(2019-10-30). Belated Rains, Beleaguered Farmers: the Climate Crisis in Bhandara. counterpunch.org 
Inside a tiny hole on the hardened soil lies a dead crab, its legs severed from its body. "They are dying of the heat," says Devendra Bhongade, pointing at holes all over his five-acre paddy farm. If it had rained, you'd see crabs swarming in the water on the farm, incubating, he adds, standing amid More
(2019-10-30). The real enemies of the planet. workers.org 
A map of the world, recently circulated online, claims to identify the world's worst offenders responsible for the climate crisis. It named energy ministers in scores of countries — rich and poor, imperialist and oppressed — as equally the culprits for the biggest challenge facing humanity. The map was no . . . | Continue reading The real enemies of the planet at Workers.org
(2019-10-30). Chile Scraps Asia-Pacific and Climate Summits Amid Protests. truthdig.com 
SANTIAGO, Chile — Chilean President Sebastián Piñera said Wednesday that he is canceling two major international summits so he can respond to protracted nationwide protests over economic inequality that have left more than a dozen people dead, hundreds injured and businesses and infrastructure damaged. | The decision to call off the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation and U.N. global climate gatherings, planned for November and December, respectively, dealt a major blow to Chile's image as a regional oasis of stability and economic development. | Piñera said he was forced to cancel both events due to the chao…
(2019-10-30). Climate change denial is the new 'flat Earth' & causes WILDFIRES, California ex-governor testifies. rt.com 
Add California's wildfires to the list of problems caused by US President Donald Trump. The state's former governor has warned Trump and his fellow Republicans that "the blood is on your soul"… for denying climate change. | "California's burning while the deniers make a joke out of the standards that protect us all. The blood is on your soul here and I hope you wake up," former governor Jerry Brown snarled, during a House Oversight Committee hearing on the Trump administration's recent decision to bar California from setting its own auto emissions standards. "This is not politics, this is life, this is moral…
(2019-10-30). When Justice Delayed Means Extinction: the Case of the Delta Smelt. counterpunch.org 
The signature event of the 2019 California Water Year is the arrival of extinction for the Delta smelt, a two-inch, nearly transparent fish at the bottom of the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta food chain. The smelt's demise signals critical dangers for two species of Coho salmon, one species of Steelhead and resident killer whales that feed More
(2019-10-30). Brazilian president defends policies amid recent Amazon fires. thecanary.co 
Brazil's president has launched a strong defence of his far-right government while on a visit to Saudi Arabia, blasting any criticism of his policies on recent fires in the Amazon region.Jair Bolsonaro also criticised French president Emmanuel Macron in a speech on Wednesday before the Future Investment Initiative in the kingdom, while praising American leader Donald Trump.Bolsonaro at one point said: "The Amazon region belongs to us."Bolsonaro praised US president Donald Trump (AP)Scientists say the vast rainforest is a bulwark against global warming as its lush vegetation absorbs heat-trapping carbon dioxide fr…
(2019-10-30). Climate activist Greta Thunberg declines Nordic environmental prize saying "the climate movement does not need any more awards" nationofchange.org "I have received the Nordic Council's environmental award 2019. I have decided to decline this prize."
