Not creepy at all: GIANT Greta Thunberg mural to grace downtown San Francisco (PHOTOS)
rt.com | 2019-11-09
A four-story mural of climate activist Greta Thunberg is set to be unveiled next week in San Francisco. Many, however, have already found the work unsettling, describing it as something straight out of a dystopian Sci-Fi movie. | The mural depicts the face of the 16-year-old media darling, gazing down at passersby on Union Square in San Francisco, with her signature tense expression. | Argentine artist Andreas Iglesias, who is putting the finishing touches on the massive work, said his ultimate goal is to raise awareness about climate issues. | "What I want from people is to realize [they] have to do something…
rt.com/usa/472997-greta-thunberg-mural-sf/

Corporate Climate Commitments: Who Should Lead Climate Action?
Ryan Gunderson, Diana Stuart | commondreams.org | 2019-11-09
Some argue that, given the lack of political leadership to enact climate policy, action by companies is a welcome path forward. However, the belief that corporations can respond effectively to climate change is questionable.
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Qatar: Education as a Weapon
Andre Vltchek | dissidentvoice.org | 2019-11-09
There seems to be no limit to Qataris tossing around their wealth. This tiny kingdom with 2.6 million inhabitants is full of ridiculously lavish gold-plated palaces, most of them built with terrible taste. It is overflowing with Lamborghini racing cars and Rolls Royce limousines, and now, even with ludicrously wasteful air-conditioned sidewalks (cold air blows …
dissidentvoice.org/2019/11/qatar-education-as-a-weapon/

WATCH: Sanders Joined by Naomi Klein and Sunrise Movement at Climate Crisis Summit in Iowa
Julia Conley, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2019-11-09
"The world is on fire and our most credible hope of beating the arsonists is Bernie Sanders." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/screen20shot202019-11-0920at2012.53.1020pm.jpg …
commondreams.org/news/2019/11/09/watch-sanders-joined-naomi-klein-and-sunrise-movement-climate-crisis-summit-iowa?cd-origin=rss

Eating the Amazon
Steven Krichbaum | counterpunch.org | 2019-11-08
Catastrophic fires have been burning all over the world, not just in Amazonia, but also in Siberia, Indonesia, and the Congo basin. These fires are ecological weapons of mass destruction and displacement resulting in habitat destruction and extermination of other species, violent land grabs from Indigenous peoples, murder of forest protectors, and climate refugees. Most of…
counterpunch.org/2019/11/08/eating-the-amazon/

Has Climate News Coverage Finally Turned a Corner?
Mark Hertsgaard, Kyle Pope | thenation.com | 2019-11-08
Has Climate News Coverage Finally Turned a Corner?
thenation.com/article/climate-crisis-covering-climate-now/

Sierra Club Takes a Commendable Turn on Population, Climate Change, and Inequality
Roger Harris | counterpunch.org | 2019-11-08
The Sierra Club — long a retrograde proponent of saving the planet by driving a Tesla, eating wild caught salmon, and voting blue — took positive environmental leadership with their end of the year issue of the Sierra magazine. Stating it is "time to fix the population fixation," they examine the interactions of population, climate…
counterpunch.org/2019/11/08/sierra-club-takes-a-commendable-turn-on-population-climate-change-and-inequality/

How Gen-Z is dealing with a looming climate apocalypse
Eds. | mronline.org | 2019-11-08
Growing up in the midst of a climate crisis is pretty overwhelming. | Source…
mronline.org/2019/11/08/how-gen-z-is-dealing-with-a-looming-climate-apocalypse/

Ignoring Climate Catastrophes
Robert Hunziker | counterpunch.org | 2019-11-08
The planet is coming apart at the seams right before the eyes of scientists at work in remote fringe areas of the North where permafrost crumbles and collapses. It's abrupt climate change at work in real time, but the governing leaders of the world either don't care or don't know. If they did, there would…
counterpunch.org/2019/11/08/ignoring-climate-catastrophes/

US Withdrawal from Paris Climate Agreement Will Cause 'Real Harm'
Staff | therealnews.com | 2019-11-08
Climate crisis scientist Michael Mann talks about how the US withdrawal from the Paris Climate Agreement will have an enormous impact on climate change, even though he says the agreement was quite bad to begin with…
therealnews.com/stories/us-withdrawal-from-paris-climate-agreement-will-cause-real-harm

