(2021-02-10). Headlines for February 10, 2021. democracynow.org Senate Votes to Proceed with Impeachment as Managers Present Harrowing Video of Jan. 6 Insurrection, Gov't to Send Vaccines to Community Health Centers as U.S. Continues Ramping Up Vaccinations, WHO Team Confirms COVID-19 of Animal Origin; Ghana Shuts Parliament After Outbreak Infects Lawmakers, Protesters in Burma Defy Bans, Escalating Crackdown by Police, Journalists Decry Raid on Progressive Indian News Site NewsClick, U.S. to Pursue Extradition of Julian Assange as Press Freedom Groups Warn of Dangerous Precedent, Fossil Fuel Pollution Causes One in Five Global Deaths, Calls Growing to Shut Down DAPL as Key H…
(2021-02-10). How Defeating Keystone XL Built A Bolder, Savvier Climate Movement. popularresistance.org When President Biden rescinded a crucial permit for the Keystone XL pipeline last week, it marked the culmination of one of the longest, highest-profile campaigns in the North American climate movement. The opposition to Keystone XL included large environmental organizations, grassroots climate activist networks, Nebraska farmers, Texas landowners, Indigenous rights groups and tribal governments. Few environmental campaigns have touched so many people over such large swaths of the continent. | The Keystone XL resistance was part of the ongoing opposition to the Canadian tar sands, one of the most carbon-intensive…
(2021-02-10). Black Communities Fight Racist And Polluting Pipeline Project. popularresistance.org Black communities in Memphis, TN are leading a growing opposition campaign to the Byhalia Connection Pipeline, a proposed crude oil pipeline funded by the fossil fuel corporations Valero and Plains All American. Byhalia has yet to receive a crucial federal permit for the project, lacks local government approvals, and has not acquired all necessary easements for the pipeline route. Advocates argue that there is ample local authority to block the pipeline project. | In an interview, Wyatt Price, a supervising land agent for Plains All American, said: "We took, basically, a point of least resistance" in reference to…
(2021-02-10). Federal judge rules in favor of continued construction of Line 3—a 330-mile pipeline carrying tar sands oil. nationofchange.org "But we will continue to press our case that the Army Corps violated the law and failed to fulfill its responsibilities in granting the permit."
(2021-02-10). Al-Ahly players removed from squad after shaking hands with exiled star Aboutrika. middleeasteye.net 
Al-Ahly players removed from squad after shaking hands with exiled star Aboutrika | Mahmoud Kahraba and Hussein el-Shahat to miss Club World Cup match for breaching Covid-19 regulations by greeting former star | Wed, 02/10/2021 – 13: 52 | Exiled Egyptian football star Mohamed Aboutrika attends a match between former team Al Ahly and Bayern Munich in the Qatari city of Al-Rayyan (Reuters) | Two Al Ahly…
(2021-02-10). Trump's top for impeachability. thecanary.co 
Image description | A "Top Trump" style card is illustrated with the words "Donald J Trump" down the side and "Former reality TV host & president" at the bottom. There is an image of Donald Trump on the card and next to that an image of a blue bird puking green vomit and the words "toxic media rating" followed by five radioactive waste symbols. Beneath that, the following characteristics and ratings are written: | Shouting about election fraud — 99 | Finding evidence of election fraud — 0 | Inciting domestic terrorism — 99 | Impeachability — 99 | Next to the card is a game's box with an ill…
(2021-02-10). UN talks 'honestly' about the environment and avoids 'scaremongering'. news.un.org The challenge of tackling climate change is one that the UN needs to talk about "honestly, without scaremongering" and by focusing on scientific fact, according to Inger Andersen, the Executive Director of the UN Environment Programme (UNEP).
(2021-02-10). Saturday 2/27: 2021 Citizens' Climate Lobby California Virtual Conference (Day 1). indybay.org Online/virtual conference (FREE)…
(2021-02-10). Tuesday 3/9: Protest Berkeley's Inaction on Climate Change and Animal Cruelty. indybay.org 1900 Milvia St. Berkeley CA…
(2021-02-10). Sunday 2/28: 2021 Citizens' Climate Lobby California Virtual Conference (Day 2). indybay.org Online/virtual conference (FREE)…
(2021-02-09). Gamilaraay will not back down in fight against Santos. greenleft.org.au A protest called by Gamilaraay Next Generation outside the officers of the Hunter Gas Pipeline company gave notive that the First Nations' owners would not back down, reports Pip Hinman.
