(2019-01-14). Our Government's Insane War Machine Is Headed for Space. truthdig.com Maintaining our branches of the military on earth costs over $700 billion a year. Donald Trump wants to blast those costs into space.
(2019-01-14). California Needs a 10-Year Green New Deal. counterpunch.org As global warming makes California warmer and drier, its wildfires worsen and more people have died. California has the biggest economy in the United States and now has the 5th largest economy in the world. What California does affects the globe. For three years the New York state assembly had passed the Climate and Community Protection More
(2019-01-14). Bolivia to Open 17 Natural Gas Wells in 2019. telesurenglish.net Bolivia plans to drill 17 natural gas wells in the departments of Chuquisaca, Tarija, Santa Cruz, Pando, Beni and La Paz in 2019. The gas potential will be at least 13 trillion cubic feet (TCF). | RELATED: | Evo Morales Defends Indigenous People After Bolsonaro Ally's Racist Slur | The Minister of Hydrocarbons, Luis Alberto Sanchez announced Monday that the drilling will start in two weeks at the àëancahuasu-X1 well, (Chuquisaca), and then more throughout the year,…
(2019-01-14). Jay Inslee's Climate Change Gambit. progressive.org The issue of climate change was barely even mentioned during the last presidential race. Hopefully, Inslee's presence as a candidate will keep that from happening again.
(2019-01-14). Trump's wall: A death sentence for wildlife. peoplesworld.org 
President Trump's dream of a border wall is a nightmare for the U.S. Most agree it's a dangerous idea rooted in xenophobia, but should it be built, endangered wildlife might be among its first casualties. It would also pose a significant threat to the climate. In a nation already being ravaged by global warming, it …
(2019-01-14). The Green New Deal Is Happening in China. truthout.org One of the Trump administration's talking points about global warming is that we're reducing greenhouse gas emissions, while the countries that remain in the Paris accord are not. Well, the first part of this story is clearly not true, as data for 2018 show a large rise in emissions for the United States. The second part is also not very accurate, as most other countries are taking large steps to reduce emissions. | At the top of the list is China. The country has undertaken a massive push to convert to electric pow…
(2019-01-14). Markets as a Fetish, Globalization and Dissent Management. indybay.org Economic inequality must be reduced and democratic participation regained. Resisting tax avoidance, financial market regulation, climate policy, and globally combating poverty must be priorities. Unlike apples and bananas, financial products are not visible but hidden. Rainer Mausfeld explains how emancipative needs for change are neutralized. Opinion management is a vital technique of control.
(2019-01-14). Mustang Benefit to Support Indigenous Climate Wisdom. indybay.org Bryerly Farms, 1180 North Gate Rd, Walnut Creek 94598…
(2019-01-11). Climate Change Afoot. thenation.com Climate Change Afoot…
(2019-01-11). How Tre Arrow Became America's Most Wanted Environmental "Terrorist" counterpunch.org 
Drawing by Nathaniel St. Clair | The following is an excerpt from the new book The Big Heat: Earth on the Brink by Jeffrey St. Clair and Joshua Frank. | That Tre Arrow, a tree-hugging vegan who espouses non-violence and lives by the airy and nebulous philosophy of Gaia, would top the FBI's Most Wanted list, only reaffirms the notion that the Bureau's energy is being exerted in specious directions. | On August 12, 2008, after a tumultuous seven-year investigation, Arrow was sentenced in Federal court to six-and-a-half years for lighting three cemen…
(2019-01-11). Neoliberalism: Free Market Fundamentalism or Corporate Power? counterpunch.org 
I've been hearing about neoliberalism for a long time now and never could make much sense of it. It turns out the story we tell about neoliberalism is as contradictory as neoliberalism itself. Two currents within the critique of neoliberalism offer different analyses of the current economy and suggest different strategies for dealing with the gross exploitation, wealth inequality, climate destruction and dictatorial governance of the modern corporate order. More
(2019-01-10). Pennsylvanians Should Know How the State Police Is Monitoring Social Media. aclu.org The Pennsylvania State Police is blocking access to its social-media-monitoring policy by claiming it could harm "public safety." | "Sunshine is the best disinfectant.", , That's a line that is used so much that it's become almost trite. But it's oft-repeated because it is so true. And here in the Keystone State, the Pennsylvania State Police is doing everything in its power to block access to its policy on monitoring social media. So we're headed to the state Supreme Court to get it. | The ACLU of Pennsylvania's attempt to obtain the st…
(2019-01-10). Facing Mass Deportation, Haitians Sue Trump to Preserve Temporary Protected Status. democracynow.org 
A New York City trial is challenging the Trump administration's attempt to end temporary protected status—known as TPS—for more than 50,000 Haitians living in the U.S. Tens of thousands of Haitians were granted TPS after an earthquake devastated their country nine years ago this week. In November 2017, the Trump administration announced it would revoke TPS for Haitians, sparking protests and multiple lawsuits around the country. We speak with Marleine Bastien, executive director the Family Action Network Movement, or FANM, one of the plaintiffs in the lawsuit. She testified on Wednesday as a witness i…
(2019-01-10). Bill McKibben: The Fossil Fuel Industry Has Money, But We Have Movements. therealnews.com 
At the Sanders Institute Gathering, Bill McKibben says that a Green New Deal must address climate change, immigration, and unemployment, or we're headed "if not to Hell, then to a place with a very similar temperature."
