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2020-01-23: Social Media Postees

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US Treasury secretary has a tantrum over Greta Thunberg urging divestment from fossil fuels
The Canary | thecanary.co | 2020-01-23
US Treasury secretary Steven Mnuchin has said Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg is in no position to give economic advice until she goes to college and comes out with an economics degree. | At a press briefing at the World Economic Forum, Mr Mnuchin took a swipe at the 17-year-old environmental campaigner for her recommendation that the public and private sectors should divest from fossil fuels. | When asked how that would affect the US economic model, Mr Mnuchin threw a tantrum about Thunberg, asking if she was an economist and saying it "was a joke". | This week I'm attending the World Economic Forum in D…
thecanary.co/discovery/news-discovery/2020/01/23/us-treasury-secretary-has-a-tantrum-over-greta-thunberg-urging-divestment-from-fossil-fuels/

A Trump official just tried to outwit Greta Thunberg. It ended very badly for him
Tracy Keeling | thecanary.co | 2020-01-23
A Trump official tried to tear Greta Thunberg down a peg or two on 23 January. Responding to a question about the climate activist's call for divestment from fossil fuels, Treasury secretary Steven Mnuchin said Thunberg should "come back and explain that to us" after she's studied economics in college. | Mnuchin's message was effectively 'shut up and listen to the grown-ups, Greta, until you are one yourself'. He should ha…
thecanary.co/trending/2020/01/23/a-trump-official-just-tried-to-outwit-greta-thunberg-it-ended-very-badly-for-him/

Greenpeace Climate Ranking Update: Steyer Passes Warren, Buttigieg Passes Biden, Bloomberg Enters Top 10
commondreams.org | 2020-01-23
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commondreams.org/newswire/2020/01/23/greenpeace-climate-ranking-update-steyer-passes-warren-buttigieg-passes-biden?cd-origin=rss

New Zealand Greens support military build-up
wsws.org | 2020-01-23
The Green Party, part of the Labour-led government, is backing $20 billion in military upgrades and increased army recruitment, purportedly because it will help address the impact of climate change.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/01/23/gree-j23.html

SF Treasure Island Former Residents File Suit For Contamination /Injuries & For Shutdown
Labor Video Project | indybay.org | 2020-01-23
Former residents of San Francisco Treasure Island filed a lawsuit for their contamination by radioactive and other chemicals on them and their families and for the shutdown of the development project. They also charged there was collusion by government agencies and City, State. and National politicians to push ahead with the multi-billion dollar condo/hotel development.
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/01/21/18829990.php

SF Treasure Island Former Residents File Suit For Contamination /Injuries & For Shutdown
Labor Video Project | indybay.org | 2020-01-23
Former residents of San Francisco Treasure Island filed a lawsuit for their contamination by radioactive and other chemicals on them and their families and for the shutdown of the development project. They also charged there was collusion by government agencies and City, State. and National politicians to push ahead with the multi-billion dollar condo/hotel development.
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/01/21/18829990.php

What are toxic 'forever chemicals' & should Americans be worried there are more of them in the water supply than we thought?
rt.com | 2020-01-23
American drinking water is far more contaminated than previously estimated

Weathering With You: Climate change and fatalism
wsws.org | 2020-01-23
Makoto Shinkai's latest anime film is the Japanese entry for Best International Feature Film at the 92nd Academy Awards.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/01/23/weth-j23.html

Diminishing Returns: Calculated Misery in Air Travel
Binoy Kampmark | counterpunch.org | 2020-01-23
If there comes a point when people will decide not to fly, the issue may well be less to do with any moral or ethical issue with climate change than the fact that commercial flights have become atrocious. They are naked money-making concerns with diminishing returns on quality. The key factor that plays out here…
counterpunch.org/2020/01/23/diminishing-returns-calculated-misery-in-air-travel/

Diminishing Returns: Calculated Misery in Air Travel
Binoy Kampmark | counterpunch.org | 2020-01-23
If there comes a point when people will decide not to fly, the issue may well be less to do with any moral or ethical issue with climate change than the fact that commercial flights have become atrocious. They are naked money-making concerns with diminishing returns on quality. The key factor that plays out here…
counterpunch.org/2020/01/23/diminishing-returns-calculated-misery-in-air-travel/

Climate Strike: SF Bay Area Youth Strike in Oakland
Leon Kunstenaar | indybay.org | 2020-01-23
Young people show the way to avoid the apocalypse…
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/01/21/18830001.php

