Daily Archives: September 7, 2023

2023-09-07: News Headlines

Abayomi Azikiwe (2023-09-07). Africa Climate Summit Issues Nairobi Declaration. globalresearch.ca

greenleft.org.au (2023-09-07). Criminalising activism: Woodside, protests and climate change. greenleft.org.au

greenleft.org.au (2023-09-07). WA gov't, police go after climate protesters. greenleft.org.au

Prof. Anthony J. Hall (2023-09-07). Oil and Gas and Climate Change Fakery. globalresearch.ca

Hendrik Sybrandy (2023-09-06). G20 nations promises clash with record fossil fuel subsidies in 2022. america.cgtn.com The G20 summit is set to get underway in New Delhi on September 9. | The climate issue is expected to be front and center, and as vexing as ever. | A new report finds G20 countries poured record levels of public money into fossil fuels last year despite promises to reduce some of it. | CGTN's Hendrik Sybrandy reports.

Peter Koenig (2023-09-06). The Criminal Insanity of Climate Change: Direct Energy Weapons (DEW) Create Forest and Bush Fires, Destroying Entire Cities and Igniting Boats in the Sea. globalresearch.ca

Staff (2023-09-06). Kenyan Activist at Africa Climate Summit: Fund Green Transition on Continent & Phase Out Fossil Fuels. democracynow.org As the Africa Climate Summit wraps up in Nairobi, we get an update from Kenyan climate justice organizer Eric Njuguna. He says the focus by Western leaders and multinational companies on establishing carbon markets in Africa amounts to a "ticket to pollute" without directly addressing the need to phase out fossil fuels. Njuguna says a key demand from activists is to create access to climate financing without new debt burdens on the continent's governments. "Africa is bearing the brunt of the climate crisis and people are dying," says Njuguna.

Staff (2023-09-06). Headlines for September 6, 2023. democracynow.org Proud Boys Leader Enrique Tarrio Sentenced to 22 Years in Prison for Jan. 6 Seditious Conspiracy, Blinken Visits Kyiv to Unveil New $1 Billion Aid Package for Ukraine, Meadows, Eastman & Clark Plead Not Guilty in Georgia Election Case, Special Counsel Jack Smith Warns Trump's Remarks May Be Prejudicing Jury Pool in D.C., Trial Begins for Trump's Former Trade Adviser Peter Navarro, 61 Cop City Activists Face RICO Charges in Atlanta for Protests Against Police Facility, U.N. Head Warns "Climate Breakdown Has Begun", Brazil: 21 Die After Cyclone Triggers Floods & Landslides, Seven Killed Afte…

Peoples Dispatch (2023-09-07). 18th G20 summit set to begin in New Delhi as faultlines among members widen. peoplesdispatch.org The West's disregard of concerns from the Global South on reforms of international financial institutions and climate change, as well as attempts to use the forum for geopolitical gains, has made consensus elusive…

Binoy Kampmark (2023-09-07). Criminalising Activism: Woodside, Protest and Climate Change. counterpunch.org On August 1, protesters against the Burrup Hub expansion in Western Australia, a project of one of Australia's most ruthless fossil fuel companies, took to the Perth home of its CEO, Meg O'Neill. The CEO of Woodside was not impressed. In fact, she seemed rather distressed. "It doesn't matter if you're a member of the

C.J. Polychroniou (2023-09-07). Neocolonial Debt Traps Are Forcing Poorer Countries to Rely on Fossil Fuels. truthout.org In the current age of climate emergency, many countries in debt are being forced by Global North elites and institutions to continue to rely on fossil fuels in order to repay loans taken from rich countries. This neocolonial debt trap creates a vicious cycle because — as a new analysis from the organization Debt Justice shows — revenues from fossil fuels are not enough to repay debts and instead… |

Chris Walker (2023-09-07). Poll: 1 in 2 Americans Have Experienced Extreme Weather Events in the Past Month. truthout.org New polling indicates that Americans are not only aware that the climate crisis is happening (in spite of some presidential candidates falsely describing it as "a hoax"), but that nearly half have recently experienced the effects of the crisis. A USA Today/Ipsos poll conducted in July and published this week found that 49 percent of Americans had experienced an extreme weather event within the… |

