(2019-07-29). The Great Flood. truthdig.com In 2017, Chris Hedges wrote about American society's refusal to confront climate change and sea rise. Now, in a month when a hurricane flooded parts of Louisiana and other states and when the Mississippi and some other rivers were at menacing levels, Truthdig reposts that Sept. 10, 2017, column. A new article by Hedges will appear Aug. 12 after he returns from vacation. | How many times will we rebuild Florida's cities, Houston, coastal New Jersey, New Orleans and other population centers ravaged by storms lethally intensified by global warming? At what point, surveying the devastation and knowing more is inevita…
(2019-07-29). The 9% Lie: Industrial Food and Climate Change. counterpunch.org The Climate Emergency is finally getting the attention of the media and the U.S. (and world) body politic, as well as a growing number of politicians, activists and even U.S. farmers. This great awakening has arrived just in time, given the record-breaking temperatures, violent weather, crop failures and massive waves of forced migrationthat are quickly becoming More
(2019-07-29). Climate change activist Greta Thunberg to take message to US by boat. thecanary.co Greta Thunberg, the Swedish teenager whose social media-savvy activism has inspired tens of thousands of students in Europe to miss lessons and protest for faster action against climate change, plans to take her message to America the old-fashioned way: by boat. | The 16-year-old tweeted on Monday that she will sail across the Atlantic aboard a high-tech racing yacht, leaving Britain next month. | Good news! | I'll be joining the UN Climate Action Summit in New York, COP25 in Santiago and other events along the way. | I've been offered a ride on the 60ft racing boat Malizia II. We'll be sailing across the Atlanti…
(2019-07-29). Alaska Governor Demolishes Climate Research. counterpunch.org 
Is it merely coincidence that spending cuts hit just as global warming starts "strutting its stuff like never before" with collapsing permafrost, like fallen tinker toys that, heretofore, was solid as the Rock of Gibraltar, over eons? What's up with this sudden massive thawing of rock-solid permafrost that contains tons and tons of carbon? More
(2019-07-29). Alaska Governor Demolishes Climate Research. counterpunch.org Is it merely coincidence that spending cuts hit just as global warming starts "strutting its stuff like never before" with collapsing permafrost, like fallen tinker toys that, heretofore, was solid as the Rock of Gibraltar, over eons? What's up with this sudden massive thawing of rock-solid permafrost that contains tons and tons of carbon? More
(2019-07-29). Newsom Tours Kern County Oil Spill as Locals Call for Immediate Health and Safety Protections. counterpunch.org MCKITTRICK, CA At a time when oil and gas drilling continues to expand in California, Governor Gavin Newsom on July 24 visited the site of a big oil spill in Chevron's Cymric oilfield in Kern County, The spill has seeped 974,400 gallons of a hazardous mix of oil and wastewater into the surrounding area for over two months, More
(2019-07-29). Water Not Oil: Battle Cry of the Blue Planet. globalresearch.ca It's Mother Earth's battle cry inspired by the world's dire climate crisis that has been sung by so many others for years yet still hasn't had the intended effect because it still hasn't resolutely been taken up by the world …
(2019-07-29). Europe Is Acting Like Climate Change Is No Big Deal—Even as It Melts. truthdig.com Here are 5 things Europe is doing that are insane in light of what we now know about climate change and how it's impacting the continent.
(2019-07-29). Fukushima 2020 Olympics Nightmare: Is PM Abe Criminally Insane? indybay.org This documentary investigates and exposes the plans of Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to bring the Olympics baseball games to contaminated Fukushima. Although there is over a million tons of tritium radioactive water in tanks surrounding the plan, thousands of contamined bags of waste and melted nuclear rods still in the broken plants Abe has claimed to the Olympic Committee and world that Fukushima has been decontaminated.
