news.un (2021-01-25). In Davos speech, UN chief highlights private sector role in pandemic recovery. news.un.org The private sector has a key role to play in lifting countries out of both the COVID-19 and climate crises, UN Secretary-General António Guterres told international business leaders on Monday.

news.un (2021-01-25). Scale up funding for climate adaptation programmes, Guterres urges. news.un.org The UN Secretary-General on Monday called for urgent scaling up of funds for climate change adaptation and resilience building programmes, so they can offer real and lasting protection against the impact of major events such as droughts, floods and rising sea-levels.

Pip Hinman (2021-01-25). Activists take aim at Santos' greenwashing. greenleft.org.au Fossil Free SA and Extinction Rebellion SA organised a week of climate action from January 24 to draw attention to the disastrous impact of gas on the climate and to call for the Tour Down Under to #BreakAwayFromGas, reports Kerry Smith.

Zach Conti (2021-01-25). High-Level Climate Summit to Launch Action Agenda. indybay.org World leaders, including Pope Francis, UN General Secretary António Guterres and the IMF's Kristalina Georgieva, gather for a high-level climate summit hosted by the Netherlands through Tuesday.

INMSBUT (2021-01-25). Tuesday 1/26: Car Caravan: Climate Resistance Protest at Chevron Refinery in Richmond. indybay.org Fallas Paredes parking lot @ 13220 San Pablo Ave, San Pablo, CA 94806-3908 | Masks & Social Distancing Required…

Indigenous Environmental Network & partners (2021-01-24). Tuesday 1/26: Climate Crisis: Digital Rally to Build Back Fossil Free w/ Indigenous Frontline Leaders. indybay.org Virtual Rally…

Lothar Galow-Bergemann and Ernst Lohoff (2021-01-24). Why capitalism compels renunciation and we could work less. indybay.org The corona and climate crises demonstrate how 'our economy' is failing before the existential challenges of the time. Eternal growth, maximum profit and rising share prices are the lifeblood of the economy. Without them, it immediately begins to crumble. The climate crisis reveals that growth programmed for infinity will amount to the destruction of the planet in the medium rather than the long term.

Rebecca White (2021-01-24). Burning Questions About the Future of Pacific Northwest Forests. commondreams.org Climate change has played an overarching role in the blazes, but a perfect storm of government mismanagement — privatization, lax enforcement, and outright corruption — has contributed a major share | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/oregon-wildfires-2020.jpg …

Anoo Bhuyan (2021-01-23). [World Report] India begins COVID-19 vaccination amid trial allegations. thelancet.com Trial participants in Bhopal say that they could not read consent forms and have not been able to report adverse events. Anoo Bhuyan reports from Bhopal.

_____ (2021-01-23). Washington Rejects Massive Methanol Refinery. popularresistance.org Kalama, WA —The Washington Department of Ecology (Ecology) denied permits for the massive fracked gas-to-methanol refinery proposed in Kalama, WA. Ecology nixed the fossil fuel processing and export proposal after deciding it would have a significant negative impact on the climate, Washington's shorelines, and the public interest. [read the full letter from WA Ecology and Director Watson] | "Without the necessary state and federal permits, this climate-wrecking proposal is going nowhere," said Brett VandenHeuvel, Executive Director with Columbia Riverkeeper. "Ecology's decision is cause for celebration for…

Museum of Craft and Design (2021-01-23). Wednesday 1/27: 'Wasted: When Trash Becomes Treasure' MCD Virtual Event. indybay.org Museum of Craft and Design | 2569 Third Street | San Francisco, CA 94107…

Olivia Rosane (2021-01-23). Here are Biden's day one actions on the climate and environment. nationofchange.org Hours after his inauguration, Biden signed a total of 17 executive orders, memorandums and proclamations.

teleSUR (2021-01-23). First Virtual World Social Forum 2021 Kicks off in Mexico. telesurenglish.net The first virtual edition of the World Social Forum kicked off in Mexico on Saturday. The organizers were summoned to an online opening walk for 24 hours to highlight the struggles and experiences of social movements worldwide. | RELATED: | The debates and panels will take place from January 24 to January 30 and it will focus on climate change, peace and war, democracy, social and economic justice, and gender, and the f…

