(2021-07-02). Old Hills And Old Folks Resist The Mountain Valley Pipeline. popularresistance.org Bent Mountain, VA – On Wednesday, June 30, 2021 at 5: 30 A.M., Deborah Kushner, Alan Moore, and Bridget Kelley locked themselves in and to a broken down vehicle on Honeysuckle Road, blocking Mountain Valley Pipeline's access to the pipeline easement, a work yard, and 2 access roads. Written on the vehicle blockade are slogans including: "Old Hills & Old Folks Resist," "Protect What You Love," "McAuliffe's Climate Catastrophe," "Land Back," and "Water Is Life." Nearly 20 people rallied on site in support of today's blockade. | At 12: 45 P.M., law enforcement issued a dispersal order for the rally of supporters.
(2021-07-01). Wednesday 6/30: Stop Oil Line 3! March & Rally in Washingon D.C. w/ Frontline Water Protectors. indybay.org In-person Washington D.C. or join the protest via livestream and online actions…
(2021-07-01). Only Anti-Imperialism Can Save Us From Climate Catastrophe. popularresistance.org The Green New Deal has become a popular slogan among progressive Democrats in recent years. But we need to be wary of the capitalist class co-opting the energy around climate change to maintain the imperialist global order they benefit from. | To discuss this and more, Rania Khalek is joined by Max Ajl, a post doc at Wageningen University and a researcher with the Tunisian Observatory for Food Sovereignty and, relevant to this discussion, he is the author of the new book "A People's Green New Deal" published by Pluto Press.
(2021-07-01). Headlines for July 1, 2021. democracynow.org Trump Organization CFO Surrenders After Grand Jury Indictment, Bill Cosby Released from Jail After Court Overturns Sexual Assault Conviction on Technicality, Hundreds Feared Dead in Pacific Northwest in Unprecedented Heat Wave, Indigenous Groups Blockade White House Urging End to Fossil Fuel Projects, ExxonMobil Lobbyist Tricked into Disclosing How Firm Fights Climate Initiatives, Death Toll in Miami Beach Building Collapse Reaches 18; 145 Still Missing, Highly Contagious Delta COVID Variant Drives Cases, from Bangladesh to Russia, Brazilians Call for Bolsonaro Impeachment as COVD Death Toll Tops 500K, Iraq War &…
(2021-07-01). 'Wastewater Holds Early Clues to COVID Outbreak, Can Transmit Infection', Warns Expert in India. sputniknews.com Wastewater tracking was used by researchers before the coronavirus pandemic to monitor polio and illicit drug use. But now scientists across the globe are monitoring the spread of COVID-19 in sewage. The gathered information is helping in predicting surges, and estimating overall numbers of infected people in cities and regions.
(2021-07-01). The G7 Reality Check. popularresistance.org In early June, the leaders of the world's seven richest countries met in the UK to discuss global health, climate, and tax issues. Although the world is still in the midst of a pandemic, their actions leave little hope — or room — for changes for the better…
(2021-07-01). The G7 reality check. peoplesdispatch.org In early June, the leaders of the world's seven richest countries met in the UK to discuss global health, climate, and tax issues. Although the world is still in the midst of a pandemic, their actions leave little hope — or room — for changes for the better…
(2021-07-01). Only Anti-Imperialism Can Save Us From Climate Catastrophe. popularresistance.org The Green New Deal has become a popular slogan among progressive Democrats in recent years. But we need to be wary of the capitalist class co-opting the energy around climate change to maintain the imperialist global order they benefit from.
(2021-07-01). Secret Footage of ExxonMobil Lobbyists Sparks Calls for Congressional Action. truthout.org 
While ExxonMobil's decades of sowing public doubt about climate science and the impact of fossil fuels have Published by
(2021-07-01). Florida condo collapse highlights concerns over stability of coastal buildings impacted by effects of climate change. wsws.org As rescue operations continue and desperate families struggle to find missing loved ones, questions have arisen as to the structural integrity of countless buildings adjoining the state's shoreline, which is being inundated and eroded by rising sea levels.
(2021-07-01). Montana is Melting Thanks to Fossil Fuel-Addicted Politicians. counterpunch.org It's almost impossible to believe, but while Montanans are melting in record-high, triple-digit temperatures in June, mining and burning more coal as well as drilling and burning more oil and gas continues to be recklessly promoted by our politicians who are apparently blind to the severe drought, blistering temperatures and insect infestations as the climate-destroying
(2021-07-01). 200+ Groups to Democrats: $6 Trillion 'Should Be the Floor' for Climate and Infrastructure Bill. commondreams.org "An indictment of Weisselberg would intensify the pressure for him to cooperate with prosecutors in their wide-ranging investigation of Trump."
(2021-07-01). 'I'm Running': Progressive Democrat Charles Booker Aims to Unseat Rand Paul. commondreams.org "Climate action is literally a matter of life or death—and it can't wait any longer."
(2021-07-01). Trump Org CFO Allen Weisselberg Surrenders Ahead of Indictment. commondreams.org Fossil fuel companies lied for decades about climate change, and humanity is paying the price. Shouldn't those lies be central to the public narrative?
