(2021-05-21). Antarctica is headed for a climate tipping point by 2060, with catastrophic melting if carbon emissions aren't cut quickly. juancole.com By Julie Brigham-Grette and Andrea Dutton | — While U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken draws attention to climate change in the Arctic at meetings with other national officials this week in Iceland, an even greater threat looms on the other side of the planet. New research shows it is Antarctica that may force a …
(2021-05-21). "The Putin Pipeline Must Be Stopped": Senators Introduce Bill To Restore Nord Stream 2 Sanctions. southfront.org Fourteen Republican senators have submitted to the US Congress a bill designed to restore sanctions against companies involved in the…
(2021-05-21). Mision Arbol: Ecosocialism In An Oil-Rich Nation. popularresistance.org President Chavez was ahead of his time for a head of state, but was merely reiterating what thousands of activists and thinkers had been saying for decades. "But wait!" many readers and commentators alike may say; "Chavez and the Bolivarian Revolution exported oil, so any claims of environmentalism must just be talk!". Nothing could be farther from the truth, as I will show in the following article how Chavez, his successor Nicolas Maduro, and the Bolivarian process as a whole has an outstanding record in terms of combating climate change and defending the environment. | The environment is the beginning and end o…
(2021-05-21). New Report: Climate Harms to Health Are Widespread & Costly. popularresistance.org A new report NRDC published with partner groups today spotlights the enormous, often overlooked, and inequitable health and economic costs of climate change and air pollution from burning fossil fuels on the United States. This report, produced by the Medical Society Consortium on Climate & Health, Wisconsin Health Professionals for Climate Action, and NRDC focuses on the frequently ignored but profound public health problems and costs linked to the climate crisis.
(2021-05-21). Congress Howls as Biden Kills Trump's Sanctions on Russia Gas Pipeline. globalresearch.ca Biden Ends Trump's …
(2021-05-21). People's Action Rebukes President Biden's Walkback on Infrastructure. peoplesaction.org Contact: Johanna Kichton, press@peoplesaction.org, 240.206.1145 WASHINGTON, D.C.—People's Action today released the following statement by Climate Justice Campaign Director Kaniela Ing in response to President Biden's surrender to Senate Republicans on his infrastructure bill: "President Biden's bill was already three times too small before this attempt to placate Republicans and their billionaire backers. Republicans don't want …
(2021-05-21). Chernobyl Alert and The Doomsday Clock. counterpunch.org Like the mythical Phoenix, Chernobyl rises from the ashes. A recent… "Surge in fission reactions in an inaccessible chamber within the complex" is alarming scientists that monitor the ruins of the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in Ukraine. (Source: Nuclear Reactions at Chernobyl are Spiking in an Inaccessible Chamber, NewScientist, May 11, 2021). It is known
(2021-05-21). The Fight for Independent, Non-Corporate Radio Flares Up Again. indybay.org Despite losing a corporate bylaw proposal at Pacifica by 2 to 1 the same group of people have put another reactionary bylaw proposal to a vote for at Pacifica that will cost over $50,000. This is supported by many staff at KPFA who apparently don't give a damn about the waste of money and hypocrisy of their allies. This includes Cat Brooks, Aileen Alfandary, Mitch Jeserich, Brian Edwards-Tiekert, Philip Maldari, Timothy Lynch, Bonnie Simmons, | Kris Welch, Darlene Pagano & Joel Sachs…
(2021-05-21). Racism, Capitalism, and the Climate Crisis. commondreams.org "As we tried to connect the dots between the murder of George Floyd and our work to end the burning of fossil fuels, the connecting thread, without our naming it explicitly, was clearly capitalism." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/system_change_1.jpg …
(2021-05-21). This Endangered Species Day, Let's Reconnect with Our Natural World. commondreams.org "With our very existence at stake, biodiversity loss must be a national priority on the same level as climate change." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/wolves.jpg …
