(2023-06-09). World Oceans Day: Guterres Calls for More Action. telesurenglish.net On Thursday, the Secretary-General of the United Nations, António Guterres, advocated for heightened measures to safeguard the world's oceans. | Related: | In commemoration of the annual World Ocean Day, the UN chief said in a video message, "The ocean is the foundation of life. It supplies the air we breathe and food we eat. It regulates our climate and weather. The ocean is our planet's greatest reservoir of biodiversity…
(2023-06-09). Seattle/Amazon workers walk out. workers.org 
Seattle Amazon Employees for Climate Justice staged a walkout and rally of over 1,000 tech workers at Amazon's company headquarters in Seattle on May 31. In what the organizers called, "the largest tech worker action since the COVID-19 pandemic," another 1,000 workers joined the protest from across the U.S., Ireland, . . . |
(2023-06-09). Extinction Rebellion Targets DC Council During Week Of Action. popularresistance.org Washington, DC — This morning, as part of People vs Fossil Fuels national week of action, rebels from Extinction Rebellion DC chained themselves to the doors of the Wilson Building to demand the DC Council take a stand against Washington Gas' deadly Project Pipes. The $4.5 billion massive pipeline replacement project would force DC to rely on dangerous planet-warming fossil fuels for decades to come, making the city's current climate goals impossible to reach. | The action occurred while the sky filled with hazardous smoke from wildfires in Canada. The burning of fossil fuels like methane make wildfires suc…
(2023-06-09). 'Scenes from a Climate Era' a play for the times. greenleft.org.au Learo Earle reviews Belvoir St Theatre's new production, which is a smorgasbord of short plays that reflects us to an audience of us.
(2023-06-09). New Analysis: Human-Caused Warming Set to Surpass Paris Agreement Limit by 2037. truthout.org Human-caused global warming is set to surpass 2.7° Fahrenheit (1.5° Celsius) by the year 2037, overshooting an international goal beyond which severe climate disruptions may become the norm, according to a new analysis from 50 climate scientists. "This is unprecedented in anything we have seen historically," said Piers Forster, a professor at the University of Leeds and an author on the paper. |
(2023-06-09). Sunday 6/11: Getting Active About Climate Change: Daly Wettermark, Activist-Scholar-R&D Professional. indybay.org UUSF 1187 Franklin St. San Francisco | or Zoom zoom.us/j/97599856849?pwd=QVhsdlpUM2pqbW9QQ2FjTmoxRzR3QT09…
(2023-06-08). Global Capitalism: Anti-Democratic Politics and Existential Crisis. dissidentvoice.org Though it is not often examined in these terms, the popular disaffection of Americans with government in general and the rise of anti-democratic politics around the world are seemingly predictable reactions to the contemporary global crises in the international capitalist economy. Persistent poverty, pandemics, military conflict, economic displacement, climate catastrophes, migration, widespread corruption and social …
(2023-06-08). Patrick Moore: Carbon dioxide is the building block of all life on Earth. expose-news.com "There is no definitive scientific proof, through real-world observation, that carbon dioxide is responsible for any of the slight warming of the global climate … But there is certainty beyond doubt that …
(2023-06-08). Fox News Guest Tells Viewers Cancer-Causing Wildfire Smoke Is Safe to Breathe. truthout.org As unprecedented, climate change-fueled wildfires in Canada are resulting in record-breaking pollution in cities and towns across the U.S., marking not only a climate event but also a major public health event, a coal-funded lawyer went on Fox News on Wednesday night to spread a particularly dangerous lie: that breathing wildfire smoke doesn't have any negative health effects. Appearing on "The… |
(2023-06-08). Biden Urged to Declare Climate Emergency as Air Pollution Chokes Eastern US. truthout.org Environmental groups are demanding that world leaders take urgent action as smoke from Canadian wildfires fueled by the climate crisis continued to smother eastern regions of the United States on Wednesday, pushing the Air Quality Index (AQI) in both nation's capitals to "unhealthy," with at least 16 states issuing air quality alerts affecting millions of people. New York City had the worst air… |
(2023-06-08). Fights for Climate, Labor and Indigenous Rights Converge at Auto Supply Chains. truthout.org A global boom in the production of electric vehicles (EVs) propelled by battery power instead of internal combustion engines is imminent. Worldwide, around 14 percent of all new cars sold in 2022 were electric, up from less than 5 percent in 2020. In the U.S., electric car sales increased from 0.2 percent in 2011 to 4.6 percent in 2021, and then jumped to 8 percent in 2022. |
(2023-06-08). Why Climate Activists Shut Down Journalists' Event With Joe Manchin. levernews.com 
(2023-06-08). DeSmog Launches Industrial Aquaculture Project. popularresistance.org At first glance, fish might seem like a climate-friendly alternative to meat for a world that needs to shift away from carbon-intensive cattle. At least the seafood farming (or 'aquaculture') industry would have you see it that way. | Right now the market for farmed fish like salmon is booming. In fact it's the fastest-growing food sector in the world. This is thanks in no small part to excellent marketing that brands this fish as the 'chicken of the sea': low-carbon, easy to cook and sustainable. | But there's a hitch with this 'sustainable protein' spin. Like other intensive farming sectors, aquaculture has bee…
(2023-06-08). Without fully implementing net-zero pledges, the world will miss climate goals. imperial.ac.uk Without more legally binding and well-planned net-zero policies, the world is highly likely to miss key climate targets.
