(2021-08-11). 'Code red' climate report and the failure of capitalism. liberationnews.org 
The capitalist "expand-or-die" model is incompatible with sustainability and is rapidly driving the majority of species toward extinction — including our own.
(2021-08-11). The Most Sobering Report On Climate Change And Earth's Future. popularresistance.org Earth has warmed 1.09‚ÑÉ since pre-industrial times and many changes such as sea-level rise and glacier melt are now virtually irreversible, according to the most sobering report yet by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). | The report also found escape from human-caused climate change is no longer possible. Climate change is now affecting every continent, region and ocean on Earth, and every facet of the weather.
(2021-08-11). 'Code Red for Humanity': IPCC Report Warns Window for Climate Action is Closing Fast. orinocotribune.com 
By Jake Johnson — Aug 9, 2021 | "The alarm bells are deafening, and the evidence is irrefutable: greenhouse gas emissions from fossil fuel burning and deforestation are choking our planet and putting billions of people at immediate risk." | A panel of leading scientists convened by the United Nations issued a comprehensive report Monday that contains a stark warning for humanity: The climate crisis is here, some of its most destructive consequences are now inevitable, and only massive and speedy reductions in greenhouse gas emissions can limit the coming disaster. | Assembled by the International Panel on Cl…
(2021-08-11). Wednesday 8/18: Climate Crisis: Learn About the United Nations IPCC Report w/ 350.org. indybay.org Livestream via Instragram…
(2021-08-11). Climate: Time to Saw Through Our Ankle. counterpunch.org Jeffrey St. Clair writes: "How is the new IPCC report substantially different from any of the other IPCC reports? The planet is warming. Human activity caused it. There is only a limited amount of time to take action in order to forestall the most extreme outcome. The report is a prelude to yet another global
(2021-08-11). Tuesday 8/10: Addressing COVID Vaccine Hesitancy in a Tumultuous Political Climate. indybay.org Online discussion…
(2021-08-11). "The End of Neoliberalism": Rep. Ro Khanna Hails "Historic" $3.5 Trillion Budget Plan. democracynow.org 
Senate Democrats passed a $3.5 trillion budget resolution early Wednesday morning that would vastly expand the social safety net, increase taxes on the rich and corporations, improve worker rights and include measures to combat the climate crisis. The budget blueprint passed 50-49, less than 24 hours after a $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill was approved 69-30 in the Senate. Both spending packages now go to the House of Representatives, where Speaker Nancy Pelosi has indicated she will not bring the bipartisan bill to the House floor unless the reconciliation bill is considered at the same time. Califo…
(2021-08-11). The "Impossible" Rebellion. commondreams.org If the coronavirus pandemic provides an indication of our collective ability to cope with shocks, the future of the climate crisis does not look pretty.
(2021-08-11). Navy Voyage To The Pacific Demonstrates Germany's Intent To Be Global Military Power. southfront.org 
Illustrative ImageGermany may also join Anglo Axis in pressuring China. | Written by Paul Antonopoulos, independent geopolitical analyst. | A German battleship, the Bayern (Bavaria) frigate, set off for Asia to make the long journey to the Pacific Ocean. However, why did Berlin want to send a warship to a location more than 5,000 nautical miles away from the German coast? It suggests that Berlin is attempting to not only become a major global military power once again,…
(2021-08-11). Keep Big Oil Out Of Public Science. popularresistance.org Above Photo: Activists from the Extinction Rebellion climate change group demonstrate against Shell's sponsorship of the exhibit. (Credit: Justin Tallis/AFP via Getty Images) The gagging clause in the Science Museum's sponsorship contract with polluting giant Shell makes one thing clear — we can't rely on corporate profiteers to fund the pursuit of knowledge. It feels …
(2021-08-11). The Climate Crisis Is Coming For Undocumented Farmworkers First. popularresistance.org The effects of the climate crisis on the more than 1 million agricultural workers in the United States, already severe, have been worsened by profit-driven employers. The increasingly severe heat waves ravaging the country damage some crops, so to protect the market value of their produce, the agricultural industry is accelerating the harvesting season‚Äâ—‚Äâand in many instances forcing longer shifts on workers.