Len Yannielli (2021-01-22). A Love/Hate Tango — Science and Ruling Classes. peoplesworld.org and in particular, to its technology side. | What was Ben's adult "friend" really pushing? Was it a message to get into science, chemistry, and technology to help humanity? No again. His unwanted advisor with that heavy arm had a clear message — get into financialization boy. He meant stocks and other investments to ride a booming war economy stimulated by the Cold War. Plastics — read fossil fuels —…

Jamie Henn (2021-01-22). We Need To Stop The Fossil Fuel Industry's PR Machine. commondreams.org Our theory of change is simple: if we can get the world's largest and most powerful PR and Ad agencies to stop working for the fossil fuel industry, we'll dramatically weaken the industry's ability to pollute the public debate and block climate action. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/screen_shot_2021-01-22_at_12.59.39_pm.png …

Indigenous Environmental Network & partners (2021-01-24). Tuesday 1/26: Climate Crisis: Digital Rally to Build Back Fossil Free w/ Indigenous Frontline Leaders. indybay.org Virtual Rally…

Rebecca White (2021-01-24). Burning Questions About the Future of Pacific Northwest Forests. commondreams.org Climate change has played an overarching role in the blazes, but a perfect storm of government mismanagement — privatization, lax enforcement, and outright corruption — has contributed a major share | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/oregon-wildfires-2020.jpg …

Lothar Galow-Bergemann and Ernst Lohoff (2021-01-24). Why capitalism compels renunciation and we could work less. indybay.org The corona and climate crises demonstrate how 'our economy' is failing before the existential challenges of the time. Eternal growth, maximum profit and rising share prices are the lifeblood of the economy. Without them, it immediately begins to crumble. The climate crisis reveals that growth programmed for infinity will amount to the destruction of the planet in the medium rather than the long term.

Anoo Bhuyan (2021-01-23). [World Report] India begins COVID-19 vaccination amid trial allegations. thelancet.com Trial participants in Bhopal say that they could not read consent forms and have not been able to report adverse events. Anoo Bhuyan reports from Bhopal.

_____ (2021-01-23). Washington Rejects Massive Methanol Refinery. popularresistance.org Kalama, WA —The Washington Department of Ecology (Ecology) denied permits for the massive fracked gas-to-methanol refinery proposed in Kalama, WA. Ecology nixed the fossil fuel processing and export proposal after deciding it would have a significant negative impact on the climate, Washington's shorelines, and the public interest. [read the full letter from WA Ecology and Director Watson] | "Without the necessary state and federal permits, this climate-wrecking proposal is going nowhere," said Brett VandenHeuvel, Executive Director with Columbia Riverkeeper. "Ecology's decision is cause for celebration for…

Museum of Craft and Design (2021-01-23). Wednesday 1/27: 'Wasted: When Trash Becomes Treasure' MCD Virtual Event. indybay.org Museum of Craft and Design | 2569 Third Street | San Francisco, CA 94107…

teleSUR (2021-01-23). First Virtual World Social Forum 2021 Kicks off in Mexico. telesurenglish.net The first virtual edition of the World Social Forum kicked off in Mexico on Saturday. The organizers were summoned to an online opening walk for 24 hours to highlight the struggles and experiences of social movements worldwide. | RELATED: | The debates and panels will take place from January 24 to January 30 and it will focus on climate change, peace and war, democracy, social and economic justice, and gender, and the f…

Olivia Rosane (2021-01-23). Here are Biden's day one actions on the climate and environment. nationofchange.org Hours after his inauguration, Biden signed a total of 17 executive orders, memorandums and proclamations.

Staff (2021-01-22). Joe Biden Canceled Keystone XL. Indigenous Leaders Demand the Same for the Dakota Access Pipeline. democracynow.org After President Joe Biden issued an executive order on his first day in office canceling the Keystone XL pipeline, pressure is growing from Indigenous leaders and environmental groups for the new administration to do the same with the Dakota Access pipeline, the controversial project that sparked the historic Standing Rock uprising in 2016. "The pipeline is illegal," says Jodi Archambault, a citizen of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe and former special assistant to President Barack Obama on Native American affairs. "The best thing that he can do is drop the appeals to this and stop the oil from flowing now." We als…

Len Yannielli (2021-01-22). A Love/Hate Tango — Science and Ruling Classes. peoplesworld.org and in particular, to its technology side. | What was Ben's adult "friend" really pushing? Was it a message to get into science, chemistry, and technology to help humanity? No again. His unwanted advisor with that heavy arm had a clear message — get into financialization boy. He meant stocks and other investments to ride a booming war economy stimulated by the Cold War. Plastics — read fossil fuels —…

Alan Macleod (2021-01-22). "Here Are the Superheroes To Come and Save Us": Media Waste No Time Fawning Over Biden. mintpressnews.com The same media that behaved as attack dogs against Trump for four years (unless he was carrying out aggressive actions abroad) are likely to turn into lap dogs now that there is a Democrat in the White House.

