(2019-09-25). The Grim Predictions for the Future Have Arrived. counterpunch.org 
For those who may still believe the drivel spouted by Trump that global warming is a "Chinese hoax," perhaps the release of the latest study showing bird populations in North America have plummeted 29 percent in the last 50 years. In real numbers, that means there are a stunning three billion fewer birds in the U.S. and Canada than the 10 billion that were here in 1970. While insecticides and large-scale habitat destruction for extractive industries are identified as the major cause, the changes wrought by human-caused global warming are also responsible for this unconscionable destruction of the world's avian po…
(2019-09-25). The Right Attacks Greta Thunberg, But Climate Strike Inspires Humanity. therealnews.com 
Real News climate correspondents Dharna Noor and Dimitri Lascaris discuss the UN Climate Summit, the past week's climate justice demonstrations, Greta Thunberg's presence and attacks against her, and the promise of this movement.
(2019-09-25). Reverse Pied Pipering Climacide. counterpunch.org 
The following remarks were delivered on September 20, 2019 during the Rise for Climate at a downtown square in Mobile, Alabama, the city's part in the Global Climate Strike. The Pied Piper played a hypnotic tune and led the children away. But that was long ago. Now the children are calling out and taking the More
(2019-09-25). Voices and Stories from the NYC Climate March. nationofchange.org 
Across the country and the world last Friday, kids and adults marched and rallied in solidarity in a Climate Strike. The NYC Mayors office puts the number of people who marched in Manhattan at 60,000, according to the NTY Times; the organizers say 250,000. This journalist's estimate puts the numbers far closer to the cities …
(2019-09-25). Placido Domingo leaves Macbeth production at New York's Met as venue pressured to fire him before sexual harassment probe over. rt.com 
Placido Domingo said the "climate in which people are condemned without due process" has cast a shadow over his colleagues, so he's dropping out of an upcoming production, vowing to never again perform at the Metropolitan Opera. | Domingo announced the decision on Tuesday, just one day before the opening of 'Macbeth' at the Metropolitan Opera, in which the renowned tenor-turned-baritone was slated to star in the title role. | While several US venues turned Domingo down when allegations of sexual misconduct first surfaced last month, the Met stood by the singer, waiting for the outcome of the investigations lau…
(2019-09-25). Young Activists Sue World Leaders due to Climate Change. telesurenglish.net Swedish teenager Greta Thunberg and 15 other young climate activists on Monday filed a complaint with the United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child alleging that world leaders' inaction on the climate crisis has violated children's rights. | RELATED: | Young Climate Activists Held World Leaders Accountable at UN | The petitioners, who range in age from 8 to 17 and hail from 12 different countries, teared up as they presented their complaint at the United Nations Childre…
(2019-09-25). Peace versus Climate. dissidentvoice.org Monday, 23 September, the UN in New York hosted a special meeting on Climate Change. There were massive predominantly youth demonstrations of tens of thousands around the globe, many of them in New York, one of them led by Greta Thunberg, the Swedish 16-year-old climate activist, who is sponsored mostly by Soros and his clan …
(2019-09-25). Activists Shut Down DC Streets as Climate Activism Heats Up. truthout.org | | Maybe there's hope after all. | It was in the mid-80s Monday morning in Washington, D.C., on the first day of autumn. By afternoon, the temperature soared to 93 in this hottest year on record, ominously underlining the urgency of #ShutdownDC's climate change protest. | Building on Friday's youth-led climate strike, which saw 4 million people protesting worldwide, Monday's action was intended to disrupt business-as usual in the nation's capital to highlight the climate crisis. Liz Butler from Friends of…
