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

David Swanson (2021-10-12). Harry Potter and the Secret of COP26. counterpunch.org "Blimey, Harry!" exclaimed Ronald Weasley, his face pressed to the window, peering out at the swiftly passing countryside as the glistening red Hogwarts Express belched coal smoke into the sky on its way north to Glasgow for the COP26 climate conference. "If the secret that you have to find is both known and unknown to

Robert Hunziker (2021-10-12). Code Red on FacingFuture.TV. counterpunch.org FacingFuture.TV recently hosted a preview of the upcoming IPCC 2021 UN climate report, which report guides the gathering of dignitaries from around the world meeting in Glasgow this November to discuss, analyze, and decide how to deal with global warming/climate change. According to the Code Red interview, the IPCC is taking off its ultra conservative

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

teleSUR (2021-10-11). US: On Indigenous Peoples Day, Activists Demand Climate Action. telesurenglish.net The Washington Post reported that Native American leaders and tribal members from across the country are in Washington for five days of protests beginning Monday. | The demonstrations, according to…

Staff (2021-10-11). Indigenous People With Disabilities Are on the Front Lines of the Climate Crisis. truthout.org The World Health Organization estimates that

Staff (2021-10-11). "People vs. Fossil Fuels": Winona LaDuke & Mass Protests Call on Biden to Stop Line 3 Pipeline. democracynow.org In response to the completion of the contested Line 3 pipeline, which is now reportedly operational, thousands of Indigenous leaders and climate justice advocates are kicking off the "People vs. Fossil Fuels" mobilization, an Indigenous-led five-day action of civil disobedience at the White House to demand President Biden declare a climate emergency, divest from fossil fuels and launch a "just renewable energy revolution." "This pipeline doesn't respect treaty rights," says Winona LaDuke, longtime Indigenous activist and founder of Honor the Earth, a platform to raise awareness of and money for Indigenous stru…

Staff (2021-10-11). Indigenous Coalition Tells Biden Communities Need Clean Water and Climate Action. truthout.org On the heels of President Joe Biden's The Indigenous Environmental Network (IEN) — a broad alliance of tribes, Indigenou…

Winona LaDuke (2021-10-11). From Columbus to Enbridge: Colonial Exploitation Continues. counterpunch.org It's somehow fitting irony on Indigenous Day — once known by another name — that a new Columbus is about to pump oil through Line 3, the last tar sands pipeline. That is the colonial-like corporation Enbridge. Maybe President Joe Biden will think about this one and stop the dirty oil from burning our rivers

_____ (2021-10-11). Over 70,000 March In Brussels To Demand Green New Deal. popularresistance.org With U.N. climate conference (COP26) set for next month in Glasgow, the estimated 70,000 or more people who took part in the march offered a dramatic show of force for the nation's climate movement. | Zanna Vanrenterghem of Greenpeace Belgium told The Brussels Times on Sunday that her government's climate pledges so far "are not ambitious enough," but that words are no longer enough. "It is one thing to talk about climate," she said, "and another to take concrete action." | Ahead of the march, Vanrenterghem said the message from the Klimaatcoalitie (Climate Coalition), which she co-chairs and that organized the m…

_____ (2021-10-11). Extinction Rebellion activists plan two-week 'October Rebellion' in Vancouver streets. popularresistance.org Climate protesters are planning a series of protests in Vancouver this month that includes occupying major intersections, bridges, and "shutting down" Vancouver International Airport. Environmental activist group Extinction Rebellion Canada said it wants a commitment from the provincial and federal governments to end fossil fuel subsidies before the UN Climate Change Conference (COP 26) in Glasgow, which starts Oct. 31.

_____ (2021-10-11). Extinction Rebellion Activists Plan Two-Week 'October Rebellion'. popularresistance.org Climate protesters are planning a series of protests in Vancouver this month that includes occupying major intersections, bridges, and "shutting down" Vancouver International Airport. | Environmental activist group Extinction Rebellion Canada said it wants a commitment from the provincial and federal governments to end fossil fuel subsidies before the UN Climate Change Conference (COP 26) in Glasgow, which starts Oct. 31. | If this demand isn't met, Extinction Rebellion plans to initiate what it is calling the October Rebellion, a two-week campaign of mass civil disobedience in Vancouver starting Oct. 16. | "We a…

Staff (2021-10-11). Headlines for October 11, 2021. democracynow.org Merck Seeks FDA Approval for Antiviral COVID-19 Pill, COVID-19 Death Toll in Brazil Tops 600,000, "Shameful and Dangerous": Oxfam Slams New Deal on Global Minimum Corporate Tax, Up to 72 Die in Suicide Blast at Shiite Mosque in Afghanistan, Record Low Turnout Reported for Iraq's Parliamentary Elections, Lights Go Out in Lebanon After Electrical Grid Collapses, Taiwan Vows Not to Bow to Pressure from China as Tension Escalates, Libya: Six Refugees Shot Dead at Overcrowded Prison Camp, 70,000 March in Brussels Demanding Action on Climate Emergency, Report: Sen. Sinema Wants to Cut $100B in Climate Funds, Abortion B…

imperial.ac.uk (2021-10-11). How we recover from COVID-19 disruption will affect how we meet climate targets. imperial.ac.uk Whether we return to 'normal' or change the way we work and travel will affect how hard it is to reach targets for limiting climate change.

