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, …

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

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…

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/…

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…

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/…

_____ (2021-09-19). Environmentalists Slam White House For Brushing Off IPCC Report. popularresistance.org President Joe Biden has been touring climate-ravaged areas of America, warning that climate change is a "code red" emergency for the planet. And yet, his administration has continued to boost fossil fuel projects and is now preparing to vastly expand offshore drilling. | The White House argues that a court order it opposes and is appealing requires federal officials to lease more than 78 million acres of the Gulf of Mexico for fossil fuel exploration. Environmental groups, however, assert that federal law gives the administration broad discretion over whether or not to hold such sales. | In fact, Biden's official…

The Energy & Environmental Legal Institute (2021-09-19). The Rockefeller Way: The Family's Covert 'Climate Change' Plan. globalresearch.ca First published in December 2016, this article is of relevance to an understanding of the ongoing debate on Climate Change as well the Green New Deal, largely controlled by the financial establishment. The Rockefellers also play a key role in …

_____ (2021-09-19). Tribal Solar Projects Provide More Than Climate Solutions. commondreams.org Here are the harms researchers have been documenting for years.

Peoples Dispatch (2021-09-19). Latin American and Caribbean leaders approve historic agreement at CELAC summit. peoplesdispatch.org 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…

Tina Landis (2021-09-18). Climate crisis fuels class war: 2020 hits record number of environmental activists murdered. liberationnews.org As the climate crisis intensifies globally so does the class war under the capitalist world order. Since 2012, Global Witness has been documenting the murders of environmental and land defenders who were attempting to halt corporate plunder of the planet and displacement of indigenous communities. (Globalwitness.org) The report states: "We tend to associate the climate …

Juan Cole (2021-09-18). UN: Earth heading to 16% Increase in Greenhouse Gas Emissions by 2030, Risking Climate Instability. juancole.com Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) — A United Nations study of the greenhouse gas reduction targets announced by the 191 signatories to the Paris Convention has come up with an alarming result. If countries follow through on their stated plans, greenhouse gas emissions will actually rise. In 2025, they will be 15.8% higher than in 2010 …

Julia Rock (2021-09-18). YOU LOVE TO SEE IT: Congress Expands Big Oil Investigation. dailyposter.com Good things are happening! Fossil fuel interests are facing mounting heat in Washington for spreading misinformation about global warming. Sen. Bernie Sanders, meanwhile, has drawn a line in the sand on the Democrats' $3.5 trillion budget reconciliation package, while Los Angeles makes a bold move to stop fossil fuel developments. What's more, Americans are finally realizing the Supreme Court isn't the beacon of apolitical justice that it purports to be.All that and much more in this week's Weekend Reader, exclusively for paying subscribers below.

_____ (2021-09-18). Indigenous Leaders Face Barriers To UN Climate Conference. popularresistance.org Indigenous leaders are largely being excluded from participation in the upcoming United Nations Climate Change Conference as the world grapples with escalating problems from floods, fires, heat, drought and other disasters. | Limited access to COVID-19 vaccines in certain regions, travel restrictions and quarantine in the United Kingdom for people from "red list" countries in Central and South America, Africa and Asia, and rising costs of travel and lodging are hindering Indigenous participation, Indian Country Today has found. | Even those who manage to get to Glasgow, Scotland, for what is shaping up to be one…

Earth Day Initiative, March for Science, FFF (2021-09-18). 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…

Andrea Germanos (2021-09-18). New Climate Analysis Shows Near Total Global Failure to Meet 1.5 ∞C Targets. zcomm.org "An increasing number of people around the world are suffering from ever more severe and frequent impacts of climate change, yet government action continues to lag behind what is needed."

Fridays for Future (2021-09-18). 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/…

WSWS (2021-09-18). After wildfires and drought ravage western Canada, parties offer nothing but platitudes on climate change in federal election campaign. wsws.org The failure of any of the major parties to present a viable plan to tackle climate change is bound up with their subordination of environmental policies to the prerogative of big business and the financial oligarchy.

Youth vs. Apocalypse, FFF, more (2021-09-18). 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/…

WSWS (2021-09-18). After wildfires and drought ravage western Canada, parties offer nothing but platitudes on climate change in federal election campaign. wsws.org The failure of any of the major parties to present a viable plan to tackle climate change is bound up with their subordination of environmental policies to the prerogative of big business and the financial oligarchy.

Tina Landis (2021-09-18). Climate crisis fuels class war: 2020 hits record number of environmental activists murdered. liberationnews.org As the climate crisis intensifies globally so does the class war under the capitalist world order. Since 2012, Global Witness has been documenting the murders of environmental and land defenders who were attempting to halt corporate plunder of the planet and displacement of indigenous communities. (Globalwitness.org) The report states: "We tend to associate the climate …

Juan Cole (2021-09-18). UN: Earth heading to 16% Increase in Greenhouse Gas Emissions by 2030, Risking Climate Instability. juancole.com Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) — A United Nations study of the greenhouse gas reduction targets announced by the 191 signatories to the Paris Convention has come up with an alarming result. If countries follow through on their stated plans, greenhouse gas emissions will actually rise. In 2025, they will be 15.8% higher than in 2010 …

Fridays for Future (2021-09-18). 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/…

Andrea Germanos (2021-09-18). New Climate Analysis Shows Near Total Global Failure to Meet 1.5 ∞C Targets. zcomm.org "An increasing number of people around the world are suffering from ever more severe and frequent impacts of climate change, yet government action continues to lag behind what is needed."

