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 …

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

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

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.

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…

RobertAlvarez (2021-09-09). Another Colossal Waste of Our Society's Talents and Skills. ips-dc.org How can we distinguish between decent civilizations and deeply corrupt ones? How can we tell whether a society rates as wise or foolish, moral or vile? | Philosophers have been debating questions like these for several millennia, and those debates will likely go on — knock on wood — for several millennia more. But let's fix our attention for the moment on just one telling indicator that seems to hold true across wide stretches of human history: In wise societies, those with the most to offer do labor that benefits the many, not the few. | What measure of a society's core ethos could be simpler to unde…

Editor (2021-09-09). Part 1: Defend and transform—mobilising workers in all sectors for climate justice. mronline.org Mobilizing the global labour movement for climate justice and just transition is one of the defining challenges of our times. However, for workers in many sectors, it is unclear how climate issues will affect them specifically, and how they should respond.

Andy Kroll (2021-09-09). The Dixie Fire Disaster and Me. tomdispatch.com 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, walked down the steps of my second-floor office and a block to the Greenville post office, where I mailed a check to California Fair Plan for homeowners' fire insurance. I then drove 25 miles to a dental appointment. I was lucky to make it home before burning debris closed the roads. That night I became a climate refugee, evacuated from my house thanks to th…

Matthew Daly (2021-09-09). Biden, Dems advocate Civilian Climate Corps in echo of New Deal. peoplesworld.org WASHINGTON (AP) — Inspired by the New Deal-era Civilian Conservation Corps, President Joe Biden and congressional Democrats are pushing for a modern counterpart: a Civilian Climate Corps that would create hundreds of thousands of jobs building trails, restoring streams and helping prevent catastrophic wildfires. Building on Biden's oft-repeated comment that when he thinks of climate …

_____ (2021-09-09). COP26 Urged To Prioritise Adaptation As Climate Emergency Surges. popularresistance.org On the heels of last month's warning from the UN climate science panel that extreme weather and rising seas are hitting faster than expected, leaders have called for more money and political will to help people adapt to the new reality. | At a dialogue in Rotterdam convened by the Global Center on Adaptation on Monday, more than 50 ministers and heads of climate organisations and development banks called for November's COP26 climate talks to treat adaptation as "urgent". | In a communique, they said adaptation — which ranges from building higher flood defences to growing more drought-tolerant crops and relo…

Ian Angus (2021-09-09). 200+ medical journals demand emergency climate action. mronline.org Editors urge 'fundamental changes to how our societies and economies are organized'.

Tom Engelhardt (2021-09-09). Tomgram: Jane Braxton Little, Becoming a Climate Refugee. warisacrime.org This article originally appeared at TomDispatch.com. To receive TomDispatch in your inbox three times a week, click here. Last month, I wrote a piece, "My Extreme World and (Un)Welcome to It," about the shock of finding myself in what might be thought of as World War III, or perhaps World War(m) III; that is, already living …

_____ (2021-09-09). In Buffalo, Progressive India Walton Fights Off 'Sore Loser' Democratic Mayor and GOP Allies. commondreams.org "If President Biden believes this is an actual 'code red' situation, he should treat it as such by declaring a climate emergency immediately through an executive order and stopping all fossil fuel projects."

Editor (2021-09-09). We are scientists, calling for a climate revolution. mronline.org Academics are perfectly placed to wage a rebellion: we exist in rich hubs of knowledge and expertise; we are well connected across the world, and to decision-makers; we have large platforms from which to inform, educate and rally others all over the world; and we have implicit authority and legitimacy, which is the basis of political power. We can make a difference.

_____ (2021-09-09). Climate Campaigners Demand 'Action, Not Words' After Biden's 'Code Red' Comments. commondreams.org "Today we celebrate. Tomorrow, we get back to the hard work of seeing this through."

_____ (2021-09-09). 'Time for Waiting Is Over': Biden's New Vaccine Requirements Target US Workforce. commondreams.org "You can't address the climate crisis without addressing climate misinformation," said the California Democrat, who plans to call fossil fuel, ad, and PR executives to testify before Congress.

_____ (2021-09-09). Failing Key Climate Test, Biden Nominates Fossil Fuel 'Crony' to Federal Energy Post. commondreams.org The finding came as the Biden administration unveiled its plan to allow the government to negotiate drug prices directly with Big Pharma.

Abby Zimet (2021-09-09). An Unwillingness To Abide Lost Cause Idolatry Any Longer: Robert E. Lee Comes Down At Last. commondreams.org "This is a disappointing selection. Willie Phillips has spent his career working on the side of the oil and gas industry and electric utility giants. We need a climate champion at FERC."

Sonali Kolhatkar (2021-09-09). A climate disaster is unfolding before our eyes—and politicians still refuse to take action. peoplesdispatch.org Hurricane Ida perfectly illustrates the devastating impacts of climate change. Stopping the Line 3 pipeline, in line with Indigenous demands, is a perfect opportunity for political leaders to take climate action…

_____ (2021-09-09). The Dixie Fire and the Day I Became a Climate Refugee. commondreams.org

Editor (2021-09-09). Capitalism vs. the Planet. mronline.org The latest IPCC report paints a picture of five potential futures for humanity. In the worst one, if corporations keep calling the shots, we could see catastrophic warming of up to 5.7ÀöC.

Anand Naidoo (2021-09-09). The Heat: Africa, India and Guatemala face damaging impact from climate crisis. america.cgtn.com The impact of climate change in the United States as President Joe Biden tours areas damaged by Hurricane Ida. We take a look at some of the growing effects of the climate crisis in other parts of the world.

_____ (2021-09-09). The Unlearnt Lessons Of 9/11, Twenty Years Out. popularresistance.org Twenty years after 9/11, America is less safe, a deeply troubled country, ravaged by COVID, racism, inequality, extreme weather from global warming and political strife. Its political leaders have embraced an Orwellian approach to the truth in which war is peace and large segments of our society are polarized by widely divergent concepts of reality. | On the afternoon of 9/11, with the American media joining with the leaders of the two major parties in banging the drum for war, I wrote one of the first statements calling for America to seek peace instead, to not turn our cries of grief into a call for war. Eventu…

SAM (2021-09-09). Look! Up in the Sky! Another Colossal Waste of Our Society's Talents and Skills! inequality.org

Ashley Curtin (2021-09-09). EPA announces new plan to regulate wastewater pollution with updated guidelines and standards. nationofchange.org "Importantly and for the first time, EPA is committing to limit PFAS in wastewater discharges."

