Daily Archives: January 11, 2021

2021-01-11: News Headlines

Staff (2021-01-11). Faith and the Fight Against Climate Change. therealnews.com In a society increasingly driven by science and technology, world religions and the communities they inspire remain a rock-solid political force. In this series, faith leaders explore the intersection of religion and the politics of climate change.

news.un (2021-01-11). COVID-19 recovery offers 'chance to change course', Guterres tells One Planet Summit. news.un.org The process of recovery from the coronavirus pandemic offers the chance to change course, and put humanity on a path on which it is not in conflict with nature, the United Nations Secretary-General said on Monday, urging greater efforts by everyone to protect biodiversity and step up climate action.

commondreams (2021-01-11). 350 Action on NYC Mayoral Candidate Scott Stringer Climate Platform. commondreams.org ______________________________…

news.un (2021-01-11). UN chief calls for 'urgent transition' from fossil fuels to renewable energy. news.un.org Building a global coalition for carbon neutrality by mid-century will be the UN's "central objective", the world body's top official told a conference on climate action on Monday.

Dan Bacher (2021-01-11). Newsom's 2021 Budget Doesn't Address Fossil-Fueled Public Health & Climate Crises. indybay.org The response to the budget by environmental, climate and environmental justice groups was mixed. The Sierra Club praised the funding of incentives to replace fossil fuel vehicles with electric vehicles, while the Last Chance Coalition, a coalition of more than 750 public health, environmental justice, climate, and labor organizations, said the budget fails to directly address the extraction and production of fossil fuels in California after a year during which the state's oil and gas regulators approved thousands of drilling permits.

news.un (2021-01-10). UN chief highlights need for climate action, pandemic response, in commemorating 75th anniversary of the General Assembly. news.un.org In his first major speech of the year, the UN Secretary-General underlined the need for global cooperation to address today's challenges such as the COVID-19 pandemic and climate change.

The Frontline coalition (2021-01-10). Saturday 1/16: #ForwardTogether: Mass Organizing for Racial Justice, Climate, LGBTQIA+, Economy, more. indybay.org Online/virtual mass organizing meeting…

Dan Bacher (2021-01-10). Gavin Newsom's New Year's Gift: 14 new fracking permits, delayed public health regulations. indybay.org California Gavin Newsom has come under fire from environmentalists and the public over the fracking and other oil drilling permits that CalGEM issued in 2020 for Aera Energy and other oil companies.

Ryan Cristián (2021-01-09). Numerous Deaths After COVID Vaccine, DARPA Genetic Extinction Tech, The Coup Psyop & The War On YOU. thelastamericanvagabond.com Welcome to The Daily Wrap Up, a concise show dedicated to bringing you the most relevant independent news, as we see it, from the last 24 hours (1/9/20). As always, take the information discussed in the video below and research it for yourself, and come to your own conclusions. Anyone telling you what the truth

_____ (2021-01-09). Groundbreaking Climate Crisis Court Case. popularresistance.org In 2019 a study linked climate change and hotter weather to early childbirth in the United States. "That's enough to take somebody from what's considered to be a pretty healthy pregnancy into a 'we are somewhat worried' pregnancy," said Alan Barreca, a UCLA professor of environment and human health and lead author of the study. | Prior to this, several studies showed that the most effective way to mitigate the climate crisis, in terms of individual behavior, was to choose a smaller family, and have fewer children than one normally would. | That means the best thing we can do to protect our kids is to change the w…

Sharon Kelly (2021-01-09). Climate deniers moved rapidly to spread misinformation during and after attack on US Capitol. nationofchange.org The disinformation-fueled movement backing him is extremely unlikely to simply fade away…

Andrea Germanos, staff writer (2021-01-08). Climate Emergency Persists as 2020 Ties for Earth's Hottest Year on Record. commondreams.org "It took over 200 years for [atmospheric CO2] levels to increase by 25%, but now just over 30 years later we are approaching a 50% increase." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/2020-ties-hottest-climate-emergency.jpg

Editor (2021-01-08). The Climate Crisis Sets Another Grim Record. scheerpost.com NASA Goddard Space Flight Center / CC BY 2.0] By Andrea Germanos / Common Dreams Highlighting global campaigners' demands for urgent and bold climate action, the European Union's Copernicus Climate Change Service announced Friday that despite coronavirus-related lockdowns, 2020 tied with 2016 for being the warmest year on record and closed out the warmest decade on the books. "It is notable that… |

EARTHDAY (2021-01-08). Thursday 1/14: We Throw It All Away: Food Waste & Loss and Changing to Responsible Practices. indybay.org Online event via Zoom or direct livestream…

teleSUR (2021-01-08). US Witnesses a Record Year for Climate-Driven Catastrophes. telesurenglish.net According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (Noaa), a total of 22 major disasters each causing at least $1bn in damage swept the United States last year, six more than the previous record. | The federal agency reported on Friday that at least 262 people died in these events, with $95bn in total damages recorded. | RELATED: | The year was marred by extremes on both the East and West coasts, including…