Youth vs. Apocalypse, FFF, more (2021-09-18). 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/…

Earth Day Initiative, March for Science, FFF (2021-09-18). 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…

_____ (2021-09-18). Indigenous Leaders Face Barriers To UN Climate Conference. popularresistance.org Indigenous leaders are largely being excluded from participation in the upcoming United Nations Climate Change Conference as the world grapples with escalating problems from floods, fires, heat, drought and other disasters. | Limited access to COVID-19 vaccines in certain regions, travel restrictions and quarantine in the United Kingdom for people from "red list" countries in Central and South America, Africa and Asia, and rising costs of travel and lodging are hindering Indigenous participation, Indian Country Today has found. | Even those who manage to get to Glasgow, Scotland, for what is shaping up to be one…

_____ (2021-09-17). Biden-Backed Aukus Deal Could Spell 'Disaster' for Climate Cooperation With China. commondreams.org "By failing to extend unemployment benefits, Congress and the White House will harm working people struggling in the pandemic."

_____ (2021-09-17). Thousands Call For Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty. popularresistance.org More than 2,000 academics from around the world signed an open letter calling for a Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty, as the United Nations' 76th General Assembly kicks off its annual meeting. | Mobilizing meaningful action on climate change is one of the UN's top priorities this year, and it was just last month that UN Secretary General António Guterres said the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change's latest report "must sound a death knell for coal and fossil fuels before they destroy our planet." | The hope many academics, researchers, and activists have is that an international agreement to prevent th…

Liz Theoharis (2021-09-17). The Land of the Free, Where So Many of the Brave Are Homeless: Resisting Evictions Amid a Pandemic. juancole.com ( Tomdispatch.com) — Over the past weeks, multiple crises have merged: a crisis of democracy with the most significant attack on voting rights since Reconstruction; a climate crisis with lives and livelihoods upended in the Gulf Coast and the Northeast by extreme weather events and in the West by a stunning fire season; and an …

Liz Theoharis (2021-09-17). Resisting Evictions Amid a Pandemic. counterpunch.org Over the past weeks, multiple crises have merged: a crisis of democracy with the most significant attack on voting rights since Reconstruction; a climate crisis with lives and livelihoods upended in the Gulf Coast and the Northeast by extreme weather events and in the West by a stunning fire season; and an economic crisis in which millions are being cut off from

_____ (2021-09-17). 40+ NYC Activists Arrested for Protests Against Banks Fueling Climate Emergency. commondreams.org "That was not a 'mistake,'" said journalist Anand Giridharadas. "War crimes are not oopsies."

_____ (2021-09-17). The Time to Act Is Now: President and Army Corps of Engineers Must Halt Line 3. commondreams.org Following the new U.S.-E.U. pledge, climate campaigners called for an urgent end to fossil fuel extraction and major reforms of agricultural practices. | Toxic pipeline permits ignore Indigenous rights, climate and clean water concerns.

_____ (2021-09-17). US Urged to End Drone Strikes After Pentagon Says Killing 10 Afghan Civilians Was 'Horrible Mistake'. commondreams.org Largest scientific study of its kind finds climate anxiety affects the daily life and functioning of nearly half of children and young people surveyed globally.

_____ (2021-09-17). Federal Funding for Sustainable Nutrition Science Would Help Solve Climate and Health Crises. commondreams.org "It makes me so angry that members of Congress are choosing Big Pharma over patients. It's unforgivable."

_____ (2021-09-17). Children Around the World Are Suffering From Climate Anxiety. commondreams.org Tragically, despite widespread high hopes for change, in the existential realm of potentially omnicidal nuclear war preparations, the Biden administration has signaled more continuity than change.

Staff (2021-09-17). Alabama "Forever Chemicals" Plant Creates the Climate Pollution of 125,000 Cars. truthout.org As evidence mounts that hamburger wrappers and other kinds of grease-proof packaging Now, a

_____ (2021-09-17). Critics Warn Biden That 30% Methane Reduction by 2030 Not Good Enough. commondreams.org "Whatever our so-called 'leaders' are doing," said Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg, "they are doing it wrong."

_____ (2021-09-17). Exclusive: Jared Kushner's Family Firm Set to Unleash Eviction Wave Amid Pandemic. commondreams.org "We can't wait any longer to #ActOnClimate."

_____ (2021-09-17). Trans Mountain Loses 16th Insurer. popularresistance.org The world's biggest publicly-traded provider of property and casualty insurance, Chubb, has become the 16th insurer to declare that it won't back the controversial Trans Mountain pipeline, a coalition of climate and Indigenous campaigners announced yesterday. | The flurry of social media activity was triggered by a single tweet from Financial Times insurance correspondent Ian Smith, with no elaborating news story as The Energy Mix went to virtual press Tuesday evening. "Chubb does not provide insurance coverage for any tar sands projects," a spokesperson told Smith, following a protest at the U.S. Open tennis tou…

Joris Leverink (2021-09-17). Earthcare Fieldcast: struggles across ecology and care. roarmag.org As we are sliding from crises of social reproduction into crises of planetary ecology, this podcast looks at our collective struggles for existence and care. From agroecology, feminist strikes and climate justice to care commons and movement infrastructures — this fieldcast tunes into ways of building autonomy and interdependence at the same time. | We listen in to the life-sustaining backwaters that produce our food, reproduce our bodies and fight to defend our common worlds and singular territories. Those are the real-but-invisible frontlines of our struggles for a desirable world — one that can hol…