(2021-08-11). Climate Crisis Must Be Treated Like Outbreak of a World War. zcomm.org Humanity and the environment are under massive assault by global warming caused by human activities…
(2021-08-11). Seeing the Climate Crisis Through the Eyes of Henry Thoreau. thenation.com Seeing the Climate Crisis Through the Eyes of Henry Thoreau…
(2021-08-11). 200+ Scientists, Groups Implore Biden to Ramp Up mRNA Vaccine Production for the World. commondreams.org The United Nation's latest climate report says capping global temperature rise to 1.5 degrees C target is imperative—and still within reach through immediate, aggressive action.
(2021-08-11). Biden Made Big Compromises on Climate. zcomm.org And Movements That Backed Him Are Livid…
(2021-08-11). Climate Despair and Building a Movement of Hope. anchor.fm In this episode I talk a bit about some thing that I have been dealing with personally, and that is what many people are calling eco-despair. I know a lot of us, after seeing the most recent climate report yesterday, are very scared. But also I know a lot of us have been feeling this way for much longer than just a day, and many more have been suffering because of climate change for far longer than many of us have been paying attention to it. But what do we do? How do we expect to try to fix this? How do we expect to even be able to convince people that this can be fixed? In this episode we briefly go over these…
(2021-08-11). 'Utter Lack of Credibility as a Climate Leader': Biden Pressures OPEC to Pump More Oil. commondreams.org "You can't even keep these files because there's potential for abuse," said the ACLU of Tennessee.
(2021-08-11). "This Was Avoidable," Climate Activists Say About Apocalyptic UN Climate Report. commondreams.org "It's not a wildfire season anymore," said one journalist, "it's a wildfire year."
(2021-08-10). Headlines for August 10, 2021. democracynow.org Pentagon Will Require All Military Personnel to Get Vaccinated Against COVID-19, Florida Reopens Schools, with Masks Optional, as State Becomes Coronavirus Epicenter, Canada Reopens Border to Vaccinated U.S. Travelers, California Officials Warn Record-Shattering Wildfire Could Burn for Weeks, Greek Prime Minister Apologizes Amid Protests over Government's Handling of Wildfires, Germany Sets Up 30 Million Euro Recovery Fund After Devastating Floods, Small Island States Warn Climate Crisis Threatens "Our Very Future", Sixth Afghan Provincial Capital Falls to Taliban , Indigenous Brazilians Seek Genocide Charges Aga…
(2021-08-10). IPCC — Carbon Dioxide concentrations highest in 2 mn years, Provoking ever more Extreme Weather. juancole.com Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) — The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change has issued its sixth assessment report. The product of vast international cooperation, the report reflects the scientific community's certitude that the globe's climate is rapidly changing as a direct result of humanity burning coal, gasoline and natural gas, putting tens of billions of tons …
(2021-08-10). UN agency report documents worldwide impact of climate change. wsws.org The latest report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change for the first time asserts the connection between specific regional catastrophes, like floods, storms and heat waves, and global warming.
(2021-08-10). Code Red: 'Nobody is Safe' from Immediate Threat of Climate Crisis, UN Report Warns. libya360.wordpress.com Sandipan Talukdar The UN Secretary-General said the findings were 'code red for humanity' and greenhouse gas emissions have put billions of lives at immediate risk. The sixth assessment report of the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has rung the alarm bell for humanity's existence. Considered the largest ever such report, with inputs…
(2021-08-10). Indigenous communities occupy Bonafont bottling plant in Mexico and other stories. peoplesdispatch.org In today's episode of the Daily Round-up we take a look at the ongoing protests by local communities in Mexico's Puebla region against water extraction by the Bonafont company; protests in Thailand against the government's pandemic response and the continued demands for democracy; the new UN IPCC report on global warming; and the surge in Covid-19 cases in the US just as vaccination rates cross 50%.