Ignoring Climate Catastrophes
Robert Hunziker | dissidentvoice.org | 2019-11-08
The planet is coming apart at the seams right before the eyes of scientists at work in remote fringe areas of the North where permafrost crumbles and collapses. It's abrupt climate change at work in real time, but the governing leaders of the world either don't care or don't know. If they did, there would …
dissidentvoice.org/2019/11/ignoring-climate-catastrophes/

Roger and me — a socialist view on Extinction Rebellion
Eds. | mronline.org | 2019-11-08
Around 7am on the fourth day of Extinction Rebellion's (XR) "Spring Rebellion" in Melbourne in early October the clouds to the east cleared enough for the first bright rays of sun to penetrate through to a city centre still shrouded in a cold, misty rain. | Source…
mronline.org/2019/11/08/roger-and-me-a-socialist-view-on-extinction-rebellion/

'Poisoning Paradise': Pierce Brosnan 007 hunts down agrichemical villains
Ed Rampell | peoplesworld.org | 2019-11-08
James Bond has clashed with bad guys like Dr. No, Goldfinger and Spectre's Ernst Stavro Blofeld. In Poisoning Paradise, 007 meets the ultimate Bond villain: Biotech companies such as Monsanto and DuPont, whose pesticides and GMO experimental projects are turning people into lab rats at Kauai. This Hawaiian island just so happens to be the …
peoplesworld.org/article/poisoning-paradise-pierce-brosnan-007-hunts-down-agrichemical-villains/

Democratic Victory in Virginia Paves Way for Final Approval of Equal Rights Amendment
Julia Conley, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2019-11-08
House Democrats wasted no time Friday preparing to allow for the Equal Rights Amendment to enter into force, just three days after Democrats won control of Virginia's legislature—making it likely that it will soon become the 38th state to ratify the amendment. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/gettyimages-11460991601.jpg …
commondreams.org/news/2019/11/08/democratic-victory-virginia-paves-way-final-approval-equal-rights-amendment?cd-origin=rss

World in revolt: People rise up
Susan Price | greenleft.org.au | 2019-11-08
People's movementsIssue 1244 World climate emergency student strike 4 climate Extinction RebellionNovember 8, 2019Across the globe, people are rising. | People's power moveme…
greenleft.org.au/content/world-revolt-people-rise

Take Action — Some actual, SANE legislation
Jon Rainwater | peaceaction.org | 2019-11-07
Trump has plans to spend nearly $2 TRILLION over the next 30 years on unneeded and unnecessary nuclear weapons and delivery systems. This makes no sense. This is insane. That's nearly $100 million wasted every day for thirty years on weapons we are supposed to be getting rid of. To put that amount in perspective, …
peaceaction.org/2019/11/07/take-action-some-actual-sane-legislation/

'This Is a Huge Opportunity to Create an Energy System Rooted in Climate Justice' – CounterSpin interview with Johanna Bozuwa on public utilities
Janine Jackson | fair.org | 2019-11-07
Janine Jackson interviewed the Democracy Collaborative's Johanna Bozuwa about public utilities for the November 1, 2019, episode of CounterSpin. This is a lightly edited transcript. | Media…
fair.org/home/this-is-a-huge-opportunity-to-create-an-energy-system-rooted-in-climate-justice/

World scientists' warning of a climate emergency
William J. Ripple | mronline.org | 2019-11-07
Most public discussions on climate change are based on global surface temperature only, an inadequate measure to capture the breadth of human activities and the real dangers stemming from a warming planet. Policymakers and the public now urgently need access to a set of indicators that convey the effects of human activities. | Source…
mronline.org/2019/11/07/world-scientists-warning-of-a-climate-emergency/

Sierra Club Takes a Commendable Turn on Population, Climate Change, and Inequality
Roger D. Harris | dissidentvoice.org | 2019-11-07
The Sierra Club — long a retrograde proponent of saving the planet by driving a Tesla, eating wild caught salmon, and voting blue — took positive environmental leadership with their end of the year issue of the Sierra magazine. Stating it is "time to fix the population fixation," they examine the interactions of population, climate …
dissidentvoice.org/2019/11/sierra-club-takes-a-commendable-turn-on-population-climate-change-and-inequality/

Can Carbon Pricing Address Climate Justice?
James K. Boyce, Manuel Pastor | thenation.com | 2019-11-07
Can Carbon Pricing Address Climate Justice?
thenation.com/article/carbon-economics-climate-change/

