Monthly Archives: July 2023

2023-07-19: News Headlines

Dr. Joseph Mercola (2023-07-20). Is Climate Engineering Real? globalresearch.ca

Anju Anna John, Stefano Balbi, Common Dreams. (2023-07-19). We Need A Rights-Based Approach To Climate Displacement. popularresistance.org In 2015, the United Nations Member States agreed to 17 Sustainable Development Goals, or SDGs, that are rooted in three universal values including a human rights-based approach, ensuring that no one is left behind, and working to eliminate gender inequalities. At the center of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the 17 SDGs is the principle of leave no one behind, or LNOB. | Although not legally enforceable, LNOB symbolizes a global commitment to reach out to the most marginalized and vulnerable, as we work towards a development that does not adversely affect our planet. It requires that we look for s…

George Lakey, Waging Nonviolence. (2023-07-19). What Should We Do With The Perpetrators Of The Climate Crisis? popularresistance.org Chuck Collins' new book "Altar to an Erupting Sun" may be fiction, but it poses a very topical, real-world challenge for readers: What's the right way to act when facing an existential challenge like climate change? | Right off the bat, in the first chapter, we learn that the novel's central character, Rae, is a climate activist who has been diagnosed with inoperable cancer. Having done her research to know the "carbon barons" responsible for so much destruction, she decides to "take one with her" by wearing a suicide vest. It works as intended, taking the life of a fossil fuel company CEO.

Olivia Riggio, Fairness, Accuracy in Reporting. (2023-07-19). As Skies Turn Orange, Media Hesitate To Mention What's Changing Climate. popularresistance.org Skies on the US's East Coast turned an apocalyptic orange in early June, as wildfire smoke from Canada blew south. On Wednesday, June 7, New York City's air quality ranked the worst in the world, with an Air Quality Index rating of more than 400 out of 500—deemed "hazardous" for any individual. | Scientists expect forest fires to increase with the advance of climate disruption—mainly driven by fossil fuel consumption. Hotter, dryer weather, an increase in the type of brush that fuels these fires, and more frequent lightning strikes all contribute to this outcome (NOAA, 8/8/22; UN, 2/23/22; PNAS, 11/1/…

Gary D. Barnett (2023-07-19). The Asinine Insanity of the 'Climate Change'/C02 Hoax: Kill the Cows to Save the Earth! globalresearch.ca

Prof. Claudia von Werlhof (2023-07-19). Climate Disruption: It's Not Due to CO2. globalresearch.ca More than 120 world leaders last November 2022 attended the COP27 summit in the Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh, amidst a stylized propaganda campaign: | "Our Planet is "Sending a Distress Signal". | The focus on CO2 emissions and "Global Warming" …


Susan Price (2023-07-19). New film highlights the climate cost of native forest logging. greenleft.org.au A new documentary, Tasmania's Forest Carbon, presents a powerful argument to end native forest logging in Tasmania, reports Susan Price.

Ian Angus (2023-07-19). Ecosocialist Bookshelf, July 2023. greenleft.org.au Wildfires, deadly heat, climate strategy, sensing the world, anti-science, mining resistance. Climate and Capitalism editor Ian Angus presents six important new books for reds and greens.

Staff (2023-07-19). Pushing climate refugees into migrant worker programs. therealnews.com This story originally appeared in Briarpatch on July 6, 2023. It is shared here with permission. In 2017, wildfires in B.C. captured headlines around the world. Canadians from coast to coast donated generously to those whose homes and businesses were impacted. But there were some agricultural workers whose precarity rendered them nearly invisible, even as …

Othering & Belonging Institute at UC Berkeley (2023-07-19). Thursday 7/27: Climate Refugees: Facts and Findings, and Strategies for Loss and Damage. indybay.org Webinar…

Civil Disobedience for the Climate (2023-07-19). Protesters Separated from Locking Cuffs at Wells Fargo Protest. indybay.org 30 second mp.4 video by Peg Hunter of fire fighters cutting away the lockboxes from protesters' arms.