_____ (2021-10-10). Decolonization Or Extinction — Indigenous People's Day 2021. popularresistance.org In 2015, The Red Nation and a coalition of Native and non-Native organizations led a successful campaign to rename the second Monday of October Indigenous Peoples' Day (IPD) in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The Albuquerque City Council issued a proclamation abolishing Columbus Day that was signed by Rey Garduño, Ken Sanchez, Klarissa Peña, Isaac Benton, Brad Winter, and Diane Gibson, with three council members abstaining. | The proclamation declared that the day "shall be used to reflect upon the ongoing struggles of Indigenous peoples on this land." For the first time this year, the city and their nefarious initiativ…

scorinoco (2021-10-10). Climate Justice, Jobs and Peace — Parts of the Same Struggle (Communist Party of Quebec Statement). orinocotribune.com By Parti communiste du Québec (PCQ-PCC) — Sep 30, 2021 | After a summer marked by oppressive heat, devastating forest fires and, above all, by the alarming report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), September 24 saw worldwide mobilizations by environmental organizations, youth and students, unions and others to demand action for climate justice. In 2019, Quebec was the site of massive mobilizations—including 500,000 who marched in Montreal—and this year, the Parti communiste du Québec (PCQ-PCC) called for even larger demonstrations to defend the environment and build class st…

David Swanson (2021-10-10). Harry Potter and the Secret of COP26. warisacrime.org By David Swanson, World BEYOND War, October 10, 2021 "Blimey, Harry!" exclaimed Ronald Weasley, his face pressed to the window, peering out at the swiftly passing countryside as the glistening red Hogwarts Express belched coal smoke into the sky on its way north to Glasgow for the COP26 climate conference. "If the secret that you …

Brett Wilkins (2021-10-10). Pacific Island Leaders Demand Urgent COP 26 Climate Action. zcomm.org Fijian Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama stressed that world leaders should not be allowed to "sneak in and out of Glasgow without making a single serious commitment."

F. William Engdahl (2021-10-10). Monsanto/Bayer Giant Moving to "Genome Edit" Fruits and More. globalresearch.ca First published by Global Research on January 19, 2019 Not surprising, Monsanto, today hidden behind the Bayer logo, as the world leader in patented GMO seeds and the probable carcinogenic Roundup herbicide with glyphosate, is attempting to quietly patent …

David Skripac (2021-10-10). "Our Species Is Being Genetically Modified": What Happened in 2020-21. The "Pandemic" globalresearch.ca This year marks a seminal turning point in human history. For the first time since human civilization began, our species is being genetically modified. Vaccine manufacturers have now made it possible for the human genome to be permanently altered—and humanity's relationship with nature forever changed…

Staff (2021-10-10). Loopholes Are Exempting Oil and Gas Industry's Radioactive Waste From Regulation. truthout.org Pittsburgh — In the wake of growing concerns over the oil and gas industry's handling of radioactive waste, activists and policymakers are working to change laws that exempt the industry from safety regulations. | For decades, national environmental organizations have tried unsuccessfully to close federal loopholes that exempt the oil and gas industry's radioactive waste — which has been linked to elevated cancer rates — from regulation. Industry and government reports

_____ (2021-10-10). Biden's Illegal Migrants Should 'Pay Their Way' Into America, Unloading Cargo Ships Stuck Off California Coast. strategic-culture.org The travesty of justice must end if the United States has any hope of remaining a free and democratic sovereign state, Robert Bridge writes. | In September, the full madness of Joe Biden's open border season became painfully visible as some 12,000 illegal Haitians were filmed huddled under the Del Rio International Bridge seeking shelter. So shocking were the images, which could have passed for one of Dante's nine circles of hell, that the FAA banned news media from flying drones over the humanitarian wasteland. | Ironically, at the very same time these illegal migrants were getting ushered into the U.S. mainland…

Brett Wilkins (2021-10-10). Pacific Island Leaders Demand Urgent COP 26 Climate Action. zcomm.org Fijian Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama stressed that world leaders should not be allowed to "sneak in and out of Glasgow without making a single serious commitment."

David Swanson (2021-10-10). Harry Potter and the Secret of COP26. warisacrime.org By David Swanson, World BEYOND War, October 10, 2021 "Blimey, Harry!" exclaimed Ronald Weasley, his face pressed to the window, peering out at the swiftly passing countryside as the glistening red Hogwarts Express belched coal smoke into the sky on its way north to Glasgow for the COP26 climate conference. "If the secret that you …

ecns.cn (2021-10-09). China plays key role in tackling global biodiversity crisis, says expert. ecns.cn China, with a long history of nature conservation, got a key role to play in helping tackle the global biodiversity crisis, which is equally on center stage with climate change, a U.S. expert has said.

Staff (2021-10-09). 4 Senate Dems Say They Won't Back Budget Deal If Manchin Axes Climate Provisions. truthout.org Democrats in Congress are engaged in an increasingly bitter debate over what to cut from their budget reconciliation package in order to appease party conservatives who refused the original $3.5 trillion price tag. Progressives fear that key climate provisions may be on the chopping block even as President Joe Biden prepares for international climate talks in Glasgow, Scotland. | Four Senate Democrats now say they will only support the reconciliation package and the bipartisan infrastructu…

Editor (2021-10-09). Extracting Profits — imperialism, climate change and resistance in Africa. mronline.org 2018 seems like a lifetime ago. When 'Extracting Profit' came out that year, the COVID-19 pandemic was two years away. Since then, the world has been plunged into a devastating crisis, with 4.5 million lives lost globally, including close to 200,000 reported deaths on the African continent.

Editor2 (2021-10-09). Haiti has the World's Second Largest Iridium Deposits. orinocotribune.com By Graham G. Henry — Oct 6, 2021 | As difficult to work with as it is rare, iridium is found in large quantities in Haiti's southeast, which has the second largest reserves in the world. This metal is today worth more than gold and Bitcoin. Its resistance to high temperatures and corrosion makes it almost indispensable in the manufacture of aircraft engines and deep water pipelines. Its exploitation could be a lever for the revival of the Haitian economy and the creation of millions of jobs, argues the economics professor, Dr. Henry Vixamar. | Haiti has one of the largest iridium reserves in the world. The c…

sputniknews (2021-10-09). Three Decades Later, German Mushrooms Still Contaminated by Chernobyl Radiation. sputniknews.com According to a German food safety regulator, those who may be tempted to rummage around Munich's countryside have been warned to avoid picking blueberries, cranberries, and certain fungi to reduce their exposure to elevated concentrations of the caesium-137 and caesium-134 isotopes bearing the characteristic signature of the Chernobyl blast.

