2019-07-04: Social Media Postees

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City of Sydney joins 600 others declaring a climate emergency
pip.hinman | greenleft.org.au | 2019-07-04
On June 24, Lord Mayor Clover Moore called on the City of Sydney council to declare a climate emergency. The motion passed unanimously, and Sydney joined a snowballing list of councils globally that have made similar declarations. | But as the dust of the federal election settles and a sleepy giant begins to stir in the Galilee Basin, what will be the significance of Sydney council's words? | The language surrounding climate has changed over the last year or so. "Emergency", "crisis" and "breakdown" are now being used by activists, politicians and even the media. While it might seem like the "emergency" has came…
greenleft.org.au/content/city-sydney-joins-600-others-declaring-climate-emergency

Dr. David Suzuki: Trudeau Government's Climate Emergency Declaration Is 'A Joke'
Staff | therealnews.com | 2019-07-04
A leading Canadian environmentalist says Canada must leave the vast majority of the tar sands in the ground if it hopes to fight climate change…
therealnews.com/stories/dr-david-suzuki-trudeau-governments-climate-emergency-declaration-is-a-joke

Hawai'i Board of Education Bans Herbicides on School Grounds in Response to Community Concerns
Center for Food Safety | indybay.org | 2019-07-04
Honolulu, HI, June 28, 2019 — This week, the Hawai'i State Board of Education (BOE) released a memo announcing that it will be banning the use of herbicides on public school campuses effective immediately. The announcement is the result of a public meeting held on Monday between BOE officials, community members, and Dewayne "Lee" Johnson–the first plaintiff to win a cancer suit brought against Monsanto/Bayer.
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/06/30/18824340.php

Global warming impacting wildebeests migration
Halligan Agade | cgtn.com | 2019-07-04
The erratic weather patterns brought on by global warming are beginning to impact the migration patterns of Africa wildlife. | Scientists say the change in length and timing of the rainy season is slowly reducing the amount of time wild animals spend in the Maasai Mara game reserve. As a result, the wildebeest which migrate there every year, make the return to Serengeti earlier than anticipated. | This is likely to have a direct impact on the thousands of tourists visiting the Mara from across the world during this annual wildebeest migration. Environmentalists are however working extra hard to see the forests ar…
africa.cgtn.com/2019/07/04/global-warming-impacting-wildebeests-migration/

One expert lays out the stark reality of what's needed to avoid climate catastrophe
Glen Black | thecanary.co | 2019-07-03
Writer Mark Lynas has presented the facts and figures that are driving the planet towards climate catastrophe. His Twitter thread lays bare the scale of the task that stands before all of us. But it also gives hope that change is possible."No new fossil fuelled infrastructure, anywhere, ever.": On 1 July, scientific journal Nature published an unedited…
thecanary.co/trending/2019/07/03/one-expert-lays-out-the-stark-reality-of-whats-needed-to-avoid-climate-catastrophe/

Victory for activists as DNC considers hosting a climate-specific debate
Marlee Kokotovic | nationofchange.org | 2019-07-03
Youth and climate activists had relentlessly expressed their desire for the Democratic National Committee (DNC) to host a climate change presidential debate. Through successfully making their voice be heard via protest, lobbying, and sit-ins, it looks like the DNC, that kept resisting to the idea, has finally agreed to consider hosting one. WE üëè DID …
nationofchange.org/2019/07/03/victory-for-activists-as-dnc-considers-hosting-a-climate-specific-debate/

"We won't stop fighting": Groups file new lawsuit to fight Keystone XL
Ruth Milka | nationofchange.org | 2019-07-03
"The Trump administration has proven to be just as reckless with our Constitutional separation of powers as this dangerous Keystone XL pipeline is to the safety of our water and climate."
nationofchange.org/2019/07/03/we-wont-stop-fighting-groups-file-new-lawsuit-to-fight-keystone-xl/

The Latest Signs We Are Cooking the Planet and Ourselves
Staff | truthdig.com | 2019-07-03
Things are getting noticeably harder and hotter due to climate change, and the worst part is, we are doing this to ourselves.
truthdig.com/articles/the-latest-signs-we-are-cooking-the-planet-and-ourselves/

