Better Living Through Glyphosate? Spray Now, Ask Questions Later
Mark Harris | counterpunch.org | 2020-01-20
There's a lot of talk in the Trump era about the "war on science." But this war, such as it is, extends far beyond uninformed Republican attacks on climate change science or Donald Trump's mocking insults of Greta Thunberg, the teen climate activist nearly 60 years the old bully's junior. This war involves not only…
counterpunch.org/2020/01/20/better-living-through-glyphosate-spray-now-ask-questions-later/

Malaysia refuses to become the plastic 'rubbish dump of the world'
The Canary | thecanary.co | 2020-01-20
Malaysia has sent back 150 containers of plastic waste to more than a dozen countries as Kuala Lumpur said it will not become the world's rubbish bin. | The country has seen an increase in the number of shipments containing waste since China prohibited imports of refuse in 2018. | Environment Minister Yeo Bee Yin said the 150 containers have been sent back since the third quarter of last year and a further 110 are expected to be returned by mid-2020. | "If people want to see us as the rubbish dump of the world, you dream on," Yeo told reporters during an inspection at a port in northern Penang state. | Yeo said t…
thecanary.co/global/world-news/2020/01/20/malaysia-refuses-to-become-the-plastic-rubbish-dump-of-the-world/

SF Treasure Island Conservation Corps Nightmare, Cover-up & Environmental Racism
Labor Video Project | indybay.org | 2020-01-20
Workers at the California Conservation Corps Treasure Island training center talk about their contamination from radiation. Other residents of Treasure Island and Hunters Point connect their…
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/01/18/18829836.php

Lack of action on climate change leads to warmest decade ever recorded
wsws.org | 2020-01-20
For all the proclamations by corporations and governments that they accept the need to reduce fossil fuel use, carbon emissions rose to the highest ever level in 2019.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/01/20/pers-j20.html

The ‚ÄãJuliana ‚Äã21 continue to fight for justice in the biggest climate lawsuit in America
Eds. | mronline.org | 2020-01-20
Decision of Divided Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals finds primarily for Juliana ‚Äãplaintiffs, but holds Federal Judiciary can do nothing to stop the U.S. Government in causing climate change and harming children. | Source…
mronline.org/2020/01/20/the-%e2%80%8bjuliana-%e2%80%8b21-continue-to-fight-for-justice-in-the-biggest-climate-lawsuit-in-america/

Bushfire scientist warns that Australia's disaster is "a wake-up call"
wsws.org | 2020-01-20
"If nothing is done to address climate change this wildfire season will be a preview into our future."
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/01/20/fglv-j20.html

ReclaimMLK: Youth Climate Strike & Resiliency Village
Youth Vs Apocalypse | indybay.org | 2020-01-20
Oscar Grant/ Frank Ogawa Plaza | Oakland, CA 94612…
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/01/16/18829815.php

Climate change "spin" as Davos gathering confronts mounting environmental and economic crisis
wsws.org | 2020-01-20
The picture presented by the WEF's own analysis is of a socio-economic system heading for catastrophe on every front, for which the ruling elites have no answer.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/01/20/davo-j20.html

Bernie Sanders Has Been Getting It Right for 40 Years. Now, Says His Movement: 'We Are Going to Win'
Jon Queally, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2020-01-20
"We've never ever in our lifetimes had a true champion of social, economic, and climate justice this close to the White House." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/bernie_sanders_molly_crabapple_new_hampshire.jpg …
commondreams.org/news/2020/01/20/bernie-sanders-has-been-getting-it-right-40-years-now-says-his-movement-we-are-going?cd-origin=rss

Poem: Winter Is Near
Stuart Munckton | greenleft.org.au | 2020-01-20
poetry Climate environment Camille BarrIssue 1249 AustraliaJanuary 20, 2020The winter of humankind draws near | Science has spoken in alarm | The day may be warm, unseasonal | Land whips at our faces…
greenleft.org.au/content/poem-winter-near