(2019-09-25). In landmark UN complaint, 16 children accuse nations of failing to protect them from climate change. nationofchange.org Youth climate activists from around the world also attended the U.N. Climate Action Summit Monday, where they spoke at UNICEF about a landmark new climate complaint they filed with the United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child. Hailing from countries including Argentina, Brazil, Germany, the Marshall Islands and Tunisia, the young representatives spoke about why …
(2019-09-25). Glacier on Mont Blanc Close to Collapse. telesurenglish.net A glacier of a quarter of a million cubic meters of ice is at risk of sliding off the Planpincieux glacier on the Grandes Jorasses peak in the Italian portion of the massif of Mont Blanc, Western Europe's highest mountain range, BBC reported. | RELATED | Young Climate Activists Held World Leaders Accountable at UN | This Tuesday Stefano Miserocchi, Mayor of the nearby town of Courmayeur, signed an order closing roads and evacuating homes and mountain refuges in the area. He said…
(2019-09-25). Activists Shut Down DC Streets as Climate Activism Heats Up. truthout.org | | Maybe there's hope after all. | It was in the mid-80s Monday morning in Washington, D.C., on the first day of autumn. By afternoon, the temperature soared to 93°F (34°C) in this hottest year on record, ominously underlining the urgency of #ShutdownDC's climate change protest. | Building on Friday's youth-led climate strike, which saw 4 million people protesting worldwide, Monday's action was intended to disrupt business-as-usual in the nation's capital to highlight the climate crisis. Liz Butle…
(2019-09-25). Youth Organizers lead 40,000 Marchers Across San Francisco Make Demands for Climate Action. indybay.org On September 20, a crowd of nearly 40,000 demonstrators marched from Nancy Pelosi's office at the San Francisco Federal Building to Embarcadero Plaza, calling for immediate climate action. They paused to protest at key climate-movement enemies along the way.
(2019-09-25). Robin Vos Punches Wisconsin Students and Teachers in the Face. Asks, how they got a Black Eye? counterpunch.org With the recently announced news of Wisconsin student test results dropping, Assembly Speaker Robin Vos, R-Rochester, wasted no time in pointing the finger at schools as being the cause of the decline in our students' academic performance. Vos and the GOP delivered what amounted to a punch in the face (much worse, actually) to teachers More
(2019-09-25). Dr. Gottschalk's "World War II Heat Bump": Did the War Contribute to Air Pollution and Global Warming? globalresearch.ca On January 19, 2017 a New York Times front-page story, "For Third Year, the Earth in 2016 Set Heat Record," featured a complex NOAA chart showing multiple global temperature readings taken from 1880 to 2016. | Studying the front-page chart, Harvard …
(2019-09-25). Earth's oceans and frozen spaces paying price for 'taking the heat of global warming'. un.org Our oceans and frozen spaces have been "taking the heat" for global warming for decades, climate experts said on Wednesday, warning that without a radical change in human behaviour, hundreds of millions of people could suffer from rising sea levels, frequent natural disasters and food shortages.
(2019-09-25). Big Polluters Respond to Greta's Climate Call With "Woefully Short" Ambition. commondreams.org An impassioned and blunt speech by Greta Thunberg urged world leaders to finally understand the urgency of our climate emergency. (Photo: Screenshot/YouTube) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/great.jpeg …
(2019-09-25). As an Autistic Femme, I Love Greta Thunberg's "Resting Autism Face" truthout.org | | I am part of Autistic Women and Nonbinary People With "Weird" Facial Expressions in Solidarity With Greta. This is not an official group — I just made it up, but god knows our numbers are legion. | I am in a suburban Toledo, Ohio, coffee shop sipping my first espresso of the day when I see the news about Greta Thunberg. I kind of stand out in this aggressively perky coffeeshop (though they do have these sensory-friendly armchairs you can kind of hide inside, and you bet I made a beeline for o…