_____ (2021-10-09). The Karankawa Were Said To Be Extinct. popularresistance.org Corpus Christi — On the sandy shore of the Gulf, a small group formed a circle and began to sing through the August heat. Some played ceremonial drums, and two others held a large painted canvas that read, "SAVE CORPUS CHRISTI BAY." | Of the dozen people who prayed, sang and spoke in the circle that day, three women were representing a people that most Texas history books claim are extinct. | They're part of a small but growing group of Indigenous people who call themselves Karankawa Kadla — "kadla" means culturally mixed, and Karankawa is the name of a people who, for several centuries, controlled a…

_____ (2021-10-09). The Karankawa were said to be extinct. Now they're reviving their culture. popularresistance.org Historians long thought the Karankawa people had disappeared. But now a group of descendants is fighting to protect a coastal area — where thousands of Karankawa artifacts were found — from an encroaching oil export facility.

_____ (2021-10-09). 23 Species Gone, Countless More To Save. popularresistance.org Many journalists have difficult beats — the specialized topics they cover exclusively or repeatedly. Some write about homicides, some cover local politics, others specialize in investigating sexual assault. | For the past 15-plus years, I've been on the extinction beat. I catalog the dead and the dying. | It's important to me, but it's not an easy assignment. It's hard work, it's emotional, it's seemingly endless, and it doesn't make me much fun at parties (well, the parties I still attended before the pandemic). My wife worries about me. | September 29 was a particularly difficult day. | That was the day t…

_____ (2021-10-09). Attorney General Keith Ellison Speech Disrupted By Water Protectors. popularresistance.org St. Paul, MN — During a swearing-in ceremony of the new Dean and President Anthony Niedwiecki at the Mitchell Hamline School of Law on September 23, 2021, water protectors disrupted Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison's keynote speech to gauge his support of Line 3. | As Ellison was getting into his keynote speech, a water protector interrupted by challenging Ellison's stance on whether he really stands with "[his] First Nations brothers and sisters" as he stated at the 2015 Tar Sands Resistance March in St. Paul. The water protectors requested a statement by Ellison, after chanting "stop line 3" and d…

_____ (2021-10-09). Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison Speech Disrupted by Water Protectors. popularresistance.org During a swearing-in ceremony of the new Dean and President Anthony Niedwiecki at the Mitchell Hamline School of Law on September 23, 2021, water protectors disrupted Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison's keynote speech to gauge his support of Line 3.

ecns.cn (2021-10-09). China plays key role in tackling global biodiversity crisis, says expert. ecns.cn China, with a long history of nature conservation, got a key role to play in helping tackle the global biodiversity crisis, which is equally on center stage with climate change, a U.S. expert has said.

Editor (2021-10-09). Extracting Profits — imperialism, climate change and resistance in Africa. mronline.org 2018 seems like a lifetime ago. When 'Extracting Profit' came out that year, the COVID-19 pandemic was two years away. Since then, the world has been plunged into a devastating crisis, with 4.5 million lives lost globally, including close to 200,000 reported deaths on the African continent.

Editor2 (2021-10-09). Haiti has the World's Second Largest Iridium Deposits. orinocotribune.com By Graham G. Henry — Oct 6, 2021 | As difficult to work with as it is rare, iridium is found in large quantities in Haiti's southeast, which has the second largest reserves in the world. This metal is today worth more than gold and Bitcoin. Its resistance to high temperatures and corrosion makes it almost indispensable in the manufacture of aircraft engines and deep water pipelines. Its exploitation could be a lever for the revival of the Haitian economy and the creation of millions of jobs, argues the economics professor, Dr. Henry Vixamar. | Haiti has one of the largest iridium reserves in the world. The c…

sputniknews (2021-10-09). Three Decades Later, German Mushrooms Still Contaminated by Chernobyl Radiation. sputniknews.com According to a German food safety regulator, those who may be tempted to rummage around Munich's countryside have been warned to avoid picking blueberries, cranberries, and certain fungi to reduce their exposure to elevated concentrations of the caesium-137 and caesium-134 isotopes bearing the characteristic signature of the Chernobyl blast.

Viv Forbes (2021-10-08). Climate Lies and Green Energy Propaganda: Time for Truth-Telling in Glasgow. globalresearch.ca

Dr. Andrew Glikson (2021-10-08). The Glasgow Climate Agenda: Global Warming to 2⁰C and Beyond. globalresearch.ca

Staff (2021-10-08). Ocasio-Cortez Slams Manchin for Demanding Cuts to Child-Related Programs. truthout.org Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-New York) has condemned conservative Democrats for fighting to cut social programs in the reconciliation bill while preserving tax cuts for climate-denying industries and corporations. | On Thursday,

Brett Wilkins (2021-10-08). Big Oil Spending Millions to Gut Key Build Back Better Climate Provisions. zcomm.org "Make no mistake: If the Build Back Better bill wasn't a once-in-a-generation opportunity to invest in climate action, the fossil fuel industry wouldn't be pouring out millions of dollars trying to stop it."

Dana Sanchez (2021-10-08). Feds: We Have A New Crypto Cop Task Force Looking For Criminality. moguldom.com We all heard about the ransomware cyberattack on Colonial Pipeline that disrupted the gas supply in May and caused long lines at gas stations along the Eastern Seaboard, but most cyber breaches are not reported to law enforcement. The Department of Justice plans to put an end to that, announcing two new Justice Department enforcement …

Peoples Dispatch (2021-10-08). Indigenous people take over a pipeline station in the Peruvian Amazon. peoplesdispatch.org The Indigenous people of the Loreto region in the Peruvian Amazon are demanding environmental remediation against numerous oil spills. They also seek infrastructure guaranteeing basic services in the region…

Jeffrey St. Clair (2021-10-08). Roaming Charges: When the Inevitable Becomes the Criminal. counterpunch.org The Huntington Beach blowout was not merely predictable. It was inevitable. But when does the inevitable become the criminal? And where does the liability begin and end? With the pipeline company? The oil drilling company? The holding companies? Their lobbyists and PR hacks? The hedge funds? The regulators? The politicians?

Peoples Dispatch (2021-10-08). Venezuela condemns U.S. veto blocking access to IMF's COVID-19 funds and other stories. peoplesdispatch.org In today's episode of the Daily Round-up, we take a look the IMF's restrictions on Venezuela's access to 5 billion dollars in Special Drawing Rights (SDRs) funds; the upcoming parliamentary elections in Iraq scheduled for October 10th following years of protests for political and economic reforms; the occupation of a pipeline facility of Peru's state-owned PetroPeru company by Indigenous activists protesting contamination by oil spills; and the ongoing strike against unsafe working conditions and low pay by health workers in Guinea-Bissau.

