Staff (2019-10-23). Congress Holds Hearing on Big Oil's War on Climate Science. therealnews.com The House Oversight Committee heard testimony about the fossil fuel industry's multimillion dollar campaign to suppress knowledge of their contributions to the climate crisis.

Elliott Negin (2019-10-23). ExxonMobil Is Still Bankrolling Climate Science Deniers. commondreams.org Climate activists demonstrate in Washington, D.C. in 2015. One displays a sign admonishing ExxonMobil for its complicity in furthering the climate apocalypse. (Photo: Johnny Silvercloud) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/22286952533_bee67ae3e5_o.jpg …

Binoy Kampmark (2019-10-23). Celebrity Protesters and Extinction Rebellion. counterpunch.org Benedict Cumberbatch. Olivia Colman. Fine actors. They believe in Extinction Rebellion, or perhaps, rebelling against the prospect of extinction. The environment thing, humanity as a damnably scandalous, ecologically damaging species. But they also believe in taking sponsorship from the very same entities who are doing their best (or worst) to engage in matters of existential More

Staff (2019-10-23). New Data Show Severity of Water Contamination in Poor Neighborhoods. truthout.org Curious to know exactly what's in the water that flows from your taps? Then simply plug your zip code into the latest iteration of the Environmental Working Group's (EWG) Tap Water Database. | The database provides an analysis of the water springing from the nation's faucets, with updated information pertaining to issues like the water quality impacts from agricultural runoff, lead contamination stemming from aging infrastructure, as well as the growing huma…

Staff (2019-10-23). Abusive North American Companies Pay Off Latin American Police to Harass Critics. truthout.org In late April 2017, U.S. investigative journalist John Dougherty and I were screening John's documentary Flin Flon Flim Flam in Peru. The film documents violence, environmental contamination, broken promises, and police repression at mining projects owned by the Canadian mining company Hudbay Minerals in several countries — including in Peru. | As we left the Cusco Cultura…

commondreams (2019-10-23). Trump's Fracking Boosterism is a Climate Calamity. commondreams.org ______________________________…

commondreams (2019-10-23). Oil Change U.S. Response: Trump's Speech at Fracking Conference Was a Dumpster Fire. commondreams.org ______________________________…

commondreams (2019-10-23). 350.org on Congressional Hearing on Exxon's Climate Deception: "It's Time Fossil Fuel Billionaires Pay for Care and Repair" commondreams.org ______________________________…

Staff (2019-10-23). A Glimpse of the Climate Apocalypse to Come. truthdig.com ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up for ProPublica's Big Story newsletter to receive stories like this one in your inbox as soon as they are published. | This article was co-published with The New York Times Magazine. | At the beginning of October, my kids' preschool informed me that it might be closed the next day because of rolling blackouts — a radical new effort by our local power utility in Northern California to avoid sparking wildfires. The water company, faced with the shutdown of its pumps, asked us to fill our bathtubs before the cutoff. On the advice of e…

Sharon Lerner (2019-10-23). Coca-Cola Named Most Polluting Brand in Global Audit of Plastic Waste. theintercept.com Coca-Cola was found for the second year in a row to be the most polluting brand in a global audit of plastic trash conducted by the Break Free From Plastic global movement. The giant soda company was responsible for more plastic litter than the next top three polluters combined. | More than 72,000 volunteers fanned out onto beaches, paddled along waterways, and walked along streets near their offices and homes picking up plastic bottles, cups, wrappers, bags, and scraps for the one-da…

Andrea Germanos, staff writer (2019-10-23). At Pro-Fracking Conference, Trump Addresses Companies 'Whose Profits He Has Put Above the Health and Safety of the Planet'. commondreams.org Outside of Pittsburgh conference, activists declare, "We need to step up today and protect our water! Because without water there is no life." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/no_drilling_marcellus_shale_sign_0_0.jpg …

Jessica Corbett, staff writer (2019-10-23). House Democrats Hold Historic Hearing on How Big Oil Spent Decades Trying to 'Suppress the Truth' About the Climate Crisis. commondreams.org As ExxonMobil faced the second day of a New York state trial for defrauding investors about climate-related risks of burning fossil fuels, a Democrat-controlled U.S. House Oversight subcommittee on Wednesday held a historic hearing "examining the oil industry's efforts to suppress the truth about climate change." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/gettyimages-11775660801.jpg …

