(2020-12-13). 'We Need To Get Off The Current Road To Hell'. popularresistance.org A group of four former United Nations climate chiefs say it's "unthinkable" for the world to continue its business-as-usual approach to climate action, warning that without ramped-up ambition, humanity is headed down a "road to hell." | The assessment is laid out in an article published on Thursday in the peer-reviewed journal Climate Policy. | "Drawing on hardening IPCC science and building on the foundations of the 1992 Convention, the last 30 years of international cooperation have established a clear understanding of the need to prevent dangerous climate change…
(2020-12-13). New Book Highlights Need for Solidarity for Humans to Survive Global Collapse. truthout.org Is this the end? The end of capitalism? The end of the human species? | Anyone who has closely observed developments of the last 10 years can be forgiven a quick affirmative response. In a decade that has seen startling discoveries in climate science (none positive), unprecedented fires, and increasingly frequent and far more destructive tropical storms and hurricanes, the evidence is clearer than ever that our economic plunder of the planet's natural bounty has gone too far. Add to that the…
(2020-12-13). The Handmaid's Tale: making a drama out of a crisis. news.un.org The Handmaid's Tale, a critically acclaimed television series which has won 38 Emmy awards, may be about a fictional "alternative reality", but the show's creators have gone to great lengths to ensure that references to themes such as climate change, human rights abuses, and refugees, are as real and accurate as possible, by collaborating closely with UN experts.
(2020-12-13). A Roadmap for the Biden-Harris Administration: Redesigning Farm Systems for the Climate Crisis. commondreams.org A just transition for farming must not only consider reforms to farm policy, but also aligned reforms in financial, trade, environmental, and competition policy. | www.flickr.com/photos/suziesfarm/11438035863…
(2020-12-12). UN climate report calls out global elite as cause of the crisis. liberationnews.org 
The report takes a surprisingly class perspective by pointing out that the one percent richest people on the planet are responsible for emissions equal to that of the poorest 50 percent of the world's population.
(2020-12-12). Climate Ambition Summit: What is it and can it achieve where other summits have failed? thecanary.co 
Countries are coming together this weekend to ramp up plans to cut their carbon emissions, following recent revelations that the world is still on course for a catastrophic 3C of global warming.Five years after the Paris Agreement, a virtual summit co-hosted by the UK, France, and the United Nations will see decision-makers outline new efforts to try to limit warming to between 1.5C and 2C.But what's at stake and have we left it too late? Here are some of the key questions answered. | #ClimatePromise into climate action. Our leadership explains how we're raising the ambition:
(2020-12-12). Go Vote Yourself a Raise, Georgia—You've Long Earned It. commondreams.org Candidates should be pushed to say if they stand with the super-rich profiteering, callous Big Business tycoons or with the people who work for pitiful wages, on the rugged frontlines, and keep our society running. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/georgia_primary.jpg …
(2020-12-12). Saturday 12/12: SC1.5NCE Not SILENCE: Five-year Anniversary of Paris Agreement Climate Emergency Forum. indybay.org Online via livestream or Zoom…
(2020-12-12). 'Can Anybody Still Deny That We Are Facing a Dramatic Emergency?' Asks UN Chief at Climate Summit. commondreams.org "If we don't change course," he warned, "we may be headed for a catastrophic temperature rise of more than 3 degrees this century." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/gettyimages-12902475991.jpg …
(2020-12-12). Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is. zcomm.org Governments are pledging to avert a climate crisis while their economies bankroll and intensify it.
(2020-12-11). 'We Need to Get Off the Current Road to Hell,' Say Former UN Climate Leaders. commondreams.org Global ambition to avert climate catastrophe "must shift quickly to another scale, beyond recognition." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/earth_6.jpg …
(2020-12-11). "I Told You So. You Damned Fools": 75 Years of the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists. counterpunch.org Leafing — or in this case scrolling through — the commemorative issue of the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists after 75 years of publication is a tingling exercise of existence. The subject matter pushes you to the edge. You threaten to fall off. Death is promised; extinction contemplated. Nuclear holocaust. Your sanity is called into
(2020-12-11). Military sexual assault is business as usual say veterans as Fort Hood investigation concludes. liberationnews.org 
Following a months-long investigation, the U.S. Army has disciplined 14 higher-ups at Fort Hood in Texas for failures of leadership related to a toxic climate that resulted in pervasive sexual harassment and incidents of sexual assault at the base.
(2020-12-11). Capitalism and the Green New Deal. counterpunch.org 
Environmental destruction— climate change, species loss, oceanic depletion, and the rendering of vast tracts of air, water and land unusable has, according to a group of recent IPCC reports, reached the point where it threatens human existence. In contrast to efforts by different constituencies to limit the scope of concern, what the IPCC makes clear is that environmental decline is a clear and present danger, and that its breadth makes a mockery of calls for simple technical fixes. In fact, many of the proposed solutions to climate change threaten to make species loss and oceanic depletion significantly worse.
(2020-12-11). Climate Activists Announce National 'Covid-Safe' Day of Action Push Back against Wall Street's financing of Keystone XL and Minnesota Line3 Tar Sands Pipelines. commondreams.org ______________________________…
(2020-12-11). Ukrainian uranium mines shut down amidst protest wave, threatening radioactive contamination. wsws.org Miners across Ukraine are escalating strike actions over unpaid wages and deteriorating working conditions.
(2020-12-10). Amazon's Freshwater Dolphins Are in Danger of Extinction. telesurenglish.net The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) added the "Tucuxi dolphin" (Sotalia fluviatilis), which lives in the Amazon watershed, to the "Red List" of endangered animals. | RELATED: | This species of dolphin has been greatly affected by accidental mortality caused by fishing equipment, dams, and pollution. | Because of the highly endangered situation that freshwater dolphins face, the IUCN asked the Amazonian population…
(2020-12-10). Grazing, Irrigation and Climate Change: the Uncertain Future of the Deschutes River. counterpunch.org 
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will soon decide whether to approve a Habitat Conservation Plan (HCP) for the Deschutes River Basin. The HCP was initiated by local irrigators and the city of Prineville who want to maintain their privilege of using the public's water (all water in Oregon is owned by citizens) for their
(2020-12-09). Wednesday 12/9: National Digital Rally to #StopLine3 w/ Indigenous Frontline Water Protectors & More. indybay.org Online rally against pipelines & dirty fossil fuels…
(2020-12-09). Want to fight climate change? Start by protecting these endangered species. nationofchange.org Giant forest elephants and blue whales play an enormous role in climate sequestration. Can putting a financial value on that role help conserve them—and us?>
(2020-12-09). Thursday 12/10: The Climate Convergence: Uniting For Victory in 2021 Symposium (Day 2). indybay.org Online symposium (free or donation)…