Josh Frank (2021-09-09). 88,000 tons of radioactive waste — and nowhere to put it. counterpunch.org

_____ (2021-09-09). 20 Years of Wasted Money and Missed Opportunities Since 9/11. commondreams.org Remarks by the prominent South Carolina Democrat, warned one observer, "could easily ruin negotiations and imperil" the party's reconciliation agenda.

RobertAlvarez (2021-09-09). Another Colossal Waste of Our Society's Talents and Skills. ips-dc.org How can we distinguish between decent civilizations and deeply corrupt ones? How can we tell whether a society rates as wise or foolish, moral or vile? | Philosophers have been debating questions like these for several millennia, and those debates will likely go on — knock on wood — for several millennia more. But let's fix our attention for the moment on just one telling indicator that seems to hold true across wide stretches of human history: In wise societies, those with the most to offer do labor that benefits the many, not the few. | What measure of a society's core ethos could be simpler to unde…

Tom Engelhardt (2021-09-09). Tomgram: Jane Braxton Little, Becoming a Climate Refugee. warisacrime.org This article originally appeared at TomDispatch.com. To receive TomDispatch in your inbox three times a week, click here. Last month, I wrote a piece, "My Extreme World and (Un)Welcome to It," about the shock of finding myself in what might be thought of as World War III, or perhaps World War(m) III; that is, already living …

Anand Naidoo (2021-09-09). The Heat: Africa, India and Guatemala face damaging impact from climate crisis. america.cgtn.com The impact of climate change in the United States as President Joe Biden tours areas damaged by Hurricane Ida. We take a look at some of the growing effects of the climate crisis in other parts of the world.

SAM (2021-09-09). Look! Up in the Sky! Another Colossal Waste of Our Society's Talents and Skills! inequality.org

Josh Frank (2021-09-09). 88,000 tons of radioactive waste — and nowhere to put it. counterpunch.org

Staff (2021-09-08). Headlines for September 8, 2021. democracynow.org Taliban Announces Acting Gov't as Protests Take Place Across Afghanistan, 75% of U.S. Adults Partially Vaccinated; Quarter of New Cases Are Children Amid Delta Surge, New Zealand Eases Restrictions; Cuba Rolls Out Vaccines for Children as Young as 2, Pro- and Anti-Bolsonaro Protesters Rally on Brazil's Independence Day, Gov. Abbott Claims He Will "Eliminate Rapists" as He Signs Voter Restriction Bill into Law, Biden Warns of Existential Threat of Climate Change as He Visits NY and NJ in Ida's Wake, Global Coalition Calls on U.N. to Postpone November Climate Talks Amid Pandemic, Vaccine Inequity, Mexico's Top Cour…

scorinoco (2021-09-08). PAHO and Cuba Dialogue on Recognition of COVID-19 Vaccines. orinocotribune.com Representatives of the BioCubaFarma business group and the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) held a meeting last Thursday, September 2, in Havana, focused on the process of international recognition of Cuba's COVID-19 vaccines. | "Today a working meeting was held in the headquarters of BioCubaFarma, with the representative of PAHO/WHO in CUBA, Dr. José Moya. It took place in a favorable climate and its objective was the process of recognition of our COVID-19 vaccines by the WHO," the Cuban entity announced on its official Twitter account. | Precisely on Wednesday, September 1, the president of the business…

Aamer Madhani, Darlene Superville (2021-09-08). Biden on climate crisis: This is Code Red. peoplesworld.org NEW YORK (AP) — President Joe Biden declared climate change has become "everybody's crisis" on Tuesday as he toured neighborhoods flooded by the remnants of Hurricane Ida, warning it's time for America to get serious about the "code red" danger or face ever worse loss of life and property. Biden spoke after walking streets in …

MISH (2021-09-08). Investigating the Mass Hysteria Over 1 Degree in Climate Change Since 1850. globalresearch.ca

teleSUR (2021-09-08). Argentina Hosts Latin American Climate Change Summit. telesurenglish.net On Wednesday, Argentina's President Alberto Fernandez inaugurated the Latin American Summit on Climate Change, in which regional leaders will discuss common strategies to protect the environment and guarantee sustainable economic development. | RELATED: | "Now is the time to act. Planetary destruction is not going to stop unless all governments adopt a new development paradigm," Fernandez stated and advanced that…

Linda McQuaig (2021-09-08). Humans aren't as stupid as they seem—something else is blocking climate action. canadiandimension.com In the midst of a Canadian federal election, the fossil fuel industry's impact on climate action barely figures into the discussion. Photo by Patrick Hendry/ For years, it was assumed the world wouldn't start seriously tackling climate change until we were directly confronted with its horrors—thereby revealing how truly reckless humans are. | But now that the world is engulfed in terrifying fires, heat domes, floods and droughts—yet still we don't act!—it's tempting to conclude humans aren't just reckless but utterly stupid,…

teleSUR (2021-09-08). President of Argentina Calls for Environmental Social Justice. telesurenglish.net The President of Argentina, Alberto Fernández, pointed out at the Latin American climate change summit that the world needs environmental social justice and said that "the clock on climate change will not stop unless we all do something together." | RELATED: | At the opening of the Latin American summit on climate change entitled "High-level Dialogue on Climate Action in the Americas," organized by Argentina, the president invited th…

Reynard Loki (2021-09-08). Extreme weather devastating US raises calls to pass Biden's infrastructure bill. nationofchange.org The infrastructure bill may not be enough to address the climate crisis; some lawmakers are urging the president to declare a national emergency.

WSWS (2021-09-08). Biden tours flood-ravaged New York and New Jersey. wsws.org In the face of a mounting climate disaster, Biden and the assemblage of Democrats joining him Tuesday offered nothing more than sound bites.

