2020-02-09: News Headlines

Mackenzie Feldman and John Ikerd (2020-02-09). A Green New Deal Must Offer Farmers a Way to Transition to Regenerative Agriculture. zcomm.org Because we rely on our farmers to be on the forefront of the fight to mitigate climate change, we need to find a way to make this change economically feasible for farmers. That's exactly what a Green New Deal should be all about…

Extinction Rebellion South Bay (2020-02-09). Meditation & Prayer for Climate. indybay.org Intersection of S. Market and W. San Carlos streets, San Jose, California…

The Canary (2020-02-08). Activist challenges climate crisis deniers at Irish polling station. thecanary.co An activist dressed up as a giant stick of celery targeted two Irish politicians at a polling station as they prepared to cast their votes. | She brandished a sign outside Kilgarvan Central School in Co Kerry saying: "Climate change is real, it's an emergency, and we can all fight it by going vegan." | Danny and Michael Healy-Rae were targeted over their views around the issue of climate breakdown. | Michael previously said that he feels farmers are unfairly blamed for the climate crisis, while his brother Danny stated that he does not "subscribe to the idea that man can influence climate". | Peta has called on t…

Monica Stanton (2020-02-08). In the face of big environmental challenges, our everyday actions are part of the solution. nationofchange.org David Wallace-Wells's new book on climate change offers a powerful warning, but misses the mark on the importance of small, individual efforts.

Extinction Rebellion (2020-02-08). Unexpected Elephants and Supermarket Crime Scenes. zcomm.org As we build momentum for another round of conscientious protection, there's no shortage of opportunities for warming up this February…

news.un (2020-02-07). Climate crisis: Antarctic continent posts record temperature reading of 18.3 ∞C. news.un.org Fresh fears of accelerating damage to the planet's ice sheets and sea level rise have been fuelled by confirmation from the UN's weather agency that the Antarctic likely saw a new temperature record of more than 18 ∞C on Thursday.

Wen Stephenson (2020-02-07). Voices From the Front Lines of a Climate Direct Action Campaign. thenation.com Voices From the Front Lines of a Climate Direct Action Campaign…

commondreams (2020-02-07). As Fossil Fuel Companies Keep Driving the Climate Crisis, the Scale of Human Rights Violations Is Increasing, Alerts 350.org Report. commondreams.org ______________________________…

commondreams (2020-02-07). 'Consistent With a Mass Extinction': New Study Warns Climate Chaos Driving Rapid Decline of Bumblebees. commondreams.org The rising frequency of extremely hot temperatures tied to human-caused global heating is creating "climate chaos" that drives widespread declines of bumblebees, some of the planet's most important pollinators, according to a new study published in the journal Science. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/bombus-a_0.jpg

Carey Gillam (2020-02-07). It's Farmer v. Monsanto in Court Fight over Dicamba Herbicide. globalresearch.ca A showdown is underway in the Midwest as the owner of a large Missouri peach farm seeks to hold the former Monsanto Co. accountable for millions of dollars in damage to his crops—losses the farmer claims resulted from a corporate …

Julia Conley, staff writer (2020-02-07). New Report Details How Fossil Fuel Industry's Climate Destruction Also Exacerbates Human Rights Abuses. commondreams.org In addition to having a disproportionate impact on marginalized communities around the globe which have contributed the least to climate-warming fossil fuel emissions, the climate crisis has exacerbated the human rights violations already perpetrated by the fossil fuel industry, according to a new report. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/1._ogoniland_nigeria_1.jpg

Fred_F (2020-02-07). Blaming overpopulation lets climate criminals off the hook. greenleft.org.au Within the climate movement, some sec…

Fred_F (2020-02-07). Animal Justice Party's attempt to hijack climate movement rejected. greenleft.org.au

Fred_F (2020-02-07). Rebuilding resilient communities amid climate-induced drought and bushfires. greenleft.org.au The federal Coalition government's Drought Response, Resil…

Staff (2020-02-07). Antarctica Temperatures Trigger Fear of Rapid Ice Melt. truthdig.com Climate scientists on Friday revealed the latest troubling new observation in Antarctica, illustrating the consequences of the rapid warming of the area brought on by the manmade climate crisis. | As The Guardian

Fred_F (2020-02-05). Climate crisis: Join the February 22 national day of action. greenleft.org.au *** | 2019 was the year the climate crisis became impossible to ignore for millions. School strikers mobilised in their hundreds of thousands in Australia and inspired workers and other adults to rise up against the Morrison governmen…

Brian Tokar (2020-02-02). What Will it Take to Prevent Climate Collapse? zcomm.org Perhaps we can even begin to realize the dream of a liberated and truly interdependent global community of communities. The future of life on earth may depend on our ability to do just that…

Fred_F (2020-01-31). Building a climate movement that can win. greenleft.org.au I am one of the initiators of a broad-based clim…

Fred_F (2020-01-31). Union motion: Support real action on the climate. greenleft.org.au It also seeks to build support for the February 22 national day of action…

Fred_F (2020-01-31). Answering the Coalition's climate trickery. greenleft.org.au Claim 1: "We will be…

Lawrence Wittner (2020-01-26). Could the Climate Crisis Be "The Good News of Damnation"? zcomm.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

Jon Rainwater (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, …