"The Pollinators": New Film Shows How Decline of Bee Colonies Could Mean Collapse of Food Chain
Staff | democracynow.org | 2019-11-07
A documentary film "The Pollinators" tells the story of the world's yellow-black jacketed honey bees, whose existence may determine the future of human survival. The insects pollinate nearly all the fruits, vegetables and nuts we consume, and some experts estimate one out of every three bites of food we eat depends on the work of honey bees. However, the future of the insects is now in peril with widespread reports of bee colony collapses. In the last decade and a half, beekeepers have reported staggering declines in their bee populations due to pesticides, parasites and loss of habitat. Scientists warn climate c…
www.democracynow.org/2019/11/7/the_pollinators_film_decline_of_bee

The 'quiet Australians' that Morrison fears
Fred_F | greenleft.org.au | 2019-11-07
Climate Pip HinmanIssue 1244 AustraliaNovember 7, 2019It is worthwhile listening to Prime Minister Scott Morrison's speech to the Queensland Resources Council on November 1, where he rails against "progressivism" and the…
greenleft.org.au/content/quiet-australians-morrison-fears

Adani's Carmichael coal mine: a stranded asset?
Fred_F | greenleft.org.au | 2019-11-07
Climate Margaret GleesonIssue 1244 Australia AdaniNovember 7, 2019Could Indian mining firm Adani's Carmichael coal mine, in Central Queensland, become a stranded asset? A number of recent events indicate the answer could be "Yes". | Adani has always relied more on spin than hard…
greenleft.org.au/content/adani-carmichael-coal-mine-stranded-asset

'Ban things I don't like': Elizabeth Warren slams Twitter's new ban on political ads after urging Facebook to censor opponents
rt.com | 2019-11-06
Democratic 2020 hopeful Elizabeth Warren can't seem to make up her mind on the correct course for big tech, first attacking Facebook's ad policies as too lax, then Twitter's as too strict. Perhaps they should make her CEO. | Senator Warren (D-Massachusetts), who has vowed to break up tech giants she deems too large or powerful, took to Twitter on Tuesday to denounce the platform's upcoming policy change banning all political ads, arguing the new rule helps the spread of misinformation about climate change. | "Twitter's new ad policy will allow fossil fuel companies to buy ads defending themselves and spreading…
rt.com/usa/472706-warren-facebook-twitter-hypocrisy/

Dems think Bernie better on MOST policy issues, but will vote for Biden in hopes he dethrones Trump — poll
rt.com | 2019-11-05
Bernie Sanders's progressive agenda has struck a chord with Democrats who now think he is the best on healthcare and climate, and on par with Joe Biden on economy and immigration. However, Biden remains their preferred candidate. | While the independent Vermont senator is trailing Biden in the polls, his take on key US policies is shared by more constituents than that of the former vice president, a new Reuters/Ipsos poll conducted between November 1-4 has revealed. | Asked about what candidate they think is the best on environment, 24 percent of prospective Democratic voters went for Sanders against 17 percen…
rt.com/usa/472702-sanders-biden-poll-lead/

Bill McKibben on U.S. Withdrawal from Paris Accord, California Fires, Climate Refugees & More
Staff | democracynow.org | 2019-11-05
The Trump administration notified the United Nations Monday that it would withdraw the U.S. from the historic Paris climate agreement, starting a year-long process to leave the international pact to fight the climate crisis. The United States — the world's largest historic greenhouse gas emitter — will become the only country outside the accord. Trump's announcement of the withdrawal came on the first day possible under the agreement's rules. From Middlebury, Vermont, we speak with Bill McKibben, co-founder of 350.org. "The decision of the United States to be the only country on Earth … unwilling to…
www.democracynow.org/2019/11/5/trump_admin_paris_climate_agreement_withdrawal

Witnessing repression from a hotel window: A reflection on the suppression of Chile protests
Susan Price | greenleft.org.au | 2019-11-05
John EnglartIssue 1244 Chile 2019 Chile protests SantiagoNovember 5, 2019I am in Chile due to the United Nation's Climate conference being originally hosted here in Santiago. Now, I find myself an observer of the widespread social protest against the government, ca…
greenleft.org.au/content/witnessing-repression-hotel-window-reflection-suppression-chile-protests

Rex Tillerson Testifies in Climate Denial Case
Staff | therealnews.com | 2019-11-04
Longtime ExxonMobil CEO and former Secretary of State Rex Tillerson testified in a case pitting the company against the state of New York. ExxonMobil faces civil charges of defrauding investors by funding climate denial, even as its own scientists studied the climate impacts of fossil fuel extraction.
therealnews.com/stories/rex-tillerson-testifies-climate-denial-case