2020-11-05: News Headlines

Manlio Dinucci (2020-11-05). Fukushima, the Nuclear Pandemic Spreads. globalresearch.ca It was not Covid, therefore the news went almost unnoticed: Japan will release over a million tons of radioactive water from the Fukushima nuclear power plant into the sea. The catastrophic incident in Fukushima was triggered by the Tsunami that …

Marlee Kokotovic (2020-11-05). Shell Oil asked what YOU are willing to do to reduce climate change, enraging advocates and activists. nationofchange.org "I'm willing to hold you accountable for lying about climate change for 30 years when you secretly knew the entire time that fossil fuels emissions would destroy our planet."

Sierra Club (2020-11-05). Friday 11/13: Green Friday: Extinction Rebellion "The Coming Extinction and What to do about it" indybay.org online…

Eds. (2020-11-05). Climate Crisis and Imperialism: The Unfair Demonization of the East. mronline.org Last week in the presidential debate, Donald Trump said "Look at China, how filthy it is. Look at Russia. Look at India. It's filthy. The air is filthy," when asked about his decision to pull out of the Paris Climate Accord.

Jessica Corbett (2020-11-05). As US officially quits Paris Accord amid election uncertainty, progressives say 'make this disastrous decision temporary'. nationofchange.org "The U.S. exit from the Paris agreement is a shameful act and is especially cruel at a time when the world is reeling from devastating disasters worsened by climate change."

Staff (2020-11-04). The left needs to reclaim its radical roots. therealnews.com Democrats have written off the South for too long, says Climate Justice Alliance policy coordinator Anthony Rogers-Wright. If leftists want to win in the South, they need to learn how to build real power through direct organizing.

Olivia Rosane (2020-11-04). US leads the world in plastic pollution, new study finds. nationofchange.org "The U.S. has a relatively robust waste infrastructure, yet an estimated five times as much plastic pollution entered the oceans in 2016 than in 2010."

Jules Kortenhorst, Andrew Steer (2020-11-04). Paris Agreement: Don't Count the US Out Just Yet. commondreams.org The vast majority of people in the United States support the Paris Agreement. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/climateemergency_0.jpg

news.un (2020-11-04). UN and partners express regret over US departure from Paris climate accord. news.un.org The UN climate change secretariat, UNFCCC, has underlined its commitment to work with stakeholders in the United States and beyond, to accelerate climate action, in line with an historic treaty on limiting global warming and curbing greenhouse gas emissions.

_____ (2020-11-03). 'The Coming War On China' — Watch John Pilger's Powerfully Relevant Documentary. strategic-culture.org Caitlin JOHNSTONE | "The aim of this film is to break a silence: the United States and China may well be on the road to war, and nuclear war is no longer unthinkable," Pilger says in his 2016 documentary The Coming War on China, which "In a few years China has become the world's second-biggest economic power," Pilger's introduction continues. "The United States is the world's biggest military power, with bases and missiles and ships covering ever…

Julia Conley, staff writer (2020-11-03). Greta Thunberg Tells US Voters on Election Day Their Choice 'Will Affect Countless Generations to Come'. commondreams.org Climate action leader Greta Thunberg on Tuesday called on American voters to consider the impact the general election outcome will have on the entire planet, as they choose between President Donald Trump and Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden as well as casting votes in down-ballot races. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/gettyimages-1228969366_1.jpg

George Stacey (2020-11-03). US Presidential Election 2020: How the outcome could affect the Canada and climate change. nationofchange.org The candidates know about the need to proceed cautiously regardless of their broader positions on environmental change.

Manlio Dinucci (2020-11-03). Fukushima espalha a pandemia nuclear. globalresearch.ca Nà£o é o Covid, mas a notícia passou quase desapercebida: o Japà£o descarregará no mar mais de um milhà£o de toneladas de água radioactiva da central nuclear de Fukushima. | O acidente catastrófico de Fukushima foi provocado pelo tsunami que, em …

Manlio Dinucci (2020-11-03). Fukushima, dilaga la pandemia nucleare. globalresearch.ca Foto: Una parte degli oltre mille serbatoi pieni di acqua radioattiva, accumulati nella centrale nucleare di Fukushima. | Non è Covid, per cui la notizia è passata quasi inosservata: il Giappone scaricherà in mare oltre un milione di tonnellate di acqua …

Pip Hinman (2020-11-03). Flashpoint and the fire royal commission. greenleft.org.au The bushfire royal commission has acknowledged what climate activists, scientists and disaster management experts have been saying for decades: climate change is causing catastrophic weather events. Suzanne James argues we have to keep up the fight.

One Earth Film Festival (2020-11-03). Thursday 11/5: "2040: The Regeneration" Film Screening and Q&A w/ Director on Hope During Climate Change. indybay.org Virtual film screening…

Maeve Campbell (2020-11-02). The 18-year-old climate campaigner 'preparing for the worst'. zcomm.org "I am just taking it one class, one meal, one step at a time, trying to envision the future, hoping for the best but preparing for the worst."

Raul Diego (2020-11-02). Freedom of Speech on the Internet is all but Extinct: Facebook's New "Free Speech Court" Is Anything but Independent. globalresearch.ca Freedom of speech on the Internet is all but extinct, and on the eve of the 2020 US elections, a de facto "free speech court" is going to make sure it never comes back. On Facebook at least. | ***…