At first I couldn't stop laughing at the cop's counter-terror list. But I stopped because it's utterly sinister
Emily Apple | thecanary.co | 2020-01-19
On 17 January, the Guardian revealed a counter-terrorism document listing a variety of protest and left-wing groups alongside neo-Nazis and the far-right and their associated symbols. | My first reaction to it was laughter and piss-taking. The list contains groups from Campaign Against Arms Trade (CAAT) to Greenpeace and Animal Aid. It's also woefully out-of-date. It's as if someone has taken a roll call of groups from ten years ago and added Extinction Rebellion (XR) to the list. | It also c…
thecanary.co/opinion/2020/01/19/at-first-i-couldnt-stop-laughing-at-the-cops-counter-terror-list-but-i-stopped-because-its-utterly-sinister/

Our Last Decade to Get Climate Right
Kelsey Hawkins-Johnson | zcomm.org | 2020-01-19
In the climate talks to come, we need more youth, indigenous, and civil society groups

2019 Year in Review: From Corporate Capture of Social Media to Trump's War Agenda to Climate Change
Michael Welch | globalresearch.ca | 2020-01-19
"It just seems like people have really lost their way, severed ties with reality completely, where we're listening to some pied piper online instead of really questioning authority. questioning the power structures like we should be all along!"

Cusack, Bernie's prophet of doom: Only 10-12 years to stop climate change & 'predatory capitalism'
rt.com | 2020-01-19
It appears actor John Cusack took the climate change messages in his film '2012' really, really seriously, because he says Earth only has a handful of years left

Doctors Sound the Alarm on Climate Emergency
Staff | truthdig.com | 2020-01-19
"The fossil fuel industry is driving the climate crisis and is responsible for a public health emergency," says Dr. Will Stableforth of the RCP.
truthdig.com/articles/doctors-sound-the-alarm-on-climate-emergency/

Hundreds of protesters step in to stop HS2 tree felling
The Canary | thecanary.co | 2020-01-18
Environmental activists and local campaign groups are trying to prevent trees being cut down as part of the HS2 high-speed rail project.Extinction Rebellion (XR) said that hundreds of tree protectors were expected at the Colne Valley in west London over the weekend to prevent a tree-felling operation.The environmental campaign movement said it was working with the Stop HS2 and Save Colne Valley to oppose the proposed operation at the site which is home to thousands of species of plants and wildlife. | The Red Rebels have arrived at the retaken Harvil Road Stop Hs2 camp | We have tree climbers. We have a kitchen.
thecanary.co/uk/news/2020/01/18/hundreds-of-protesters-step-in-to-stop-hs2-tree-felling/

How one Utah community fought the fracking industry–and won
Tara Lohan | nationofchange.org | 2020-01-18
"Speak out, pull together like-minded neighbors, organize and don't give up."
nationofchange.org/2020/01/18/how-one-utah-community-fought-the-fracking-industry-and-won/

World First: Bank of England unveils climate stress test to banks and insurance companies
Eds. | mronline.org | 2020-01-18
Tackling climate change isn't just about replacing fossil fuels with renewables, or planting more trees. It's about confronting climate stress across society. | Source…
mronline.org/2020/01/18/world-first-bank-of-england-unveils-climate-stress-test-to-banks-and-insurance-companies/

'Pete Takes Money From Fossil Fuel Billionaires': Climate Activists Disrupt Buttigieg Rally in New Hampshire
Jon Queally, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2020-01-18
"We are really concerned about candidates who have taken money from fossil-fuel executives. So that includes Joe Biden as well as Pete Buttigieg." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/buttigieg_climate_fossil_fuel_money.jpg …
commondreams.org/news/2020/01/17/pete-takes-money-fossil-fuel-billionaires-climate-activists-disrupt-buttigieg-rally?cd-origin=rss