Carey Gillam (2021-10-08). Bayer Wins Roundup Trial; Plaintiff Fails to Prove Exposure Caused Child's Disease. globalresearch.ca

Peoples Dispatch (2021-10-08). Indigenous people take over a pipeline station in the Peruvian Amazon. peoplesdispatch.org The Indigenous people of the Loreto region in the Peruvian Amazon are demanding environmental remediation against numerous oil spills. They also seek infrastructure guaranteeing basic services in the region…

Viv Forbes (2021-10-08). Climate Lies and Green Energy Propaganda: Time for Truth-Telling in Glasgow. globalresearch.ca

Dr. Andrew Glikson (2021-10-08). The Glasgow Climate Agenda: Global Warming to 2⁰C and Beyond. globalresearch.ca

Brett Wilkins (2021-10-08). Big Oil Spending Millions to Gut Key Build Back Better Climate Provisions. zcomm.org "Make no mistake: If the Build Back Better bill wasn't a once-in-a-generation opportunity to invest in climate action, the fossil fuel industry wouldn't be pouring out millions of dollars trying to stop it."

Jeffrey St. Clair (2021-10-08). Roaming Charges: When the Inevitable Becomes the Criminal. counterpunch.org The Huntington Beach blowout was not merely predictable. It was inevitable. But when does the inevitable become the criminal? And where does the liability begin and end? With the pipeline company? The oil drilling company? The holding companies? Their lobbyists and PR hacks? The hedge funds? The regulators? The politicians?

Carey Gillam (2021-10-08). Bayer Wins Roundup Trial; Plaintiff Fails to Prove Exposure Caused Child's Disease. globalresearch.ca

Ann Brown (2021-10-07). Democrat Senator Sinema Under Scrutiny Over Net Worth Exploding From $35K To $1 Million. moguldom.com All eyes are on Arizona Democrat Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, with many wondering how she increased her net worth from $32,500 in 2018 to an estimated $1 million today. Sinema is blocking the Democrats from passing an ambitious social policy and climate bill while at the same time raising money from five business lobbying groups, many of …

WSWS (2021-10-07). Nobel Prize in Physics awarded for pioneering research in climate change and chaos theory. wsws.org This year's prize highlights the connection between seemingly random events, such as the weather on a given day, showing they arise from law-governed and knowable underlying processes.

John Feffer (2021-10-07). Climate-Change Transition in the Age of the Billionaire. counterpunch.org It was supposed to be the greatest transition of modern times. Practically overnight, a dirty, inefficient, and unjust system that encompassed 11 time zones was to undergo an extreme makeover. Billions of dollars were available to speed the process. A new crew of transition experts came up with the blueprint and the public was overwhelmingly

John Feffer (2021-10-07). Climate-change transition in the Age of Billionaires. salon.com Can we create a world of solidarity economics or are we doomed to climate profiteering?>

Juan Cole (2021-10-07). Coral reefs are dying as climate change decimates ocean ecosystems vital to fish and humans. juancole.com By Sam Purkis | — The Chagos Archipelago is one of the most remote, seemingly idyllic places on Earth. Coconut-covered sandy beaches with incredible bird life rim tropical islands in the Indian Ocean, hundreds of miles from any continent. Just below the waves, coral reefs stretch for miles along an underwater mountain chain. It's a …

sputniknews (2021-10-07). 123 Arrested as Climate Activists Block Central Bridge in Finnish Capital. sputniknews.com The demonstrators urge the Finnish government declare a climate emergency and act more forcefully on the climate change, including binding legislation in order to achieve carbon neutrality by 2025, a decade ahead of the government's current goal of 2035.

Extinction Rebellion Santa Cruz (2021-10-07). Friday 10/8: Stop the Money Pipeline at CHASE. indybay.org Chase Bank on Ocean Street, Santa Cruz…

Jake Johnson (2021-10-07). As Rich Nations Waste Doses, Most African Countries Miss 10% Vaccination Goal. zcomm.org "We have recently seen a billionaire take a healthcare worker on a journey into space. But back here on planet Earth we have millions of nurses waiting for a vaccine."

WSWS (2021-10-07). Nobel Prize in Physics awarded for pioneering research in climate change and chaos theory. wsws.org This year's prize highlights the connection between seemingly random events, such as the weather on a given day, showing they arise from law-governed and knowable underlying processes.

John Feffer (2021-10-07). Climate-change transition in the Age of Billionaires. salon.com Can we create a world of solidarity economics or are we doomed to climate profiteering?>

John Feffer (2021-10-07). Climate-Change Transition in the Age of the Billionaire. counterpunch.org It was supposed to be the greatest transition of modern times. Practically overnight, a dirty, inefficient, and unjust system that encompassed 11 time zones was to undergo an extreme makeover. Billions of dollars were available to speed the process. A new crew of transition experts came up with the blueprint and the public was overwhelmingly

sputniknews (2021-10-07). 123 Arrested as Climate Activists Block Central Bridge in Finnish Capital. sputniknews.com The demonstrators urge the Finnish government declare a climate emergency and act more forcefully on the climate change, including binding legislation in order to achieve carbon neutrality by 2025, a decade ahead of the government's current goal of 2035.

Juan Cole (2021-10-07). Coral reefs are dying as climate change decimates ocean ecosystems vital to fish and humans. juancole.com By Sam Purkis | — The Chagos Archipelago is one of the most remote, seemingly idyllic places on Earth. Coconut-covered sandy beaches with incredible bird life rim tropical islands in the Indian Ocean, hundreds of miles from any continent. Just below the waves, coral reefs stretch for miles along an underwater mountain chain. It's a …

Extinction Rebellion Santa Cruz (2021-10-07). Friday 10/8: Stop the Money Pipeline at CHASE. indybay.org Chase Bank on Ocean Street, Santa Cruz…

Jake Johnson (2021-10-07). As Rich Nations Waste Doses, Most African Countries Miss 10% Vaccination Goal. zcomm.org "We have recently seen a billionaire take a healthcare worker on a journey into space. But back here on planet Earth we have millions of nurses waiting for a vaccine."