CounterPunch News Service (2021-09-08). Climate Change Threatens Recovery of Endangered Colorado River Fish. counterpunch.org Denver, Colorado In an effort to stop extinction in the Colorado River and chart a new course for this overburdened river, WildEarth Guardians and a coalition of groups submitted comments yesterday to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service opposing its proposal to change the status of the razorback sucker from "endangered" to "threatened" under the Endangered Species

_____ (2021-09-08). We Wasted 20 Years Fighting the War on Terror Instead of Climate Change. commondreams.org "As Justice Sotomayor wrote… 'it cannot be the case that a state can evade federal judicial scrutiny by outsourcing the enforcement of unconstitutional laws to its citizenry.'"

Sonali Kolhatkar (2021-09-08). A Climate Disaster Is Unfolding Before Our Eyes—And Politicians Still Refuse to Take Action. zcomm.org Hurricane Ida perfectly illustrates the devastating impacts of climate change. Stopping the Line 3 pipeline, in line with Indigenous demands, is a perfect opportunity for political leaders to take climate action…

Walker Bragman (2021-09-08). Will Fossil Fuel Giants Be Held Accountable?>. dailyposter.com

_____ (2021-09-08). Anger Mounts Over Democrats' Refusal to Address Jobless Aid Crisis. commondreams.org Economist Joseph Stiglitz said Fed Chair Jerome Powell's refusal to take climate risk seriously should disqualify him for another term.

_____ (2021-09-08). Can a Deadly Storm Again Spark Progress for Justice? commondreams.org That call comes as four key senators face pressure from climate groups in their states to support fully funding the Clean Electricity Payment Program in Democrats' developing $3.5 trillion package.

_____ (2021-09-08). Climate Groups Welcome Biden Solar Blueprint But Urge Quicker Energy Transition. commondreams.org "We can no longer tolerate a rigged tax system that allows the top 1% to avoid $163 billion in taxes that they owe," said Sen. Bernie Sanders.

Monthly Review (2021-09-08). Advance Release! The Leaked IPCC Reports. mronline.org It is a sign of just how serious matters have become—with the UN COP26 talks on climate in Glasgow this November now regarded by many as a last-ditch effort to achieve a global solution on behalf of humanity as a whole—that the early draft versions of Part II and Part III of the IPCC's, 'Climate Change 2021: The Physical Science Basis', were leaked during the summer.

_____ (2021-09-08). A Region Scarred By Coal Production Now Faces Fracking Threats. popularresistance.org In her documentary "Hard Road of Hope," independent filmmaker Eleanor Goldfield details the history and contemporary struggles of West Virginians living and dying in coal country. As part of our coverage commemorating the Battle of Blair Mountain centennial, we are screening "Hard Road of Hope" for a limited time on the TRNN YouTube channel (watch it now here). In this complementary interview, TRNN Editor-in-Chief Maximillian Alvarez talks with Goldfield about the urgency of the issues detailed in her documentary, and about how the gas industry, which employs environmentally destructive practices like fracking, i…

scorinoco (2021-09-08). PAHO and Cuba Dialogue on Recognition of COVID-19 Vaccines. orinocotribune.com Representatives of the BioCubaFarma business group and the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) held a meeting last Thursday, September 2, in Havana, focused on the process of international recognition of Cuba's COVID-19 vaccines. | "Today a working meeting was held in the headquarters of BioCubaFarma, with the representative of PAHO/WHO in CUBA, Dr. José Moya. It took place in a favorable climate and its objective was the process of recognition of our COVID-19 vaccines by the WHO," the Cuban entity announced on its official Twitter account. | Precisely on Wednesday, September 1, the president of the business…

Staff (2021-09-08). Headlines for September 8, 2021. democracynow.org Taliban Announces Acting Gov't as Protests Take Place Across Afghanistan, 75% of U.S. Adults Partially Vaccinated; Quarter of New Cases Are Children Amid Delta Surge, New Zealand Eases Restrictions; Cuba Rolls Out Vaccines for Children as Young as 2, Pro- and Anti-Bolsonaro Protesters Rally on Brazil's Independence Day, Gov. Abbott Claims He Will "Eliminate Rapists" as He Signs Voter Restriction Bill into Law, Biden Warns of Existential Threat of Climate Change as He Visits NY and NJ in Ida's Wake, Global Coalition Calls on U.N. to Postpone November Climate Talks Amid Pandemic, Vaccine Inequity, Mexico's Top Cour…

WSWS (2021-09-08). Biden tours flood-ravaged New York and New Jersey. wsws.org In the face of a mounting climate disaster, Biden and the assemblage of Democrats joining him Tuesday offered nothing more than sound bites.

MISH (2021-09-08). Investigating the Mass Hysteria Over 1 Degree in Climate Change Since 1850. globalresearch.ca

Linda McQuaig (2021-09-08). Humans aren't as stupid as they seem—something else is blocking climate action. canadiandimension.com In the midst of a Canadian federal election, the fossil fuel industry's impact on climate action barely figures into the discussion. Photo by Patrick Hendry/ For years, it was assumed the world wouldn't start seriously tackling climate change until we were directly confronted with its horrors—thereby revealing how truly reckless humans are. | But now that the world is engulfed in terrifying fires, heat domes, floods and droughts—yet still we don't act!—it's tempting to conclude humans aren't just reckless but utterly stupid,…

Monthly Review (2021-09-08). Advance Release! The Leaked IPCC Reports. mronline.org It is a sign of just how serious matters have become—with the UN COP26 talks on climate in Glasgow this November now regarded by many as a last-ditch effort to achieve a global solution on behalf of humanity as a whole—that the early draft versions of Part II and Part III of the IPCC's, 'Climate Change 2021: The Physical Science Basis', were leaked during the summer.

