Daily Archives: March 31, 2021

2021-03-31: News Headlines

Climate Nexus (2021-03-31). Biden to unveil critical infrastructure and climate plan. peoplesworld.org Today in Pittsburgh, President Biden will outline his American Jobs Plan, proposals for major infrastructure investments in clean energy, water system updates, and other economy-growing initiatives designed to create millions of jobs, address aging infrastructure and lessen racial and other inequities throughout the economy. Biden's $2 trillion plan to fight climate change and revitalize the American …

imperial.ac.uk (2021-03-31). Emerging markets are falling behind in the race for green capital. imperial.ac.uk Developing nations are missing out on a wave of investor interest in climate change and sustainability according to a new report released today.

imperial.ac.uk (2021-03-31). Waste carbon from steel production can be recycled into new products. imperial.ac.uk Gases from steel processing can be used to make materials for products like insulation boards and wood coatings, concludes an EU-funded project.

Extinction Rebellion SF Bay Area (2021-03-31). Thursday 4/1: SF DAPL & Line 3 Protest, Build Back Fossil Free. indybay.org Meeting at Civic Center Plaza in San Francisco, across from City Hall.

William rivers Pitt (2021-03-31). Biden Needs to Treat the Climate as an Emergency — Starting Now. zcomm.org We have proven to ourselves once again that solutions are there to be seized…

Jessica Corbett (2021-03-31). Benefits of 'Drastic' Climate Action Outweigh Costs of Status Quo. zcomm.org "People who spend their careers studying our economy are in widespread agreement that climate change will be expensive, potentially devastatingly so."

_____ (2021-03-30). Front Lines To DC: Day Of Action Against Pipelines. popularresistance.org Five years ago on April 1st, the Sacred Stone Camp was founded and history was made as thousands of people descended to stop the Dakota Access Pipeline. Frontline Dakota Access and Line 3 pipeline youth and organizers are heading to D.C. Our demand is clear. Joe Biden, it's time to #BuildBackFossilFree– shutdown DAPL and Stop Line 3. For too long, Indigenous communities have been forced to bear the burden of society's addiction to fossil fuels and the devastating impacts on our land, sky, and water. It's time to honor our treaties that have been ignored and shut down DAPL and stop Line 3.

commondreams (2021-03-30). Indigenous Youth Arrive in DC to Tell Biden: Stop Dakota Access and Line 3 Pipelines. commondreams.org ______________________________…

Jessica Corbett, staff writer (2021-03-30). Most Economists Agree: Benefits of 'Drastic' Climate Action Outweigh Costs of Status Quo. commondreams.org "People who spend their careers studying our economy are in widespread agreement that climate change will be expensive, potentially devastatingly so." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/gettyimages-12318073901.jpg

Staff (2021-03-30). Biden Needs to Treat the Climate as an Emergency — Starting Now. truthout.org Last week's The so…

Andrea Germanos (2021-03-30). Biden White House announces big boost for offshore wind. peoplesworld.org Climate action groups and ocean defenders issued strong praise Monday after the Biden administration announced its intention to boost the nation's offshore wind capacity with a number of steps including preparing for leases in an area off the coasts of New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut. "Today's announcement marks a revolutionary moment for offshore wind. …

Andrea Germanos (2021-03-30). 'Revolutionary moment': Biden White House announces major boost for offshore wind. nationofchange.org "As our country faces the interlocking challenges of a global pandemic, economic downturn, racial injustice, and the climate crisis, we must transition to a brighter future for everyone."

Staff (2021-03-30). "Crisis of Capitalism": Roberto Lovato on How U.S. Policies Fuel Migration & Instability. democracynow.org We speak with Salvadoran American journalist Roberto Lovato about how decades of U.S. military intervention in Central America have contributed to the ongoing humanitarian crisis at the border. Some 18,000 unaccompanied migrant children are now in U.S. custody, according to the latest figures, and more than 5,700 are in Customs and Border Protection facilities, which are not equipped to care for children. This comes as a record number of asylum seekers are arriving at the southern border, fleeing extreme poverty, violence and climate change in their home countries. "You have the ongoing epidemic of U.S. policy an…

Matt Sedlar (2021-03-30). In Brazil, Vaccine Diplomacy Can Help Save the Climate. cepr.net Foreign Policy See article on original site On March 18, the Biden administration confirmed that it was finalizing a plan to send 2.5 million doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine to Mexico, just as the U.S. government petitions its southern neighbor for assistance with managing a record rate of migration through Central America. This might be …