(2021-02-09). Democrats Disarm Themselves Before Trump's Senate Impeachment Trial. counterpunch.org Donald Trump, has with luck, eluded the consequences of being a failed gambling czar with no respect for the law. But his luck has reached a new level with Congressional Democrats refraining from holding him accountable for breaking the law and violating the Constitution as regularly as the rising and setting of the sun for
(2021-02-09). Covid-19, climate change and the road not to be taken. mronline.org 
Governments from diverse political dispositions have responded to the pandemic by arming themselves with unprecedented emergency powers. India offers a stunning example of how the pandemic can be recast as a security concern.
(2021-02-09). Biden's Civilian Climate Corps comes straight out of the New Deal. peoplesworld.org 
The article below is reprinted from The Grist. One of the most popular programs from the New Deal is making a comeback, nearly 90 years later. President Joe Biden recently signed an executive order to create a Civilian Climate Corps. The initiative, he wrote, will provide "good jobs" for young people and train them for environmentally …
(2021-02-09). Indigenous Youth Embark on Sub-Zero, 93-Mile Run to Protest Dakota Access Pipeline. commondreams.org "They are running because of one simple fact: DAPL IS AN ILLEGAL PIPELINE." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/stop-dapl-sign_0.jpg …
(2021-02-09). Indigenous Water Protector Jailed in North Dakota for Refusing to Cooperate With Secret Grand Jury, Steve Martinez Takes Principled Stand Against Use of Grand Jury to Repress Indigenous Environmental Movement. commondreams.org ______________________________…
(2021-02-09). WATCH: Striking French refinery workers & climate protesters clash with police outside office of oil giant Total. rt.com 
Protesters have clashed with French police outside of Total's head office in La Defense, Paris as striking employees and climate activists accuse the oil giant of jettisoning jobs while failing to protect the environment. | Employees of the Grandpuits refinery, who have been striking for five weeks following the announcement that the plant would be converted into a 'zero oil platform' with the loss of more than 700 jobs, were joined by climate activists and Greenpeace protesters on Tuesday. | Videos from the scene show protesters battling with police, while activists cover Total's HQ with posters and slogans.
(2021-02-09). Study Finds Climate Crisis Driving Great White Sharks Into Colder Waters, With Devastating Effect on Wildlife. commondreams.org "Climate change is scrambling our ocean ecosystems and sometimes it produces surprises with a whole lot of teeth," said one marine researcher. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/shark_0.jpg …
(2021-02-09). Study Shows Fossil Fuel Pollution Killed 8.7 Million People in 2018—Almost One-Fifth of Global Deaths. commondreams.org "Now more than ever we can see the healthier, more just and sustainable world that climate actions can deliver," said one Harvard doctor. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/wheeler-epa-soot-standards_0.jpg …
(2021-02-09). With 10-Point Declaration, Global Coalition of Top Energy Experts Says: '100% Renewables Is Possible'. commondreams.org "The solutions will not only save consumers money, but also create jobs and provide energy and more international security, while substantially reducing air pollution and climate damage from energy." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/gettyimages-5096746241_0.jpg …
(2021-02-09). New tunnel occupied by climate protesters opposing tree-felling in Islington. thecanary.co A new tunnel has been occupied by climate protesters opposing plans by a London council to cut down trees to make way for new housing. | Police and bailiffs are trying to evict activists from the site, which is home to six mature trees and near a busy roundabout on Highbury Corner. | Protesters at Highbury Corner Protection Camp said: "At 5am, bailiffs acting under instructions from Islington Council entered the 'little forest' of seven mature trees at Dixon Clark Court on Highbury Corner and discovered the tunnel. | "Just as at Euston, the entrance was cunningly concealed within a pallet stronghold, fortified wi…
(2021-02-09). Tennessee Valley Authority Must Commit to 100% Clean Energy, Align With Biden Climate Goal. commondreams.org ______________________________…
(2021-02-09). Cooling La Niña is on the wane, but temperatures set to rise: UN weather agency. news.un.org Temperatures in almost all parts of the world will likely rise between now and April despite the cooling influence of the latest La Niña weather phenomenon, which has passed its peak, UN climate experts said on Tuesday. "Impacts on temperatures, precipitation and storm patterns continue", the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said in a statement.
