Immediate fossil fuel phaseout could arrest climate change — study
Damian Carrington | zcomm.org | 2019-01-18
Scientists say it may still technically be possible to limit warming to 1.5C if drastic action is taken now…
zcomm.org/znetarticle/immediate-fossil-fuel-phaseout-could-arrest-climate-change-study/

Latest Defense Report Aims to Get Military Climate Ready, But Key Information Also Missing
commondreams | commondreams.org | 2019-01-18
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commondreams.org/newswire/2019/01/18/latest-defense-report-aims-get-military-climate-ready-key-information-also?cd-origin=rss

Sky Bears, Earth Bears: Finding and Losing True North
Louisa Willcox | counterpunch.org | 2019-01-18
Stars and the heavens have long captured the human imagination. During long nights of star gazing — before TV and the internet — ancient peoples invented fascinating stories about constellations that reflected their aspirations and relationships with the natural world and each other. The dramas that played out in the heavens unified their world and…
counterpunch.org/2019/01/18/sky-bears-earth-bears-finding-and-losing-true-north/

These Parties Are Fighting for the Climate, Human Rights, and Immigrants–and They're Winning
Paul Hockenos | thenation.com | 2019-01-18
These Parties Are Fighting for the Climate, Human Rights, and Immigrants–and They're Winning…
thenation.com/article/green-parties-europe-populism-2019/

The European Union May Not Survive the Euro
STAFF | truthdig.com | 2019-01-18
The euro is "celebrating" its 20th anniversary this month, but they aren't popping corks across the continent. Except, perhaps, with the notable exception of delusional Eurocrats such Jean-Claude Juncker, president of the European Commission, who argued: "The euro has become a symbol of unity, sovereignty and stability. It has delivered prosperity and protection to…
truthdig.com/articles/the-european-union-may-not-survive-the-euro/

Haiti by the Numbers
Jake Johnston | counterpunch.org | 2019-01-18
Years since a 7.0 magnitude earthquake struck Haiti: 9 Estimated number of aftershocks that measured 4.5 or greater: 59 Number of people who died in the earthquake, according to Haitian government: 316,000 Number of people displaced: 1,300,000 Number of people who remained in internally displaced persons camps, as of September 2017: 37,867 Estimated population of…
counterpunch.org/2019/01/18/haiti-by-the-numbers-2/

Murder of indigenous people sparks first-ever march on Washington
Mark Gruenberg | peoplesworld.org | 2019-01-18
WASHINGTON–For more than two years, Darla Banks has been silent. On Jan. 17, she spoke for the first time — understandably halting to compose herself — about her daughter's murder. Hers is an all-too-common tale among Native Americans and indigenous people worldwide, and it helped lead to the first-ever march planned for Washington, on Jan. …
peoplesworld.org/article/murder-of-indigenous-people-sparks-first-ever-march-on-washington/

'If the Water Is Rising, Then So Must We': Indigenous Peoples March in Washington Against Global Injustice
Jessica Corbett, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2019-01-18
In an event described as "breathtaking, heartbreaking, strong, and beautiful," representatives from native communities around the world came together in Washington, D.C. on Friday for the first-ever Indigenous Peoples March. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/indigenous_peoples_march.jpg…
commondreams.org/news/2019/01/18/if-water-rising-then-so-must-we-indigenous-peoples-march-washington-against-global?cd-origin=rss

Fishing Groups, Winnemem Wintu Sue Department of Water Resources to Protect Delta Flows
Dan Bacher | indybay.org | 2019-01-18
PCFFA Executive Director Noah Oppenheim likened this evasion of environmental review to "old-style political double-speak," adding that, "instead of restoring the Delta as scientists agree is critically overdue, the Twin Tunnels would steal its flows when fish most need protection, pushing salmon fishermen closer to the brink."
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/01/18/18820446.php

Native American organizations denounce government shutdown as an abrogation of treaties
WSWS | wsws.org | 2019-01-18
Now in its fourth week, the partial government shutdown has had wide-ranging and devastating effects upon Native Americans.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/01/18/shdn-j18.html

Human Beings Are Destroying Life on Earth. The Biosphere and Endless Wars
Robert J. Burrowes | globalresearch.ca | 2019-01-17
It is easy to identify the ongoing and endless violence being inflicted on life on Earth. This ranges from the vast multiplicity of assaults inflicted on our children and the biosphere to the endless wars and other military violence as … | The post Human Beings Are Destroying Life on Earth. The Biosphere and Endless Wars appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/human-beings-are-destroying-life-on-earth-the-biosphere-and-endless-wars/5665684

Native American Communities Bear Brunt of Shutdown with Medicine Shortages & Suspended Food Programs
Democracy Now! | democracynow.org | 2019-01-17
We look at the widespread impact of the government shutdown on Native American communities, as the Indian Health Service goes understaffed and a federally funded food delivery program to Indian reservations has halted. Democratic members of Congress held a hearing Tuesday on the effects of the shutdown on health, education and employment in Native communities. We speak with Mark Trahant, editor of Indian Country Today and member of the Shoshone-Bannock Tribes.
www.democracynow.org/2019/1/17/native_american_communities_bear_brunt_of

The Fox in Charge of the Henhouse: Activists Decry Trump's EPA Pick, Coal Lobbyist Andrew Wheeler
Democracy Now! | democracynow.org | 2019-01-17
Senate confirmation hearings began Wednesday for former coal lobbyist Andrew Wheeler, whom President Trump has nominated to become administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency. Wheeler has been the acting head of the EPA since Scott Pruitt resigned in July amid an onslaught of financial and ethics scandals. We speak with Heather McTeer Toney, national field director for Moms Clean Air Force and former Southeast regional administrator for the Environmental Protection Agency during the Obama administration. We also speak with Mary Anne Hitt, director of the Sierra Club's Beyond Coal campaign.
www.democracynow.org/2019/1/17/the_fox_in_charge_of_the