'Time to Turn Up the Heat': Sunrise Movement Unveils 7-Week Organizing Plan to Force DNC Approval of 2020 Climate Debate
Jake Johnson, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2019-07-03
"We have seven weeks to kick our climate debate campaign into high gear and push the Democratic leadership to start treating climate change like the emergency it is." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/sunrise_dnc.jpg…
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Climate change, dust bowls, fishery collapse: metabolic rifts of capitalism and the need for socialism
Eds. | mronline.org | 2019-07-03
Humankind and the environment are hurtling toward unprecedented ecological crises. Global warming, sea level rise, and weather extremes due to carbon emissions are catastrophic enough, but they will mix and combine with ocean acidification, air and chemical pollution, water shortages, deforestation, fishery collapse, soil erosion, and mass extinction, throwing both nature and society off a […] | Source…
mronline.org/2019/07/03/climate-change-dust-bowls-fishery-collapse-metabolic-rifts-of-capitalism-and-the-need-for-socialism/

Will Bernie Sanders Stick With a Carbon Tax In His Push For a Green New Deal?
Rachel M. Cohen | theintercept.com | 2019-07-03
Sanders is a longtime proponent of taxing the country's worst polluters, but he's said very little about a carbon tax on the 2020 campaign trail.
theintercept.com/2019/07/03/bernie-sanders-climate-change-policy-carbon-tax/

With Caribbean island life under threat, UN chief pushes to face 'headwinds together'
United Nations | un.org | 2019-07-03
To counter global challenges that are a particular threat to vulnerable island nations like those in the Caribbean, it's vital to "face the headwinds together", especially in the face of the destruction being wrought by climate change, the UN chief told the annual Caribbean Community (CARICOM) conference in Saint Lucia on Wednesday.
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Citing $69 Trillion Price Tag by 2100, Moody's Warns Central Banks of Far-Reaching Economic Damage of Climate Crisis
Jessica Corbett, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2019-07-03
Noting previous warnings that the human-caused climate crisis could cause trillions of dollars in damage to the global economy by the end of the century, a new report from Moody's Analytics explores the economic implications of the international community's failure to curb planet-warming emissions. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/arid_soil_0.jpg…
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Eco-Socialism Conference to be held in Albuquerque: For the Earth to Live, Capitalism Must End!
PSL Albuquerque | liberationnews.org | 2019-07-03
Climate change and ecological devastation must be reversed as a matter of survival.
liberationnews.org/eco-socialism-conference-to-be-held-in-albuquerque-for-the-earth-to-live-capitalism-must-end/

Hidden Plastics: Glitter Gum and the Air we Breathe
Graham Peebles | dissidentvoice.org | 2019-07-03
The plastic contamination of the natural world flows from three main sources: complacency, apathy and ignorance, a poisonous trinity that is itself the result of a narrow and destructive approach to living. While there are signs of a shift in attitudes among many people, resistance to changing the lifestyle habits that feed the environmental crisis, …
dissidentvoice.org/2019/07/hidden-plastics-glitter-gum-and-the-air-we-breathe/

Hawai'i Board of Education Bans Herbicides on School Grounds in Response to Community Concerns
Center for Food Safety | indybay.org | 2019-07-03
Honolulu, HI, June 28, 2019 — This week, the Hawai'i State Board of Education (BOE) released a memo announcing that it will be banning the use of herbicides on public school campuses effective immediately. The announcement is the result of a public meeting held on Monday between BOE officials, community members, and Dewayne "Lee" Johnson–the first plaintiff to win a cancer suit brought against Monsanto/Bayer.
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/06/30/18824340.php

Chernobyl Has Blown Up Twice
Linda Gunter | counterpunch.org | 2019-07-03
As we contemplate somewhat ruefully how someone heretofore best known for scripting The Hangover (parts 2 and 3) has managed to loft the truth about the Chernobyl nuclear disaster into the stratosphere, whilst we have slogged for decades to get the issue attention, there is some comfort to be had. Yes, Chernobyl has blown up twice — first the reactor and now the eponymous 5-part HBO/Sky miniseries — and the nuclear industry and its pundits are absolutely freaking out.
counterpunch.org/2019/07/03/chernobyl-has-blown-up-twice/

UN Calls for Actions to Counter Climate Change
plenglish.com | 2019-07-02
United Nations, Jul 2 (Prensa Latina) People around the world must take bold actions to tackle climate change, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres insisted at a meeting in Abu Dhabi.
www.plenglish.com/index.php?o=rn&id=43945&SEO=un-calls-for-actions-to-counter-climate-change

Video: The Arctic Is Melting! Devastating Environmental Crisis
Thomas Gaulkin | globalresearch.ca | 2019-07-02
It's officially summer. Time for a swim, a cold beer, and a new slew of catastrophic climate changes… | Temperatures in Greenland were 40 degrees above normal in June, causing 2 billion tons of ice to melt away in a single | …
globalresearch.ca/hooray-arctic-melting-say-what/5682497

