The Complete History of Monsanto, "The World's Most Evil Corporation"
E Hanzai | globalresearch.ca | 2019-11-25
First published by Waking Times, posted by Global Research in May 2014, this article provides a historical viewpoint. It is of particular relevance in relation to the Monsanto-Bayer merger. Monsanto-Bayer is relentlessly pushing the Worldwide adoption of glyphosate, which is …
globalresearch.ca/the-complete-history-of-monsanto-the-worlds-most-evil-corporation/5387964

The Rockefeller Way: The Family's Covert 'Climate Change' Plan
The Energy & Environmental Legal Institute | globalresearch.ca | 2019-11-24
First published in December 2016, this article is of relevance to an understanding of the ongoing Climate, Extinction Rebellion debate. | Who is funding the "Protest Movement" | "Beginning in the 1980s, the Rockefeller Brothers Fund became leading advocates of the global …
globalresearch.ca/rockefeller-familys-covert-climate-change-plan/5678775

Newsom freezes new fracking operations, but oil drilling permits outpace 2018
Dan Bacher | indybay.org | 2019-11-24
The FracTracker Alliance and Consumer Watchdog unveiled a new website on November 19 to continually map and update the number of oil and gas wells permitted by the Newsom Administration: www.NewsomWellWatch.com. | "The pace of permitting overall is still on track to beat the total number of permits issued during Brown's final year in office (2018). The number of drilling and rework permits issued in the first ten months of 2019 through November 4 total 4,049. In the same period of 2018, under Governor Brown, the total was 3,723," the groups stated.
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/11/24/18828400.php

Rising seas threaten US Pacific nuclear dump
wsws.org | 2019-11-23
A concrete dome, a relic of the US nuclear testing program, is breaking up and beginning to spill deadly nuclear waste into the Pacific Ocean.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/11/23/mars-n23.html

Young adults urged to sign up to vote in the 'climate election'
The Canary | thecanary.co | 2019-11-23
Young adults are being urged by under-18s and celebrities to sign up to vote so they can use the power of the ballot box to tackle the climate and nature crises.The call comes after the Electoral Commission reveals that a third of young people are not registered to vote, with only 66% of 18 to 19-year-olds and 68% of those aged 20-24 correctly signed up.Students who are too young to vote are helping launch #ItsOurTime, a politically neutral campaign which aims to motivate young people concerned about climate change to sign up before the registration deadline on November 26.Celebrities including bands The Foals an…
thecanary.co/discovery/2019/11/23/young-adults-urged-to-sign-up-to-vote-in-the-climate-election/

"It wasn't just big oil that knew about climate change decades ago": New report reveals coal knew too
Ruth Milka | nationofchange.org | 2019-11-23
The coal industry knew about the danger of rising greenhouse gas emissions as early as 1966.
nationofchange.org/2019/11/23/it-wasnt-just-big-oil-that-knew-about-climate-change-decades-ago-new-report-reveals-coal-knew-too/

Football fans fume after Yale-Harvard game disrupted by HUNDREDS of pitch-invading climate protesters (VIDEO)
rt.com | 2019-11-23
A football game between two elite Ivy League universities froze for about an hour as a crowd of students and alumni staged a protest against investment in fossil fuels right on the playing field — and sparked an online outrage. | It was after the second quarter of the game at the Yale Bowl, New Haven, Connecticut, when scores of protesters from both colleges stormed the field, carrying banners and placards that accused the two prestigious universities of being "complicit in climate injustice" by investing in fossil fuel companies. | Watch as HUNDREDS of both Harvard and Yale students storm the field in s…
rt.com/usa/474192-yale-harvard-pitch-invaded-climate/

With Health Effects Already Well-Documented, Wolf Must Stop Fracking
commondreams.org | 2019-11-22
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commondreams.org/newswire/2019/11/22/health-effects-already-well-documented-wolf-must-stop-fracking?cd-origin=rss

The Future of Meat
Staff | truthdig.com | 2019-11-22
As people become aware of the effects of eating animals on climate change and human health, a new book asks whether we will see an end to it.
truthdig.com/articles/the-future-of-meat/

Fighting for social change in a time of climate crisis
Fred_F | greenleft.org.au | 2019-11-22
Climate capitalism Jacob AndrewarthaIssue 1246 AustraliaNovember 22, 2019As the climate crisis pushes the planet past certain tipping points, inequality between the rich and the poor continues to grow. At the same time, we are also witnessing a resurgence in protests and…
greenleft.org.au/content/fighting-social-change-time-climate-crisis

We need a just climate transition
Fred_F | greenleft.org.au | 2019-11-22
Climate Meghan StreetIssue 1246 AustraliaNovember 22, 2019The climate movement has to take up the issues of refugees, war and global inequality to ensure a just climate for all. | The climate crisis is generating instability and a scarcity of resources via rising sea levels and more intense and extreme weather events, such as floods, storm s…
greenleft.org.au/content/we-need-just-climate-transition

Unions campaign for a jobs-rich energy transition
Fred_F | greenleft.org.au | 2019-11-22
Climate workers' rights Pip HinmanIssue 1246 AustraliaNovember 22, 2019Together with the Australian Manufacturing Workers Union (AMWU), the Electrical Trades Union (ETU), the Gippsland Trades and Labour Council and the Victorian Trades Hall Council, the Maritime Union…
greenleft.org.au/content/unions-campaign-jobs-rich-energy-transition