(2019-10-30). Extinction Rebellion: We Need To Talk About The Future. commondreams.org Extinction Rebellion protesters in London. (Photo: Jess Nyman, Twitter) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/xr.protest.jpeg …
(2019-10-30). Gender Lens Investing Tool Adds Sustainability Report Card, Grading Funds on Climate, Deforestation, and Weapons. commondreams.org ______________________________…
(2019-10-30). New Research Shows Rising Sea Levels Could Wipe Out Major Cities by 2050. truthout.org Ho Chi Minh City, along with the rest of southern Vietnam, " could all but disappear" by 2050. | Bangkok, Thailand, currently home to over eight million people, is under severe threat. | Basra, Iraq, the nation's second-largest city, "could be mostly underwater" by mid-century. | Those are just some of the alarming conclusions of a new research paper on the dire global consequences of rising sea le…
(2019-10-30). Chile SuspendS Hosting of APEC and COP25. telesurenglish.net Chile has withdrawn as host of an APEC trade summit in November where the United States and China had been expected to take major steps toward ending a 15-month-old trade war that has slowed world economic growth. | RELATED: | Chile: Thousands March, Demand Constitution Change | Chilean President Sebastian Pinera said he had taken the "painful" decision to cancel the summit in Santiago, as well as a high-profile international gathering on climate change in December, to focus on restoring law…
(2019-10-30). We Need Publicly Owned Utilities. commondreams.org The wildfires—and the climate crisis that's making them worse—are public problems. The reliability of our power grid is a public need. (Photo: Shutterstock) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/public_2.jpeg …
(2019-10-30). 350.org on Rex Tillerson's Testimony in NY v. Exxon trial: "Tillerson Is a Climate Criminal." commondreams.org ______________________________…
(2019-10-30). Gov. Newsom Urged to Phase Out Fossil Fuel Cars by 2030. indybay.org California's New Vehicles Study Must Meet Urgency of Climate Crisis…
(2019-10-30). On Those California Fires. counterpunch.org As California burns, the press is offering all number of explanations for why this is so; naming everything from drought and climate change, to lack of sufficient acres of prescribed burns and forest thinning, to the failure of PG&E to properly maintain the electrical grid. The 'problems', or so the press would have the public More
(2019-10-30). 'Horrifying' Climate Study Finds We Have Less Time Than We Think. truthdig.com According to the latest findings from Nature Communications, rising sea levels could wipe out major cities and displace millions by 2050.
(2019-10-30). Trump Says the President Is Above the Law. Don't Let This Doctrine Stand. truthout.org Donald Trump's lawyer appeared in court last week to explain an extraordinary new doctrine of presidential infallibility. Trump could, attorney William Consovoy argued before the Second Circuit's court of appeals, murder someone and be unindictable while in office. Even in a crass echo chamber era shaped by reality TV, rant-radio and social media — an echo chamber in which shamelessness has somehow, for many, m…
(2019-10-30). Johnson refuses to answer why 'frackers, the tax avoiders and the zero-hour exploiters' are shaping Tory policy. thecanary.co As the 2019 General Election campaign gets set to begin, news has emerged that a fracking lobbyist is writing the Conservative manifesto. The same lobbying firm also represents major tax-avoiding multinationals like Amazon. So this raises concerns that these interests could well try to shape policy. But when asked about this in Prime Minister's Questions (PMQs), Boris Johnson refused to answer. | An "outrage to democracy":…
(2019-10-30). Lawsuit Challenges Trump Administration's California Fracking Plan. indybay.org Feds Aim to Open 725,500 Acres in Central Coast, Bay Area to Oil Industry…
(2019-10-30). As I Walked Out to the Streets to Block Traffic: Extinction Rebellion and the Battle For Life On Earth. counterpunch.org It's that time of year, in fact as they say, it's that time of life. It's that time for show-downs and choices, for heroes and villains, that time for fighting in the street. Yes, as the temperature moves to the cool of autumn the friction of action is heating things up on a global scale, More
(2019-10-30). Albanese's jobs and climate doublespeak. greenleft.org.au 
economy Climate Pip HinmanIssue 1243 Australia Anthony AlbaneseOctober 30, 2019Labor's policy silence after its May election defeat has officially been broken with party leader Anthony Albanese's October 29 vi…
(2019-10-30). Bruce Shillingsworth: 'Why are we selling water to make profit?'. greenleft.org.au 
corporate greed Bruce ShillingsworthIssue 1243 Australia Water for the Rivers climate emergency SydneyOctober 30, 2019Mur…
(2019-10-30). As Climate Crisis-Fueled Fires Rage, Fears Grow of an 'Uninhabitable' California. commondreams.org As activist Bill McKibben put it, "We've simply got to slow down the climate crisis." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/fire_extreme_red_flag.jpg …
(2019-10-30). 'Step Up or Step Aside': With California Engulfed in Flames, Climate Activists Occupy Nancy Pelosi's Office. commondreams.org Young Californians on Wednesday demanded to know how House Speaker Nancy Pelosi can look on as thousands of acres are burned in wildfires in her home state, while refusing to back a Green New Deal. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/screen_shot_2019-10-30_at_1.35.24_pm.jpg …