Colin Todhunter (2023-09-07). Meet the New Normal, Same as the Old Normal: You Are Still the Enemy Within. dissidentvoice.org Today, we are witnessing the nudging (manipulation) of the population to accept a 'new normal' based on a climate emergency narrative, restrictions on movement and travel, programmable digital money, 'pandemic preparedness' courtesy of the World Health Organization's tyrannical pandemic treaty, unaccountable AI and synthetic 'food'. Whether it involves a 'food transition', an 'energy transition', 15-minute …

Jessica Corbett (2023-09-07). US Continues to Finance Fossil Fuel Projects Abroad Despite COP26 Pledge. truthout.org Amid a worsening climate emergency and preparations for a pair of United Nations summits to tackle it, an analysis released Wednesday called out multiple countries including the United States for continuing to dump a collective $4.4 billion into fossil fuel projects abroad after pledging to stop such public financing by the end of last year. Oil Change International (OCI) found that the United… |

Newswire Editor (2023-09-07). Nationwide Insurance Crisis Sparks Senate Hearing, Focusing on Climate Change Financial Impacts. commondreams.org The U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs will take a deep dive into

Thomas Meyer (2023-09-07). Climate catastrophe and 'freedom of consumption'. indybay.org It is not five to twelve, but five past twelve, as philosopher Slavoj Žižek writes. The fact that climate change is a fact (the details may well be debated) and poses a serious threat to humanity is something that the last fool should have realized by now.1 It is also clear that the emission of CO2 and other greenhouse gases must be radically and rapidly reduced.

Editor (2023-09-06). Capitalist urbanization, climate change, and the need for sponge cities. mronline.org Under the capitalist model, urban planning lacks a holistic approach, leaving human well being and ecological needs as an afterthought, which will continue to have a degenerative effect on the environment and global climate.

Farrah Hassen (2023-09-06). Extreme heat: Workers wither as governments dither. peoplesworld.org This summer has been a hot one for labor as strikes and other worker actions have swept the country. At the same time, workers have been toiling in one of the hottest summers ever recorded due to the ongoing climate emergency. This has put millions at greater risk of heat-related illness and death. The 340,000 UPS workers, represented by …

Jessica Corbett (2023-09-06). Greenhouse Gases, Global Sea Level and Ocean Temperature Broke Records in 2022. truthout.org Amid a summer of extreme heat across the Northern Hemisphere, an international report led by the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration revealed Wednesday that greenhouse gas concentrations, global sea level, and ocean heat content hit record highs last year. "This report is a truly international effort to more fully understand climate conditions around the globe and our capacity to… |

Julia Conley (2023-09-06). Last Three Months Were the Hottest on Record, Says EU Climate Agency. truthout.org Climate scientists across the world have been alarmed over the past three months by fast-spreading wildfires, prolonged and deadly heatwaves, and numerous shattered heat records across the northern hemisphere both in the oceans and on land — and data released Tuesday confirmed that the past three months have been the hottest summer on record, driven by humans' continued emission of heat-trapping… |

Margaret Kimberley (2023-09-06). The climate crisis will end when capitalism ends. mronline.org Humans have an infinite capacity for wishful thinking, but a revolutionary project is by definition a recognition that wishes are for fairy tales.

Newswire Editor (2023-09-06). White House Must Stop Dirty Drilling Everywhere. commondreams.org The Biden administration will reportedly announce that it is canceling oil and gas lease sales in the Alaska National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) that were conducted during the Trump administration. In response, Food & Water Watch Executive Director Wenonah Hauter issued the following statement: "The only way to meaningfully combat the climate crisis is by stopping new fossil fuel projects. The Biden administration is right to stop these egregious drilling plans — and they must apply the same standard to all other oil drilling and fracking operations in the country. President Biden campaigned on a pledge to…

SAM (2023-09-06). "Climate Breakdown Has Begun" UN Announces After Record Summer. progressivehub.net AL JAZEERA…

