_____ (2022-02-16). Pipeline Politics And The Ukraine crisis. popularresistance.org Amid escalating tensions between the United States, NATO and Russia, all eyes are on Ukraine. Canada's Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland describes it as "a struggle between democracy and authoritarianism." But Nord Stream 2, a pipeline built to bring Russian gas under the Baltic Sea directly to Germany, is an integral part of the story. | On January 27, US Under Secretary for Political Affairs, Victoria Nuland, asserted, "If Russia invades Ukraine one way or another … we will work with Germany to ensure it [the pipeline] does not move forward." Delayed by US threats and sanctions, Nord Stream 2 highlights…

Sustainable Contra Costa (2022-02-16). Saturday 3/12: No Drilling Contra Costa Youth Climate March and Rally. indybay.org Antioch Community Center | 4703 Lone Tree Way | Antioch, CA 94531…

C.J. Atkins (2022-02-15). Pipeline ploy: How U.S. natural gas interests are fueling the Ukraine crisis. peoplesworld.org Along with trying to militarily absorb Ukraine into NATO, another major factor that's becoming more apparent in the Biden administration's unceasing talk of war with Russia is the desire of U.S. energy producers to invade European markets with fracked natural gas. Though the mainstream press is saturated with talk of a forever-imminent Russian assault on …

Juan Cole (2022-02-15). Not Since Charlemagne: Megadrought in US Southwest, boosted by Human CO2 emissions, is worst since 800 AD. juancole.com Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) — The megadrought in the US West has produced drier conditions as of the past year than any seen in over 1,200 years, according to a just-published article in Nature Climate Change by scientists A. Park Williams, Benjamin I. Cook and Jason E. Smerdon of UCLA. The length and intensity of …

It's Going Down (2022-02-15). The Fight Against the Jordan Cove Pipeline and Corporate Counter-Insurgency. itsgoingdown.org In this episode, we spoke with someone in Siskiyou Rising Tide, about the long-term struggle which defeated the Jordan Cove Pipeline, a Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) project in the Pacific Northwest which was declared dead in the water several months ago, when the Calgary based company Pembina pulled out of the project. Reading about the…

Susan Price (2022-02-15). New documentary on Venezuela in the pipeline. greenleft.org.au Independent journalist and podcaster Rodrigo Acuña has teamed up with journalist Nicholas Ford on a new documentary project about Venezuela, reports Susan Price.

Susan Price (2022-02-15). New documentary on Venezuela in the pipeline. greenleft.org.au Independent journalist and podcaster Rodrigo Acuña has teamed up with journalist Nicholas Ford on a new documentary project about Venezuela, reports Susan Price.

Antonio C.S. Rosa (2022-02-14). Attacks on Democracy in the United States. transcend.org 11 Feb 2022 – The worst crime of the Republican Party is obstruction of action to prevent catastrophic climate change, which Donald Trump called "a hoax" pulling the US out of the Paris Agreement. Trump's party continues to echo his denialism and his obstruction of climate action.

Janet Parker (2022-02-14). Socialists announce WA candidates. greenleft.org.au Climate activists Petrina Harley and Alex Salmon are running for the Socialist Alliance in the WA Senate while Sam Wainwright is standing for the House of Representatives seat of Fremantle. Janet Parker reports.

Staff (2022-02-14). Climate & Punishment: How Incarcerated People Face Increasing Threat of Fires, Floods & Extreme Heat. democracynow.org A damning new investigation by The Intercept details the climate risks facing incarcerated people in more than 6,500 detention facilities across the country, including wildfires, floods and extreme heat. We feature a 10-minute video report that includes the stories of people behind bars and their families who are fighting for justice, and speak with reporter Alleen Brown, who says the climate crisis, coupled with the deterioration of detention facilities, places the U.S. mass incarceration system at a "crossroads" between being reinvested in or defunded. The report also includes a new database, which…

teleSUR (2022-02-14). UN: Experts and Governments To Make a Report on Global Warming. telesurenglish.net Environmental experts, scientists, and governments held a summit on Monday to issue a major UN report aimed to analyze the consequences of global warming and how it affects people's lives, the environment, and the Earth itself. | RELATED: | Every five to seven years, the United Nations' Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, composed of hundreds of the world's top scientists, rules extensive reports on climate change. The…

teleSUR (2022-02-14). Cuba to Hold Biotech Business Forum at Expo Dubai 2020. telesurenglish.net Cuba's Ministry of Foreign Trade (MINCEX) and the Chamber of Commerce will hold a business forum on biotechnology and health on Tuesday at ExpoDubai 2020, the first world exposition to be held in the Middle East, Africa and South Asia region. | RELATED: | Foreign Trade Minister Rodrigo Malmierca will be present at the Cuban pavilion where he will make a presentation on "The Business Climate in Cuba: Opportuniti…