(2019-10-30). 'Someone Cancel the Climate Crisis Too Please': Citing Social Unrest, Chile President Bows Out as COP25 Host. commondreams.org "The climate talks in Chile were canceled because of the very issues that are at the heart of the climate emergency: social inequality, disrespect for human rights, and an economy that prioritizes big business and polluters over the needs of everyday people." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/chile-cop-25-unrest.jpg …
(2019-10-30). Environmentalists Slam 'Climate Criminal' Rex Tillerson for Spreading More Lies During Testimony in Exxon Trial. commondreams.org "As wildfires rage across California and the West, it's momentous to see Exxon's former CEO in court, on the witness stand, testifying to his role in lying to investors about climate-related risks." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/rex_tillerson_2.jpg …
(2019-10-29). Flying above the clouds: the U.S. military and climate change. mronline.org 
Climate change is occurring, highlighted by dramatically shifting weather patterns and ever more deadly storms, floods, droughts, and wildfires. And the evidence is overwhelming that it is driven by the steady increase in greenhouse gases in our atmosphere, especially carbon dioxide and methane, produced by our fossil fuel-based economic system. | Source
(2019-10-29). "In terms of the coral reefs and all the dangers to the ecosystems, Mauritius is one of the countries most at risk" mronline.org 
While environmentalist Greta Thunburg was at the UN, John Bellamy Foster, environmental sociologist and editor of the Monthly Review, was in Mauritius to train people on climate change. Weekly had an opportunity to talk to him. | Source
(2019-10-29). A 'woke' remake of 'Baby It's Cold Outside': What's next, a climate-change one? rt.com 
Super-woke musician John Legend has reportedly "updated" a 1940s classic love song for modern liberal sensibilities, in a downright Orwellian twist to the ongoing US culture war that consumes everything it touches. | "Baby It's Cold Outside," first recorded in 1944, has been covered by many a celebrity duet since — until it ran into the #MeToo minefield last year, and got canceled because some people complained very loudly on social media that its lyrics were about "date rape." Or as CNN chose to phrase it, "some ob…
(2019-10-29). Extinction Rebellion: We need to talk about the future. mronline.org 
This is a love letter to Extinction Rebellion. | Source
(2019-10-29). Climate Justice Pop-Up Disruption. strikedc.org As the wildfires burn in California, we have to deal with the fact that the climate crisis isn't a problem for the future — it's already begun. And as the corporations and politicians that created the climate crisis continue to delay and deny, over 200,000+ people have had to evacuate their homes. But as this … | Continue reading "Climate Justice Pop-Up Disruption"
(2019-10-29). Take Action Now: Declare a Climate Emergency. thenation.com Take Action Now: Declare a Climate Emergency…
(2019-10-29). UN summit tackles climate change-induced threat to mountain water supplies. un.org The world's mountain and glacier regions are facing unprecedented challenges due to climate change, imposing a crippling effect on the people and economies that rely on them, the UN's weather agency explained on Tuesday, ahead of a summit to address the world's rapidly-changing water systems.
(2019-10-29). Fueled by Climate Change, California's Raging Wildfires Are Threatening Vulnerable Communities First. democracynow.org 
California is bracing for a day of strong winds as climate change-fueled wildfires continue to burn from Los Angeles to north of the Bay Area. After a chaotic weekend of mass evacuations and blackouts that left millions in the dark, firefighters in Sonoma, California, made headway Monday, containing 15% of the massive Kincade fire that has burned nearly 75,000 acres. But as high winds pick up again today, firefighters still face an uphill battle in combating the at least 10 blazes raging across the state, including the growing Getty fire, which erupted in one of Los Angeles's most opulent communities Monday. Fire…
(2019-10-28). Deep-sea mining threatens ocean, global climate. liberationnews.org 
There is a new race for resources: the ocean floor. Seabed exploration, a precursor to mining, is underway in remote parts of the Pacific Ocean as corporations and nation-states attempt to catalog the underwater resources.
(2019-10-28). Addressing inequality is key if we want to tackle climate chaos. thecanary.co This article was co-authored by Karen Bell, senior lecturer in Human Geography and Environmental Justice at the University of the West of England, Bristol. | Recent Extinction Rebellion climate protests included a rally of trade unionists in Trafalgar Square. And this inclusion reflected its message that "the labour and environmental struggles are inextricably related". Martin Empson — who helped gather participants from branches of the NEU, the PCS, a…
(2019-10-26). Jane Fonda: Put Oil and Gas Executives on Trial. dissidentvoice.org Before she got arrested at her weekly #FireDrillFriday demonstration, Jane Fonda told TRNN's Dharna Noor that she tried to get Netflix to give her a yearlong hiatus from Grace and Frankie to continue protesting climate inaction.
