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2022-09-27: News Headlines

Submedia.tv (2022-09-27). System Fail 15: The New Normal. itsgoingdown.org SubMedia returns with w new episode of System Fail, which looks at global news from an anarchist perspective. As economic crises, climate catastrophe and war crimes become increasingly normalized, a creeping nihilism is starting to take hold. In Lebanon people have had enough of rampant corruption, inflation and limits on bank withdrawals. Without any other…

Binoy Kampmark (2022-09-27). Breaching human rights: Australia, climate change and the Torres Strait Islands. greenleft.org.au The UNHCR said Australia has violated Torres Strait islanders' rights by ignoring their concerns about rising seas caused by climate change. Binoy Kampmark reports on the complaint from Boigu, Masig, Warraber and Poruma.

Paul G. Nauert, Catherine Harris, Caleb Schwartz (2022-09-27). To Confront the Climate Crisis, Universities Must Refuse Fossil Fuel Industry Funding. commondreams.org Every research dollar, lab hour, and project report that is beholden to or biased by fossil fuel industry influence is a missed opportunity to address the climate crisis.

Kathy Durkin (2022-09-27). Youth join global strike for climate justice. workers.org Climate strikers in Bengaluru, India, one of 450 global locations, were among hundreds of thousands demanding "climate reparations and justice" Sept. 23. Young people in Asia, Africa and Europe joined a coordinated Global Climate Strike that called for wealthy countries to pay reparations to poorer countries that have been the . . . |

Leon Kunstenaar (2022-09-27). Oakland Youths Join Global Climate Strike Protests. indybay.org Youth vs Acopalypse Says "No to Coal in Oakland" in rally and march.

Frederic Mousseau, Ana Gaitan-Uribe (2022-09-27). Brazil's Election Will Be Decisive for Indigenous People, the Environment, and the Climate Crisis. commondreams.org A reversal of Bolsonaro's destructive policies is essential to to protect people and planet.

Anonymous765 (2022-09-26). Kiev Wastes No Time, Pushing Forward. southfront.org |

____ (2022-09-26). Patagonia's Billionaire Owner Gives Away Company to Fight Climate Crisis. transcend.org 15 Sep 2022 – Setting a new example in environmental corporate leadership, the billionaire owner of Patagonia is giving the entire company away to fight the Earth's climate devastation, he announced yesterday.

_____ (2022-09-26). At United Nations, Colombia Condemns 'Addiction To Money And Oil'. popularresistance.org Colombia's first ever left-wing President Gustavo Petro delivered a historic speech at the United Nations declaring, "The war on drugs has failed." | Petro emphasized that drug addiction is a social problem, and cannot be solved with violence and militarization. Rather, he argued, it is a mere symptom of a much deeper problem: the capitalist system itself, with its "addiction to money and oil." | The Colombian leader warned that the infinite greed of capitalism is destroying the planet, threatening life on Earth. | "The cause of the climate disaster is capital — the logic of dedicating ourselves to consume…

Brett Wilkins (2022-09-26). 'Climate Change Is the Asteroid,' Say Critics of NASA Earth Defense Mission. commondreams.org "The actual clear and present danger to humanity is of course Earth breakdown from burning fossil fuels," said one NASA climate scientist.

Michael Leonardi (2022-09-26). Introducing Giorgia Meloni: How the United States Opened the Door for Fascism's Return to Italy. commondreams.org With the help of people like Steve Bannon, Meloni was able to rise like a toxic slime on the surface of a sea of contaminated waste.

Ramon du Houx (2022-09-26). Beyond Oil & Gas Alliance urged to deliver on real climate leadership during Climate Week. indybay.org During Climate Week NYC, after a high level event organized by the Beyond Oil and Gas Alliance on the margins of the UN General Assembly in New York, civil society organizations launch a position paper urging the coalition and its members to deliver on commitments to promote a global phase out of oil and gas production, and turn aspirations into bold and ambitious climate action in line with equity, justice, and science. While CA had major laws passed this session, worldwide BOGA should do more to make the change we need to save the planet.

Brett Wilkins (2022-09-26). On Eve of Senate Vote, Climate Campaigners Make 'Big Push' Against Manchin 'Dirty Deal'. commondreams.org "Our elected congressional representatives cannot bless a backroom deal brokered by fossil fuel industry lobbyists that promises untold damage to American communities like mine," said one frontline activist.

Anand Naidoo (2022-09-26). The Heat: The impact of Long COVID + the UN & the climate crisis. america.cgtn.com Amid talk of the pandemic winding down, new data shows "long COVID" may linger on. Plus we'll go to the United Nations for a conversation with one of the leaders in the fight against climate change.

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2022-09-26: News Headlines

Dr. Binoy Kampmark (2022-09-26). Breaching Human Rights: Australia, Climate Change and the Torres Strait Islands. globalresearch.ca

Marie Flood (2022-09-26). We need to talk about gas. greenleft.org.au Marie Flood, a member of the Sydney Knitting Nannas and Friends, gave this speech at a Sydney climate protest alongside First Nations activists, unionists and high school activists speaking out for real action on the climate.

Leon Kunstenaar (2022-09-26). Oakland Youths Join Global Climate Strike Protests. indybay.org Youth vs Acopalypse Says "No to Coal in Oakland" in rally and march.

Ramon du Houx (2022-09-26). Beyond Oil & Gas Alliance urged to deliver on real climate leadership during Climate Week. indybay.org During Climate Week NYC, after a high level event organized by the Beyond Oil and Gas Alliance on the margins of the UN General Assembly in New York, civil society organizations launch a position paper urging the coalition and its members to deliver on commitments to promote a global phase out of oil and gas production, and turn aspirations into bold and ambitious climate action in line with equity, justice, and science. While CA had major laws passed this session, worldwide BOGA should do more to make the change we need to save the planet.

Cynthia Kaufman (2022-09-25). We Can Solve the Climate Crisis Without Worrying About Population. commondreams.org "There are technical pathways to a world where 10 billion people can live well and stay within the biophysical limits of the planet's environmental systems."

TeleSUR (2022-09-25). Taking Climate Action in Interests of Every Country: Bahamas PM. telesurenglish.net At the United Nations General Assembly on Saturday, Bahamian Prime Minister Philip Edward Davis said Saturday that taking climate action is "in the interests of every country." | RELATED: | For a long time, decision-makers in both the public and private sectors believed that climate action must come at the expense of economic growth, but now, many are beginning to understand that climate inaction is the most expensive…

Julia Conley (2022-09-25). Historic Tropical Storm Fiona Sweeps Homes Into Ocean in Eastern Canada. commondreams.org "Climate change leads to warmer ocean water at higher latitudes," said one Canadian civil engineering professor. "A warmer future increases the probability that more intense storms will reach Canadian coasts."

_____ (2022-09-24). Government Advisor Repeats 'Russia Funded Anti-Fracking Protests' Myth. popularresistance.org A trade advisor to the UK government has repeated a baseless claim that protests against fracking were funded by the Kremlin. | Economist Catherine McBride, a member of the government's Trade and Agriculture Commission advising on trade deals, said on GB News this week that Russia has given "billions of pounds" to green groups to "go and protest against fracking". | As DeSmog has reported previously, this claim has been promoted by opponents of climate action following Russia's invasion of Ukraine despite there being no evidence to support it. | Her remarks come after 24 MPs signed a letter last week organised by…

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