As Hurricane Florence Batters Carolinas, Media Ignores Climate Change Connection
Shared by Hezvo Mpunga | therealnews.com | 2018-09-13
Hurricanes are getting more powerful and more destructive because of global warming, which gives storms more energy, but as the mass media reports on the destruction, they leave out this connection. Climate scientist Kevin Trenberth explains the link | The post As Hurricane Florence Batters Carolinas, Media Ignores Climate Change Connection appeared first on
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Climate change and real estate: the walking tour
David Giesen | indybay.org | 2018-09-13
the American Youth Hostel | 312 Mason Street | San Francisco | (meet in the lobby)…
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One in every nine human beings goes hungry
wsws | wsws.org | 2018-09-13
Wars and civil wars, generally instigated or fueled by the US and other imperialist powers, climate change and poverty are the leading causes of deepening food insecurity.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2018/09/13/food-s13.html
Asst. General Counsel Khyla D. Craine to Talk Voter Purges and Protection at CBC Black Law Student Event
Juliana Bolden | naacp.org | 2018-09-12
Washington, D.C. (September 12, 2018) –NAACP Assistant General Counsel Khyla D. Craine will participate in the National Black Law Student Association Voter Protection Forum, during the 48th Annual Congressional Black Caucus Legislative Conference. The program will analyze five (5) key aspects of voter challenges: 1) Voter Education, 2) Voter Registration, 3) Voter Mobilization, 4) Voter […] | The post Asst. General Counsel K…
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Amika Mota Fought Fires as a Prisoner for 53 Cents/Hour. Now Free, She Can't Work as a Firefighter
Democracy Now! | democracynow.org | 2018-09-12
We continue our conversation about California's incarcerated firefighters with a look at the women fighting the state's climate change-fueled blazes. We speak with Amika Mota, a former prisoner firefighter. She didn't even make $1 per hour while on duty as a firefighter–she made just 53 cents. Amika Mota is now the director of prison re-entry at the Young Women's Freedom Center in San Francisco.
www.democracynow.org/2018/9/12/amika_mota_fought_fires_as_a
End the Fossil Fuel Economy
Kevin Zeese, Margaret Flowers | counterpunch.org | 2018-09-12
The Global #RiseForClimate actions are just one example of many that the climate justice movement is building the power needed to transform the economy and put in place policies to confront climate change. The ingredients exist for the climate justice movement to rapidly succeed. A challenge is not knowing how much time we have. Scientists have been conservative…
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Climate Change Supercharges Hurricane Florence
CP Editor | counterpunch.org | 2018-09-12
counterpunch.org/2018/09/12/climate-change-supercharges-hurricane-florence/
Amika Mota Fought Fires as a Prisoner for 53 Cents Per Hour
Shared by Cherise | truthout.org | 2018-09-12
We continue our conversation about California's incarcerated firefighters with a look at the women fighting the state's climate change-fueled blazes. We speak with Amika Mota, a former prisoner firefighter. She didn't even make $1 per hour while on duty as a firefighter — she made just 53 cents. Amika Mota is now the director of prison re-entry at the Young Women's Freedom Center in San Francisco. | TRANSCRIPT: : | AMY GOODMAN: This is Democracy Now!, Democracynow.org, The War and Peace Report. We are broadcasting from San Francisco, the site of this week's…
truthout.org/video/amika-mota-fought-fires-as-a-prisoner-for-53-cents-per-hour/
Civilians Flee to Yemen's Harsh Desert as US-Backed Coalition Step up Attacks on Hodeida
Ahmed Abdulkareem | mintpressnews.com | 2018-09-12
The U.S.-backed, Saudi-led coalition, including the UAE, has been waging a scorched-earth campaign to advance to the city center of Hodeida, leaving civilians fleeing to the harsh desert to seek reprieve. | The post Civilians Flee to Yemen's Harsh Desert as US-Backed Coalition Step up Attacks on Hodeida appeared first on MintPress News.
