Juan Cole (2021-03-23). America is 'Can-do' again: Biden's $3 trillion infrastructure Plan includes $500 bn for Green Energy and Transit and Massive Innovation. juancole.com Jeff Stein and Tyler Pager at WaPo report that $500 billion of the proposed $3 trillion Biden infrastructure plan, or 16 percent, will be devoted to dealing with climate change. They write, "The infrastructure component is expected to include $400 billion in spending to combat climate change, including $60 billion for infrastructure related to green …

Alan Macleod (2021-03-23). Biden Backs Revival of His Brainchild: Plan Colombia 2.0 Set to Begin Next Month. mintpressnews.com Colombia is set to return to a massive aerial campaign of spraying Monsanto's glyphosate across the country, a plan Biden once fought hard with his Republican colleagues to enact.

John Carter (2021-03-23). Protecting 30% of Our Lands by 2030: Are National Forests "Protected"? counterpunch.org The Executive Order On January 27, 2021, President Biden signed the Executive Order on Tackling the Climate Crisis at Home and Abroad. [1] One aspect of that Order directed the Interior Department to formulate steps to achieve the President's commitment to conserve at least 30% each of our lands and waters by 2030. The Interior

Rin Bernhardt (2021-03-23). New Mexico oil and gas companies sued for environmental damage. liberationnews.org Oil and gas companies must be held accountable for their pollution and destruction of the land as well as their contributions to climate change.

Elizabeth Woodworth (2021-03-23). The Gen Z Emergency: The Best Climate Book You Will Ever Read. globalresearch.ca Generation Z is the newest generation, born between 1997 and 2012/15. …

Jacob Andrewartha (2021-03-23). Podcast: Australia company Lynas plans toxic waste dump in Malaysia. greenleft.org.au Peter Boyle spoke to Lee Tan, a veteran environmental researcher and campaigner with AidWatch about Australian rare earth company Lynas' plan to build a permanent dump for its toxic waste in a pristine rainforest in Malaysia.

The San Francisco Public Library (2021-03-23). Saturday 4/17: Climate Change: The Top 10 things you Should Know in San Francisco. indybay.org Zoom Live…

Tom Engelhardt (2021-03-23). There Is No Vaccine for Global Warming. thenation.com There Is No Vaccine for Global Warming…

Sonali Kolhatkar (2021-03-22). Biden's New Interior Secretary Deb Haaland is Unprecedented…More for Her Climate Warrior Politics Than Her Identity. counterpunch.org In her farewell address to the House of Representatives, New Mexico Congresswoman Deb Haaland said to her colleagues about her new role as interior secretary, "I have the opportunity to make a real difference for communities everywhere by addressing climate change, protecting voting rights, [and] fighting for racial, environmental, and economic justice." It was a

Johanna Kichton (2021-03-22). People's Action Statement on President Biden's $3T Infrastructure and Jobs Package. peoplesaction.org Contact: Johanna Kichton, press@peoplesaction.org, 240.206.1145 WASHINGTON, D.C.—People's Action Climate Justice Campaign Director Kaniela Ing today released the following statement in response to news reports of President Biden's upcoming $3 trillion infrastructure, jobs, education, and climate package: "I'm encouraged to see President Biden driving forward his campaign promise to create millions of good jobs to tackle the climate crisis. But …

The San Francisco Public Library (2021-03-22). Saturday 4/17: Climate Change; The Top 10 things you Should Know in San Francisco. indybay.org Zoom Live…

Fred Fuentes (2021-03-22). The ark is not going to save us — collective resistance will. greenleft.org.au We are being told by some that the floods devastating NSW and Queensland are a "once-in-a-hundred year event". They're not. They are a reminder of the dangers of extreme weather events brought on by climate change, writes Pip Hinman.

Jessica Corbett, staff writer (2021-03-22). Experts Urge World Leaders to 'Put Marine Ecosystems at the Heart of Climate Policy'. commondreams.org "A healthy ocean, teeming with life, is a vital tool in the bid to tackle global heating." | www.flickr.com/photos/berkeleylab/2826539120…

Brett Wilkins, staff writer (2021-03-22). Climate Polluters Pour Billions Into Hundreds of 'Sportswashing' Sponsorships: Report. commondreams.org "Sport needs to up its game and adopt policies that reject high-carbon sponsors. Clubs, competitions, and institutions need to take their climate commitments seriously." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/emirates.jpg …

Jessica Corbett, staff writer (2021-03-22). 'Wake-Up Call': Analysis Shows Corporate Climate Pledges Failing Planet… And Investors. commondreams.org The report makes clear "that far more specific, concrete, and ambitious action plans are needed in order to make the promise of a net-zero future a reality." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/epa-no-surprise-inspections_0.jpg …

Jon Queally, staff writer (2021-03-22). Scientists Say Humanity Now at 'Dawn of What Must Be a Transformative Decade'. commondreams.org "Whether humanity has the collective wisdom to navigate the Anthropocene to sustain a livable biosphere for people and civilizations, as well as for the rest of life with which we share the planet, is the most formidable challenge facing humanity." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/flood_waters_climate.jpg …

commondreams (2021-03-22). Congressional Committee Considers Vital Climate-Friendly Lift America Act. commondreams.org ______________________________…