Jamie Henn (2021-01-22). We Need To Stop The Fossil Fuel Industry's PR Machine. commondreams.org Our theory of change is simple: if we can get the world's largest and most powerful PR and Ad agencies to stop working for the fossil fuel industry, we'll dramatically weaken the industry's ability to pollute the public debate and block climate action. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/screen_shot_2021-01-22_at_12.59.39_pm.png …

Osprey Orielle Lake, Katherine Quaid (2021-01-22). Re-entering the Paris Climate Agreement Is Just Step One to Address the Climate Emergency: Frontline Women Must Lead the Way. commondreams.org Global people's movements and women leaders have been organizing for decades for climate justice, and community-led solutions. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/screen_shot_2021-01-22_at_10.17.53_am.png …

sputniknews (2021-01-22). McConnell Pans Biden's 'Big Steps in Wrong Direction', Warns Over 'Failed Approach' to Immigration. sputniknews.com On his first full day in office, US President Joe Biden acted upon his campaign promises to reverse a spate of policies implemented by his predecessor Donald Trump, signing executive orders to tear up the the Keystone XL oil pipeline permit, rejoining the World Health Organisation and bringing the US back to the fold of the Paris Climate Accord.

Graham Peebles (2021-01-22). The Rich The Poor and Climate Change. counterpunch.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

Dr. Andrew Glikson (2021-01-22). The Fatal Consequences of High Atmospheric Methane Levels. globalresearch.ca It is hard to think of a more Orwellian expression than that describing the increase in toxic atmospheric methane gas as " Several of the large mass extinctions of species in the geological past are attributed to …

Andrew Korybko (2021-01-21). Only true unity can end America's uncivil war. thealtworld.com President Joe Biden made an emotional appeal during his inaugural address on Wednesday to end what he unforgettably described as America's ongoing uncivil war between red and blue, rural and urban, conservative and liberal. He very strongly condemned what he called the political extremism, white supremacy, and domestic terrorism threatening American unity today and preventing the country from coming together as one to defeat the once-in-a-century pandemic of COVID-19. The other crises it faces are attacks on democracy and truth, racism, the climate, inequality, and the U.S.' role in the world, but the uncivil…

Nick Cunningham (2021-01-21). Keystone XL pipeline canceled. Here's what it means for the future fight against fossil fuels. nationofchange.org "Rescinding KXL's permit is a promising early signal that the new administration is listening to our concerns and will take issues of climate and Indigenous justice seriously. We have to insist that it not stop there."

The Conversation (2021-01-21). With Yellen at Treasury, Can we Finally get a Progressive Carbon Tax? juancole.com By Rachel Kyte | — Janet Yellen is poised to be the next U.S. Treasury secretary, and her inbox will require every ounce of her vast experience to pilot the economy through a daunting confluence of challenges. How the U.S. manages the economic recovery from COVID-19, the financial risks from climate change and inequality together …

_____ (2021-01-21). Ajit Pai's Broadband Legacy: Haste And Waste. popularresistance.org As we documented in our previous three posts, the $9.2-billion Rural Digital Opportunity Fund (RDOF) — FCC Chairman Ajit Pai's supposed crowning achievement toward closing the broadband digital divide — is looking more and more like one of the most wasteful projects in FCC history. | Our first post gave some examples of questionable funding in urban areas that we stumbled upon after spending just a few minutes with the map of winning bidders. This included ridiculous examples of "rural" subsidies awarded to major ISPs to offer broadband in gated urban communities where they already offer service, and…

commondreams (2021-01-21). As President Biden Takes Office, Groups Double Down on Legal Push to End Fracking on Public Lands. commondreams.org ______________________________…

miningwatch (2021-01-21). Can We Mine Our Way Out of the Climate Crisis? miningwatch.ca This report highlighs the emerging conflict between growing renewable energy generation and the destructive effects that mining can have.