(2020-02-03). Youth Climate Activists Have Endorsed Bernie Sanders. Can It Tip the Scales? truthout.org A recent wave of endorsements reflects the Vermont Senator's appeal for younger voters who are concerned with climate. | As sparring continues within the ranks of the Democratic Party, a certain voting bloc — one that didn't yet exist during the 2016 presidential election because its members were in middle school and had not yet learned about climate breakdown — remains unified and outspoken as to who will get its vote in this election cycle. | "We're in a climate emergency, so the…
(2020-02-03). Plastic Meets the Road and Capitalism's Role in Climate Change. dissidentvoice.org 
Earth Day & Capitalism Like Vinegar and Oil? Continuously, discussions focusing on degraded ecosystems and tipping points forcing climate change to ramp up to chaos many times center around the "C" word. Not "c" as in "cancer." "Capitalism is destroying the planet," said Pat DeLaquil, an energy policy expert working with various governments, NGO's and …
(2020-02-03). Climate Groups Target JPMorgan Chase "Money Pipeline" indybay.org Extinction Rebellion SF Bay Area and climate activists in SF financial district demonstration…
(2020-02-03). Victory for Canada's First Nations: Saugeen Ojibway Nation Has Saved Lake Huron from a Nuclear Waste Dump. globalresearch.ca A major victory for Canada's First Nations has just been won in Ontario. On January 31, the Saugeen Ojibway Nation (SON) overwhelmingly voted down the proposed deep geological repository (DGR) for storage of low- and intermediate-level radioactive nuclear waste next …
(2020-02-03). This Planet is Dying. Pay Attention! indybay.org It is a very short sited look at the world that wastes our grandchildren's resources for health and life. Clean air, clean water and good soil are vital to sustain life. It is simply laziness and greed that bring us to this point.
(2020-02-02). Johnson's government must get its 'house in order' ahead of crucial climate talks. thecanary.co The eyes of the world will be on the UK — and its efforts to end its contribution to the global climate crisis — as it gears up to host crucial climate talks in Glasgow. | The meeting in November is the most important set of UN climate talks since the Paris Agreement to curb global warming was secured in 2015. | Under the Paris Agreement, this year countries are expected to deliver more ambitious domestic plans for cutting greenhouse gases by 2030 — as current proposals are not enough to prevent dangerous temperature rises. | Pressure is also on countries to set out long-term plans for cutting e…
(2020-02-02). What Will it Take to Prevent Climate Collapse? zcomm.org Perhaps we can even begin to realize the dream of a liberated and truly interdependent global community of communities. The future of life on earth may depend on our ability to do just that…
(2020-02-02). Is Your Rep Invested in Fossil Fuels? truthout.org This article was produced by At least 100 members of the House of Representatives and their spouses own fossil fuel company stocks or mutual funds despite the conflicts of interest the investments pose for addressing climate change. | Use the interactive map below to see if your represen…
(2020-02-02). Descendants of extinct tortoise species found in Galapagos. thecanary.co Conservationists working around the largest volcano on the Galapagos Islands say they have found 30 giant tortoises partially descended from two extinct species, including that of the famed Lonesome George. | The Galapagos National Park and Galapagos Conservancy said that a young female has a direct line of descent from the Chelonoidis abingdonii species of Pinta Island. | The last of those tortoises was Lonesome George, who died in June 2012 and was believed to be more than 100 years old. | Another 11 males and 18 females were from the Chelonoidis niger line of Floreana Island. | The 45-member expedition was wor…
(2020-02-02). Brexit-fuelled nationalism is only one step removed from fascism. It has to be confronted. Now. thecanary.co A poster, put up in a block of flats, told residents "we do not tolerate" people speaking languages other than English. A sign bearing the title "Happy Brexit Day" was found stuck to fire doors on Winchester Tower in Norwich on 31 January. The discovery came hours before the UK officially left the European Union. | But this is only one such incident in a climate of Brexit influenced: | Addressing Winchester Tower residents,…
(2020-02-02). Climate Crisis to Blame for Whales Injured and Killed After Being Caught in Fishing Lines: Study. commondreams.org www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/whale.jpg …
(2020-02-01). Critics: Trump EPA's formal assertion glyphosate poses no risk to human health indication of 'troubling allegiance' with Bayer/Monsanto. nationofchange.org "The EPA's pesticide office is clearly willing to bend over backwards, including disregarding its own guidelines for evaluating cancer risks, to give the industry what it wants."
(2020-01-31). Media on Climate Crisis: Don't Organize, Mourn. fair.org 
While US media have indeed ramped up their coverage of the climate crisis, they continue to give short shrift to what are arguably the most important factors for determining our future: what specific human practices are responsible for the changing climate, why carbon emissions continue to rise, and what we can and should be doing about it.
(2020-01-31). Suriname's climate promise, for a sustainable future. news.un.org Suriname has become the second nation globally to outline updated plans to fight climate change in the hope of ensuring that any future increase in the temperature of the planet does not exceed 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels.
(2020-01-31). Building a climate movement that can win. greenleft.org.au 
I am one of the initiators of a broad-based clim…
(2020-01-31). Union motion: Support real action on the climate. greenleft.org.au 
It also seeks to build support for the February 22 national day of action…
(2020-01-31). Answering the Coalition's climate trickery. greenleft.org.au 
Claim 1: "We will be…
(2020-01-29). India: Climate emergency message resonates at world's largest literature festival — UN News special report from Jaipur. news.un.org Against the backdrop of India's famed "pink city" of Jaipur, the world's largest literature festival hosted the UN's top representative in the country on Monday, who told audience members attending a special session on the climate emergency, that the Organization is working flat out to slow the pace of damaging climate change.
(2020-01-28). Dystopia in the land of Oz: A climate change story. greenleft.org.au 
(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
(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, …
