(2022-12-06). A Report-back From The COP27: Building A People's Movement To Solve The Crisis. popularresistance.org Clearing the FOG speaks with Kali Akuno, who is a member of the Grassroots Global Justice Alliance and the It Takes Roots delegation to the recent COP27, about what happened at the meeting and how they are building a growing global movement to address the climate crisis. Akuno talks about how this COP compared to previous meetings such as the greater influence of the fossil fuel and nuclear industries, repression of political expression, preventing access to movements on the front lines and the destructive influence of the United States' representatives. The COP process is failing and in response, people are crea…
(2022-12-06). WA stands in solidarity with jailed climate activist Violet CoCo. greenleft.org.au Protesters gathered outside the Perth Magistrates Court to protest the 15-month prison sentence handed to climate activist Violet CoCo for blocking traffic in Sydney. Alex Salmon reports.
(2022-12-06). Victoria could lead the country in climate action. greenleft.org.au Getting the Victorian government back in the game on energy ownership is good policy and appears to have been widely welcomed in the elections, argues Cam Walker.
(2022-12-06). Free Violet CoCo, defend the right to protest. greenleft.org.au Climate activists rallied on December 5 to defend the right to protest and free Violet CoCo, who was More than 200 people attended the passionate protest, many holding signs reading "Defend the right to protest", "Say no to repression" and "Free Violet now".
(2022-12-06). Bad Deal: Seeno's and Tagami's Newest Proposal for Concord. indybay.org The latest term sheet proposal by the Concord First (yes, really that's their name) Partners is a bad deal for Concord. Not only is it more of the same sprawl that fails at addressing climate challenges, the proposal reinforces the widening economic disparity in the region.
(2022-12-06). Climate change protester jailed for 15 months in Australia. wsws.org This punishment highlights the resort by governments—Labor and Liberal-National alike—to draconian anti-protest laws to try to suppress opposition to their pro-business agenda.
(2022-12-06). Puerto Rican cities sue fossil fuel companies in major class-action, climate fraud caseÔøº. nationofchange.org Municipalities aim to hold industry liable for damages from catastrophic 2017 hurricanes.
(2022-12-06). China phases out 4,000 tons of ODS over past 30 years. ecns.cn After 30 years of unremitting efforts, China has phased out a total of 4,000 tons of ozone-depleting substances (ODS) since its accession to the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer, contributing significantly to climate change mitigation and ozone layer protection, the country's Ministry of Ecology and Environment said on Monday.
(2022-12-06). Larry On State Department, And I–On Pipelines. smoothiex12.blogspot.com 
(2022-12-05). New Report Details How Vast Military Spending By the Richest Countries Greatly Accelerates Climate Crisis. covertactionmagazine.com So why do climate justice groups like 350.org support the war in Ukraine? While the world's climate negotiators gathered for the COP27 summit in Egypt, a new report published by the Transnational Institute, a Dutch think tank, emphasizes how rising global military spending is a great threat to efforts to combat climate change. According to …
(2022-12-05). 'Zombie' Viruses Are Thawing in Melting Permafrost Because of Climate Change. transcend.org 2 Dec 2022 – Ancient viruses are locked in Russia's permafrost. We may soon get a peek.
(2022-12-05). Key project of China-Russia east-route natural gas pipeline is completed. ecns.cn A key construction project of the China-Russia east-route natural gas pipeline was completed on Saturday. It will allow Russian gas to cross the Yangtze River to reach Shanghai.
(2022-12-05). David Ray Griffin (8 Aug 1939 — 26 Nov 2022)The Man and His Work: A Synopsis. transcend.org 2 Dec 2022 – From a hopeful common-sense theology to the exposés of imperialist propaganda and false flag operations, to the full extent of the climate crisis, to our evolving perception of the nature of the divine, David Griffin stands with the greats; yet was quiet, humorous, down to earth, and unassuming. RIP…
(2022-12-05). The Greenwashing Scam Behind COP27's Flop. fpif.org This year's UN climate conference offered some reason to celebrate. But the growing clout of the "carbon capture" industry is hindering urgent efforts to clamp down on fossil fuels.
(2022-12-05). COP27 achieved nothing. No surprises there. greenleft.org.au The idea of trusting the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund with "innovative approaches" to funding arrangements to assist developing countries dealing with the effects of climate change is a recipe for disaster, writes Chris Lang.
(2022-12-05). Sovereign Cinema celebrates Indigenous perspectives on climate, ecology, culture and custodianship. greenleft.org.au Sovereign Cinema, part of Melbourne's Environmental Film Festival, is a one-day mini-festival on December 10, reports Kerry Smith.
(2022-12-05). Puerto Rico Towns Sue Oil Companies for Climate Denial. latinorebels.com A group of 16 municipalities filed a lawsuit on November 22 against multiple Big Oil companies for downplaying the risks of their fossil-fuel products on climate change.
(2022-12-05). Satellites detect no real climate benefit from 10 years of forest carbon offsets in California. nationofchange.org Without improvements to the current system, we may be underestimating our net emissions, contributing to the profits of large emitters and landowners and distracting from the real solutions of transitioning to a clean-energy economy.
(2022-12-05). 'The Ax Always Falls on the Most Vulnerable': Pakistan Demands Debt Cancellation and Climate Justice. towardfreedom.org More than 1,700 people have been killed in floods that continue to submerge parts of Pakistan. Amid this crisis, activists are demanding debt cancellation and climate reparations, reports Tanupriya Singh for Peoples Dispatch.
(2022-12-05). Toxic Cold War weapons legacy: Uranium mines still poisoning the U.S. peoplesworld.org 
This extensive report was produced by ProPublica writers by Mark Olalde, Mollie Simon and Alex Mierjeski. In the American government's rush to build its Cold War nuclear arsenal, safety was sacrificed for speed. Uranium mills that helped fuel the weapons also dumped radioactive and toxic waste into rivers like the Cheyenne in South Dakota and the Animas in Colorado. Thousands of sheep …
(2022-12-04). Does Claiming 1.5 ∞ Is Unachievable Serve Fossil Fuel Interests? scheerpost.com 
By Mitchell Beer | The Energy Mix It's "factually incorrect and politically very wrong" to say a 1.5 ∞C limit on average global warming is no longer possible, International Energy Agency Executive Director Fatih Birol said this week, pushing back on the "unusual coalition" of scientists, activists, and fossil industry "incumbents" that have been carrying that …