The Conversation (2021-09-17). Human Activity is Threatening 1/3 of Tree Species with Extinction. juancole.com By Adrian Newton | One in three of the world's tree species are at risk of becoming extinct, according to a recent report by the Global Tree Assessment — the first attempt to estimate the conservation status of all of Earth's trees. Well-known species, including magnolias, oaks and maples are among those at risk. More …

Liz Theoharis (2021-09-17). Resisting Evictions Amid a Pandemic. counterpunch.org Over the past weeks, multiple crises have merged: a crisis of democracy with the most significant attack on voting rights since Reconstruction; a climate crisis with lives and livelihoods upended in the Gulf Coast and the Northeast by extreme weather events and in the West by a stunning fire season; and an economic crisis in which millions are being cut off from

_____ (2021-09-17). Thousands Call For Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty. popularresistance.org More than 2,000 academics from around the world signed an open letter calling for a Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty, as the United Nations' 76th General Assembly kicks off its annual meeting. | Mobilizing meaningful action on climate change is one of the UN's top priorities this year, and it was just last month that UN Secretary General António Guterres said the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change's latest report "must sound a death knell for coal and fossil fuels before they destroy our planet." | The hope many academics, researchers, and activists have is that an international agreement to prevent th…

Liz Theoharis (2021-09-17). The Land of the Free, Where So Many of the Brave Are Homeless: Resisting Evictions Amid a Pandemic. juancole.com ( Tomdispatch.com) — Over the past weeks, multiple crises have merged: a crisis of democracy with the most significant attack on voting rights since Reconstruction; a climate crisis with lives and livelihoods upended in the Gulf Coast and the Northeast by extreme weather events and in the West by a stunning fire season; and an …

Joris Leverink (2021-09-17). Earthcare Fieldcast: struggles across ecology and care. roarmag.org As we are sliding from crises of social reproduction into crises of planetary ecology, this podcast looks at our collective struggles for existence and care. From agroecology, feminist strikes and climate justice to care commons and movement infrastructures — this fieldcast tunes into ways of building autonomy and interdependence at the same time. | We listen in to the life-sustaining backwaters that produce our food, reproduce our bodies and fight to defend our common worlds and singular territories. Those are the real-but-invisible frontlines of our struggles for a desirable world — one that can hol…

_____ (2021-09-17). Trans Mountain Loses 16th Insurer. popularresistance.org The world's biggest publicly-traded provider of property and casualty insurance, Chubb, has become the 16th insurer to declare that it won't back the controversial Trans Mountain pipeline, a coalition of climate and Indigenous campaigners announced yesterday. | The flurry of social media activity was triggered by a single tweet from Financial Times insurance correspondent Ian Smith, with no elaborating news story as The Energy Mix went to virtual press Tuesday evening. "Chubb does not provide insurance coverage for any tar sands projects," a spokesperson told Smith, following a protest at the U.S. Open tennis tou…

The Conversation (2021-09-17). Human Activity is Threatening 1/3 of Tree Species with Extinction. juancole.com By Adrian Newton | One in three of the world's tree species are at risk of becoming extinct, according to a recent report by the Global Tree Assessment — the first attempt to estimate the conservation status of all of Earth's trees. Well-known species, including magnolias, oaks and maples are among those at risk. More …

Andy Kroll (2021-09-16). The Land of the Free, Where So Many of the Brave Are Homeless. tomdispatch.com Over the past weeks, multiple crises have merged: a crisis of democracy with the most significant attack on voting rights since Reconstruction; a climate crisis with lives and livelihoods upended in the Gulf Coast and the Northeast by extreme weather events and in the West by a stunning fire season; and an economic crisis in which millions are being cut off from Pandemic Unemployment Insurance, even as August job gains proved underwhelming. There's also a crisis taking place in state legislatures with an ongoing attack on women's autonomy over our own bodies. The Supreme Court let a law go into effect that makes…

_____ (2021-09-16). We Need a National Rite of Passage That Doesn't Include War. commondreams.org The new study coincided with Facebook's new initiative to combat climate lies, which civil society groups criticized as "too little, too late."

Staff (2021-09-16). New Report Says We Will Miss 1.5 Degrees Celsius Goal Without Drastic Action Now. truthout.org United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres warned Thursday that humanity's "future is at stake" with governments' climate commitments, as he marked the launch of a U.N.-backed report he called "an alarming appraisal of just how far off course we are." | "This year has seen fossil fuel emissions bounce back, greenhouse gas concentrations continuing to rise, and severe human-enhanced weather events that have affected health, lives, and livelihoods on every continent," wrote Guterres…

Staff (2021-09-16). Youth Climate Anxiety Is Skyrocketing — and Government Inaction Is to Blame. truthout.org For Zaynab Jawaid, 18, the climate crisis got personal in 2013. Driving home from mosque one day in September, Jawaid spotted Mount Diablo engulfed in flames through the windshield. Fire tore through the dry, steep terrain, eventually spreading to "We're going to school, and going to lunch, and s…

imperial.ac.uk (2021-09-16). Climate change goals are in reach if pledges are fulfilled, says new report. imperial.ac.uk Targets set by 131 countries to reach net-zero carbon emissions could limit global heating to temperatures close to Paris Agreement goals.

imperial.ac.uk (2021-09-16). Major UN report concludes world is off-track to fight climate change. imperial.ac.uk The United in Science 2021 report shows climate change drivers and impacts are accelerating and not enough is being done to meet emissions targets.

