(2019-11-25). 'An Affront Crying Out to Heaven': Pope Calls for a World Without Nuclear Weapons. commondreams.org "The arms race wastes precious resources that could be better used to benefit the integral development of peoples and to protect the natural environment." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/pope_nuke.jpeg …
(2019-11-25). Noam Chomsky: Centrism Will Only Get Us Four More Years of Trump. truthdig.com 
Noam Chomsky is not here to reassure you. As Arctic ice melts, centrists in the Democratic Party actively hinder progress on "Medicare for All" and Republicans work equally hard on voter suppression, the activist, linguist and professor is sounding the alarm. | In an interview after last week's Democrat…
(2019-11-25). Greenhouse gas levels in atmosphere 'reach new record highs'. thecanary.co 
Levels of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere have reached another record high, the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) has warned.Concentrations of carbon dioxide, the main gas driving global warming, reached new highs of 407.8 parts per million in 2018, up from 405.5 parts per million (ppm) in 2017, a report by the UN body shows.That is well above the level of around 280 ppm seen before the industrial revolution and the start of large scale burning of fossil fuels for energy and transport, which have driven up carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. | The rise is close to the increase seen between 2016 and 2017 an…
(2019-11-25). The Realism of Bernie Sanders' Climate Policy. commondreams.org Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), a 2020 Democratic presidential candidate, and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) introduce public housing legislation as part of the Green New Deal outside the U.S. Capitol on Thursday, November 14, 2019. (Photo: Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc. via Getty Images) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/bernie_sanders_33.jpg …
(2019-11-25). Sanders' Green New Deal: A Realistic Response to the Emergency That Will Define Our Lifetimes. commondreams.org Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) attends a news conference to introduce legislation to transform public housing as part of the Green New Deal outside the U.S. Capitol November 14, 2019 in Washington, DC. The liberal legislators invited affordable housing advocates and climate change activists to join them for the announcement. (Photo: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/bernie_sanders_green_new_deal.jpg …
(2019-11-25). Newsom freezes new fracking permits, but oil drilling permits outpace 2018. indybay.org The FracTracker Alliance and Consumer Watchdog unveiled a new website on November 19 to continually map and update the number of oil and gas wells permitted by the Newsom Administration: www.NewsomWellWatch.com. | "The pace of permitting overall is still on track to beat the total number of permits issued during Brown's final year in office (2018). The number of drilling and rework permits issued in the first ten months of 2019 through November 4 total 4,049. In the same period of 2018, under Governor Brown, the total was 3,723," the groups stated.
(2019-11-25). Climate change: Another year of record gas emissions, warns UN meteorological agency. news.un.org Levels of the three main heat-trapping gases emitted into the atmosphere — carbon dioxide (CO2), methane, and nitrous oxide — have reached yet another high, the UN meteorological agency, WMO, said on Monday.
(2019-11-25). UC Berkeley Climate Strike: UC Green New Deal. indybay.org Sproul Plaza, UC Berkeley, Bancroft Way, Berkeley, California 94720…
(2019-11-25). National Climate Strike in Oakland. indybay.org Oakland City Hall, 1 Frank H. Ogawa Plaza, Oakland, CA, 94612…
(2019-11-25). Shareholders Urge 5 Major U.S. Banks to Act on Climate. commondreams.org ______________________________…
(2019-11-25). National Climate Strike & March for Green New Deal (San Francisco). indybay.org BlackRock HQ, 400 Howard St, San Francisco, CA 94105…
(2019-11-25). National Climate Strike in Palo Alto. indybay.org Lytton Plaza, intersection of University Ave & Emerson Street, Palo Alto 94301…
(2019-11-25). Police Raid Egypt's Last Independent News Outlet Mada Masr Amid "Increasingly Hostile" Media Climate. democracynow.org 
Egyptian security forces raided the office of Mada Masr, the country's last independent media outlet, and arrested three of its journalists this weekend. The raid began Sunday afternoon, when nine plainclothes security officers entered the Mada Masr office in Cairo, seizing phones and laptops and holding the staff in the building for more than three hours. They then arrested editor-in-chief Lina Attalah, managing editor Mohamed Hamama and reporter Rana Mamdouh. It came just a day after security forces arrested senior editor Shady Zalat at his home. All four journalists were released from detention Sunday night. T…
