline that Endangers Climate, Key Coral Reefs: The Dark Side of "Abraham Accords" juancole.com Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) — The so-called Abraham Accords, which take the patriarch's name in vain, were about many things, but genuine peace was not one of them. The were a series of bilateral horse trades with no implication for Israeli-Palestinian peace. Now it turns out that they were in part a plot against the …

Staff (2021-09-27). Headlines for September 27, 2021. democracynow.org Haitians Condemn Mass Deportations and Inhumane Treatment by the U.S., Social Democrats to Form Coalition Gov't in Germany After Edging Out Merkel's Long-Standing Bloc, Israeli Forces Kill 5 Palestinians in West Bank; Political Leader Khalida Jarrar Released from Prison, Mahmoud Abbas Gives Israel One Year to End Occupation, Vanuatu to Ask for ICJ Opinion on Climate Crisis, Activists Take to Streets for Global Climate Strike, PG&E Charged with Manslaughter over 2020 Zogg Fire as Wildfires Rage in California, Al-Shabab Suicide Attack Kills at Least 8 People in Mogadishu, Canada's Catholic Bishops Apologize for Abu…

Chris Saltmarsh (2021-09-27). The Climate Movement Can Win Over Workers. zcomm.org Working people can be won to support radical action on climate change — so long as decarbonization is tied to a vision of shared prosperity for all…

WSWS (2021-09-27). Climate strike: "Under capitalism, we can't save the climate" wsws.org Members of the International Youth and Students for Social Equality spoke with participants in last Friday's climate strike, which attracted over 620,000 in Germany alone.

Editor (2021-09-27). Rapid shift to clean energy could save 'trillions.' But corporate-backed groups are fighting the transition in U.S. Budget Bill. mronline.org Wind, solar, and batteries are already the cheapest source of electricity and an aggressive shift to clean energy makes more economic sense than a slow one, according to a new study. However, an enormous lobbying effort is underway to block climate policy in the $3.5 trillion budget bill under consideration.

Staff (2021-09-27). China's Emissions Are Made in America. truthout.org The debate over the reality of climate change is over. After years of oil-fueled denialism, the inescapable fact of the human-altered climate has finally hit home for many once-skeptical Americans. In some cases, it has literally hit home. In various parts of the country, homes are being threatened, torched and inundated by a barrage of climate-stoked catastrophes. Real-world experience has replaced easy-to-dismiss graphs and scientific models with failing crops, drowning livestock, escalating insurance costs, collapsing infrastruc…

Tara Lohan (2021-09-27). Move or change: How plants and animals are trying to survive a warming world. nationofchange.org Thor Hanson's new book explains the biology behind climate change and why some species may be better able to survive a quickly changing planet.

Manuel García, Jr. (2021-09-27). Acclimation and Heat Stress of Plants, and Future Crop Failures. counterpunch.org One of the most popular ideas that springs into people's minds when mulling over remedies for slowing the advance of climate change because of the ever increasing accumulation of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, is to plant more trees, bushes and grasses. Let a greater quantity of plant photosynthesis filter our atmosphere of excess CO2.

Anonymous103 (2021-09-27). Our Man in Washington: Morrison's Tour of Deception. southfront.org Scott Morrison | Written by Dr. Binoy Kampmark. | It was startling and even shocking. Away from the thrust and cut of domestic politics, not to mention noisy discord within his government's ranks, Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison could breathe a sign of relief. Perhaps no one would notice in Washington that Australia remains prehistoric in approaching climate change relative to its counterparts. Being known in his own country as "Scotty from Marketing", he just might pull it off. | Besides, a security pact with the United States and the United Kingdom had just been cemented, one promising Canberra eight…

_____ (2021-09-27). 160 Patient Advocates Demand Medicare Negotiation in Build Back Better Package. commondreams.org "If we don't pass our agenda together—that's infrastructure AND paid leave, child care, climate action, and more—then we're leaving millions of working people behind."

Editor (2021-09-27). What do we mean by metabolic rift? mronline.org rs21 member Greg Peakin explains the concept of metabolic rift, and why it is an important tool for climate organising today.

Editor (2021-09-27). Biden and Xi address UN, juggling differences amid calls for unity on climate and COVID-19. mronline.org The leaders of the United States and China each pledged to the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday that they would help press the fight against virulent pandemics and global warming—even as they offered vastly different visions of the world order.

Peter Knowlton (2021-09-27). Climate Justice Must Be a Top Priority for Labor. zcomm.org We need to begin a discussion among co-workers, creating demands and acting on them at the workplace and bargaining table. We need to show up at local union meetings, central labor councils, and town halls supporting demands that move us toward a fossil fuel-free future…

imperial.ac.uk (2021-09-27). Children will face huge increases in extreme climate events in their lifetimes. imperial.ac.uk Children born today will face disproportionate increases in floods, heatwaves, droughts, wildfires, and crop failures due to climate change.

Olivia Rosane (2021-09-27). Spain to ban plastic wrap for fruits and veggies. nationofchange.org The plastic waste used to wrap fruits and vegetables has been opposed by environmental groups both in Spain and abroad.

Jack Rasmus (2021-09-27). Reconciling the Reconciliation Bill: a Preview. counterpunch.org This past week maneuvers within the Democratic party intensified over the content and magnitude of the two pending fiscal stimulus bills—the Infrastructure Bill (with $550B of net new spending) and the Reconciliation Bill ( with initial $3.5T 'human infrastructure & climate change' spending). While the maneuvering appears as a deep difference of views between progressives in the

Editor (2021-09-27). Rapid shift to clean energy could save 'trillions.' But corporate-backed groups are fighting the transition in U.S. Budget Bill. mronline.org Wind, solar, and batteries are already the cheapest source of electricity and an aggressive shift to clean energy makes more economic sense than a slow one, according to a new study. However, an enormous lobbying effort is underway to block climate policy in the $3.5 trillion budget bill under consideration.

WSWS (2021-09-27). Climate strike: "Under capitalism, we can't save the climate" wsws.org Members of the International Youth and Students for Social Equality spoke with participants in last Friday's climate strike, which attracted over 620,000 in Germany alone.

Manuel García, Jr. (2021-09-27). Acclimation and Heat Stress of Plants, and Future Crop Failures. counterpunch.org One of the most popular ideas that springs into people's minds when mulling over remedies for slowing the advance of climate change because of the ever increasing accumulation of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, is to plant more trees, bushes and grasses. Let a greater quantity of plant photosynthesis filter our atmosphere of excess CO2.