(2021-07-01). Lessons from the First New Deal for the Next One. indybay.org During the four years of the Trump Administration, the attack on state capacity accelerated in new ways. On the one hand, any existing element of the Federal Government that could be deemed concerned with responding to climate change was proposed for liquidation, as was the Energy Department's Advanced Research Projects Agency.
(2021-07-01). Report: California Oil Among the Most Climate-damaging on Earth. indybay.org State's Crude Now Pollutes Climate More Than Canada Tar Sands…
(2021-07-01). Members of Congress Urge Secretary Haaland to Use Emergency Authority to Save Western Monarchs. indybay.org WASHINGTON, June 29, 2021 — Fourteen members of Congress, led by Reps. Jimmy Panetta (D-Calif.) and Salud Carbajal (D-Calif.), urged Interior Secretary Deb Haaland today to take immediate action to protect the western population of monarch butterflies from extinction using her emergency authority under the Endangered Species Act.
(2021-07-01). Green Left Show #14: Why nuclear is not a climate solution. greenleft.org.au Simon Butler answers the "left" argument that progressives should support nuclear power as a climate solution.
(2021-07-01). We Need Climate & Racial Justice Addressed in Infrastructure Package. zcomm.org As western states battle record-breaking heat waves, climate activists are calling on the Biden administration and congressional Democrats to pass an infrastructure bill that includes major investments in green energy, including a fully funded Civilian Climate Corps…
(2021-06-30). Progressives Decry 'Foolish and Dangerous' Approach of White House Climate Memo. commondreams.org "The only thing tragic about the death of Donald Rumsfeld is that it didn't occur in an Iraqi prison."
(2021-06-30). 'Merciless War Criminal' and Ex-Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld Dead at 88. commondreams.org "We demand Congress immediately investigate Exxon and fossil fuel companies' climate crimes, and make polluters pay for their destruction," said a 350.org campaigner.
(2021-06-30). Police Paid By Calgary-Based Enbridge Block Access To Water Protectors Camp. popularresistance.org The Giniw Collective has tweeted: "Hubbard County has escalated their repression — this is the roadway to our private property and our driveway. We've now constructed a barricade in front of our private land, police are everywhere. Police paid by Enbridge." | The Intercept further explains: "A Minnesota Sheriff's office blocked access Monday morning to one of the protest encampments set up to resist the Enbridge Line 3 tar sands pipeline." | "In a notice delivered at 6 a.m. to pipeline opponents, who own the property, the Hubbard County Sheriff's Office stated that it would no longer be allowing vehicular t…
(2021-06-30). Wednesday 6/30: Stop Oil Line 3! March & Rally in Washingon D.C. w/ Frontline Water Protectors. indybay.org In-person Washington D.C. or join the protest via livestream and online actions…
(2021-06-30). 500+ Groups Rally On Capitol Hill Demanding End To 'Outrageous' Fossil Fuel Subsidies. popularresistance.org As high temperatures persisted in both the Northeast and Pacific Northwest—which experts and activists have connected to the climate emergency—campaigners with hundreds of progressive and green groups joined Reps. Nanette Barragán (D-Calif.), Earl Blumenauer (D-Ore.), Ro Khanna (D-Calif.), and Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) for the rally in Washington, D.C.
(2021-06-30). Groups Rally On Capitol Hill Demanding End To Fossil Fuel Subsidies. popularresistance.org The U.S. movement for climate justice continued a series of actions planned for the nation's capital this week with a Tuesday morning rally focused on ending fossil fuel subsidies. | As high temperatures persisted in both the Northeast and Pacific Northwest—which experts and activists have connected to the climate emergency—campaigners with hundreds of progressive and green groups joined Reps. Nanette Barragán (D-Calif.), Earl Blumenauer (D-Ore.), Ro Khanna (D-Calif.), and Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) for the rally in Washington, D.C. | "I can't believe we're still talking about this," declared Lukas Ross, Cl…
(2021-06-30). Sea Level Expert in Miami: "We Are Building Here Like There's No Tomorrow — Maybe That's Correct" democracynow.org 
As the death toll from the 13-story apartment building collapse in Florida rises to 12, with nearly 150 people still missing, we examine how the disaster raises new questions about how rising sea levels will impact oceanside buildings in Miami and other cities. "The reason this is so important is that either this is something unique to the building or this is a general problem that all the condos along the coasts of the world are going to have to deal with," says Harold Wanless, a professor in geography and urban sustainability at the University of Miami who leads a project called The Invading Sea, a collaborativ…
(2021-06-30). Distraction From Climate Action: False Solutions. popularresistance.org When Indigenous Peoples and organizers are kicked out of the UNFCCC COP 25, the people rise up and find a vehicle for expression shown in this 15-minute documentary. The UNFCCC COP 25 in Madrid aimed to finalize the rules for Article 6 of the Paris Agreement, a set of guidelines under which global carbon pricing systems will operate. The film demonstrates the stark contrast between the privileged corporate and government elites and those of Indigenous Peoples and organizers resisting Article 6 and other false solutions. Depicted through a diversity of Indigenous and international voices, the film warns us of the…
(2021-06-30). As the Honduran Coup Turns 12, Human Life Is No More a Priority Than It Was Then. commondreams.org Protesters are calling on the president and Congress to "prioritize climate justice, racial justice, Indigenous rights, housing justice, and transit justice in the infrastructure discussions."