(2021-02-09). Climate Crisis and Water Conflict: How Saudi's water insecurity led to war in Yemen. juancole.com Stavanger, Norway (Special to Informed Comment) — In the early hours of 14 September 2019, a fleet of drones attacked the Abqaiq-Khurais oil refinery in Saudi Arabia, the largest oil stabilisation plant in the world. The attack came shortly before Saudi Aramco —the Kingdom's state-owned oil company — was floated on the market, and Riyadh …
(2021-02-09). Fabric flowers, an art in danger of extinction in New York. laprensalatina.com New York, Feb 9 (efe-epa).- Although the fabric flower industry enjoyed an incredible boom in the early 20th century in the United States, when they were widely used in dresses and hats, now there is only one factory of this decorative element that survives in New York. Located in the heart of the Manhattan Fashion …
(2021-02-09). Emirati probe enters Mars orbit. laprensalatina.com Dubai, United Arab Emirate, Feb 9 (efe-epa).- The United Arab Emirates' Hope space probe entered orbit around Mars on Tuesday to begin a four-year mission to study the Red Planet's climate and atmosphere. "To the people of the UAE and Arab and Islamic nations, we announce the success of the UAE reaching Mars," project manager …
(2021-02-09). Young People, Biden and Climate Change. progressive.org We have been waiting for decades for bold climate legislation that puts our future first.
(2021-02-09). Climate change has 'worsened' pollen season. nationofchange.org As annual global temperatures increase, the pollen season also grows longer and more intense.
(2021-02-08). Appalachian Trail Conservancy Refuses to Make Public $19.5 Million Pipeline Agreement. counterpunch.org 
For six years, the Appalachian Trail Conservancy (ATC) fought the Mountain Valley Pipeline's proposal to dig under the Appalachian Trail for its 303-mile natural gas pipeline. Then last year, the ATC announced that it was taking up to $19.5 million from Mountain Valley Pipeline.
(2021-02-08). Court rules Dakota Access Pipeline illegal, Dems demand Biden shut it down. peoplesworld.org 
Five Democratic lawmakers on Friday encouraged President Joe Biden to order an immediate shutdown of the Dakota Access pipeline after the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit last week delivered a victory to the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe by ruling that DAPL is operating illegally. The three-judge panel upheld a lower court's ruling that the …
(2021-02-08). Climate Activists Target Major Banks in Fight to Defund Toxic Line 3 Pipeline. commondreams.org ______________________________…
(2021-02-08). Democratic Party Leaders Are Rushing Through Impeachment in Lieu of a Real Trial. truthout.org 
Here we go again, in more ways than one. Prepare to have your time wasted again, but this time, it appears to be the Democrats who are prepared to hit the chicken switch. | The first impeachment of Donald Trump was an empty, rushed and preordained affair. House Democrats had just captured the majority, and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi knew a large swath of her caucus would erupt into discordant rebellion if the strident calls to impeach a rogue, renegade president were not heeded… and so…
(2021-02-08). First sitting US Congressman to die after Covid-19 diagnosis gets posthumously scorned by critics over stance on lockdowns. rt.com 
Rep. Ron Wright (R-Texas) has passed away after being hospitalized for Covid-19 (he was also battling cancer), and critics have wasted no time targeting his opposition to lockdown restrictions. | Wright, who was 67 at the time of his death, has been reported by many outlets as the first sitting congressional member to die from the virus. Representatives confirmed his death on Monday and said he and his wife had been hospitalized for two weeks. | "For the previous two weeks, Ron and [his wife] Susan had been admitted to Baylor Hospital in Dallas after contracting Covid-19," his office said in a statement. | Wri…
(2021-02-08). Experts Say Burst India Glacier Shows 'Catastrophic' and Deadly Cost of Inaction on Climate Crisis. commondreams.org "These events will occur more frequently and will become overall more destructive if measures are not taken to mitigate these risks," said one researcher. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/india_1.jpg …
(2021-02-08). New Environmentalism Must Demand Systemic Change. popularresistance.org Fifty years ago, my young daughter and I were on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., for the first Earth Day. A group of us were then launching the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC). Since then, the NRDC and other U.S. environmental groups have racked up more victories and accomplishments than one can count. | But here's the deeply troubling rub: As our environmental organizations have grown stronger, more sophisticated and more global in reach, the environment has continued to slide downhill. And not just slightly downhill. | Climate change is coming at us very hard. Worldwide, we are losing biodiversi…
(2021-02-08). Overpopulation, food waste and climate change. nationofchange.org The house, our house is literally burning, and, despite millions of people screaming for change, the behavior, and ways of living that ignited the fire continue unabated.
(2021-02-08). The Rich, the Poor, and Climate Change. dissidentvoice.org Only the most deluded denier can now question that the global climate is dramatically changing and that the chaos is man-made. Extreme weather events — wildfires, drought, intense heat, hurricanes — are becoming more frequent, the impact on ecosystems and biodiversity, populations and infrastructure devastating. Fueled by the industrialized nations and the lifestyles of the …