Todd Miller (2021-10-06). For the US, the climate plan is more walls and armed agents at the US-Mexico border. thegrayzone.com US greenhouse gas emissions are inextricably linked to booming border militarization budgets and private security industry profit This article was originally published by Todd Miller's The Border Chronicle. Subscribe here. Sasabe, Mexico — 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 had ruined her family's crops. Her name was Flor* and she was 19 years old. Two Category 4 …

_____ (2021-10-06). Criminal Cases Against Line 3 Protesters Clog Court System. popularresistance.org Brainerd, Minnesota – Maya Stovall was a student at Carleton College helping organize on climate issues when she learned about the Line 3 oil pipeline. | She decided to travel to northern Minnesota to join the protests against the pipeline — and kept going back. | "Fighting Line 3 felt like the thing to be doing," said Stovall, 20, who is from Illinois and majoring in political science and international relations. "We can't have new fossil fuel infrastructure like Line 3 if we're going to have a breathable planet." | In March, Stovall was arrested along with other protesters who locked themselves together s…

The Third Pole (2021-10-06). Will this Year's Conference of Parties (COP) 26 Seek Climate Justice for Global South, too? juancole.com By Omair Ahmad | — ( Third Pole ) — Unless the connection between economic security and a green transition is made clear by the media and politicians, the climate summit will remain full of high talk with little content Woman loading charcoal in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India. There will be little progress in combating climate …

Jessica Corbett (2021-10-06). Fossil Fuel Demand Tops Pre-Pandemic Levels. zcomm.org "So much for 'building back better' and a 'green recovery,'" said youth climate leader Greta Thunberg…

Alexander Sammon (2021-10-06). The Oil Merchant in the Gray Flannel Suit. zcomm.org Why aren't insurance companies aggressively fighting climate change, and minimizing catastrophes? Look at their balance sheets…

Anonymous103 (2021-10-06). Who's Running The Show? Kerry Tells French TV Biden 'Literally Not Aware' Of International Spat. southfront.org Illustrative Image | Originally published on President Joe Biden was 'literally not aware' of the spat between the United States and France which was ignited by the Biden administration's tri-lateral agreement with the UK and Australia over the exchange of submarine technology, according to Climate Envoy John Kerry. | The spat was so bad that French President Emmanuel Macron briefly recalled his ambassador to the US. | "[Biden] asked me. He said, 'What's the situation…

MEE, agencies (2021-10-06). Turkey ratifies Paris agreement ahead of climate summit. middleeasteye.net Turkey ratifies Paris agreement ahead of climate summit | Ankara becomes the last G20 nation to ratify the climate accord | Wed, 10/06/2021 – 21: 09 | The agreement on carbon emissions was ratified unanimously by the 353 members of Turkey's Parliament (AFP) |

Amory B. Lovins (2021-10-06). "Low-carbon" Misses the Point: Arguments Favoring Nuclear Power as a Climate "Solution" are Fundamentally Misframed. counterpunch.org The view that climate protection requires expanding nuclear power has a basic flaw in its prevailing framing: it rarely if ever relates climate-effectiveness to cost or to speed—even though stopping climate change requires scaling the fastest and cheapest solutions. By focusing on carbon but only peripherally mentioning cost and speed, and by not relating these

WSWS repost (2021-10-06). Attorney sentenced to six months for contempt in vindictive case brought by Chevron. indybay.org Steven Donziger, who exposed the decades-long contamination of the Amazon rainforest by the oil giant and won a billion-dollar settlement against the company, was sentenced on Friday to a maximum of six months in prison.

No Nukes Action (2021-10-06). Monday 10/11: SF Rally At SF Japanese Consulate To Stop The NUKES & Defend The People Of Fukushima. indybay.org San Francisico Japanese Consulate | 275 Battery St. | San Francisco…

Todd Miller (2021-10-06). For the US, the climate plan is more walls and armed agents at the US-Mexico border. thegrayzone.com US greenhouse gas emissions are inextricably linked to booming border militarization budgets and private security industry profit This article was originally published by Todd Miller's The Border Chronicle. Subscribe here. Sasabe, Mexico — 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 had ruined her family's crops. Her name was Flor* and she was 19 years old. Two Category 4 …

Amory B. Lovins (2021-10-06). "Low-carbon" Misses the Point: Arguments Favoring Nuclear Power as a Climate "Solution" are Fundamentally Misframed. counterpunch.org The view that climate protection requires expanding nuclear power has a basic flaw in its prevailing framing: it rarely if ever relates climate-effectiveness to cost or to speed—even though stopping climate change requires scaling the fastest and cheapest solutions. By focusing on carbon but only peripherally mentioning cost and speed, and by not relating these

The Third Pole (2021-10-06). Will this Year's Conference of Parties (COP) 26 Seek Climate Justice for Global South, too? juancole.com By Omair Ahmad | — ( Third Pole ) — Unless the connection between economic security and a green transition is made clear by the media and politicians, the climate summit will remain full of high talk with little content Woman loading charcoal in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India. There will be little progress in combating climate …

Alexander Sammon (2021-10-06). The Oil Merchant in the Gray Flannel Suit. zcomm.org Why aren't insurance companies aggressively fighting climate change, and minimizing catastrophes? Look at their balance sheets…

Anonymous103 (2021-10-06). Who's Running The Show? Kerry Tells French TV Biden 'Literally Not Aware' Of International Spat. southfront.org Illustrative Image | Originally published on President Joe Biden was 'literally not aware' of the spat between the United States and France which was ignited by the Biden administration's tri-lateral agreement with the UK and Australia over the exchange of submarine technology, according to Climate Envoy John Kerry. | The spat was so bad that French President Emmanuel Macron briefly recalled his ambassador to the US. | "[Biden] asked me. He said, 'What's the situation…

Jessica Corbett (2021-10-06). Fossil Fuel Demand Tops Pre-Pandemic Levels. zcomm.org "So much for 'building back better' and a 'green recovery,'" said youth climate leader Greta Thunberg…

WSWS repost (2021-10-06). Attorney sentenced to six months for contempt in vindictive case brought by Chevron. indybay.org Steven Donziger, who exposed the decades-long contamination of the Amazon rainforest by the oil giant and won a billion-dollar settlement against the company, was sentenced on Friday to a maximum of six months in prison.

