2020-11-01: News Headlines

Robert Hunziker (2020-11-01). Dumping Fukushima's Water into the Ocean. counterpunch.org For nearly a decade the crippled Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant has been streaming radioactive water into the Pacific Ocean. As it happens, TEPCO (Tokyo Electric Power Co.) struggles to control it. Yet, the bulk of the radioactive water is stored in more than 1,000 water tanks. Assuredly, Japan's government has made an informal decision

Tracy Keeling (2020-11-01). New report reveals a shocking fact about the UK's role in the climate crisis. thecanary.co A Amid the cl…

Dharna Noor (2020-11-01). The Most Important Climate Ballot Initiatives to Watch on Election Day. zcomm.org This election is full of existential choices from President to crucial races for the Senate and House. There are also a number of important state and local ballot initiatives and referendums that will influence our ability to preserve the biosphere…

Jessica Corbett, staff writer (2020-11-01). Super Typhoon Goni Strikes the Philippines as 'Strongest Landfalling Tropical Cyclone on Record,' Spurring Calls for Climate Justice. commondreams.org The storm, known locally as Rolly, left at least 10 people dead and nearly 400,000 displaced. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/gettyimages-12293964861.jpg

Robert Hunziker (2020-10-31). Dumping Fukushima's Water into the Ocean… Seriously? dissidentvoice.org (Reuters) For nearly a decade the crippled Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant has been streaming radioactive water into the Pacific Ocean. As it happens, TEPCO (Tokyo Electric Power Co.) struggles to control it. Yet, the bulk of the radioactive water is stored in more than 1,000 water tanks. Assuredly, Japan's government has made an informal …

Raul Diego (2020-10-31). From a wealthy socialite to an Israeli Govt censor, Facebook's new "Free Speech Court" is anything but independent. mronline.org Freedom of speech on the Internet is all but extinct, and on the eve of the 2020 U.S. elections, a de facto "free speech court" is going to make sure it never comes back. On Facebook at least.

WSWS (2020-10-31). Hurricane Zeta leaves 2.6 million without power, kills six as record breaking US storm season continues. wsws.org Zeta is the twenty-seventh named tropical storm this year, tying the record for most in a single year. It is a stark warning of the damage that can be expected if nothing is done to combat climate change.

news.un (2020-10-31). FROM THE FIELD: Planning a route to green cities in Bosnia and Herzegovina. news.un.org Bosnia and Herzegovina is showing how even highly polluted cities can be transformed into well-planned, climate-resilient urban hubs.

Asher Luberto (2020-10-31). Movies that Make You Want to Vote. progressive.org 'Borat Subsequent Moviefilm,' 'What the Constitution Means to Me,' and 'White Noise,' take vastly different approaches to our current political climate.

_____ (2020-10-31). Penguin Climate Activists Block Berlin Airport Opening. popularresistance.org Berlin – The climate justice group 'Am Boden bleiben', a member of the international Stay Grounded network, today blocks the opening of the new airport in Berlin with protest actions. The opening of the BER had been delayed for nine years, after a series of expensive construction and corruption issues. Am Boden bleiben carries out an action of civil disobedience and says that there is no room for new airports in times of climate crisis. You can follow the action live on the Twitter accounts of Am Boden bleiben and Stay Grounded.

Pip Hinman (2020-10-30). Ecosocialism: an alternative to global capitalism. greenleft.org.au Ecosocialists and ecoanarchists need to come up with strategies to transcend the problems and avert catastrophic anthropogenic climate change, argues Hans Baer.

Virginia Rodino (2020-10-30). Why I'm Voting Green in 2020. globalresearch.ca Author's note: Kevin and I worked on this article together right before his untimely passing on September 6. I met Kevin during Ralph Nader's 2004 presidential campaign. Throughout the years since, I appreciated seeing his anti-imperialist and eco-socialist arguments strengthen …

_____ (2020-10-30). DIY Chains And Garden Centres 'Adding To Climate Crisis' By Selling Peat. popularresistance.org United Kingdom – Garden centres and DIY stores are way off track on meeting a government target to end peat use by amateur gardeners, figures show. | Green experts said the rate at which peat is still being dug up means the UK's gardens are helping to accelerate the climate crisis. | Stores including B&Q and Wickes, as well as numerous websites, all sell peat products. | Between 2015 and 2019, the amount of peat contained in composts sold to shoppers showed only a small drop, from almost 53 per cent to 41.5 per cent. | Friends of the Earth called on ministers to act, after the government announced a decade a…