(2023-06-08). France's Global Warming Predicament. dissidentvoice.org When one of the world's most developed culturally elite countries, France, tosses in the towel on the IPCC 2 ∞C barrier, it sends a loud and clear message that the global warming fight is losing the battle. Seriously, France expects 4 ∞C. The country is bracing for 4 ∞C according to Environment Minister Christophe Béchu: "We can't escape …
(2023-06-09). Malcolm Nance Was Wrong About The Nord Stream Pipeline And Nazis: Why Black America Shouldn't Trust Him On Ukraine. moguldom.com Former MSNBC defense analyst Malcolm Nance frequently offers his analysis of world events. But there have been times when his take doesn't hit. For example, some consider him to be wrong about the Nordstrom Pipeline and Nazis. So why should Black America trust him on his thoughts about the Ukraine war? On September 26, a …
(2023-06-09). Paiute Journalist Myron Dewey's Family Choked with Grief, as Driver Given Minimal Sentence. indybay.org Choking with grief, the family members of Paiute journalist Myron Dewey described their sorrow and loss, as a Nevada judge handed down a minimal sentence for the driver of the truck who hit Myron head-on and killed him. Prosecutors reduced the charges for the driver, John Walsh of Reno, Nevada. Myron was internationally known as a water protector, journalist and drone activist, who provided news coverage of the resistance to the Dakota Access Pipeline in North Dakota and was battling a bombing range and lithium mine when he was killed.
(2023-06-09). Oil and pipeline companies are backing a 'water quality restoration' project in North America's biggest swamp. nationofchange.org "The idea that this is an experimental project is absurd because we've done this numerous times."
(2023-06-08). DeSmog Launches Industrial Aquaculture Project. popularresistance.org At first glance, fish might seem like a climate-friendly alternative to meat for a world that needs to shift away from carbon-intensive cattle. At least the seafood farming (or 'aquaculture') industry would have you see it that way. | Right now the market for farmed fish like salmon is booming. In fact it's the fastest-growing food sector in the world. This is thanks in no small part to excellent marketing that brands this fish as the 'chicken of the sea': low-carbon, easy to cook and sustainable. | But there's a hitch with this 'sustainable protein' spin. Like other intensive farming sectors, aquaculture has bee…
(2023-06-08). Without fully implementing net-zero pledges, the world will miss climate goals. imperial.ac.uk Without more legally binding and well-planned net-zero policies, the world is highly likely to miss key climate targets.
(2023-06-08). France's Global Warming Predicament. dissidentvoice.org When one of the world's most developed culturally elite countries, France, tosses in the towel on the IPCC 2 ∞C barrier, it sends a loud and clear message that the global warming fight is losing the battle. Seriously, France expects 4 ∞C. The country is bracing for 4 ∞C according to Environment Minister Christophe Béchu: "We can't escape …
(2023-06-09). Malcolm Nance Was Wrong About The Nord Stream Pipeline And Nazis: Why Black America Shouldn't Trust Him On Ukraine. moguldom.com Former MSNBC defense analyst Malcolm Nance frequently offers his analysis of world events. But there have been times when his take doesn't hit. For example, some consider him to be wrong about the Nordstrom Pipeline and Nazis. So why should Black America trust him on his thoughts about the Ukraine war? On September 26, a …
(2023-06-09). Paiute Journalist Myron Dewey's Family Choked with Grief, as Driver Given Minimal Sentence. indybay.org Choking with grief, the family members of Paiute journalist Myron Dewey described their sorrow and loss, as a Nevada judge handed down a minimal sentence for the driver of the truck who hit Myron head-on and killed him. Prosecutors reduced the charges for the driver, John Walsh of Reno, Nevada. Myron was internationally known as a water protector, journalist and drone activist, who provided news coverage of the resistance to the Dakota Access Pipeline in North Dakota and was battling a bombing range and lithium mine when he was killed.
(2023-06-09). Oil and pipeline companies are backing a 'water quality restoration' project in North America's biggest swamp. nationofchange.org "The idea that this is an experimental project is absurd because we've done this numerous times."
(2023-06-08). Breaking: Mission Impossible: Ukrainian Navy Nord Stream Pipeline Edition. globalresearch.ca
(2023-06-10). Perspectives] Upending the model of AI adoption. thelancet.com In 2016, Geoffrey Hinton, a pioneer of deep learning artificial intelligence (AI), predicted radiologists' extinction within 5 years. 7 years later, radiologists have yet to be replaced, and radiology AI—use of AI for image interpretation—is not widely implemented in many high-income countries. Yet adoption has been rapid for certain use cases in some low-income and middle-income settings.
(2023-06-09). Japan Begins Secretly Releasing Irradiated Water From Fukushima Disaster Into the Ocean. globalresearch.ca
(2023-06-09). HK to ban seafood from high-risk regions near Fukushima if Japan dumps nuclear-contaminated water into ocean. ecns.cn Hong Kong will ban seafood from high-risk regions near Fukushima at once if Japan starts to dump nuclear-contaminated water from its crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant into the Pacific Ocean, said Hong Kong's environment chief on Thursday.
(2023-06-09). Ox Sam Camp Being Raided, Arrests Underway of Defenders of Paiute Massacre Site. indybay.org The first arrests are underway and Ox Sam Camp is being raided after land defenders halted an excavator this morning at Thacker Pass in northern Nevada. This morning, a group of Native American water protectors and allies used their bodies to non-violently block the construction of the controversial Thacker Pass lithium mine in Nevada, turning back bulldozers and heavy equipment. The dramatic scene unfolded this morning as workers attempting to dig trenches near Sentinel Rock were turned back by land defenders who ran and put their bodies between heavy equipment and the land. Now they are being arrested and the c…