Steve Gillis (2023-09-06). Organizing upsurge wins pro-union NLRB ruling. workers.org In a headline-grabbing move on Aug. 25, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) issued a ruling hailed by some labor lawyers and union organizers as a potential game-changer. The "Cemex Construction Materials Pacific, LLC and International Brotherhood of Teamsters" decision takes place in today's climate of rampant and ubiquitous corporate . . . |

teleSUR (2023-09-06). Climate Change Imperils US Farmworkers. telesurenglish.net U.S. agricultural workers, who have long been vulnerable to heat effects, are facing increased health risks as global climate warms. | RELATED: | The summer of 2023 has broken records for heat in many regions across the United States. Heat-related fatalities have far outnumbered other weather-related deaths, and this is especially true for farmworkers who toil away for hours outdoors. | The latest heat-related death was reported last month in Fresno, California, w…

Binoy Kampmark (2023-09-07). Criminalising Activism: Woodside, Protest and Climate Change. counterpunch.org On August 1, protesters against the Burrup Hub expansion in Western Australia, a project of one of Australia's most ruthless fossil fuel companies, took to the Perth home of its CEO, Meg O'Neill. The CEO of Woodside was not impressed. In fact, she seemed rather distressed. "It doesn't matter if you're a member of the

greenleft.org.au (2023-09-07). Criminalising activism: Woodside, protests and climate change. greenleft.org.au

greenleft.org.au (2023-09-07). WA gov't, police go after climate protesters. greenleft.org.au

Michelle Cook (2023-09-07). Bvlbancha Radio is Live on Traditional Houma Land. indybay.org Radio Bvlbancha! Seven years after Standing Rock we are back in the community on the ground, setting up and sustaining community lead radio! Community begins with communication. Being prepared for climate chaos is essential for the survival of our peoples and Earth. I'm so thankful to be here on the traditional lands of the Houma Nation in beautiful New Orleans! Back to the grass-roots where it matters and where it starts. Human rights include communication systems!

Thomas Meyer (2023-09-07). Climate catastrophe and 'freedom of consumption'. indybay.org It is not five to twelve, but five past twelve, as philosopher Slavoj Žižek writes. The fact that climate change is a fact (the details may well be debated) and poses a serious threat to humanity is something that the last fool should have realized by now.1 It is also clear that the emission of CO2 and other greenhouse gases must be radically and rapidly reduced.

Staff (2023-09-06). Headlines for September 6, 2023. democracynow.org Proud Boys Leader Enrique Tarrio Sentenced to 22 Years in Prison for Jan. 6 Seditious Conspiracy, Blinken Visits Kyiv to Unveil New $1 Billion Aid Package for Ukraine, Meadows, Eastman & Clark Plead Not Guilty in Georgia Election Case, Special Counsel Jack Smith Warns Trump's Remarks May Be Prejudicing Jury Pool in D.C., Trial Begins for Trump's Former Trade Adviser Peter Navarro, 61 Cop City Activists Face RICO Charges in Atlanta for Protests Against Police Facility, U.N. Head Warns "Climate Breakdown Has Begun", Brazil: 21 Die After Cyclone Triggers Floods & Landslides, Seven Killed Afte…

Farrah Hassen (2023-09-06). Extreme heat: Workers wither as government dithers. peoplesworld.org This summer has been a hot one for labor as strikes and other worker actions have swept the country. At the same time, workers have been toiling in one of the hottest summers ever recorded due to the ongoing climate emergency. This has put millions at greater risk of heat-related illness and death. The 340,000 UPS workers, represented by …

Steve Gillis (2023-09-06). Organizing upsurge wins pro-union NLRB ruling. workers.org In a headline-grabbing move on Aug. 25, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) issued a ruling hailed by some labor lawyers and union organizers as a potential game-changer. The "Cemex Construction Materials Pacific, LLC and International Brotherhood of Teamsters" decision takes place in today's climate of rampant and ubiquitous corporate . . . |

teleSUR (2023-09-06). Climate Change Imperils US Farmworkers. telesurenglish.net U.S. agricultural workers, who have long been vulnerable to heat effects, are facing increased health risks as global climate warms. | RELATED: | The summer of 2023 has broken records for heat in many regions across the United States. Heat-related fatalities have far outnumbered other weather-related deaths, and this is especially true for farmworkers who toil away for hours outdoors. | The latest heat-related death was reported last month in Fresno, California, w…