CounterPunch News Service (2021-09-08). Climate Change Threatens Recovery of Endangered Colorado River Fish. counterpunch.org Denver, Colorado In an effort to stop extinction in the Colorado River and chart a new course for this overburdened river, WildEarth Guardians and a coalition of groups submitted comments yesterday to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service opposing its proposal to change the status of the razorback sucker from "endangered" to "threatened" under the Endangered Species

Walker Bragman (2021-09-08). Will Fossil Fuel Giants Be Held Accountable?>. dailyposter.com

Sonali Kolhatkar (2021-09-08). A Climate Disaster Is Unfolding Before Our Eyes—And Politicians Still Refuse to Take Action. zcomm.org Hurricane Ida perfectly illustrates the devastating impacts of climate change. Stopping the Line 3 pipeline, in line with Indigenous demands, is a perfect opportunity for political leaders to take climate action…

_____ (2021-09-08). A Region Scarred By Coal Production Now Faces Fracking Threats. popularresistance.org In her documentary "Hard Road of Hope," independent filmmaker Eleanor Goldfield details the history and contemporary struggles of West Virginians living and dying in coal country. As part of our coverage commemorating the Battle of Blair Mountain centennial, we are screening "Hard Road of Hope" for a limited time on the TRNN YouTube channel (watch it now here). In this complementary interview, TRNN Editor-in-Chief Maximillian Alvarez talks with Goldfield about the urgency of the issues detailed in her documentary, and about how the gas industry, which employs environmentally destructive practices like fracking, i…

Editor (2021-09-07). The storm before the storm. workers.org There is no doubt that the climate catastrophe threatens the future of life on the planet. A massive mobilization of the working class will be needed to combat this threat. But, as Hurricane Ida and the associated flooding revealed, this is not just a threat to future generations — climate . . . |

Thom Hartmann (2021-09-07). Is America Doomed? Or is This Just a Huge Opportunity for the Progressive Agenda? counterpunch.org Some Americans feel like we're living through a "last days" biblical Revelation kind of scenario. There's a worldwide pandemic that is even killing our children; climate change has drowned the East Coast while the West Coast is on fire; emergency workers and firefighters are struggling with Covid; and a group of rightwing billionaires and religious

_____ (2021-09-07). UN Human Rights Experts: Texas Abortion Ban Is a Violation of International Law. commondreams.org "A safe, inclusive, and just global climate conference is impossible given the failure to allow vaccines to reach millions of people in poor countries."

_____ (2021-09-07). In Unanimous Ruling, Mexican Supreme Court Decriminalizes Abortion. commondreams.org "Just your regular reminder that failing to mitigate risk (including taking action on climate change) is the more expensive option (and also leaves people dead and communities destroyed)."

Mitchel Cohen (2021-09-07). When Will it End? NYC Renews its Toxic Pesticide Spray Program to Kill Mosquitoes Said to be Carrying West Nile Virus. counterpunch.org The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency decided last week to comply with the order of the U.S. Court of Appeals to finally ban the widely used pesticide Chlorpyrifos. And, the fight against Monsanto í's Roundup (now owned by Bayer) scores courtroom victory after victory. But New York City ís Mayor has decided to renew the city ís toxic pesticide spraying over

Matt Sedlar (2021-09-07). Hurricane Ida Showed Us that Our Infrastructure Isn't Ready for Climate Change. cepr.net there's going to be a bigger Katrina, there's going to be a bigger Sandy, there's going to be a bigger Hurricane Maria, and they're going to be right around the corner. —Commanding General Thomas Bostick, US Army Corps of Engineers, June 17, 2021 Hurricane Ida has lessons for the members of …

_____ (2021-09-07). Science Shows We Must Stop Pipelines: This Is How We Do It. popularresistance.org A new report finds that almost one-third of people living in the United States have been directly impacted by the climate crisis so far this year. This includes fires, floods and extreme heat. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) states that the climate crisis is undoubtedly being caused by human behavior. We must stop emitting carbon now but pipelines for oil and gas are still being built across the country. Clearing the FOG speaks with Deborah Kushner of Appalachians Against Pipelines about her work to stop the Atlantic Coast and Mountain Valley Pipelines. Deborah and two others shut down constr…

Julian Wettengel (2021-09-07). Climate change among top of Germans' concerns — surveys. zcomm.org The German public increasingly puts climate action at the top of its policy priorities,and remains strongly in support of the transition to a low-carbon and nuclear-free economy…

Robert Pollin (2021-09-07). Climate Crisis and a Global Green New Deal. zcomm.org This is the first part of an exchange between Robert Pollin and Don Fitz for ZNet…

_____ (2021-09-07). Meat and Dairy Industry 'Fanning the Flames' of Climate and Biodiversity Crises: Report. commondreams.org Miller, who traveled to Brazil to speak with the country's far-right President Jair Bolsonaro ahead of Tuesday's anti-democracy marches, has been permitted to return to the U.S. after being questioned at a Brazilian airport.

_____ (2021-09-07). Citing 'Vaccine Apartheid,' 1,500+ Global Groups Urge Delay of UN Climate Summit. commondreams.org "On average, U.S.-led airstrikes have killed more than 1,000 civilians a year since 2001."

_____ (2021-09-07). Hurricane Ida Showed Us That Our Infrastructure Isn't Prepared for Climate Change. commondreams.org CalSTRS, instead, adopts 2050 net-zero pledge.

Brett Wilkins (2021-09-07). 220+ medical journals unite to demand urgent action on climate emergency. nationofchange.org "The greatest threat to global public health is the continued failure of world leaders to keep the global temperature rise below 1.5 ∞C and to restore nature," warn journals in unprecedented joint editorial.

_____ (2021-09-07). 'Four-Alarm Fire' for Democracy as Texas Voter Suppression Bill Becomes Law. commondreams.org Climate change will bring a multitude of catastrophes in our future if we fail to prepare.

Janine Jackson (2021-09-07). Only those taking action against climate violence are labeled 'terrorist'. mronline.org Floods, fires, ice caps melting, hurricanes—all attest to the violence of human-caused climate disruption.