(2019-11-25). Nine new titles for an ecosocialist bookshelf. greenleft.org.au 
books ecosocialism Ian AngusIssue 1247 Australia ecosocialist bookshelfNovember 25, 2019The red and green shelf is overflowing! Climate and Capitalism editor Ian Angus looks at nine important new books…
(2019-11-25). Law Enforcement Crushing Pipeline Dissent in Minnesota at Water Protectors' Blockade of Enbridge Terminal. commondreams.org Police were about to saw off the leg of a tripod from which a protester was hanging, activists said. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/resist-line-three-minn-tripod.jpg …
(2019-11-25). 'Another Year. Another Record.': Levels of Key Climate-Heating Gases Hit New Highs in 2018, UN Reveals. commondreams.org In yet another signal to global governments that greater ambition is needed to combat the climate crisis, an annual United Nations report released Monday revealed that levels of long-lived greenhouse gases in the atmosphere reached record highs last year. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/fossil_fuel_subsidies_0_0.jpg …
(2019-11-23). Football fans fume after Yale-Harvard game disrupted by HUNDREDS of pitch-invading climate protesters (VIDEO). rt.com 
A football game between two elite Ivy League universities froze for about an hour as a crowd of students and alumni staged a protest against investment in fossil fuels right on the playing field — and sparked an online outrage. | It was after the second quarter of the game at the Yale Bowl, New Haven, Connecticut, when scores of protesters from both colleges stormed the field, carrying banners and placards that accused the two prestigious universities of being "complicit in climate injustice" by investing in fossil fuel companies. | Watch as HUNDREDS of both Harvard and Yale students storm the field in s…
(2019-11-22). Fighting for social change in a time of climate crisis. greenleft.org.au 
Climate capitalism Jacob AndrewarthaIssue 1246 AustraliaNovember 22, 2019As the climate crisis pushes the planet past certain tipping points, inequality between the rich and the poor continues to grow. At the same time, we are also witnessing a resurgence in protests and…
(2019-11-22). Climate action: Why only the most radical approach will work. greenleft.org.au 
Climate Dave HolmesIssue 1246 AustraliaNovember 22, 2019The climate crisis is the greatest threat ever faced by humanity. The survival of the human race is at stake. The reality of the heating of the planet can no longer rationally be denied. | Carbon dioxide emissions continue to rise. The atmospheric concentration of carbon dioxide is now ab…
(2019-11-22). We need a just climate transition. greenleft.org.au 
Climate Meghan StreetIssue 1246 AustraliaNovember 22, 2019The climate movement has to take up the issues of refugees, war and global inequality to ensure a just climate for all. | The climate crisis is generating instability and a scarcity of resources via rising sea levels and more intense and extreme weather events, such as floods, storm s…
(2019-11-22). Unions campaign for a jobs-rich energy transition. greenleft.org.au 
Climate workers' rights Pip HinmanIssue 1246 AustraliaNovember 22, 2019Together with the Australian Manufacturing Workers Union (AMWU), the Electrical Trades Union (ETU), the Gippsland Trades and Labour Council and the Victorian Trades Hall Council, the Maritime Union…
(2019-11-21). Nationals betray the bush — again. greenleft.org.au 
environment Sam WainwrightIssue 1246 Australia The NationalsNovember 21, 2019Among the death and destruction left in their wake, there are some positive political developments that have come from the devastating bushfires that ripped through New South Wales and Queenslan…
(2019-11-20). Sanders' Plan to Fight Global Climate Disaster Too Ambitious, Says NYT. fair.org 
When Sen. Bernie Sanders announced his $16.3 trillion climate plan, corporate media were quick to throw cold water on it, arguing that the Democratic presidential candidate's plan was too expensive, and logistically and politically impossible (FAIR.org, 9/6/19). As Sanders fleshed out his plan in more detail, the media pushback continued: "Sanders' Climate Ambitions Thrill Supporters, but Experts Aren't Impressed," annou…
(2019-11-20). Palestine is a climate justice issue – Israeli apartheid is not "green" bdsmovement.net 
Palestine is a climate justice issue – Israeli apartheid is not "green": Update Click to download and print this Fact Sheet.November 21, 2019 | By: | | Palestinian BDS National Committee (BNC)
(2019-11-19). What the Frack? New Mexico Wants to Recycle Radioactive Wastewater. progressive.org The state's famous green chiles may be hot for a whole new reason.
(2019-11-07). Take Action — Some actual, SANE legislation. peaceaction.org 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, …