mintpressnews.com/civilians-flee-to-yemens-harsh-desert-as-us-backed-coalition-step-up-attacks-on-hodeida/249206/
The Baltimore Bureau Podcast Show: September 7, 2018
Shared by Hezvo Mpunga | therealnews.com | 2018-09-11
Eze and Khalilah sit down with Caryn York, Executive Director of Job Opportunities Task Force, to discuss Baltimore City School closings due to lack of AC, Gov. Hogan's rhetoric vs. track record, abuse of women of color by the criminal justice system, and how environmentalists and labor unions can jointly address climate change | The post The Baltimore Bureau Podcast Show: September 7, 2018 appeared first on
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Climate Change Supercharges Hurricane Florence as 1.5 Million Evacuate in Carolinas & Virginia
Democracy Now! | democracynow.org | 2018-09-11
More than 1.5 million people have been ordered to evacuate the coasts of Virginia, North Carolina and South Carolina as Hurricane Florence continues to gain strength as it barrels toward the East Coast. The enormous Category 4 storm is projected to make landfall on Thursday or Friday, bringing with it heavy rains and high winds that could linger for days after hitting land. People up and down the coast are preparing for extreme flooding and what the National Hurricane Center is calling a "life-threatening storm surge." Experts are warning the damage could be catastrophic.
www.democracynow.org/2018/9/11/climate_change_supercharges_hurricane_florence_as
Rise for Climate: Tens of Thousands March in San Francisco Calling for Fossil-Free World
Democracy Now! | democracynow.org | 2018-09-10
Hundreds of thousands of protesters in more than 90 countries joined a worldwide day of protest demanding urgent action to address climate change Saturday. In San Francisco, up to 30,000 people took part in the Rise for Climate, Jobs and Justice march. It is believed to be the largest climate march ever on the West Coast. The protest came just days before the start of the Global Climate Action Summit being organized by California Governor Jerry Brown. Democracy Now! was in the streets of San Francisco for the march.
www.democracynow.org/2018/9/10/rise_for_climate_tens_of_thousands
International Day of Action on Climate: September 8
Shared by Jocelyn Dombroski | therealnews.com | 2018-09-07
TRNN will be covering the Sept. 8 Climate march in San Francisco, which is part of an international day of action. Environmentalists are challenging California's Governor Jerry Brown claim to be a champion in the fight against climate change | The post International Day of Action on Climate: September 8 appeared first on The Real News Network.
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Climate of Class Rule: Common(s)er Revolt or Common Ruin
Paul Street | counterpunch.org | 2018-09-07
Extreme weather and its collateral damage are only tips of the melting iceberg, semi-metaphorically speaking. The real climatological shit hits the eco-exterminist fan when we can't grow enough food, find enough water, and keep ourselves cool enough to survive — and when global warming combines with collapsing social and technical infrastructure to bring pandemics that wipe out much of an increasingly thirsty, under-nourished, and over-heated human race.
counterpunch.org/2018/09/07/climate-of-class-rule-commonser-revolt-or-common-ruin/
ISS crew shares mesmerizing view of Storm Gordon from 255 miles above Earth (VIDEO)
RT | rt.com | 2018-09-06
The crew of the International Space Station (ISS) has the best view of many of the Earth's most magnificent, and often terrifying, weather events. Thankfully, the crew brought its HD cameras along to share with the rest of us. | …
rt.com/usa/437811-iss-crews-storm-gordon-video/
Large Earthquake Off Northern Venezuelan Coast
TeleSur English | venezuelanalysis.com | 2018-08-22
According to the Venezuelan Foundation of Seismological Research, the quake registered at 6.9 on the Richter Scale and left parts of Trinidad and Tobago without electricity.
venezuelanalysis.com/news/14014
As Trump Favors Asbestos, People Die
HVSJ | progressive.org | 2018-08-20
Donald Trump has been rolling back protections against exposure to asbestos, which kills an estimated 15,000 people each year in the United States alone.
progressive.org/op-eds/trump-favors-asbestos-as-people-die-180820/
What the 'Sensible Middle' Doesn't Get About Education
Peter Greene | progressive.org | 2018-08-14
There is no middle between facts and the story that the earth is flat.
progressive.org/public-school-shakedown/what-the-sensible-middle-doesnt-get-about-education-180814/