G20 Members Dole Out Coal Subsidies Despite Climate Crisis Talk
Staff | therealnews.com | 2019-07-02
A new report documents G20 member states giving $63.9 billion in subsidies per year to King Coal, while professing the urgency of the climate crisis. The study says this may "underestimate the actual amounts of support provided," due to lack of transparency in finance figures…
therealnews.com/stories/g20-members-dole-out-coal-subsidies-despite-climate-crisis-talk

As climate chaos escalates in Indian Country, feds abandon tribes
Saul Elbein | nationofchange.org | 2019-07-02
With the climate crisis now escalating, and the federal government withdrawing, help from local muscle and outside charities is about all the disaster relief that Indian Country can expect for the foreseeable future.
nationofchange.org/2019/07/02/as-climate-chaos-escalates-in-indian-country-feds-abandon-tribes/

Paris police use pepper spray against seated climate change protesters
wsws.org | 2019-07-02
Riot police strolled around the group, pepper spraying their faces from 20 centimeters away and ripping protective goggles off them, as onlookers filmed with their phones.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/07/02/pari-j02.html

Protesters block Amazon sites in France for killing local jobs and worsening climate crisis
The Canary | thecanary.co | 2019-07-02
Environmental activists have chained themselves to gates and turnstiles as they occupied an Amazon building near Paris, accusing the online company of destroying jobs and hurting the planet.Protesters also disrupted Amazon sites in the southern city of Toulouse and the northern city of Lille, hoping to inspire similar action in other countries.Several dozen demonstrators climbed a fence and forced their way into Amazon offices on Paris's northern edge, staging a day sit-in in the courtyard and entry hall of the premises.Employees were allowed to leave the building, but were not allowed back inside.Environmental a…
thecanary.co/discovery/news-discovery/2019/07/02/protesters-block-amazon-sites-in-france-for-killing-local-jobs-and-worsening-climate-crisis/

With Poorest Bearing the Brunt, Report Warns Searing Temperatures of Global Heating Could Cost World Economy $2.4 Trillion by 2030
Jessica Corbett, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2019-07-02
A new United Nations analysis warns that by 2030, labor impacts of rising temperatures and extreme weather tied to the human-caused climate crisis are projected to cost the global economy $2.4 trillion and exacerbate inequality worldwide. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/farmworkers_2.jpg…
commondreams.org/news/2019/07/02/poorest-bearing-brunt-report-warns-searing-temperatures-global-heating-could-cost?cd-origin=rss

Indonesia To Return 49 Containers of Trash to Europe, US
telesurenglish.net | 2019-07-02
Dozens of shipping containers full of waste will be returned to France and other developed countries, Indonesia said Tuesday, as Southeast Asian nations increasingly reject serving as dumping grounds for international trash. | RELATED: | Canada Exposes First Nations Unfairly to Toxic Waste: UN | The 49 containers were loaded with a combination of garbage, plastic waste and hazardous materials in violation of import rules, according to customs officials on Batam island. | "We are coor…
telesurenglish.net/news/Indonesia-To-Return-49-Containers-of-Trash-to-Europe-US-20190702-0026.html

Austrian Lawmakers Back 1st EU Total Ban of Monsanto's Round-Up
telesurenglish.net | 2019-07-02
Austrian lawmakers on Tuesday approved a total ban on Monsanto's glyphosate, putting the country on track to becoming the first European Union (EU) member to forbid all use of the carcinogenic herbicide. | RELATED: | Global Protest Against Monsanto, GMO Products | Deputies voted in favor of a bill brought by the Social Democratic party to ban glyphosate products, suspected of causing cancer, as a "precautionary" measure. The Austrian vote was made possible by the fall of the far-right government…
telesurenglish.net/news/Austrian-Lawmakers-Back-Ban-of-Monsanto-Round-Up-20190702-0023.html

The Meek Be Damned on Global Warming
Thomas Linzey | commondreams.org | 2019-07-02
Given our seemingly imminent demise, it is time we dial up the type of radical change these prior movements delivered. (Photo: Flickr/ChrisA1995/cc) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/nature_0.jpeg…
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Heat stress spike predicted to cost global economy $2.4 trillion a year
United Nations | un.org | 2019-07-01
An increase in heat stress at work linked to climate change is set to have a massive impact on global productivity and economic losses, notably in agriculture and construction, UN labour experts said on Monday.
news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2019/07/1041652

G20, Democratic debates, a pause in the trade war
unitedEditor | uwidata.com | 2019-07-01
G20 The two-day G20 summit ended in Osaka, Japan. Leaders of major powers discussed security, climate, trade, etc. The summit was marked by the United States' disagreement with other countries on a number of issues. For example, on the Paris climate agreement, on the China trade-war issue (despite the fact that a small "reconciliation" between …
uwidata.com/4109-g20-democratic-debates-a-pause-in-the-trade-war/