(2019-07-29). Global Climate Strike! Climate Emergency Action Week Sept. 20 – 27, 2019. indybay.org Events will be happening globally, as hosted by youth climate striker groups and other climate activist organizations…
(2019-07-29). Migrant Justice is Climate Justice: Protest at ICE Office in SF. indybay.org ICE Office | 630 Sansome St | San Francisco, CA 94111…
(2019-07-29). Climate Emergency "Die-In" Protest at San Jose City Hall. indybay.org San Jose City Hall, 200 E Santa Clara St, San Jose 95113…
(2019-07-29). Global Climate Strike: March & Rally in Los Angeles. indybay.org Southern California: Pershing Square 532 S Olive St, Los Angeles, CA 90013…
(2019-07-28). The 9% Lie: Industrial Food and Climate Change. commondreams.org FREEPORT, ME – A sign explaining the transformation of the newly renamed Wolfes Neck Center for Agriculture & the Environment. The farm is now heavily focused on Regenerative Agriculture. (Staff photo by Brianna Soukup/Portland Press Herald via Getty Images) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/transfarmation-955px.jpg …
(2019-07-28). UN: World Hunger Increases for Third Straight Year due to Climate Change. therealnews.com 
Cindy Holleman of the UN Food and Agriculture Organization says climate change, conflict, and economic stagnation are increasing hunger…
(2019-07-27). For a new world. mronline.org 
Basking in record-breaking high tempertures, slowly barbecuing ourselves, Britons may well welcome the benefits of global warming. Don't fool yourselves. | Source
(2019-07-27). Australia's Mack Horton's Anti-Drug Stance. globalresearch.ca The first rush of enthusiasm on looking at this is clear: a high-achieving swimmer on the circuit — the Australian Mack Horton — decides to take a stance. It's not about refugees, Donald Trump or climate change. Unlike other sportspeople …
(2019-07-27). Addressing the Climate Crisis, Worldwide Reforestation and Industrial Hemp. globalresearch.ca Planting billions of trees across the world is by far the cheapest and most efficient way to tackle the climate crisis. So states a July 4 article in The Guardian, citing a new analysis published in the journal Science…
(2019-07-27). How the UK's most extraordinary festival is fighting climate catastrophe. thecanary.co The UK's most extraordinary festival, Boomtown, has stepped up its sustainability plans for 2019. The initiatives behind its latest 'chapter', entitled 'A Radical City', cannot come soon enough. With the global consensus for acting on climate catastrophe moving from 12 years to just 18 months, it's im…
(2019-07-27). ExxonMobil pays up: Energy giant forced to pay fines for pollution from old fertilizer plant sites. nationofchange.org For decades old fertilizer plant sites in South Carolina owned by ExxonMobil released chemicals that contamination hundreds of acres of salt marsh. Now the company is paying for their crimes. | ExxonMobil will pay a $6.6 million settlement, as agreed upon between the energy giant and federal agencies. This will be one of the few times that a massive corporation will be held accountable for its role in the contamination and pollution of the environment. | The pollution came from old fertilizer plant sites that ExxonMobil acquired over two decades ago. The plants released a "cocktail of heavy metals while they o…
(2019-07-27). As risky finances alienate investors, fracking companies look to retirement funds for cash. nationofchange.org A year ago, Chesapeake Energy, at one time the nation's largest natural gas producer, announced it was selling off its Ohio Utica shale drilling rights in a $2 billion deal with a little-known private company based in Houston, Texas, Encino Acquisition Partners. | For Chesapeake, the deal offered a way to pay off some of its debts, incurred…
(2019-07-27). Second heatwave of 2019 shatters temperature records in western Europe. wsws.org A significant element of the heatwave commented on by climate scientists was that heat records were not only beaten but shattered by between two and four degrees.
(2019-07-27). MSNBC & CNN To Host Climate Town Halls for Candidates. therealnews.com 
Sunrise Movement fellow Zina Rodriguez says she celebrates the moves from two major networks, but they don't change the need for a real climate debate…
(2019-07-27). Troubled nuclear fuel plant in S. Carolina kept radioactive trash in LEAKY & RUSTY container. rt.com 
A rusty shipping container full of uranium-tainted trash was found to be seeping contaminated sludge into the soil at Westinghouse fuel rod factory in S. Carolina, adding another radiation spike to the facility's list of troubles.
(2019-07-26). Government committee admits the UK is not prepared for climate crisis as travellers face another day of delays. thecanary.co 
The Government's advisory Committee on Climate Change has warned the UK is not prepared for the increase in heatwaves that is expected with global warming.Rail passengers are being urged to avoid unnecessary travel as efforts continue to repair damage to the network caused by record-breaking July temperatures.There are also delays and cancellations at Heathrow, the UK's biggest airport because of "extreme weather conditions across Europe".Network Rail is urging commuters planning to use the Midland Main Line between St Pancras and Sheffield to check before travelling due to reduced service levels. | ⚠ᥧ…
(2019-07-26). In Tokyo, International Activists Demand 'No Olympics Anywhere!'. thenation.com In Tokyo, International Activists Demand 'No Olympics Anywhere!'
