(2020-01-30). Bayer may halt sales of cancer-linked glyphosate products to private users. rt.com 
German pharmaceutical giant Bayer is considering stopping sales of its weedkiller containing glyphosate to individual users. The firm is facing tens of thousands of lawsuits that claim the product causes cancer. | According to German newspaper Handelsblatt, the move is part of Bayer's ongoing talks with plaintiffs in the United States about an out-of-court settlement. | Also on rt.com | | Court-appointed mediator Ken…
(2020-01-30). Most Schools Stifle Indigenous Youth. Standing Rock Offered a Different Vision. truthout.org "The camps at Standing Rock produced an environment substantially and holistically more supportive for Native youth," writes activist Sarah Sunshine Manning. In this excerpt from her essay, which is a part of the collection Standing with Standing Rock: Voices from the #NoDAPL Movement, the actualization of self and community that sprang from the Oceti Sakowin camps speaks to how Western education fails to meet the needs of Indigenous youth. | In early August 2016, tribal nations throughout N…
(2020-01-30). Amazon employees defy management and publicly protest corporate policies. wsws.org Hundreds of Amazon employees posted public criticisms of their employer and statements of support for fellow workers who have been threatened with firing for speaking out against the tech company's climate policies.
(2020-01-30). What Does It Mean to Be a Climate Refugee? thenation.com What Does It Mean to Be a Climate Refugee?
(2020-01-30). Leap Day Action – Declare Climate Emergency – extravagant spectacle, roving street party. indybay.org GATHER Berkeley BART station plaza at 2 pm ‚Ä®‚Ä®and then rove through downtown Berkeley visiting banks that invest in fossil fuels and other reckless companies contributing to climate catastrophe…
(2020-01-30). Earth and Spirit: A Multi-Faith Response to Climate Crisis. indybay.org St. John's Presbyterian Church | 2727 College Avenue | Berkeley, CA 94705…
(2020-01-29). WATCH: Cameras go inside Fukushima nuclear power plant to show cleanup progress since 2011 tsunami damage. rt.com 
Cameras were invited into the Fukushima nuclear power plant in Japan to show the progress made since three of its reactors melted down in 2011, due to the effects of a tsunami caused by a magnitude 9 earthquake. | Video from the plant shows much of the damage is still clearly in place, amid the ongoing cleanup effort. | The buildup of contaminated water at the site is still a problem, years after the disaster — and could be a problem for decades to come, according to reports. Giant tanks are used at the site to store the contaminated water. | Reuters reports that melted fuel within the reactors has ye…
(2020-01-29). Long shaped by fire, Australia enters a perilous new era. mronline.org 
Australia has always been a dry continent where fire has played an important ecological role. But the latest massive conflagrations there are evidence that a hotter climate has thrust Australia into a new normal where fires will keep burning on an unprecedented scale. |
(2020-01-29). Climate change, the Green New Deal, and the struggle for climate justice. mronline.org 
Most calls for a Green New Deal correctly emphasize that it must include a meaningful commitment to climate justice. That is because climate change—for reasons of racism and capitalist profit-making—disproportionately punishes frontline communities, especially communities of color and low-income. |
(2020-01-29). 'Erasing our voices won't change anything'. zcomm.org This week's issue is particularly rife with reports of the media and its tendency towards misrepresentation…
(2020-01-29). The Global System Nearing Financial and Climate Collapse: Capitalism. globalresearch.ca 'Why are there forty million poor people in America?.. when you begin to ask that question, you are raising questions about the economic system, …you begin to question the capitalistic economy." — Martin Luther King | "I'm a human being, first …
(2020-01-29). Vote Climate U.S. PAC's Updated 2020 Presidential Voter's Guide. commondreams.org ______________________________…
(2020-01-29). 57 scientists denounce Biden's claim that Sanders' Green New Deal doesn't have backing of science. nationofchange.org The scientists went as far as saying the Green New Deal is necessary to "solve our climate crisis."