Juan Cole (2021-09-27). Israeli Youth Protest Israel-UAE Oil Pipeline that Endangers Climate, Key Coral Reefs: The Dark Side of "Abraham Accords" juancole.com Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) — The so-called Abraham Accords, which take the patriarch's name in vain, were about many things, but genuine peace was not one of them. The were a series of bilateral horse trades with no implication for Israeli-Palestinian peace. Now it turns out that they were in part a plot against the …

Peter Knowlton (2021-09-27). Climate Justice Must Be a Top Priority for Labor. zcomm.org We need to begin a discussion among co-workers, creating demands and acting on them at the workplace and bargaining table. We need to show up at local union meetings, central labor councils, and town halls supporting demands that move us toward a fossil fuel-free future…

Chris Saltmarsh (2021-09-27). The Climate Movement Can Win Over Workers. zcomm.org Working people can be won to support radical action on climate change — so long as decarbonization is tied to a vision of shared prosperity for all…

Anonymous103 (2021-09-27). Our Man in Washington: Morrison's Tour of Deception. southfront.org Scott Morrison | Written by Dr. Binoy Kampmark. | It was startling and even shocking. Away from the thrust and cut of domestic politics, not to mention noisy discord within his government's ranks, Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison could breathe a sign of relief. Perhaps no one would notice in Washington that Australia remains prehistoric in approaching climate change relative to its counterparts. Being known in his own country as "Scotty from Marketing", he just might pull it off. | Besides, a security pact with the United States and the United Kingdom had just been cemented, one promising Canberra eight…

imperial.ac.uk (2021-09-27). Children will face huge increases in extreme climate events in their lifetimes. imperial.ac.uk Children born today will face disproportionate increases in floods, heatwaves, droughts, wildfires, and crop failures due to climate change.

Leon Kunstenaar (2021-09-27). Young People March for Climate Justice. indybay.org March, Sit-Down, Die-In and Rally at City Hall part of Global Climate Strike for Intersectional Climate Justice…

Staff (2021-09-27). Headlines for September 27, 2021. democracynow.org Haitians Condemn Mass Deportations and Inhumane Treatment by the U.S., Social Democrats to Form Coalition Gov't in Germany After Edging Out Merkel's Long-Standing Bloc, Israeli Forces Kill 5 Palestinians in West Bank; Political Leader Khalida Jarrar Released from Prison, Mahmoud Abbas Gives Israel One Year to End Occupation, Vanuatu to Ask for ICJ Opinion on Climate Crisis, Activists Take to Streets for Global Climate Strike, PG&E Charged with Manslaughter over 2020 Zogg Fire as Wildfires Rage in California, Al-Shabab Suicide Attack Kills at Least 8 People in Mogadishu, Canada's Catholic Bishops Apologize for Abu…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2021-09-27). Mayo Clinic Minute: Should you wash your raw meats and vegetables before cooking? newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org When it comes to food safety in the kitchen, it's important to keep your work area clean from bacteria and the possibility of cross-contamination. It's best to use hot, soapy water to wash utensils, cutting boards and other surfaces you use, especially when handling raw meat and poultry. But what about washing raw meat and chicken before cooking? Here's Mayo Clinic clinical dietitian Anya Hill with more. Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lqx6Je9zEYc Journalists: Broadcast-quality…

_____ (2021-09-26). Support For Nuclear Ban Treaty Is Rising. popularresistance.org Nuclear tensions and nuclear spending are on the rise, but the elevated danger of nuclear weapons is overshadowed as other urgent global threats from the COVID pandemic, climate and environmental emergencies, and other urgent crises dominate news headlines. The United Nations Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW), which entered into force in January, receives scant media attention, even as the United Nations prepares to mark September 26 as the International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons. | Unlike other nuclear treaties and agreements, the TPNW, or nuclear ban treaty as it is also…

news.un (2021-09-26). 'Overwhelmed by old challenges', Caribbean leaders say COVID-19 has forced a new battle for the survival of their nations. news.un.org Caribbean island nations are under assault from the coronavirus pandemic even as they try to protect their communities from rising seas and raging storms, regional leaders said Saturday at the UN, where they called for bold action to tackle climate change and shore up public health systems.

The Conversation (2021-09-26). The Relentless Decline of Arctic Sea Ice is a Dangerous signal of the Climate Emergency. juancole.com By Alek Petty and Linette Boisvert | — September marks the end of the summer sea ice melt season and the Arctic sea ice minimum, when sea ice over the Northern Hemisphere ocean reaches its lowest extent of the year. For ship captains hoping to navigate across the Arctic, this is typically their best chance …

_____ (2021-09-26). Trump's CIA Considered Kidnapping or Assassinating Assange: Report. commondreams.org Citing the need to act on the climate crisis, center-left SPD leader Olaf Scholz declared that "voters have clearly spoken."

teleSUR (2021-09-26). Antigua & Barbuda Rejects Unfairness in Vaccines Distribution. telesurenglish.net Addressing the 76th regular session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), Antigua and Barbuda's Prime Minister Gaston Browne supported the calls for COVID-19 vaccines to be considered a global good while demanding affordable prices and fair distribution. | RELATED: | He outlined the challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic and climate change while condemning developed nations' selfishness in not sharing their antigen stockpiles.

Dan Bacher (2021-09-26). Advocates Say Governor's $15 Billion Climate Package Fails to Address Fossil Fuels. indybay.org Food & Water Watch's California Director Alexandra Nagy released a statement in response to the Governor's press conference, noting that leaving out such as a "key accelerator" as drilling for fossil fuels is "wildly short sided."

Center for Biological Diversity (2021-09-26). New Study: Tiny Minority of Local Poachers Is Driving Red Wolves to Extinction. indybay.org Fewer Than 10 Red Wolves Remain in Wild…

news.un (2021-09-26). 'Overwhelmed by old challenges', Caribbean leaders say COVID-19 has forced a new battle for the survival of their nations. news.un.org Caribbean island nations are under assault from the coronavirus pandemic even as they try to protect their communities from rising seas and raging storms, regional leaders said Saturday at the UN, where they called for bold action to tackle climate change and shore up public health systems.

Dan Bacher (2021-09-26). Advocates Say Governor's $15 Billion Climate Package Fails to Address Fossil Fuels. indybay.org Food & Water Watch's California Director Alexandra Nagy released a statement in response to the Governor's press conference, noting that leaving out such as a "key accelerator" as drilling for fossil fuels is "wildly short sided."

The Conversation (2021-09-26). The Relentless Decline of Arctic Sea Ice is a Dangerous signal of the Climate Emergency. juancole.com By Alek Petty and Linette Boisvert | — September marks the end of the summer sea ice melt season and the Arctic sea ice minimum, when sea ice over the Northern Hemisphere ocean reaches its lowest extent of the year. For ship captains hoping to navigate across the Arctic, this is typically their best chance …

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2021-09-26). Mayo Clinic Minute: Should you wash your raw meats and vegetables before cooking? newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org When it comes to food safety in the kitchen, it's important to keep your work area clean from bacteria and the possibility of cross-contamination. It's best to use hot, soapy water to wash utensils, cutting boards and other surfaces you use, especially when handling raw meat and poultry. But what about washing raw meat and chicken before cooking? Here's Mayo Clinic clinical dietitian Anya Hill with more. Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lqx6Je9zEYc Journalists: Broadcast-quality…

Center for Biological Diversity (2021-09-26). New Study: Tiny Minority of Local Poachers Is Driving Red Wolves to Extinction. indybay.org Fewer Than 10 Red Wolves Remain in Wild…

Candice Bernd (2021-09-25). Activists Ramp Up Pressure on Biden Administration Ahead of UN Climate Talks. zcomm.org "It's a really important report because it could very well serve as a blueprint for regulatory action for federal agencies if it's bold and meets the Biden administration's rhetoric on climate."