_____ (2021-09-07). More Than 500 Arrested As Extinction Rebellion Protests Continue. popularresistance.org Police have arrested more than than 500 people during Extinction Rebellion's protests in London. | The environmental group began their 'Impossible Rebellion' action on 23 August. The Metropolitan Police said since the action began, as of 6.30pm on Saturday 4 September they had arrested 508 people. It comes after another wave of demonstrations from Animal Rebellion and Nature Rebellion at Trafalgar Square on Saturday. | The groups 'stand in solidarity' with Extinction Rebellion. They met at the London landmark during the afternoon for a "March For Nature". | Protesters could be seen in colourful costumes. And they…

David Skripac (2021-09-07). The Pandemic, "Our Species Is Being Genetically Modified": What Happened in 2020. globalresearch.ca

David Skripac (2021-09-07). The Pandemic, "Our Species Is Being Genetically Modified": Our Response. globalresearch.ca

_____ (2021-09-07). More Than 500 Arrested As Extinction Rebellion Protests Continue In London. popularresistance.org Police have arrested more than than 500 people during Extinction Rebellion's protests in London. The environmental group began their 'Impossible Rebellion' action on 23 August. The Metropolitan Police said since the action began, as of 6.30pm on Saturday 4 September they had arrested 508 people.

Ice Age Farmer (2021-09-07). Total Insanity: Dutch Cabinet Plans to Take Farms from Farmers to "Combat Global Warming" globalresearch.ca

Dr. Lee A. Evslin (2021-09-07). Breakfast at Monsanto's Sheds Light on Health Dangers of World's Most Used Weedkiller. globalresearch.ca

ecns.cn (2021-09-07). Jinan conference to seek global unity in fight against food waste. ecns.cn China will hold an international conference in Shandong province to bolster global cooperation in curbing food waste.

_____ (2021-09-07). Water Protectors Shut Down Major US-Canadian Tar Sands Terminal. popularresistance.org Clearbrook, MN – This morning, Water Protectors erected multiple blockades at a major U.S.-Canadian tar sands terminal in Clearbrook, Minnesota in direct opposition to Enbridge's Line 3. From grandmothers to young people, Water Protectors of all walks of life continue to stand up for the sacred. | On one end of the mile-long blockade, grandmothers led beautiful solidarity with Anishinaabe treaty territory and Mother Earth, in front of a boat painted with MMIWG2S messages. | "We, elder women, stand in loving solidarity with our Indigenous relatives and all Water Protectors.

_____ (2021-09-07). Water Protectors Shut Down Major U.S.-Canadian Tar Sands Terminal. popularresistance.org This morning, Water Protectors erected multiple blockades at a major U.S.-Canadian tar sands terminal in Clearbrook, Minnesota in direct opposition to Enbridge's Line 3. From grandmothers to young people, Water Protectors of all walks of life continue to stand up for the sacred. On one end of the mile-long blockade, grandmothers led beautiful solidarity with Anishinaabe treaty territory and Mother Earth, in front of a boat painted with MMIWG2S messages.

Thom Hartmann (2021-09-07). Is America Doomed? Or is This Just a Huge Opportunity for the Progressive Agenda? counterpunch.org Some Americans feel like we're living through a "last days" biblical Revelation kind of scenario. There's a worldwide pandemic that is even killing our children; climate change has drowned the East Coast while the West Coast is on fire; emergency workers and firefighters are struggling with Covid; and a group of rightwing billionaires and religious

Editor (2021-09-07). The storm before the storm. workers.org There is no doubt that the climate catastrophe threatens the future of life on the planet. A massive mobilization of the working class will be needed to combat this threat. But, as Hurricane Ida and the associated flooding revealed, this is not just a threat to future generations — climate . . . |

Mitchel Cohen (2021-09-07). When Will it End? NYC Renews its Toxic Pesticide Spray Program to Kill Mosquitoes Said to be Carrying West Nile Virus. counterpunch.org The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency decided last week to comply with the order of the U.S. Court of Appeals to finally ban the widely used pesticide Chlorpyrifos. And, the fight against Monsanto í's Roundup (now owned by Bayer) scores courtroom victory after victory. But New York City ís Mayor has decided to renew the city ís toxic pesticide spraying over

Matt Sedlar (2021-09-07). Hurricane Ida Showed Us that Our Infrastructure Isn't Ready for Climate Change. cepr.net there's going to be a bigger Katrina, there's going to be a bigger Sandy, there's going to be a bigger Hurricane Maria, and they're going to be right around the corner. —Commanding General Thomas Bostick, US Army Corps of Engineers, June 17, 2021 Hurricane Ida has lessons for the members of …

_____ (2021-09-07). Science Shows We Must Stop Pipelines: This Is How We Do It. popularresistance.org A new report finds that almost one-third of people living in the United States have been directly impacted by the climate crisis so far this year. This includes fires, floods and extreme heat. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) states that the climate crisis is undoubtedly being caused by human behavior. We must stop emitting carbon now but pipelines for oil and gas are still being built across the country. Clearing the FOG speaks with Deborah Kushner of Appalachians Against Pipelines about her work to stop the Atlantic Coast and Mountain Valley Pipelines. Deborah and two others shut down constr…

Janine Jackson (2021-09-07). Only those taking action against climate violence are labeled 'terrorist'. mronline.org Floods, fires, ice caps melting, hurricanes—all attest to the violence of human-caused climate disruption.

Julian Wettengel (2021-09-07). Climate change among top of Germans' concerns — surveys. zcomm.org The German public increasingly puts climate action at the top of its policy priorities,and remains strongly in support of the transition to a low-carbon and nuclear-free economy…

Robert Pollin (2021-09-07). Climate Crisis and a Global Green New Deal. zcomm.org This is the first part of an exchange between Robert Pollin and Don Fitz for ZNet…

David Skripac (2021-09-07). The Pandemic, "Our Species Is Being Genetically Modified": What Happened in 2020. globalresearch.ca

_____ (2021-09-07). More Than 500 Arrested As Extinction Rebellion Protests Continue In London. popularresistance.org Police have arrested more than than 500 people during Extinction Rebellion's protests in London. The environmental group began their 'Impossible Rebellion' action on 23 August. The Metropolitan Police said since the action began, as of 6.30pm on Saturday 4 September they had arrested 508 people.