Why action on climate change gets stuck and what to do about it
Matthew Hoffmann | zcomm.org | 2020-01-23
Why Incremental Change won't solve the Climate Crisis…
zcomm.org/znetarticle/why-action-on-climate-change-gets-stuck-and-what-to-do-about-it/

'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

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

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

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

'Haters Gonna Hate and Deniers Will Deny': Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Greta Thunberg Hit Back at Mnuchin
Eoin Higgins, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2020-01-23
"It doesn't take a college degree in economics to realize that our remaining 1.5 ∞ carbon budget and ongoing fossil fuel subsidies and investments don't add up." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/greta_thunberg_4.jpg …
commondreams.org/news/2020/01/23/haters-gonna-hate-and-deniers-will-deny-alexandria-ocasio-cortez-and-greta-thunberg?cd-origin=rss

Ancient Viruses Trapped in Glaciers for Thousands of Years Could Be Released By Climate Crisis: Study
Eoin Higgins, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2020-01-23
"We've opened up a Pandora's box with climate change." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/alaska_1.jpg …
commondreams.org/news/2020/01/23/ancient-viruses-trapped-glaciers-thousands-years-could-be-released-climate-crisis?cd-origin=rss

'The Most Dangerous Situation That Humanity Has Ever Faced': Doomsday Clock Now 100 Seconds to Midnight
Jessica Corbett, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2020-01-23
Citing the worsening nuclear threat and inaction on the climate crisis, scientists issue a historic warning about the risk of global catastrophe. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/gettyimages-11954780051.jpg …
commondreams.org/news/2020/01/23/most-dangerous-situation-humanity-has-ever-faced-doomsday-clock-now-100-seconds?cd-origin=rss

At Davos 2020, Trump dismissive of climate change concerns
Deutsche Welle | peoplesworld.org | 2020-01-22
U.S. President Donald Trump dismissed the concerns of environmental activists as "pessimism" in a speech to political and business leaders at the start of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos on Tuesday. Climate change and global warming are topping the agenda at this year's annual meeting in the Swiss ski resort of Davos, with activists at odds with …
peoplesworld.org/article/at-davos-2020-trump-dismissive-of-climate-change-concerns/

At Davos 2020, Trump dismissive of climate change concerns
Deutsche Welle | peoplesworld.org | 2020-01-22
U.S. President Donald Trump dismissed the concerns of environmental activists as "pessimism" in a speech to political and business leaders at the start of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos on Tuesday. Climate change and global warming are topping the agenda at this year's annual meeting in the Swiss ski resort of Davos, with activists at odds with …
peoplesworld.org/article/at-davos-2020-trump-dismissive-of-climate-change-concerns/

Our House Is Still on Fire
Greta Thunberg | zcomm.org | 2020-01-22
"We don't need a 'low-carbon economy.' We don't need to 'lower emissions.' Our emissions have to stop"
zcomm.org/znetarticle/our-house-is-still-on-fire/

After a decade of fracking, billions of dollars lost and a climate in crisis
Sharon Kelly | nationofchange.org | 2020-01-22
As the 2020s begin, climate scientists and world experts are warning that–if there ever had been–now, there's no time to spare.
nationofchange.org/2020/01/22/after-a-decade-of-fracking-billions-of-dollars-lost-and-a-climate-in-crisis/

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

Citizens United: The Court Ruling That Sold Our Democracy
Tiffany Muller | commondreams.org | 2020-01-22
With so many politicians in the pockets of their big donors, it's been even harder to make progress on issues like gun safety, health care costs, or climate change. (Photo: DonkeyHotey/Flickr) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/money_12.jpeg …
commondreams.org/views/2020/01/22/citizens-united-court-ruling-sold-our-democracy?cd-origin=rss

Our Final Decade to Get Climate Policy Right
Kelsey Hawkins-Johnson | counterpunch.org | 2020-01-22
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change warned in October 2018 that we have 12 years to keep global temperatures increases at 1.5 degrees Celsius or less. Now, we have more like 10 years. We have this decade. In the first weeks of 2020, we've already witnessed mass evacuations and the death of over a billionanimals…
counterpunch.org/2020/01/22/our-final-decade-to-get-climate-policy-right/

Our Final Decade to Get Climate Policy Right
Kelsey Hawkins-Johnson | counterpunch.org | 2020-01-22
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change warned in October 2018 that we have 12 years to keep global temperatures increases at 1.5 degrees Celsius or less. Now, we have more like 10 years. We have this decade. In the first weeks of 2020, we've already witnessed mass evacuations and the death of over a billionanimals…
counterpunch.org/2020/01/22/our-final-decade-to-get-climate-policy-right/

