(2021-07-12). Water Protectors Shut Down Line 3 Worksite. popularresistance.org Floodwood, MN – On Saturday July 10th, water protectors stopped construction for a full day on an Enbridge worksite laying pipe for the Line 3 pipeline. Two water protectors locked to each other through the treads of a machine, while two others climbed up an excavator's arm, where they stayed for 7 hours. This action took place on Anishinaabe treaty territories in solidarity with leaders of the growing Indigenous-led resistance to Line 3. | As these four water protectors stopped machinery, a large crowd gathered on the roadway in support, drumming, singing, and rallying in the summer heat. About 30 police officer…
(2021-07-12). North Dakota law enforcement admits critical failures at Standing Rock. indybay.org In an internal report, not meant for public view, North Dakota law enforcement admits that it lacked training and experience, and had no policies in place, when it fired rubber bullets, tear gas, and other chemical agents into Standing Rock Water Protectors.
(2021-07-12). Rep. Ocasio-Cortez: Progressives May Sink Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill Without Reconciliation Deal. democracynow.org 
As lawmakers return to Washington, D.C., following a two-week recess, we speak with Democratic Congressmember Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez about efforts to pass major infrastructure funding that could address child care, climate change, education and poverty. President Joe Biden has already struck a $1 trillion infrastructure agreement with a centrist group of lawmakers concentrated on roads, bridges and highways, but a fight is brewing over a larger package that Democrats want to pass in the Senate using the budget reconciliation process, which can pass with just 50 votes and avoid a filibuster. "The Progressive Cau…
(2021-07-12). Conflict, climate change, COVID, forces more people into hunger. news.un.org Global hunger levels have skyrocketed because of conflict, climate change and the economic impact of COVID-19; and one in five children around the world is stunted, UN agencies warned on Monday.
(2021-07-12). The Fires This Time: A Climate View from California. juancole.com 
( Tomdispatch.com) — In San Francisco, we're finally starting to put away our masks. With 74% of the city's residents over 12 fully vaccinated, for the first time in more than a year we're enjoying walking, shopping, and eating out, our faces naked. So I was startled when my partner reminded me that we need …
(2021-07-12). Wildfires ravage Western U.S. amid soaring temperatures, drought. peoplesworld.org 
The largest California wildfire this year has led to evacuating communities and firefighters struggling against the inferno. As state residents are urged to reduce power consumption to avoid blackouts, the Beckwourth Complex fire continues to burn along the Nevada state line, having already decimated 134 square miles. Amid extreme conditions caused by climate change, the …
(2021-07-12). Inaction from government as climate unravels coast to coast. liberationnews.org 
Solutions exist but the capitalist system and its politicians are unwilling or unable to implement them, but that doesn't mean we should give up hope.
(2021-07-12). The Delusion of Infinite Economic Growth. juancole.com 
By Chirag Dhara and Vandana Singh | — ( Scientific American ) — The electric vehicle (EV) has become one of the great modern symbols of a world awakened to the profound challenges of unsustainability and climate change. So much so that we may well imagine that Deep Thought'sanswer today to Life, the Universe and …
(2021-07-12). Para los Latinos, las llamas arden con más intensidad. peoplesworld.org 
Las advertencias de la Pachamama, la Madre Tierra, de que estamos abusando del único planeta habitable que conocemos crecen en intensidad. El Noroeste de Estados Unidos y el Suroeste de Canadá han sufrido las peores olas de calor de su historia, con pasmosos récords de temperatura. Quillayute, WA, por ejemplo, alcanzó los 110 grados, 45 …
(2021-07-12). 'Neither Asian Nor Clean': Civil Society Demands Asian Development Bank Take Action to Address Climate Change and Debt. towardfreedom.org Many civil society organizations from across central, southern and southeast Asia that attended a recent meeting on clean energy said the Asian Development Bank has been attempting to push its draft energy policy without input from groups on the ground.
(2021-07-12). 'That's lethal, communities completely exposed to this kind of heat'. mronline.org CounterSpin interview with Vivek Shandas on climate impacts | July 12, 2021 | Interview…
(2021-07-12). Conservation Groups Continue To Fight Bull Trout "Extinction" Plan. counterpunch.org It's well known and scientifically documented that bull trout, Montana's largest native salmonid, require clean, cold, and connected rivers and streams to survive. That's why, in the midst of a record-breaking hot and dry summer, Alliance for the Wild Rockies, Friends of the Wild Swan, and Save the Bull Trout are challenging the U.S. Fish
(2021-07-12). A Climate View From California: Teetering on the Existential Edge. commondreams.org
(2021-07-12). Inaction from government as climate unravels coast to coast. zcomm.org With the wealth and resources that exist in the U.S., so much could be done to address all the symptoms of climate change and to stem the crisis, while building a better world for all.
(2021-07-11). North Dakota law enforcement admits critical failures at Standing Rock. indybay.org In an internal report, not meant for public view, North Dakota law enforcement admits that it lacked training and experience, and had no policies in place, when it fired rubber bullets, tear gas, and other chemical agents into Standing Rock Water Protectors.
(2021-07-11). What It Means If 'Ecocide' Becomes an International Crime. commondreams.org "The implications of this speak to the pipeline's integrity and the effect climate change is having on pipeline safety in general."…
(2021-07-11). Gasoline and Coal's Climate Freak Show: Fire-nado, 1 Billion Dead Marine Animals, and Earth's All-Time Record Heat. juancole.com Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) — Gasoline demand in the U.S. rebounded vigorously in the week leading up to the 4th of July, to an average of 9.6 million barrels a day, the highest rate seen since September, 2019, well before the pandemic. This is bad. During the 2020 pandemic year, global carbon dioxide emissions plummeted …
(2021-07-11). Progressives Demand Green New Deal as New York Floods and West Prepares for Heat. zcomm.org Over the past weeks, as the country was hit with overlapping and seemingly unending climate disasters, the White House accepted drastic cuts to its infrastructure plan — including measures that would address the crisis…