FFF Global Climate Strike website (2023-09-06). Friday 9/15: SF: End Fossil Fuels! Bike Ride Protest & Rally. indybay.org Meet at Great HWY and Judah Street | Ocean Beach, San Francisco | We will ride to JFK Drive, then head to Civic Center Plaza for speakers and music…

End Fossil Fuels website (2023-09-06). Friday 9/15: Global Climate Strike in Mill Valley. indybay.org Intersection of Miller Ave & Camino Alto | Mill Valley, California 94941…

Pete K. (2023-09-06). Sunday 9/24: Music for the Climate Revolution. indybay.org Bottom of the Hill, located at 1233 17th Street in San Francisco…

Editor (2023-09-06). Capitalist urbanization, climate change, and the need for sponge cities. mronline.org Under the capitalist model, urban planning lacks a holistic approach, leaving human well being and ecological needs as an afterthought, which will continue to have a degenerative effect on the environment and global climate.

Hendrik Sybrandy (2023-09-06). G20 nations promises clash with record fossil fuel subsidies in 2022. america.cgtn.com The G20 summit is set to get underway in New Delhi on September 9. | The climate issue is expected to be front and center, and as vexing as ever. | A new report finds G20 countries poured record levels of public money into fossil fuels last year despite promises to reduce some of it. | CGTN's Hendrik Sybrandy reports.

Margaret Kimberley (2023-09-06). The climate crisis will end when capitalism ends. mronline.org Humans have an infinite capacity for wishful thinking, but a revolutionary project is by definition a recognition that wishes are for fairy tales.

Luis Linares Petrov (2023-09-06). Ethiopia demands a common position on climate change in Africa. plenglish.com Nairobi, Sep 6 (Prensa Latina) African countries need a strong common position on the issue of climate change and security, said the president of Ethiopia, Sahle-Work Zewde, at the first African Climate Summit.

Staff (2023-09-06). COP28 president announces green investment in Africa — but plans to plough billions more into fossil fuels. thecanary.co COP28's climate host, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), has announced plans to invest billions to help Africa move away from fossil fuels. This might almost sound impressive — if the country weren't also gearing up to pump billions more into oil and gas. On 5 August, the UAE declared its plan to invest in upscaling …

Staff (2023-09-06). G20 coal emissions continue to rise despite climate pledges. thecanary.co New research has shown that G20 per capita coal emissions are continuing to rise. These coal-based emissions are increasing despite climate pledges and transition efforts from some members of the group of major economies. The group's leaders will meet in New Delhi this weekend for its main annual summit. Collectively, the countries in the forum …

Staff (2023-09-06). Kenyan Activist at Africa Climate Summit: Fund Green Transition on Continent & Phase Out Fossil Fuels. democracynow.org As the Africa Climate Summit wraps up in Nairobi, we get an update from Kenyan climate justice organizer Eric Njuguna. He says the focus by Western leaders and multinational companies on establishing carbon markets in Africa amounts to a "ticket to pollute" without directly addressing the need to phase out fossil fuels. Njuguna says a key demand from activists is to create access to climate financing without new debt burdens on the continent's governments. "Africa is bearing the brunt of the climate crisis and people are dying," says Njuguna.

Julia Conley (2023-09-06). Last Three Months Were the Hottest on Record, Says EU Climate Agency. truthout.org Climate scientists across the world have been alarmed over the past three months by fast-spreading wildfires, prolonged and deadly heatwaves, and numerous shattered heat records across the northern hemisphere both in the oceans and on land — and data released Tuesday confirmed that the past three months have been the hottest summer on record, driven by humans' continued emission of heat-trapping… |

Peter Koenig (2023-09-06). The Criminal Insanity of Climate Change: Direct Energy Weapons (DEW) Create Forest and Bush Fires, Destroying Entire Cities and Igniting Boats in the Sea. globalresearch.ca

Michelle Cook (2023-09-07). Bvlbancha Radio is Live on Traditional Houma Land. indybay.org Radio Bvlbancha! Seven years after Standing Rock we are back in the community on the ground, setting up and sustaining community lead radio! Community begins with communication. Being prepared for climate chaos is essential for the survival of our peoples and Earth. I'm so thankful to be here on the traditional lands of the Houma Nation in beautiful New Orleans! Back to the grass-roots where it matters and where it starts. Human rights include communication systems!