CCL San Mateo Chapter, Youth Group (2023-07-19). Saturday 8/5: Climate Emergency: March & Rally for Climate Justice in San Mateo. indybay.org Central Park | 50 East 5th Avenue | San Mateo, CA 94401…


Julia Rock (2023-07-19). New GOP Bill Would Curb Biden's Power To Fight Climate Change. levernews.com

Olivia Riggio (2023-07-19). As skies turn orange, media still hesitate to mention what's changing climate. nationofchange.org FAIR found 115 news segments that mentioned the forest fires and their effect on air quality—of those 115 segments, only 44 mentioned climate change's role.

teleSUR (2023-07-19). Climate Change Affects the Resilience of Boreal Forests. telesurenglish.net Earlier this week, the Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Centre confirmed that there were 888 active wildfires nationwide and the number of out-of-control wildfires was 586. So far this year, the number of wildfires reached 4,152, devouring about 100,000 square km of land. | RELATED: | Paul Beckwith, a climate system scientist, warned that the boreal forests in Canada's wildfire region will likely not regrow if…

teleSUR (2023-07-19). WHO Calls for Urgent Action as Deaths From Heat Surge in Europe. telesurenglish.net On Tuesday, Hans Kluge, the World Health Organization's director for Europe, said there is an urgent need to tackle the climate crisis after confirming that 60,000 people died in Europe due to extreme heat over the past year. | RELATED: | The number of deaths from extreme heat "is set to rise year-on-year." Current "danger zones" include southern and eastern Europe, Kluge said, urging the public to "regularly check weather reports,…

WSWS (2023-07-19). South Korean flood deaths expose government indifference to climate change. wsws.org The tragic death toll has caused widespread anger and highlighted the failure of governments to protect people from the extreme weather events fuelled by global warming.

WSWS (2023-07-19). Global heatwave exacerbates social crisis across US, Europe, Asia and Middle East. wsws.org The high temperature records currently being set and reset are demonstrative of what is increasingly emerging as a "new normal" for the world's climate.

Julia Rock (2023-07-19). New GOP Bill Would Curb Biden's Power To Fight Climate Change. levernews.com

Olivia Riggio (2023-07-19). As skies turn orange, media still hesitate to mention what's changing climate. nationofchange.org FAIR found 115 news segments that mentioned the forest fires and their effect on air quality—of those 115 segments, only 44 mentioned climate change's role.

teleSUR (2023-07-19). Climate Change Affects the Resilience of Boreal Forests. telesurenglish.net Earlier this week, the Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Centre confirmed that there were 888 active wildfires nationwide and the number of out-of-control wildfires was 586. So far this year, the number of wildfires reached 4,152, devouring about 100,000 square km of land. | RELATED: | Paul Beckwith, a climate system scientist, warned that the boreal forests in Canada's wildfire region will likely not regrow if…

teleSUR (2023-07-19). WHO Calls for Urgent Action as Deaths From Heat Surge in Europe. telesurenglish.net On Tuesday, Hans Kluge, the World Health Organization's director for Europe, said there is an urgent need to tackle the climate crisis after confirming that 60,000 people died in Europe due to extreme heat over the past year. | RELATED: | The number of deaths from extreme heat "is set to rise year-on-year." Current "danger zones" include southern and eastern Europe, Kluge said, urging the public to "regularly check weather reports,…

WSWS (2023-07-19). South Korean flood deaths expose government indifference to climate change. wsws.org The tragic death toll has caused widespread anger and highlighted the failure of governments to protect people from the extreme weather events fuelled by global warming.

WSWS (2023-07-19). Global heatwave exacerbates social crisis across US, Europe, Asia and Middle East. wsws.org The high temperature records currently being set and reset are demonstrative of what is increasingly emerging as a "new normal" for the world's climate.

Rhoda Wilson (2023-07-19). What do climate engineering and Morgellons have in common? Chemtrails. expose-news.com Despite chemtrails being dismissed as "conspiracy theories" they are being openly, and more and more frequently, discussed in the "mainstream" as fact. Recently the European Commission has called for talks about the …

Editor (2023-07-18). Catching heat from Big Brother: Education and climate in MAGAland. mronline.org "In Real Time" is a monthly series on our blog by Stan Cox, author of The Path to a Livable Future and The Green New Deal and Beyond. The series follows the climate, voting rights, and justice movements as they navigate America's unfolding crisis of democracy. Read previous "In Real Time" dispatches here. Listen to the "In Real Time" …

David Helvarg (2023-07-18). The Climate Catastrophe Is Already Here. progressive.org From wildfires and floods to record heat, it's clear we're at the point of needing to save what we can while we can.

