(2023-10-11). Jubilee USA Statement on IMF Global Financial Stability Report. indybay.org The IMF releases the Global Financial Stability Report and raises global concerns over continued inflation, the banking system and climate investments.
(2023-10-11). Degrowth — How Anti-Worker Would It Be? counterpunch.org 
The year 2023 saw the hottest Summer on record in the northern hemisphere while those in the southern hemisphere felt the hottest winter on record. It was followed by a Fall with terrifying storms and floods across the globe. The number of people attributing climate catastrophe to economic growth is mounting. Not all agree that growth is the problem. Some respond that
(2023-10-10). The Heat: China's blueprint for global shared future. america.cgtn.com 
The Chinese government released a white paper with its vision of global development. | The document comes at a time when the world is facing daunting challenges, like climate change and conflicts. | We will get to that in a moment, but first the outbreak of war between the Israelis and Palestinians. The Chinese foreign ministry had this to say. | To discuss: |
(2023-10-10). Getting Mad and Getting Even. tomdispatch.com The depths of depravity into which unvarnished capitalism can plunge mortal souls is incalculable. It should come as no surprise then that oil company executives and the officials of petrostates like Saudi Arabia have so assiduously lied to us about the catastrophic effects of climate change. After all, the executives of tobacco firms have been perfectly content to sell consumers a product long known and virtually guaranteed to cut their lives short, while lying about its harmful effects for decades. Likewise, the courts have now made the pharmaceutical industry's responsibility for and grasp of the opioid crisis…
(2023-10-10). Four Winning Models For Building Community Wealth. popularresistance.org If we're ever going to have a just economy, we'll have to build it from the ground up. | Flowing resources to front-line communities that face the worst of the climate crisis and the racial wealth gap is the ideal way to plant the roots of a new economy. Not only is it essential for justice, but it's also a practical, scalable strategy for seeding system change. | As executive director of the Just Economy Institute, I've collaborated with many JEI fellows who are leading promising community wealth-building initiatives. These financial activists share a set of principles: They support community self-determination…
(2023-10-10). An Urgent Call For Debt, Climate And Economic Justice. popularresistance.org Communities all over the world are struggling and resisting the impacts of multiple crises. At a time of intensifying climate impacts and speculative increases of food and energy prices, governments, particularly in the Global South, are responding to unsustainable public debts and the lack of development and climate finance, with a rising wave of austerity, subjugation and extractivism. | We vehemently denounce the role of the World Bank (WB) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) that, together with other private and public lenders, perpetuate a flawed international financial architecture that exacerbates de…
(2023-10-10). Degrowth: How Anti-Worker Would It Be? dissidentvoice.org 
The year 2023 saw the hottest Summer on record in the northern hemisphere while those in the southern hemisphere felt the hottest winter on record. It was followed by a Fall with terrifying storms and floods across the globe. The number of people attributing climate catastrophe to economic growth is mounting. Not all agree that …
(2023-10-10). China, U.S. climate envoys hold video conference. ecns.cn Xie Zhenhua, China's special envoy for climate change, held a video conference with John Kerry, the United States' special presidential envoy for climate on Monday, according to the Ministry of Ecology and Environment.
(2023-10-10). American society wasn't always so car-centric. Our future doesn't have to be, either. mronline.org 
The surprising history of cars in the U.S. offers hope for a shift toward more climate-friendly transportation options.
(2023-10-10). Microplastics pose risk to ocean plankton, climate, other key Earth systems. mronline.org An estimated 12 million metric tons of plastic currently enters the ocean each year.
(2023-10-10). CDC Issues Warning Amid Vibrio vulnificus Infections. jamanetwork.com The public and clinicians should be aware of an increased risk of infection with Vibrio vulnificus bacteria due to rising water temperatures and severe weather events associated with climate change, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) cautioned in a recent health advisory.
(2023-10-10). Is California's Climate Lawsuit Against Big Oil an Inflection Point? truthout.org The depths of depravity into which unvarnished capitalism can plunge mortal souls is incalculable. It should come as no surprise then that oil company executives and the officials of petrostates like Saudi Arabia have so assiduously lied to us about the catastrophic effects of climate change. After all, the executives of tobacco firms have been perfectly content to sell consumers a product long… |
(2023-10-10). How efforts to restrict democracy in Ohio make it harder to fight climate changeÔøº. nationofchange.org Gerrymandering, voter suppression, dark money and other moves insulate policymakers from accountability when they prop up fossil fuels at the expense of clean energy.
