Mass arrests continue in London and other cities in global Extinction Rebellion protests
wsws.org | 2019-10-14
By Sunday afternoon, police had arrested 1,309 protesters in London, more than were arrested in the first wave of demonstrations in April.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/10/14/exti-o14.html
Global Climate Strike: From Protest To Power?
Mike Miller | counterpunch.org | 2019-10-14
Climate justice advocates enthusiastically report that the recent Global Climate Strike involved 7.6 million people in 6,500 events that took place in 185 countries, supported by 8,500 websites, 3,000 companies, and 73 trade unions. Behind the headlines is this fact: with the exception of Morocco, no country in the world is complying with its Paris…
counterpunch.org/2019/10/14/global-climate-strike-from-protest-to-power/
Norvergence — From Syrian children holding Pokemon Go placard to save their lives to climate change protest: Why the children give us hope for the better future
George Stacey | nationofchange.org | 2019-10-14
Environmentalists at Norvergence believe that the different ways in which today's generation especially children are raising their voice against injustice or climate change, it seems the future of this planet is in safe hands. September 20, 2019, millions of people have come out in large numbers to protest against climate change demanding urgent action. The …
nationofchange.org/2019/10/14/norvergence-from-syrian-children-holding-pokemon-go-placard-to-save-their-lives-to-climate-change-protest-why-the-children-give-us-hope-for-the-better-future/
Can Extinction Rebellion Put Climate Change 'Beyond Politics'?
Daniel Judt | thenation.com | 2019-10-14
Can Extinction Rebellion Put Climate Change 'Beyond Politics'?
thenation.com/article/climate-change-extinction-rebellion/
As Presidential Candidates Prepare for Ohio Debate, Farmers Need a New Vision
Karen Stillerman | commondreams.org | 2019-10-14
With climate change clearly upon us, the federal government must take bold action to equip farmers in Ohio and across the nation with the tools they need to help themselves, their communities, and the future of our food. (Photo: Joseph Sohm/Shutterstock) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/cnn_4.jpeg …
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Here Today, Gone Tomorrow? Effects of Climate Change on Bay Area Wildlife
Citizens Climate Lobby and others | indybay.org | 2019-10-14
The David Brower Center, 2150 Allston Way, Berkeley, CA 94704…
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/10/13/18827251.php
Climate Change, Disability and the Politics of Survival
University of San Francisco | indybay.org | 2019-10-14
Maraschi Room, Fromm Hall, USF, 2497 Golden Gate Ave, San Francisco, CA 94118…
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/10/13/18827253.php
Scientists endorse mass civil disobedience to force climate action
Matthew Green | nationofchange.org | 2019-10-14
Almost 400 scientists have endorsed a civil disobedience campaign aimed at forcing governments to take rapid action to tackle climate change, warning that failure could inflict "incalculable human suffering." In a joint declaration, climate scientists, physicists, biologists, engineers and others from at least 20 countries broke with the caution traditionally associated with academia to side …
nationofchange.org/2019/10/14/scientists-endorse-mass-civil-disobedience-to-force-climate-action/
Climate Positive Speaker Series: Cool Effect
CANOPY | indybay.org | 2019-10-14
CANOPY Jackson Square, 595 Pacific Avenue #F4, San Francisco, CA 94133…
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/10/13/18827252.php
What INGOs Can Learn From Greta Thunberg and the Global Climate Strikes
Stephen McCloskey | commondreams.org | 2019-10-14
Global Climate Strike in London on March 15 2019. (Photo: Flickr/Gary Knight. Public Domain) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/stephenmccloskey.max-760×504.jpeg …
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When Talking About the Climate Crisis, We Can't Forget About Nuclear Weapons
Matt Korda | thenation.com | 2019-10-14
When Talking About the Climate Crisis, We Can't Forget About Nuclear Weapons…
thenation.com/article/climate-change-nuclear/
Truth, Justice and Life
Scott Owen | counterpunch.org | 2019-10-14
It's wonderful how good things can come in small packages. Like Greta Thunberg out waking the world to the urgency of action in addressing the climate crises. Like Ellen DeGeneres out for a game with George Bush. Like a butterfly, flapping its wings in the forest. Like the sound of truth. I'm writing here at…
counterpunch.org/2019/10/14/truth-justice-and-life/
Managing Water in an Unpredictable Climate
Staff | truthout.org | 2019-10-14
| In southern Nevada, the problem is drought. Nineteen years of declining snowpack in the mountains that make up the Colorado River water basin has caused Lake Mead, the region's primary source of drinking water, to drop about 130 feet. | In New York City, it's floods — extreme storms that overwhelm the drainage system and dump water into the streets and subways. | Tampa Bay must contend with rising sea levels. And in Den…
truthout.org/articles/managing-water-in-an-unpredictable-climate/
Bayer Shareholders: Put Health and Nature First and Stop Funding this Company!