(2019-01-10). For Owners of Amazon's Ring Security Cameras, Strangers May Have Been Watching Too. theintercept.com 
The "smart home" of the 21st century isn't just supposed to be a monument to convenience, we're told, but also to protection, a Tony Stark-like bubble of vigilant algorithms and internet-connected sensors working ceaselessly to watch over us. But for some who've welcomed in Amazon's Ring security cameras, there have been more than just algorithms watching through the lens, according to sources alarmed by Ring's dismal privacy practices. | Ring has a history of lax, sloppy oversight when it comes to deciding who has access to some of the most precious, intimate data belonging to any person: a live, high-definition…
(2019-01-10). NSW government to blame for Walgett water crisis. greenleft.org.au 
The NSW government is siphoning off water for cotton farms, and coal and gas mines. It is robbing communities of precious water, while the climate is warming and drought is becoming more frequent. | These rotten priorities are being played out in Walgett, a small town in NSW's north-west that is home more than 2000 people. It is suffering from a human-made disaster, on top of the long-running drought. Residents are having to truck in water because the town's bore system broke down. | In the local Gamilaroi language, Walgett means "a meeting of two rivers". Right now, the Namoi and Barwon Rivers are running d…
(2019-01-09). Legislators Reintroduce Bill to Save People from Losing Homes Over Water Bills. therealnews.com 
Senator Mary Washington and Delegate Nick Mosby reintroduced the Water Taxpayer Protection Act to protect Baltimoreans from losing their homes and churches over high and inaccurate water bills
(2019-01-07). Nathan Damigo, founder of white nationalist group Identity Evropa, files for bankruptcy protection. splcenter.org The founder of the white nationalist group Identity Evropa is seeking federal bankruptcy protection in what appears to be a pre-emptive move stemming from a lawsuit over "Unite the Right."
(2019-01-07). Sunrise Movement: Pelosi's Actions on Climate Fall Woefully & Inexcusably Short of What We Need. democracynow.org 
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is facing criticism from some climate activists for failing to back a Green New Deal. Last week Pelosi announced the formation of a new Select Committee on the Climate Crisis, headed by long-standing Florida Congressmember Kathy Castor. But the committee is far weaker than what backers of a Green New Deal had envisioned. The committee will not have subpoena power or the power to draft legislation. We speak with Varshini Prakash, founder of the Sunrise Movement, a youth-led climate group that has occupied and lobbied at congressional offices, risking arrest to demand adoption of the Gree…
(2019-01-07). Make 2019 the year of action on climate change. greenleft.org.au 
Australia is sweltering through another summer heatwave, with disastrous consequences for many vulnerable people. Walgett, in north-west NSW, ran out of water and catastrophic fires are threatening communities in Victoria and Tasmania. | As we make a plan for a new year of activism, we can take some heart from the growing student movement for real climate action. They are responding to the science and showing an awareness of the scale of the pending climate catastrophe. They know what needs to be done and are demonstrating that leadership comes from those who act. | Students 4 Climate Action have already agreed t…
(2018-12-24). A "Massive Outlaw" zcomm.org Interview on Single Payer, Climate Devastation, Impeachment…
(2018-12-20). ANC Deputy Julio Escalona: 'The People are Angry Because They Consider that We Aren't Doing Our Job'. venezuelanalysis.com The revolutionary's criticisms came during the passing of 2019's budget, 75% of which is destined for "social protection."
(2018-12-10). Climate movement attracts new generation of activists. greenleft.org.au 
The latter part of 2018 will be remembered for the re-emergence of climate action on the national agenda. | Independent Kerryn Phelps' win in the Wentworth byelection promising "meaningful environmental action" and Labor's subsequent adoption of a 50% renewable energy policy by 2030 has come in the midst of researcher Rebecca Huntley's findings that "climate and environmental concerns" have increasingly become "a test of leadership" for voters. | These centrist platforms, however, have been rightly superseded by the newest base of the climate movement: high school students. | Tired of the "dinosaurs in parliament…
(2018-12-06). The fightback against Adani and Aurizon steps up. greenleft.org.au 
Adani CEO Lucas Dow's November 29 declaration that work on a scaled-down coalmine in Queensland's Galilee Basin would begin before Christmas was met with one of the most powerful nationwide protests against it so far as primary and high school students walking out of class the next day for the Student Strike 4 Climate Action. | A reported 20,000 students, many of them with their parents and grandparents in tow, took to the streets with a powerful message to Adani and policymakers: ignore us at your peril. | This was followed by a sit-in at Parliament House in Canberra on December 5. | Another round of #StopA…
(2018-10-18). Nuclear Power & Climate. zcomm.org The great environmental challenge of our time is to understand that the many sources of biodestruction are interconnected and must be confronted simultaneously, rather than disparaging one danger to focus on another…