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2019-09-23: Social Media Postees

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School climate strikers are right: This is the fight of our lives
Fred_F | greenleft.org.au | 2019-09-24
Climate Strike school strike 4 climate climate action Sam WainwrightIssue 1239 Australia PerthSeptember 24, 2019We ne…
greenleft.org.au/content/school-climate-strikers-are-right-fight-our-lives

Mutual Aid Networks Go Beyond Disaster Relief. They Offer Community Empowerment
Staff | truthout.org | 2019-09-23
| Climate change is no longer a vague and distant threat looming on the horizon — its effects are already causing massive disruptions globally and are proving more significant than most of us could have imagined even a decade ago. And although extreme weather events and climate-fueled disasters do not discriminate between rich and poor or the privileged and the underserved, the impacts of these events generally reflect pre-existing divisions marked by race, class, immigration sta…
truthout.org/articles/mutual-aid-networks-go-beyond-disaster-relief-they-offer-community-empowerment/

Climate strikers demand climate justice on 'historic' day of protest
ADMIN | nationofchange.org | 2019-09-23
This story is part of Covering Climate Now, a global collaboration of more than 250 news outlets to strengthen coverage of the climate story. | Millions of children and adults are expected to strike across the globe today, inspired by Swedish activist Greta Thunberg's call for climate action. | The strikes are happening ahead of the UN Climate Summit, which is taking place in New York on 23 September. | Climate strikers are calling…
nationofchange.org/2019/09/23/climate-strikers-demand-climate-justice-on-historic-day-of-protest/

'You Are Failing Us': Plans, Frustration at U.N. Climate Talks
Staff | truthdig.com | 2019-09-23
After teen climate activist Greta Thunberg shames them for their inaction, leaders claim they will do more but concede it's not enough.
truthdig.com/articles/you-are-failing-us-plans-frustration-at-u-n-climate-talks/

Greta Thunberg tells world leaders 'you are failing us', as nations announce fresh climate action
United Nations | un.org | 2019-09-23
Speaking at the beginning of the UN's Climate Action Summit on Monday, the 16-year-old acclaimed climate activist Greta Thunberg, was unsparing in her criticism of world leaders, telling them that they are still "not mature enough to tell it like it is".
news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2019/09/1047052

Women's Rights, Climate Activists Launch Feminist Agenda for Green New Deal
commondreams.org | 2019-09-23
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commondreams.org/newswire/2019/09/23/womens-rights-climate-activists-launch-feminist-agenda-green-new-deal?cd-origin=rss

Dozens Arrested as Climate Activists #ShutDownDC
Staff | therealnews.com | 2019-09-23
Monday morning's commute was disrupted in the nation's capital when activists blocked 22 intersections to demand action from leaders to address climate change.
therealnews.com/stories/dozens-arrested-as-climate-activists-shutdowndc

#ShutDownDC Protesters Blockade Capital Streets to Demand Climate Action
Staff | truthout.org | 2019-09-23
| With the goal of disrupting business as usual in the "center of decision-making in the U.S.," hundreds of activists blocked key intersections across downtown Washington, D.C., Monday morning to demand that lawmakers take bold and urgent action to confront the existential climate crisis. | Chanting "We want climate justice now!" and "The planet we love is under attack," demonstrators positioned vans, cars, their bodies — even a sailboat — in the middle of major D.C. streets to sh…
truthout.org/articles/shutdowndc-protesters-blockade-capital-streets-to-demand-climate-action/

Climate Week: Faith in Our Future: Interfaith Conversation on Climate Change (Santa Cruz)
Santa Cruz Climate Action Network | indybay.org | 2019-09-23
Peace United Church of Christ, 900 High St, Santa Cruz, CA 95060…
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/09/21/18826538.php

Peace Versus Climate
Peter Koenig | globalresearch.ca | 2019-09-23
Climate Change number ONE? — How about PEACE? — Nobody thought about that? Have these western kids been brainwashed. Not even UN Secretary General Guterres, whose mandate it is to lead the UN towards conflict solutions that bring PEACE — this is the very mandate that the UN has been founded on. Not climate, but PEACE.
globalresearch.ca/peace-versus-climate/5689953

Climate Action Protests and "Extinction Rebellion" versus 5G Microwave Radiation
Julian Rose | globalresearch.ca | 2019-09-23
On 20 September, hundreds of thousands stepped out onto the streets of the world's cities to call for 'Climate Action'. The great majority doing so, no doubt based upon genuine feelings of concern for the future of the planet and …
globalresearch.ca/climate-action-protests-deep-state-call-regime-change/5689923

