Daily Archives: January 28, 2020

2020-01-28: News Headlines

RT (2020-01-28). 'Stop calling me Greta of India': 8yo climate activist says comparisons to Thunberg 'delete' her own campaign. rt.com Young Indian environmental activist Licypriya Kangujam slammed journalists for comparing her to Greta Thunberg, despite the fact that she began campaigning before the world knew who her Swedish colleague even was. | "Dear Media, Stop calling me 'Greta of India'. I am not doing my activism to [look] like Greta Thunberg," Kangujam, 8, While praising the Swedish climate activist as inspirational and "a great influencer," Kangujam said "we have common goal but I have my own identity, story." | If you ca…

RT (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…

F. William Engdahl (2020-01-28). Follow the "Real Money" Behind the "New Green Agenda" globalresearch.ca Within little more than a year everyone imaginable seems to have jumped on the bandwagon of the new green agenda of radical measures to "stop" climate change. Now the bastion of corporate economic globalization, the Swiss Davos World Economic Forum, …

Staff (2020-01-28). Running for Office in the Age of Donald Trump and Climate Change. truthout.org "YES!" he yelled, thrusting his fist in the air. "We get to live in the mayor's house!" My son's reaction when I told his two sisters and him that I was running for mayor of our town became the laugh line of my campaign. But in real time, I had to burst his bubble. "Oh Seamus," I said, smiling, "the mayor just lives in his own house. There is no 'mayor's house.' If we win, we'll keep living in our house and it will become the mayor's house." | Seamus' reaction was indicative of his boundless confidence i…

Staff (2020-01-28). 1982 Report Warned of Radioactive Waste Threat From Oil and Gas Wells. truthout.org Back in April last year, the Trump administration's Environmental Protection Agency

pip.hinman (2020-01-28). Dystopia in the land of Oz: A climate change story. greenleft.org.au

The Canary (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…

Eds. (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. |

Anna Pha (2020-01-27). Australian fires and drought: Government cut climate change research, ignored scientists. peoplesworld.org The catastrophic nature of the bush fires in Australia these past months in all likelihood could have been prevented or been less severe if governments had listened to scientists and acted on their advice. Instead, funding was cut to the very organizations that are critical to our understanding of bush fires and climate change, and …

GMWatch (2020-01-27). Genetically Modified Seeds: Bayer Builds Latin America's Largest Seed Factory in Chile. globalresearch.ca Following is an English translation of an article from the German newspaper Deutsche Welle (DW), translated by from the Spanish "Bayer-Monsanto: Get Out of Chile", was the slogan …

Andrea Germanos, staff writer (2020-01-27). 'Investing in Humanity': British Medical Journal Praised for New Fossil Fuel Divestment Campaign. commondreams.org The journal rolled out a "stellar set of ambitions," said climate group Divest Parliament. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/bmj-divestment.jpg

Jessica Corbett, staff writer (2020-01-27). 'Extremely Disappointing': New Analysis Offers Scathing Critique of Top Democrat's CLEAN Future Act. commondreams.org Two environmental groups released an analysis Monday that calls a national climate plan unveiled earlier this month by the Democratic chair of the House Energy and Commerce Committee "extremely disappointing" and "a failure of climate leadership." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/gettyimages-819680736.png

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

Alan MacLeod (2020-01-25). World's super rich meet in Davos to discuss the climate change problem they created. mronline.org Research has shown that the people most responsible for a warming planet were disproportionately the same people attending the summit and an increasing number of observers see climate change, inequality and capitalism as bound together. |

Robert Hunziker (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, …

Eds. (2020-01-25). Closer than ever: It is 100 seconds to midnight. mronline.org Humanity continues to face two simultaneous existential dangers—nuclear war and climate change—that are compounded by a threat multiplier, cyber-enabled information warfare, that undercuts society's ability to respond. |

news.un (2020-01-23). At Davos, UN chief urges 'big emitters' to take climate action. news.un.org The world is "doomed" in the face of climate change unless major industrial nations reduce their greenhouse gas emissions, UN Secretary-General António Guterres told business leaders at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, on Thursday.