Staff (2023-07-18). Headlines for July 18, 2023. democracynow.org U.N. Warns Russia's Suspension of Black Sea Grain Deal Puts Millions at Risk of Hunger, Russia Attacks Ukraine's Odesa One Day After Ending Black Sea Grain Export Deal, Major Typhoon Strikes Southern China Amid Record Heat Wave, Smoke Blankets Eastern U.S. as Phoenix Suffers Record Number of Consecutive 110 ∞+ Days, John Kerry Says "Under No Circumstances" Will U.S. Commit to Climate Reparations, U.N. Begins Effort to Drain Oil from Stricken Supertanker Off Yemeni Coast, Judge Puts Iowa's Six-Week Abortion Ban on Hold, Manhattan U.S. Attorney Says Federal Government Should Take…

Rebecca Burns (2023-07-18). Insurers Exploit Climate Crisis To Gut Consumer Protections. levernews.com

greenleft.org.au (2023-07-19). Dumping doubts: Releasing Fukushima's waste water. greenleft.org.au

Sharon Zhang (2023-07-18). House Wastes No Time Crafting Pro-Israel Resolution After Jayapal Criticism. truthout.org The House is set to vote on a resolution today pledging the U.S.'s allegiance to Israel in perpetuity and outright denying Israel's human rights violations, seemingly in order to isolate and punish Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-Washington) over a comment criticizing the state over the weekend. The one-page resolution, introduced by Rep. August Pfluger (R-Texas), states that "Israel is not a racist or… |

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2023-07-18: News Headlines

ecns.cn (2023-07-18). Xi stresses key tasks on environment. ecns.cn President Xi Jinping has called for stronger efforts to build a Beautiful China and to underpin the nation's high-quality growth with a high-quality ecological environment, saying that Beijing will remain unwavering in honoring its climate commitments.

Civil Disobedience for the Climate (2023-07-18). Protesters Separated from Locking Cuffs at Wells Fargo Protest. indybay.org 30 second mp.4 video by Peg Hunter of fire fighters cutting away the lockboxes from protesters' arms.

CCL San Mateo Chapter, Youth Group (2023-07-18). Saturday 8/5: Climate Emergency: March & Rally for Climate Justice in San Mateo. indybay.org Central Park | 50 East 5th Avenue | San Mateo, CA 94401…

Rebecca Burns (2023-07-18). Insurers Exploit Climate Crisis To Gut Consumer Protections. levernews.com

teleSUR (2023-07-18). Colombia and Portugal Join Forces to Produce Clean Energy. telesurenglish.net On Tuesday, the president of Colombia Gustavo Petro agreed with the Prime Minister of Portugal Antonio Costa a roadmap for the production of clean energy. | RELATED: | Within the framework of the summit of the European Union and the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC), which is taking place in Brussels, they met under the common purpose of facing the consequences of climate change and to move forward t…

Prof Michel Chossudovsky (2023-07-18). Climate Instability Worldwide: Does the US Military "Own the Weather"? "Weaponizing the Weather" as an Instrument of Modern Warfare? globalresearch.ca Weather-modification, according to the US Air Force document AF 2025 Final Report, "offers the war fighter a wide range of possible options to defeat or coerce an adversary", capabilities, it says, extend to the triggering of floods, hurricanes, droughts and earthquakes…

ecns.cn (2023-07-18). Wang Yi: China ready to work with U.S. on climate change. ecns.cn China stands ready to strengthen communication with the United States to jointly tackle climate change, senior diplomat Wang Yi said in Beijing on Tuesday, urging the U.S. to adopt a China policy that is reasonable, pragmatic and positive.

ecns.cn (2023-07-18). Nation's CO2 trading efforts seen spurring renewables, climate action. ecns.cn China's carbon emissions trading scheme will play a critical role in reducing costs of carbon reduction and spur the development of renewable energy resources in the country.

David Helvarg (2023-07-18). The Climate Catastrophe Is Already Here. progressive.org From wildfires and floods to record heat, it's clear we're at the point of needing to save what we can while we can.