_____ (2021-09-16). Dems Call Fossil Fuel CEOs, Lobbyists to Testify About Climate Disinformation. commondreams.org "Hours after the 7.2 magnitude earthquake, President Joe Biden released a statement saying that the United States was a 'friend' of Haiti. A 'friend' does not continuously inflict pain on another friend," said Guerline Jozef of the Haitian Bridge Alliance.

news.un (2021-09-16). 'Tipping point' for climate action: Time's running out to avoid catastrophic heating. news.un.org The temporary reduction in carbon emissions caused by global COVID-19 lockdowns did not slow the relentless advance of climate change. Greenhouse gas concentrations are at record levels, and the planet is on path towards dangerous overheating, a multi-agency climate report published on Thursday warns.

Christina Conklin, Marina Psaros (2021-09-16). Imagining New York in 2050: How a flood-prone metropolis could win the battle against climate change. nationofchange.org Econo-diversity makes cities resilient in times of crisis.

_____ (2021-09-16). Analysis Shows Facebook Allows 99% of Climate Disinformation to Go Unchecked. commondreams.org "The announcement of the new Australia, Britain, and U.S. military alliance—AUKUS—represents a serious escalation of the new Cold War on China."

_____ (2021-09-16). Thanks to the Child Tax Credit, My Son Won't Suffer the Tremendous Trauma I Did. commondreams.org "Oil and gas executives have lied to the American people for decades about their industry's role in causing climate change. It's time they were held accountable."

_____ (2021-09-16). 'Grim and Alarming' UN Report Details 'Catastrophic' Global Failure on Climate. commondreams.org I grew up poor and traumatized, not knowing how to get help. Now my own child's life will be better.

Alex Bainbridge (2021-09-16). Extinction Rebellion: Great Barrier Reef is in terminal decline. greenleft.org.au Extinction Rebellion organised a snap action to call on governments to recognise that the reef is beyond being 'in danger': it is terminal decline. Alex Bainbridge reports.

Anonymous103 (2021-09-16). Nuclear White Elephants: Australia's New Submarine Deal. southfront.org Illustrative Image | Written by Dr. Binoy Kampmark. | It does not get any messier or more chaotic than this. Since 2009, when Australia's Future Submarine Program (FSP) known as Project SEA 1000, began to take shape, strategists and policy makers have been keen to pursue the next big White Elephant of defence spending. And few areas of an already wasteful area of public expenditure are more costly — often mindlessly so — than submarines. | The Australian effort here is particularly impressive. Pick a real winner by signing a contract for a yet to be designed attack class submarine, supposedly necessa…

imperial.ac.uk (2021-09-16). Climate change goals are in reach if pledges are fulfilled, says new report. imperial.ac.uk Targets set by 131 countries to reach net-zero carbon emissions could limit global heating to temperatures close to Paris Agreement goals.

news.un (2021-09-16). 'Tipping point' for climate action: Time's running out to avoid catastrophic heating. news.un.org The temporary reduction in carbon emissions caused by global COVID-19 lockdowns did not slow the relentless advance of climate change. Greenhouse gas concentrations are at record levels, and the planet is on path towards dangerous overheating, a multi-agency climate report published on Thursday warns.

imperial.ac.uk (2021-09-16). Major UN report concludes world is off-track to fight climate change. imperial.ac.uk The United in Science 2021 report shows climate change drivers and impacts are accelerating and not enough is being done to meet emissions targets.

Alex Bainbridge (2021-09-16). Extinction Rebellion: Great Barrier Reef is in terminal decline. greenleft.org.au Extinction Rebellion organised a snap action to call on governments to recognise that the reef is beyond being 'in danger': it is terminal decline. Alex Bainbridge reports.

Anonymous103 (2021-09-16). Nuclear White Elephants: Australia's New Submarine Deal. southfront.org Illustrative Image | Written by Dr. Binoy Kampmark. | It does not get any messier or more chaotic than this. Since 2009, when Australia's Future Submarine Program (FSP) known as Project SEA 1000, began to take shape, strategists and policy makers have been keen to pursue the next big White Elephant of defence spending. And few areas of an already wasteful area of public expenditure are more costly — often mindlessly so — than submarines. | The Australian effort here is particularly impressive. Pick a real winner by signing a contract for a yet to be designed attack class submarine, supposedly necessa…

Binoy Kampmark (2021-09-15). News Corp Turns Climate Change Inactivist. dissidentvoice.org The faux Damascene converts have been doing the rounds in the Murdoch empire of late, stirring interest in matters green and attempting to shift, if ever so slightly, discussions on climate change. Known for being a stable of environmental vandals and fossil fuel standard bearers, News Corp has gone for a green turn of sorts. …

_____ (2021-09-15). Global Indigenous Coalition Echoes Call to Postpone UN Climate Talks. commondreams.org Ending enhanced unemployment benefits didn't get people back to work. It just made them poorer.

_____ (2021-09-15). Newsom Urged to Deliver on Climate, Single-Payer as California Voters Defeat Recall. commondreams.org "This leaked contract teaches the world more about how to make mRNA vaccines than anything done by rich countries so far."