'Our Planet Is Seriously Burning and the Adults Keep Letting Us Down': Ninth Circuit Throws Out Youth Climate Case
Jon Queally, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2020-01-18
"Seeking to quash this suit, the government bluntly insists that it has the absolute and unreviewable power to destroy the Nation," wrote Judge Josephine Staton in a scathing dissent opinion. "My colleagues throw up their hands, concluding that this case presents nothing fit for the Judiciary." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/juliana_case_0.jpg …
commondreams.org/news/2020/01/18/our-planet-seriously-burning-and-adults-keep-letting-us-down-ninth-circuit-throws?cd-origin=rss

The climate-migration-industrial complex
Eds. | mronline.org | 2020-01-17
Thirty years ago there were fifteen border walls around the world. Now there are seventy walls and over one billion national and international migrants. International migrants alone may even double in the next forty years due to global warming. | Source…
mronline.org/2020/01/17/the-climate-migration-industrial-complex/

Police criticised for the 'chilling effect' of including environmental groups in counter-terror documents
The Canary | thecanary.co | 2020-01-17
Police have defended their inclusion of environmental groups such as Extinction Rebellion in counter-terrorism documents, in the face of criticism it could have a "chilling effect" on people.The Guardian reported that a 24-page policing document it had seen included Greenpeace, the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament (CND) and other non-violent groups, as well as extremist right-wing proscribed groups such as National Action.It said the document was distributed to teachers and medical staff as part of anti-extremism briefings last year.Deputy assistant commissioner Dean Haydon, senior national co-ordinator for the U…
thecanary.co/uk/news/2020/01/17/police-criticised-for-the-chilling-effect-of-including-environmental-groups-in-counter-terror-documents/

Happy birthday Mrs. Obama? Trump admin replaces Michelle's 'healthy school lunches' with pretty suspicious timing
rt.com | 2020-01-17
The US Department of Agriculture has announced new rules for school lunches, which could see the fruit and veggies championed by Michelle Obama replaced by pizza and fries. The changes were announced on ex-First Lady's birthday. | USDA Deputy Under Secretary Brandon Lipps revealed the changes on Friday. Aimed at reducing food waste, the new rules will allow schools to cut the amount of fruit and vegetables served at breakfast and lunch, effectively freeing them up to make up the calories wi…
rt.com/usa/478562-trump-michelle-obama-school-lunches/

How One Utah Community Fought the Fracking Industry—and Won
Tara Lohan | commondreams.org | 2020-01-17
commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/fracsan.jpeg …

Capacity of cities to tackle climate change key in 'crucial battle' for planet's preservation, says UN chief
news.un.org | 2020-01-17
Cities

Artists Bring Attention to Environmental Calamity
Eleanor J. Bader | progressive.org | 2020-01-17
Using radically different styles, Marcia Annenberg and Angela Manno hope to catalyze awareness of climate change with their provocative art installations.
progressive.org/dispatches/artists-bring-attention-to-environmental-calamity-bader-200117/

Trump's Border Wall Is an Environmental Disaster
William deBuys | thenation.com | 2020-01-17
Trump's Border Wall Is an Environmental Disaster…
thenation.com/article/trump-border-wall-climate/

The Rumbling ESAS Methane Enigma
Robert Hunziker | dissidentvoice.org | 2020-01-17
The northern continental shelves of Russia, inclusive of the Barents Sea, Kara Sea, Laptev Sea and East Siberian Sea (ESAS) are some of the least researched yet most controversial subjects in climate science today. It's the one region that has the biggest potential to trigger runaway global warming because of sizeable subsea methane deposits, thereby …
dissidentvoice.org/2020/01/the-rumbling-esas-methane-enigma/

The Australian Open Is the Tip of a Melting Iceberg
Dave Zirin | thenation.com | 2020-01-17
The Australian Open Is the Tip of a Melting Iceberg…
thenation.com/article/australian-open-fires-climate-change/

While Some Battle to Save Australia's Ecosystems, Others Blame Gov't for Climate Change Denial
Alan Macleod | mintpressnews.com | 2020-01-17
"This fire season has been a devastating wake-up call for many Australians. People who may have thought climate change was a vague, distant threat are now breathing bushfire smoke and reeling from the lives lost."
mintpressnews.com/battle-save-australia-fire-blame-govt-climate-change-denial/264175/