(2019-09-25). The Global Climate Movement is Failing: Why? globalresearch.ca It has been satisfying to note the significant response to two recent climate campaigns: the actions, including the recent Global Climate Strike, initiated by school students inspired by Greta Thunberg and the climate actions organized by Extinction Rebellion. | While delighted …
(2019-09-25). Tempered Emergency: The Climate Change Summit in New York. globalresearch.ca It had a good deal of desperate scolding. Sweden's Greta Thunberg assumed the role of punishing advocate, a Joan of Arc of fury. The main culprit in her speech at the UN Climate Action Summit was the hideous, super ego, …
(2019-09-25). Extinction Rebellion Brings Street Theater Back to Santa Cruz. indybay.org Gimme That Old Time Rebellion…
(2019-09-25). Postcards from the Global Climate Strike. thenation.com Postcards from the Global Climate Strike…
(2019-09-25). Climate and the Money Trail. globalresearch.ca Climate. Now who wudda thought. The very mega-corporations and mega-billionaires behind the globalization of the world economy over recent decades, whose pursuit of shareholder value and cost reduction who have wreaked so much damage to our environment both in the …
(2019-09-25). Facing Climate Crisis, Senators Have Millions Invested in Fossil Fuel Companies. truthout.org | | This article was produced by Sludge, an independent, ad-free investigative news site covering money in politics. Click here to support Sludge.As the United States Senate fails to act on catastrophic climate change, dozens of its members are profiting from investments in oil, gas, and coal companies that are fue…
(2019-09-25). UN climate action summit falls 'woefully short' of expectations. nationofchange.org The promises made by major economies at the UN Climate Action Summit fell "woefully short" of what is needed to address the climate crisis, The New York Times reported Monday. China did not increase its commitments under the Paris agreement, India made no pledge to reduce its use of coal and the U.S. did not speak at all. "Their lack of ambition …
(2019-09-25). Brazil: 10 States Pledge to Respect the Climate Paris Agreement. telesurenglish.net Brazil's North East Consortium (CN) spokesperson Paulo Camara on Tuesday announced that ten Brazilian states pledged in New York to respect and implement the Paris Agreement, independent of what President Jair Bolsonaro thinks or decides regarding global climate change. | RELATED: | 'Neoliberalism Deteriorates Human Rights in Brazil': Report | "In response to the recoil risks [in environmental protection] generated by the Federal government, the Brazilian states have decided to assum…
(2019-09-25). Youth Organizers lead 40,000 Marchers Across San Francisco/Make Demands for Climate Action. indybay.org On September 20, a crowd of nearly 40,000 demonstrators marched from Nancy Pelosi's office at the San Francisco Federal Building to Embarcadero Plaza, calling for immediate climate action. | [Photos: Leon Kunstenaar, Pro Bono Photo. Please credit the photographer]…
(2019-09-25). Climate Strike/Auto Strike: Same Struggle, Same Fight. commondreams.org Last Friday, as four million young people marched in the world's capitals for action on climate, countless more were on the picket line supporting autoworkers who are out on strike. (Photo: Ron Jenkins/Getty Images) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/strike_0.jpeg …
(2019-09-25). Trump Lashes Out at Iran, China & Venezuela in Nationalist Address to U.N. General Assembly. democracynow.org 
On Tuesday, President Trump made his third address to the United Nations General Assembly amid simmering tensions in the Middle East over recent attacks on Saudi Arabian oil facilities, which the United States blames on Iran. Tehran denies the allegations. Trump also lashed out at China and Venezuela. We speak with Vijay Prashad, director of Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research and chief editor of LeftWord Books. His latest article for Salon is headlined "World leaders gather at the UN in the face of war, climate catastrophe & global worker exploitation."