Ed Sykes (2019-10-23). Oil giant BP tries to lecture ordinary people on the climate crisis. It backfires spectacularly. thecanary.co Oil giant BP seems to be on a PR offensive at the moment. And in an apparent attempt to distract from its own massive role in global climate breakdown, it's essentially lecturing ordinary people on how they can do more to reduce their impact. | BP searching for sympathy: | Speaking at the One Young World conference in London, BP chief executive Bob Dudley said: It isn't the producers of energy only, it's the users of energy. We've had generations of using energy… so we're all part of the problem. … | We [BP] want to be part of…

Joshua Cho (2019-10-23). Media Failed to Connect Climate Crisis and Utility Blackouts. commondreams.org While California's wildfires are a part of the area's natural state, the size and intensity of the seasonal blazes have increased for decades under worsening climate change. (Photo: LA Times/Screenshot) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/screen_shot_2019-10-23_at_5.01.19_pm.png …

Robert Hunziker (2019-10-22). XR Co-Founder Discusses Climate Emergency. counterpunch.org Extinction Rebellion ("XR") has hit the world stage like a flash of light with participants in more than 70 countries all within one year's time. Its allure is simply "telling the truth" about the climate crisis… for a change. A breath of fresh air in a world filled with deceit and lies by people in More

Staff (2019-10-22). Protests in Haiti: An Overlooked Crisis the World Should Not Ignore. therealnews.com Haiti faces fuel shortages, food shortages, and corruption. Political economist Keston Perry argues that neocolonialism, neoliberalism, and climate injustice are at the root of Haiti's instability.

Binoy Kampmark (2019-10-22). Celebrity Protesters and Extinction Rebellion. dissidentvoice.org Benedict Cumberbatch. Olivia Colman. Fine actors. They believe in Extinction Rebellion, or perhaps, rebelling against the prospect of extinction. The environment thing, humanity as a damnably scandalous, ecologically damaging species. But they also believe in taking sponsorship from the very same entities who are doing their best (or worst) to engage in matters of existential …

Evaggelos Vallianatos (2019-10-22). A World Partnership for Ecopolitical Health and Security. counterpunch.org The world in 2019 is in deep trouble. States still act in their own interest, scarcely paying attention to the evolving horrors of climate change, war, hunger, ecological impoverishment of the planet and rapidly growing population. In such a precarious ecopolitical environment, we have the United States run by a president acting like a two-year More

Staff (2019-10-22). Headlines for October 22, 2019. democracynow.org Erdogan Meets with Putin as Turkish Ceasefire in Syria Expires, William Taylor Testifies in Impeachment Hearings, NYT: U.S. Has Quietly Pulled Thousands of Troops Out of Afghanistan, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau Held onto Power in Tight Elections, Israel: Netanyahu Fails to Form Coalition Government, Massive Protests Continue in Chile, Northern Ireland Decriminalizes Abortion & Legalizes Marriage Equality, Indonesia: Former General Prabowo Subianto to Join the Cabinet, ExxonMobil Goes on Trial in New York over Climate Change, Four Drug Companies Reach Settlement with Two Ohio Counties, Macy's to Stop Se…

Murtaza Hussain (2019-10-19). Bill McKibben on How Climate Crises and New Technologies Will Change What It Means to Be Human. theintercept.com "Just as we had long taken for granted the stability of the planet, we have likewise taken for granted the stability of the human species."

susan_p (2019-10-18). Danish Red-Green Alliance congress: Organising for climate and social justice. greenleft.org.au Dick NicholsIssue 1241 DenmarkOctober 18, 2019Denmark's Red-Green Alliance (RGA) held its 30th congress in Copenhagen on October 5-6, in a political context that contrasted strongly with that of its previous congress. | Eighteen months ago the party's 300-plus congress delegates were preparing for a general election they hoped would lift the RGA into the role of main challenger to the Social Democrats for he…

