(2021-07-22). Philly activists demand: 'Stop the Enbridge Line 3 pipeline!'. workers.org 
Members and friends of Philly Water Protectors, an environmental justice group, gathered July 16 outside a TD Bank in Philadelphia's Center City. TD Bank loaned Enbridge $10.8 billion for a pipeline project that threatens 200 bodies of water, including the Mississippi River's headwaters, and imperils Indigenous sites, waters and lands. . . . |
(2021-07-22). Coral reef scientists raise alarm as climate change decimates ocean ecosystems vital to fish and humans. juancole.com 
By Sam Purkis | ( The Conversation) — The Chagos Archipelago is one of the most remote, seemingly idyllic places on Earth. Coconut-covered sandy beaches with incredible bird life rim tropical islands in the Indian Ocean, hundreds of miles from any continent. Just below the waves, coral reefs stretch for miles along an underwater mountain …
(2021-07-22). German politicians fear global warming floods may hurt them. peoplesworld.org 
(2021-07-22). Again, GOP puts party before progress, blocking infrastructure bills. peoplesworld.org 
WASHINGTON—Once again—or maybe as usual—the right-wing Republicans are putting party before progress, blocking two needed infrastructure bills. One would repair and upgrade "hard" infrastructure such as bridges and subways. The other would upgrade human infrastructure such as expanding child care, extending paid family and medical leave, and battling global warming. The latest GOP roadblock was …
(2021-07-22). Extreme wildfires along the US West Coast generating their own weather. wsws.org Pyrocumulonimbus clouds have formed producing high winds and lightning which fuels the fires which are themselves a product of climate change that further contribute to global warming.
(2021-07-22). After space flight, "Moneybags" Bezos acknowledges workers "paid for all this" wsws.org The claims that the Amazon founder's space flight was historic, and that he is obsessed with climate change and "saving the world" need to be seen in the proper context. Nonetheless, something revealing did emerge out of the sordid excursion July 20.
(2021-07-22). Climate Activists Celebrate Dismissal of Charges in the Midst of the Hottest Summer on Record. counterpunch.org Vancouver, Washington As the Pacific Northwest reels from record-breaking heat and braces itself for another fire season, four climate activists cases were dismissed on Wednesday in Clark County Circuit Court in Vancouver, Washington. The defendants, Kelsey Baker, Mike Hastie, Samantha Krop, and Bruce Watt, faced criminal charges after participating in an action that attempted to
(2021-07-22). New report reveals top 15 retail giants that contribute most to climate crisis through fossil-fuel-powered shipping. nationofchange.org "These findings reveal new environmental and public health impacts of retail companies' manufacturing and transport choices—and they are damning."
(2021-07-22). Winona LaDuke and Water Protectors Arrested: Horse Nation to the Front Line. indybay.org Winona LaDuke, executive director of Honor the Earth, was among the women arrested today defending the Shell River from the construction of Enbridge Line 3.
(2021-07-22). Local Organizing to Stop Line 3. indybay.org Calling All Santa Cruz Climate and Indigenous Rights Activists! We're trying to rapidly organize one or more Santa Cruz demonstrations for the efforts to #StopLine3, another disastrous tarsands oil pipeline violating treaty rights of Minnesota tribes. We need your help!
(2021-07-22). Sanders Touts Reconciliation Bill With Universal Pre-K and Guaranteed Sick Leave. truthout.org 
In a new op-ed, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont) touted the Democrats' $3.5 trillion reconciliation bill as a once-in-a-generation opportunity to act on the climate crisis, reform the tax code, and provide support for a struggling working class. | "The biggest win for the working class in generations is within reach," Sanders With t…
(2021-07-22). "All We Can Save": As Climate Disasters Wreck Our Planet, Women Leaders Are Key to Solving the Crisis. democracynow.org 
As the impacts of the climate emergency continue to be felt around the globe, white men overwhelmingly dominate the airwaves on climate coverage. We speak with co-editors of the new book "All We Can Save," an anthology of essays by 60 women at the forefront of the climate justice movement. "We are simply not seeing very much climate coverage at all in the mainstream media," says Ayana Elizabeth Johnson, a marine biologist and co-founder of the Urban Ocean Lab. Katharine Wilkinson, visiting professor at Sewanee: The University of the South in Tennessee, emphasizes women and girls around the world are "disproportio…
(2021-07-22). Organizing in the midnight hour. zcomm.org Political theorist Rodrigo Nunes provides a new approach to the problems of power and organization to help confront climate catastrophe…
(2021-07-22). The Strange Case of Attorney General Merrick Garland. commondreams.org Despite overwhelming evidence that relentless expansion is undermining nature and driving us towards a devastating climate emergency, the "fairytales of eternal growth" still reign supreme.