Greta Thunberg: 'My generation will not give up without a fight'
Susan Price | greenleft.org.au | 2020-01-22
climate action Greta ThunbergIssue 1250 Switzerland World Economic Forum climate emergency DavosJanuary 22, 2020Followi…
greenleft.org.au/content/greta-thunberg-my-generation-will-not-give-without-fight

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

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

Warning of 'Environmental Ruin and With It a Human Tragedy,' Report Details Triple Threat to Coral Reefs
Jessica Corbett, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2020-01-22
In a new report about how the world's coral reefs face "the combined threats of climate change, pollution, and overfishing"—endangering the future of marine biodiversity—a London-based nonprofit calls for greater global efforts to end the climate crisis and ensure the survival of these vital underwater ecosystems. g | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/iyorbank_beforeandafter_theoceanagency_131.jpg …
commondreams.org/news/2020/01/22/warning-environmental-ruin-and-it-human-tragedy-report-details-triple-threat-coral?cd-origin=rss

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

Young people making climate change 'hot topic', Greta Thunberg tells Davos elite
The Canary | thecanary.co | 2020-01-21
Greta Thunberg was among four young climate activists to challenge the elites gathered at the World Economic Forum for not doing enough to deal with the climate emergency and warned them that time was running out.At a panel in the Swiss ski resort of Davos, the four said they hoped their generation had found its voice and can work with those in power to bring about the necessary change to limit climate change.Yet Thunberg said not enough has been done. | "We need to start listening to the science, and treat this crisis with the importance it deserves," said the 17-year-old, just as US president Donald Trump was a…
thecanary.co/discovery/news-discovery/2020/01/21/young-people-making-climate-change-hot-topic-greta-thunberg-tells-davos-elite/

Demonize the Eco-Wise
Jen Sorensen | thenation.com | 2020-01-21
Demonize the Eco-Wise…
thenation.com/article/australia-murdoch-thunberg-fire/

UN human rights ruling could boost climate change asylum claims
news.un.org | 2020-01-21
The UN Human Rights Committee has determined that countries cannot deport people who have sought asylum due to climate-related threats.
news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2020/01/1055671

FROM THE FIELD: Weeding out Mexico's unwanted beach invader
news.un.org | 2020-01-21
An invasive species of seaweed which has blighted tourist beaches in Mexico has become more aggressive due to the heating effects of climate change. But now, thanks to support from the UN Development Programme (UNDP), efforts are underway to hold back its advance and protect local ecosystems.
news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2020/01/1055691

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/

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

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/

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/

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/

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/

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

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

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

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

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

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2020-01-22: News Headlines

Kelsey Hawkins-Johnson (2020-01-22). Our Final Decade to Get Climate Policy Right. counterpunch.org The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change warned in October 2018 that we have 12 years to keep global temperatures increases at 1.5 degrees Celsius or less. Now, we have more like 10 years. We have this decade. In the first weeks of 2020, we've already witnessed mass evacuations and the death of over a billionanimals

RT (2020-01-22). Advice from Trump: US is clean & beautiful, Greta; please go and fight those trashing the Pacific Ocean. rt.com When President Donald Trump mentioned Swedish ecological activist Greta Thunberg, everybody held their breath. However, he kept his cool, simply telling her not to focus on America's environmental issues and focus on other places. | Some environmental enthusiasts looked forward to the World Economic Forum the way sports fans wait in anticipation for a big game. US President Donald Trump and Swedish ecological activist Greta Thunberg, two irreconcilable eco-rivals, were given the opportunity and venue to duel it out over climate change. | On Tuesday, Thunberg blamed world leaders for the "inaction" which is fue…

Deutsche Welle (2020-01-22). At Davos 2020, Trump dismissive of climate change concerns. peoplesworld.org U.S. President Donald Trump dismissed the concerns of environmental activists as "pessimism" in a speech to political and business leaders at the start of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos on Tuesday. Climate change and global warming are topping the agenda at this year's annual meeting in the Swiss ski resort of Davos, with activists at odds with …

Staff (2020-01-22). Climate Change Will Alter Sports Forever. therealnews.com Australian Open competitors had to fight through wildfire smoke in their qualifying rounds. Political sportswriter Dave Zirin says we're about to see how the climate crisis will permanently change the way we play sports.

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…

WSWS (2020-01-22). Australia: Thousands protest government inaction on bushfires and climate change. wsws.org The organisers of the Melbourne demonstration provided no way forward beyond the confines of the capitalist system that has led to environmental destruction.

