(2019-07-19). Stranger Things, Stranger Times. counterpunch.org To say we live in extraordinarily strange times is perhaps the ultimate understatement. Strange times indeed, and terrifying as well. Rising global fascism, the continued threat of nuclear war, an imperiled biosphere and a climate that is rapidly heating up. In the US it is even more apparent. There are concentration camps on the southern More
(2019-07-19). Rainforest on fire. mronline.org 
On the Front Lines of Bolsonaro's War on the Amazon, Brazil's Forest Communities Fight Against Climate Catastrophe | Source
(2019-07-19). Gaming the Climate. counterpunch.org 
The greater divisiveness of the various warring factions in Game of Thrones places our own national divisiveness on to small, less frightening screen only because our divisiveness does not include White Walkers and their Army of the Dead. The Thrones is a world of all against all far more confusing than our own U.S. war More
(2019-07-19). As Trump Tears Up Our Treaties, Can Local Efforts Yield Diplomatic Fruit? thenation.com As Trump Tears Up Our Treaties, Can Local Efforts Yield Diplomatic Fruit?
(2019-07-19). Until Emissions Drop, Nothing Has Been Accomplished: The Climate Resistance Handbook Is Here. commondreams.org "People always tell me and the other millions of school strikers that we should be proud of ourselves for what we have accomplished," writes Greta Thunberg in the introduction to the new Climate Resistance Handbook. "But the only thing that we need to look at is the emission curve." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/climate_resistance_handbook_cover.jpg …
(2019-07-19). Appeal Upheld in Challenge to Oil Drilling in California's Carrizo Plain National Monument. indybay.org BAKERSFIELD, Calif.― The California Bureau of Land Management has agreed with conservation groups that plans for a new oil well and pipeline in Carrizo Plain National Monument failed to comply with federal environmental laws. The July 12 decision, announced today, said the local BLM office must consider potential harm to California condors, other imperiled wildlife and the climate.
(2019-07-19). Climate Smart Farming and Gardening Workshop. indybay.org The event will be held on site at Terra Cultura, a nonprofit eco-education farm in Aromas, CA. Our mission is to cultivate resilient communities empowered through education and collaboration in agrecology, sustainable living, and the arts.
(2019-07-19). United Nations report finds global hunger on the rise for third year in row. wsws.org The rise in hunger and food insecurity around the world is inextricably linked to the rise of social inequality, the outbreak of new wars and the disastrous effects of climate change.
(2019-07-19). Thousands protest in central China against proposed waste incinerator. wsws.org The Wuhan protests are an expression of the growing social discontent throughout China, occurring at the same time as the mass demonstrations in Hong Kong.
(2019-07-19). Tasmanian councils declare climate emergency. greenleft.org.au 
Kingborough Council voted to declare a statewide Climate Biodiversity Emergency on July 8, just three weeks after adjoining Hobart City Council became the first Australian capital city to do the same. | The motion, moved by councillor Amanda Midgley, also commits council to write to Tasmanian Premier Will Hodgman and Prime Minister Scott Morrison to urge them to declare a climate emergency at the state and federal levels. | The public gallery at the Kingborough council meeting was packed and included members of the Red Brigade, an affiliate group of Extinction Rebellion (XR) Tasmania, who stood silently dressed i…
(2019-07-18). An extraordinary Twitter exchange with Richard Tol. mronline.org 
I had an extraordinary Twitter Exchange with Richard Tol over the last few days. I've written this post to preserve that exchange in case, at a future date, Tol decides to delete his tweets. They provide a superb window into the thinking that lies behind mainstream economic modelling of climate change, and why this has […] | Source
(2019-07-18). Manmade Ruin Adds 7,000 Species to Endangered 'Red List'. telesurenglish.net Mankind's destruction of nature is driving species to the brink of extinction at an "unprecedented" rate, the leading wildlife conservation body warned Thursday as it added more than 7,000 animals, fish and plants to its endangered "Red List." | RELATED: | 'Mass Plant Extinction' Threatens Future of Humanity: Study | From the canopies of tropical forests to the ocean floor, the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) said iconic…