The Conversation (2021-09-25). Transparency can Help Cut Carbon Emissions: Don't let Polluting Corporations Hide. juancole.com By Richard Holden | — World leaders and about 30,000 others from assorted interest groups will converge on Glasgow in November for the United Nations' 26th annual climate summit, COP26 ("Conference of the Parties"). It will be five years (allowing for a one-year Tokyo 2020-style pandemic hiatus) since the Paris Agreement adopted at COP21 in …

Staff (2021-09-25). Unions and Climate Activists Find Common Cause in Opposing Airport Expansion. truthout.org "Are you scared you're going to lose all your jobs 'cause there will be no planes?" | The audience chuckled at MSNBC host Chris Hayes's first question for Sara Nelson, international president of the Association of Flight Attendants, at a March 2019

The Conversation (2021-09-25). Transparency can Help Cut Carbon Emissions: Don't let Polluting Corporations Hide. juancole.com By Richard Holden | — World leaders and about 30,000 others from assorted interest groups will converge on Glasgow in November for the United Nations' 26th annual climate summit, COP26 ("Conference of the Parties"). It will be five years (allowing for a one-year Tokyo 2020-style pandemic hiatus) since the Paris Agreement adopted at COP21 in …

Candice Bernd (2021-09-25). Activists Ramp Up Pressure on Biden Administration Ahead of UN Climate Talks. zcomm.org "It's a really important report because it could very well serve as a blueprint for regulatory action for federal agencies if it's bold and meets the Biden administration's rhetoric on climate."

Dan Bacher (2021-09-25). Advocates Say Governor's $15 Billion Climate Package Fails to Address Fossil Fuels. indybay.org Food & Water Watch's California Director Alexandra Nagy released a statement in response to the Governor's press conference, noting that leaving out such as a "key accelerator" as drilling for fossil fuels is "wildly short sided."

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2021-09-25). Mayo Clinic Minute: Should you wash your raw meats and vegetables before cooking? newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org When it comes to food safety in the kitchen, it's important to keep your work area clean from bacteria and the possibility of cross-contamination. It's best to use hot, soapy water to wash utensils, cutting boards and other surfaces you use, especially when handling raw meat and poultry. But what about washing raw meat and chicken before cooking? Here's Mayo Clinic clinical dietitian Anya Hill with more. Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lqx6Je9zEYc Journalists: Broadcast-quality…

Center for Biological Diversity (2021-09-25). New Study: Tiny Minority of Local Poachers Is Driving Red Wolves to Extinction. indybay.org Fewer Than 10 Red Wolves Remain in Wild…

_____ (2021-09-24). Forest Defenders Blockade Logging Roads In Mattole Headwaters. popularresistance.org Early Thursday morning, 20 forest defenders barricaded logging roads in the headwaters of the upper North Fork Mattole River in anticipation of Humboldt Redwood Company (HRC) logging operations. "Road building on steep, unstable slopes and logging of old-growth forest is unacceptable," said a local resident participating in the blockade. "This logging plan will release a large amount of long term greenhouse gas, and along with industrial logging across the Pacific Northwest, constitutes a major driver of climate catastrophe." | HRC plans to log over 300 acres just outside of Humboldt Redwoods State Park. The acti…

Nicolas J S Davies (2021-09-24). The U.S. Military's Toxic Impact on Climate Policy. progressive.org President Biden claims that the United States will rally the world to action against the climate crisis, but he has yet to make good on this promise in his own country.

teleSUR (2021-09-24). Young People Around the World Join Global Climate Strike. telesurenglish.net On Friday, millions of young people around world rallied to demand urgent actions to prevent the catastrophic effects of climate change. | RELATED: | The protest is taking place in view of the United Nations (UN) Climate Change Conference (COP26), which aims to promote an ambitious action plan to drastically reduce greenhouse gas emissions. | The Fridays for Future (FFF) movement announced that demonstrations are taking…

contributors (2021-09-24). A short History of Climate Change and Civilization that does not End Well (XKCD Webcomic). juancole.com Randall Munroe, XKCD: A webcomic of romance, | sarcasm, math, and language.: | | Via Randall Munroe, XKCD: A webcomic of romance, | sarcasm, math, and language.: | | This work is licensed under a

_____ (2021-09-24). Hundreds of Thousands Take to Streets Worldwide for 'Uproot the System' Climate Strikes. commondreams.org "Consigning coal to history is crucial to avoiding catastrophic climate change."

Staff (2021-09-24). Headlines for September 24, 2021. democracynow.org Haiti Envoy Resigns over Mass Deportations, Blasts "Catastrophic" History of U.S. Interventions, Immigrant Rights Activists Demand an End to ICE Jails on Day of Nationwide Action, CDC Dir. Walensky Approves Pfizer Boosters for High-Risk Workers, Overruling Agency Panel, South African and Bolivian Presidents Highlight Global Vaccine Inequity at UNGA, Guyana's President Calls Out Disproportionate Effects of Climate Crisis on Small Island Nations, EPA Slashes Use of Industrial Chemicals Widely Used in Air Conditioners, Refrigerators, House Approves Increased $768 Billion Pentagon Budget, Rejecting Bids to Rein In Mi…

Staff (2021-09-24). Biden EPA's Clean Car Standards Fall Short Even of 2012 Standards. truthout.org The climate crisis affected our daily lives in a painful way this summer, exacerbating long-standing inequalities that harm our communities. Millions of Americans have had to swelter in heat waves, evacuate their homes in the face of onrushing wildfires or hurricanes, or bail out flooded homes. The

Medea Benjamin, Nicolas J. S. Davies (2021-09-24). U.S. Militarism's Toxic Impact on Climate Policy. counterpunch.org President Biden addressed the UN General on September 21 with a warning that the climate crisis is fast approaching a "point of no return," and a promise that the United States would rally the world to action. "We will lead not just with the example of our power but, God willing, with the power of

_____ (2021-09-24). A More Just Biodiversity Framework Must Build Better Bridge Between the Global North and South. commondreams.org "The climate crisis has not disappeared," said Swedish activist Greta Thunberg. "It's the opposite—it's even more urgent now than it was before."

_____ (2021-09-24). Echoes of the Past Are Present in Texas' Latest Racist Attack on Education. commondreams.org "No to military alliances and preparation for catastrophic wars," anti-war campaigners from over a dozen nations write in a letter decrying the new AUKUS agreement. "Yes to peace, disarmament, justice, and the climate."