_____ (2021-09-15). New Climate Analysis Shows Near Total Global Failure to Meet 1.5 ∞C Targets. commondreams.org Nobody really knows what prospects await Afghan refugees when countries have yet to see human rights as rights for all humans.

_____ (2021-09-15). Climate Change Is the Symptom, Capitalism Is the Problem. commondreams.org "Newsom's victory belongs to the environmental activists and constituents who delivered their support when it mattered most," Alexandra Nagy, California director of Food & Water Watch, said in a statement. "Newsom must return that support to Californians in the midst of this climate crisis."

Titlebeware: Big Oil Lies About the Climate (2021-09-15). Beware: Big Oil Lies About the Climate. commondreams.org "The Federal Reserve's role is not to surrender our planet to corporate polluters and shepherd our financial system to its destruction," said Rep. Rashida Tlaib, among the Democrats urging the Fed to end fossil fuel financing.

_____ (2021-09-15). 'It's Gonna Be $3.5 Trillion': Sanders Holds the Line Against Right-Wing Democrats. commondreams.org "An increasing number of people around the world are suffering from ever more severe and frequent impacts of climate change, yet government action continues to lag behind what is needed."

Julia Conley (2021-09-15). Climate Inaction Has Left Majority of Young People Believing Humanity Is 'Doomed'. zcomm.org International survey reveals 'shocking' rise of eco-anxiety and hopelessness. "If this isn't a wake up call for world leaders, what is?"

imperial.ac.uk (2021-09-15). Climate scientist in TIME100 most influential list to join Imperial. imperial.ac.uk Q&A with Dr Friederike Otto, who has been added to the 2021 TIME100, an annual list of the 100 most influential people in the world.

_____ (2021-09-15). Reducing Energy Consumption: The Only Long-Range Solution to Climate Change. commondreams.org "Jessica Cisneros will take bold action to fight back against unyielding attacks from anti-choice politicians in Texas and across the country."

Staff (2021-09-15). California Votes No: Governor Gavin Newsom Survives Republican-Led Recall Effort. democracynow.org Californians overwhelmingly rejected a Republican-led recall effort against Democratic Governor Gavin Newsom on Tuesday that cost close to $300 million in taxpayer funds. The failed recall was seen as a battle against the far right and a referendum on several key issues ahead of the 2022 midterms, including the pandemic, immigrant rights, the climate crisis and the related unhoused crisis. California voters cast their ballots in the recall because "as attention started being focused nationally on this election, people started realizing what was at stake," says Sasha Abramsky, "Left Coast" correspondent for The Na…

The Conversation (2021-09-15). Western fires are burning higher in the mountains and at unprecedented rates as we heat the climate. juancole.com By Mojtaba Sadegh, John Abatzoglou and Mohammad Reza Alizadeh | — The Western U.S. is experiencing another severe fire season, and a recent study shows that even high mountain areas once considered too wet to burn are at increasing risk as the climate warms. With more than 5 million acres already burned by early September, …

CounterPunch News Service (2021-09-15). Federal Drilling and Fracking Update: Biden Promised a Ban — He's Doing the Opposite. counterpunch.org This week President Biden traveled to Western states to sound the alarm on climate action. But his administration has so far failed to deliver on one of its signature campaign promises: stopping drilling and fracking on public lands. During the campaign, Biden made it clear where he stood: "No more drilling on federal lands, period."

_____ (2021-09-15). House Dems Unveil Bill to Stop Wall Street From Destroying the Planet. commondreams.org "No equitable or just climate solutions can emerge from such an unjust process."

David Skripac (2021-09-15). "Our Species Is Being Genetically Modified": What Happened in 2020-21. The "Pandemic" globalresearch.ca

Saurav Sarkar (2021-09-15). Hotels Don't Waste a Crisis. zcomm.org UNITE HERE says that 98 percent of its members—who are overwhelmingly women and people of color—were out of work at the height of the pandemic. Seventy percent remain unemployed today.

_____ (2021-09-15). Newsom Urged to Deliver on Climate, Single-Payer as California Voters Defeat Recall. commondreams.org

Staff (2021-09-15). California Votes No: Governor Gavin Newsom Survives Republican-Led Recall Effort. democracynow.org Californians overwhelmingly rejected a Republican-led recall effort against Democratic Governor Gavin Newsom on Tuesday that cost close to $300 million in taxpayer funds. The failed recall was seen as a battle against the far right and a referendum on several key issues ahead of the 2022 midterms, including the pandemic, immigrant rights, the climate crisis and the related unhoused crisis. California voters cast their ballots in the recall because "as attention started being focused nationally on this election, people started realizing what was at stake," says Sasha Abramsky, "Left Coast" correspondent for The Na…

CounterPunch News Service (2021-09-15). Federal Drilling and Fracking Update: Biden Promised a Ban — He's Doing the Opposite. counterpunch.org This week President Biden traveled to Western states to sound the alarm on climate action. But his administration has so far failed to deliver on one of its signature campaign promises: stopping drilling and fracking on public lands. During the campaign, Biden made it clear where he stood: "No more drilling on federal lands, period."

