(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). Down the Corporate Rabbit Hole: Biden's Reconciliation Bill. $3.5 Trillion Allocated to "Human Infrastructure and Climate Change" globalresearch.ca
(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…
(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…
(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…
(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.
(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.
(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…
(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…
(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…
(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.
(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
(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."
(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…
(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.
(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
(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."
(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."
(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.
(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."