Fred_F (2019-10-17). Science and the student fight against climate change. greenleft.org.au Climate Neville SpencerIssue 1241 AustraliaOctober 17, 2019Climate scientist James Hansen has put forward a succinct guide to current climate science in Climate Change in a Nutshell: The Gathering Storm. | It was written as an expert report for Juliana v United Sta…

Makasi Motema (2019-10-16). What would a people's impeachment look like? workers.org Our news cycle is dominated by one overwhelming, all-encompassing story. While millions of people in the U.S. suffer without medical coverage, while police in Texas make a habit of entering Black people's homes and murdering them, and while our climate catastrophe looms, it is the palace intrigue of Trump's White . . . | Continue reading What would a people's impeachment look like? at Workers.org

patrick (2019-10-16). #ShutDownDC — What's Next? We've got some ideas… strikedc.org Over the past several months we have seen an unprecedented escalation in our movements for climate justice. On September 20, millions of young people all over the world skipped school to join one of the largest youth-led protests in history. Then on September 23rd, we shut down traffic into the nation's capital during the morning … | Continue reading "#ShutDownDC — What's Next? We've got some ideas…"

Uma Menon (2019-10-16). Where are the Young Voices in the Media? progressive.org Youth activism is clearly on the rise today, particularly in regard to gun control and climate change. Yet the stories about these involvements are hardly ever told by young people.

Staff (2019-10-16). It Was the Longest Debate So Far, But CNN & NYT Asked No Questions on Climate Crisis & Immigration. democracynow.org Despite ongoing climate chaos and a sustained humanitarian disaster at the southern border, The New York Times and CNN failed to ask candidates directly about immigration or the climate crisis at Tuesday night's Democratic presidential debate. We speak with Marielena Hincapié, executive director of the National Immigration Law Center, who says the lack of attention to immigraton "was a major gap in the three-hour debate." We also speak with journalist Kate Aronoff about the debate's failure to address the climate crisis.

Lee Camp (2019-10-15). Just 100 Companies Will Sign Humanity's Death Warrant. mintpressnews.com The 100 corporations actively suffocating us in a blanket of global warming emissions are the same ones that run our government. They have wrapped their tentacles around our politicians, the regulatory agencies and the criminal justice system.

Steven Higashide (2019-10-10). Demand More from Transportation Bill. progressive.org The new bill "acknowledges" climate change in the same way that sending a pallet of bottled water to Flint, Michigan "acknowledges" the lead crisis.

patrick (2019-09-24). StrikeDC — Friday, September 27. strikedc.org On Monday, 2,000 of us took to the streets of Washington, DC shutting down key intersections and disrupting business as usual to demand an immediate end to the age of fossil fuels, and a swift and just transition to renewable energy. A broad coalition of climate and social justice groups fanned out across downtown D.C. … | Continue reading "StrikeDC — Friday, September 27"

patrick (2019-09-12). We've got a Plan to #ShutDownDC For Climate Justice. strikedc.org "This is definitely a next-level direct action. The urgency of climate change warrants such an attempt to disrupt business as usual… to make it impossible for people with decision making-power to go about their daily lives as if we are not in a climate emergency." That's what the New York Times printed about our plans to #ShutDownDC … | Continue reading "We've got a Plan to #ShutDownDC For Climate Justice"

patrick (2019-08-29). Report Back from #ShutDownDC Kickoff Meeting. strikedc.org Wow! That was an incredible meeting last night. 125 people in the room and 11 solid affinity groups at the #ShutDownDC kick off meeting! We're so inspired to see so many amazing people stepping up to the challenge. The Climate Strike week of action is less than a month away and we have a long … | Continue reading "Report Back from #ShutDownDC Kickoff Meeting"

patrick (2019-08-25). Climate Strike Support Ideas for Labor Unions and Union Members. strikedc.org The vast majority of union contracts include "no strike" clauses where unions promise not to strike until their contract expires (usually 2-4 year terms). Almost all union workers risk getting fired for striking for climate and almost all unions risk legal repercussions if they try to organize such a strike. But there are many ways … | Continue reading "Climate Strike Support Ideas for Labor Unions and Union Members"

CounterSpin (2019-08-16). Ernest Coverson on Guns & Human Rights, Carey Gillam Under Attack From Monsanto. fair.org Media…