Monday's Daily Brief: US-DPRK relationship reset, 'Horrific' Kabul bombing, Anti-conscription plan in Syria, Climate change heat stress, Security Council in Iraq
United Nations | un.org | 2019-07-01
This Monday, we cover: Guterres welcomes possible US-DPRK diplomatic upgrade; Taliban attack hits schools; UN-Syria action plan on child soldiers; Climate change heat stress impacts economy; and first-ever Security Council visit to Iraq.
news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2019/07/1041702

'We Need to Ban Fracking': New Analysis of 1,500 Scientific Studies Details Threat to Health and Climate
Jake Johnson | globalresearch.ca | 2019-07-01
A comprehensive analysis of nearly 1,500 scientific studies, government reports, and media stories on the consequences of fracking released Wednesday found that the evidence overwhelmingly shows the drilling method poses a profound threat to public health and the climate. | The …
globalresearch.ca/we-need-ban-fracking-new-analysis-1500-scientific-studies-details-threat-health-climate/5682290

Toronto Hot Docs Film Festival: War, a murder mystery and banks
Bill Meyer | peoplesworld.org | 2019-07-01
TORONTO–Constantly in today's headlines and in our government's gunsight, is Islamic terrorism. Several films at this year's Hot Docs addressed the mess being stirred up in the Middle East due to our foreign policy objectives of laying waste to lands sitting on, uh, our oil. After initially funding and arming the mujahideen in Afghanistan in …
peoplesworld.org/article/toronto-hot-docs-film-festival-war-a-murder-mystery-and-banks/

Hawai'i Board of Education Bans Herbicides on School Grounds in Response to Community Concerns
Center for Food Safety | indybay.org | 2019-07-01
Honolulu, HI, June 28, 2019 — This week, the Hawai'i State Board of Education (BOE) released a memo announcing that it will be banning the use of herbicides on public school campuses effective immediately. The announcement is the result of a public meeting held on Monday between BOE officials, community members, and Dewayne "Lee" Johnson–the first plaintiff to win a cancer suit brought against Monsanto/Bayer.
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/06/30/18824340.php

Fukushima: "An Ongoing Global Radiological Catastrophe". "A Huge Coverup". Dr. Helen Caldicott
Dr. Helen Caldicott | globalresearch.ca | 2019-06-30
I have been to Fukushima and spoken to people there and the parents are desperate to hear the truth even if it's not good truth. And they thanked me for telling them the truth. So it's an absolute medical catastrophe I would say, and a total cover up to protect the nuclear industry and all its ramifications.
globalresearch.ca/fukushima-an-ongoing-global-radiological-catastrophe-a-huge-coverup-dr-helen-caldicott/5672265

'Act now with ambition and urgency' to tackle the world's 'grave climate emergency', UN chief urges UAE meeting
United Nations | un.org | 2019-06-30
The world is facing "a grave climate emergency", Secretary-General António Guterres told a climate meeting in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) capital of Abu Dhabi on Sunday, urging all participants to "seize this opportunity to take bold climate action".
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The Devious Ways One Water Company Is Profiting From Poor Mexicans
Staff | truthout.org | 2019-06-30
Water is becoming a coveted currency. As a basic need that is increasingly scarce in some regions due to climate disruption and abusive industrial and agricultural practices, it is the new gold that the wealthy want to get their hands on. Companies like Nestlé and even drug gangs in Mexico are harnessing the profit and power potential of water, with trails of violence and corruption left in their wake. | In Puebla, two hours to the south of Mexico City, a private water company has plans to break up the…
truthout.org/articles/the-devious-ways-one-water-company-is-profiting-from-poor-mexicans/

Keeping cool in the face of climate change
United Nations | un.org | 2019-06-30
As global temperatures reach record highs, providing cooling systems which are effective, sustainable and which do not harm the environment is increasingly essential for everyday life. That's according to Rachel Kyte, Chief Executive Officer of Sustainable Energy for All, and Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General for Sustainable Energy for All (SEforALL).
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The Green New Climate Deal
Jeremy Brecher | commondreams.org | 2019-06-30
The youth-led Sunrise Movement continues to organize events across the United States to build grassroots support for bold climate policies, including the Green New Deal. (Photo: Sunrise Movement) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/sunrise_activists.png…
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U.N. Chief Warns Paris Climate Goals Still Not Enough
Staff | truthdig.com | 2019-06-30
Antonio Guterres paints a grim picture of "grave climate emergency" as he urges nations to take immediate steps on coal and…
truthdig.com/articles/u-n-chief-warns-paris-climate-goals-still-not-enough/