(2021-07-22). Bezos's Space Stunt Got Almost as Much TV Time as Climate Crisis. zcomm.org Climate advocates have expressed frustration for years that broadcast news as a whole largely ignores the climate crisis…
(2021-07-22). Stop Waste of Tax Dollars on 2d Prosecution of H Weinstein. indybay.org Harvey Weinstein, the 69 year old, very sick, film producer, sentenced to 23 years in prison in New York at age 67 for rape, a life sentence given his age,has now been extradited to Los Angeles where California taxpayers will have to pay millions of dollars for yet another rape trial of a sick old man. This does not solve the rape problem at all; it is theft of our tax dollars.
(2021-07-21). Interview With A Native Water Protector In Minnesota. popularresistance.org Native-led water protectors have been fighting to stop construction on the Line 3 pipeline in Minnesota. Enbridge, the Canadian multinational behind the pipeline, is violating Native treaties and is already responsible for one of the worst inland oil spills in U.S. history. Line 3 now threatens spillage in Indigenous environments as well as the Mississippi River.
(2021-07-21). Devastating flooding in China leaves 25 dead as nearly a year of rain falls in 3 days. peoplesworld.org 
More than two dozen people have been killed by catastrophic flash flooding in central China in recent days. At least a dozen people drowned in the subway in Zhengzhou, Henan province, and about 100,000 people have been evacuated. Social media videos showed extreme flooding that turned cars into bathtub toys — as well as the harrowing rescue of 150 …
(2021-07-21). Trump Associate Indicted for being Agent for Emirates, Covertly Shaping US Mideast Policy. juancole.com 
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) — Donald Trump as president dumped the Paris Climate Accord, withdrew from the 2015 Iranian nuclear deal, endorsed the 2017 blockade of Qatar by Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, and pushed for declaring the Muslim Brotherhood a terrorist organization. The Brotherhood had been part of the 2011 uprisings against …
(2021-07-21). Divided We Stand: Eleven Regional Rivalries from Mountain People to the Swamps of Dixie. dissidentvoice.org 
Orientation The reason Yankee fans and Red Sox fans hate each other goes a lot deeper than sports. In his book American Nations, Colin Woodard identifies eleven regional cultures in the United States. He compares the conditions of the home country, settler conditions, climate, geography, religious history, population density and international loyalties. He points out …
(2021-07-21). Farm Workers Are Dying. Blame Our Exploitative Food System. otherwords.org Part of the reason is climate change — as temperatures soar, outdoor working conditions get deadlier. But another part of the problem is centuries old. | The fact is that Europeans brought an exploitative agricultural system to this continent. Although its form has cha…
(2021-07-21). Capitalism breeds climate catastrophe — Report from Belgium on the floods. workers.org 
By Michel Collon Hundreds die from heat exhaustion in the U.S. Northwest and British Columbia. Unprecedented heat waves hit northern Norway and Siberia. Now, unheard of flooding in Western Europe has killed hundreds of people in Germany and Belgium. This led even the New York Times to publish a lead . . . |
(2021-07-21). Climate catastrophe: Is it avoidable? — a report from Liege, Belgium. workers.org By Michel Collon Hundreds die from heat exhaustion in the U.S. Northwest and British Columbia. Unprecedented heat waves hit northern Norway and Siberia. Now, unheard of flooding in Western Europe has killed hundreds of people in Germany and Belgium. This led even the New York Times to publish a lead . . . |
(2021-07-21). Headlines for July 21, 2021. democracynow.org "Once in a 1,000 Years" Rains and Flooding Kill at Least 25 People in China, Record-Breaking Wildfires Continue to Rage in Siberia, Western U.S., Releasing Toxic Fumes, Tokyo Olympic Events Start Even as Head of Organizing Committee Puts Games in Doubt, Thailand, Iran Impose COVID Lockdowns as France Launches "Health Pass" Amid Major Spike, Delta Variant Accounts for 83% of New U.S. Cases; Millions of Surplus Vaccines Could Go to Waste, Senators Unveil Legislation to Curb Presidential War Powers, Giving Authority Back to Congress, Immigrant Justice Activists Block New Jersey ICE "Black Site", Judge Blocks Arkansa…
(2021-07-21). UN ranks Australia last on climate in sustainability goals. greenleft.org.au The United Nations has designated Australia as having done the least out of 193 countries to combat climate change. Patrick McDonald reports.
(2021-07-21). How a Powerful US Lobby Group Helps Big Oil to Block Climate Action. thenation.com How a Powerful US Lobby Group Helps Big Oil to Block Climate Action…
(2021-07-21). Rich Nations 'Must Consign Coal Power to History,' Says the UK COP26 President. thenation.com Rich Nations 'Must Consign Coal Power to History,' Says the UK COP26 President…
(2021-07-21). Republicans Believe Lying Will Make It So—And They May Be Right. commondreams.org "Wildfires in Siberia have now burned through 3.7 million acres of land, destroying vast swaths of forest. We are in a climate emergency."
(2021-07-21). House Passes Bill to Protect Drinking Water, Environment From PFAS Contamination. commondreams.org The progressive House hopeful says she is proud to be joined in Cleveland by Sanders, who "sparked a movement that shifted what is possible in American politics."