Colin Todhunter | globalresearch.ca | 2019-10-14
Campaigner and environmentalist Dr Rosemary Mason has just written an open letter to Bayer Crop Science shareholders and Chairman of the Board Werner Wenning. She has also sent them a 13,000-word report. Mason is appealing to shareholders to put | …
globalresearch.ca/bayer-shareholders-put-health-nature-first-stop-funding-company/5691847
Stop the waste: UN food agencies call for action to reduce global hunger
United Nations | un.org | 2019-10-14
With one-third of food produced for human consumption lost or wasted, and millions still going hungry, the UN's food-related agencies are shining a spotlight on the issue: on Monday, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) published its annual State of Food and Agriculture report with findings that could lead to a reduction in food loss and waste, and, earlier in October, the World Food Programme (WFP) launched its awareness-raising #StopTheWaste campaign.
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Brexit will 'hold back' climate change action, SNP conference told
The Canary | thecanary.co | 2019-10-14
Brexit will "hold back" efforts in Scotland to tackle the global climate emergency, the country's environment secretary said.Roseanna Cunningham announced new measures to help in the fight against global warming — but warned of the impact leaving the European Union could have on the environment.Speaking at the SNP annual conference in Aberdeen, she said: "Brexit will hold back Scotland's environmental ambitions."We cannot allow Brexit to happen. Scotland voted to remain in the EU and we must do all we can to keep Scotland in the EU."But if it does happen — I promise this — we will protect Scotland'…
thecanary.co/discovery/news-discovery/2019/10/14/brexit-will-hold-back-climate-change-action-snp-conference-told/
Citing 'Moral Duty to Take Radical Action,' Over 700 Scientists Endorse Mass Civil Disobedience to Fight Climate Crisis
Jake Johnson, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2019-10-14
"We believe that the continued governmental inaction over the climate and ecological crisis now justifies peaceful and nonviolent protest and direct action, even if this goes beyond the bounds of the current law." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/scientists_extinction_rebellion.jpg …
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'Stop Funding Ecocide': Extinction Rebellion Protesters Target London Financial District
Jake Johnson, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2019-10-14
"The city of London is a preeminent nexus of power in the global system that is killing our world." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/london_extinction_rebellion_0.png …
commondreams.org/news/2019/10/14/stop-funding-ecocide-extinction-rebellion-protesters-target-london-financial?cd-origin=rss
Human Violence: Pervasive, Multi-dimensional and Extinction-threatening
Robert J. Burrowes | dissidentvoice.org | 2019-10-13
Violence is pervasive throughout human society and it has a vast range of manifestations. Moreover, some of these manifestations — particularly the threat of nuclear war (which might start regionally), the climate catastrophe and the ongoing ecological devastation, as well as geoengineering and the deployment of 5G — threaten imminent human extinction if not contained. …
dissidentvoice.org/2019/10/human-violence-pervasive-multi-dimensional-and-extinction-threatening/
Human Violence: Pervasive Throughout Society. "Strategic Response" to End Violence
Robert J. Burrowes | globalresearch.ca | 2019-10-13
Violence is pervasive throughout human society and it has a vast range of manifestations. Moreover, some of these manifestations — particularly the threat of nuclear war (which might start regionally), the climate catastrophe and the ongoing ecological devastation, as well …
globalresearch.ca/human-violence-pervasive-multi-dimensional-extinction-threatening/5691800
UN chief praises Japanese climate resilience, as Typhoon Hagibis cleanup begins
United Nations | un.org | 2019-10-13
With Typhoon Hagibis causing destruction and loss of life in Japan, UN Secretary-General António Guterres has praised the leadership role the country is playing in climate resilience, and its "extensive and efficient preparation for this latest extreme weather event".