_____ (2020-10-30). Reasons To Rethink The Future Of Dams. popularresistance.org The tide has shifted on dams. Once a monument to our engineering prowess, there's now widespread acknowledgment that dam-building comes with a long list of harms. Some of those can be reversed, as shown by the 1,200 dam removals in the past 20 years. | But the future of our existing dams, including 2,500 hydroelectric facilities, is a complicated issue in the age of climate change. Dams have altered river flows, changed aquatic habitat, decimated fish populations, and curtailed cultural and treaty resources for tribes. But does the low-carbon power dams produce have a role in our energy transition?

commondreams (2020-10-30). New Analysis Shows Climate Change Is Making It Harder to Vote. commondreams.org ______________________________…

commondreams (2020-10-30). US Paris Exit a Gift to Big Polluters at Continued Expense of Climate Frontlines. commondreams.org ______________________________…

Pip Hinman (2020-10-30). Ecoanarchism must be the alternative to capitalism. greenleft.org.au Ted Trainer argues that ecoanarchism, not ecosocialism, has the potential to avert catastrophic climate change as the state cannot be relied on as the basic determinant in society.

Julia Conley, staff writer (2020-10-29). 'Seismic Shift' in World's Approach to Land Use, Wildlife, and Climate Action Needed to Avoid New 'Era of Pandemics,' Study Says. commondreams.org A U.N.-backed report released Thursday emphasized that the ability to avoid more public health crises like the coronavirus is entirely within the human populations' control. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/amazon_4_0_0.jpg

news.un (2020-10-29). Caribbean vital to tackling COVID-19, climate change, UN chief tells regional leaders. news.un.org The twin crises of COVID-19 and climate change present a once in a generation opportunity for the Caribbean and its development partners to form a new alliance for inclusive, sustainable and resilient recovery, the UN Secretary-General told regional Heads of Government on Thursday.

Pip Hinman (2020-10-29). We need to fight for 2030 climate targets. greenleft.org.au As support grows for meaningful climate action, the major parties double down on support for their fossil fuel mates. Alex Bainbridge argues that there needs to be united effort to force them to agree to 2030 emission targets.

Ashley Curtin (2020-10-29). EPA approves use of herbicides linked to cancer and crop cross contamination. nationofchange.org Dicamba, the main ingredient in the three herbicides, is "highly volatile and can easily drift onto unprotected neighboring fields from fields of crops genetically engineered to withstand it."

Marlee Kokotovic (2020-10-29). Scientists at two of America's giant automaker companies knew about car emission climate effects back in the 1960s. nationofchange.org "Another cog in the climate denial machine rattles loose."

Jessica Corbett, staff writer (2020-10-29). Federal Court Ruling in Rhode Island Suit Targeting Polluters Called 'More Evidence of the Momentum Behind Climate Accountability Cases'. commondreams.org The appeals court decision dealt a blow to the fossil fuel giants named as defendants in the Ocean State's historic climate liability lawsuit. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/gettyimages-981471031_0.jpg

Mark Hertsgaard, Andrew McCormick (2020-10-29). The World Is Burning, but the Political Press Insists on its Horserace. commondreams.org This election, regardless of who wins, marks an opportunity for news outlets to recommit to the climate story, which will only become more important and all-encompassing in the years ahead. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images News / Getty Images) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/screen_shot_2020-10-29_at_11.07.17_am.png

Brett Wilkins, staff writer (2020-10-29). In 'Road Map for a More Sustainable Future,' NY Regulator Tells Banks to Consider Climate Risks in Planning. commondreams.org "Climate change is happening now, and we have to take steps to manage the financial risks now," said the state superintendent of banking regulation. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/wallst.jpg

Mark Hertsgaard, Andrew McCormick (2020-10-29). The World Is Burning, but the Political Press Insists It's a Horse Race. thenation.com The World Is Burning, but the Political Press Insists It's a Horse Race…