(2019-09-25). 'A Just Society': Ocasio-Cortez Unveils Legislative Package to Tackle American Poverty and Inequality. commondreams.org Freshman Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, a national figure who has used her platform to promote bold policies on the climate crisis and healthcare, unveiled Wednesday a package of six economic justice bills to tackle American poverty and inequality. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/ocasio-cortez_0_0.jpg …
(2019-09-25). Greta Thunberg and Indigenous Amazon Defender Among Visionary Campaigners Honored With Right Livelihood Awards. commondreams.org Four campaigners from all over the world were awarded with the 2019 Right Livelihood Award on Wednesday, winning what is often called the "alternative Nobel Peace Prize" for their tireless efforts in fighting for non-violence, women's rights, climate action, and environmental protection. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/efsld1jx4aat9hy1.jpg …
(2019-09-25). U.N. Report Paints a Harrowing Portrait of the Planet's Future. truthdig.com 
A landmark United Nations climate report published Wednesday details the observed and anticipated future impacts of planet-heating emissions from human activity on the world's oceans and frozen zones—and warns of the emerging consequences for humanity, marine ecosystems, and the global environment. | The Special Report on the Ocean and Cryosphere in a Changing Climate (SROCC) is a product of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), a U.N. body that assesses the latest science related to the human-caused…
(2019-09-25). The US is exporting a fracked climate catastrophe. nationofchange.org 
This story is part of Covering Climate Now, a global collaboration of more than 250 news outlets to strengthen coverage of the climate story. According to climate scientists, limiting the worst impacts of climate change means weaning the world off of fossil fuels, not ramping it up. But two factors, the U.S. "fracking revolution" that helped boost domestic oil and gas production …
(2019-09-25). 17 States File Suit to Stop Trump Administration's Crippling of Endangered Species Act. commondreams.org "The only thing we want to see extinct are the Trump Administration's beastly environmental policies." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/lawsuit-trump-weakening-esa.png …
(2019-09-24). Greta Thunberg's Magic Word: Strike! therealnews.com 
Re-posted with permission from: johnhalle.com By John Halle For some of us who were there, Friday's Climate Strike brought back memories of Feb. 15, 2003 when one to two million of us flooded the streets of New York City. It was a huge organizational success, over 3000 groups collaborating to bring together what remains the…
(2019-09-24). Roger Waters: Militarism is Exacerbating the Climate Crisis. therealnews.com 
Pink Floyd co-founder and activist Roger Waters speaks to the Real News at the People's Mobilization Against the U.S. War Machine in New York City.
(2019-09-24). Youth lead as millions march in Global Climate Strike. workers.org 
Sept. 20 — Around the world today, it's estimated that 4 million people took to the streets in an unprecedented Global Climate Strike, led for the most part by youth under 18. Many students walked out of school in unexcused absences, while others came with teachers or parents. Many young . . . | Continue reading Youth lead as millions march in Global Climate Strike at Workers.org
(2019-09-24). Climate actions draw tens of thousands in northern California. peoplesworld.org 
SAN FRANCISCO — The heart of this city rang with their chants Sept. 20, as young climate strikers and their older allies packed its main thoroughfare, Market Street, demanding that political and corporate leaders at home and around the world act quickly and boldly to halt and reverse the mounting environmental destruction threatening Planet Earth. …
(2019-09-24). Activists are using the climate emergency as a new legal defense to justify law-breaking. nationofchange.org 
The phrase "climate emergency" became part of the political lexicon this year. Governments at all levels made declarations of a climate emergency, as did various organisations such as the Australian Medical Association. Even the Pope joined in. | But what has this meant in practical terms? Very little so far, given the continuing rise in global greenhouse gas emissions. | For instance, the Canadian government's decision to triple the capacity of an oil pipeline one day after acknowledging the climate emergency suggests the declarations have rhetor…
(2019-09-24). Only a Green New Deal can douse the fires of eco-fascism. mronline.org 
ORGANIZERS ARE EXPECTING huge numbers to turn out for the Global Climate Strike, beginning on September 20 and continuing through September 27. It builds on the first global climate strike, which took place on March 15, and attracted an estimated 1.6 million young people, who walked out of class at schools on every continent. | Source
(2019-09-24). Youth lead as millions say 'Planet, not profits!'. workers.org Sept. 20 — Around the world today, it's estimated that 4 million people took to the streets in an unprecedented Global Climate Strike, led for the most part by youth under 18. Many students walked out of school in unexcused absences, while others came with teachers or parents. Many young . . . | Continue reading Youth lead as millions say 'Planet, not profits!' at Workers.org
(2019-09-24). StrikeDC — Friday, September 27. strikedc.org 
On Monday, 2,000 of us took to the streets of Washington, DC shutting down key intersections and disrupting business as usual to demand an immediate end to the age of fossil fuels, and a swift and just transition to renewable energy. A broad coalition of climate and social justice groups fanned out across downtown D.C. … | Continue reading "StrikeDC — Friday, September 27"
(2019-09-24). Inglorious Revolution: The Greening of Business as Usual. dissidentvoice.org 
I want to make it absolutely clear from the outset of this piece that I am not a climate skeptic. To me it seems axiomatic that when you burn stuff, you produce heat. Humans have been burning stuff since they discovered fire, and heating the planet at an exponential rate since the the dawn of …
(2019-09-24). Weather Warfare: Beware the US Military's Experiments with Climatic Warfare. globalresearch.ca 'Climatic warfare' has been excluded from the agenda on climate change.
