One Earth Film Festival (2022-02-11). Sunday 3/13: 2022 One Earth Film Festival (Mar 13). indybay.org Virtual Climate and Ecology Film Festival – FREE…

One Earth Film Festival (2022-02-11). Friday 3/11: 2022 One Earth Film Festival (Mar 11). indybay.org Virtual Climate and Ecology Film Festival – FREE…

C.J. Polychroniou (2022-02-11). "Politics as Usual" Will Never Be a Solution to the Current Climate Threat. truthout.org There is an ever-growing consensus that the climate crisis represents humanity's greatest problem. Indeed, global warming is more than an environmental crisis — there are social, political, ethical and economic dimensions to it. Even the role of science should be exposed to critical inquiry when discussing the dimensions of the climate crisis, considering that technology bears such responsibility for bringing us to the brink of global disaster. This is the theme of my interview with renowne…

_____ (2022-02-10). Capitol Hill Staffers Are Organizing Unions. popularresistance.org The Environmental Protection Agency is drastically undervaluing the potency of methane as a greenhouse gas when the agency compares methane's climate impact to that of carbon dioxide, a new study concludes. | The EPA's climate accounting for methane is "arbitrary and unjustified" and three times too low to meet the goals set in the Paris climate agreement, the research report, published Wednesday in the journal Environmental Research Letters, found. | The report proposes a new method of accounting that places greater emphasis on the potential for cuts in methane and other short-lived greenhouse gasses to help lim…

_____ (2022-02-10). Study: To Counter Global Warming, Focus Far More On Methane. popularresistance.org The Environmental Protection Agency is drastically undervaluing the potency of methane as a greenhouse gas when the agency compares methane's climate impact to that of carbon dioxide, a new study concludes. | The EPA's climate accounting for methane is "arbitrary and unjustified" and three times too low to meet the goals set in the Paris climate agreement, the research report, published Wednesday in the journal Environmental Research Letters, found. | The report proposes a new method of accounting that places greater emphasis on the potential for cuts in methane and other short-lived greenhouse gasses to help lim…

Amy Goodman (2022-02-10). Rep. Ro Khanna: Big Oil Must Confront Climate Denialism, Meet Emissions Pledges. truthout.org Congressmember Ro Khanna chaired a congressional hearing this week that called out fossil fuel companies for failing to meet their pledges to reduce emissions and demanded CEOs of corporations like ExxonMobil confront their climate change denialism and correct their record of contradicting statements. "The goal is to get them to admit that they made mistakes in the past and commit to change going forward," says Khanna. | TRANSCRIPT: | This is a rush transcript. Copy may not be in its fin…

Staff (2022-02-10). Headlines for February 10, 2022. democracynow.org CDC Continues to Recommend Indoor Masking as More States Roll Back COVID Restrictions, GOP Rep. Hal Rogers Apologizes for Telling Black Caucus Chair Rep. Joyce Beatty, "Kiss My Ass", Russia Opens Joint War Games with Belarus as U.S. Troops Mobilize to Romania and Poland, Jan. 6 Committee Subpoenas Peter Navarro, Who Boasted of Efforts to Overturn 2020 Election, Biden Administration Unveils $5 Billion Plan to Fund Electric Vehicle Charging Stations, Climate Experts Detail Misinformation by Fossil Fuel Cos. as Oil CEOs Refuse to Testify to Congress, Youth Climate Activists Sue Virginia for Violating The…

One Earth Film Festival (2022-02-10). Saturday 3/5: 2022 One Earth Film Festival (Mar 5). indybay.org Virtual Climate and Ecology Film Festival – FREE…

One Earth Film Festival (2022-02-10). Wednesday 3/9: 2022 One Earth Film Festival (Mar 9). indybay.org Virtual Climate and Ecology Film Festival – FREE…

Staff (2022-02-10). Rep. Ro Khanna Wants Big Oil to Confront Record of Climate Denialism, Meet Emissions Reduction Vows. democracynow.org Congressmember Ro Khanna chaired a congressional hearing this week that called out fossil fuel companies for failing to meet their pledges to reduce emissions and demanded CEOs of corporations like ExxonMobil confront their climate change denialism and correct their record of contradicting statements. "The goal is to get them to admit that they made mistakes in the past and commit to change going forward," says Khanna.

One Earth Film Festival (2022-02-10). Sunday 3/6: 2022 One Earth Film Festival (Day 2). indybay.org Virtual Climate and Ecology Film Festival – FREE…

One Earth Film Festival (2022-02-10). Saturday 3/12: 2022 One Earth Film Festival (Mar 12). indybay.org Virtual Climate and Ecology Film Festival – FREE…

ecns.cn (2022-02-10). CDC reviews wastewater data to monitor levels of coronavirus. ecns.cn The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has begun listing crucial information on how prevalent the coronavirus is in local wastewater to help determine whether levels of the virus are rising or falling in hundreds of communities nationwide.