Labor Video Project (2020-01-22). SF Treasure Island Former Residents File Suit For Contamination /Injuries & For Shutdown. indybay.org Former residents of San Francisco Treasure Island filed a lawsuit for their contamination by radioactive and other chemicals on them and their families and for the shutdown of the development project. They also charged there was collusion by government agencies and City, State. and National politicians to push ahead with the multi-billion dollar condo/hotel development.

WSWS (2020-01-22). PFAS contamination found at Detroit-area plating company site leaking cancer causing chemicals. wsws.org A public information briefing by state regulators has been scheduled to contain growing public anger over the industrial chemical contamination of the ground and surface water in the Detroit suburb.

Alan Macleod (2020-01-22). World's Super Rich Meet in Davos to Discuss the Climate Change Problem they Created. mintpressnews.com 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.

Leon Kunstenaar (2020-01-22). Climate Strike: SF Bay Area Youth Strike in Oakland. indybay.org Photos: Leon Kunstenaar | Young people show the way to avoid the apocalypse…

Susan Price (2020-01-22). Greta Thunberg: 'My generation will not give up without a fight'. 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."

The Canary (2020-01-21). Young people making climate change 'hot topic', Greta Thunberg tells Davos elite. thecanary.co Greta Thunberg was among four young climate activists to challenge the elites gathered at the World Economic Forum for not doing enough to deal with the climate emergency and warned them that time was running out.At a panel in the Swiss ski resort of Davos, the four said they hoped their generation had found its voice and can work with those in power to bring about the necessary change to limit climate change.Yet Thunberg said not enough has been done. | "We need to start listening to the science, and treat this crisis with the importance it deserves," said the 17-year-old, just as US president Donald Trump was a…

Staff (2020-01-21). 'Our House Is Still on Fire,' Warns Greta Thunberg at Davos. therealnews.com Youth climate activist Greta Thunberg speaks at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland…

RT (2020-01-21). China no longer the world's garbage dump as it plans to cut waste imports to zero this year. rt.com Since China banned the import of certain types of waste in 2017, those shipments have declined by 71 percent, the country's environmental authorities have announced. | China took in almost 13.5 million tons of rubbish last year and expects to stop the shipments altogether in the next twelve months, according to Liu Youbin, spokesman for the Ministry of Ecology and Environment. | Also on rt.com | | "[China will] make all-out efforts to realize zero imports by the end of 2020," Liu said as…

Staff (2020-01-21). Climate Activists Sound Alarm on Mediterranean Natural Gas Pipelines. therealnews.com Activists say the environmental risks of natural gas drilling are being ignored in the rush to challenge Russia's control of the European energy market.

Binoy Kampmark (2020-01-21). Janus-Faced on Climate Change: Microsoft's Carbon Vision. counterpunch.org "This is a bold bet — a moonshot — for Microsoft." So claimed Brad Smith, Microsoft President, in a Thursday announcement painting a picture of a company that intends to be carbon negative by 2030. "And," Smith continued, "it will need to be a moonshot for the world." That vision entails the removal of more

Staff (2020-01-21). Greta Thunberg Chastises Global Elite at Davos Forum. truthout.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…

teleSUR (2020-01-21). Lebanon Forms New Government. telesurenglish.net Lebanon formed a new government on Tuesday, the presidency announced after Shi'ite Hezbollah and its allies clinched a deal on a cabinet that must tackle the country's worst economic crisis in decades. | RELATED: | Heavily indebted Lebanon has been without an effective government since Saad al-Hariri resigned as premier in October under pressure from protests against state corruption and waste – root causes of the crisis.

commondreams (2020-01-21). 350.org on World Economic Forum: We Need Climate Action Now. commondreams.org ______________________________…

commondreams (2020-01-21). Campaigners Welcome New Public Bank to Finance Action on Climate Crisis. commondreams.org ______________________________…

Jessica Corbett, staff writer (2020-01-21). After Spain Declares Climate Emergency, Activists Demand 'Concrete and Immediate' Action. commondreams.org Spain's new left-wing coalition government on Tuesday declared a climate emergency and promised to send ambitious legislation to the country's parliament within the next 100 days—moves that were welcomed by campaigners who responded with calls for "concrete and immediate" action plans. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/extinction_0.jpg …

Jessica Corbett, staff writer (2020-01-21). Earth Defenders March on Davos as Global Financial Elite Targeted for Funding Climate Destruction. commondreams.org On the heels of a new Greenpeace report exposing how financial players that attend the World Economic Forum's annual meeting collectively have pumped at least $1.4 trillion into the fossil fuel industry over the past few years, the International March for Climate Justice arrived in Davos, Switzerland Tuesday for the start of the global summit. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/gettyimages-11948437071.jpg …

