Is Greta Thunberg a Time Traveler 'Here to Save Us' From Climate Emergency'? 120-Year-Old Photo Sparks Flood of Conspiracy Theories
Common Dreams staff | commondreams.org | 2019-11-21
"Wishing her all the best and success in her mission to save the Earth. We can use [all] the help we can get!" | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/greta_thunberg_time_traveller.jpg …
commondreams.org/news/2019/11/21/greta-thunberg-time-traveler-here-save-us-climate-emergency-120-year-old-photo?cd-origin=rss

Over 150 Members of Congress Introduce Groundbreaking Climate Bill
commondreams.org | 2019-11-21
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commondreams.org/newswire/2019/11/21/over-150-members-congress-introduce-groundbreaking-climate-bill?cd-origin=rss

Climate Finally Climbed Onto the Debate Stage. But It's Still Not Taken Seriously Enough
Jeet Heer | thenation.com | 2019-11-21
Climate Finally Climbed Onto the Debate Stage. But It's Still Not Taken Seriously Enough.
thenation.com/article/climate-democrats-debate-2020/

Sanders' plan to fight global climate disaster too ambitious, says NYT
Julie Hollar and Jim Naureckas | nationofchange.org | 2019-11-21
Until media start to treat the climate crisis with the urgency the scientific community continually tells us it requires, they will continue to be a major part of the problem.
nationofchange.org/2019/11/21/sanders-plan-to-fight-global-climate-disaster-too-ambitious-says-nyt/

Capitalism's Suicidal Trajectory can't be ignored
Jonathan Cook | dissidentvoice.org | 2019-11-21
If we make it out of the climate emergency, we may come to view the few decades usually described simply as the Cold War that followed the Second World War as halcyon days — at least relative to what we are facing now. The Cold War was a power struggle between two economic empires for …
dissidentvoice.org/2019/11/capitalisms-suicidal-trajectory-cant-be-ignored/

Corbyn vows to take on the 'vested interests' with a manifesto of hope
The Canary | thecanary.co | 2019-11-21
Jeremy Corbyn has vowed to take on "vested interests" in society as he set out a radical programme to invest in public services, tackle climate change and re-nationalise key utilities. | Launching Labour's General Election manifesto in Birmingham, Corbyn said they were offering an agenda for "real change" with policies the "political establishment" had blocked for a generation. | The 105-page document set out plans for what the party said was the "largest scale investment programme in modern times" to fund the jobs and industries of the future. | It includes: | — A "green industrial revolution" to tackle cl…
thecanary.co/uk/news/2019/11/21/corbyn-vows-to-take-on-the-vested-interests-with-a-manifesto-of-hope/

Labour puts tackling the climate emergency at the heart of its manifesto
The Canary | thecanary.co | 2019-11-21
Labour is promising to deliver the "substantial majority" of the emissions cuts needed to tackle the climate emergency by 2030. | The party's manifesto has a strong focus on the environment, amid widespread concern over the issue, with a majority of people in a recent poll saying climate change would influence their vote in the next general election. | Labour is promising a "green industrial revolution" to deliver a million jobs, and says its "green new deal" aims to achieve the substantial majority of greenhouse gas reductions by 2030 in a way that is fair to workers and communities. | The manifesto also contain…
thecanary.co/uk/news/2019/11/21/labour-puts-tackling-the-climate-emergency-at-the-heart-of-its-manifesto/

Michael Moore: 'I'm the Mainstream Now of the Democratic Party'
Staff | truthdig.com | 2019-11-21
During a panel discussion Wednesday night following the 2020 Democratic presidential debate in Atlanta, filmmaker Michael Moore pushed back against MSNBC pundits for suggesting that a "moderate" candidate would be more likely to defeat President Donald Trump and said the majority of U.S. voters favor progressive solutions to the nation's most pressing issues, from healthcare to the climate crisis. | "I am the center. I am the mainstream now of the Democratic Party. The majority of Americans agree with me and Bernie on all the issues," Moore, who has endorsed Sen. Bernie Sanders for president, said to the panel, w…
truthdig.com/articles/michael-moore-i-am-the-mainstream-now-of-the-democratic-party/

California governor strengthens fossil fuel fight
Marlee Kokotovic | nationofchange.org | 2019-11-21
While fracking has not been banned in the state, regulations and restrictions have been imposed.
nationofchange.org/2019/11/21/california-governor-strengthens-fossil-fuel-fight/

Palestine is a climate justice issue – Israeli apartheid is not "green"
patrick | bdsmovement.net | 2019-11-20
Palestine is a climate justice issue – Israeli apartheid is not "green": UpdateIndigenous Palestinians, living under Israeli occupation and apartheid, with no control over our land or natural resources, are enduring climate apartheid. | November 21, 2019 | By: | | Palestinian BDS National Committee (BNC) …
bdsmovement.net/news/palestine-climate-justice-issue-israeli-apartheid-not-green