news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2019/10/1049171
Climate campaigners win a major victory, leaving Boris Johnson even weaker
James Wright | thecanary.co | 2019-10-13
With flagship fracking company Cuadrilla packing its bags, climate campaigners have won a major victory. And they've left Boris Johnson, who has long championed fracking, even weaker. | 'Fracking is dead': | After reportedly triggering several e…
thecanary.co/uk/analysis/2019/10/13/climate-campaigners-win-a-major-victory-leaving-boris-johnson-even-weaker/
Reducing disaster risk is a good investment, and 'the right thing to do', says Guterres
United Nations | un.org | 2019-10-13
There is a strong economic case for climate resilience and reducing the risk of disasters, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said in a message to mark the International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction, which falls on Sunday.
news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2019/10/1049151
Bayer Shareholders: Put Health and Nature First and Stop Funding This Company!
Colin Todhunter | dissidentvoice.org | 2019-10-13
Campaigner and environmentalist Dr Rosemary Mason has just written an open letter to Bayer Crop Science shareholders and Chairman of the Board Werner Wenning. She has also sent them a 13,000-word report. Mason is appealing to shareholders to put human health and nature ahead of profit and to stop funding Bayer. In her report, she …
dissidentvoice.org/2019/10/bayer-shareholders-put-health-and-nature-first-and-stop-funding-this-company/
Climate Change: All Talk No Action
Graham Peebles | dissidentvoice.org | 2019-10-12
Awareness of climate change and the interconnected environmental crisis is growing throughout the world. Protest movements led by Extinction Rebellion and School Strike for Climate increase in number and scope, demands for action are repeated, louder and louder, anger and anxiety mounts. And yet politicians and corporations, complacent, trapped by outdated ideology and motivated by …
dissidentvoice.org/2019/10/climate-change-all-talk-no-action/
Can Extinction Rebellion Build a U.S. Climate Movement Big Enough to Save the Earth?
Alleen Brown | theintercept.com | 2019-10-12
To members sincere in their belief that a mass-appeal movement is what's needed to quell catastrophe, drawing in front-line communities is life or death.
theintercept.com/2019/10/12/extinction-rebellion-climate-movement-direct-action/
It's time to add global justice to XR's demands
Eds. | mronline.org | 2019-10-12
Extinction Rebellion must recognise the impacts of colonialism and capitalism, and demand a just transition for all, argues Aranyo Aarjan | Source…
mronline.org/2019/10/12/its-time-to-add-global-justice-to-xrs-demands/
After this year's Climate Action Summit, what happens next?