Santa Cruz Climate Action Network (2021-09-24). Friday 9/24: Rally & March for Climate Justice: Stop the Money Pipeline. indybay.org Clocktower, Pacific Ave. and Water St., Downtown Santa Cruz…

Todd Miller (2021-09-24). For the US, the Climate Plan is More Walls and Armed Agents at the Border. counterpunch.org Part of Washington's climate adaptation plan for the growing number of displaced people around the globe is more walls, surveillance technology, and armed agents on the border. Not long into our conversation, the young woman at the migrant resource center in Sasabe, Sonora, told me why she had left her home in Baja Verapaz, Guatemala: floods

teleSUR (2021-09-24). Santos Slams Duque Over UN Statements About Peace in Colombia. telesurenglish.net Former Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos (2010-2018) on Friday described as counter-productive President Ivan Duque's attitude at the United Nations General Assembly, where he described the peace agreement as 'fragile'. | RELATED: | The former president, under whose term talks and negotiations with the extinct Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia-People's Army (FARC-EP) took place, resulting in the 2016 Peace Agr…

Carey Gillam (2021-09-24). Cancer Patient Lawyer Spars with Monsanto Scientist in California Roundup Trial. globalresearch.ca

_____ (2021-09-24). Over 50 Line 3 Pipeline Protesters Arrested Outside Governor's Residence. popularresistance.org St. Paul, MN — Over 50 water protectors protesting Line 3 were arrested, some violently, outside the Minnesota Governor's Residence in St. Paul on Saturday, August 28, 2021. Those arrested were among hundreds who marched from the Capitol to Governor Walz' mansion attempting to speak to him about their opposition to the Line 3 pipeline construction in northern Minnesota that's nearing completion. | The march on August 28 was led by pipeline resistance camp Camp Migizi, who had three Indigenous water protectors lock down to the fencing of the mansion after unsuccessfully pursuing a meeting with the governor.

_____ (2021-09-24). Water Protectors Challenge Minnesota AG Keith Ellison's Silence on Line 3 Pipeline. commondreams.org "This is a moment of crisis," said one activist. "We cannot allow the filibuster, or anything else, to stand in the way of safeguarding our fundamental freedoms."

Medea Benjamin, Nicolas J. S. Davies (2021-09-24). U.S. Militarism's Toxic Impact on Climate Policy. counterpunch.org President Biden addressed the UN General on September 21 with a warning that the climate crisis is fast approaching a "point of no return," and a promise that the United States would rally the world to action. "We will lead not just with the example of our power but, God willing, with the power of

Todd Miller (2021-09-24). For the US, the Climate Plan is More Walls and Armed Agents at the Border. counterpunch.org Part of Washington's climate adaptation plan for the growing number of displaced people around the globe is more walls, surveillance technology, and armed agents on the border. Not long into our conversation, the young woman at the migrant resource center in Sasabe, Sonora, told me why she had left her home in Baja Verapaz, Guatemala: floods

contributors (2021-09-24). A short History of Climate Change and Civilization that does not End Well (XKCD Webcomic). juancole.com Randall Munroe, XKCD: A webcomic of romance, | sarcasm, math, and language.: | | Via Randall Munroe, XKCD: A webcomic of romance, | sarcasm, math, and language.: | | This work is licensed under a

Santa Cruz Climate Action Network (2021-09-24). Friday 9/24: Rally & March for Climate Justice: Stop the Money Pipeline. indybay.org Clocktower, Pacific Ave. and Water St., Downtown Santa Cruz…

Dan Bacher (2021-09-24). Advocates Say Governor's $15 Billion Climate Package Fails to Address Fossil Fuels. indybay.org Food & Water Watch's California Director Alexandra Nagy released a statement in response to the Governor's press conference, noting that leaving out such as a "key accelerator" as drilling for fossil fuels is "wildly short sided."

Staff (2021-09-24). Headlines for September 24, 2021. democracynow.org Haiti Envoy Resigns over Mass Deportations, Blasts "Catastrophic" History of U.S. Interventions, Immigrant Rights Activists Demand an End to ICE Jails on Day of Nationwide Action, CDC Dir. Walensky Approves Pfizer Boosters for High-Risk Workers, Overruling Agency Panel, South African and Bolivian Presidents Highlight Global Vaccine Inequity at UNGA, Guyana's President Calls Out Disproportionate Effects of Climate Crisis on Small Island Nations, EPA Slashes Use of Industrial Chemicals Widely Used in Air Conditioners, Refrigerators, House Approves Increased $768 Billion Pentagon Budget, Rejecting Bids to Rein In Mi…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2021-09-24). Mayo Clinic Minute: Should you wash your raw meats and vegetables before cooking? newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org When it comes to food safety in the kitchen, it's important to keep your work area clean from bacteria and the possibility of cross-contamination. It's best to use hot, soapy water to wash utensils, cutting boards and other surfaces you use, especially when handling raw meat and poultry. But what about washing raw meat and chicken before cooking? Here's Mayo Clinic clinical dietitian Anya Hill with more. Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lqx6Je9zEYc Journalists: Broadcast-quality…

Center for Biological Diversity (2021-09-24). New Study: Tiny Minority of Local Poachers Is Driving Red Wolves to Extinction. indybay.org Fewer Than 10 Red Wolves Remain in Wild…

_____ (2021-09-23). US Militarism's Toxic Impact On Climate Policy. popularresistance.org President Biden addressed the UN General on September 21 with a warning that the climate crisis is fast approaching a "point of no return," and a promise that the United States would rally the world to action. "We will lead not just with the example of our power but, God willing, with the power of our example," he said. | But the U.S. is not a leader when it comes to saving our planet. Yahoo News recently published a report titled "Why the U.S. Lags Behind Europe on Climate Goals by 10 or 15 years." The article was a rare acknowledgment in the U.S. corporate media that the United States has not only failed to lea…

Blake Skylar (2021-09-23). UN report: Planet on disastrous path to 2.7 degrees of warming. peoplesworld.org The planet is on track to warm by 2.7 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels if major emissions-slashing measures aren't taken soon. This was the finding of a new report by the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, and it's far beyond what level scientists say should be the acceptable limit of global warming. It's an …

Staff (2021-09-23). Raj Patel: Climate, Conflict and Capitalism Drive Global Hunger. COVID Made It Worse. democracynow.org With hunger growing across the globe during the pandemic, the United Nations is holding its first Food Systems Summit, but the gathering is facing fierce criticism for giving corporations an outsized role framing the agenda. The United Nations' own experts on food, human rights and the environment released a statement warning the summit could "serve the corporate sector" over the needs of workers, small producers, women and Indigenous peoples around the world. U.N. figures show the pandemic has increased the number of hungry people to 811 million, and nearly one in three people worldwide — almost 2.4 billio…

Lawrence Wittner (2021-09-23). The Fate of Cassandra: Dire Predictions Go Unheeded. counterpunch.org In ancient Greek mythology, Cassandra was a priestess who was able to predict the future but unable to convince others to act upon her prophecies. The fate of Cassandra seems particularly relevant today, for there has been ample warning about three developments that threaten continued human existence—preparations for nuclear war, climate change, and disease pandemics—without,

_____ (2021-09-23). New Legal Campaign Aims to Protect People and Nature From Polluters' 'Irreparable Damage'. commondreams.org The bipartisan infrastructure bill "doesn't contain the climate solutions and care, education, and economic investments we need," more than 90 progressive groups wrote in a letter.

