(2020-01-16). Lawsuit Challenges Trump Plan to Frack, Drill 1 Million Acres of California Public Lands, Minerals. indybay.org LOS ANGELES, January 14, 2020 — Conservation groups sued the Trump administration today challenging the last step in the administration's plan to allow oil drilling and fracking on more than 1 million acres of public lands and minerals in Central California.
(2020-01-16). Climate Crisis: We Need Radical Change Now, Not in the Future. counterpunch.org Reading Naomi Klein's new book, On Fire: The (Burning) Case for a Green New Deal, is similar to watching a mega-disaster movie in a theater. Except, you can leave your fears behind when you exit the theater. Klein's message is that our human induced climate change is devastating our livable earth, we are stuck here, it More
(2020-01-16). Catastrophic fires and the far-right's denialism. greenleft.org.au 
Climate Jeff SparrowIssue 1249 Australia far-rightJanuary 16, 2020For most people, "ecofascism" sounds nonsensical, a portmanteau made up of irreconcilable opposites. | Environmentalists adhere, for the most part, to progressive politics, with fascists glorifying everything th…
(2020-01-16). Protecting the environment and jobs go together. greenleft.org.au 
Climate trade unions Steve O'BrienIssue 1249 Australia our common causeJanuary 16, 2020One of the best received speakers at the recent climate rally in Newcastle was Construction, Forestry, Mining…
(2020-01-16). People power the silver lining of bushfire crisis. greenleft.org.au 
bushfires Margaret GleesonIssue 1249 Australia community power climate emergencyJanuary 16, 2020The dire lack of government leadership over the New Year bushfire crisis contrasted strongly with…
(2020-01-16). First Nations communities show a lead in the fire crisis. greenleft.org.au 
climate emergency Peter BoyleIssue 1249 Australia fire management First NationsJanuary 16, 2020At the height of the fire crisis over the New Year an Aboriginal elder, who had evacuated from Lakes…
(2020-01-15). Ten poetry books that illuminate a decade's struggles. peoplesworld.org 
Occupy Wall Street. The Peoples Climate March. The Women's March. Black Lives Matter. The ongoing mobilizations to defeat Trump and the extreme right that supports him. As we marched and organized against injustice, poets, often marching right alongside us, were creating enduring works of literary art that spoke to the struggle and the times we …
(2020-01-15). A Truly Antiwar Agenda Must Include Free College and Medicare for All. truthout.org Last night's debate brought home a reality for me: A truly antiwar agenda is not confined to priorities traditionally seen as "foreign policy." It must include bold plans to address climate change, education, institutional racism and sexism, health care and immigration justice. And our movements must reflect that broad-based vision. | The recent assassination of Iran's top Gen. Qassim Suleimani was a frightening reminder of the undemocratic and reckless approach of those who currently rule the U.S.
(2020-01-15). Shuttered Refinery in Philly Shows Climate Activists Cannot Ignore Labor. truthout.org In the early morning hours of June 21, 2019, a catastrophic explosion tore through the Philadelphia Energy Solutions (PES) oil refinery in the southwest section of Philadelphia. The training and quick thinking of refinery workers, members of United Steelworkers Local 10-1, averted certain disaster and saved millions of lives. One month later, on July 21, PES declared bankruptcy — their second in as many years — and began to close down the refinery in the following months, laying off a…
(2020-01-15). The well-funded, well-orchestrated climate change-denial movement. nationofchange.org "The climate change counter movement, as I call it, is really an add-on to the already-existing conservative movement in the United States."
(2020-01-15). The Guardian's concern for Cornish residents if FlyBe collapses totally misses the point. thecanary.co An article in the Guardian on 14 January highlighted the fears some Cornish residents have of being "isolated" if FlyBe collapses. But the article misses two crucial points. Firstly, and most importantly, there's the fact we're living in a climate crisis, and no-one should encourage domestic flights. Secondly, the Guardian only managed to talk to airline users to highlight these supposedly generic 'fears' — only two of whom are actual residents.As a Cornish resident, it can be is…
(2020-01-15). Australia on the Chasm of Climate Catastrophe. counterpunch.org Australia has had a series of bad governments beholden to the coal industry and to the Rupert Murdoch propaganda machine. The media empire of Murdoch controls about 60 percent of the newspapers and television stations. The Murdoch message, just like the message of Fox TV in America, is in defense of the oligarchs and against environmental protection of any kind. This propaganda is in accord with the continued use of fossil fuels and the ceaseless destruction of the natural world. More
(2020-01-15). Bernie Sanders Won't Play Your Game. thenation.com Bernie Sanders Won't Play Your Game…
(2020-01-15). Climate change and its unequal impact on women. greenleft.org.au 
women Mary MerkenichIssue 1249 Australia busfires disaster managementJanuary 15, 2020While some do not want to discuss the cause of Australia's horrendous bushfires — runaway climate change — e…
(2020-01-14). CLEAN Future Act Is 'Shameful' and 'Greenwashing,' say Climate Justice Groups. therealnews.com 
Democrats' CLEAN Future Act calls for "net zero" carbon emissions by 2050 but doesn't require a fossil fuel industry phaseout. Critics say the bill lacks ambition and ignores the short timeline for radical action dictated by climate science.