(2021-06-30). What Will It Take To Transform Canada's Foreign Policy For The Better? popularresistance.org This Thursday will mark one year since Canada was defeated in its bid for a seat on the United Nations Security Council. The Trudeau government's loss marked a rejection of its pro-Washington, militaristic and anti-Palestinian policies. | In the months before the vote, a half-dozen activists launched #NoUNSC4Canada. The social media campaign criticized Canada's climate, nuclear and mining policies as well as its destructive role across the Global South in countries like Bolivia, Haiti and Venezuela. The campaign also included a widely circulated public letter focused on Canada's anti-Palestinian policies as well…
(2021-06-30). Nuclear energy isn't a safe bet in a warming world — here's why. juancole.com 
By Paul Dorfman | — ( The Conversation) — The overwhelming majority of nuclear power stations active today entered service long before the science of climate change was well-established. Two in five nuclear plants operate on the coast and at least 100 have been built just a few metres above sea level. Nuclear energy is, …
(2021-06-30). EU to lift ban on animal by-products for livestock food. ukhumanrightsblog.com 
Over ten years ago I posted on the wasteful prohibition under the EU Animal By-Product Regulation on feeding meat and bone meal — waste from slaughterhouses — to omnivorous farm animals, poultry and pigs. See Pigswill and public health: a load of EU Bull, 7 January 2021. While this regulation has been in force the …
(2021-06-30). Dozens of Sudden Deaths Reported as Canada Heat Hits a Record 121 Degrees. truthout.org 
Dozens of sudden-death calls that Vancouver authorities have received this week are believed to be tied to the dangerous heatwave currently scorching Canada and pushing temperatures to record levels, an event experts say is a direct result of the human-caused climate emergency. | On Tuesday, the temperature hit 49.6 ∞C (121 ∞F) in Lytton, British Columbia, an all-time high and the third consecutive day that Canada heat has crushed records. | "Before this heatwave, the Canadian nation…
(2021-06-30). Stopping The Logging Of Redwoods in Jackson State Forest. popularresistance.org The once overwhelming culture of work in the woods and the mills of our counties is greatly diminished, as is the number of jobs and mills. The Trail Stewards circulated a petition that in a very short period of time was signed by more than five thousand supporters. It called for a moratorium on logging, for cultural & tribal sovereignty, unified ecosystem restoration, climate change mitigation and environmentally sustainable economics.
(2021-06-30). People in LA are feeding each other the food that would be wasted. zcomm.org "I want to encourage people to get up and do something. If you're tired of the way things look and you're tired of the way things are, then what are you really doing about it? We actually have a lot of power."
(2021-06-30). Extreme Heat in Portland Is an 'Acute Disaster on Chronic Disaster'. thenation.com Extreme Heat in Portland Is an 'Acute Disaster on Chronic Disaster'
(2021-06-30). The Climate Crisis Is a Crime Story. thenation.com The Climate Crisis Is a Crime Story…
(2021-06-30). Big Oil and Gas Kept a Dirty Secret for Decades. Now They May Pay the Price. thenation.com Big Oil and Gas Kept a Dirty Secret for Decades. Now They May Pay the Price.
(2021-06-30). Progressives Decry 'Foolish and Dangerous' Approach of White House Climate Memo. commondreams.org "We demand Congress immediately investigate Exxon and fossil fuel companies' climate crimes, and make polluters pay for their destruction," said a 350.org campaigner.
(2021-06-30). 'This Is the Climate Emergency': Dozens of Sudden Deaths Reported as Canada Heat Hits Record 121 ∞F. commondreams.org  …
(2021-06-30). 'This Is the Climate Emergency': Dozens of Sudden Deaths Reported as Canada Heat Hits Record 121 ∞F. commondreams.org The good news is that the U.S. public is not only increasingly aware of the inexcusable inadequacies and inequalities in our water system but also increasingly outraged.
(2021-06-30). Report: California Oil Among the Most Climate-damaging on Earth. indybay.org State's Crude Now Pollutes Climate More Than Canada Tar Sands…
(2021-06-30). Tuesday 6/29: Call to Action: #GreenNewDeal Climate & Jobs Actionar w/ Sunrise Movement. indybay.org Call to action for climate and jobs via Zoom…
(2021-06-30). Lessons from the First New Deal for the Next One. indybay.org During the four years of the Trump Administration, the attack on state capacity accelerated in new ways. On the one hand, any existing element of the Federal Government that could be deemed concerned with responding to climate change was proposed for liquidation, as was the Energy Department's Advanced Research Projects Agency.
(2021-06-30). Organizing in the midnight hour. zcomm.org Interview on a new approach to the problems of power and organization to help confront climate catastrophe…