United Nations | un.org | 2019-10-12
People across the world need to embrace "fundamental change" in order to combat climate change and meet the target of restricting the increase in global temperatures to 1.5 degrees Celsius, Claudio Forner, from UN Climate Change in Bonn, told UN News in an interview that took place following the Climate Action Summit.
news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2019/10/1049141
It is time to try out an "ecological Leninism" — Interview with Andreas Malm
Andreas Malm | mronline.org | 2019-10-12
Andreas Malm interviewed about Marxist approaches to the climate movement. | Source…
mronline.org/2019/10/12/it-is-time-to-try-out-an-ecological-leninism-interview-with-andreas-malm/
Colossal WASTE in US healthcare spending surpasses military budget at nearly $1 trillion per year, study says
rt.com | 2019-10-12
Waste and needless spending in America's healthcare system could amount to almost $1 trillion each year, topping total US military expenditures in 2019 — the world's largest defense budget — according to new research. | Encompassing administrative overhead, fraud and abuse, inflated pricing and other inefficiencies, a study published this week in the Journal of the American Medical Association found the cumulative waste in US healthcare ranged from $760 billion to $935 annually, or 25 percent of what Americans spend each year o…
rt.com/usa/470752-medical-waste-bigger-defense-budget/
Is Trudeau a Climate Criminal?
Yves Engler | dissidentvoice.org | 2019-10-11
During a rally/press conference before the September 27 climate strike/protest in Montréal a friend interrupted the Prime Minister to label him a "climate criminal". When Trudeau joined the enormous march, I dogged him yelling "criminel climatique/climate criminal". A week later I was detained and given a $150 ticket for yelling "climate criminal" outside a café …
dissidentvoice.org/2019/10/is-trudeau-a-climate-criminal/
Jane Fonda protests 'climate change' in DC because Greta Thunberg said so, gets arrested
rt.com | 2019-10-11
Award-winning actress Jane Fonda has woken up to how bad climate change is after listening to Swedish teen Greta Thunberg. She came to Washington to protest on the steps of the Capitol, and promptly got arrested. | "I've been a climate scientist for decades and decades," Fonda, 81, told ABC News — but it was apparently Thunberg holding a sign in from of the Swedish parliament that inspired her to actually take to the streets. So the 81-year-old actress decided to get out of her "comfort zone," leaving her $5.45 million Los Angeles mansion to move across the country to Washington, DC for the purpose of pro…
rt.com/usa/470746-jane-fonda-arrested-protest-greta-thunberg/
Climate Justice in India: A critical overview
Eds. | mronline.org | 2019-10-11
Global climate strike led by Greta Thunberg and youth around the world has trigged climate justice debates in the mainstream. In India, from the past few weeks, we have witnessed climate protests in major metropolitan cities demanding governments to act on the current climate crisis to ensure a livable future for the coming generations. | Source…
mronline.org/2019/10/11/climate-justice-in-india-a-critical-overview/
Inside the "Anthropocene" film
Eds. | mronline.org | 2019-10-11
Its creators get candid about chronicling the sixth great extinction. | Source…
mronline.org/2019/10/11/inside-the-anthropocene-film/
Struggle for climate change is a struggle against capitalism
Eds. | mronline.org | 2019-10-11
The struggle against inequality and for destruction of capital is innately linked with struggle for man-nature dialectics of the higher order where earth does not remain a commodity to be exploited. | Source…
mronline.org/2019/10/11/struggle-for-climate-change-is-a-struggle-against-capitalism/
Friday's Daily Brief: Day of the Girl Child, mayors lead on climate emergency, Turkey Syria offensive, new statelessness pledges, extremism in social media
United Nations | un.org | 2019-10-11
Our top stories for Friday: Day of the Girl Child celebrated around the world; city mayors lead on climate fight; humanitarian alarm rising over Turkey's Syria offensive; history's made as countries step forward to tackle global statelessness; Burkina Faso violence forces 500,000 from their homes; 'white extremist' use of social media in attacks must be curbed.
news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2019/10/1049101
Climate emergency: City mayors are 'world's first responders', says UN chief
United Nations | un.org | 2019-10-11
City bosses are "the world's first responders to the climate emergency" UN chief António Guterres declared on Friday, at an international mayors' summit in Copenhagen.