(2019-07-26). Headlines for July 26, 2019. democracynow.org Trump Administration to Bring Back Federal Executions After 16-Year Hiatus, 44-Year-Old Mexican Immigrant Dies in ICE Custody, Trump Threatens to Impose Travel Ban on Guatemalans, Oklahoma Suspends Plans to Jail 1,600 Migrant Children at Fort Sill, 150 Migrants Feared Dead in Shipwrecks Off Libyan Coast, Five Dead as Europe Swelters Under Record-Setting Heat, "Unprecedented" Wildfires Scorch Over 1 Million Acres of Alaskan Forest, California and Automakers Agree to Fuel Efficiency Targets Opposed by Trump, Rep. Ilhan Omar Introduces Zero Waste Act as Part of Green New Deal, GOP Blocks Election Security Bills as S…
(2019-07-26). Extinction is Stalking Humanity. dissidentvoice.org I have previously written a summary of the interrelated psychological, sociological, political-economic, military, nuclear, ecological and climate threats to human survival on Earth which threaten human extinction by 2026. Rather than reiterate the evidence in the above article, I would like to add to it by focusing attention on three additional threats — geoengineering, medical …
(2019-07-26). A New Commitment to Covering the Climate Story. thenation.com A New Commitment to Covering the Climate Story…
(2019-07-26). Eco-Apartheid Is Real. thenation.com Eco-Apartheid Is Real…
(2019-07-26). The Cheapest Way to Save the Planet Grows Like a Weed. dissidentvoice.org Planting billions of trees across the world is by far the cheapest and most efficient way to tackle the climate crisis. So states a Guardian article, citing a new analysis published in the journal Science. The author explains: As trees grow, they absorb and store the carbon dioxide emissions that are driving global heating. New …
(2019-07-26). Man told by police to drop assault complaint due to HIV stigma, inquiry told. thecanary.co A father with HIV was told by police to drop an assault complaint because his attackers could sue him over his condition, an inquiry has heard. | Haydn Lewis was infected with the virus after being given contaminated batches of blood to treat his haemophilia condition, and later died aged 54 from liver cancer. | The public inquiry into the UK-wide blood contamination scandal was told on Friday of the stigma Lewis and his wife Gaynor experienced due to being associated with the virus, including from police and the bosses of a trust set up to support haemophiliacs infected with HIV. | Mrs Lewis said she and her hus…
(2019-07-26). New Study Predicts Millions of Americans May Become Exposed to "Off the Charts" Heat. therealnews.com 
Climate scientist Michael Mann discusses the increasing frequency and severity of heat waves, just as the US, Europe, and India are experiencing this Summer…
(2019-07-26). 'Bravo!' 'Great News!': Cheers as European Investment Bank Unveils Proposal to Stop Funding Fossil Fuel Projects. commondreams.org "With this move, the world's largest multilateral lender is now poised to leave oil, gas, and coal in the past," says Oil Change International, praising it as "a massive step forward on climate leadership." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/eib-draft-proposal-phase-out-fossil-fuel.jpg …
(2019-07-26). 26-year-old activist sentenced to pay $61,000 in 'victim compensation' to Qld Railways. greenleft.org.au On April 19, Alice Wicks locked on to a half-ton barrel, blocking all coal trains heading to the Port of Brisbane for 5 hours. | "I took this action because I have exhausted all other avenues for demanding action on the climate crisis. The permafrost has melted 70 years ahead of scientist's predictions. We need to act now", Wicks said on July 26. | Wicks has been protesting for more than three years and has worked in the environmental management sector for five. The government has made no effort to curb the climate crisis, they said, all the while increasing anti-protest laws: anyone who trespasses on a work…
(2019-07-25). 'This is the beginning': new study warns climate crisis may have been pivotal in rise of drug-resistant superbug. mronline.org 
Research argues that deadly Candida auris "may be the first example of a new fungal disease emerging from climate change." | Source
(2019-07-25). Trump and Supporters: Paranoiacs Following Lee Atwater's Racist Strategy. dissidentvoice.org He has been glorified as a hero and obeyed as a ruler, but fundamentally he is always the same. His most fantastic triumphs have taken place in our own time, among people who set great store by the idea of humanity. He is not yet extinct, nor will he ever be until we have the …
(2019-07-25). Is Fukushima Safe for the Olympics? thenation.com Is Fukushima Safe for the Olympics?
