(2018-09-19). Trump's climate change denial imperils all of us. peoplesworld.org 
North Carolina has been hit with a storm of biblical ferocity. Florence has left at least 17 dead there, 500,000 without power, with flash flooding across the state from the coast to the western mountains. Landslides and infectious diseases are predicted to follow. North Carolina is not alone, of course. We've w…
(2018-09-19). How's That "Chinese Hoax" Treating You, Mr. President? counterpunch.org 
Remember when our science-challenged president declared that global climate change was a "Chinese hoax"? That his assertion ran against the judgment of 97 percent of the scientific community apparently had no effect upon his foolish and incorrect statement. But now, with killer hurricanes rolling into the East Coast while "super typhoons" clobber the Philippines and western wildfires persist into fall, millions are suffering or worse as a direct result of Trump's climate change delusions. More
(2018-09-19). How to Grow More Food While Slowing Down Climate Change. truthdig.com New ways of digging the dirt could both deliver more food and slow climate change. And farmers in the developing world are making a difference.
(2018-09-19). Picking Up the Pieces a Year After Mexico's Earthquake. telesurtv.net One year after a 7.1-magnitude earthquake devastated Mexico, killing 369 people, here are five stories of those still sorting through the rubble it left behind.
(2018-09-19). Water, Fire, Earth, Air at McEvoy Foundation for the Arts. indybay.org McEvoy Foundation for the Arts | 1150 25th St., Building B | San Francisco, CA 94107…
(2018-09-19). Like Hurricane Florence, Climate Policy Has Dangerously Stalled. truthout.org Call it "The Great Stall." Hurricane Florence lingered over the Carolinas for four days, dumping some 30 inches of rain. Flood waters are still rising, even as Typhoon Mangkhut, a superstorm 500 miles across, rakes the Philippines and Hong Kong and crashes into China. Florence is just the latest in a long series of catastrophic events generated by stalled weather patterns — slow-moving systems which occur when one of the jet streams that flow around the Earth pinches off a massive section of air from normal wind flows for a prolonged period of time. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has compiled a long list of severe weather events in the US, and most of them are linked, in one way or another, to stalled weather systems. | Just in the past few months, the NOAA has reported that "wildfires are burning…
(2018-09-19). Buffalo Field Campaign Roadshow. indybay.org Ecology Center, 2530 San Pablo Ave., Berkeley, CA 94702…
(2018-09-18). Inconvenient Realities: Climate Change and the South Pacific. counterpunch.org 
As Australia's tattered yet new government, led by the increasingly oafish and amateurish Scott Morrison trundled into its post-climate phase, states which see their existence as dependent on the cutting of carbon emissions have been more than a touch concerned. Their reality remains divorced from the paper clip conspiracies of Canberra and the energy cliques More
(2018-09-18). Morning Edition's Think Tank Sources Lean to the Right. fair.org 
Ideology of think tanks sources on Morning Edition (2—7/18) | When it comes to seeking "expert" opinions on events for its reports, NPR often looks to a trusted roster of think-tank sources. In a study of NPR's Morning Edition from February to July 2018, FAIR found that sources from left-of-center think tanks were underrepresented, with right-leaning think tank sources appearing almost twice as often. | Out of 129 episodes aired Monday through Friday over the course of six months, researchers and fellows representing think tanks were quoted 144 times. Centrist think tanks were most commonly heard on Morning Edition, with 63 interview (44 percent of citations). Fifty-one (35 percent) of the show's interviews were with conservative or center-right groups, while 28 (19 percent) involved progressive or center-left groups. | Representatives from two think tanks—the pro-seafood Lobster Institute and the Rich Earth Institute, which…
(2018-09-18). How Global Warming and Arctic Ice Melt Intensifies Hurricanes. therealnews.com 
Arctic ice melt, due to global warming, not only intensifies hurricanes, but also steers them in previously uncommon directions, which is why Hurricane Florence hit the Carolinas, says Prof. Jennifer Francis
(2018-09-17). Japanese prime minister seeks improved relations with Russia. wsws.org Japan is coming under increased pressure as a result of Washington's protectionist measures, which are compounding instability throughout the Asia Pacific region.