(2021-08-10). The solutions to the climate crisis no one is talking about. nationofchange.org In light of the latest IPCC report on climate change, it's crucial we remember these four steps to avoiding a climate catastrophe.
(2021-08-10). Canadian Official Says Trans Mountain Pipeline Revenue Needed to Fight Climate Crisis. commondreams.org This courageous whistleblower feared the temptation not to question U.S. drone policy. Complicity was the opposite burden he feared, the sacrifice of his moral autonomy and dignity.
(2021-08-10). Supreme Court Hearing Likely as 'Reckless' Bayer Loses Third Appeal Over Glyphosate Use. commondreams.org Congress dithers over a few trillion dollars that could begin to change our nation's emissions course and help save us all from a flaming nightmare.
(2021-08-10). Indigenous Group Accuses Bolsonaro of 'Genocide' and 'Ecocide' at The Hague. commondreams.org "This is climate denial," said 350 Canada. "From Canada's Environment Minister no less."
(2021-08-10). Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill Rebuked for Funding False Climate Solutions. commondreams.org "The pandemic is not over," said a Bexar County official. "We have come too far to allow our students to be super spreaders."
(2021-08-10). UN climate report warns of climate catastrophe, calls for immediate global action. peoplesdispatch.org 
The report predicts that even if we take radical measures to cut greenhouse gas emissions now, temperatures will continue to rise for at least the next 30 years before stabilizing…
(2021-08-10). Appeals Court Rejects Bayer Bid to Overturn Roundup Trial Loss; Cites Monsanto "Reckless Disregard" for Consumer Safety. globalresearch.ca
(2021-08-10). In Defense of CO2: Astro-Climatology, Climategate and Common Sense Revisited. globalresearch.ca
(2021-08-10). In Bipartisan Infrastructure Package, opportunity to alter fundamental climate and economic priorities is being squandered. juancole.com Southwest Harbor, Maine (Special to Informed Comment) — How to assess the infrastructure package? Lots of big numbers, but budgetary appropriations are moral statements, and this package disappoints. An opportunity to alter fundamental climate and economic priorities is being squandered. Perhaps no aspect of the American political economy is more iconic that the auto. Not …
(2021-08-10). Defending Forests in a Time of Climate Chaos. counterpunch.org Twenty-five years ago, Darryl Cherney remarked that he expected tree-sitting to become a national pastime. From his high perch in a fragment of the decimated coastal forests of the California northcoast, he was exulting over how many young people from all over the country came to help. Even before the fear of climate catastrophe was
(2021-08-10). Groups to Congress: Include $34 Billion for Global Vaccine Production in $3.5 Trillion Budget Plan. commondreams.org "The bipartisan bill will only be passed if a package of social, human, and climate infrastructure—reflecting long-standing Democratic priorities—is passed simultaneously through budget reconciliation."
(2021-08-10). The U.N.'s Ominous Climate Report Confirms We Are Out of Time. commondreams.org "The administration must do everything in its power to ensure the drastic reduction of greenhouse gas emissions by public and private actors in ways that promote climate, racial, and economic justice."
(2021-08-10). Cuomo Resigns Over Sexual Harassment Allegations. commondreams.org "Monsanto deserves to be punished for decades of hiding the truth about Roundup."
(2021-08-10). Groups Issue Bold Demands for Biden Officials Crafting New Climate Finance Strategy. commondreams.org As we address the needs of working families, and combat climate change, we are going to create millions of good paying jobs, many of them union jobs.
(2021-08-10). Spain's VOX party and the threat of 'international environmental populism'. zcomm.org In the coming years, we should expect global warming to become one of the major threats from which a 'European people' needs to be 'protected'
(2021-08-10). Instead of Giveaways to the Rich, We Will Use Reconciliation to Serve Working People and Heal the Planet. commondreams.org "This infrastructure proposal is not a down payment on real climate action. It is doubling down on support for climate polluters."