Youth Leads In Global Climate Strike
Photos and Text | indybay.org | 2019-09-23
Demonstrations throughout the Bay Area and the world in emergency climate protest…
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/09/21/18826541.php

Climate Strike: Sidewalk Protest for Climate Crisis in Santa Cruz, Sept. 26
Santa Cruz Climate Action Network | indybay.org | 2019-09-23
Sidewalk along Pacific Garden Mall, 1424-1498 Pacific Ave, Santa Cruz, CA 95060…
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/09/21/18826536.php

Youth lead fight for future at Baltimore Climate Strike
Tim Wheeler | peoplesworld.org | 2019-09-23
BALTIMORE–About 1,000 protesters, mostly high school and college youth, marched from the Inner Harbor to Baltimore City Hall Sept. 20 in the local edition of the Global Climate Strike, demanding action by the federal, state, and municipal governments to reverse global climate change. The march here was part of a worldwide mass protest by millions …
peoplesworld.org/article/youth-lead-fight-for-future-at-baltimore-climate-strike/

SF Climate Strike: Amazon Protest Contingent outside Brasilian Consulate
Brasil Solidarity Network and others | indybay.org | 2019-09-23
Brasilian Consulate, 300 Montgomery St, San Francisco, CA 94104-1901…
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/09/22/18826600.php

Greta Thunberg speech
Eds. | mronline.org | 2019-09-23
Around the year 2030, we will be in a position where we probably set off an irreversible chain reaction beyond human control, that will most likely lead to the end of our civilization as we know it.‚Ä® | Source…
mronline.org/2019/09/23/greta-thunberg-speech/

Naomi Klein, Autism and Climate Activism
Craig Collins | counterpunch.org | 2019-09-23
In a recent interview with Amy Goodman, Naomi Klein linked Greta Thunberg's autism with her powerful commitment to combating climate chaos. In doing so, I believe she promoted a serious misunderstanding about how autism is linked to Greta's moral clarity on this existential threat. In the interview quoted extensively below, Klein talks about autism and the human brain's propensity for "mirroring."
counterpunch.org/2019/09/23/naomi-klein-autism-and-climate-activism/

'How Dare You!' Greta Thunberg Rebukes World Leaders
Mark Hertsgaard | thenation.com | 2019-09-23
'How Dare You!' Greta Thunberg Rebukes World Leaders…
thenation.com/article/climate-summit-greta/

Greta: Capitalism Is Destroying The Planet
Staff | therealnews.com | 2019-09-23
"People are suffering. People are dying. Entire ecosystems are collapsing. We are in the beginning of a mass extinction and all you can talk about is the money, and fairytales of eternal economic growth. How dare you?"
therealnews.com/stories/greta-capitalism-is-destroying-the-planet

Three Billion Birds: Decline of the North American Avifauna
Kenneth V. Rosenberg | globalresearch.ca | 2019-09-23
Species extinctions have defined the global biodiversity crisis, but extinction begins with loss in abundance of individuals that can result in compositional and functional changes of ecosystems. | Using multiple and independent monitoring networks, we report population losses across much of …
globalresearch.ca/decline-north-american-avifauna/5689949

Extinction Rebellion Brings Street Theater Back to Santa Cruz
Steve Pleich | indybay.org | 2019-09-23
Gimme That Old Time Rebellion…
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/09/23/18826627.php

Climate Week: Nonviolent Direct Action Training in Santa Cruz
Extinction Rebellion Santa Cruz | indybay.org | 2019-09-23
El Rio Mobile Home Park, 2120 N Pacific Ave, Santa Cruz, CA 95060-2706, United States…
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/09/21/18826540.php

What Is Energy Denial?
Don Fitz | commondreams.org | 2019-09-23
The concept of conserving energy is an age-old philosophy embodied in use of the word "reduce." Those who only see the horrible potential of climate change have an unfortunate tendency to mimic the behavior of climate change deniers as they themselves deny the dangers of alternative energy sources. (Photo: TLPOSCHARSKY/Flickr/cc) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/turbines.jpeg …
commondreams.org/views/2019/09/23/what-energy-denial?cd-origin=rss

Millions march against climate change, capitalism and war
Eds. | mronline.org | 2019-09-23
Four million people participated in the global climate strike across every continent on Friday, many of them students who skipped school on that day. Demonstrations at more than 5,800 locations in 161 countries began in Australia and the Pacific, moved to Asia, Antarctica, Africa and Europe, and then to North and South America. This is […] | Source…
mronline.org/2019/09/23/millions-march-against-climate-change-capitalism-and-war/