Staff (2021-09-07). A region scarred by coal production now faces fracking threats. therealnews.com In her documentary "Hard Road of Hope," independent filmmaker Eleanor Goldfield details the history and contemporary struggles of West Virginians living and dying in coal country. As part of our coverage commemorating the Battle of Blair Mountain centennial, we are screening "Hard Road of Hope" for a limited time on the TRNN YouTube channel (watch it now

Ice Age Farmer (2021-09-07). Total Insanity: Dutch Cabinet Plans to Take Farms from Farmers to "Combat Global Warming" globalresearch.ca

Dr. Lee A. Evslin (2021-09-07). Breakfast at Monsanto's Sheds Light on Health Dangers of World's Most Used Weedkiller. globalresearch.ca

ecns.cn (2021-09-07). Jinan conference to seek global unity in fight against food waste. ecns.cn China will hold an international conference in Shandong province to bolster global cooperation in curbing food waste.

_____ (2021-09-07). Water Protectors Shut Down Major U.S.-Canadian Tar Sands Terminal. popularresistance.org This morning, Water Protectors erected multiple blockades at a major U.S.-Canadian tar sands terminal in Clearbrook, Minnesota in direct opposition to Enbridge's Line 3. From grandmothers to young people, Water Protectors of all walks of life continue to stand up for the sacred. On one end of the mile-long blockade, grandmothers led beautiful solidarity with Anishinaabe treaty territory and Mother Earth, in front of a boat painted with MMIWG2S messages.

_____ (2021-09-06). Decolonise The Green New Deal. popularresistance.org Only 100 corporations in the world are responsible for 71% of all global emissions. We know their names. And the names of their CEOs. Their offices are not guarded but in the open, untouchable by the courts. Their money is out of reach — somewhere offshore. Their mess, pain and destruction are spread all over the place. The consequences of the climate emergency are mostly suffered by countries in the Tropics and by the poorest regions in those countries. There are numerous island-nations close to the Equator and entire communities at the risk of disappearing due to rising sea-level.

_____ (2021-09-06). More Than 200 Health Journals Call For Urgent Action On Climate Crisis. popularresistance.org The editorial, which is being published before the UN general assembly and the Cop26 climate summit in Glasgow this November, says: "Ahead of these pivotal meetings, we — the editors of health journals worldwide — call for urgent action to keep average global temperature increases below 1.5C, halt the destruction of nature, and protect health. "Health is already being harmed by global temperature increases and the destruction of the natural world, a state of affairs health professionals have been bringing attention to for decades.

_____ (2021-09-06). 220+ Medical Journals Unite to Demand Urgent Action on Climate Emergency. commondreams.org What's most alarming right now is that most people aren't alarmed.

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2021-09-06). Celso Amorim, Former Foreign Minister: "A Climate of Civil War is Being Created in Brazil". libya360.wordpress.com Héctor Bernardo Supporters of Brazil's ultra-right-wing president, Jair Bolsonaro, have called for marches on Tuesday, September 7, against the Supreme Federal Court (STF). Faced with an almost certain electoral defeat to the former president Lula da Silva, Bolsonaro is putting pressure on the other branches of government to delegitimize the elections scheduled for 2022. Rumors…

thelancet (2021-09-06). [Commentary] Call for emergency action to limit global temperature increases, restore biodiversity, and protect health. thelancet.com The UN General Assembly in September 2021, will bring countries together at a critical time for marshalling collective action to tackle the global environmental crisis. They will meet again at the biodiversity summit in Kunming, China, and the UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26) in Glasgow, UK. Ahead of these pivotal meetings, we—the editors of health journals worldwide—call for urgent action to keep average global temperature increases below 1.5‚ÄØ ∞C, halt the destruction of nature, and protect health.

_____ (2021-09-06). Decolonise The Green New Deal. popularresistance.org Only 100 corporations in the world are responsible for 71% of all global emissions. We know their names. And the names of their CEOs. Their offices are not guarded but in the open, untouchable by the courts. Their money is out of reach — somewhere offshore. Their mess, pain and destruction are spread all over the place. The consequences of the climate emergency are mostly suffered by countries in the Tropics and by the poorest regions in those countries. There are numerous island-nations close to the Equator and entire communities at the risk of disappearing due to rising sea-level.

_____ (2021-09-06). More Than 200 Health Journals Call For Urgent Action On Climate Crisis. popularresistance.org The editorial, which is being published before the UN general assembly and the Cop26 climate summit in Glasgow this November, says: "Ahead of these pivotal meetings, we — the editors of health journals worldwide — call for urgent action to keep average global temperature increases below 1.5C, halt the destruction of nature, and protect health. "Health is already being harmed by global temperature increases and the destruction of the natural world, a state of affairs health professionals have been bringing attention to for decades.

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2021-09-06). Celso Amorim, Former Foreign Minister: "A Climate of Civil War is Being Created in Brazil". libya360.wordpress.com Héctor Bernardo Supporters of Brazil's ultra-right-wing president, Jair Bolsonaro, have called for marches on Tuesday, September 7, against the Supreme Federal Court (STF). Faced with an almost certain electoral defeat to the former president Lula da Silva, Bolsonaro is putting pressure on the other branches of government to delegitimize the elections scheduled for 2022. Rumors…

thelancet (2021-09-06). [Commentary] Call for emergency action to limit global temperature increases, restore biodiversity, and protect health. thelancet.com The UN General Assembly in September 2021, will bring countries together at a critical time for marshalling collective action to tackle the global environmental crisis. They will meet again at the biodiversity summit in Kunming, China, and the UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26) in Glasgow, UK. Ahead of these pivotal meetings, we—the editors of health journals worldwide—call for urgent action to keep average global temperature increases below 1.5‚ÄØ ∞C, halt the destruction of nature, and protect health.

Robert Pollin (2021-09-06). Climate Crisis and a Global Green New Deal. zcomm.org This is the first part of an exchange between Robert Pollin and Don Fitz for ZNet…

Daniel Raventós, Julie Wark (2021-09-05). Republicanism For The Anthropocene. counterpunch.org Image by You don't have to read the almost 4,000 pages of the grim new IPCC Climate Report to know the gravity of Earth's situation where

_____ (2021-09-05). Climate Scientist: This is a Dystopian Moment. commondreams.org

Daniel Raventós, Julie Wark (2021-09-05). Republicanism For The Anthropocene. counterpunch.org Image by You don't have to read the almost 4,000 pages of the grim new IPCC Climate Report to know the gravity of Earth's situation where

San Mateo Saturday (2021-09-05). Students for a Carbon Fee & Dividend Rally. indybay.org Dozens of college and high school students who make up the group Citizens Climate Lobby San Mateo Youth launched a demonstration, the "Students for a Carbon Fee & Dividend Rally" on August 21. They heard from many speakers and shouted their own messages through bullhorns as well as from a podium.