(2021-05-21). Congress Urged to Divert Pentagon Dollars After Afghan Withdrawal Towards Social Uplift, Climate Emergency. commondreams.org "Reducing the Pentagon budget to reflect the savings from ending the Afghan War is just common sense," said Public Citizen president Robert Weissman. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/afghanistan-war.jpg …
(2021-05-21). Hundreds to Mobilize Against Line 3 Tar Sands Pipeline in Minnesota in Advance of MN Court of Appeals Decision by June 20. commondreams.org ______________________________…
(2021-05-20). Sanders Unveils Bill to Force Pentagon to Pass Audit, Citing "Fraud" and "Waste" truthout.org Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont) has introduced a bipartisan bill that would require the Pentagon to pass audits beginning in fiscal year 2022 — or face fines. The Pentagon has never passed an audit. | The bill would impose a
(2021-05-20). Colonial Pipeline Admits Paying $4.4M To DarkSide Hackers, Slowly Restoring Operation. southfront.org Click to see full-size image | Colonial Pipeline CEO Joseph Blount has confirmed that his company did in fact pay $4.4 million to the hackers responsible for the ransomware attack on the pipeline system that transports around 45 percent of fuel used on the East Coast, Earlier reporting estimated Colonial Pipeline paid a ransom of nearly $5 million, news that was surp…
(2021-05-20). Immigrants Are Essential: A Manifesto for the Covid-19 and Climate Change Era. commondreams.org "U.S. immigration policy must include a new legal status for climate refugees." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/centralamericans-1.jpg …
(2021-05-20). The struggle against climate change, the pandemic and war requires a revolutionary socialist perspective! wsws.org This statement will be distributed by the IYSSE at protests of high school students across Australia demanding action on climate change.
(2021-05-20). China Chat: How did China save the crested ibis from extinction?>. telesurenglish.net 40 years ago a Chinese scientist found the world's 7 remaining wild crested ibises in Shaanxi. Now the bird's population numbers in the thousands. How is this possible? We talked to the 85-year-old scientist & other guardians of this endangered species to find out…
(2021-05-20). Russia Reacts To US Decision To Lift Sanctions on Gas Pipeline. telesurenglish.net Kremlin's spokesman Dmitry Peskov on Thursday called as "a positive sign" the U.S. decision to waive sanctions against Nord Stream 2 AG pipeline, which will carry Russian gas to Germany via the Baltic Sea. | RELATED: | "It is not in Washington's interest to create additional obstacles in our relationship. The project is moving forward despite difficulties," Peskov said one day after the U.S. State Department announced i…
(2021-05-20). Major donation for climate change entrepreneurship. imperial.ac.uk Imperial is to launch a new cleantech accelerator for green startups, thanks to a £2.5M gift from HSBC UK.
(2021-05-20). Wednesday 5/26: How to Prepare for Climate Change. indybay.org Online event via Mercy High School…
(2021-05-20). 20 companies are responsible for producing over half of all single-use plastic waste. nationofchange.org "Since most plastic is made from oil and gas — especially fracked gas — the production and consumption of plastic are becoming a significant driver of the climate crisis."
(2021-05-20). Ahead of Biden Order on Climate Financial Risk, Coalition Says Wall Street Must Finally Be Held to Account. commondreams.org "Plans to make plans in no way matches the urgency of the climate crisis; we need action from regulators now to stop the money pipeline to climate chaos," said a coalition of 160 groups ahead of President Biden's executive order on climate-related financial risks. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/climate_protest_wall_street1300x681.jpg …
(2021-05-20). Oil Change International Response to Biden Climate Finance Executive Order. commondreams.org ______________________________…
(2021-05-20). If we don't protect 30% of the natural world by 2030, Earth may be unfit for life. nationofchange.org We are to blame for the biggest extinction event in human history. But there is a solution if we take urgent action now.
(2021-05-20). Stop The Money Pipeline Coalition Issues Statement Ahead of Biden's Executive Order on Climate-Related Financial Risk. commondreams.org ______________________________…