(2018-09-15). Media Coverage of Hurricane Florence Leaves Out Crucial Information. therealnews.com 
Analyses of the media coverage of hurricane Florence show that most outlets leave out the link to climate change and the real dangers the hurricane presents for creating toxic spills. We speak to Lisa Hyams of Media Matters for America
(2018-09-14). From CO2 to Methane, Trump's Hurricane of Destruction. counterpunch.org 
Photo Source Becker1999 | CC BY 2.0 | While the Trump administration swirls around in a vortex of Tweets, lies and Russiagate, one thing is for certain, while we are all distracted and perplexed by the daily mayhem, Trump and his fossil fuel buddies are getting away with environmental plunder. | It's not a surprise, really, given that Trump believes man-made climate change is a bunch of stale chow mein, as he notoriously tweeted: | The concept of global warming was created by and for the Chinese in order to make U.S. manufacturing non-competitive. | — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 6, 2012 | Unfortunately, Trump has moved beyond his wacky conspiracy theory and sparked a full-on assault on the environmental laws, science and regulatory apparatus which act as our best hope to curb greenhouse gas emissions. In documents
(2018-09-14). A Debate on Geoengineering: Should We Deliberately "Hack" Planet Earth to Combat Climate Change? democracynow.org 
As California Governor Jerry Brown's Global Climate Action Summit is underway in San Francisco, we look at one of the more controversial solutions to climate change: geoengineering. Sometimes called "climate manipulation," geoengineering involves the deliberate altering of the Earth to decrease the impact of greenhouse gas emissions. Such proposals are already being explored by government agencies, scientists and businesses around the world. Supporters of geoengineering endorse radical ways to manipulate the planet, from spraying aerosols with sulfur particles into the stratosphere, to scrubbing carbon dioxide fr…
(2018-09-13). Protesters Disrupt Governor's Task Force on Climate and Forests. therealnews.com 
The task force was created to use carbon credits to fight climate change and deforestation, but protesters say the program harms Indigenous people and doesn't curb emissions
(2018-09-13). As Hurricane Florence Batters Carolinas, Media Ignores Climate Change Connection. therealnews.com 
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
(2018-09-13). California Energy To Go 100% Sustainable by 2045. Is It Enough? therealnews.com 
Miya Yoshitani of the Asian Pacific Environmental Network says California Governor Brown must do more than sign SB100 to curb climate change and protect vulnerable communities
(2018-09-12). Amika Mota Fought Fires as a Prisoner for 53 Cents/Hour. Now Free, She Can't Work as a Firefighter. democracynow.org 
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.
(2018-09-11). Climate Change Supercharges Hurricane Florence as 1.5 Million Evacuate in Carolinas & Virginia. democracynow.org 
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.
(2018-09-11). Headlines for September 11, 2018. democracynow.org John Bolton Threatens International Criminal Court Judges with Sanctions, More Than 1 Million Ordered to Evacuate as Florence Barrels Toward East Coast, Trump Admin Plans to Roll Back Regulations Limiting Methane Gas Emissions, Gov. Jerry Brown Signs Law to Move California to Carbon-Free Energy by 2045, In Urgent Plea, U.N. Secretary-General Warns of Risks of "Runaway Climate Change", Bill McKibben: More Than $6 Trillion Divested from Fossil Fuel Companies So Far, WaPo: 1,600 Federal Workers Have Departed EPA in Mass Exodus, U.N. Warns Offensive in Idlib Could Lead to Worst Loss of Life in 21st Century, Afghanist…
(2018-09-10). Rise for Climate: Tens of Thousands March in San Francisco Calling for Fossil-Free World. democracynow.org 
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.
(2018-09-10). Headlines for September 10, 2018. democracynow.org Activists Rally at Protests Worldwide to Demand Urgent Action on Climate Change | , Syrian and Russian Militaries Continue Offensive in Idlib, Obama Slams Trump as "Threat to Democracy", Trump Ex-Campaign Adviser George Papadopoulos Sentenced to 14 Days in Prison | , Senator Warren: Time to Use 25th Amendment to Remove Trump from Office | , U.S. to Adopt Aggressive Stance Against International Criminal Court, Israeli Soldiers Kill 2 Palestinian Protesters Friday | , NYT: U.S. Officials Met with Rebel Venezuelan Officials to Discuss Coup Against Maduro | , Egyptian Court Sentences 75 Muslim Brotherhood Members to…
(2018-08-22). Large Earthquake Off Northern Venezuelan Coast. venezuelanalysis.com 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.