(2019-07-18). Fighting Climate Change Means Ending War. commondreams.org Fighting this war is as much a matter of demobilization—reversing courses of action, shrinking our carbon footprint—as it is mobilizing green energy production and rebuilding society around a green consciousness. (Photo by Erik McGregor/Pacific Press/LightRocket via Getty Images) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/gettyimages-946939496.jpg …
(2019-07-18). Despite the 'climate emergency', fracking is about to restart in Lancashire. thecanary.co Fracking company Cuadrilla has returned to its site at Preston New Road (PNR) with plans to restart drilling for gas. Meanwhile, a second fracking company has submitted proposals for another site in Lancashire. And companies are still pushing for these new fossil fuels despite the government's declaration of a "climate emergency". | Back to frack: | On 11 July, Cuadrilla announced it would start sending fracking equipment back to PNR. The company plans to restart operations…
(2019-07-18). Fracking wastewater may trigger earthquakes for decades even after operations cease. nationofchange.org Oil wastewater disposal from oil and gas production may cause earthquakes for decades even after operations or are reduced, says new research published earlier this week. | Fracking, along with oil and gas production in general, in the United States is a booming industry. With this comes an increase in the rate of oilfield wastewater production. Fracking, the process of shooting water mixed with sand and chemicals into the earth to release the oil and natural gas from rock formations. | Fracking produces huge volumes of wastewater that contains cancer-causing chemicals, salts and naturally occurring radioactiv…
(2019-07-18). Cambodia To Send Back 1,600 Tons Plastic Waste to US, Canada. telesurenglish.net Cambodia announced Wednesday that it will send 1,600 tonnes of plastic waste back to the United States and Canada. The country received the waste in 83 shipping containers from developed Western countries Tuesday at Sihanoukville, Cambodia's main port. | RELATED: | US Can't Force Countries to Accept Non-Recyclable Imports: UN | "Cambodia is not a dustbin where foreign countries can dispose of out-of-date e-waste, and the government also opposes any import of plastic waste and lubr…
(2019-07-18). Cambodia returning plastic waste back to the U.S. and Canada. nationofchange.org Cambodia is the latest Asian country to reject the U.S. and Canada's onslaught of plastic waste. They will be sending approximately 1,764 tons in 83 containers back to North America in revolt. BREAKING: Cambodia joins China, Indonesia, the Philippines, and other Asian countries in pushing back against countries who externalize plastic waste. #breakfreefromplastic #plasticpollutes #plasticpollution …
(2019-07-18). Challenging capitalism is the ultimate climate mitigation strategy. greenleft.org.au 
The climate movement both at the international level and within specific countries is quite disparate, meriting a distinction between climate activists per se and climate justice activists. | Representatives of the former include organisations such as the Climate Action Network, Greenpeace, and Al Gore's Climate Reality Project, which emphasise the need for renewables, energy efficiency, and other techno-fixes and attempt to work within the parameters of global capitalism. | Others, such as Friends of the Earth, Climate Justice Action, and various socialist and anarchist groups, are attuned to the enormous social…
(2019-07-18). NOAA's Finding That Last Month Was Hottest June Ever Recorded Bolsters Calls for Radical Climate Action. commondreams.org As meteorologists warned Thursday that temperatures above 100 ∞F are expected to impact two-thirds of the country this weekend, U.S. government scientists revealed that last month was the hottest June ever recorded—bolstering calls for radical global action on the climate emergency. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/burningsun_0.jpg …
(2019-07-18). Trump aide demands of Jewish reporter: "What's your ethnicity?" wsws.org Kellyanne Conway's outburst, which has been hailed by neo-Nazi groups, gives a glimpse of the fascistic climate within Trump's inner circle.
(2019-07-18). Alaska governor cuts $400 million from education, social services. wsws.org The 41 percent reduction in the state budget for the University of Alaska will result in the elimination of dozens of degree programs and jeopardize climate research.