(2020-01-29). Sometimes We Can Make Our Own Hope. zcomm.org Running for Office in the Age of Donald Trump and Climate Change…
(2020-01-29). California Communities, Big Oil Go to Court Over Future of Climate Lawsuits. commondreams.org ______________________________…
(2020-01-29). India: Climate emergency message resonates at world's largest literature festival — UN News special report from Jaipur. news.un.org Against the backdrop of India's famed "pink city" of Jaipur, the world's largest literature festival hosted the UN's top representative in the country on Monday, who told audience members attending a special session on the climate emergency, that the Organization is working flat out to slow the pace of damaging climate change.
(2020-01-29). New Study Details Overlooked Link Between Climate Breakdown and Violence Against Women. commondreams.org Climate action leaders have warned for years that marginalized frontline communities in poor countries are already facing the most destructive impacts of the climate crisis, and a new study details how women in those communities are at greater risk for violence and abuse as the environment is degraded. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/screen_shot_2020-01-29_at_1.23.06_pm.jpg …
(2020-01-29). Could the Climate Crisis Be "The Good News of Damnation"? dissidentvoice.org 
On August 12, 1945, six days after the U.S. government obliterated the city of Hiroshima with a single atomic bomb, Robert Hutchins, the president of the University of Chicago, delivered a remarkable public address. Speaking on his weekly radio program, the Chicago Roundtable, Hutchins observed that Leon Bloy, a French philosopher, had referred to "the …
(2020-01-28). 'Trojan Horse': New nanoparticle can prevent heart attacks by 'eating' artery blockages FROM THE INSIDE. rt.com 
US scientists have developed a "Trojan Horse" nanoparticle that eats away at the fatty deposits which cause heart attacks and strokes from the inside out. | These fatty deposits, or plaques, are made up of cholesterol, fatty substances, cellular waste and other material. | The new nanoparticles are designed to selectively target a particular immune cell type and then deliver a drug payload which causes the cells to engulf and consume this accumulated material on blood vessel walls, thus removing the diseased or dead cells at the core of the plaque. | In other words, they cause the plaques to eat themselves fro…
(2020-01-28). FROM THE FIELD: Sourcing clean water in Ghana. news.un.org Communities in northern Ghana are benefiting from the rehabilitation of water sources which is expected to boost livelihoods and build resilience against climate change, thanks to a project supported by the UN Development Programme (UNDP).
(2020-01-28). Dystopia in the land of Oz: A climate change story. greenleft.org.au 
(2020-01-28). Scientist in climate change warning ahead of Extinction Rebellion trial. thecanary.co 
Climate change is the biggest issue humanity has ever faced, a former chief government scientist has said ahead of a trial involving Extinction Rebellion protesters.Professor David King is prepared to give evidence at the trial of the five activists who are accused of gluing themselves to the concourse between London City Airport and the DLR station in October last year.Speaking outside City of London Magistrates' Court on Tuesday morning, Prof King said the issue of climate change requires "leadership from the very top" and described Brexit as a "distraction".Sir David King, arrives to give evidence at the City…
(2020-01-28). Climate journalism and fossil fuel ads: an unholy marriage? mronline.org 
NBC's Camel News Caravan was one of the earliest television news programs in the United States. Sponsored by Camel Cigarettes, the program had an anchorman who not only kept an ashtray on his desk and often smoked while delivering the news, but also encouraged viewers to light up a Camel. |
(2020-01-25). A Climate Time Bomb With Trump's Name Inscribed. dissidentvoice.org 
Thwaites, in West Antarctica, is the world's most dangerous glacier. As of January 15th, scientists have labeled it: "A Climate Time Bomb." Thwaites is crumbling apart on the underneath side where warm ocean currents circulate, which is clear evidence that global warming is really, truly hitting its stride even as America, obeying President Trump's orders, …
(2019-12-10). The Case for a Green New Deal. zcomm.org Interview on the case for a Green New Deal that tackles the causes and impacts of climate change while confronting racial and economic inequality…
(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, …