(2020-01-13). "Stop the Money Pipeline": 150 Arrested at Protests Exposing Wall Street's Link to Climate Crisis. democracynow.org 
Nearly 150 people were arrested on Capitol Hill Friday in a climate protest led by Academy Award-winning actor and activist Jane Fonda. Fonda has been leading weekly climate demonstrations in Washington, D.C., known as "Fire Drill Fridays," since October. For her last and 14th protest, actors Martin Sheen and Joaquin Phoenix, indigenous anti-pipeline activist Tara Houska, journalist Naomi Klein and dozens more lined up to get arrested as they demanded a mass uprising and swift political action to thwart the climate crisis. Fonda then marched with supporters down Pennsylvania Avenue to a Chase Bank branch where en…
(2020-01-10). Inaction over climate emergency 'not an option' says UN Assembly chief. news.un.org Inaction when it comes to the fight back against damaging climate change is not an option, the President of the UN General Assembly told a major energy conference in Abu Dhabi on Friday.
(2020-01-09). Australian Wildfires Prove Denying Climate Change Won't Save You From It. therealnews.com 
Climate scientist Michael Mann is in Australia, where the bushfire crisis is unfolding in real time. He says voters there need to look for 'climate hawks' who can counteract the climate-denying policies of politicians like current prime minister Scott Morrison.
(2020-01-09). Headlines for January 9, 2020. democracynow.org Trump Appears to Pull Back from New Military Action Against Iran, Mitch McConnell Met with Trump at White House & Discussed Impeachment Trial, Investigators Probe Cause of Fatal Boeing Plane Crash in Tehran, Youth Climate Group the Sunrise Movement Endorses Bernie Sanders, More Than 1 Billion Animals Killed in Climate-Fueled Wildfires in Australia, Ruth Bader Ginsburg Says She's Cancer-Free, Guatemalan President Says U.S. Cannot Send Mexican Asylum Seekers to Guatemala, Spanish Socialist Party Leader Pedro Sánchez Sworn In as Prime Minister, Facebook Doubles Down on Its Policy of Allowing Lies in Political Ads…
(2020-01-08). Greta Thunberg's radical response to a strange world. greenleft.org.au 
Climate change books Jay LarbalestierIssue 1248 Australia Greta ThunbergJanuary 8, 2020No One is Too Small to Make a Difference
| By Greta Thunberg
| Allen Lane/Penguin Books, 2019 | On August…
(2020-01-08). Seven new books for an ecosocialist bookshelf. greenleft.org.au 
ecosocialism books Ian AngusIssue 1248 Australia ecosocialist bookshelfJanuary 8, 2020Climate and Capitalism editor Ian Angus takes a look at seven new titles for an ecosocialist bookshelf. | ***
(2020-01-07). 25 People and 1 Billion Animals Are Dead from Australia's Bushfires. therealnews.com 
Australia's climate-denying prime minister has already called in emergency responders to battle the wildfire crisis. But fire season hasn't peaked yet, and scientists are warning that the country's own policies are part of the feedback loop driving their unprecedented crisis.
(2020-01-07). Vigil calls for action on fire emergency. greenleft.org.au 
climate emergency Jim McIlroyIssue 1248 Australia bushfires firefighters SydneyJanuary 7, 2020Around 100 people formed a circle at the Q…
(2020-01-06). Firefighter: 'We are being kicked in the teeth by government'. greenleft.org.au 
climate emergencyIssue 1248 Australia bushfires climate changeJanuary 7, 2020As the catastrophic fires raged over several states from late December into early January, Green Left's Pip Hinman asked Shaun McDonald, a professional firefighter currently based in Tasmania about…
(2020-01-06). Eyewitness: East Gippsland burns. greenleft.org.au 
climate emergency Alan BroughtonIssue 1248 Australia bushfires East Gippsland East GippslandJanuary 7, 2020East Gippsland i…
(2019-12-27). Climate Conference Was a Great Success—for the Fossil-Fuel Industry. progressive.org Despite growing evidence of global climate disruption, little was accomplished beyond a watered-down text that kicks most of the big issues down the road.
(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, …