_____ (2022-02-10). Saudi Arabia Levels Up Atrocities against Yemen as Allies Offer Muted Response. journal-neo.org Saudi Arabia's determination to lay waste to Yemen has reached new heights over the past few weeks, adding to an already deplorable litany of war crimes. Faced with the possibility of a new war front, in that the Houthis directed their ire directly at the United Arab Emirates after Riyadh called on their help to …

One Earth Film Festival (2022-02-10). Friday 3/11: 2022 One Earth Film Festival (Mar 11). indybay.org Virtual Climate and Ecology Film Festival – FREE…

One Earth Film Festival (2022-02-10). Sunday 3/6: 2022 One Earth Film Festival (Day 2). indybay.org Virtual Climate and Ecology Film Festival – FREE…

One Earth Film Festival (2022-02-10). Saturday 3/5: 2022 One Earth Film Festival (Mar 5). indybay.org Virtual Climate and Ecology Film Festival – FREE…

One Earth Film Festival (2022-02-10). Wednesday 3/9: 2022 One Earth Film Festival (Mar 9). indybay.org Virtual Climate and Ecology Film Festival – FREE…

One Earth Film Festival (2022-02-10). Sunday 3/13: 2022 One Earth Film Festival (Mar 13). indybay.org Virtual Climate and Ecology Film Festival – FREE…

One Earth Film Festival (2022-02-10). Saturday 3/12: 2022 One Earth Film Festival (Mar 12). indybay.org Virtual Climate and Ecology Film Festival – FREE…

ecns.cn (2022-02-10). CDC reviews wastewater data to monitor levels of coronavirus. ecns.cn The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has begun listing crucial information on how prevalent the coronavirus is in local wastewater to help determine whether levels of the virus are rising or falling in hundreds of communities nationwide.

_____ (2022-02-09). Montana Plaintiffs Announce First Children's Climate Trial In US History. popularresistance.org Young Montanans and their lawyers announced Monday that the first children's climate trial in U.S. history is set to begin a year from now in Helena, Montana. | The historic trial in the constitutional climate lawsuit Held v. State of Montana is scheduled for February 6 through February 17, 2023 at the First Judicial District Court. | "Going to trial means a chance for me and my fellow plaintiffs to have our climate injuries recognized and a solution realized," said Grace, one of the 16 plaintiffs, in a statement. | "It means our voices are actually being heard by the courts, the government, the people who serve…

_____ (2022-02-09). USDA Offers $1 Billion To Help Farmers And Ranchers Fight Climate Change. popularresistance.org The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will invest $1 billion in projects that encourage farmers, ranchers and owners of forested land to employ practices that help mitigate the effects of climate change by lowering greenhouse gas emissions or catching and storing carbon, USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack told Reuters on Monday. The new program is called the Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities. | President Biden has committed to cutting agricultural emissions in half by 2030 and has asked farmers to lead the way, as U.S. agriculture is responsible for more than 10 percent of the country's greenhouse gas emissi…

Basav Sen (2022-02-09). Three Hopeful Stories of Environmental Activism. otherwords.org When you work on climate, the news can often feel like one step forward, two steps back. But lately, ordinary people have been winning big victories to protect their communities — and our planet. | Last November, for example, President Biden Then, just two weeks later, his administration announced…

Staff (2022-02-09). "Don't Look Up": David Sirota on His Oscar Nod for Writing Blockbuster Climate Crisis & Media Satire. democracynow.org We speak to longtime progressive journalist and 2020 Bernie Sanders adviser David Sirota, who was just nominated for an Academy Award for co-writing the screenplay of the hit Netflix movie "Don't Look Up" along with the film's director, Adam McKay. The satire of the fight to have climate change acknowledged, let alone acted upon by global leaders, follows the plight of astronomy professor Dr. Randall Mindy (played by Leonardo DiCaprio) and his graduate student Kate Dibiasky (Jennifer Lawrence) as they fail to warn the planet of an impending comet that threatens to wipe out human existence.

Jake Johnson (2022-02-09). Soaring Methane Levels Has Scientists Concerned Climate Feedback Loop Is Here. truthout.org Fresh U.S. government data spotlighting the rapid growth of atmospheric methane concentrations in recent years has scientists increasingly concerned that the human-caused climate crisis has triggered a vicious feedback loop, potentially resulting in unstoppable planetary warming. | Research

_____ (2022-02-09). The Endless Failure Of The Syrian War. popularresistance.org The recent rush of news reports about Balkan, Middle East and East European states scrambling to reestablish ties with Damascus would appear to signal the effective collapse of the decade-long Western policy of war, sanctions and isolation to end the rule of Bashar al-Assad's Baath regime in Syria. | Syria's southern neighbor Jordan opened its land border to trade in September as a precursor to a gas pipeline project that will run through its territory from Egypt to Lebanon. King Abdullah even took a phone call from Assad, much to the chagrin of the pundits on Syria whose opinions have formed the background music…

TASS (2022-02-09). US sees no need for new sanctions against Nord Stream 2 — White House. tass.com Jen Psaki did not answer directly to the question about whether the United States and its allies would view a powerful Russian cyberattack on Ukraine as a reason to undertake new measures against the gas pipeline project…

Labor Video Project (2022-02-09). ILWU Local 6 California Waste Solutions Workers Demand Justice At Oakland Education Rally. indybay.org ILWU Local 6 California Waste Solutions workers spoke out for justice on the job at the Oakland City hall rally against education cuts.

TASS (2022-02-09). Kiev's attempts to manipulate information not conductive to peace — Donetsk. tass.com A significant portion of the 178th session of the working group on security issues was wasted on countering the Ukrainian side's manipulative rhetoric, said Alexey Nikonorov, a negotiator for the self-proclaimed DPR in the security subgroup of the Contact Group…

Jackie Kriz (2022-02-09). Pandemic hits privatised aged care system hard, urgent reform needed. greenleft.org.au Aged residents in care are dying at alarming rates from COVID-19, while the PM wastes precious time trying to convince us that the system is not in crisis. Jackie Kriz argues for a complete overhaul.