Fred_F (2020-01-23). Open letter to Anthony Albanese: what would Labor do about climate change? greenleft.org.au

Fred_F (2020-01-23). 'Abolish the billionaires' say high school climate activists. greenleft.org.au

Staff (2020-01-22). Headlines for January 22, 2020. democracynow.org Senate Approves Rules for Trump's Impeachment Trial, Spain Declares Climate Emergency & Readies Climate Legislation, Australian Wildfires Release Massive Amounts of Greenhouse Gas, Airstrikes in Syria Kill 40 People, Including Children, in Idlib, Protesters Denounce Lebanon's Newly Formed Government, U.S. Deports Honduran Children Seeking Asylum to Guatemala Despite Being Ill, Hillary Clinton Slams Bernie Sanders in New Documentary But Says She Will Support Democratic Nominee, Architect of CIA's Torture Program Testifies in War Court at Guantánamo Bay, The Guardian: Bezos's Cellphone Was Allegedly Hacked by Saudi…

news.un (2020-01-22). UN chief outlines solutions to defeat 'four horsemen' threatening our global future. news.un.org The start of the New Year finds the world facing four looming threats to human progress: surging geopolitical tensions, the climate crisis, global mistrust and the downsides of technology, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said on Wednesday.

pip.hinman (2020-01-22). Pushing for climate action is the alternative to eco-fascism. greenleft.org.au

Staff (2020-01-21). Greta Thunberg Addresses Global Elite at Davos: Our House Is Still on Fire. democracynow.org The 17-year-old Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg delivered a speech Tuesday to the world leaders and global elite gathered in Davos, Switzerland, for the World Economic Forum, one year after she first condemned the forum for its inaction on climate change. "We don't need a 'low-carbon economy.' We don't need to 'lower emissions.' Our emissions have to stop," Thunberg said. "And until we have the technologies that at scale can put our emissions to minus, then we must forget about net zero. We need real zero."

Staff (2020-01-21). Headlines for January 21, 2020. democracynow.org Impeachment Trial Opens as Democrats Accuse GOP of "Cover-Up", Trump and Greta Thunberg Address Elites at Davos as Oxfam Condemns Mounting Inequality, NYT Endorses Senators Warren, Klobuchar, as Sanders Gets Backing from Reps. Jayapal and Pocan, Puerto Ricans Call on Governor Vázquez to Resign After Viral Video Shows Unused Emergency Supplies, Attack Kills 100 Soldiers in Yemen, Police Injure Hundreds in Lebanese Anti-Government Protests, At Least 4 Killed, Dozens Injured in Iraq as Popular Protests Mount Nationwide, Racist Treatment of Meghan Markle Highlighted as Plans for "Megxit" Move Forward, 10,000s Attend…

Naomi Klein (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…

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, …

2020-01-28: Social Media Postees

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'Stop calling me Greta of India': 8yo climate activist says comparisons to Thunberg 'delete' her own campaign
rt.com | 2020-01-28
Young Indian environmental activist Licypriya Kangujam slammed journalists for comparing her to Greta Thunberg, despite the fact that she began campaigning before the world knew who her Swedish colleague even was. | "Dear Media, Stop calling me 'Greta of India'. I am not doing my activism to [look] like Greta Thunberg," Kangujam, 8, tweeted. | While praising the Swedish climate activist as inspirational and "a great influencer," Kangujam said "we have common goal but I have my own identity, story." | If you ca…
rt.com/news/479347-thunberg-indian-climate-activist/

Follow the "Real Money" Behind the "New Green Agenda"
F. William Engdahl | globalresearch.ca | 2020-01-28
Within little more than a year everyone imaginable seems to have jumped on the bandwagon of the new green agenda of radical measures to "stop" climate change. Now the bastion of corporate economic globalization, the Swiss Davos World Economic Forum, …
globalresearch.ca/real-money-behind-new-green-agenda/5702027

Running for Office in the Age of Donald Trump and Climate Change
Staff | truthout.org | 2020-01-28
"YES!" he yelled, thrusting his fist in the air. "We get to live in the mayor's house!" My son's reaction when I told his two sisters and him that I was running for mayor of our town became the laugh line of my campaign. But in real time, I had to burst his bubble. "Oh Seamus," I said, smiling, "the mayor just lives in his own house. There is no 'mayor's house.' If we win, we'll keep living in our house and it will become the mayor's house." | Seamus' reaction was indicative of his boundless confidence i…
truthout.org/articles/running-for-office-in-the-age-of-donald-trump-and-climate-change/

Climate journalism and fossil fuel ads: an unholy marriage?
Eds. | mronline.org | 2020-01-28
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. | Source…
mronline.org/2020/01/28/climate-journalism-and-fossil-fuel-ads-an-unholy-marriage/

'Trojan Horse': New nanoparticle can prevent heart attacks by 'eating' artery blockages FROM THE INSIDE
rt.com | 2020-01-28
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…
rt.com/usa/479400-scientists-trojan-horse-nanoparticle-cholesterol/

'Trojan Horse': New nanoparticle can prevent heart attacks by 'eating' artery blockages FROM THE INSIDE
rt.com | 2020-01-28
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…
rt.com/usa/479400-scientists-trojan-horse-nanoparticle-cholesterol/

1982 Report Warned of Radioactive Waste Threat From Oil and Gas Wells
Staff | truthout.org | 2020-01-28
Back in April last year, the Trump administration's Environmental Protection Agency decided it was "not necessary" to update the rules for toxic waste from oil and gas wells. Torrents of wastewater flow daily from the nation's 1.5 million active oil and gas wells and the agency's own research has warne…
truthout.org/articles/1982-report-warned-of-radioactive-waste-threat-from-oil-and-gas-wells/