(2019-10-25). Human Actions Fueling California's Devastating Wildfires. therealnews.com 
Tens of thousands have been forced to flee wildfires across the state of California. Human actions, including climate change, are responsible, argues Professor Matthew Hurteau.
(2019-10-25). Jane Fonda: Put Oil and Gas Executives on Trial. therealnews.com 
Before she got arrested at her weekly #FireDrillFriday demonstration, Jane Fonda told TRNN's Dharna Noor that she tried to get Netflix to give her a yearlong hiatus from Grace and Frankie to continue protesting climate inaction.
(2019-10-25). Climate crisis and fight for a just future. greenleft.org.au 
Climate Jacob AndrewarthaIssue 1242 AustraliaOctober 25, 2019There is currently a resurgence in climate activism across the world. With the recent global Climate Strike and rise of protest groups such as Extinction Rebellion, questions are being posed within the movement of how best to deal with the climate crisis and fight for a just fu…
(2019-10-25). Labor declares climate emergency, postpones any action til next elections. greenleft.org.au 
Climate Margaret GleesonIssue 1242 AustraliaOctober 25, 2019The past two months have seen a stepping up of protests demanding urgent action to tackle the climate emergency. First was the huge global Climate Strike on September 20 that saw hundreds of thousands mobilise around the country. Then came Extinction Rebellion's (XR) Spring Rebel…
(2019-10-25). Environmentalists, librarians condemn attacks on right to protest in Queensland. greenleft.org.au 
civil liberties Fred FuentesIssue 1242 Australia Extinction RebellionOctober 25, 2019Environmental group Frontline Action on Coal (FLAC) has denounced anti-protester laws passed by Queensland parliament as deceitful, overreaching and ultimately destined to fai…
(2019-10-24). #ShutDownDC General Meeting—December 6 Strike, Direct Action Training, Lots of Actions. strikedc.org Thursday, November 7 at 6: 30 pm Malcolm X Opportunity Center13351 Alabama Ave, SE, Washington DCNear the Congress Heights Metro Station (Green/Yellow) The week of September 20th, more than 6 million people all around the world answered the Youth Climate Strike call to action by walking out of school, skipping work and taking bold action for climate … | Continue reading "#ShutDownDC General Meeting—December 6 Strike, Direct Action Training, Lots of Actions"
(2019-10-23). Congress Holds Hearing on Big Oil's War on Climate Science. therealnews.com 
The House Oversight Committee heard testimony about the fossil fuel industry's multimillion dollar campaign to suppress knowledge of their contributions to the climate crisis.
(2019-10-16). #ShutDownDC — What's Next? We've got some ideas… strikedc.org Over the past several months we have seen an unprecedented escalation in our movements for climate justice. On September 20, millions of young people all over the world skipped school to join one of the largest youth-led protests in history. Then on September 23rd, we shut down traffic into the nation's capital during the morning … | Continue reading "#ShutDownDC — What's Next? We've got some ideas…"
(2019-10-16). Where are the Young Voices in the Media? progressive.org Youth activism is clearly on the rise today, particularly in regard to gun control and climate change. Yet the stories about these involvements are hardly ever told by young people.
(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"
(2019-09-12). We've got a Plan to #ShutDownDC For Climate Justice. strikedc.org 
"This is definitely a next-level direct action. The urgency of climate change warrants such an attempt to disrupt business as usual… to make it impossible for people with decision making-power to go about their daily lives as if we are not in a climate emergency." That's what the New York Times printed about our plans to #ShutDownDC … | Continue reading "We've got a Plan to #ShutDownDC For Climate Justice"
(2019-08-29). Report Back from #ShutDownDC Kickoff Meeting. strikedc.org Wow! That was an incredible meeting last night. 125 people in the room and 11 solid affinity groups at the #ShutDownDC kick off meeting! We're so inspired to see so many amazing people stepping up to the challenge. The Climate Strike week of action is less than a month away and we have a long … | Continue reading "Report Back from #ShutDownDC Kickoff Meeting"
(2019-08-25). Climate Strike Support Ideas for Labor Unions and Union Members. strikedc.org The vast majority of union contracts include "no strike" clauses where unions promise not to strike until their contract expires (usually 2-4 year terms). Almost all union workers risk getting fired for striking for climate and almost all unions risk legal repercussions if they try to organize such a strike. But there are many ways … | Continue reading "Climate Strike Support Ideas for Labor Unions and Union Members"