Editor2 (2021-09-23). Latin America and Caribbean Leaders Approve Historic Agreement. orinocotribune.com By Peoples Dispatch — Sep 22, 2021 | The heads of state of the regional block agreed on a 44-point declaration which addressed the strategy against COVID-19 and climate change and took a stand against the blockade on Cuba. | The VI Summit of the Heads of State of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) was held in Mexico City on Saturday, September 18 and concluded with the approval of a 44-point declaration. The historic summit saw the participation of 31 countries and the presence of several important leaders, such as Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro, Bolivian president Luis Arce, P…

Salote Soqo (2021-09-23). Climate Change Is Triggering a New Refugee Crisis—Inside the US. zcomm.org More than 1.2 million Americans are currently displaced from their homes because of climate change impacts—including increasingly severe storms, wildfires, and flooding…

_____ (2021-09-23). 'A Choice Point for Humanity': Women Demand Visionary Shift at UN Climate Talks. commondreams.org One rights group thanked Tlaib "for speaking truth to power" while being attacked "for simply insisting that Palestinians are human beings who deserve safety, security, and freedom from Israeli apartheid."

_____ (2021-09-23). Biden's Envoy to Haiti Resigns in Protest Over 'Inhumane' Deportations. commondreams.org The regulation will drastically curb the use of "the most potent super-pollutants known to mankind at the moment," one climate campaigner said.

David Swanson (2021-09-23). 325 Organizations Propose Climate Solution You've Never Heard Of. warisacrime.org By David Swanson, World BEYOND War, September 23, 2021 Yesterday something that has become tiresomely routine happened; I spoke to a college class about the most obvious climate solution, and neither the students nor the professor had ever heard of it. The 325 organizations (and climbing) listed at the bottom of this article are promoting …

_____ (2021-09-23). By Crushing Its Own Members, Labour May Sign Its Own Death Warrant. commondreams.org "Spending $780 billion on weapons and war while our communities starve, while the climate crisis worsens, while a pandemic that has killed millions and affected countless more rages on, is a national shame."

Staff (2021-09-23). Ocasio-Cortez Slams Congress for "Senselessly" Boosting Defense Budget Each Year. truthout.org While presenting an amendment for a 10 percent cut to the Pentagon's colossal budget, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-New York) sharply criticized the agency for wastefulness, saying that the billions spent on defense each year should be spent boosting social and climate programs instead. | "During a time when our country is withdrawing from foreign wars, when COVID-19 and its fallout is one of the greatest threats that we face, when record levels of unemployment, housing and healthcare cr…

Medea Benjamin, Nicholas J.S. Davies (2021-09-23). U.S. Militarism's Toxic Impact on Climate Policy. juancole.com ( Code Pink ) — President Biden addressed the UN General on September 21 with a warning that the climate crisis is fast approaching a "point of no return," and a promise that the United States would rally the world to action. "We will lead not just with the example of our power but, God …

Lawrence Wittner (2021-09-23). The Fate of Cassandra: Dire Predictions Go Unheeded. counterpunch.org In ancient Greek mythology, Cassandra was a priestess who was able to predict the future but unable to convince others to act upon her prophecies. The fate of Cassandra seems particularly relevant today, for there has been ample warning about three developments that threaten continued human existence—preparations for nuclear war, climate change, and disease pandemics—without,

David Swanson (2021-09-23). 325 Organizations Propose Climate Solution You've Never Heard Of. warisacrime.org By David Swanson, World BEYOND War, September 23, 2021 Yesterday something that has become tiresomely routine happened; I spoke to a college class about the most obvious climate solution, and neither the students nor the professor had ever heard of it. The 325 organizations (and climbing) listed at the bottom of this article are promoting …

Santa Cruz Climate Action Network (2021-09-23). Friday 9/24: Rally & March for Climate Justice: Stop the Money Pipeline. indybay.org Clocktower, Pacific Ave. and Water St., Downtown Santa Cruz…

Staff (2021-09-23). Raj Patel: Climate, Conflict and Capitalism Drive Global Hunger. COVID Made It Worse. democracynow.org With hunger growing across the globe during the pandemic, the United Nations is holding its first Food Systems Summit, but the gathering is facing fierce criticism for giving corporations an outsized role framing the agenda. The United Nations' own experts on food, human rights and the environment released a statement warning the summit could "serve the corporate sector" over the needs of workers, small producers, women and Indigenous peoples around the world. U.N. figures show the pandemic has increased the number of hungry people to 811 million, and nearly one in three people worldwide — almost 2.4 billio…

Salote Soqo (2021-09-23). Climate Change Is Triggering a New Refugee Crisis—Inside the US. zcomm.org More than 1.2 million Americans are currently displaced from their homes because of climate change impacts—including increasingly severe storms, wildfires, and flooding…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2021-09-23). Mayo Clinic Minute: Should you wash your raw meats and vegetables before cooking? newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org When it comes to food safety in the kitchen, it's important to keep your work area clean from bacteria and the possibility of cross-contamination. It's best to use hot, soapy water to wash utensils, cutting boards and other surfaces you use, especially when handling raw meat and poultry. But what about washing raw meat and chicken before cooking? Here's Mayo Clinic clinical dietitian Anya Hill with more. Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lqx6Je9zEYc Journalists: Broadcast-quality…

Chris MacIntosh (2021-09-22). Global Economic Chaos? BlackRock and Citi Get on Board the "Climate Train" globalresearch.ca

_____ (2021-09-22). Climate Justice Must Be A Top Priority For Labor. popularresistance.org Today's existential crisis for humanity is the immediate need to shift from fossil fuels to renewable energy. All of us have to. Everywhere. For workers and for our communities there is no more pressing matter than this. | We need to begin a discussion among co-workers, creating demands and acting on them at the workplace and bargaining table. We need to show up at local union meetings, central labor councils, and town halls supporting demands that move us toward a fossil fuel-free future. | At the same time, we need to protect the incomes and benefits of workers affected by the transition off of fossil fuels and…

_____ (2021-09-22). Climate Change Is Triggering a New Refugee Crisis—Inside the US. commondreams.org "The United States does not negotiate with terrorists. It's time for the Congressional Progressive Caucus to extend that principle to the legislative process."

_____ (2021-09-22). U.S. Militarism's Toxic, Planet-Killing Impact on Climate Policy. commondreams.org "The writing is on the wall for coal power," said the president of upcoming climate summit COP26. | Twenty years of Pentagon violence and waste should ring alarm bells inside the head of every American, warning us that we have allowed our government to spend trillions of dollars waging war while ignoring real existential dangers to our civilization and all of humanity.

Staff (2021-09-22). Headlines for September 22, 2021. democracynow.org World Leaders Address Climate Crisis, Pandemic at UNGA as Guterres Warns World "On Edge of Abyss", House Dems Pass Bill to Avert Gov't Shutdown, Raise the Debt Limit, But Fate in Senate Is Precarious, Cori Bush and Elizabeth Warren Intro Eviction Ban Bill as Housing Activists Rally in D.C., J&J Says Second Dose of Vaccine Increases Efficacy to 94%, Chinese City of 10 Million Goes into Partial Shutdown After Single COVID Case Confirmed, Mexican Authorities Target Haitian Asylum Seekers Fleeing Dangerous Conditions in U.S., Immigrant Rights Activists Demand Dems and Biden Establish Pathway to Citizenship, At Least…

WSWS (2021-09-22). Australian anti-vaccine, extreme right demonstrators target construction industry. wsws.org The construction union is responsible for creating the political climate within which the extreme right is attempting to gain traction among a layer of building workers.