Dystopia in the land of Oz: A climate change story
pip.hinman | greenleft.org.au | 2020-01-28
climate emergency Hans BaerIssue 1251 Australia ecosocialism bushfiresJanuary 28, 2020Climate scientists and other observers often refer to various regions, such as the Arctic, low-lying islands, the Ande…
greenleft.org.au/content/dystopia-land-oz-climate-change-story

Scientist in climate change warning ahead of Extinction Rebellion trial
The Canary | thecanary.co | 2020-01-28
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…
thecanary.co/discovery/news-discovery/2020/01/28/scientist-in-climate-change-warning-ahead-of-extinction-rebellion-trial/

Everyone needs to hear this important message about the domestic extremism scandal
Emily Apple | thecanary.co | 2020-01-27
In recent weeks, counter-terrorism policing has been in the spotlight after revelations that it included a range of protest groups in counter-terror and extremism documents. | Home Office minister Brandon Lewis stated in parliament that protest groups, including Extinction Rebell…
thecanary.co/uk/analysis/2020/01/27/everyone-needs-to-hear-this-important-message-about-the-domestic-extremism-scandal/

Australian fires and drought: Government cut climate change research, ignored scientists
Anna Pha | peoplesworld.org | 2020-01-27
The catastrophic nature of the bush fires in Australia these past months in all likelihood could have been prevented or been less severe if governments had listened to scientists and acted on their advice. Instead, funding was cut to the very organizations that are critical to our understanding of bush fires and climate change, and …
peoplesworld.org/article/australian-fires-and-drought-government-cut-climate-change-research-ignored-scientists/

The major threat to polar bears that no-one's even talking about
Tracy Keeling | thecanary.co | 2020-01-27
Polar bears have become a gut-wrenching symbol of the breakdown of our planet. But the climate crisis isn't the only major threat they face. Speaking at a recent event in parliament, Norwegian conservationist Ole Liodden pointed out that something else is killing about 800 to 1,000 polar bears a year and yet no-one's even talking about it. | Ban trophy hunting: | The Campaign to Ban Trophy Hunting (CBTH) organi…
thecanary.co/feature/2020/01/27/the-major-threat-to-polar-bears-that-no-ones-even-talking-about/

Genetically Modified Seeds: Bayer Builds Latin America's Largest Seed Factory in Chile
GMWatch | globalresearch.ca | 2020-01-27
Following is an English translation of an article from the German newspaper Deutsche Welle (DW), translated by from the Spanish version circulated by Network for a Latin America Free of Transgenics (RALLT). | "Bayer-Monsanto: Get Out of Chile", was the slogan …
globalresearch.ca/environmentalists-alarmed-bayer-builds-latin-americas-largest-seed-factory-chile/5701821

'Extremely Disappointing': New Analysis Offers Scathing Critique of Top Democrat's CLEAN Future Act
Jessica Corbett, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2020-01-27
Two environmental groups released an analysis Monday that calls a national climate plan unveiled earlier this month by the Democratic chair of the House Energy and Commerce Committee "extremely disappointing" and "a failure of climate leadership." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/gettyimages-819680736.png
commondreams.org/news/2020/01/27/extremely-disappointing-new-analysis-offers-scathing-critique-top-democrats-clean?cd-origin=rss

'Investing in Humanity': British Medical Journal Praised for New Fossil Fuel Divestment Campaign
Andrea Germanos, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2020-01-27
The journal rolled out a "stellar set of ambitions," said climate group Divest Parliament. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/bmj-divestment.jpg
commondreams.org/news/2020/01/27/investing-humanity-british-medical-journal-praised-new-fossil-fuel-divestment?cd-origin=rss

Could the Climate Crisis Be "The Good News of Damnation"?
Lawrence Wittner | zcomm.org | 2020-01-26
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…
zcomm.org/zblogs/could-the-climate-crisis-be-the-good-news-of-damnation/

A Climate Time Bomb With Trump's Name Inscribed
Robert Hunziker | dissidentvoice.org | 2020-01-25
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, …
dissidentvoice.org/2020/01/a-climate-time-bomb-with-trumps-name-inscribed/

Closer than ever: It is 100 seconds to midnight
Eds. | mronline.org | 2020-01-25
Humanity continues to face two simultaneous existential dangers–nuclear war and climate change–that are compounded by a threat multiplier, cyber-enabled information warfare, that undercuts society's ability to respond. | Source…
mronline.org/2020/01/25/closer-than-ever-it-is-100-seconds-to-midnight/

