(2021-12-15). "This Isn't a Natural Disaster" zcomm.org Climate Scientist Michael Mann on Deadly Tornadoes in 8 States…
(2021-12-15). The Heat: Climate Change 2021. america.cgtn.com 
From floods to drought… Wildfires and rising sea levels. 2021 – a year of extreme weather events that brought new focus to the climate change crisis.
(2021-12-15). Tackling climate change: human rights campaigners or shareholders? Law Pod UK latest. ukhumanrightsblog.com 
In this week's episode of Law Pod UK Rosalind English reports from the UK Bar Council's 19th Annual Law Reform Lecture, exploring the role of law reform in the context of climate change. You will hear excerpts from the speeches given by Inger Andersen, Under-Secretary-General of the UN and Executive Director of the UN Environment Programme, and Lord …
(2021-12-14). Why poorer nations aren't falling for green-washed imperialism. canadiandimension.com 
Streets in the district of Satkhira, in southern Bangladesh, are flooded after months of heavy rain. Photo by Rafiqur Rahman Raqu/Department for International Development/ Fighting global warming is not just about providing a path to net-zero carbon emissions for all countries. It is also about figuring out how best to meet the energy needs of people across the world while working toward net-zero emissions. If fossil fuels have to be given up, which has now become an urgent need given the current environmental challenges, co…
(2021-12-14). Amid Tornado Devastation, Sunrise Says 'Call It What It Is: A Climate Disaster'. zcomm.org "We aren't asking, we demand change. Kentucky needs Build Back Better now."
(2021-12-14). ALEC Is Pushing A Bill That Punishes Banks For Divesting From Fossil Fuels. popularresistance.org As climate change accelerates and environmental disasters proliferate around the world, a Big Oil-funded business lobbying group has decided to attack financial firms that are taking their money out of fossil fuel companies, the Center for Media and Democracy (CMD) has learned. | This month at the annual States and Nation Policy Summit of the right-wing American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC), a pay-to-play organization that brings together corporate lobbyists and mostly Republican state lawmakers to author model legislation, members of the group's energy task force voted unanimously to approve a new model p…
(2021-12-14). Law Requires Biden To Cancel Oil Lease Sale To Prevent Climate Harm. popularresistance.org Washington — Conservation groups submitted formal comments today urging cancelation of February's federal oil and gas lease auctions, saying the Biden administration is legally required to prevent harm from the leasing program's greenhouse gas emissions, not just disclose it. | "The Biden administration must do more than simply talk about climate change, it has a duty to take action on a scale and with a sense of urgency that the climate crisis demands," said Kyle Tisdel, attorney and Climate & Energy Program director with Western Environmental Law Center. "The ongoing sale and development of federal o…
(2021-12-14). A Tour Guide to Hell on Earth, Small Town-Style. tomdispatch.com Half a mile south of what's left of the old Gold Rush-era town of Greenville, California, Highway 89 climbs steeply in a series of S-turns as familiar to me as my own backyard. From the top of that grade, I've sometimes seen bald eagles soaring over the valley that stretches to the base of Keddie Peak, the northernmost mountain in California's Sierra Nevada range. Today, stuck at the bottom thanks to endless road work, I try to remember what these hillsides looked like before the Dixie fire torched them in a furious 104-day climate-change-charged rampage across nearly one million acres, an area larger than the st…
(2021-12-14). Climate activism has gone digital and disruptive, and is facing up to racism within movement. zcomm.org Two new and powerful climate groups — Fridays for Future and Extinction Rebellion — have been particularly important. Our research suggests they have championed new models and tactics of activism, and also grappled with racism in their own ranks…
(2021-12-14). Biden Campaigned on Climate. Where's the Bold Action? truthout.org 
Millions of years of evolution have graced birds with a wealth of healthy instincts. They have mastered the art of flight, and many species fly thousands of miles when the seasons change, unerringly returning time and again to a distant refuge where the weather is calm. More than anything, though, birds know better than to shit in their own nest. This is an instinct the president of the United States has yet to develop, and the whole wide world may come to pay a brutal price for it. | November's COP 26 international e…
(2021-12-14). A Tour Guide to Climate Hell on Earth. scheerpost.com 
[ By Jane Braxton Little | Half a mile south of what's left of the old Gold Rush-era town of Greenville, California, Highway 89 climbs steeply in a series of S-turns as familiar to me as my own backyard. From the top of that grade, I've sometimes seen bald eagles soaring over the valley that stretches to the base of Keddie Peak, the northernmost mountain in California's Sierra Nevada range. | Today, stuck at the bottom thanks…
(2021-12-14). Minneapolis takes to the streets for International Human Rights Day. fightbacknews.org Minneapolis, MN – Despite a 12-inch snowfall, more than 60 people marched in recognition of International Human Rights Day in Midtown Minneapolis, shutting down a major business thoroughfare on December 11. | The Anti-War Committee (AWC) united with the Minnesota Immigrant Rights Action Committee (MIRAC), the Council for American-Islamic Relations — MN (CAIR-MN), the Climate Justice Committee (CJC), Twin Cities Coalition for Justice for Jamar Clark (TCC4J), Women Against Military Madness (WAMM), and the Minnesota branch of Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) to put on the event. | The ongoing trial of K…
(2021-12-14). Why the Internet Itself Is a Major Environmental Problem. independentmediainstitute.org Click here for photos that you may use to accompany the article (captions and credits can be found in each image's description field). The paradox of combating climate change is that the extent of the emergency extends far beyond the actions taken by individuals to mitigate the climate crisis, yet collective action is what is …
(2021-12-14). Fuel leak at Pearl Harbor military base contaminates drinking water on the Hawaiian island of Oahu. wsws.org The Board of Water Supply for Honolulu closed down Oahu's largest water source on December 2 after the Navy reported in a virtual town hall meeting that it found "a likely source of the contamination."
(2021-12-14). Visually stunning tree of all known life unveiled online. imperial.ac.uk OneZoom is a one-stop site for exploring all life on Earth, its evolutionary history, and how much of it is threatened with extinction.