Extinction Rebellion Santa Cruz (2021-10-06). Friday 10/8: Stop the Money Pipeline at CHASE. indybay.org Chase Bank on Ocean Street, Santa Cruz…

No Nukes Action (2021-10-06). Monday 10/11: SF Rally At SF Japanese Consulate To Stop The NUKES & Defend The People Of Fukushima. indybay.org San Francisico Japanese Consulate | 275 Battery St. | San Francisco…

teleSUR (2021-10-05). UN Agency Warns of Looming Global Water Crisis. telesurenglish.net The World Meteorological Organization (WMO), a specialized agency of the United Nations (UN), warned on Tuesday that climate change increases the global risk of water-related hazards like floods and droughts, and the number of people affected by water scarcity is also expected to soar. | RELATED: | In its new report entitled "The State of Climate Services 2021: Water," the WMO says that 3.6 billion people globally…

_____ (2021-10-05). Two Thirds Of Online Posts From Fossil Fuel Companies 'Greenwashing'. popularresistance.org One expert called it a "systematic deceptive marketing campaign designed to interfere with the solution that is necessary to respond to the climate emergency: stopping fossil fuel production." | Nearly two thirds of social media posts put out by six major European fossil fuel and energy companies since the end of 2019 present a "green" image of the company, despite the majority of their business activity remaining in fossil fuels, reveals new analysis by DeSmog. | The findings add to campaigner concerns that fossil fuel companies are promoting a misleading image of their business models as the need to decarbonize…

_____ (2021-10-05). What A Peaceful Build-Up That Evades Ecological Breakdown Would Look Like. popularresistance.org Sooner or later other events in this transition period that we're in will also follow, to further increase the awareness of the seriousness of the climate crisis and possible extinction of our own species. But we have to act fast and get more people to join those already imagining and working on solutions. How can this happen? | The first step is to understand the need for a cultural change, because the root cause of our dire current situation lies there. To be more specific: it lies in the unsustainable globalized Western culture. Therefore, changing course can only be achieved by a cultural transformation: we n…

Andy Kroll (2021-10-05). Climate-Change Transition in the Age of the Billionaire. tomdispatch.com It was supposed to be the greatest transition of modern times. Practically overnight, a dirty, inefficient, and unjust system that encompassed 11 time zones was to undergo an extreme makeover. Billions of dollars were available to speed the process. A new crew of transition experts came up with the blueprint and the public was overwhelmingly on board. Best of all, this great leap forward would serve as a model for all countries desperate to exit a failed status quo. That's not what happened. When the Soviet Union collapsed in 1991 and Russia emerged from its wreckage as the largest successor state, government off…

teleSUR (2021-10-05). UN Secretary Welcomes Barbados' Efforts To Fight Climate Change. telesurenglish.net During a visit to Barbados's Folkestone Marine Park and Museum on Monday, United Nations (UN) Secretary Antonio Guterres welcomed Prime Minister Mia Mottley's efforts to fight climate change on her country, whose coastline is affected by soil erosion and degradation. | RELATED: | "For small island countries, adapting and building resilience to climate change is not a luxury but an urgent priority," Guterres stated and urged donors and multilateral deve…

Brittani Banks (2021-10-05). Better Family Planning Can Improve Public Health, Inequality and the Environment. independentmediainstitute.org Click here for photos that you may use to accompany the article (captions and credits can be found in each image's description field). Existential crises, from accelerating climate change to a pandemic that is mutating to overcome the defenses of our immune system, have prompted talk of the need for fundamental change. This talk rarely, …

_____ (2021-10-05). Cutting Food Waste: A Lesson In Climate Awareness And Environmental Literacy. popularresistance.org Baltimore, MD – As a "farm to school specialist" in the Baltimore City public schools, Anne Rosenthal splits her time between an office and Great Kids Farm in Catonsville, a 33-acre plot of land, complete with forests, a stream, greenhouses and a barn with animals, owned and operated by the school district. | "A lot of students have never had the opportunity to plant a seed or a small plant, or harvest straight from plants and taste farm-fresh produce," Rosenthal said. | When kids have that first experience of "picking a cherry tomato off the plant and putting it in their mouths," she said, "they're much more apt…

Reynard Loki (2021-10-05). Better Family Planning Can Improve Public Health, Inequality and the Environment | Take Action Tuesday @EarthFoodLife. independentmediainstitute.org Smaller, more sustainable families would create massive long-term savings and catalyze sustainable development. By Carter Dillard, Independent Media Institute 4 min read Existential crises, from accelerating climate change to a pandemic that is mutating to overcome the defenses of our immune system, have prompted talk of the need for fundamental change. This talk rarely, if ever, touches …

Greta Thunberg (2021-10-05). "Blah, Blah, Blah": Youth Climate Activists Slam Political Inaction. zcomm.org Thousands of youth climate activists marched through the streets of Milan last week demanding world leaders meet their pledges to the Paris Climate Agreement…

Ian Angus (2021-10-05). Ecosocialist Bookshelf — October. greenleft.org.au Climate and Capitalism editor Ian Angus presents seven new books for understanding and changing the world.

Brenda Norrell (2021-10-05). Paiute Shoshone Myron Dewey: Going Home, A Final Salute. indybay.org As Standing Rock Water Protectors escort Paiute Shoshone Myron Dewey filmmaker and journalist to his final resting place today on in his homeland, we echo Myron's words from his livestream a week ago, his final voice opposing the Navy's bombing range, lithium mining, and the greed and genocide that runs as a scar through his ancestral homeland in what is known as Nevada.

Ian Angus (2021-10-05). Ecosocialist Bookshelf — October. greenleft.org.au Climate and Capitalism editor Ian Angus presents seven new books for understanding and changing the world.