World's super rich meet in Davos to discuss the climate change problem they created
Alan MacLeod | mronline.org | 2020-01-25
Research has shown that the people most responsible for a warming planet were disproportionately the same people attending the summit and an increasing number of observers see climate change, inequality and capitalism as bound together. | Source…
mronline.org/2020/01/25/worlds-super-rich-meet-in-davos-to-discuss-the-climate-change-problem-they-created/

Closer than ever: It is 100 seconds to midnight
Eds. | mronline.org | 2020-01-25
Humanity continues to face two simultaneous existential dangers–nuclear war and climate change–that are compounded by a threat multiplier, cyber-enabled information warfare, that undercuts society's ability to respond. | Source…
mronline.org/2020/01/25/closer-than-ever-it-is-100-seconds-to-midnight/

At Davos, UN chief urges 'big emitters' to take climate action
news.un.org | 2020-01-23
The world is "doomed" in the face of climate change unless major industrial nations reduce their greenhouse gas emissions, UN Secretary-General António Guterres told business leaders at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, on Thursday.
news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2020/01/1055871

'Abolish the billionaires' say high school climate activists
Fred_F | greenleft.org.au | 2020-01-23
Climate Pip HinmanIssue 1250 AustraliaJanuary 23, 2020″It is time to abolish billionaires … because we cannot afford them, the planet cannot afford billionaires," Kenyan climate activist Njoki Njoroge Njehu told 10,000 protesters in Lausanne, Switzerland on January 17. She is right. It is the billionaire class that is blocking moves to make t…
greenleft.org.au/content/abolish-billionaires-say-high-school-climate-activists

Fund manager signals change, but can it be believed?
Fred_F | greenleft.org.au | 2020-01-23
Climate Margaret GleesonIssue 1250 AustraliaJanuary 23, 2020 Larry Fink, CEO of the world's biggest fund manager BlackRock, made a pitch on January 14 for a "more sustainable and inclusive capitalism" because of the threat posed by global climate change.
greenleft.org.au/content/fund-manager-signals-change-can-it-be-believed

Open letter to Anthony Albanese: what would Labor do about climate change?
Fred_F | greenleft.org.au | 2020-01-23
Climate Illawarra Knitting Nannas Against GreedIssue 1250 Australia Anthony AlbaneseJanuary 23, 2020The following open letter to Antony Albanese is being circulated by Illawarra Knitting Nannas Against Greed. They are asking people to sign-on an…
greenleft.org.au/content/open-letter-anthony-albanese-what-would-labor-do-about-climate-change

Smoke in the city: The dire health implications
pip.hinman | greenleft.org.au | 2020-01-23
climate emergency Meghan StreetIssue 1250 Australia bushfires Doctors for the Environment MelbourneJanuary 24, 2020Looking o…
greenleft.org.au/content/smoke-city-dire-health-implications

World's Super Rich Meet in Davos to Discuss the Climate Change Problem they Created
Alan Macleod | mintpressnews.com | 2020-01-22
Research has shown that the people most responsible for a warming planet were disproportionately the same people attending the summit and an increasing number of observers see climate change, inequality and capitalism as bound together.
mintpressnews.com/worlds-super-wealthy-davos-discuss-climate-change-problem/264269/

UN chief outlines solutions to defeat 'four horsemen' threatening our global future
news.un.org | 2020-01-22
The start of the New Year finds the world facing four looming threats to human progress: surging geopolitical tensions, the climate crisis, global mistrust and the downsides of technology, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said on Wednesday.
news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2020/01/1055791

Pushing for climate action is the alternative to eco-fascism
pip.hinman | greenleft.org.au | 2020-01-22
climate emergency Alex BainbridgeIssue 1250 Australia eco-fascism bushfires our common causeJanuary 23, 2020News that the Austr…
greenleft.org.au/content/pushing-climate-action-alternative-eco-fascism

Why Australia's 1.3% emissions matter
pip.hinman | greenleft.org.au | 2020-01-22
climate emergency Alex BainbridgeIssue 1250 Australia carbon dioxide emissionsJanuary 23, 2020Prime Minister Scott Morrison is fond of saying that Australia only produces 1.3% of global greenhouse emissions. He says this to bolster his climate deniali…
greenleft.org.au/content/why-australias-13-emissions-matter

Greta Thunberg Addresses Global Elite at Davos: Our House Is Still on Fire
Staff | democracynow.org | 2020-01-21
The 17-year-old Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg delivered a speech Tuesday to the world leaders and global elite gathered in Davos, Switzerland, for the World Economic Forum, one year after she first condemned the forum for its inaction on climate change. "We don't need a 'low-carbon economy.' We don't need to 'lower emissions.' Our emissions have to stop," Thunberg said. "And until we have the technologies that at scale can put our emissions to minus, then we must forget about net zero. We need real zero."
www.democracynow.org/2020/1/21/greta_thunberg_davos_speech_2020