Monthly Archives: August 2021

2021-08-17: News Headlines

Cesar Chelala (2021-08-17). Climate Change is a Public Health Emergency. counterpunch.org The recent UN report on climate change alerts the world to the dramatic consequences to the environment that increasing global warming trends in our planet pose for our survival. One of these negative consequences is on people's health, particularly in developing countries that don't have the financial resources to deal with them. According to the

Jeremy Corbyn (2021-08-17). Climate Crisis Is a Class Issue. zcomm.org We need class politics to transform our economies and save humanity from climate apocalypse. There's no other way…

Matthew Rozsa (2021-08-17). Climate change supply chain disruptions are poised to be the new normal. zcomm.org Experts say you should expect more shortages in the future as extreme weather events wreak havoc worldwide…

Kerry Smith (2021-08-17). Extinction Rebellion protesters target National Australia Bank. greenleft.org.au Extinction Rebellion is targetting the National Australia Bank for its record investment in fossil fuels despite the climate crisis. Kerry Smith reports.

Tom Tomorrow (2021-08-17). Whatever, Voice of Reason. thenation.com Whatever, Voice of Reason…

imperial.ac.uk (2021-08-17). Michael Wilkins to lead Imperial's Centre for Climate Finance and Investment. imperial.ac.uk The Business School has appointed Michael Wilkins as the new Executive Director of its Centre for Climate Finance & Investment.

Dayenu (2021-08-17). Wednesday 8/25: Din-In: Make a Holy Noise for Strong Climate Policies. indybay.org San Jose City Hall west steps | 200 East Santa Clara Ave. | San Jose, CA 95113…

Sunrise Movement Bay Area, CA GND (2021-08-17). Thursday 8/19: San Francisco Art Mural Action: #SealTheDeal for Climate, Jobs, Care & Justice. indybay.org Dolores Park, Dolores St and 19th St, San Francisco, CA | Wear a mask. Please follow all current COVID safety guidelines: covid19.ca.gov/

_____ (2021-08-17). Calling Out The Greatest Culprit Behind The Climate Crisis. popularresistance.org Abby Martin and Mike Prysner of The Empire Files are producing a new feature-length documentary that exposes the US military as "Earth's Greatest Enemy." Left out of the conversation about the climate crisis is the fact that even if every person, vehicle and factory stopped emitting carbon, as long as the US military continues on as it is, the earth will still be headed for disaster. Clearing the FOG speaks with war and climate journalist Dahr Jamail and Mike Prysner about the state of the climate crisis, the extent of environmental destruction caused by the military both in the United States and abroad and the n…

Noam Chomsky (2021-08-17). We Can't Rely on Private Sector for Necessary Climate Action. zcomm.org The significance of the IPCC report is beyond reasonable doubt. As to whether the necessary measures will be taken? That's up to us…

Kuehn BM. (2021-08-17). Cyclosporiasis Action Plan Aims to Reduce Food Contamination. jamanetwork.com In response to increasing foodborne illness outbreaks linked with the Cyclospora cayetanensis bacterium, the FDA and the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have developed an action plan focused on detection, prevention, and education.

Halachmi S, Murray C, III, Ross A. (2021-08-17). A Systematic Review of Filtering Facepiece Respirator Reprocessing. jamanetwork.com To the Editor Dr Schumm and colleagues recently provided a detailed review of decontamination methods for disposable filtering facepiece respirators (FFRs). We wish to update readers of JAMA on the most recent US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recommendations about use of decontaminated FFRs. Disposable FFRs are intended for single use. In March 2020, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) provided guidance on limited reuse of FFRs in health care settings as part of crisis capacity conservation strategies. The FDA believes there is now an adequate supply of respirators for health care personnel…

Dean Baker (2021-08-17). Cheap Talk From the Fed on Global Warming? counterpunch.org During the first decade of this century I was one of the few economists in the country to warn of the housing bubble and the likelihood that its collapse would lead to a serious recession. It was easy to see that the housing market was in a bubble, and that when the bubble burst it

Barry Sheppard (2021-08-17). Red alert on global warming. greenleft.org.au The IPCC's latest report should be a wake-up call to governments everywhere, but it's going to take more than science to force action by the biggest global emitters, writes Barry Sheppard.

Giniw Collective (2021-08-17). Water Protectors Lock Down at Enbridge Line 3: 700 Arrests to Date. indybay.org "We have exhausted every other option," Giniw Collective said today, Monday, August 16. "This morning, four water protectors locked to each other and to machines, halting work at an Enbridge Line 3 worksite near Hay Creek, Minnesota." Now, 700 Water Protectors have been arrested. bsnorrell.blogspot.com/2021/08/water-protectors-continue-to-resist.html

Raouf Halaby (2021-08-16). Déjà Vu: Saigon, Vietnam, 1975; Kabul, Afghanistan, 2021. counterpunch.org In addition to global warming (floods, fires, destructive storms, water shortages and water pollution) a pernicious COVID virus with all its offspring variants, a depressed economy, abuse of power, rabid racism, graft and corruption at all levels – Hubris and Arrogance, the afflictions to which all empires succumb, are America's tragic flaws.

