(2021-08-29). California denies 42 new fracking permits, but approves 1,019 oil and gas permits. indybay.org "It's encouraging to see CalGEM denying more fracking permits, particularly as California weathers a devastating drought and wildfire season induced by climate change," said Food & Water Watch's California Director Alexandra Nagy. "This is progress. But make no mistake, it is not enough."
(2021-08-29). The Red Deal to save Earth. greenleft.org.au The primary inspiration for The Red Deal was the People's Agreement of Cochabamba, adopted at the World People's Conference on Climate Change and the Rights of Mother Earth in 2010, writes Simon Butler.
(2021-08-29). UC Davis Study Finds Dams Are Ineffective for Cold-Water Conservation for Salmon and Trout. indybay.org Ann Willis, the study's lead author, says the solution to creating cold water habitat to stop the extinction of salmon and trout populations is to remove dams and restructure water management in California.
(2021-08-28). Extinction Rebellion Take The Streets. popularresistance.org Several thousand people gathered in Trafalgar Square on the 230th anniversary of the Haitian Revolution for the beginning of Extinction Rebellion's two-week "Impossible Rebellion", which is seeking to make "the politically impossible inevitable". | XR have two weeks of marches, occupations and talks planned across the country for the next two weeks, to demand that governments take serious action to tackle the climate crisis. The main demand of this latest rebellion is to stop all new fossil fuel investment immediately. | Protesters in Trafalgar Square waved XR flags and chanted "Extinction Rebellion" in between s…
(2021-08-28). Nuclear Deal, Afghanistan & U.S. Wolves: Khamenei's First Speech To New Iranian Government. southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | On August 28th, Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei had his first formal meeting with the incoming cabinet of President Ebrahim Raisi. One of his main calls to the new government was to "repair" the public's damaged trust in government. Speaking about the foreign policy, Khamenei also blamed the U.S. for "shameless behavior", describing U.S. Presidents as "predatory wolves". | Supreme Leader asked Raisi's cabinet not to waste time, to be aware of public perceptions and to uphold publi…
(2021-08-28). Drought Clobbers the World. dissidentvoice.org According to SPEI Global Drought Monitor, no continent is spared the ravages of severe drought, except for Antarctica. This is happening at a global temperature of 1.2 ∞C above baseline, not 1.5 ∞C above baseline which climate scientists agree is locked in. This article explores the countrywide impact of 1.2 ∞C above baseline for the most vulnerable as …
(2021-08-28). Only Those Taking Action Against Climate Violence Are Labeled 'Terrorist'. popularresistance.org Floods, fires, ice caps melting, hurricanes—all attest to the violence of human-caused climate disruption. It's undeniable and undeniably fatal, and the only question for historians will be not what mysterious "factors" prevented humans from responding, but which political structures prevented the humans that wanted to respond meaningfully from doing so. When those books are written, at least a chapter will be devoted to cases like that of Jessica Reznicek, the activist now facing eight years in federal prison for damaging equipment at the Dakota Access Pipeline in Iowa. | In 2016, Reznicek, with fellow act…
(2021-08-28). Over 800 Water Protectors Have Been Arrested Since Line 3 Pipeline Was Approved. truthout.org 
This summer, the ocean burned, an ashy haze covered much of North America, and the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change released a report confirming what we already know: Capitalism-induced climate crisis is here. Yet approvals for oil and gas drilling permits on U.S. public lands are
(2021-08-28). Indigenous Line 3 Activists Link Militarism and Climate Crisis. zcomm.org Environmental activists, under Indigenous leadership, are taking action to stop the Line 3 pipeline…
(2021-08-28). YOU LOVE TO SEE IT: Court Blocks Biden-Backed Oil Project. dailyposter.com 
Good things are happening! A federal judge just blocked a major fossil fuel project backed by Trump and Biden. Democrats have a plan to expand health care coverage in Republican states that rejected a Medicaid expansion. Canada has a major climate champion running for a big office. And Amazon is facing a worldwide revolt.All that and much more in this week's Weekend Reader, exclusively for paying subscribers below.
(2021-08-28). Minnesota: Thousands demand end to the Line 3 oil pipeline. fightbacknews.org St. Paul, MN – Over 2000 people came to the Minnesota State Capitol building, Wednesday, August 25, occupying the capitol grounds in protest of the Line 3 oil pipeline. Over 40 people walked 256 miles from the headwaters of the Mississippi to the capitol building to demand that Governor Tim Walz stop the pipeline's construction. Over 200 people met the water protectors about a mile and a half away to march through the streets for the final stretch with them towards the capitol grounds. | Enbridge, a Canadian oil company, is aiming to finish construction of the pipeline by the end of the year. The Line 3 oil pipe…