Greta Thunberg (2021-10-05). "Blah, Blah, Blah": Youth Climate Activists Slam Political Inaction. zcomm.org Thousands of youth climate activists marched through the streets of Milan last week demanding world leaders meet their pledges to the Paris Climate Agreement…

No Nukes Action (2021-10-05). Monday 10/11: SF Rally At SF Japanese Consulate To Stop The NUKES & Defend The People Of Fukushima. indybay.org San Francisico Japanese Consulate | 275 Battery St. | San Francisco…

Brenda Norrell (2021-10-05). Paiute Shoshone Myron Dewey: Going Home, A Final Salute. indybay.org As Standing Rock Water Protectors escort Paiute Shoshone Myron Dewey filmmaker and journalist to his final resting place today on in his homeland, we echo Myron's words from his livestream a week ago, his final voice opposing the Navy's bombing range, lithium mining, and the greed and genocide that runs as a scar through his ancestral homeland in what is known as Nevada.

David Sirota (2021-10-04). Reconciliation Battle Live Chat With Rep. Ro Khanna On 10/5. dailyposter.com On Tuesday 10/5 at 6pm ET (3 pm PT), Daily Poster subscribers will speak with U.S. Rep. Ro Khanna, D-Calif., to get a real-time update on the battle between progressive and corporate Democrats over the reconciliation bill and its tax, climate, and social-safety-net provisions. Subscribers can register and watch the event in the embedded Crowdcast window below.Khanna is a member of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, which has so far withheld votes for a separate infrastructure legislation unless it remains linked to the passage of the reconciliation bill. Right now, corporate Democrats Joe Manchin of West Virgi…

Community Members (2021-10-04). An Open Letter regarding Quanah Parker Brightman. indybay.org Because Indy Bay has allowed Quanah Brightman to publish another attack on highly respected Native American women and Climate Justice organizations, we re-post this open letter summarizing long-standing problems with Quanah in our Native and Environmental Justice communities.

Staff (2021-10-04). "Blah, Blah, Blah": Youth Climate Activists Slam Political Inaction at U.N. Summit Ahead of COP26. democracynow.org Thousands of youth climate activists marched through the streets of Milan last week demanding world leaders meet their pledges to the Paris Climate Agreement and keep global temperatures from rising by more than 1.5 degrees Celsius. The protest came at the end of a three-day youth climate conference, ahead of the United Nations' COP26 climate summit in Glasgow. Activists at the Youth4Climate conference slammed political inaction on the climate crisis and world leaders' vague pledges to reduce carbon emissions. "Historically, Africa is responsible for only 3% of global emissions," said Ugandan activist Vanessa Nak…

Brett Wilkins (2021-10-04). Keep Oil and Gas in the Ground,' Say Fossil Fuel Foes as Spill Ravages California Coast. zcomm.org "We cannot forget that no matter what stage in the process… oil is dirty and dangerous to both our climate and our ability to simply breathe freely every day."

Staff (2021-10-04). Youth Climate Activists Slam Political Inaction at UN Summit Ahead of COP26. truthout.org Thousands of youth climate activists marched through the streets of Milan last week demanding world leaders meet their pledges to the Paris Climate Agreement and keep global temperatures from rising by more than 1.5 degrees Celsius. The protest came at the end of a three-day youth climate conference, ahead of the United Nations' COP26 climate summit in Glasgow. Activists at the Youth4Climate conference slammed political inaction on the climate crisis and world leaders' vague pledges to reduce car…

The Conversation (2021-10-04). Our climate projections for 2500 show an Earth that is alien to humans, if we don't act now. juancole.com By Christopher Lyon, Alex Dunhill, Andrew P. Beckerman, Ariane Burke, Bethany Allen, Chris Smith, Daniel J. Hill, Erin Saupe, James McKay, Julien Riel-Salvatore, Lindsay C. Stringer, Rob Marchant and Tracy Aze | — < ( The Conversation) — There are many reports based on scientific research that talk about the long-term impacts of climate change ...

teleSUR (2021-10-04). Pope Francis Stresses Relevance of Conference on Climate Change. telesurenglish.net Pope Francis affirmed on Monday that the next conference of the United Nations Convention on Climate Change (COP26) is called to offer urgent and effective responses to the ecological crisis and of values. | RELATED: | In a speech at the meeting "Faith and Science: Towards COP26", promoted by the Holy See and the embassies of the United Kingdom and Italy in the Vatican, the Supreme Pontiff pointed out that the meeting, schedu…

WSWS (2021-10-04). Attorney Steven Donziger sentenced to six months for contempt of court in vindictive case brought by Chevron. wsws.org Donziger, who exposed the decades-long contamination of the Amazon rainforest by the oil giant and won a billion-dollar settlement against the company, was sentenced on Friday to a maximum of six months in prison.

David Skripac (2021-10-04). "Our Species is Being Genetically Modified": Humanity's March Toward Extinction? Analysis of the Microbiome and Virome. globalresearch.ca This year marks a turning point in human history. For the first time since human civilization began, our species is being genetically modified. Vaccine manufacturers have now made it possible for the human genome to be permanently altered —and humanity's relationship with nature forever changed.

Brett Wilkins (2021-10-04). Keep Oil and Gas in the Ground,' Say Fossil Fuel Foes as Spill Ravages California Coast. zcomm.org "We cannot forget that no matter what stage in the process… oil is dirty and dangerous to both our climate and our ability to simply breathe freely every day."

Staff (2021-10-04). "Blah, Blah, Blah": Youth Climate Activists Slam Political Inaction at U.N. Summit Ahead of COP26. democracynow.org Thousands of youth climate activists marched through the streets of Milan last week demanding world leaders meet their pledges to the Paris Climate Agreement and keep global temperatures from rising by more than 1.5 degrees Celsius. The protest came at the end of a three-day youth climate conference, ahead of the United Nations' COP26 climate summit in Glasgow. Activists at the Youth4Climate conference slammed political inaction on the climate crisis and world leaders' vague pledges to reduce carbon emissions. "Historically, Africa is responsible for only 3% of global emissions," said Ugandan activist Vanessa Nak…

Community Members (2021-10-04). An Open Letter regarding Quanah Parker Brightman. indybay.org Because Indy Bay has allowed Quanah Brightman to publish another attack on highly respected Native American women and Climate Justice organizations, we re-post this open letter summarizing long-standing problems with Quanah in our Native and Environmental Justice communities.