_____ (2021-08-16). Jayapal Says There's Nothing 'Moderate' About Tanking Medicare Expansion, Climate Action. commondreams.org U.S. soldiers reportedly fired warning shots into the air and used smoke grenades to disperse crowds of desperate Afghans.

_____ (2021-08-16). Haiti's Earthquakes Require a Haitian Solution. commondreams.org Given the current climate emergency and the broader ecological breakdown that looms, there are few issues more pressing than that expressed by the single word: enough.

_____ (2021-08-16). Haitians 'Pleading for Help' as Storm Makes Landfall Days After Earthquake. commondreams.org "The United States can't be a credible climate leader at COP 26 while using public money on fossil fuels—climate leaders don't support new gas projects."

Norbert Trenkle (2021-08-16). Climate Crisis and Social Transformation in the Age of Corona. indybay.org The temporary moratorium on economic activity in large parts of the world has done nothing at all to change the fundamental logic of the capitalist mode of production, which is driven by the end-in-itself motion of endlessly reproducing abstract wealth, represented by money.

Staff (2021-08-16). The UK Is Exceeding US Climate Action — But That's Not Saying Much. truthout.org The release of

Editor (2021-08-16). The end of growth? The capitalist economy & ecological crisis. mronline.org The question of economic growth and its relation to the climate crisis is a subject of increasing discussion. Here we offer a Marxist view on this critical issue for the environmental movement.

Michael Roberts (2021-08-16). Climate change: the fault of humanity? mronline.org The sixth report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) runs to nearly 4,000 pages. The IPCC has tried to summarise its report as the 'final opportunity' to avoid climate catastrophe.

WSWS (2021-08-16). Scale of forest fire devastation in Greece threatens to ignite social and political unrest. wsws.org Both climate change and the failure of essential services to respond to its deadly effects are the consequence of the anarchic capitalist mode of production, which views environmental destruction as one of the costs of doing business.

Staff (2021-08-16). Chomsky and Pollin: We Can't Rely on Private Sector for Necessary Climate Action. truthout.org The new Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) climate assessment report, released on August 9, has finally stated in the most absolute terms that anthropogenic emissions are the cause behind global warming, and that we have no time left in the effort to keep temperature from crossing the 1.5 degrees Celsius threshold. If we fail to take immediate action, we can easily exceed 2 degrees Celsius by the middle of the century. | Nonetheless, it is interesting to note that while the IP…

Naomi Klein (2021-08-16). Stuck in the Smoke as Billionaires Blast Off. zcomm.org Climate inaction was never really about denial. Rich countries just thought poorer countries would bear the brunt of the crisis…

Talli Nauman (2021-08-16). Yaqui Pipeline Fighters Need Immediate Relief. counterpunch.org The Indigenous pipeline fighters of Turtle Island have become a darling of the global climate justice movement. Leading more than a decade of civil disobedience to halt construction of private infrastructure threats to, air, water and territory, land-based rural people of North America have been among the first and worst affected by these megaprojects. Thousands

Julian Rose (2021-08-16). The Great "Global Warming" Alarm Is Part of the WEF's "Great Reset" globalresearch.ca

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2021-08-16: News Headlines

Raouf Halaby (2021-08-16). Déjà Vu: Saigon, Vietnam, 1975; Kabul, Afghanistan, 2021. counterpunch.org In addition to global warming (floods, fires, destructive storms, water shortages and water pollution) a pernicious COVID virus with all its offspring variants, a depressed economy, abuse of power, rabid racism, graft and corruption at all levels – Hubris and Arrogance, the afflictions to which all empires succumb, are America's tragic flaws.

Norbert Trenkle (2021-08-16). Climate Crisis and Social Transformation in the Age of Corona. indybay.org The temporary moratorium on economic activity in large parts of the world has done nothing at all to change the fundamental logic of the capitalist mode of production, which is driven by the end-in-itself motion of endlessly reproducing abstract wealth, represented by money.

Michael Roberts (2021-08-16). Climate change: the fault of humanity? mronline.org The sixth report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) runs to nearly 4,000 pages. The IPCC has tried to summarise its report as the 'final opportunity' to avoid climate catastrophe.