Sharon Zhang (2021-09-22). Biden Admin Shuns IPCC Report in Argument to Expand Offshore Drilling. zcomm.org Climate advocates say that Biden has thus far been all talk on climate, without the policy proposals or pressure on Congress to show for it…

Staff (2021-09-22). Progressives Unite as Conservative Democrats Continue to Sabotage Biden Agenda. truthout.org The Democratic Party's sweeping domestic policy agenda — from sizable climate investments to

Editor (2021-09-22). Call for a Fossil Fuel non-proliferation treaty. mronline.org The scientific consensus is clear that human activities are primarily responsible for global climate change, and that the climate crisis now represents the greatest threat to human civilization and nature.

imperial.ac.uk (2021-09-22). Podcast: Climate justice, climate change anxiety, and quantum computing. imperial.ac.uk In this edition: We tackle climate change injustice and anxiety, and hear about a new way to build quantum computers.

_____ (2021-09-22). The Feminist Case for Cutting the Pentagon Budget. commondreams.org More than 1.2 million Americans are currently displaced from their homes because of climate change impacts—including increasingly severe storms, wildfires, and flooding.

_____ (2021-09-22). 'Groundbreaking' Win as Court Rules USFWS Can't Ignore Climate Impacts on Joshua Tree. commondreams.org A new report says "smart" pro-labor policies by lawmakers would transform the "inevitable" shift to EVs "into a new beginning for U.S. producers and the rebuilding of a foundation for good jobs."

sputniknews (2021-09-22). Awkward Moment as White House Staff Cuts Off Biden-Johnson Meeting in Mid-Sentence. sputniknews.com Biden hosted Johnson at the White House shortly after the meeting of the UN General Assembly. At the meeting, they stressed how the UK-US partnership is "unrivaled in its scale and steadfastness," and discussed the AUKUS defense pact, the free travel of vaccinated Britons to the US, climate change, and girls' education.

William Hartung (2021-09-22). How Corporations Won the War on Terror. counterpunch.org The political climate created by the Global War on Terror, or GWOT, as Bush administration officials quickly dubbed it, set the stage for humongous increases in the Pentagon budget. In the first year after the 9/11 attacks and the invasion of Afghanistan, defense spending rose by more than 10% and that was just the beginning. It would, in fact, increase annually for the next decade, which was unprecedented in American history. The Pentagon budget peaked in 2010 at the highest level since World War II — over $800 billion, substantially more than the country spent on its forces at the height of the Korean or…

CounterPunch News Service (2021-09-22). Groundbreaking Legal Win for the Joshua Tree: Court Rules That Federal Government Cannot Ignore Impact of Climate Change on the Desert Icon. counterpunch.org Los Angeles, CA. A federal district court in Los Angeles has ruled that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (the "Service") violated the law when they failed to list the imperiled Joshua tree under the Endangered Species Act ("ESA"). The Service disregarded overwhelming scientific evidence showing that climate change poses a major threat to the Joshua tree's

_____ (2021-09-22). Experts to Biden: Strongarm Big Pharma to Erase 'Moral Stain' of Vaccine Apartheid. commondreams.org "We continue to bankroll the very fossil fuel companies responsible for the climate crisis, then wonder why our planet is on fire."

Medea Benjamin, Nicolas J. S. Davies (2021-09-22). US militarism's toxic impact on climate policy. nationofchange.org That will require the United States to seriously reduce the military budget and commit to peaceful, practical diplomacy with China and Russia.

_____ (2021-09-22). WHO's New Air Pollution Guidelines Reflect Deadly Toll of Fossil Fuels. commondreams.org The ruling represents a step forward "for all climate-imperiled species whose fate relies upon the service following the law," said advocacy group WildEarth Guardians.

Martha Grevatt (2021-09-22). Latin America: 2021 has been a year of struggle. workers.org Mass demonstrations and strikes targeting unpopular governments and foreign business interests are taking place all over Latin America. Throughout 2021 Argentinians have been in the streets, opposing everything from unemployment to fracking to the Zionist occupation of Palestine. A Sept. 4 march, in memory of those lost to COVID, protested . . . |

Peoples Dispatch (2021-09-22). 241 million vaccine doses to go to waste if not redistributed immediately. peoplesdispatch.org G7 countries will have 1.2 billion vaccines available for donation by the end of 2021 even after maintaining booster shot campaigns for all adults…

sputniknews (2021-09-22). Awkward Moment as White House Staff Cuts Off Biden-Johnson Meeting in Mid-Sentence. sputniknews.com Biden hosted Johnson at the White House shortly after the meeting of the UN General Assembly. At the meeting, they stressed how the UK-US partnership is "unrivaled in its scale and steadfastness," and discussed the AUKUS defense pact, the free travel of vaccinated Britons to the US, climate change, and girls' education.

CounterPunch News Service (2021-09-22). Groundbreaking Legal Win for the Joshua Tree: Court Rules That Federal Government Cannot Ignore Impact of Climate Change on the Desert Icon. counterpunch.org Los Angeles, CA. A federal district court in Los Angeles has ruled that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (the "Service") violated the law when they failed to list the imperiled Joshua tree under the Endangered Species Act ("ESA"). The Service disregarded overwhelming scientific evidence showing that climate change poses a major threat to the Joshua tree's

Chris MacIntosh (2021-09-22). Global Economic Chaos? BlackRock and Citi Get on Board the "Climate Train" globalresearch.ca

_____ (2021-09-22). Climate Justice Must Be A Top Priority For Labor. popularresistance.org Today's existential crisis for humanity is the immediate need to shift from fossil fuels to renewable energy. All of us have to. Everywhere. For workers and for our communities there is no more pressing matter than this. | We need to begin a discussion among co-workers, creating demands and acting on them at the workplace and bargaining table. We need to show up at local union meetings, central labor councils, and town halls supporting demands that move us toward a fossil fuel-free future. | At the same time, we need to protect the incomes and benefits of workers affected by the transition off of fossil fuels and…

William Hartung (2021-09-22). How Corporations Won the War on Terror. counterpunch.org The political climate created by the Global War on Terror, or GWOT, as Bush administration officials quickly dubbed it, set the stage for humongous increases in the Pentagon budget. In the first year after the 9/11 attacks and the invasion of Afghanistan, defense spending rose by more than 10% and that was just the beginning. It would, in fact, increase annually for the next decade, which was unprecedented in American history. The Pentagon budget peaked in 2010 at the highest level since World War II — over $800 billion, substantially more than the country spent on its forces at the height of the Korean or…

Editor (2021-09-22). Call for a Fossil Fuel non-proliferation treaty. mronline.org The scientific consensus is clear that human activities are primarily responsible for global climate change, and that the climate crisis now represents the greatest threat to human civilization and nature.