(2023-10-10). Trying to Subdue Nature Is a Fool's Errand When Planning for Climate Adaptation. truthout.org We've experienced just a small taste of the volatility of the climate crisis over the past summer. In New York City, I witnessed record-breaking heat, orange skies filled with wildfire smoke and flash floods. New York's plan to adapt to these unfolding disasters, however, is to simply subdue nature and keep it at bay at all costs. Led by the Army Corps of Engineers, there are at least five… |
(2023-10-10). Every Degree Matters: Why We Can't Give Up On Climate Action. popularresistance.org As the impacts of the climate crisis become more evident, people are understandably struggling with how to respond. Clearing the FOG speaks with climate scientist Dr. Michael Mann, author of "Our Fragile Moment: How lessons from Earth's past can help us survive the climate crisis," about the reality of our current situation and how major climate changes in the past have shaped the world and human societies. Mann urges people to avoid a doomsday mindset and explains that the actions we take now to stop fossil fuels and to develop resilient systems, no matter how bad it gets, matter for the future of humanity.
(2023-10-10). Climate-Related Damage Costs $16 Million Per Hour On Average Globally. popularresistance.org Over the past 20 years, extreme weather events globally, like hurricanes, floods and heat waves, have cost an estimated $2.8 trillion, according to a new study. The study authors estimate the cost of the extreme weather damages from 2000 to 2019 to average around $143 billion, which breaks down to around $16.3 million per hour. | The researchers analyzed studies that used a methodology known as Extreme Event Attribution (EEA), which connects human-related greenhouse gas emissions and changes in extreme weather events. They compared these analyses to socio-economic costs from extreme weather events to determine ho…
(2023-10-10). Any antidote to climate anxiety involves organizing. nationofchange.org The climate catastrophe brings new disasters every week and will continue to throughout our lives. But what we do will make a difference in determining how this all plays out.
(2023-10-11). Getting mad and getting even. nationofchange.org California's climate lawsuit—the result of a deliberate cover-up.
(2023-10-10). How efforts to restrict democracy in Ohio make it harder to fight climate changeÔøº. nationofchange.org Gerrymandering, voter suppression, dark money and other moves insulate policymakers from accountability when they prop up fossil fuels at the expense of clean energy.
(2023-10-10). Trying to Subdue Nature Is a Fool's Errand When Planning for Climate Adaptation. truthout.org We've experienced just a small taste of the volatility of the climate crisis over the past summer. In New York City, I witnessed record-breaking heat, orange skies filled with wildfire smoke and flash floods. New York's plan to adapt to these unfolding disasters, however, is to simply subdue nature and keep it at bay at all costs. Led by the Army Corps of Engineers, there are at least five… |
(2023-10-10). Every Degree Matters: Why We Can't Give Up On Climate Action. popularresistance.org As the impacts of the climate crisis become more evident, people are understandably struggling with how to respond. Clearing the FOG speaks with climate scientist Dr. Michael Mann, author of "Our Fragile Moment: How lessons from Earth's past can help us survive the climate crisis," about the reality of our current situation and how major climate changes in the past have shaped the world and human societies. Mann urges people to avoid a doomsday mindset and explains that the actions we take now to stop fossil fuels and to develop resilient systems, no matter how bad it gets, matter for the future of humanity.
(2023-10-10). Climate-Related Damage Costs $16 Million Per Hour On Average Globally. popularresistance.org Over the past 20 years, extreme weather events globally, like hurricanes, floods and heat waves, have cost an estimated $2.8 trillion, according to a new study. The study authors estimate the cost of the extreme weather damages from 2000 to 2019 to average around $143 billion, which breaks down to around $16.3 million per hour. | The researchers analyzed studies that used a methodology known as Extreme Event Attribution (EEA), which connects human-related greenhouse gas emissions and changes in extreme weather events. They compared these analyses to socio-economic costs from extreme weather events to determine ho…
(2023-10-10). Any antidote to climate anxiety involves organizing. nationofchange.org The climate catastrophe brings new disasters every week and will continue to throughout our lives. But what we do will make a difference in determining how this all plays out.
(2023-10-11). Getting mad and getting even. nationofchange.org California's climate lawsuit—the result of a deliberate cover-up.
(2023-10-11). Climate-related damage costs $16 million per hour on average globally, new study estimates. nationofchange.org The study authors estimate the cost of the extreme weather damages from 2000 to 2019 to average around $143 billion, which breaks down to around $16.3 million per hour.
