(2021-10-21). "Dirty Empire": Sen. Joe Manchin Demands Dems Drop Climate Funding as He Makes Millions from Coal. democracynow.org 
As Senator Joe Manchin demands Democrats drop critical climate funding to replace coal- and gas-fired power plants with renewable energy sources, investigative reporting into the financial dealings of Manchin reveals that he has profited over $4.5 million from investments in West Virginia coal companies since he became a U.S. senator. Investigative journalist Daniel Boguslaw, who looked into the network of coal companies that Manchin and his family has owned and held stock in over the decades, says Manchin's voting record in Washington shows him "prioritizing a dying industry that he's making millions of dollars…
(2021-10-21). Luis Arce: An anti-imperialist climate agenda. mronline.org 
Luis Arce Catacora: President of the Plurinational State of Bolivia Speech…
(2021-10-21). Biden accepts shredding of his social welfare/climate bill. wsws.org The social welfare legislation touted by Bernie Sanders and his pseudo-left supporters as proof that major reforms could be enacted through the Democratic Party has turned into an object lesson on precisely the opposite.
(2021-10-21). The Path to a Livable Future Cannot be the Path We're On. counterpunch.org Stan Cox has pulled off quite a feat with his latest book The Path to a Livable Future: A New Politics to Fight Climate Change, Racism, and the Next Pandemic. In a relaxed, inviting style, Cox sets unorthodox ideas in a persuasive human and environmental context. Cox explains: "The path to a livable future now involves
(2021-10-21). PG&E's Tree Cutting Frenzy: Blaming Forests for Climate Change (and Its Own Negligence). counterpunch.org One more sorry event in California's fire calamities is the insane reaction of PG&E to the changing climate. It's almost as if the punishments they've had to endure this century- a long list of felonies, criminal convictions, endless litigation, San Bruno explosion, bankruptcies- has driven them to madness. I got my first shock of this
(2021-10-21). The Heat: Deal closer on economic and climate package. america.cgtn.com 
U.S. Senate Democrats are reportedly close to a deal on a scaled back economic and climate package. What's in and what's out? Plus — Senate Republicans block national election reform — again. What happens now?
(2021-10-21). Total Knew About Climate Threat From Fossil Fuels for Decades, But Denied It. zcomm.org "The dire consequences of climate change we are now experiencing could have been avoided if Total executives 50 years ago had decided that the future of the planet is more important than their profits."
(2021-10-21). Webinar on Climate and War with Huntington Woods Peace Group. warisacrime.org Webinar on Climate and War with Huntington Woods Peace Group | October 20, 2021…
(2021-10-21). Climate Change Viewed From the Attic of the World. counterpunch.org From 1962 to 2006 the glaciers of the Himalaya appear to have lost more than a fifth of their ice. They did not all shrink at the same rate. In fact, some glaciers haven't shrunk at all, but measurements of the overall trend in the Sikkim-Nepal region put the average loss at seven inches of depth every year across the whole extent of ice. And, of course, the melting continues.
(2021-10-21). "Climate change is a very different ball game in poor and rich countries" peoplesdispatch.org A number of civil society mobilizations have been announced ahead of COP26, including protests by health workers and health activists. We spoke to D Raghunandan from the Delhi Science Forum about the agenda and expectations of the summit…
(2021-10-21). Algerian-Moroccan Tensions Escalating, And This Could Badly Impact Europe. southfront.org 
Illustrative ImageThe "forgotten war" of Western Sahara is deteriorating and risks spilling over into the whole Sahara-Sahel region. | Written by Uriel Araujo, researcher with a focus on international and ethnic conflicts. | North Africa has been a boiling kettle lately. Algeria has threatened to cut off gas supplies to its neighbor Morocco this month, not renewing a pipeline agreement. This could have an impact abroad on Spain's gas supplies at a time when prices are rising in Europe and the winter is coming. Algeria's Energy Minister Mohamed Arkab however told Spanish ambassador Fernando Moran that Algiers is r…