news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2019/10/1049091
Extinction Rebellion protester: Why we got arrested for climate change
pip.hinman | greenleft.org.au | 2019-10-11
climate emergency Duncan RodenIssue 1240 Australia Extinction Rebellion SydneyOctober 11, 2019More than 38 people, including myself, were arrested during an Extinction Rebellion (XR) protest i…
greenleft.org.au/content/extinction-rebellion-protester-why-we-got-arrested-climate-change
Cops aren't tops
pip.hinman | greenleft.org.au | 2019-10-11
Fighting Fund Sam WainwrightIssue 1240 Australia climate emergency Extinction Rebellion fossil fuel mafiaOctober 1…
greenleft.org.au/content/cops-arent-tops
To defend jobs, unions must take lead on climate emergency
pip.hinman | greenleft.org.au | 2019-10-11
climate emergency Crimson CoconutIssue 1240 Australia unions jobs employmentOctober 11, 2019Some unions have been rightfully criticised for sen…
greenleft.org.au/content/defend-jobs-unions-must-take-lead-climate-emergency
Demand More from Transportation Bill
Steven Higashide | progressive.org | 2019-10-10
The new bill "acknowledges" climate change in the same way that sending a pallet of bottled water to Flint, Michigan "acknowledges" the lead crisis.
progressive.org/op-eds/demand-more-from-transportation-bill-higashide-191010/
Extinction Rebellion: Hundreds Arrested in Protest of Climate Crisis
Staff | therealnews.com | 2019-10-09
Thousands are taking part in two weeks of civil disobedience aimed at forcing governments to address climate change…
therealnews.com/stories/extinction-rebellion-arrested-climate-crisis
Youth Indigenous Activist Speaks on Deforestation in Indonesia
Staff | therealnews.com | 2019-10-08
14-year-old Kynan Degar explains how the palm oil industry harms indigenous Indonesian communities through deforestation–an interview at the United Nations Climate Action Summit.
therealnews.com/stories/youth-indigenous-activist-speaks-deforestation-indonesia
This Is Not a Drill: 700+ Arrested as Extinction Rebellion Fights Climate Crisis with Direct Action
Staff | democracynow.org | 2019-10-08
More than 700 people have been arrested in civil disobedience actions as the group Extinction Rebellion kicked off two weeks of protests in 60 cities worldwide, demanding urgent government action on the climate crisis. Its members have superglued themselves to government buildings, occupied public landmarks, shut down roads and taken to the streets to sound the alarm about the impending catastrophe of global warming. Extinction Rebellion, a nonpolitical movement, launched last year in the U.K. and rose to prominence in April, when it disrupted traffic in Central London for 11 days. For more about the significance…
www.democracynow.org/2019/10/8/extinction_rebellion_global_actions_climate_crisis
Vista high school students demand climate action
Juliana Musheyev | liberationnews.org | 2019-09-30
Students from Rancho Buena Vista High School organized a sit-in at Vista City Hall Sept. 27 to demand a stronger climate action plan.
liberationnews.org/vista-high-school-students-demand-climate-action/
StrikeDC — Friday, September 27
patrick | strikedc.org | 2019-09-24
On Monday, 2,000 of us took to the streets of Washington, DC shutting down key intersections and disrupting business as usual to demand an immediate end to the age of fossil fuels, and a swift and just transition to renewable energy. A broad coalition of climate and social justice groups fanned out across downtown D.C. … | Continue reading "StrikeDC — Friday, September 27"
strikedc.org/index.php/2019/09/24/strikedc-friday-september-27/
Join the Global Climate Strike. Oppose Israel's climate apartheid
patrick | bdsmovement.net | 2019-09-18
Join the Global Climate Strike. Oppose Israel's climate apartheid.: Action AlertTell multinational corporations to stop investing in fossil fuels and in Israel's oppression of the Palestinian people. | Economic BoycottSeptember 19, 2019 | By: | | Palestinian BDS National Committee (BNC) …
bdsmovement.net/news/join-global-climate-strike-oppose-israels-climate-apartheid