(2022-01-13). The Indigenous Grandmothers Who Stopped A Pipeline. popularresistance.org Alton Gas, a subsidiary of Calgary-based AltaGas, had abandoned a project that would have pumped 10,000 cubic metres of brine into the mouth of this river each day for as long as a decade, leaving behind subterranean caverns where the company planned to store natural gas. It has been seven years since Maloney and a handful of other Mi'kmaq grandmothers had painted their first picket sign saying "Stop Alton Gas."
(2022-01-12). Dr. King Remained Hopeful. So Can We. otherwords.org 2022 has begun with melancholy, as our country sees the pandemic reach new heights. Meanwhile our crises of climate, democracy, and inequality seem more entrenched than ever. | All this uncertainty is taking a toll, but uncertain times are far from unprecedented. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. spoke to an equally uncertain time and found hope in recognizing the necessity of radical change. | As we celebrate the national holiday dedicated to King, I always encourage people to take some time to look at his writings — and I especially do this year. In moments like these, I like to revisit one of King's last essay…
(2022-01-12). Environmental Justice Activists Want NJ Gov. to Vote No New Gas-Fired Power Plant in Newark. democracynow.org 
In Newark, New Jersey, residents of the largely Black and Latinx community of Ironbound are calling on Governor Phil Murphy to stop plans to build a $180 million gas-fired power plant that could worsen the poor local air quality and exacerbate the climate crisis. As the Passaic Valley Sewerage Commission holds a vote to begin construction on Thursday, activists are urging the governor to enforce the environmental justice law that he passed last year. "If we don't set a good precedent for New Jersey, what does that mean for the country and other states that are trying to pass similar laws?" says Maria Lopez-Nuñez,…
(2022-01-12). In OtherWords: January 12, 2021. otherwords.org Our country has changed a lot in the last half-century since the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr. — but not in every way. | As our contributors note this week, there's plenty the late civil rights giant would recognize about our country in 2022 — from poverty and inequality to a sustained assault on voting rights and a federal government that still puts militarism before human needs. And there are newer, potentially more serious challenges as well, from climate change to the pandemic. | It's a lot to live with, more still to overcome. But as Dedrick Asante-Muhammad writes this week, that never…
(2022-01-12). Violence and Resistance at the Frontlines of Climate Justice. zcomm.org Reflecting on an encounter with police brutality at Enbridge Line 3 encampment…
(2022-01-12). Ecosocialist Bookshelf, January. greenleft.org.au Climate and Capitalism editor Ian Angus presents seven new books for red-greens and green-reds to start the new year.
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(2022-01-12). Why words matter in the fight against climate change. nationofchange.org Climate communications expert, Genevieve Guenther, speaks on how climate change reporting has evolved, and her recommendations for how to encourage climate action.
(2022-01-12). Venezuela: Gasoline Pipeline Exploded Due to Illegal Drilling. telesurenglish.net On Tuesday night, Anzoategui Governor Jose Marcano informed that a gasoline pipe exploded in Naricua town in the Simon Bolivar municipality, leaving three people injured. | RELATED: | This accident, which was caused by a perforation of the pipeline by people who wanted to extract fuel illegally, occurred at approximately 6: 30 in the afternoon in the sector known as Puente Grande, where firefighters and rescuers we…
(2022-01-12). Venezuela Denounces Sabotage Against Oil Facilities. telesurenglish.net On Wednesday, the Bolivarian authorities denounced a new criminal sabotage against the country's oil industry facilities. | RELATED: | The Ali Rodriguez Araque Presidential Commission (CPARA) assured that the extreme right would be related to the explosion in the Eastern Pipeline, located in the Naricual municipality, in the Anzoategui state, from which all fuel is distribute…
(2022-01-12). Amplify Energy indicted for causing massive oil spill off the coast of Southern California last October. wsws.org The investigation revealed that the company ignored eight different leak detection alarms over a 13-hour period, shutting off and then restarting the pipeline after each alarm notified them of a potential spill, which caused about 25,000 gallons of crude oil to spill into the ocean.
(2022-01-12). Prosecutors hit anti-pipeline protesters with felony charges to send a message, defense says. mronline.org 
One county prosecutor asked oil company Enbridge for reimbursement to help with some of the prosecutions clogging up rural courts.
(2022-01-12). Fukushima Takes a Turn for the Worse. dissidentvoice.org Tokyo Electric Power Company-TEPCO- has been attempting to decommission three nuclear meltdowns in reactors No. 1 No. 2, and No. 3 for 11 years now. Over time, impossible issues grow and glow, putting one assertion after another into the anti-nuke coffers. The problems, issues, enormous danger, and ill timing of deconstruction of a nuclear disaster …
(2022-01-12). To Avert 'Global Nuclear Holocaust,' U.S. Groups Demand Abolition of ICBMs. scheerpost.com 
By Jake Johnson / Common Dreams More than 60 U.S. organizations issued a joint statement Wednesday calling for the total elimination of the country's land-based nuclear missiles, warning that the weapons are both an enormous waste of money and—most crucially—an existential threat to humankind. Organized by the advocacy groups RootsAction and Just Foreign Policy, the statement argues that …