WSWS (2022-08-08). Senate passes Democrats' fraudulent climate, anti-inflation and "tax fairness" bill. wsws.org The staged celebration by Senate Democrats reflected not the actual content of the bill—a miserable climb-down from earlier iterations of the Biden administration's domestic agenda, purged of any significant social measures, restrictions on greenhouse gas emissions or corporate tax hikes—but rather the desperation of the Democratic Party to register a legislative "win" in advance of the November midterm elections.

WSWS (2022-08-08). Senate passes Democrats' fraudulent climate and "tax fairness" bill. wsws.org The "Inflation Reduction Act of 2022" is a miserable climb-down from earlier versions of the Biden administration's domestic agenda, purged of any significant social measures, restrictions on greenhouse gas emissions or corporate tax hikes.

Jake Johnson (2022-08-08). Sanders Says Senate Bill 'Nowhere Near' Enough as Dems, GOP Tank His Amendments. commondreams.org The Vermont senator nevertheless supported final passage of the Inflation Reduction Act, calling it "a step forward" on climate and drug prices.

TeleSUR (2022-08-08). US Senate Passes Democratic Bill on Tax Policy, Health Care. telesurenglish.net U.S. Senate on Sunday approved the Democratic spending bill on tax policy, health care and climate change, which is scaled down from what President Joe Biden and many Democrats envisioned last year. | RELATED: | The so-called Inflation Reduction Act cleared the evenly-divided upper chamber by a vote of 51 to along party lines, with Vice President Kamala Harris presiding to break the tie. No Republicans support the bill, bu…

Aidan Hill (2022-08-08). Response to Berkeleyside's People's Park Coverage. indybay.org Peoples Park community is not anti-development; we are fighting climate change and do not support the redlining of our Southside district. UC Berkeley can build on sites that are not historically significant. We are anti-fascists centering on urban ecology, consensus decision-making, and rematriation of this land back to the Ohlone people.

____ (2022-08-08). U.S. Senate passes Democratic bill on tax policy, health care. ecns.cn U.S. Senate on Sunday approved the Democratic spending bill on tax policy, health care and climate change, which is scaled down from what President Joe Biden and many Democrats envisioned last year.

Mike Garrity (2022-08-08). We Stopped a Fossil Fuel Pipeline in Idaho….And We're Just Getting Started. zcomm.org After litigating this case for two years and filing our opening brief, the government tucked its tail and ran, without even waiting for a final court order…

Common Dreams staff (2022-08-07). Senate Barely Approves Scaled Back Legislation on Climate, Taxes, Healthcare. commondreams.org But thanks to Senator Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ), there was a huge, last-minute win for the private equity and hedge fund industries…

Derrick Crowe (2022-08-07). People's Action: Grassroots Organizing Won Big Steps Forward for Climate, Health Care, and Corporate Taxes. peoplesaction.org WASHINGTON, D.C.—People's Action celebrated the passage of the Inflation Reduction Act today by the U.S. Senate, highlighting the historic investment in climate change mitigation, as well as provisions that would force rich corporations to pay more of their fair share in taxes and allow Medicare to fight price gouging by drug companies. "These investments are …

Richmond Our Power Coalition (2022-08-07). Saturday 8/6: End Climate Chaos: 10th Anniversary of Richmond Explosion. indybay.org March, starting at Richmond BART…

Libby Traubman (2022-08-07). Beyond Plastics: How Much Do We Love Life? commondreams.org The world is being choked by plastic waste from huge items to the smallest micro bits.

The Lancet (2022-08-06). [Editorial] 2022 heatwaves: a failure to proactively manage the risks. thelancet.com Human-induced climate change has made extreme heatwaves, wildfires, and flash floods substantially more likely and more severe. Yet, health impacts are widely underestimated. Most countries have failed to adequately plan, adapt, and use evidence-based information to protect their populations. For some countries, this is a dangerous failure of action, but others lack the adequate human and financial resources to respond. So far this year, India, Pakistan, the USA, China, and Europe have experienced extreme and dangerous heatwaves that damaged vital infrastructure and threatened to overwhelm emergency service capac…

Peter Boyle (2022-08-07). Sydney climate march: 43% cut to emissions by 2030 is not enough! greenleft.org.au Climate activists marched through Sydney on August 7 to send a message to the Anthony Albanese Labor government that its recently legislated 43% cut to emissions by 2030 target is not enough to avert catastrophic climate change.

Aidan Hill (2022-08-07). Response to Berkeleyside's People's Park Coverage. indybay.org Peoples Park community is not anti-development; we are fighting climate change and do not support the redlining of our Southside district. UC Berkeley can build on sites that are not historically significant. We are anti-fascists centering on urban ecology, consensus decision-making, and rematriation of this land back to the Ohlone people.

Richmond Our Power Coalition (2022-08-07). Saturday 8/6: End Climate Chaos: 10th Anniversary of Richmond Explosion. indybay.org March, starting at Richmond BART…

WSWS (2022-08-06). Democrats gut provisions in "climate" bill to raise taxes on hedge funds, corporations. wsws.org In a shameless display of subservience to the corporate-financial oligarchy, the Biden White House and Democratic leadership in the Senate agreed to gut provisions that would modestly raise taxes on corporations and hedge fund billionaires.

____ (2022-08-06). Facility construction begins for Japan's Fukushima nuclear wastewater release amid opposition. ecns.cn The construction of facilities to release radioactive wastewater into the sea from the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in northeastern Japan began Thursday despite opposition from the local community and neighboring countries.

Heidi Harmon, former SLO mayor (2022-08-06). Roof top should be affordable for all-don't tax it! indybay.org We gathered proudly chanting "Don't tax the sun" in front of PG&E's office in downtown San Luis Obispo during a Don't Tax the Sun statewide rally and tour. We are living in a climate emergency and oppose a tax targeted at net energy metering currently being considered by the California Public Utilities Commission. Help us stop the proposed tax and save our planet.

Peter Koenig (2022-08-06). "Climate Change", Food Shortages: Coordinated Destruction of Humanity by the World Economic Forum and Its "Elite Cult" globalresearch.ca

The Lancet (2022-08-06). [Editorial] 2022 heatwaves: a failure to proactively manage the risks. thelancet.com Human-induced climate change has made extreme heatwaves, wildfires, and flash floods substantially more likely and more severe. Yet, health impacts are widely underestimated. Most countries have failed to adequately plan, adapt, and use evidence-based information to protect their populations. For some countries, this is a dangerous failure of action, but others lack the adequate human and financial resources to respond. So far this year, India, Pakistan, the USA, China, and Europe have experienced extreme and dangerous heatwaves that damaged vital infrastructure and threatened to overwhelm emergency service capac…