Climate action: Why only the most radical approach will work
Fred_F | greenleft.org.au | 2019-11-22
Climate Dave HolmesIssue 1246 AustraliaNovember 22, 2019The climate crisis is the greatest threat ever faced by humanity. The survival of the human race is at stake. The reality of the heating of the planet can no longer rationally be denied. | Carbon dioxide emissions continue to rise. The atmospheric concentration of carbon dioxide is now ab…
greenleft.org.au/content/climate-action-why-only-most-radical-approach-will-work

Coal Knew Too: Explosive Report Shows Industry Was Aware of Climate Threat as Far Back as 1966
Eoin Higgins, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2019-11-22
"It wasn't just big oil that knew about climate change decades ago." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/coal_plant_insurance_chubb_0.jpg …
commondreams.org/news/2019/11/22/coal-knew-too-explosive-report-shows-industry-was-aware-climate-threat-far-back-1966?cd-origin=rss

Climate Finally Climbed Onto the Debate Stage. But It's Still Not Taken Seriously Enough
Jeet Heer | thenation.com | 2019-11-21
Climate Finally Climbed Onto the Debate Stage. But It's Still Not Taken Seriously Enough.
thenation.com/article/climate-democrats-debate-2020/

Australian Women Win Vaginal Mesh Landmark Class Action
telesurenglish.net | 2019-11-21
More than 1,350 women who have suffered debilitating side effects of pelvic mesh implants won a landmark class-action lawsuit against multinational giant Johnson & Johnson on Thursday in Sydney. | RELATED: | Australia's Premier to Ban Climate Boycotts | The case, which began in 2012, has been described by the prosecution as the biggest class action concerning women's health in Australia's history. | The Federal Court of Australia held the behavior of the American mul…
telesurenglish.net/news/Australian-Women-Win-Vaginal-Mesh-Landmark-Class-Action-20191121-0012.html

Capitalism's Suicidal Trajectory can't be ignored
Jonathan Cook | dissidentvoice.org | 2019-11-21
If we make it out of the climate emergency, we may come to view the few decades usually described simply as the Cold War that followed the Second World War as halcyon days — at least relative to what we are facing now. The Cold War was a power struggle between two economic empires for …
dissidentvoice.org/2019/11/capitalisms-suicidal-trajectory-cant-be-ignored/

Wednesday's Daily Brief: Israeli settlements, World Children's Day, fossil fuel overuse
United Nations | news.un.org | 2019-11-20
A recap of Wednesday's stories: UN envoy reiterates position on illegality of Israeli settlements, World Children's Day marked with calls for rights of children to be upheld, new report highlights major gap between use of fossil fuels and commitments to limit global warming.
news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2019/11/1051811

Sanders' Plan to Fight Global Climate Disaster Too Ambitious, Says NYT
Julie Hollar | fair.org | 2019-11-20
When Sen. Bernie Sanders announced his $16.3 trillion climate plan, corporate media were quick to throw cold water on it, arguing that the Democratic presidential candidate's plan was too expensive, and logistically and politically impossible (FAIR.org, 9/6/19). As Sanders fleshed out his plan in more detail, the media pushback continued: "Sanders' Climate Ambitions Thrill Supporters, but Experts Aren't Impressed," annou…
fair.org/home/sanders-plan-to-fight-global-climate-disaster-too-ambitious-says-nyt/

Palestine is a climate justice issue – Israeli apartheid is not "green"
patrick | bdsmovement.net | 2019-11-20
Palestine is a climate justice issue – Israeli apartheid is not "green": Update Click to download and print this Fact Sheet.November 21, 2019 | By: | | Palestinian BDS National Committee (BNC) …
bdsmovement.net/news/palestine-climate-justice-issue-israeli-apartheid-not-green

Where There's Smoke
Matt Wuerker | thenation.com | 2019-11-20
Fossil fuel's climate change lies.
thenation.com/article/where-theres-smoke/

What the Frack? New Mexico Wants to Recycle Radioactive Wastewater
Frances Madeson | progressive.org | 2019-11-19
The state's famous green chiles may be hot for a whole new reason.
progressive.org/dispatches/what-the-frack-new-mexico-recycle-radioactive-wastewater-madeson-191119/

The climate canary in the coal mine
Fred_F | greenleft.org.au | 2019-11-16
Climate Zane AlcornIssue 1245 AustraliaNovember 16, 2019If you thought extreme weather and climate events would eventually force politicians to wake up — that notion should now be definitely put to bed. | Not only did the Coalition fail to acknowledge climate change makes it more likely that extreme weather events will be more frequent…
greenleft.org.au/content/climate-canary-coal-mine

Sen. Cory Booker on Environmental Justice, Nuclear Power & "Savage Racial Disparities" in the U.S
Staff | democracynow.org | 2019-11-15
The first-ever Presidential Forum on Environmental Justice, co-moderated by Democracy Now! host Amy Goodman and former EPA official Mustafa Santiago Ali, was held last Friday at South Carolina State University in Orangeburg. Senator Cory Booker of New Jersey was one of six Democratic candidates to share his plans to confront environmental injustices and the climate crisis. Booker spoke about racial disparities in the U.S., the creation of renewable energy jobs and the water contamination crises in cities across the country, including his hometown of Newark. "My community is not alone," Booker said. "Lead service…
www.democracynow.org/2019/11/15/cory_booker_presidential_forum_environmental_justice

Take Action — Some actual, SANE legislation
Jon Rainwater | peaceaction.org | 2019-11-07
Trump has plans to spend nearly $2 TRILLION over the next 30 years on unneeded and unnecessary nuclear weapons and delivery systems. This makes no sense. This is insane. That's nearly $100 million wasted every day for thirty years on weapons we are supposed to be getting rid of. To put that amount in perspective, …
peaceaction.org/2019/11/07/take-action-some-actual-sane-legislation/