End Fossil Fuels website (2023-09-06). Friday 9/15: Global Climate Strike in Mill Valley. indybay.org Intersection of Miller Ave & Camino Alto | Mill Valley, California 94941…

FFF Global Climate Strike website (2023-09-06). Friday 9/15: SF: End Fossil Fuels! Bike Ride Protest & Rally. indybay.org Meet at Great HWY and Judah Street | Ocean Beach, San Francisco | We will ride to JFK Drive, then head to Civic Center Plaza for speakers and music…

Luis Linares Petrov (2023-09-06). Ethiopia demands a common position on climate change in Africa. plenglish.com Nairobi, Sep 6 (Prensa Latina) African countries need a strong common position on the issue of climate change and security, said the president of Ethiopia, Sahle-Work Zewde, at the first African Climate Summit.

Pete K. (2023-09-06). Sunday 9/24: Music for the Climate Revolution. indybay.org Bottom of the Hill, located at 1233 17th Street in San Francisco…

Judith Deutsch (2023-09-06). Climate Change, Record Temperatures, and Human Fatalities. internationalviewpoint.org How many people are dying due to climate change? How does climate change cause death, and what are some of the omissions, deceptions, and confusions about fossil fuels, climate change, and mortality? | – |

Howard Fendrich, Mary Katherine Wildeman, Brian Mahoney (2023-09-07). Thanks to global warming, Grand Slam tennis is hotter than ever. peoplesworld.org NEW YORK (AP)—Andy Murray prepared for the steamy conditions often found at the U.S. Open by simulating the "brutal heat and humidity" in New York this time of year with the help of, well, an actual steam room at his home. The 36-year-old British tennis star set the humidity in there at 70% and spent hours riding a stationary bike …

TASS (2023-09-07). Russia requests UNSC meeting on Nord Stream explosions for September 26. tass.com "We requested an open meeting of the UN Security Council for September 26 – the anniversary of explosions at Nord Stream pipeline. We will continue bringing the Westerns to the light," Russia's first deputy permanent representative to the UN Dmitry Polyansky said…

Appalachians Against Pipelines (2023-09-07). "Old and Young Unite: No MVP": Pipeline Fighters Further Delay Work At Bradshaw Creek Crossing. itsgoingdown.org Report from Appalachians Against Pipelines on recent action against the Mountain Valley Pipeline (MVP). Early this morning, two pipeline fighters locked themselves to equipment on a Mountain Valley Pipeline worksite in eastern Montgomery County, VA. They were extracted and arrested by 11: 30 AM, with bail set at $2,000 and $3,000. Nearby, a rally of over…

themoscowtimes (2023-09-06). Russia to Finalize Route for Gas Pipeline to China. themoscowtimes.com Moscow plans to start building the pipeline next year, but the schedule for its completion remains unclear.

Appalachians Against Pipelines (2023-09-07). "Old and Young Unite: No MVP": Pipeline Fighters Further Delay Work At Bradshaw Creek Crossing. itsgoingdown.org Report from Appalachians Against Pipelines on recent action against the Mountain Valley Pipeline (MVP). Early this morning, two pipeline fighters locked themselves to equipment on a Mountain Valley Pipeline worksite in eastern Montgomery County, VA. They were extracted and arrested by 11: 30 AM, with bail set at $2,000 and $3,000. Nearby, a rally of over…

TASS (2023-09-06). Alrosa-Gas to build gas treatment unit for thermal power plant. tass.com A 200-km long gas pipeline will connect the gas treatment unit with the 550 MW Novolenskaya Thermal Power Plant to be build in Yakutia by Inter RAO Group…

