Daily Archives: January 5, 2023

2023-01-05: News Headlines

Olivia Rosane (2023-01-05). 2022's greenwashing hall of shame. peoplesworld.org As public pressure to act on the climate crisis increases, more and more companies, governments and nonprofits are making misleading claims about the sustainability of their operations, a tactic commonly known as greenwashing. However, as greenwashing is becoming more common, people are also getting better at spotting it. Eco-Business published its list of 18 entities called out for …

_____ (2023-01-04). 10 Costliest Climate Disasters Of 2022. popularresistance.org In 2022, there were 10 climate-fueled extreme weather events that caused more than $3 billion worth of damage each. | That's the disturbing conclusion of UK charity Christian Aid's annual review of the year's costliest and most destructive climate disasters, released December 27. | "Having ten separate climate disasters in the last year that each cost more than $3 billion points to the financial cost of inaction on the climate crisis," Christian Aid CEO Patrick Watt said in a press release. "But behind the dollar figures lie millions of stories of human loss and suffering. Without major cuts in greenhouse gas emi…

_____ (2023-01-04). Heard Of 'Net-Zero Oil' Or "Carbon Negative" Bioenergy? In 2023 You Will. popularresistance.org Disinformation campaigns will certainly continue in 2023, confusing and convincing ever more people that fake news is true. Still, I'm encouraged by growing interest in "pre-bunking" — inoculating people against disinformation by familiarizing them with common disinformation tropes and techniques ahead of time. | This is familiar territory for DeSmog — we have unpacked and decoded fossil fuel greenwashing and climate denier messaging for more than a decade — but now that social media has turbocharged the circulation of conspiracy theories and white grievance, it's vital to get out ahead of these…

_____ (2023-01-04). John Thackara On Designing For Life. popularresistance.org John Thackara is one of the brilliant irregulars exploring how humankind can make the transition to a climate-friendly, relocalized, post-capitalist world. You can't pigeonhole him in any occupational category or disciplinary tradition because he is so effortlessly transversal. He blends his broadly international and nonsectarian perspective with the many particular projects that are Building the New. | This helps explain why Thackara's work is so appealing: It speaks to us as whole human beings where we live, in distinctive local circumstances. While rigorous and empirical, Thackara isn't constrained by the jarg…

William Walter Kay (2023-01-04). The EU-Anglosphere Climate War. globalresearch.ca

Brittani Banks (2023-01-04). 'Public Trust'—A Key Legal Tool to Preserve Our Natural Resources. independentmediainstitute.org With the reality of climate change becoming more apparent in the form of extreme weather events such as heat waves, droughts, and floods, it is clear that the future of all life on the planet is in peril. To stress the immediacy and seriousness of human-caused climate change and its effects, United Nations Secretary-General António …

Chris Stewart (2023-01-04). Marx, the 'Metabolic Rift' and Capitalism's Assault on Nature. socialistproject.ca In recent years millions of young and working-class people have engaged in protests against the climate and ecological crisis as devastating wildfires, heat waves, droughts, hurricanes and floods have increased in regularity and intensity around the world. "System change, not climate change!" has become the main slogan, reflecting a sense that we need a fundamental transformation of society to avoid catastrophe. | It is no surprise that this has emerged alongside a renewed interest in the ideas of Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels, and their critique of capitalism. They argued that capitalism was based on exploit…

Staff (2023-01-04). Will New CEO Tim Sweeney Clean Up Liberty Mutual's Climate and Human Rights Record? commondreams.org You have likely never heard of him, but Tim Sweeney just became a critical decision maker when it comes to the fate of the fossil fuel industry's global expansion plans. As of January 1, 2023, Sweeney is the new CEO of Boston-based insurance giant Liberty Mutual, which is one of the biggest coal, oil, and …

theintercept (2023-01-04). The Shutdown of Luxury Emissions Should Be at the Center of Climate Revolt. theintercept.com Climate disorder won't be remedied through an orderly march of green energy. The world must also rein in consumption.

Water Protector Legal Collective (2023-01-04). Winnemucca Paiute and Shoshone Remain Evicted from Homes, Denied Justice by Court. indybay.org Winnemucca Indian Colony elderly and disabled remain evicted from their homes by a disputed tribal council whose leader lives out of state. The Inter-Tribal Court of Appeals of Nevada denied the Native homeowners justice.

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