Binoy Kampmark (2021-09-15). News Corp Turns Climate Change Inactivist. dissidentvoice.org The faux Damascene converts have been doing the rounds in the Murdoch empire of late, stirring interest in matters green and attempting to shift, if ever so slightly, discussions on climate change. Known for being a stable of environmental vandals and fossil fuel standard bearers, News Corp has gone for a green turn of sorts. …

Julia Conley (2021-09-15). Climate Inaction Has Left Majority of Young People Believing Humanity Is 'Doomed'. zcomm.org International survey reveals 'shocking' rise of eco-anxiety and hopelessness. "If this isn't a wake up call for world leaders, what is?"

imperial.ac.uk (2021-09-15). Climate scientist in TIME100 most influential list to join Imperial. imperial.ac.uk Q&A with Dr Friederike Otto, who has been added to the 2021 TIME100, an annual list of the 100 most influential people in the world.

The Conversation (2021-09-15). Western fires are burning higher in the mountains and at unprecedented rates as we heat the climate. juancole.com By Mojtaba Sadegh, John Abatzoglou and Mohammad Reza Alizadeh | — The Western U.S. is experiencing another severe fire season, and a recent study shows that even high mountain areas once considered too wet to burn are at increasing risk as the climate warms. With more than 5 million acres already burned by early September, …

David Skripac (2021-09-15). "Our Species Is Being Genetically Modified": What Happened in 2020-21. The "Pandemic" globalresearch.ca

Saurav Sarkar (2021-09-15). Hotels Don't Waste a Crisis. zcomm.org UNITE HERE says that 98 percent of its members—who are overwhelmingly women and people of color—were out of work at the height of the pandemic. Seventy percent remain unemployed today.

Staff (2021-09-14). Headlines for September 14, 2021. democracynow.org Donors Pledge $1.2B in Aid to Afghanistan as U.N. Warns of Looming Humanitarian Catastrophe, Secretary of State Blinken Defends U.S. Withdrawal from Afghanistan, 1 Million Public School Students Return to New York City Classrooms Despite COVID-19 Surge, Departing FDA Scientists Blast Biden's Plan for COVID-19 Vaccine Boosters, Pressure Mounts on Germany to Support COVID-19 Patent Waiver as WTO Panel Meets, Public Citizen: Biden Could Share Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine Recipe with the World, Hurricane Nicholas Brings Storm Surge and Heavy Rain to Gulf Coast, Biden Calls for Urgent Action on Climate Crisis After Tourin…

Margaret Gleeson (2021-09-14). Climate activists continue to challenge push for gas. greenleft.org.au Climate activists are continuing to demand the federal government and Labor opposition heed the climate science and pull back from their irresponsible gas-led recovery plan. Margaret Gleeson reports.

_____ (2021-09-14). 'Dismaying': Human Rights Groups Blast Biden Plan to OK Millions in Military Aid for Egypt. commondreams.org "Governments have an opportunity now to transform agriculture into a major driver of human well-being, and into a solution for the imminent threats of climate change, nature loss, and pollution."

Mark Gruenberg, John Wojcik (2021-09-14). Dems' reconciliation tax plan lets billionaires off the hook. peoplesworld.org WASHINGTON—Progressives are shocked that House Democrats opted yesterday for taxes on income rather than billionaire fortunes to pay for their $3.5 trillion social policy and climate change package. Democrats, because of pressure from their own so-called moderates, went for a plan that taxes only official income earned by people making over certain amounts and on …

Editor (2021-09-14). The Northern Hemisphere's summer of climate carnage. mronline.org There is no doubt among scientists that the increasing frequency of extreme weather and associated disasters like fires is a result of climate change.

_____ (2021-09-14). There Is Little Doubt the Climate Crisis Is Here—Now What Do We Do About It? commondreams.org "Giving people money is a great way to fight poverty," said Rep. Jamaal Bowman.

Editor (2021-09-14). The Northern Hemisphere's summer of climate carnage. mronline.org There is no doubt among scientists that the increasing frequency of extreme weather and associated disasters like fires is a result of climate change.

Margaret Gleeson (2021-09-14). Climate activists continue to challenge push for gas. greenleft.org.au Climate activists are continuing to demand the federal government and Labor opposition heed the climate science and pull back from their irresponsible gas-led recovery plan. Margaret Gleeson reports.

Staff (2021-09-14). Headlines for September 14, 2021. democracynow.org Donors Pledge $1.2B in Aid to Afghanistan as U.N. Warns of Looming Humanitarian Catastrophe, Secretary of State Blinken Defends U.S. Withdrawal from Afghanistan, 1 Million Public School Students Return to New York City Classrooms Despite COVID-19 Surge, Departing FDA Scientists Blast Biden's Plan for COVID-19 Vaccine Boosters, Pressure Mounts on Germany to Support COVID-19 Patent Waiver as WTO Panel Meets, Public Citizen: Biden Could Share Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine Recipe with the World, Hurricane Nicholas Brings Storm Surge and Heavy Rain to Gulf Coast, Biden Calls for Urgent Action on Climate Crisis After Tourin…

Matt Whittaker (2021-09-13). Wall Street Money Takes on Big Oil. progressive.org Institutional investors are increasingly on the side of climate activists, but not totally for the sake of the planet.