Ashley Curtin (2023-09-06). Glyphosate sales fall as Bayer takes a €2.5 billion hit. nationofchange.org

Ashley Curtin (2023-09-06). Glyphosate sales fall as Bayer takes a €2.5 billion hit. nationofchange.org

Staff (2023-09-06). "Alarming": Biden to Supply Depleted Uranium Shells to Ukraine Despite Contamination Risks. democracynow.org The Biden administration is expected to send armor-piercing munitions containing depleted uranium to Ukraine as part of the latest military aid package, even though the weapons are radioactive and their use causes contamination that is hazardous to human health. It's the latest escalation in the war between Ukraine and Russia that nonproliferation activists warn could possibly lead to a nuclear confrontation. The United Kingdom already provided Ukraine with depleted uranium munitions earlier this year, one of which sparked contamination fears when it was reportedly destroyed by Russian forces over the weeke…

Ashley Curtin (2023-09-07). China bans seafood imports from Japan after release of Fukushima wastewater into Pacific Ocean. nationofchange.org The Chinese customs bureau said the immediate ban was put in place to prevent "the risk of radioactive contamination of food safety caused by Japan's Fukushima nuclear contaminated water discharge."

Amy Goodman (2023-09-06). Latest US Military Package to Ukraine Includes Radioactive Weapons. truthout.org The Biden administration is expected to send armor-piercing munitions containing depleted uranium to Ukraine as part of the latest military aid package, even though the weapons are radioactive and their use causes contamination that is hazardous to human health. It's the latest escalation in the war between Ukraine and Russia that nonproliferation activists warn could possibly lead to a nuclear… |

Staff (2023-09-06). "Alarming": Biden to Supply Depleted Uranium Shells to Ukraine Despite Contamination Risks. democracynow.org The Biden administration is expected to send armor-piercing munitions containing depleted uranium to Ukraine as part of the latest military aid package, even though the weapons are radioactive and their use causes contamination that is hazardous to human health. It's the latest escalation in the war between Ukraine and Russia that nonproliferation activists warn could possibly lead to a nuclear confrontation. The United Kingdom already provided Ukraine with depleted uranium munitions earlier this year, one of which sparked contamination fears when it was reportedly destroyed by Russian forces over the weeke…

Amy Goodman (2023-09-06). Latest US Military Package to Ukraine Includes Radioactive Weapons. truthout.org The Biden administration is expected to send armor-piercing munitions containing depleted uranium to Ukraine as part of the latest military aid package, even though the weapons are radioactive and their use causes contamination that is hazardous to human health. It's the latest escalation in the war between Ukraine and Russia that nonproliferation activists warn could possibly lead to a nuclear… |

Peter Boyle, Denise Yoon (2023-09-06). South Korea: Mass protests continue against Fukushima nuclear waste dumping. greenleft.org.au Green Left's Peter Boyle spoke to Denise Yoon, a key organiser of the South Korean protests against the dumping of radioactive wastewater from the Fukushima nuclear power plant into the Pacific Ocean — which began on August 25.

Peter Boyle, Denise Yoon (2023-09-06). South Korea: Mass protests continue against Fukushima nuclear waste dumping. greenleft.org.au Green Left's Peter Boyle spoke to Denise Yoon, a key organiser of the South Korean protests against the dumping of radioactive wastewater from the Fukushima nuclear power plant into the Pacific Ocean — which began on August 25.

Dean Baker (2023-09-06). Crypto and Finance Are Waste and a Drag on the Economy. cepr.net As everyone learns in Econ 101, and immediately forgets, the purpose of the financial sector is to facilitate transactions and allocate capital. This seems like a simple and obvious point, but you would never know it in most discussions of the financial sector. The point here is that we need finance for these purposes. We …

Dean Baker (2023-09-06). Crypto and Finance Are Waste and a Drag on the Economy. cepr.net As everyone learns in Econ 101, and immediately forgets, the purpose of the financial sector is to facilitate transactions and allocate capital. This seems like a simple and obvious point, but you would never know it in most discussions of the financial sector. The point here is that we need finance for these purposes. We …

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