Medea Benjamin, Nicolas J. S. Davies (2021-09-22). U.S. Militarism's Toxic Impact on Climate Policy. dissidentvoice.org LONDON, ENGLAND: Protesters hold signs at the YouthStrike4Climate student march on April 12, 2019 in London, United Kingdom. Students are protesting across the UK due to the lack of government action to combat climate change. (Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images) President Biden addressed the UN General Assembly on September 21 with a warning that the …

imperial.ac.uk (2021-09-22). Podcast: Climate justice, climate change anxiety, and quantum computing. imperial.ac.uk In this edition: We tackle climate change injustice and anxiety, and hear about a new way to build quantum computers.

Staff (2021-09-22). Headlines for September 22, 2021. democracynow.org World Leaders Address Climate Crisis, Pandemic at UNGA as Guterres Warns World "On Edge of Abyss", House Dems Pass Bill to Avert Gov't Shutdown, Raise the Debt Limit, But Fate in Senate Is Precarious, Cori Bush and Elizabeth Warren Intro Eviction Ban Bill as Housing Activists Rally in D.C., J&J Says Second Dose of Vaccine Increases Efficacy to 94%, Chinese City of 10 Million Goes into Partial Shutdown After Single COVID Case Confirmed, Mexican Authorities Target Haitian Asylum Seekers Fleeing Dangerous Conditions in U.S., Immigrant Rights Activists Demand Dems and Biden Establish Pathway to Citizenship, At Least…

Sharon Zhang (2021-09-22). Biden Admin Shuns IPCC Report in Argument to Expand Offshore Drilling. zcomm.org Climate advocates say that Biden has thus far been all talk on climate, without the policy proposals or pressure on Congress to show for it…

WSWS (2021-09-22). Australian anti-vaccine, extreme right demonstrators target construction industry. wsws.org The construction union is responsible for creating the political climate within which the extreme right is attempting to gain traction among a layer of building workers.

Martha Grevatt (2021-09-22). Latin America: 2021 has been a year of struggle. workers.org Mass demonstrations and strikes targeting unpopular governments and foreign business interests are taking place all over Latin America. Throughout 2021 Argentinians have been in the streets, opposing everything from unemployment to fracking to the Zionist occupation of Palestine. A Sept. 4 march, in memory of those lost to COVID, protested . . . |

Peoples Dispatch (2021-09-22). 241 million vaccine doses to go to waste if not redistributed immediately. peoplesdispatch.org G7 countries will have 1.2 billion vaccines available for donation by the end of 2021 even after maintaining booster shot campaigns for all adults…

National Domestic Workers Alliance, more (2021-09-21). Tuesday 9/21: March for Care, Citizenship and Climate in Washington D.C. indybay.org Action and livestream of march in D.C.

Peoples Dispatch (2021-09-21). 76th session of the UN General Assembly begins in New York; focus on climate change and vaccine equity. peoplesdispatch.org Secretary General Antonio Guterres asked rich countries to deliver on their promise to provide USD 100 billion annually to help developing countries in their fight against climate change…

Staff (2021-09-21). Civil Rights Activists Prepare for Sit-Ins If Manchin Won't Budge on Filibuster. truthout.org Civil rights activists and faith leaders say they are readying a campaign of nonviolent civil disobedience against Sen. Joe Manchin for his opposition to voting rights and expansive spending bills backed by Democrats. | Leaders of the Poor People's Campaign are calling on Manchin to ditch the filibuster so Democrats can pass voting rights legislation and drop his opposition to a $15 minimum wage and $3.5 trillion in new social and climate investment. | All eyes have been on the conservative…

_____ (2021-09-21). UN Officials 'Disturbed' by US Mass Expulsion of Haitian Asylum-Seekers. commondreams.org Capitalism's DNA makes it unfit to cope with the fallout from climate change, which in no small part is the product of capitalism itself.

Staff (2021-09-21). "We Need to Deliver": Anger Grows at Sens. Manchin, Sinema over Obstruction of Democratic Priorities. democracynow.org Democrats are still divided over President Biden's sweeping $3.5 trillion spending plan to expand the social safety net, increase taxes on the rich and corporations, improve worker rights and combat the climate crisis. Senate Democrats are hoping to use the budget reconciliation process to pass the bill, but this will only work if the entire Democratic caucus backs the deal, and conservative Democrats have balked at the price tag. Progressive Democrats in the House, meanwhile, say they won't vote for a separate $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill passed by the Senate unless the reconciliation bill is part of the pa…

_____ (2021-09-21). Top Ad and PR Firms Exposed for Helping Big Oil Greenwash Their Climate Destruction. commondreams.org "The people are hungry for real change, and are willing to do whatever it takes to fight for and reclaim their land, their rights, and the future of food systems."

_____ (2021-09-21). Biden's Global Climate Finance Pledge Likened to 'Throwing Droplets at a Fire'. commondreams.org "We need creatives and communications experts to bring their full energy towards ending this crisis, not extending it."

Staff (2021-09-21). Progressives Urge Biden Admin to Overrule Senate Parliamentarian to Move Agenda. truthout.org Democrats are still divided over President Biden's sweeping $3.5 trillion spending plan to expand the social safety net, increase taxes on the rich and corporations, improve worker rights and combat the climate crisis. Senate Democrats are hoping to use the budget reconciliation process to pass the bill, but this will only work if the entire Democratic caucus backs the deal, and conservative Democrats have balked at the price tag. Progressive Democrats in the House, meanwhile, say they won't…

_____ (2021-09-21). Big Pharma Greed 'Literally Killing Americans,' Sanders Says Outside Drug Lobby HQ. commondreams.org Youth activists are demanding not only climate action but also equitable Covid-19 vaccine distribution.

_____ (2021-09-21). How 'Build Back Better' Could Undermine Climate Action. commondreams.org A drone missile's only mission is to kill everyone within its blast radius. It is left to generals and public relations flacks to smooth over the collateral damage.

Staff (2021-09-21). Headlines for September 21, 2021. democracynow.org U.S. Border Patrol Agents on Horseback Whip Haitian Asylum Seekers, Biden to Raise U.S. Cap on Refugee Admissions to 125,000 Per Year, Fears Grow of Coronavirus Superspreader Event at U.N. General Assembly, U.N. Leader Calls for Countries to Meet $100 Billion Climate Fund Commitments, Student Activists to Lead Global Climate Strike on Friday, U.S. COVID-19 Deaths Surpass Toll of 1918 Flu Pandemic, Wealthy Nations on Track to Waste 100 Million COVID-19 Vaccine Doses This Year, Sudan's Government Says It Thwarted a Coup Attempt by Bashir Loyalists, Justin Trudeau Reelected as Canada's Prime Minister But Doesn't Win…

_____ (2021-09-21). UN Chief Tells World Leaders To Their Faces That Vaccine Apartheid Is 'An Obscenity'. commondreams.org Bold climate policies cannot include doling out billions in dirty energy handouts.