War, Climate Change Hijack Social Media's #10YearChallenge
teleSUR | telesurenglish.net | 2019-01-17
Activists have harnessed the viral "10-Year Challenge" that has sent social media users scrounging through old photo albums, to bring awareness to war and climate change. | RELATED: | Sixty Percent of World's Coffee at Risk of Extinction: Study | The hashtag has brought thousands of photos of Arabia's ravaged country land and melting glaciers to the forefront of…
telesurenglish.net/news/War-Climate-Change-Hijack-Social-Medias-10YearChallenge-20190117-0017.html

Selected Articles: US-NATO Military Bases, Mass Demonstrations, Climate Change
Global Research News | globalresearch.ca | 2019-01-17
For seventeen years, Global Research, together with partner independent media organizations, has sought Truth in Media with a view to eventually "disarming" the corporate media's disinformation crusade. | To reverse the tide, we call upon our readers to participate in an … | The post Selected Articles: US-NATO Military Bases, Mass Demonstrations, Climate Change appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/selected-articles-us-nato-military-bases-mass-demonstrations-climate-change/5665748

Former Coal Lobbyist Confirmed As New EPA Head
Shared by Hezvo Mpunga | therealnews.com | 2019-01-17
By Dharna Noor | Just seconds into Andrew Wheeler's opening statement before the Senate's environmental panel, protesters began to jeer. | "This is an outrage! Shut down Wheeler, not the EPA," shouted one protester. | Wheeler has served as acting Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) administrator since Scott Pruitt resigned in July. At his confirmation hearing to become the EPA's permanent chief on Wednesday, the former coal lobbyist faced staunch criticism–even after Capitol Police removed the protesters from the room. | |…
therealnews.com/columns/former-coal-lobbyist-confirmed-as-new-epa-head

Scorched earth: capitalism, climate change and Australia's bushfire threat
Eds. | mronline.org | 2019-01-16
Bushfires have always been part of Australia. Even before the first human settlers arrived around 50,000 years ago, fires sparked by lightning strikes were a feature of the landscape for at least 30 million years. | Source…
mronline.org/2019/01/16/scorched-earth-capitalism-climate-change-and-australias-bushfire-threat/

In North Carolina, Domestic Violence Laws Still Discriminate Against LGBTQ People
ACLU | aclu.org | 2019-01-15
Not all LGBTQ people can get a protective order for domestic violence under North Carolina law. | Same-sex couples in North Carolina won the freedom to marry in 2014, but LGBTQ people continue to be denied equal protection under the law in many other areas of life. | North Carolina is currently the only state in the nation that prevents those in same-sex relationships from accessing protective orders for domestic violence. The ACLU of North Carolina and attorney Amily McCool of the Scharff Law Firm are challenging that unequal policy in court on behalf of a survivor of domestic violence who was denied a protectiv…
aclu.org/blog/lgbt-rights/lgbt-relationships/north-carolina-domestic-violence-laws-still-discriminate-against

Jay Inslee's Climate Change Gambit
James Nickerson | progressive.org | 2019-01-14
The issue of climate change was barely even mentioned during the last presidential race. Hopefully, Inslee's presence as a candidate will keep that from happening again.
progressive.org/op-eds/jay-inslee-climate-change-gambit-nickerson-190114/

Facing Mass Deportation, Haitians Sue Trump to Preserve Temporary Protected Status
Democracy Now! | democracynow.org | 2019-01-10
A New York City trial is challenging the Trump administration's attempt to end temporary protected status–known as TPS–for more than 50,000 Haitians living in the U.S. Tens of thousands of Haitians were granted TPS after an earthquake devastated their country nine years ago this week. In November 2017, the Trump administration announced it would revoke TPS for Haitians, sparking protests and multiple lawsuits around the country. We speak with Marleine Bastien, executive director the Family Action Network Movement, or FANM, one of the plaintiffs in the lawsuit. She testified on Wednesday as a witness i…
www.democracynow.org/2019/1/10/facing_mass_deportation_haitians_sue_trump

NSW government to blame for Walgett water crisis
pip.hinman | greenleft.org.au | 2019-01-10
The New South Wales government is robbing communities of precious water by siphoning it off for cotton farms and coal and gas mines. It is doing so as the climate gets warmer and drought becomes more frequent. | These rotten priorities are being played out in Walgett, a town in the state's north-west that is home to more than 2000 people. Already affected by the long-running drought, Walgett is now suffering from a human-made disaster with residents having to truck in water after the town's bore system broke down. | In the local Gamilaroi language, Walgett means "a meeting of two rivers". Right now, the Namoi and…
greenleft.org.au/content/nsw-government-blame-walgett-water-crisis

Nathan Damigo, founder of white nationalist group Identity Evropa, files for bankruptcy protection
splcenter | splcenter.org | 2019-01-07
The founder of the white nationalist group Identity Evropa is seeking federal bankruptcy protection in what appears to be a pre-emptive move stemming from a lawsuit over "Unite the Right."
splcenter.org/hatewatch/2019/01/08/nathan-damigo-founder-white-nationalist-group-identity-evropa-files-bankruptcy-protection

A "Massive Outlaw"
Ralph Nader | zcomm.org | 2018-12-24
Interview on Single Payer, Climate Devastation, Impeachment…
zcomm.org/zvideo/a-massive-outlaw/

ANC Deputy Julio Escalona: 'The People are Angry Because They Consider that We Aren't Doing Our Job'
Paul Dobson | venezuelanalysis.com | 2018-12-20
The revolutionary's criticisms came during the passing of 2019's budget, 75% of which is destined for "social protection."
venezuelanalysis.com/news/14195