(2019-09-24). "How Dare You!" Greta Thunberg Rebukes World Leaders. truthout.org | | After rallying 4 million people into the streets on Friday in the biggest global climate strike yet, Swedish teenager Greta Thunberg brought her message inside United Nations Headquarters yesterday with a furious speech that repeatedly demanded of world leaders, "How dare you?" | Seated alongside UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres and two other young climate activists, Thunberg opened the UN Climate Action Summit by blasting the assembled heads of government with a speech that was equal parts "J'accuse" and h…
(2019-09-24). 32 People Arrested At Climate Change Protest in Washington DC. telesurenglish.net At least 32 Extinction Rebellion activists were arrested in Washington D.C. on Monday as they were performing the "Tell the Truth" rally, an action aimed at pressuring U.S. politicians to tackle global climate change. | RELATED: | Poorest Countries Pay Financial, Human Cost of Climate Crisis: Oxfam | The Democratic Socialists of America, Extinction Rebellion,…
(2019-09-24). 16 Children Accuse Nations of Failing to Protect Them From Climate Change. truthout.org | | Youth climate activists from around the world also attended the U.N. Climate Action Summit Monday, where they spoke at UNICEF about a landmark new climate complaint they filed with the United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child. Hailing from countries including Argentina, Brazil, Germany, the Marshall Islands and Tunisia, the young representatives spoke about why they feel compelled to act on the climate crisis. Among the youth climate activists were Alexandria Villaseñor of…
(2019-09-24). Countries violate rights over climate change, argue youth activists in landmark UN complaint. un.org The failure of governments to act on the climate crisis, constitutes a violation of children's rights, according to a landmark complaint presented to the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child by 16 youth activists.
(2019-09-24). Roger Waters: We're Ignoring One of Humanity's Biggest Threats. truthdig.com DIMITRI LASCARIS: This is Dimitri Lascaris reporting for The Real News Network from Harold Square in Manhattan. | I'm here today with legendary musician Roger Waters, also known widely around the world for his peace activism and his activism for human rights. We are here for the People's Mobilization Against the U.S. War Machine and Save The Planet. Thank you very much for joining us, Roger. | ROGER WATERS: Not at all. | DIMITRI LASCARIS: So Roger, the relationship between one of the major existential threats of our time, climate change, and militarism is not as well-known as the relationship between militarism a…
(2019-09-24). The Rockefeller Way: The Family's Covert 'Climate Change' Plan. globalresearch.ca First published in December 2016, this article is of relevance to an understanding of the ongoing Climate, Extinction Rebellion debate. | Who is funding the "Protest Movement" | "Beginning in the 1980s, the Rockefeller Brothers Fund became leading advocates of the global …
(2019-09-24). Extinction Rebellion: Leaving it to the Students. counterpunch.org The protestor of school age sported a placard featuring a distorted caricature of Australian prime minister, Scott Morrison: "Scomo was liking it hot". A glorious spring day, and a gathering was already fussing and buzzing outside the Victorian State Library and students were striking. The placard image was one that toasted both ways — looking More