____ (2022-08-04). 5.6-magnitude quake strikes off Japan's Fukushima prefecture, no tsunami warning issued. ecns.cn An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.6 struck off the coast of Fukushima Prefecture in northeast Japan on Thursday, the weather agency here said, although no tsunami warning has been issued.

TeleSUR (2022-08-04). India Adds 10 Wetlands to List of Ramsar Sites. telesurenglish.net On Wednesday, the Federal Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change announced that India has added 10 wetlands to the Ramsar sites list. | RELATED: | Designation of these sites would help in conservation and management of wetlands and wise use of their resources. India is one of the contracting parties to the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands signed in Ramsar, Iran, in 1971. | India signed it on 1st Feb 1982. So far 64 w…

Heidi Harmon, former SLO mayor (2022-08-04). Roof top should be affordable for all-don't tax it! indybay.org We gathered proudly chanting "Don't tax the sun" in front of PG&E's office in downtown San Luis Obispo during a Don't Tax the Sun statewide rally and tour. We are living in a climate emergency and oppose a tax targeted at net energy metering currently being considered by the California Public Utilities Commission. Help us stop the proposed tax and save our planet.

Richmond Our Power Coalition (2022-08-04). Saturday 8/6: End Climate Chaos: 10th Anniversary of Richmond Explosion. indybay.org March, starting at Richmond BART…

JANET (2022-08-03). Manchin bill could worsen climate crisis. iacenter.org By Betsey Piette August 1, 2022 Politicians and media pundits are lauding the yet to be passed $369 billion Inflation Reduction Act as "the most ambitious climate action" ever taken by Congress. However, considering that the U.S. Congress has never passed any significant climate legislation, the praise is a bit of a stretch. And the devil is in the details. In a surprise move July 28, Senator Joe Manchin and Senate Majority leader Chuck Schumer announced legislation that includes hundreds of billions of dollars for climate and energy programs. The announcement was all the more shocking considering that Manchin is…

_____ (2022-08-03). Anti-Mountain Valley Pipeline Protest. popularresistance.org A small group of dedicated activists today rallied in front of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) headquarters calling for the commission not to issue a second extension certificate to the controversial Mountain Valley Pipeline (MVP) a $5.5 billion 303-mile-long interstate natural gas project. The 42-inch diameter pipeline is facing opposition from numerable groups with issues related to global warming, the route's effect on endangered species, construction issues including continual erosion problems along its length along with complaints from landowners whose property the massive pipeline project is…

TeleSUR (2022-08-03). UNECA Urges Funds to Mitigate Climate Change Impacts in Africa. telesurenglish.net Vera Songwe, executive secretary of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA), has called for urgent and increased funding to mitigate impacts of climate change in Africa. | RELATED: | "Urgent development funds need to flow to Africa for climate change adaptation and resilience-building across the continent," Songwe told a climate-themed event held under the theme "Toward COP 27: African Regional Forum on Cl…

TeleSUR (2022-08-03). Gazprom Warns on the Impossibility To Recover Key Turbine. telesurenglish.net The Nord Stream 1 gas pipeline from Russia to Germany of the Giant Gazprom has not been able to recover a critical turbine for the proper functioning of the supplies of the company, which according to Gazprom, has been impossible because of Western sanctions. | RELATED: | Christian Bruch, Siemens Energy CEO, said his company has already complied with all the conditions needed to send the repaired turbine back to Russia. The German comp…

Jenna McGuire (2022-08-03). Campaigners Warn Against 'Reckless' Fossil Fuel Expansion in Africa. commondreams.org "It would be the ultimate betrayal of African people if their leaders missed the opportunity to become a renewable energy superpower by locking us into a doomed experiment with fossil fuels that is hurting Africa through climate breakdown."

Infobrics (2022-08-03). Gazprom, CNPC Sign Deal on Supplying Russian Gas to China. infobrics.org The deal sets out how the pipeline crosses the Ussuri river on the China-Russia border. Gazprom recently issued a five-year plan for large-scale work on Far East gasification…

Editor (2022-08-03). Most Severe Outcomes of Global Climate Catastrophe 'Dangerously Unexplored'. scheerpost.com [ By Christopher Bonasia | This story includes details on the impacts of climate change that may be difficult for some readers. If you are feeling overwhelmed by this crisis situation

TeleSUR (2022-08-03). UN Chief Calls for Taxing Windfall Profits of Energy Companies. telesurenglish.net On Wednesday, United Nations Secretary Antonio Guterres called for taxation on windfall profits of oil and gas companies to ease the impact of the energy crisis on the most vulnerable people. | RELATED: | "It is immoral for oil and gas companies to be making record profits from this energy crisis on the backs of the poorest people and communities and at a massive cost to the climate," he said at the launch of the third repor…

Tomdispatch (2022-08-03). Angry White Guys in Big-Ass Pickups: Climate Change and Fragile Masculinity. juancole.com By Stan Cox | &#1 ; ( Tomdispatch.com) &#1 ; In the United States during 16 months in 2020 and 2021, vehicles rammed into groups of protesters at least 139 times, according to a Boston Globe analysis. Three victims died and at least 100 were injured. Consider that a new level of all-American barbarity, thanks to the …

Max B. Saw ≠icky (2022-08-03). The Manchin-Approved Budget Bill Is No Progressive Panacea But It's a Hell of a Lot Better Than Nothing. commondreams.org Democrats' new reconciliation deal is far from what progressives wanted. But it could still curb climate change, advance fairness in the U.S. tax system—and boost the party's chances in the midterms.

WSWS (2022-08-03). Coal millionaire Manchin promotes Democrats' phony "climate" bill. wsws.org For the coal, oil and gas corporations, the main producers of greenhouse gases, the measure is an unabashed boondoggle.

Tina Landis (2022-08-02). Manchin backs climate bill: greenwashing or true progress? liberationnews.org So what is in the deal and will it have an impact?

Aaron White (2022-08-02). Inside the Democrats' Climate Deal That Includes Dirty Fossil Fuel Production. commondreams.org The new climate package furthers the US' most profligate pastimes: drilling oil and driving big cars.