(2019-07-25). Important contribution to stopping capitalist destruction. greenleft.org.au If you're looking for an accessible summary of revolutionary theory and practice related to the climate crisis and how to overcome it, System Change Not Climate Change is a must-read, writes Valerie Lannon.
(2019-07-25). New York Blackout Prompts Call for Publicly Owned Energy. therealnews.com 
Energy mismanagement in New York City and California has sparked questions about their ownership models. Democracy Collaborative's Johanna Bozuwa says making utilities public would help foster democracy and fight the climate crisis…
(2019-07-25). Singing for climate action. greenleft.org.au A new activist group, Unnamed, has been formed in Perth and is aiming to get people active around climate change, writes Alex Salmon.
(2019-07-25). Study: Breaching 'Carbon Threshold' Could Trigger Mass Extinction in Oceans. therealnews.com 
MIT scientist Daniel Rothman explains that the earth's oceans may be at the 'precipice of excitation,' due to carbon in the oceans, which would unleash a mass extinction of life…
(2019-07-24). Climate Activists From Extinction Rebellion Glued Themselves to the Capitol to Disrupt House Votes. theintercept.com Protesters, who were glued for more than two hours, called for the immediate passage of a joint resolution to declare a climate emergency.
(2019-07-24). Climate Change Is Impacting Every Aspect of Modern Life, But the Press Fails to "Connect the Dots" democracynow.org 
July is slated to become the hottest month in recorded history, as extreme weather fueled by global warming wreaks havoc across the globe, from extreme heat waves in Europe and the U.S. to deadly monsoon flooding in South Asia. Severe rains have killed at least 660 people across India, Nepal, Bangladesh and Pakistan in a monsoon that is expected to continue throughout the week. A record heat wave is hitting Europe for the second time this summer, with Paris, Brussels and Amsterdam all at risk of hitting all-time high temperatures, and Spain facing the threat of severe fires. We speak with climate scientist Michae…
(2019-07-24). There is no such thing as a 'green' war. greenleft.org.au The military industrial complex is a major contributor to climate change. This calls for a merger of anti-war, climate and refugee solidarity movements, writes Eleanor Goldfield.
(2019-07-24). Malaysian environmentalists demand Australia stop supporting corporate polluter Lynas. greenleft.org.au Nearly 100 Malaysian environmental and civil society groups have demanded that Australia stop exerting "bullying" diplomatic pressure on Malaysia to accept half a million tonnes of toxic radioactive waste piled up at Australian corporate polluter Lynas's rare-earth refinery in Gebeng, near the Malaysian city of Kuantan.
(2019-07-23). Tuesday's Daily Brief: Situation critical for Libya migrants, 'dangerous paralysis' in Israel-Palestine conflict, 'shocking escalation' in Syria, record heatwaves. un.org Our main stories today: UN officials warn of desperate situation for migrants and refugees in Libya; the UN peacebuilding chief calls for 'tangible steps' to alleviate the crisis in the Occupied Palestinian Territory and keep two-State solution alive; Idlib in Syria suffers more deadly attacks on civilians; Europe and Bangladesh deal with extreme weather events; and Angry Birds take on the climate crisis.
(2019-07-23). The Green New Deal is Built on Decades of Climate Justice Organizing. therealnews.com 
At Netroots Nation 2019, Climate Justice Alliance's Anthony Rogers-Wright talks about how movements—and candidates—can fight for frontline communities by scaling up and out solutions that are already working…
(2019-07-22). UN Youth envoy launches coding competition to help solve climate crisis and 'Reboot the Earth'. un.org Can young coders help solve the climate crisis? The UN's Youth Envoy launched a global competition earlier this month, "Reboot The Earth", with support from the UN Office of Information & Communications Technology, Deloitte and SAP, to try and answer that question, fostering collaboration between the United Nations, academia, civil society, and young people to address the climate emergency.