Talli Nauman (2021-08-16). Yaqui Pipeline Fighters Need Immediate Relief. counterpunch.org The Indigenous pipeline fighters of Turtle Island have become a darling of the global climate justice movement. Leading more than a decade of civil disobedience to halt construction of private infrastructure threats to, air, water and territory, land-based rural people of North America have been among the first and worst affected by these megaprojects. Thousands

Editor (2021-08-16). The end of growth? The capitalist economy & ecological crisis. mronline.org The question of economic growth and its relation to the climate crisis is a subject of increasing discussion. Here we offer a Marxist view on this critical issue for the environmental movement.

WSWS (2021-08-16). Scale of forest fire devastation in Greece threatens to ignite social and political unrest. wsws.org Both climate change and the failure of essential services to respond to its deadly effects are the consequence of the anarchic capitalist mode of production, which views environmental destruction as one of the costs of doing business.

_____ (2021-08-16). Jayapal Says There's Nothing 'Moderate' About Tanking Medicare Expansion, Climate Action. commondreams.org

Staff (2021-08-16). Chomsky and Pollin: We Can't Rely on Private Sector for Necessary Climate Action. truthout.org The new Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) climate assessment report, released on August 9, has finally stated in the most absolute terms that anthropogenic emissions are the cause behind global warming, and that we have no time left in the effort to keep temperature from crossing the 1.5 degrees Celsius threshold. If we fail to take immediate action, we can easily exceed 2 degrees Celsius by the middle of the century. | Nonetheless, it is interesting to note that while the IP…

Staff (2021-08-16). The UK Is Exceeding US Climate Action — But That's Not Saying Much. truthout.org The release of

Naomi Klein (2021-08-16). Stuck in the Smoke as Billionaires Blast Off. zcomm.org Climate inaction was never really about denial. Rich countries just thought poorer countries would bear the brunt of the crisis…

Dayenu (2021-08-16). Wednesday 8/25: Din-In: Make a Holy Noise for Strong Climate Policies. indybay.org San Jose City Hall west steps | 200 East Santa Clara Ave. | San Jose, CA 95113…

Julian Rose (2021-08-16). The Great "Global Warming" Alarm Is Part of the WEF's "Great Reset" globalresearch.ca

Giniw Collective (2021-08-16). Water Protectors Lock Down at Enbridge Line 3: 700 Arrests to Date. indybay.org "We have exhausted every other option," Giniw Collective said today, Monday, August 16. "This morning, four water protectors locked to each other and to machines, halting work at an Enbridge Line 3 worksite near Hay Creek, Minnesota." Now, 700 Water Protectors have been arrested. bsnorrell.blogspot.com/2021/08/water-protectors-continue-to-resist.html

_____ (2021-08-15). After 20 Years of Lies and War, US Retreat Underway as Taliban Retake Control of Afghanistan. commondreams.org The latest IPCC report on the climate emergency is a devastating document, but it contains plenty of reasons for hope.

_____ (2021-08-15). Is It Time To Create A UN Political Body For Climate Change? popularresistance.org United nations – As a wisecracking cynic once remarked: "The sun would never set on the British empire because God wouldn't trust an Englishman in the dark". Perhaps it was an uncharitable remark because most of the British colonies have long gone. | But when i quoted this witticism to a British journalist, he countered: "I am sure it was told by a Scotsman." | Since Scotland is not a colony, its demand for independence is not a matter of decolonization, which is virtually dead on the UN's political agenda. | The United Nations, at its very inception 76 years ago, created a Trusteeship Council, one of its main or…

Jonathan Cook (2021-08-15). Where Best to Ride Out the Climate Apocalypse? The Billionaires' Bunker Fantasies Go Mainstream. globalresearch.ca

David Sirota (2021-08-15). WEEKEND READER: Calling Out Climate Denial. dailyposter.com | This week's Weekend Reader includes a look at the Democratic Party's climate denial, from President Joe Biden to former President Barack Obama, to Congress, who say they believe in science but keep backing continued fossil fuel development.As The New Republic writes, Democrats "don't dispute that the climate is changing, but they are absolutely in denial about what curbing it would entail." Biden and lawmakers need to start working to decarbonize the planet while we still have tim…

_____ (2021-08-15). We Know What to Do on Climate. We Know How to Do It. Only Question: Will We? commondreams.org "How did you all know who won?" guards asked. "Obama called me himself!" one brother said.

David Skripac (2021-08-15). "Our Species is Being Genetically Modified": Humanity's March Toward Extinction? Analysis of the Microbiome and Virome. globalresearch.ca This year marks a turning point in human history. For the first time since human civilization began, our species is being genetically modified. Vaccine manufacturers have now made it possible for the human genome to be permanently altered —and humanity's relationship with nature forever changed.

Colin Todhunter (2021-08-15). Science, Salvation and Heretics: From Monsanto to Pfizer, Same Old Playbook. globalresearch.ca

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