(2023-10-11). New IEA Report gives President Biden sufficient justification to declare a climate emergency. commondreams.org On Wednesday, October 11th, the International Energy Agency (IEA) released a
(2023-10-11). Yellen urges more IMF, World Bank reforms for climate fight. channelnewsasia.com
(2023-10-10). Jubilee USA Statement on IMF Global Financial Stability Report. indybay.org The IMF releases the Global Financial Stability Report and raises global concerns over continued inflation, the banking system and climate investments.
(2023-10-10). One Question: What Is the Role of Colonialism in Climate-Driven Disasters? progressive.org Michaela Stith replies.
(2023-10-12). Swedish court fines Greta Thunberg again for disobeying police orders. channelnewsasia.com
(2023-10-10). Indigenous Resistance, From Wounded Knee To Standing Rock. popularresistance.org On February 27, there was a fiftieth-anniversary commemoration with three days of powwows, dance competitions, and an oral history project . . . documenting the role of American Indian women and their leadership within the Red Power movement. In many ways, it does resonate today because you have the children of the Red Power movement who are leading today's movement. Whether it's the protest at Standing Rock, [the] Line 3 [oil pipeline], or the attempts to get the Black Hills, or Paha Sapa, back to the Lakota Nation, these are all generational struggles. In many ways, the Red Power movement and the legacy of Woun…
(2023-10-10). Indigenous Resistance: From Wounded Knee ‚Ä®to Standing Rock. libya360.wordpress.com David Baramian and Nick Estes Nick Estes is a citizen of the Lower Brule Sioux Tribe, an assistant professor in American Indian studies at the University of Minnesota, and co-founder of The Red Nation, an Indigenous resistance organization. He is the author of Our History Is the Future: Standing Rock Versus the Dakota Access Pipeline, and the…
(2023-10-10). Finnish Border Guard Says Will Take Part in Probe Into Balticconnector Incident. sputnikglobe.com HELSINKI (Sputnik) – The Finnish Border Guard is taking part in the investigation into an unusual drop in pressure in the Balticconnector gas pipeline, which could mean that there is a leak, a Finnish Border Guard spokesperson said on Monday.
(2023-10-10). Norwegian Seismic Monitor Says Recorded Possible Blast at Balticconnector Gas Link. sputnikglobe.com MOSCOW (Sputnik) – NORSAR, an independent seismic monitoring organization, said on Tuesday that it had recorded what appeared to be an explosion at the Balticconnector gas pipeline, which runs from Finland to Estonia under the Baltic Sea.
(2023-10-11). Kremlin calls news on damaged gas pipeline between Finland, Estonia alarming. tass.com Dmitry Peskov added that dangerous precedents of terror attacks against critical infrastructure facilities on the Baltic Sea had already been set, meaning certain attacks against Nord Stream pipelines…
(2023-10-11). On the Line: Paddling Against Pipelines. progressive.org On August 5, activists paddled a flotilla of kayaks and canoes from Fish Creek, Wisconsin, to its outlet in Lake Superior. The Fish Creek protest was one of several recent demonstrations led by water defenders in Wisconsin and Michigan.
(2023-10-10). Russian pipeline gas supplies may plummet next year — IEA. tass.com "Considering current flow profiles, Russian piped gas deliveries are set to decline by around 65% in 2023 to within a range of 20-25 bcm," the agency predicts…
(2023-10-11). DNA Contamination and Cancer-Causing 'SV40' found in Pfizer's COVID Injections. expose-news.com It's not just the spike protein and the mRNA that are a problem. Both Pfizer and Moderna covid injections also have DNA contamination and Pfizer's covid injection contains SV40 promoters. Microbiologist Kevin …
(2023-10-11). Death by System: A Two-Generation Tale of Loss and Betrayal. counterpunch.org 
Every trip from Vietnam, a place I have called home for nearly two decades, to my home state of Delaware includes a pilgrimage to my father's grave in Lawn Croft Cemetery, a stone's throw from the state border in the industrial wasteland of Linwood, PA. It is a short, somber, and depressing ride, the home
(2023-10-11). Consumer Health: Dehydration — it's more than being thirsty. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Water is essential to good health. Every cell, tissue and organ in your body needs water to work properly. Water is essential for maintaining your body temperature; lubricating and cushioning your joints; and getting rid of waste through urination, perspiration and bowel movements. Dehydration occurs when you use or lose more fluid than you take in, and your body doesn't have enough water and other fluids to carry out its normal functions. If you don't…