The Conversation (2021-10-04). Our climate projections for 2500 show an Earth that is alien to humans, if we don't act now. juancole.com By Christopher Lyon, Alex Dunhill, Andrew P. Beckerman, Ariane Burke, Bethany Allen, Chris Smith, Daniel J. Hill, Erin Saupe, James McKay, Julien Riel-Salvatore, Lindsay C. Stringer, Rob Marchant and Tracy Aze | — < ( The Conversation) — There are many reports based on scientific research that talk about the long-term impacts of climate change ...

WSWS (2021-10-04). Attorney Steven Donziger sentenced to six months for contempt of court in vindictive case brought by Chevron. wsws.org Donziger, who exposed the decades-long contamination of the Amazon rainforest by the oil giant and won a billion-dollar settlement against the company, was sentenced on Friday to a maximum of six months in prison.

David Skripac (2021-10-04). "Our Species is Being Genetically Modified": Humanity's March Toward Extinction? Analysis of the Microbiome and Virome. globalresearch.ca This year marks a turning point in human history. For the first time since human civilization began, our species is being genetically modified. Vaccine manufacturers have now made it possible for the human genome to be permanently altered —and humanity's relationship with nature forever changed.

No Nukes Action (2021-10-04). Monday 10/11: SF Rally At SF Japanese Consulate To Stop The NUKES & Defend The People Of Fukushima. indybay.org San Francisico Japanese Consulate | 275 Battery St. | San Francisco…

Brenda Norrell (2021-10-04). Paiute Shoshone Myron Dewey: Going Home, A Final Salute. indybay.org As Standing Rock Water Protectors escort Paiute Shoshone Myron Dewey filmmaker and journalist to his final resting place today on in his homeland, we echo Myron's words from his livestream a week ago, his final voice opposing the Navy's bombing range, lithium mining, and the greed and genocide that runs as a scar through his ancestral homeland in what is known as Nevada.

sputniknews (2021-10-03). Children Born in 2020 Will Face Up to 7 Times More Extreme Climate Events – Study. sputniknews.com The likelihood of humans experiencing multiple extreme climate events in their lifetimes is growing by the year, according to new research.

_____ (2021-10-03). Climate Activists Stage Protest At Airport Against Private Jet Emissions. popularresistance.org Extinction Rebellion activists claim to have blocked all major entrances to a private airport in protest against emissions from private jets. As part of the protest, a stretched limousine has been parked at the gates to Farnborough Airport in Hampshire. The protesters, including a former airline pilot, are raising awareness of the emissions caused by private flights.

sputniknews (2021-10-03). Children Born in 2020 Will Face Up to 7 Times More Extreme Climate Events – Study. sputniknews.com The likelihood of humans experiencing multiple extreme climate events in their lifetimes is growing by the year, according to new research.

Brenda Norrell (2021-10-03). Paiute Shoshone Myron Dewey: Going Home, A Final Salute. indybay.org As Standing Rock Water Protectors escort Paiute Shoshone Myron Dewey filmmaker and journalist to his final resting place today on in his homeland, we echo Myron's words from his livestream a week ago, his final voice opposing the Navy's bombing range, lithium mining, and the greed and genocide that runs as a scar through his ancestral homeland in what is known as Nevada.

_____ (2021-10-02). Major Protests Will Urge President Biden To Act On Fossil Fuels. popularresistance.org Washington, D.C. — Thousands of people are expected to take part in a week of protests at the White House this October 11-15 to pressure President Biden to declare a climate emergency and end all new fossil fuel projects. | Composed of hundreds of Indigenous, Black, environmental, climate justice, youth, and social justice organizations, the Build Back Fossil Free coalition will launch the People Vs. Fossil Fuels: Biden's Test week of action in advance of the Glasgow COP26 Climate Summit. With that summit representing what many consider to be our "last, best chance" to avoid climate catastrophe, the week of acti…

Minnie Bruce Pratt (2021-10-02). Global Day of Climate Action. workers.org This New York City protest highlighted the Indigenous struggle to stop Line 3, the Enbridge company's proposed pipeline expansion to bring almost a million barrels of tar sands oil each day from Alberta, Canada, to Superior, Wis. In Los Angeles, students from the Environmental High School protest increasing climate catastrophe. . . . |

_____ (2021-10-02). IEN On Bipartisan Infrastructure Package And Build Back Better Act. popularresistance.org Let us be frank. As communities on the frontlines of the climate crisis and fossil fuel extraction, our situation is dire. While we experience unparalleled disaster in the form of floods, fires, droughts, Missing & Murdered Indigenous Peoples and state-sanctioned violence against Indigenous and Black communities, the crisis at the so-called border, and other results of climate chaos, we know U.S. elected leadership is in the position to redirect course on behalf of Mother Earth and future generations. The truth is, Congress promised our communities they would work to solve the climate crisis and environmenta…

Richard Horton (2021-10-02). [Comment] Offline: USA versus China—the growing insanity of our times. thelancet.com Bad as the COVID-19 pandemic has been and continues to be for many countries, it is not the most immediate danger facing humanity. And nor is the climate emergency. Or any other conventionally defined risk to population health. In a recent Brookings Institution conversation with General John E Hyten, Vice-Chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff, the spectre of a truly menacing threat became clearer—the prospect of an American war with China. A military conflict between these two nations would precipitate immediate violence and longer-term social and economic disruption dwarfing the effects of COVID-19.

Movement Rights (2021-10-02). Tuesday 10/19: How Indigenous-led Rights of Nature is Transforming Climate Action Now. indybay.org Online event…

Asa Winstanley (2021-10-02). Apartheid responses show that appeasing the pro-Israel lobby is a waste of time. zcomm.org The responses to the use of "apartheid" to describe the regime imposed by Israel on the people of occupied Palestine show that appeasing the pro-Israel lobby really is a waste of time…

Ashley Curtin (2021-10-02). Oil flows through Line 3 as water protectors continue resistance to pipeline. nationofchange.org Indigenous activists are still waging a battle in court as oil starts flowing through the controversial Line 3 pipeline.