(2019-07-18). Extinction Rebellion disrupts Brisbane. greenleft.org.au 
Extinction Rebellion activists disrupted numerous intersections in Brisbane's CBD on July 11. | climate justice Jacob AndrewarthaIssue 1229 Australia Extinction Rebellion BrisbanePhoto: J…
(2019-07-18). 'Unprecedented' Decline of Plants and Animals as Global 'Red List' Reveals Nearly One-Third of Assessed Species Under Threat. commondreams.org Calling on global policymakers to act immediately to preserve biodiversity and save tens of thousands of species from extinction, the group behind the world's most definitive list of endangered animals and plants added more than 2,600 threatened species to its annual report. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/gettyimages-8499398083.jpg …
(2019-07-18). Australia needs a 'Green Fair Go'. greenleft.org.au 
RMIT University professor Rob Watts believes Australia needs a "Green Fair Go" — akin to the United States proposal of a "Green New Deal" — that would include a commitment to full employment through jobs linked to combating climate change. To make this a reality would require "people power", he said. | Watts was speaking at a Fair Go For Pensioners conference on July 10, where he provided an overview of the neoliberal policies pursued by Labor and Coalition governments during the past four decades. | He spoke of the decline of the union movement, growing inequality, the abandonment of the goal of full…
(2019-07-17). Global Britain's real climate changers: Big Oil must be taken down. mronline.org 
There is no global social unity in the face of climate disaster. We risk a 'climate apartheid' scenario where the wealthy pay to escape overheating, hunger, and conflict while the rest of the world is left to suffer. | Source
(2019-07-17). The Street-by-Street Battle Against Climate Change. thenation.com The Street-by-Street Battle Against Climate Change…
(2019-07-17). Norvergence: Psychosocial and mental health impacts of climate change. nationofchange.org "In the tech-saturated world, climate change is the biggest global threat (both physically and mentally)." Most articles or blog posts that address the climate change problem focuses on its physical health impacts. On the other hand, the overlooked impact of climate change is the mental health problems caused by it. Mostly, developing countries fail to …
(2019-07-17). Lawyer beat oil giant in court, but now faces jail and millions in fines. thecanary.co From 1964 to 1990, Texaco (later absorbed by Chevron) dumped 16 billion gallons of toxic waste in Ecuador's Amazon. The CIA played a key role in bringing to power the dictatorship that first allowed Texaco to work in Ecuador. Philip Agee, the great whistleblower of that era, descr…
(2019-07-17). Why A 20-Year Old Climate Activist is Suing the Federal Government. therealnews.com 
At Netroots Nation 2019, Vic Barrett, a young defendant in Juliana vs US, talks to Dharna Noor about why he's suing the federal government for its role in the climate crisis…
(2019-07-15). "Fossil Fuel Stooges" Pence & Trump Deny Climate Crisis as Deadly Rains Slam Louisiana & South Asia. democracynow.org 
Ongoing heavy rain has killed at least 67 people in Nepal, 25 in India and 14 in Bangladesh as flooding from monsoons has displaced 1 million people in South Asia. This year's flooding in the region has been worse than ever before and is likely fueled by rising global temperatures, which have led to more extreme weather. Scientists warn that the risk of deadly floods is not over. In the United States, New Orleans residents managed to avoid the worst of Tropical Storm Barry, but 11 million people continued to be on flash flood warning as the storm slowly made its way through Louisiana over the weekend. President T…
(2019-07-10). How the Climate Crisis Is Pushing Central Americans Out of Their Homes Toward the U.S. democracynow.org 
As the U.S. continues to crack down on migrants seeking asylum at the U.S.-Mexico border, we look at one of the underreported driving factors leading people to flee their home countries: the climate crisis. John Carlos Frey, author of "Sand and Blood: America's Stealth War on the Mexico Border," spent time with Central American climate refugees traveling in a caravan toward the United States. He says, "If this drought continues, we're looking at all-out famine from Central America. …That's one of the major reasons why they're coming. … The government doesn't even acknowledge the fact that there is a climate c…