_____ (2021-09-04). Will A Summer Of Climate Crises Lead To Climate Action? popularresistance.org This summer, the climate crisis has roared into basement apartments in Brooklyn, leaped across the dry tops of the Sierra Nevadas and kicked over the towers that held up the power and communication networks of Louisiana. It has shredded homes in New Jersey and poured into the underpasses of Philadelphia, turning a cross-town expressway into a murky, swirling river.

Juan Cole (2021-09-04). UN: Climate-Driven Extreme Weather Disasters since 1970 increased 5-Fold, costing Trillions. juancole.com Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) — The World Meteorological Organization and the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction have issued a report finding that in the past 50 years, 11,000 droughts, storms, extreme temperature and other extreme weather events have accounted for 50 percent of all disasters and three-fourths of known economic losses, totaling $3.64 …

Anonymous103 (2021-09-04). Washington Shocked As China Says Climate Change Cooperation Only Possible When Hostilities End. southfront.org FM: China 'cannot accept' allegations on islands militarization Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi (R) shakes hands with visiting United States Secretary of State John Kerry in Beijing Jan 27, 2016.[Photo by Feng Yongbin/chinadaily.com.cn]John Kerry did not expect bluntness during his latest trip to China. | Written by Paul Antonopoulos, independent geopolitical analyst | U.S. Presidential Envoy for Climate Change John Kerry held a meeting with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi to discuss Sino-American cooperat…

Philip Broistedt, Christian Hofmann (2021-09-04). With a plan against the climate crisis. indybay.org Quality and enjoyment would be the new maxims, and the true wealth would be free time. Admittedly, a change in consciousness would remain necessary, and many a convenience in lifestyle would have to be abandoned in favor of the ecosystem. However, the standard of living could be raised significantly through free time and leisure.

_____ (2021-09-04). 'Red List of Threatened Species': A Grim Tally of Those Facing Extinction. commondreams.org

Staff (2021-09-04). The Squad Joins Line 3 Pipeline Protests in Support of Fight Against Enbridge. truthout.org Members of the progressive "Squad" held a press conference in Minnesota on Friday to draw attention to the Indigenous-led fight against Enbridge's Line 3 tar sands pipeline, which water protectors and environmentalists have been battling on the ground and in court. | Hosted by Congresswoman Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.), the press conference also featured remarks from U.S. Reps. Cori Bush (D-Mo.), Ayanna Pressley (D-Mass.), and Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) as well as Minnesota state Sen. Mary Kunesh (DFL-…

San Mateo Saturday (2021-09-04). Students for a Carbon Fee & Dividend Rally. indybay.org Dozens of college and high school students who make up the group Citizens Climate Lobby San Mateo Youth launched a demonstration, the "Students for a Carbon Fee & Dividend Rally" on August 21. They heard from many speakers and shouted their own messages through bullhorns as well as from a podium.

Philip Broistedt, Christian Hofmann (2021-09-04). With a plan against the climate crisis. indybay.org Quality and enjoyment would be the new maxims, and the true wealth would be free time. Admittedly, a change in consciousness would remain necessary, and many a convenience in lifestyle would have to be abandoned in favor of the ecosystem. However, the standard of living could be raised significantly through free time and leisure.

Staff (2021-09-03). Headlines for September 3, 2021. democracynow.org Ida's Death Toll Soars After Record Rains Flood Northeastern States, Aerial Photos Show Oil and Chemical Spills Spawned by Hurricane Ida, Humanitarian Flights to Afghanistan Resume as U.N. Warns of Widespread Hunger, Japanese PM Yoshihide Suga Resigns After Critics Blast His Response to COVID-19, Over 15 Million COVID-19 Vaccine Doses Have Gone to Waste in the United States, Democrats Ready Reproductive Rights Bill After SCOTUS Refuses to Halt Texas Ban on Most Abortions, 7.5 Million U.S. Residents to Lose Jobless Benefits, with Millions Bracing for Cuts in Aid, Sen. Joe Manchin Demands "Pause" on $3.5 Trillion S…

Dimitri Lascaris (2021-09-03). Green Party members give preliminary approval to bold progressive policies. canadiandimension.com A supporter holds a sign for the Green Party of Canada in Toronto, September 3, 2019. Photo by Cole Burston. | On August 19, four days after the Trudeau government called a federal election, the Green Party of Canada (GPC) disclosed that its members had given preliminary approval to a series of bold climate and social justice policies. | If given final approval by GPC members, these policies will position the GPC as the most progressive party in Canada's Parliament, by a wide margin. | Many of these policies were formulated, submitted and promoted by members of the GPC's eco-socialist wing in a collective…

William rivers Pitt (2021-09-03). Progressives May Have to Vote Against Infrastructure to Rescue Climate Spending. zcomm.org AOC and the Progressive Caucus need to vote against the infrastructure bill if Pelosi allows it to be decoupled from the budget-climate bill…

WSWS (2021-09-03). At least 43 dead as massive storm ravages US northeast. wsws.org The devastation of New York City and the entire region is the latest series of catastrophic weather-related events caused by climate change.

Faye Wilson Kennedy (2021-09-03). Saturday 9/25: Climate Justice Festival: Carbon Free by 2030. indybay.org McClatchy Park, 3500 5th Ave, Sacramento, CA 95817…

imperial.ac.uk (2021-09-03). Great Exhibition Road Festival returns with love letter to the world. imperial.ac.uk From DIY soap to weaving waste, a week of free events for all ages will explore how science and the arts can inspire a greener future.