Peoples Dispatch (2021-09-21). Climate crisis and vaccine inequity on the agenda for UNGA meeting and other stories. peoplesdispatch.org Today we look at the start of the 76th session of the UN General Assembly, assassinations of social leaders and Indigenous people in Colombia, and more…

_____ (2021-09-21). #UprootTheSystem: Climate Movement Readies Another Global Strike. commondreams.org

Staff (2021-09-21). "We Need to Deliver": Anger Grows at Sens. Manchin, Sinema over Obstruction of Democratic Priorities. democracynow.org Democrats are still divided over President Biden's sweeping $3.5 trillion spending plan to expand the social safety net, increase taxes on the rich and corporations, improve worker rights and combat the climate crisis. Senate Democrats are hoping to use the budget reconciliation process to pass the bill, but this will only work if the entire Democratic caucus backs the deal, and conservative Democrats have balked at the price tag. Progressive Democrats in the House, meanwhile, say they won't vote for a separate $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill passed by the Senate unless the reconciliation bill is part of the pa…

National Domestic Workers Alliance, more (2021-09-21). Tuesday 9/21: March for Care, Citizenship and Climate in Washington D.C. indybay.org Action and livestream of march in D.C.

Staff (2021-09-21). Headlines for September 21, 2021. democracynow.org U.S. Border Patrol Agents on Horseback Whip Haitian Asylum Seekers, Biden to Raise U.S. Cap on Refugee Admissions to 125,000 Per Year, Fears Grow of Coronavirus Superspreader Event at U.N. General Assembly, U.N. Leader Calls for Countries to Meet $100 Billion Climate Fund Commitments, Student Activists to Lead Global Climate Strike on Friday, U.S. COVID-19 Deaths Surpass Toll of 1918 Flu Pandemic, Wealthy Nations on Track to Waste 100 Million COVID-19 Vaccine Doses This Year, Sudan's Government Says It Thwarted a Coup Attempt by Bashir Loyalists, Justin Trudeau Reelected as Canada's Prime Minister But Doesn't Win…

Fight Back (2021-09-20). Climate Justice Committee marches to end Line 3 Oil pipeline. fightbacknews.org Minneapolis, MN — On September 18 nearly 100 people rallied and marched to call for an end to the Line 3 oil pipeline. The Climate Justice Committee organized the rally to continue pressure on President Biden and Minnesota Governor Tim Walz to end the permits for Line 3. | Michael Johnson, an indigenous youth organizer with the Bloomington Anti Racist Coalition, started out the rally telling organizers, "As a young person, it's difficult to let your voice be heard. But I say our time is here and now. If you truly label yourself as an indigenous ally, use your voice, sign petitions, show up at rallies a…

Diana Bernstein (2021-09-20). We Must Act Now on Climate Change. progressive.org We don't have another decade to implement these measures and meet the 2050 goal. The climate window simply won't allow it.

_____ (2021-09-20). As Gov. Tim Walz Proclaims 'Minnesota Climate Week,' Ilhan Omar Says 'Stop Line 3'. commondreams.org We must treat universal vaccine coverage as an urgently needed global public good, not as an eventual outcome of market forces.

_____ (2021-09-20). Why Lindsey Graham Is Trying to Rescue Rahm Emanuel. commondreams.org "Wealthy nations must live up to their promise made twelve years ago and put their money where their mouths are," said an Oxfam climate expert. "We need to see real funding increases now."

Youth vs. Apocalypse, FFF, more (2021-09-20). Friday 9/24: San Francisco: Global Climate Strike for Intersectional Climate Justice. indybay.org Embarcadero Plaza, Market St and Steuart St, San Francisco, CA 94105 | Please wear a mask. Follow COVID safety guidelines: covid19.ca.gov/safely-reopening/…

_____ (2021-09-20). 'Climate Clock' Shows Rich Nations Still Owe $90 Billion a Year to Global Green Fund. commondreams.org We must unite and dismantle this American Empire before it dismantles us.

Paul Dobson (2021-09-20). Venezuela Takes Centre Stage at Heated CELAC Summit in Mexico. venezuelanalysis.com The organization voiced its "rejection" of US-led sanctions and promised greater action against climate change and for better Covid-19 vaccine access.

Dan Bacher (2021-09-20). Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors Approves Motions to Phase Out Oil and Gas Drilling. counterpunch.org On September 15, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved two companion motions that will put Los Angeles County, the most populous county in the nation, on a path to ban existing oil drilling and transition fossil fuel workers to careers in clean energy and other climate-friendly industries. There are approximately 1,600 active and idle oil wells within

Joris Leverink (2021-09-20). Ecology: The Infrastructure of the Future? roarmag.org In the midst of yet another year of climate catastrophe, the US Senate is negotiating a $3.5 trillion infrastructure package. President Biden, among others, is calling for extensive investment to lower emissions and combat the effects of climate change. But what sort of investment? | In this episode, Laura interviews environmental lawyer Colette Pichon Battle in Louisiana about the strategies organizers there have developed since Hurricane Katrina for equitable green development and climate justice. | Next, she speaks in depth with MacArthur "Genius" award-winning landscape architect Kate Orff about her innovativ…

Tom H. Hastings (2021-09-20). You can help stop climate chaos: 25 ways. nationofchange.org Please scroll through these ideas and choose the ones easiest for you and Just Do It. Please. Your children, your grandchildren, and the generations deserve our attention and effort. Now.

Fridays for Future (2021-09-20). Friday 9/24: Oakland: Global Climate Strike to Demand Climate Crisis Justice. indybay.org Outside of Oakland City Hall, 1 Frank H. Ogawa Plaza, Oakland, CA 94612 | Please wear a mask. Follow COVID safety guidelines: covid19.ca.gov/safely-reopening/…

Earth Day Initiative, March for Science, FFF (2021-09-20). Monday 9/20: COP26 Explained: What You Can Do to Fight for Global Climate Action. indybay.org Online via Twitch TV: www.twitch.tv/MFSNYC…

_____ (2021-09-20). Avi Lewis Hoping Canadians' Climate Concerns Deliver Electoral 'Upset of Epic Proportions'. commondreams.org "Enough is enough—we must start putting people before profits."

Lawrence Wittner (2021-09-20). The Fate of Cassandra: Dire Predictions Go Unheeded. warisacrime.org In ancient Greek mythology, Cassandra was a priestess who was able to predict the future but unable to convince others to act upon her prophecies. The fate of Cassandra seems particularly relevant today, for there has been ample warning about three developments that threaten continued human existence—preparations for nuclear war, climate change, and disease pandemics—without, …

Michael Phillis (2021-09-20). Cleanup of abandoned mines could get boost, relieving rivers. peoplesworld.org ST. LOUIS (AP) — Thousands of abandoned coal mines in the U.S. have been polluting rivers and streams for decades, in some cases harming fish and contaminating drinking water. Now efforts to finally clean up the sites could soon get a big boost. Tucked into the Senate-passed infrastructure bill is $11.3 billion for the cleanup …

Staff (2021-09-20). 100 Million Doses of COVID Vaccines Hoarded by Rich Nations Are Set to Expire. truthout.org A new analysis projecting that 100 million Covid-19 vaccines stockpiled by rich nations and set to expire by the end of the year could be left to waste is prompting an outcry from social justice campaigners who warn of a potential "atrocity" as poor nations are refused access to doses. | The estimate