Mike Walter (2023-07-18). The Heat: China-U.S. Climate Talks. america.cgtn.com Record breaking heat waves, wildfires, devastating flooding. As millions of people across the globe cope with extreme weather, critical talks get underway in Beijing between the United States and China. Can the world's top economies find common ground on the climate crisis? China's special envoy …

Rhoda Wilson (2023-07-18). Climategate: BBC's propaganda falls apart under scrutiny. expose-news.com In a rare moment of honesty, in 2009 the BBC published an article that admitted that no increase in global temperatures had been observed for 11 years even though carbon dioxide continued …

Rhoda Wilson (2023-07-18). Climate and the state of the World. expose-news.com In his latest passing observations, Dr. Vernon Coleman enlightens us about climate and the state-of-the-World today. His observations on climate include: "Any teacher who tells children that global warming is real is …

Editor (2023-07-18). Catching heat from Big Brother: Education and climate in MAGAland. mronline.org "In Real Time" is a monthly series on our blog by Stan Cox, author of The Path to a Livable Future and The Green New Deal and Beyond. The series follows the climate, voting rights, and justice movements as they navigate America's unfolding crisis of democracy. Read previous "In Real Time" dispatches here. Listen to the "In Real Time" …

ecns.cn (2023-07-18). Expectations high as China-U.S. climate cooperation talks begin. ecns.cn Experts have expressed high expectations for climate-themed technological cooperation between China and the United States, saying this will greatly reduce the cost of the world's efforts to cope with the global climate crisis.

Amy Goodman (2023-07-17). China Sees Record-Breaking Temperatures as Europe Faces Historic Heat This Week. truthout.org The world is in the grips of a dangerous heat wave that has sent temperatures skyrocketing to deadly levels throughout Asia, Europe and the Americas. Unless urgent action is taken to reduce carbon emissions, the United Nations says, Earth could pass a temperature threshold in the next decade when climate disasters are too extreme to adapt to. We speak with longtime climate journalist Jeff Goodell… |

imperial.ac.uk (2023-07-17). UK nominates Professor Jim Skea for top climate science position. imperial.ac.uk Professor Jim Skea, Professor in Sustainable Energy at Imperial, may be elected to be the next Chair of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.

The Lever (2023-07-17). üéß LEVER TIME PREMIUM: Investing Against Climate Change. levernews.com On this week's bonus episode of Lever Time Premium, exclusively for The Lever's supporting subscribers, producer Jared Jacang Maher sits down with Will Wiseman and Alba Forns, co-founders of the green energy investment app Climatize.After attending the global climate strikes in Barcelona in 2019, Will and Alba decided to turn that collective energy into tangible impact. That's when they came up with the idea for Climatize — a mobile app that allows users to invest in solar and green energy projects, many of which are focused on underserved communities.Jared chats with Will and Alba about the genesis of t…

Walter Smolarek (2023-07-17). Three things a socialist government would be doing RIGHT NOW to tackle the heat wave. liberationnews.org If the government and the economy were controlled by the people instead of the billionaires — socialism — then we could immediately get to work on solutions.

Roselena Ramirez (2023-07-17). Life After Lake in Bolivia Dried Up. america.cgtn.com When it comes to climate change, experts focus mainly on future events. But higher temperatures already have very noticeable consequences in the Andes Mountains. Harris Whitbeck went to Bolivia to report on how the country's second-largest lake dried up in a blink of an eye …

greenleft.org.au (2023-07-18). Dumping doubts: Releasing Fukushima's waste water. greenleft.org.au

Sharon Zhang (2023-07-18). House Wastes No Time Crafting Pro-Israel Resolution After Jayapal Criticism. truthout.org The House is set to vote on a resolution today pledging the U.S.'s allegiance to Israel in perpetuity and outright denying Israel's human rights violations, seemingly in order to isolate and punish Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-Washington) over a comment criticizing the state over the weekend. The one-page resolution, introduced by Rep. August Pfluger (R-Texas), states that "Israel is not a racist or… |

WSWS (2023-07-18). US flying blind amid warnings of new COVID-19 surge. wsws.org Times writer David Leonhardt omits the words "variant," "evolution," "Long COVID," "cases," "testing" and "wastewater" from his article, because each of these facets of the pandemic shows that it is ongoing and remains a threat to masses of people globally.

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