(2022-07-28). Congressional Staffers Arrested for Climate Sit-In at Schumer's Office. zcomm.org "Guess Chuck really didn't want to talk about climate today"
(2022-07-28). Surprise Dem Senate Bill makes US Global Climate Leader, Sees 40% Carbon Reduction by 2030. juancole.com Ann Arbor (Informed Comment)  ; In a huge surprise on Wednesday, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and the Chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, Joe Manchin, announced an agreement on a package of legislation that includes an unprecedented $369 billion to encourage green energy and cut carbon dioxide emissions, on a …
(2022-07-28). Protests Swell as Heat Wave and Wildfires Rage Across Europe. libya360.wordpress.com Muhammed Shabeer Fire-ravaged countryside in Kefalonia, Greece. (Photo: via 902.gr) While the climate crisis wreaks havoc in the form of heatwaves, forest fires, floods and other extreme events, neoliberal governments continue to put profits before the people and climate. Widespread wildfires and scorching heat waves have put the lives and livelihoods of many people across…
(2022-07-28). OPA CA appreciates Newsom's leadership directing CARB to ensure state meets climate goals. indybay.org Elected Officials to Protect America (EOPA) California Chapter, an organization with over 440 Californian elected officials, thanks Governor Gavin Newsom for his letter to California Air Resources Board (CARB) telling them to do more for the climate crisis. His bold direction in the letter instructing CARB to ensure their plan will meet the state's climate goals gives EOPA CA hope that the Governor is serious about solving the climate crisis.
(2022-07-28). Delayed umbilical cord clamping benefits babies; cord blood donation could help others. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org LA CROSSE, Wis. ‚Äï While blood from a newborn's umbilical cord was once considered a waste product, it's now known that it contains stem cells. These cells can be used for cord blood transplants, including for specific genetic and hematologic conditions, and some cancers — potentially saving lives. "Cord blood is the blood that remains in the umbilical cord after birth. It contains red blood cells that can carry oxygen, nutrients and stem cells. Stem…
(2022-07-28). Thursday 7/28: CARB Scoping Plan Meeting and Climate Justice Rally! indybay.org 900 Fallon St, Oakland, CA 94607-4808, United States…
(2022-07-28). The Dual Population Problem: People and Things. commondreams.org Rapid climate destabilization is an existential threat, but it's a derivative of overshoot, of too many people consuming too much stuff in the aggregate.
(2022-07-28). Why Britain's 104 ∞F (40 ∞C) Heatwave was made many Times more Likely by Humans burning Fossil Fuels. juancole.com 
By Ben Clark, University of Oxford; Friederike Otto, Imperial College London; and Luke Harrington, University of Waikato |  ; (The Conversation)  ; Every heatwave occurring today is made more likely and intense by human-caused climate change. Early estimates by the UK Met Office suggest that days over 40 ∞C [104 ∞F] have become ten times more likely …
(2022-07-28). Since 2021, Big Oil Has Spent Over $200 Million to Sabotage Climate Action: Analysis. commondreams.org Climate Power, the group behind the new analysis, said Democrats' new climate deal sends "a strong signal" that "deep pockets only go so far."
(2022-07-27). The Enduring Tyranny of Oil: War, Inflation, and Soaring World Temperatures. juancole.com 
( Tomdispatch.com )  ; It may seem hard to believe, but only 15 years ago many of us were talking confidently about "peak oil" — the moment of maximum global oil output after which, with world reserves dwindling, its use would begin an irreversible decline. Then along came hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, and the very …
(2022-07-27). The Supreme Court Is Gutting the Regulatory State. popularresistance.org At the end of June, the conservative-dominated U.S. Supreme Court issued an explosive series of politically and ideologically motivated decisions designed to fundamentally reshape society. Over the course of just a few days, the Court struck down federal abortion rights, trampled on indigenous people's rights, further eroded the separation between church and state, aided the proliferation of gun violence, and kneecapped the federal government's ability to address climate change. | While shocking, these rulings are not surprising. In fact, they are part of a decades-long, highly successful war by the political Rig…
(2022-07-27). Fire and ice, yet politicians still sleep. workers.org 
No imagining is needed to picture what global warming/climate change might look and feel like. Millions of people in the Northern Hemisphere are currently living it. This is an extraordinary summer. Wildfires and record temperatures in Europe, grass fires in London and widespread and deadly wildfires in Portugal, Spain, France, . . . |
(2022-07-27). Selected Articles: The Prime Movers Behind the Global Warming Scare: Margaret Thatcher and the Rise of the Climate Ruse. globalresearch.ca 
By Contrary to perception, largely sustained by opponents of the Climate Change campaign, this campaign was …
(2022-07-27). Young Workers Are Bridging The Climate And Labor Movements. popularresistance.org New momentum is buzzing through the North American labor movement, driven by the same age group which, across party affiliations and the urban-rural divide, has expressed majority-to-outsize support for advancing a climate policy overhaul with economic justice at its core. | After ticking up slightly in 2020, the overall union membership rate in the United States fell back to where it's been hovering the past few years, in 2021. But in spite of the stagnancy of other age groups, union membership among workers between 25 and 34 years old was on the rise, climbing from 8.8 percent in 2019 to a still-modest 9.4 perc…
(2022-07-27). Biden's staff sounds climate alarm — about Biden. mronline.org 
A letter obtained by The Lever shows the call for climate action is now coming from inside the administration.
(2022-07-27). The Heat: China-Indonesia ties, Heat waves. america.cgtn.com Trade and investment tops the agenda, as China's president welcomes Indonesia's president to Beijing. And, heat waves and wildfires are impacting millions of people this summer. Why climate experts say this could be the new normal.
(2022-07-27). Offshore wind creates opportunities but Manchin stops climate plans – we need more leases. indybay.org As offshore wind creates economic opportunities from coast to coast Sen. Manchin stops climate plans. Elected Officials to Protect America want accelerated and more leases made available.
(2022-07-26). Chris Hedges: The Dawn of the Apocalypse. scheerpost.com 
Our Climate Future  ; by Mr. Fish | By Chris Hedges / Original to ScheerPost | The past week has seen record-breaking
(2022-07-26). The Enduring Tyranny of Oil. tomdispatch.com It may seem hard to believe, but only 15 years ago many of us were talking confidently about "peak oil" — the moment of maximum global oil output after which, with world reserves dwindling, its use would begin an irreversible decline. Then along came hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, and the very notion of peak oil largely vanished. Instead, some analysts began speaking of "peak oil demand" — a moment, not so far away, when electric vehicle (EV) ownership would be so widespread that the need for petroleum would largely disappear, even if there was still plenty of it to frack or drill. However, in 202…
(2022-07-26). 'Gloomy and more uncertain' GDP forecast. america.cgtn.com The global economic climate became even bleaker this Tuesday after another dramatic revision in growth forecasts. The International Monetary Fund released another set of further downgraded predictions just months after a similar pessimistic assessment. And the numbers were released during a critical week for …