Staff (2021-09-13). ÔªøThis is why climate science deniers also spread COVID-19 disinformation. therealnews.com For decades, billionaires and corporations have created organizations and disinformation networks explicitly designed to wage war on the science that links carbon emissions to climate disruption. Now those same networks are being used to spread doubt and disinformation about COVID-19 and vaccines, and the consequences are proving deadly. | To examine the roots of these overlapping disinformation efforts, TRNN's Jaisal Noor speaks with Sharon Kelly, an attorney and freelance writer based in Philadelphia whose reporting has been featured in outlets like The New York Times, The Guardian, The Nation, National W…

Muhammed Shabeer (2021-09-13). 'We oppose welfare cuts, austerity, and a warmongering foreign policy'. peoplesdispatch.org Scandinavian countries are often hailed as model nations that ensure better living standards with their policies for social welfare and relatively lesser political violence. The countries are also often regarded as 'neutral' and not active in promoting imperialist policies in the global south. The reality is quite different. The region is currently undergoing a challenging period, with countries of the region dealing with austerity, the climate emergency and rise of hyper-nationalism. | In light of the recent developments in Afghanistan, as well as 20 years since the beginning of the 'Global War on Terror', movem…

Manuel García, Jr. (2021-09-13). Notes on Carbon Dioxide in Global Warming, Acidified Oceans, and Weathered Rocks. counterpunch.org Like CO2 (carbon dioxide), H2O (water vapor) is a strongly heteropolar molecule — having one end with a positive electrical charge, and another end with a negative electrical charge — and absorbs outgoing Infrared Radiation (IR) from Earth's surface, thus capturing heat in the atmosphere. Homopolar molecules like N2 (nitrogen) and O2 (oxygen) are transparent

Manuel García, Jr. (2021-09-13). Notes on Carbon Dioxide in Global Warming, Acidified Oceans, and Weathered Rocks. counterpunch.org Like CO2 (carbon dioxide), H2O (water vapor) is a strongly heteropolar molecule — having one end with a positive electrical charge, and another end with a negative electrical charge — and absorbs outgoing Infrared Radiation (IR) from Earth's surface, thus capturing heat in the atmosphere. Homopolar molecules like N2 (nitrogen) and O2 (oxygen) are transparent

Editor2 (2021-09-12). Crisis-hit Jordan Faces an Uncertain Future. orinocotribune.com By Ziad Hafez — Sep 10 2021 | Jordan faces a profound economic crisis, with corruption at the top and unreliable allies in the region. The country will either have to forge an entirely new direction or face a crisis of legitimacy at its core. | A kingdom designed by two dying empires, Jordan is today in deep economic crisis, with uncertain alliances, few natural resources, not much water, but a generous amount of corruption. | So where is Jordan heading in today's political-economic climate? Who are its allies and where does its future lie? | The past: a prized pie and many promises | In 1916, as World War I…

_____ (2021-09-12). Baltimore Aspires To 'Zero Waste' But Recycles Only A Fraction Of Its Plastic. popularresistance.org Baltimore, Maryland — Leaders here aspire to create a city with zero waste. But new research shows that Baltimore has only attained an estimated residential plastic recycling rate of 2.1 percent, far below the national average of about nine percent. | The report, by the Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives, a coalition of 800 groups and individuals who advocate for zero waste, found that Baltimore's plastic recycling rate was the lowest of the five cities surveyed, which included Minneapolis, Minnesota; Long Beach, California; Newark, New Jersey; and Detroit, Michigan. | "Well, I'm not surprised bec…

Editor2 (2021-09-12). Crisis-hit Jordan Faces an Uncertain Future. orinocotribune.com By Ziad Hafez — Sep 10 2021 | Jordan faces a profound economic crisis, with corruption at the top and unreliable allies in the region. The country will either have to forge an entirely new direction or face a crisis of legitimacy at its core. | A kingdom designed by two dying empires, Jordan is today in deep economic crisis, with uncertain alliances, few natural resources, not much water, but a generous amount of corruption. | So where is Jordan heading in today's political-economic climate? Who are its allies and where does its future lie? | The past: a prized pie and many promises | In 1916, as World War I…

Tracy Keeling (2021-09-11). Indigenous peoples' historic plan to save the Amazon gets green light at global summit. thecanary.co A major global conservation summit is By securing the passing of a historic motion to protect the Amazon, these organisations have wasted no time in showing the world…

Editor (2021-09-11). Enbridge Line 3: The climate disaster unfolding before our eyes. mronline.org For Kali Akuno, co-founder and co-director of Cooperation Jackson, the wreckage of Hurricane Ida is a surreal reminder of what he and others in the Gulf Coast region experienced 16 years ago.

The Lancet (2021-09-11). [Editorial] 9/11 at 20: after war, what? thelancet.com Two decades after the terrorist attacks that initiated a US-led "war on terror", what are the implications and prospects for global health and wellbeing? From an American—indeed, western—perspective, the dangers to security today are diverse and complex. The US intelligence community's annual threat assessment report, published in April, 2021, highlights risks from individual nations and destabilising transnational concerns, from conflict to the climate crisis to cyberattacks. The emergency that is today's Afghanistan was already cited as a cause for anxiety.

Extinction Rebellion (2021-09-11). Power to the People. Rebellion Returns. zcomm.org Thousands of rebels coursed through three European capitals to demand action on the climate and ecological crisis…

Extinction Rebellion SF Bay Area (2021-09-11). Friday 9/17: Stop Funding Fossil Fuels at Wells Fargo. indybay.org Wells Fargo Global Headquarters | 420 Montgomery St. | San Francisco, CA 94104…

Staff (2021-09-11). CIVIL RIGHTS arm of US Department of Education launches investigation into Florida governor's ban on obligatory masks in schools. rt.com Just as a Florida appeals court reinstated Governor Ron DeSantis's ban on school mask mandates, the Department of Education has announced a probe into the opt-out policy, claiming it may hurt disabled students. | US President Joe Biden's administration seemingly did not waste time in responding to the Republican governor's recent

Extinction Rebellion (2021-09-11). Power to the People. Rebellion Returns. zcomm.org Thousands of rebels coursed through three European capitals to demand action on the climate and ecological crisis…

The Lancet (2021-09-11). [Editorial] 9/11 at 20: after war, what? thelancet.com Two decades after the terrorist attacks that initiated a US-led "war on terror", what are the implications and prospects for global health and wellbeing? From an American—indeed, western—perspective, the dangers to security today are diverse and complex. The US intelligence community's annual threat assessment report, published in April, 2021, highlights risks from individual nations and destabilising transnational concerns, from conflict to the climate crisis to cyberattacks. The emergency that is today's Afghanistan was already cited as a cause for anxiety.