The Rumbling Methane Enigma
Robert Hunziker | counterpunch.org | 2020-01-17
The northern continental shelves of Russia, inclusive of the Barents Sea, Kara Sea, Laptev Sea and East Siberian Sea (ESAS) are some of the least researched yet most controversial subjects in climate science today. It's the one region that has the biggest potential to trigger runaway global warming because of sizeable subsea methane deposits, thereby taking civilization down to its knees. But, that prospect is also extremely controversial within the scientific community.
counterpunch.org/2020/01/17/the-rumbling-methane-enigma/

IMF Head Gives 'Stark Message' of Looming Inequality-Fueled Global Financial Disaster
Andrea Germanos, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2020-01-17
Further fueling the potential threat are "climate-related shocks." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/imf-chief-stark-warning-inequality.jpg …
commondreams.org/news/2020/01/17/imf-head-gives-stark-message-looming-inequality-fueled-global-financial-disaster?cd-origin=rss

Western Sydney youth demand 'climate action now'
Fred_F | greenleft.org.au | 2020-01-17
Climate Yaji SpencerIssue 1249 Australia ParramattaJanuary 17, 2020Local residents and climate activists, including a large contingent of young people, marched through Parramatta on January 14 calling for serious action on climate change. | Rally co-organiser Katrina James…
greenleft.org.au/content/western-sydney-youth-demand-climate-action-now

While Australia burns, climate-ravaged Bangladesh is building resilience
Susan Price | greenleft.org.au | 2020-01-17
Climate change Paul GregoireIssue 1249 Bangladesh rising sea levels inundation adaptationJanuary 17, 2020In response to Australian…
greenleft.org.au/content/while-australia-burns-climate-ravaged-bangladesh-building-resilience

Climate crisis 'affecting quality of life and fuelling discontent'
news.un.org | 2020-01-16
The climate crisis, as well as persistently high inequalities, and rising levels of food insecurity and undernourishment, is affecting the quality of life in many societies and fuelling discontent, the UN warned on Thursday, on the publication of the 2020 World Economic Situation Report (WESP).
news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2020/01/1055402

First Nations communities show a lead in the fire crisis
pip.hinman | greenleft.org.au | 2020-01-16
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…
greenleft.org.au/content/first-nations-communities-show-lead-fire-crisis

Residents stand firm to protect Gandolfo Gardens
Fred_F | greenleft.org.au | 2020-01-16
environment James ConlanIssue 1249 Australia climate emergency MelbourneJanuary 16, 2020A battle to save a historic park in Melbourne's inner north from the Victorian state government's wreckin…
greenleft.org.au/content/residents-stand-firm-protect-gandolfo-gardens

Catastrophic fires and the far-right's denialism
Fred_F | greenleft.org.au | 2020-01-16
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…
greenleft.org.au/content/catastrophic-fires-and-far-right-denialism

Protecting the environment and jobs go together
Fred_F | greenleft.org.au | 2020-01-16
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…
greenleft.org.au/content/protecting-environment-and-jobs-go-together

People power the silver lining of bushfire crisis
pip.hinman | greenleft.org.au | 2020-01-16
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…
greenleft.org.au/content/people-power-silver-lining-bushfire-crisis

Climate change and its unequal impact on women
pip.hinman | greenleft.org.au | 2020-01-15
women Mary MerkenichIssue 1249 Australia busfires disaster managementJanuary 15, 2020While some do not want to discuss the cause of Australia's horrendous bushfires

CLEAN Future Act Is 'Shameful' and 'Greenwashing,' say Climate Justice Groups
Staff | therealnews.com | 2020-01-14
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.
therealnews.com/columns/clean-future-act-is-shameful-and-greenwashing-say-climate-justice-groups

"Stop the Money Pipeline": 150 Arrested at Protests Exposing Wall Street's Link to Climate Crisis
Staff | democracynow.org | 2020-01-13
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…
www.democracynow.org/2020/1/13/jane_fonda_fire_drill_fridays_washington