After 1,600 arrests, Extinction Rebellion fights for right to protest in UK
Eds. | mronline.org | 2019-10-24
Facing a total ban on their protest in London, the activists are now embroiled in a struggle for their right to assemble. | Source…
mronline.org/2019/10/24/after-1600-arrests-extinction-rebellion-fights-for-right-to-protest-in-uk/

Police ban on Extinction Rebellion is an attack on our civil liberties
Eds. | mronline.org | 2019-10-24
The threat to our civil liberties from the police banning Extinction Rebellion protests is dangerous and we must resist, argues Sweta Choudhury. | Source…
mronline.org/2019/10/24/police-ban-on-extinction-rebellion-is-an-attack-on-our-civil-liberties/

ExxonMobil's climate fraud case finally goes to trial
Alexandra Jacobo | nationofchange.org | 2019-10-24
"This will only be the second climate-change case ever to go to trial in the United States."
nationofchange.org/2019/10/24/exxonmobils-climate-fraud-case-finally-goes-to-trial/

#ShutDownDC General Meeting–December 6 Strike, Direct Action Training, Lots of Actions
patrick | strikedc.org | 2019-10-24
Thursday, November 7 at 6: 30 pm Malcolm X Opportunity Center13351 Alabama Ave, SE, Washington DCNear the Congress Heights Metro Station (Green/Yellow) The week of September 20th, more than 6 million people all around the world answered the Youth Climate Strike call to action by walking out of school, skipping work and taking bold action for climate … | Continue reading "#ShutDownDC General Meeting–December 6 Strike, Direct Action Training, Lots of Actions"
strikedc.org/index.php/2019/10/24/shutdowndc-general-meeting-december-6-strike-direct-action-training-lots-of-actions/

XR Co-Founder Discusses Climate Emergency
Robert Hunziker | dissidentvoice.org | 2019-10-24
Extinction Rebellion ("XR") has hit the world stage like a flash of light with participants in more than 70 countries all within one year's time. Its allure is simply "telling the truth" about the climate crisis… for a change. A breath of fresh air in a world filled with deceit and lies by people in …
dissidentvoice.org/2019/10/xr-co-founder-discusses-climate-emergency/

As President Trump Abuses His Power, Why Is Los Angeles City Attorney Mike Feuer Trying to Criminalize Dissent?
Joel Bellman | commondreams.org | 2019-10-24
One juror summed it all up when he commented afterward: "I don't know why they even prosecuted the case. It was a complete waste of taxpayer money." (Photo: Joe Gratz/flickr/cc) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/gavel_0_0.jpeg …
commondreams.org/views/2019/10/24/president-trump-abuses-his-power-why-los-angeles-city-attorney-mike-feuer-trying?cd-origin=rss

Northern Reindeer that Roamed Taymyr Peninsula Are at the Brink of Extinction
Olga Gertcyk | globalresearch.ca | 2019-10-24
More than 40,000 wild reindeer perished since the last count in 2017, said scientists who returned from a major expedition to the Taymyr Peninsula. | The Yenisei group of reindeer has disappeared entirely while the westernmost group living along the Tareya …
globalresearch.ca/northern-reindeer-taymyr-peninsula-brink-extinction/5692977

Nuclear Industry's $23 Billion Bailout Request Shows Why It Should Have 'No Role to Play' in Solving Climate Crisis: Study
Eoin Higgins, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2019-10-24
"For the sake of taxpayers, electricity consumers and the climate, Congress must stop this endless nuclear boondoggle." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/three_mile_island_-_gettyimages-110954022_0.jpg …
commondreams.org/news/2019/10/24/nuclear-industrys-23-billion-bailout-request-shows-why-it-should-have-no-role-play?cd-origin=rss

'We Have to Get This Right': Historic Bill in US House Would Create Specific Protections for Climate Refugees
Jessica Corbett, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2019-10-24
Rep. Nydia Vel√°zquez on Wednesday introduced historic legislation in the Democrat-controlled House that would establish formal federal protections in the United States for refugees fleeing impacts of the human-caused global climate crisis. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/refugeeswarming_0.jpg …
commondreams.org/news/2019/10/24/we-have-get-right-historic-bill-us-house-would-create-specific-protections-climate?cd-origin=rss

Celebrity Protesters and Extinction Rebellion
Binoy Kampmark | counterpunch.org | 2019-10-23
Benedict Cumberbatch. Olivia Colman. Fine actors. They believe in Extinction Rebellion, or perhaps, rebelling against the prospect of extinction. The environment thing, humanity as a damnably scandalous, ecologically damaging species. But they also believe in taking sponsorship from the very same entities who are doing their best (or worst) to engage in matters of existential…
counterpunch.org/2019/10/23/celebrity-protesters-and-extinction-rebellion/