More than Venice: Climate change imperils ancient treasures worldwide
Kate Yoder | peoplesworld.org | 2019-11-20
Saltwater rushed into St. Mark's Basilica in Venice last week, submerging marble tombs, intricate mosaics, and centuries-old columns. A man was spotted swimming across St. Mark's Square, normally bustling with tourists, as the highest tide in 50 years swept through. The "Floating City" of bridges, vaporetti, and gondolas is hardly a stranger to high tides. Venetians are …
peoplesworld.org/article/more-than-venice-climate-change-imperils-ancient-treasures-worldwide/

The Secret Weapon in the Fight Against Climate Change: Worker Power
Kate Aronoff, Alyssa Battistoni, Daniel Aldana Cohen, Thea Riofrancos | thenation.com | 2019-11-20
Kate Aronoff, Alyssa Battistoni, Daniel Aldana Cohen, Thea Riofrancos The Secret Weapon in the Fight Against Climate Change: Worker Power…
thenation.com/article/green-newdeal-labor-movement/

Where There's Smoke
Matt Wuerker | thenation.com | 2019-11-20
Fossil fuel's climate change lies.
thenation.com/article/where-theres-smoke/

What the Frack? New Mexico Wants to Recycle Radioactive Wastewater
Frances Madeson | progressive.org | 2019-11-19
The state's famous green chiles may be hot for a whole new reason.
progressive.org/dispatches/what-the-frack-new-mexico-recycle-radioactive-wastewater-madeson-191119/

Which Would You Prefer: Nuclear War or Climate Catastrophe?
Lawrence Wittner | dissidentvoice.org | 2019-11-17
To: The people of the world From: The Joint Public Relations Department of the Great Powers The world owes an enormous debt of gratitude to Donald Trump, Vladimir Putin, Xi Jinping, Narendra Modi, Boris Johnson, and other heroic rulers of our glorious nations. Not only are they hard at work making their respective countries great …
dissidentvoice.org/2019/11/which-would-you-prefer-nuclear-war-or-climate-catastrophe/

The climate canary in the coal mine
Fred_F | greenleft.org.au | 2019-11-16
Climate Zane AlcornIssue 1245 AustraliaNovember 16, 2019If you thought extreme weather and climate events would eventually force politicians to wake up — that notion should now be definitely put to bed. | Not only did the Coalition fail to acknowledge climate change makes it more likely that extreme weather events will be more frequent…
greenleft.org.au/content/climate-canary-coal-mine

Sen. Cory Booker on Environmental Justice, Nuclear Power & "Savage Racial Disparities" in the U.S
Staff | democracynow.org | 2019-11-15
The first-ever Presidential Forum on Environmental Justice, co-moderated by Democracy Now! host Amy Goodman and former EPA official Mustafa Santiago Ali, was held last Friday at South Carolina State University in Orangeburg. Senator Cory Booker of New Jersey was one of six Democratic candidates to share his plans to confront environmental injustices and the climate crisis. Booker spoke about racial disparities in the U.S., the creation of renewable energy jobs and the water contamination crises in cities across the country, including his hometown of Newark. "My community is not alone," Booker said. "Lead service…
www.democracynow.org/2019/11/15/cory_booker_presidential_forum_environmental_justice

WA climate rebels pledge to blockade fossil fuels conference
Fred_F | greenleft.org.au | 2019-11-15
environment Sam WainwrightIssue 1245 Australia PerthNovember 15, 2019Climate activists are gearing up for the Resources Technology Showcase (RTS), a mining and fossil fuel industry conference to be held at the Perth Convention Centre over November 27-28. | A newly formed c…
greenleft.org.au/content/wa-climate-rebels-pledge-blockade-fossil-fuels-conference

Climate crisis, food production and the rising risk of pandemics
Fred_F | greenleft.org.au | 2019-11-15
Agriculture Climate Pat BrewerIssue 1245 AustraliaNovember 15, 2019Australia is already feeling the effects of the climate crisis through rising temperatures, drought and major bushfires. | Meanwhile, governments are loosening environmental laws and agribusiness farming is dam…
greenleft.org.au/content/climate-crisis-food-production-and-rising-risk-pandemics

Fires driven by climate change are the 'new normal'
Duncan Roden | greenleft.org.au | 2019-11-14
Climate change Jim McIlroyIssue 1245 Australia bushfiresNovember 14, 2019Harry Creamer, a leading environment activist from Port Macquarie on the NSW central-north coast and longstanding member of Climate Change Hastings, acted for most most of us on November 10 when he ga…
greenleft.org.au/content/fires-driven-climate-change-are-new-normal

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/