Extinction Rebellion SF Bay Area (2021-09-11). Friday 9/17: Stop Funding Fossil Fuels at Wells Fargo. indybay.org Wells Fargo Global Headquarters | 420 Montgomery St. | San Francisco, CA 94104…

Staff (2021-09-11). CIVIL RIGHTS arm of US Department of Education launches investigation into Florida governor's ban on obligatory masks in schools. rt.com Just as a Florida appeals court reinstated Governor Ron DeSantis's ban on school mask mandates, the Department of Education has announced a probe into the opt-out policy, claiming it may hurt disabled students. | US President Joe Biden's administration seemingly did not waste time in responding to the Republican governor's recent

Kevin Gosztola (2021-09-10). How The Post-9/11 Climate Helped Turn The Satirical 'Buffalo Soldiers' Into A Flop. thedissenter.org Promotional poster from Miramax for "Buffalo Soldiers." Fair use included for purposes of commentary. | [Editor's Note: This is the second in The Dissenter's

RobertAlvarez (2021-09-10). 9/11 and After: The Need Is Still for Justice, Not Vengeance. ips-dc.org The U.S. has spent over $21 trillion on wars, the military, and the national security state since 9/11. That money should have been used for health care, climate, jobs, and education.

Sarah Lazare (2021-09-10). Imagine If We Had Spent the Last 20 Years Fighting Climate Change Instead of the War on Terror. zcomm.org At the dawn of the new millennium, we directed our national resources in the exact wrong direction. But it's not too late to turn things around…

Priti Gulati Cox — Stan Cox (2021-09-10). The Gritty Reality of Solar Power. counterpunch.org Time is fast running out. The world's affluent nations, with their abundant greenhouse emissions, have to finally drag themselves across the starting line and begin phasing out fossil fuels at the accelerated pace that the climate emergency demands. And if they can manage to do that, they clearly will need to quickly build up wind

Ian Angus (2021-09-10). Ecosocialist Bookshelf — September. greenleft.org.au Climate and Capitalism editor Ian Angus introduces six new books for your 'must read soon' list.

Sonali Kolhatkar (2021-09-10). A Climate Disaster is Unfolding Before Our Eyes…And Politicians Still Refuse to Take Action. counterpunch.org On August 29, 2005, Hurricane Katrina made landfall off the coast of Louisiana, triggering a slow-moving disaster as floodwaters breached the levees around New Orleans. Nearly 2,000 people were killed over several weeks, hundreds of thousands of homes were destroyed, and the city was left in ruins. Environmental scientists warned that Katrina was a taste

Julia Rock (2021-09-10). Boebert's Anti-Climate Self-Enrichment Scheme. dailyposter.com

Staff (2021-09-10). Harvard Will Divest From Fossil Fuels After a Decade of Pressure. truthout.org Nearly a decade of tireless grassroots activism led by students, alumni, and faculty members culminated in Harvard University's announcement Thursday that it is ending its investments in planet-warming fossil fuels, a decision campaigners celebrated as a major victory for the climate movement. | In an

Moderator (2021-09-10). Becoming a Climate Refugee. scheerpost.com The Dixie Fire rages in California on Aug. 26, 2021. ( By Jane Braxton-Little / GREENVILLE, CA — At 10 a.m. on July 22nd, I interviewed a New York University professor about using autonomous robots, drones, and other unmanned devices to suppress structural and wildland fires. I sent the interview to an online transcription service, wa…

Olivia Rosane (2021-09-10). Top 5 meat and dairy companies match Exxon in greenhouse gas emissions. nationofchange.org "We are talking about a lack of political will to steer or transition the agricultural sector into a climate-friendly and biodiversity-friendly direction."

_____ (2021-09-10). U.S. Plan B for Afghanistan? Screw Up China. strategic-culture.org For U.S. imperial strategists, the notorious Afghan graveyard of empires is not an entirely deadbeat loss. As President Biden noted gleefully and cryptically this week, "China has real problems… it will be interesting to see what happens." | The United States may have suffered a shameful, historic defeat in Afghanistan, but there is still a silver lining in this cloud for the imperial planners in Washington. | The destruction, anarchy and trillions of dollars wasted in prosecuting a 20-year war can deliver a consolation prize for the United States. Namely, by making Afghanistan a cauldron of destabilization for…

C.J. Atkins (2021-09-10). 9/11 anniversary: How to measure 20 years of endless war? peoplesworld.org How do we measure the time that has passed since Al Qaeda terrorists flew hijacked planes into the World Trade Center and Pentagon and crashed another in a field in Pennsylvania on September 11, 2001? It has been 20 years; that's of course the obvious answer. But there are many ways to mark the passing …