Oil giant BP tries to lecture ordinary people on the climate crisis. It backfires spectacularly
Ed Sykes | thecanary.co | 2019-10-23
Oil giant BP seems to be on a PR offensive at the moment. And in an apparent attempt to distract from its own massive role in global climate breakdown, it's essentially lecturing ordinary people on how they can do more to reduce their impact. | BP searching for sympathy: | Speaking at the One Young World conference in London, BP chief executive Bob Dudley said: It isn't the producers of energy only, it's the users of energy. We've had generations of using energy… so we're all part of the problem. … | We [BP] want to be part of…
thecanary.co/trending/2019/10/23/oil-giant-bp-tries-to-lecture-ordinary-people-on-climate-crisis-it-backfires-spectacularly/

Congress Holds Hearing on Big Oil's War on Climate Science
Staff | therealnews.com | 2019-10-23
The House Oversight Committee heard testimony about the fossil fuel industry's multimillion dollar campaign to suppress knowledge of their contributions to the climate crisis.
therealnews.com/columns/congress-hearing-big-oil-war-on-climate-science

Coca-Cola Named Most Polluting Brand in Global Audit of Plastic Waste
Sharon Lerner | theintercept.com | 2019-10-23
Coca-Cola was found for the second year in a row to be the most polluting brand in a global audit of plastic trash conducted by the Break Free From Plastic global movement. The giant soda company was responsible for more plastic litter than the next top three polluters combined. | More than 72,000 volunteers fanned out onto beaches, paddled along waterways, and walked along streets near their offices and homes picking up plastic bottles, cups, wrappers, bags, and scraps for the one-da…
theintercept.com/2019/10/23/coca-cola-plastic-waste-pollution/

Protests in Haiti: An Overlooked Crisis the World Should Not Ignore
Staff | therealnews.com | 2019-10-22
Haiti faces fuel shortages, food shortages, and corruption. Political economist Keston Perry argues that neocolonialism, neoliberalism, and climate injustice are at the root of Haiti's instability.
therealnews.com/stories/haiti-crisis-overlooked-climate-neoliberalism-neocolonialism

Celebrity Protesters and Extinction Rebellion
Binoy Kampmark | dissidentvoice.org | 2019-10-22
Benedict Cumberbatch. Olivia Colman. Fine actors. They believe in Extinction Rebellion, or perhaps, rebelling against the prospect of extinction. The environment thing, humanity as a damnably scandalous, ecologically damaging species. But they also believe in taking sponsorship from the very same entities who are doing their best (or worst) to engage in matters of existential …
dissidentvoice.org/2019/10/celebrity-protesters-and-extinction-rebellion/

Danish Red-Green Alliance congress: Organising for climate and social justice
susan_p | greenleft.org.au | 2019-10-18
Dick NicholsIssue 1241 DenmarkOctober 18, 2019Denmark's Red-Green Alliance (RGA) held its 30th congress in Copenhagen on October 5-6, in a political context that contrasted strongly with that of its previous congress. | Eighteen months ago the party's 300-plus congress delegates were preparing for a general election they hoped would lift the RGA into the role of main challenger to the Social Democrats for he…
greenleft.org.au/content/danish-red-green-alliance-congress-%E2%80%94-organising-climate-and-social-justice

#ShutDownDC — What's Next? We've got some ideas
patrick | strikedc.org | 2019-10-16
Over the past several months we have seen an unprecedented escalation in our movements for climate justice. On September 20, millions of young people all over the world skipped school to join one of the largest youth-led protests in history. Then on September 23rd, we shut down traffic into the nation's capital during the morning … | Continue reading "#ShutDownDC — What's Next? We've got some ideas…"
strikedc.org/index.php/2019/10/16/shutdowndc-whats-next-weve-got-some-ideas/

Where are the Young Voices in the Media?
Uma Menon | progressive.org | 2019-10-16
Youth activism is clearly on the rise today, particularly in regard to gun control and climate change. Yet the stories about these involvements are hardly ever told by young people.
progressive.org/op-eds/young-voices-in-the-media-menon-191016/

It Was the Longest Debate So Far, But CNN & NYT Asked No Questions on Climate Crisis & Immigration
Staff | democracynow.org | 2019-10-16
Despite ongoing climate chaos and a sustained humanitarian disaster at the southern border, The New York Times and CNN failed to ask candidates directly about immigration or the climate crisis at Tuesday night's Democratic presidential debate. We speak with Marielena Hincapié, executive director of the National Immigration Law Center, who says the lack of attention to immigraton "was a major gap in the three-hour debate." We also speak with journalist Kate Aronoff about the debate's failure to address the climate crisis.
www.democracynow.org/2019/10/16/no_immigration_questions_in_democratic_debate

Just 100 Companies Will Sign Humanity's Death Warrant
Lee Camp | mintpressnews.com | 2019-10-15
The 100 corporations actively suffocating us in a blanket of global warming emissions are the same ones that run our government. They have wrapped their tentacles around our politicians, the regulatory agencies and the criminal justice system.
mintpressnews.com/just-100-corporations-causing-most-climate-change/262383/

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/

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/