Staff (2021-09-03). Headlines for September 3, 2021. democracynow.org Ida's Death Toll Soars After Record Rains Flood Northeastern States, Aerial Photos Show Oil and Chemical Spills Spawned by Hurricane Ida, Humanitarian Flights to Afghanistan Resume as U.N. Warns of Widespread Hunger, Japanese PM Yoshihide Suga Resigns After Critics Blast His Response to COVID-19, Over 15 Million COVID-19 Vaccine Doses Have Gone to Waste in the United States, Democrats Ready Reproductive Rights Bill After SCOTUS Refuses to Halt Texas Ban on Most Abortions, 7.5 Million U.S. Residents to Lose Jobless Benefits, with Millions Bracing for Cuts in Aid, Sen. Joe Manchin Demands "Pause" on $3.5 Trillion S…

WSWS (2021-09-03). At least 43 dead as massive storm ravages US northeast. wsws.org The devastation of New York City and the entire region is the latest series of catastrophic weather-related events caused by climate change.

Dimitri Lascaris (2021-09-03). Green Party members give preliminary approval to bold progressive policies. canadiandimension.com A supporter holds a sign for the Green Party of Canada in Toronto, September 3, 2019. Photo by Cole Burston. | On August 19, four days after the Trudeau government called a federal election, the Green Party of Canada (GPC) disclosed that its members had given preliminary approval to a series of bold climate and social justice policies. | If given final approval by GPC members, these policies will position the GPC as the most progressive party in Canada's Parliament, by a wide margin. | Many of these policies were formulated, submitted and promoted by members of the GPC's eco-socialist wing in a collective…

San Mateo Saturday (2021-09-03). Students for a Carbon Fee & Dividend Rally. indybay.org Dozens of college and high school students who make up the group Citizens Climate Lobby San Mateo Youth launched a demonstration, the "Students for a Carbon Fee & Dividend Rally" on August 21. They heard from many speakers and shouted their own messages through bullhorns as well as from a podium.

William rivers Pitt (2021-09-03). Progressives May Have to Vote Against Infrastructure to Rescue Climate Spending. zcomm.org AOC and the Progressive Caucus need to vote against the infrastructure bill if Pelosi allows it to be decoupled from the budget-climate bill…

Philip Broistedt, Christian Hofmann (2021-09-03). With a plan against the climate crisis. indybay.org Quality and enjoyment would be the new maxims, and the true wealth would be free time. Admittedly, a change in consciousness would remain necessary, and many a convenience in lifestyle would have to be abandoned in favor of the ecosystem. However, the standard of living could be raised significantly through free time and leisure.

Faye Wilson Kennedy (2021-09-03). Saturday 9/25: Climate Justice Festival: Carbon Free by 2030. indybay.org McClatchy Park, 3500 5th Ave, Sacramento, CA 95817…

imperial.ac.uk (2021-09-03). Great Exhibition Road Festival returns with love letter to the world. imperial.ac.uk From DIY soap to weaving waste, a week of free events for all ages will explore how science and the arts can inspire a greener future.

Staff (2021-09-02). As Afghan war ends, House approves $24bn bump for Pentagon budget. rt.com Just after the US military's wasteful Afghanistan mission came to a close, House legislators marked almost $24 billion in extra defense spending supposedly needed to maintain America's competitive edge against Russia and China. | The House Armed Services Committee held a marathon session on Wednesday to markup the spending under the annual National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). Lawmakers from both parties joined forces to defy President Joe Biden's intention to keep the Pentagon budget at $715 billion for next year, essentially keeping it at the same level as last year. Instead, an extra $23.9 billion was…

_____ (2021-09-02). 'The Climate Crisis Is an Inequality Crisis,' Says Ocasio-Cortez After Deadly Storm Hits Northeast. commondreams.org Afghanistan is now in urgent need of a government that truly represents the people of its country.

_____ (2021-09-02). Organizing Against Militarism From Israel To Europe. popularresistance.org By the end of 2020, a total of 82.4 million people worldwide had been forcibly displaced from their homes according to the UNHCR. The number of forcibly displaced persons globally has doubled since 1990 and is likely to increase significantly in the coming decades due to a convergence of factors, including armed conflict and other forms of violence, as well as climate breakdown, which will compound pressures to migrate. | Displacement occurs in the context of a capitalist economic system in which profits are made both through the sale of arms that are instrumental in causing conflicts and wars, and through the mi…

Dean Baker (2021-09-02). Debt Doesn't Go Away Just Because Senator Manchin and Others in Washington Choose Not to Think About It. cepr.net Senator Manchin wants to pretend that this climate debt does not exist. He only wants to look at the debt that comes from the government directly borrowing money.

Kathy Fairfax (2021-09-02). Socialists contest Newcastle City Council election. greenleft.org.au The Socialist Alliance will contest the Newcastle City Council elections, with a focus on affordable housing and real climate action. Kathy Fairfax reports.

_____ (2021-09-02). Slamming 'Cowardly' Supreme Court, Pelosi Announces Vote on Abortion Rights Bill. commondreams.org "While I'm so glad for the young people who are fighting this climate crisis," said Rev. Lennox Yearwood Jr., "I realize that many of us who are now older, in our third act, we're still needed."

_____ (2021-09-02). 'When We Drill, We Spill': Climate-Fueled Ida Behind Suspected Oil Spill in Gulf of Mexico. commondreams.org TaxTheRich.com will "help educate, train, and mobilize activists and everyday Americans" concerned about tax justice, the group explained.

_____ (2021-09-02). Pressure Is Building On President Biden To Stop Line 3. popularresistance.org After walking more than 250 miles over 16 days, from the headwaters of the Mississippi River down to the Twin Cities, water protectors fighting to stop the Line 3 tar sands pipeline were met by more than 2,000 people gathered outside the Minnesota State Capitol. The group came together across race, occupation and generation, in ceremony and solidarity to send a message that the opposition to Line 3 isn't going anywhere. | This powerful gathering came amid a months-long campaign by Indigenous-led water protectors and allies who have been bravely putting their bodies on the line along the Line 3 route to stop const…

By Giniw Collective (2021-09-02). Water Protectors Document Escalating Police Brutality in Minnesota. indybay.org In August police escalated to torture. On August 11 water protectors shut down two different worksites. Police approached them on the site and when the water protectors refused to leave police began to use a torture tactic they refer to as "pain compliance."