Oregon Republicans End 9-Day Walkout as Climate Bill Fails
Staff | truthdig.com | 2019-06-29
SALEM, Ore.–Republican lawmakers returned to the Oregon Senate on Saturday, ending an acrimonious nine-day walkout over a carbon-emissions bill that would have been the second-such legislation in the nation. | The boycott had escalated when the Democratic governor ordered the state police to find and return the rogue Republicans to the Senate so the chamber could convene, and a counter-threat by one GOP senator to violently resist any such attempt. Senate Republicans fled the state to avoid being forcibly returned b…
truthdig.com/articles/oregon-republicans-end-9-day-walkout-as-climate-bill-fails/

Energy Commons: From Energy Transition to Climate Justice
Staff | truthout.org | 2019-06-29
In 2019, only oil lobbyists and shabby orange politicians persist in denying the influence of human activities on the Earth's climate. Scientific evidence is piling up and we know that we must change our ways. The concept of energy transition has become mainstream. | Our leaders have forgotten that the poorer half of our societies should not have to clean up the mess produced by the richest half. That it should not be our kids cleaning up our mess. | Doing It Ourselves: | Facing a lack of political will, an interesting and vivid grassroots movement has taken shape to reclaim our energy sys…
truthout.org/articles/energy-commons-from-energy-transition-to-climate-justice/

"I'm Not Willing to Do That": Trump Says He Won't Take Climate Action Because It Would Threaten Corporate Profits
Jake Johnson, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2019-06-29
The U.S. president reportedly worked to weaken G20 commitment to fighting climate crisis during summit in Osaka, Japan | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/donald_trump_g20.jpg…
commondreams.org/news/2019/06/29/im-not-willing-do-trump-says-he-wont-take-climate-action-because-it-would-threaten?cd-origin=rss

'It Is Our Future That Is at Risk': Greta Thunberg and Ocasio-Cortez Talk Reasons for Hope in Era of Climate Emergency
Jake Johnson, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2019-06-29
"Hope is not something that you have. Hope is something that you create, with your actions. Hope is something you have to manifest into the world, and once one person has hope, it can be contagious." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/greta_thunberg_ocasio_cortez.jpg…
commondreams.org/news/2019/06/29/it-our-future-risk-greta-thunberg-and-ocasio-cortez-talk-reasons-hope-era-climate?cd-origin=rss

Hooray, the Arctic is melting! Say WHAT?
Eds. | mronline.org | 2019-06-29
It's officially summer. Time for a swim, a cold beer, and a new slew of catastrophic climate changes… | Source…
mronline.org/2019/06/29/hooray-the-arctic-is-melting-say-what/

Energy Commons: From Energy Transition to Climate Justice
Staff | truthout.org | 2019-06-29
In 2019, only oil lobbyists and shabby orange politicians persist in denying the influence of human activities on the Earth's climate. Scientific evidence is piling up and we know that we must change our ways. The concept of energy transition has become mainstream. | However, governments have remained remarkably motionless. They are so inactive that kids have started school strikes and demand climate justice in front of the United Nations' Conference of Parties. They are so immobile that citizen groups actually sue their governments for their lack of climate action. And when governments attempt to do something…
truthout.org/articles/energy-commons-from-energy-transition-to-climate-justice/

French police use tear-gas on peaceful climate protesters in Paris
NationofChange Staff | nationofchange.org | 2019-06-29
On the hottest day ever recorded in France, climate protesters staged a peaceful protest and were met with a ferocious police presence. | Demanding that the French government declare a climate emergency and take immediate action to address global warming, climate activists staged a sit-in on a bridge over the river Seine in Paris. As the group sat on the ground on the bridge, police arrived and used tear-gas on them before attempting to forcefully remove them. | Several videos posted across s…
nationofchange.org/2019/06/29/french-police-use-tear-gas-on-peaceful-climate-protesters-in-paris/

Hidden plastics: Glitter gum and the air we breathe
Graham Peebles | nationofchange.org | 2019-06-29
The plastic contamination of the natural world flows from three main sources: complacency, apathy and ignorance, a poisonous trinity that is itself the result of a narrow and destructive approach to living. While there are signs of a shift in attitudes among many people, resistance to changing the lifestyle habits that feed the environmental crisis, is strong. | This apathy is partly fueled by a lack of knowledge about what products contain plastic and the impact it has; feeling overwhelmed by the scale of the crisis and ignorance about the interrelated nature of the Environmental Emergency more broadly. Under…
nationofchange.org/2019/06/29/hidden-plastics-glitter-gum-and-the-air-we-breath/

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