Eoin Higgins, staff writer (2020-01-21). We Risk Living in an 'Empty World' If Assault on Nature Not Stopped, Warns UN Biodiversity Chief. commondreams.org www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/wasteland.jpg …

Marianne Brooker (2020-01-21). Climate Refugee Ruling Sets 'Global Precedent'. commondreams.org Woman and child in flood in Indonesia. (Photo: World Meteorological Organisation, Flickr/Climate Visuals) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/children.png …

Mark Harris (2020-01-20). Better Living Through Glyphosate? Spray Now, Ask Questions Later. counterpunch.org 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

The Canary (2020-01-20). Malaysia refuses to become the plastic 'rubbish dump of the world'. thecanary.co 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…

WSWS (2020-01-20). Bushfire scientist warns that Australia's disaster is "a wake-up call" wsws.org "If nothing is done to address climate change this wildfire season will be a preview into our future."

WSWS (2020-01-20). Climate change "spin" as Davos gathering confronts mounting environmental and economic crisis. wsws.org 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.

commondreams (2020-01-20). UN Landmark Case for People Displaced By Climate Change. commondreams.org ______________________________…

Dr. Binoy Kampmark (2020-01-20). Diminishing Returns: Calculated Misery in Air Travel. globalresearch.ca If there comes a point when people will decide not to fly, the issue may well be less to do with any moral or ethical issue with climate change than the fact that commercial flights have become atrocious. They are …

WSWS (2020-01-20). Lack of action on climate change leads to warmest decade ever recorded. wsws.org 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.

Jon Queally, staff writer (2020-01-20). Bernie Sanders Has Been Getting It Right for 40 Years. Now, Says His Movement: 'We Are Going to Win'. commondreams.org "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 …

Julia Conley, staff writer (2020-01-20). 'Global Precedent' Set as UN Rules Climate Refugees Cannot Be Sent Back to Life-Threatening Conditions. commondreams.org Human rights advocates on Monday applauded a "ground-breaking" ruling by a United Nations panel, which stated that climate refugees cannot legally be sent back to their home countries after applying for asylum, if they would face life-threatening conditions such as high sea levels, drought, or other effects of the climate crisis. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/refugees_5.jpeg …

Eds. (2020-01-20). The ‚ÄãJuliana ‚Äã21 continue to fight for justice in the biggest climate lawsuit in America. mronline.org 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. |

RT (2020-01-19). Cusack, Bernie's prophet of doom: Only 10-12 years to stop climate change & 'predatory capitalism'. rt.com 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 — unless Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders is elected US President. | Introducing Sanders in Exeter, New Hampshire, on Saturday, the 53-year-old actor threw out a doomsday scenario where the world only has a "10 to 12 year window" to reverse the effects of climate change and combat the "predatory capitalism" that is supposedly fueling it. | "The billionaires are getting nervous and all the corporate media is — they hate us, they don't hate us…

Emily Apple (2020-01-19). At first I couldn't stop laughing at the cop's counter-terror list. But I stopped because it's utterly sinister. thecanary.co On 17 January, the Guardian 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…

The Canary (2020-01-18). Hundreds of protesters step in to stop HS2 tree felling. thecanary.co 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.

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

Alan Macleod (2020-01-17). While Some Battle to Save Australia's Ecosystems, Others Blame Gov't for Climate Change Denial. mintpressnews.com "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."

Robert Hunziker (2020-01-17). The Rumbling ESAS Methane Enigma. dissidentvoice.org 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 …

Eleanor J. Bader (2020-01-17). Artists Bring Attention to Environmental Calamity. progressive.org Using radically different styles, Marcia Annenberg and Angela Manno hope to catalyze awareness of climate change with their provocative art installations.

William deBuys (2020-01-17). Trump's Border Wall Is an Environmental Disaster. thenation.com Trump's Border Wall Is an Environmental Disaster…

Dave Zirin (2020-01-17). The Australian Open Is the Tip of a Melting Iceberg. thenation.com The Australian Open Is the Tip of a Melting Iceberg…

Fred_F (2020-01-17). Western Sydney youth demand 'climate action now'. greenleft.org.au Rally co-organiser Katrina James…

Susan Price (2020-01-17). While Australia burns, climate-ravaged Bangladesh is building resilience. greenleft.org.au

news.un (2020-01-16). Climate crisis 'affecting quality of life and fuelling discontent'. news.un.org 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).

Fred_F (2020-01-16). Protecting the environment and jobs go together. greenleft.org.au

pip.hinman (2020-01-15). Climate change and its unequal impact on women. greenleft.org.au

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