Actions not words: what was promised at the UN's landmark climate summit?
United Nations | un.org | 2019-09-23
UN Secretary-General warned leaders not to come to his landmark Climate Action Summit with beautiful speeches, but to present concrete plans for cutting harmful greenhouse gas emissions, and strategies for carbon neutrality by 2050. So what, exactly, was promised at Monday's all-day event at UN Headquarters in New York?
news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2019/09/1047112

Climate Week Talk: Author Jonathan Safran Foer, "We Are the Weather"
Climate One | indybay.org | 2019-09-23
Climate One, 110 The Embarcadero, San Francisco 94105…
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/09/21/18826565.php

After Historic Climate Strikes, Week of Powerful Local Actions Follow
commondreams.org | 2019-09-23
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commondreams.org/newswire/2019/09/23/after-historic-climate-strikes-week-powerful-local-actions-follow?cd-origin=rss

Climate Policy Q & A Session with Senator Feinstein's State Director
Indivisible East Bay | indybay.org | 2019-09-23
Berkeley Public Library, 2090 Kittredge St, Berkeley, CA 94704…
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/09/22/18826601.php

Changing the Narrative on Climate Change
Staff | therealnews.com | 2019-09-23
At the first Designing A Green New Deal conference, essayist Mary AnnaàØse Heglar explains the role of storytelling and emotion in the fight for climate justice…
therealnews.com/stories/changing-the-narrative-on-climate-change

Australian students and youth speak out at climate strikes
wsws.org | 2019-09-23
"The governments are too scared to do anything because they want to make profits, rather than save the planet."
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/09/23/clim-s23.html

Voices from the Seattle Global Climate Strike
Andy Freeman | liberationnews.org | 2019-09-23
"We must work together to create systemic change…"
liberationnews.org/voices-from-the-seattle-global-climate-strike/

The Path to Climate Justice Runs Through the UAW Strike
Jane McAlevey | thenation.com | 2019-09-23
The Path to Climate Justice Runs Through the UAW Strike…
thenation.com/article/climate-strike-uaw/

We're Inching Closer to Earth's Deadliest Tipping Points
Staff | truthdig.com | 2019-09-23
Urgent action on climate change will be costly. But inaction could be four or five times more expensive, according to new climate accounting: extremes of global heat are on the increase. | Submarine heatwaves happen three times more often that they did in 1980. Ocean warming events can devastate coral reefs and trigger even more damage from more intense acidification and oxygen loss in the seas, with disastrous consequences for fishery and seafood. | The ecosystems on which all living things — including human…
truthdig.com/articles/were-inching-closer-to-earths-deadliest-tipping-points/

Indigenous People Are Already Working "Green Jobs" — but They're Unrecognized and Unpaid
Nick Estes | theintercept.com | 2019-09-23
From Standing Rock to the Unist'ot'en Camp, land defense and water protection are necessary for the continuation of life on a planet teetering on collapse.
theintercept.com/2019/09/23/indigenous-climate-green-new-deal/

Interview: United Auto Workers on strike at General Motors
Fight Back | fightbacknews.org | 2019-09-23
Lansing, Michigan – The United Auto Workers (UAW) called a strike on Sunday, September 15. Fight Back! interviewed Jean "Johnny Bravo" Duchemin, an alternate committee member in UAW Local 1753 in Lansing, Michigan about the GM strike. | Fight Back!: How do you see the strike fitting into the broader labor movement and the current political climate? | Jean "Johnny Bravo" Duchemin: That one, I had to take time to think about that one. When it comes to the political climate and the labor movement, the labor movement in this country has been died out. A lot of people are uneducated. So, since the last major strike, a…
www.fightbacknews.org/2019/9/23/interview-united-auto-workers-strike-general-motors

On sidelines of UN climate summit, US President calls for protection of religious freedom
United Nations | un.org | 2019-09-23
As global leaders gathered at UN Headquarters on Monday to present their plans to combat climate change, United States President Donald Trump put the spotlight on the need to safeguard religious freedom worldwide.
news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2019/09/1047072

Debating the bedrock of climate-change mitigation scenarios
Eds. | mronline.org | 2019-09-23
Researchers and policymakers rely on computer simulations called integrated assessment models to determine the best strategies for tackling climate change. Here, scientists present opposing views on the suitability of these simulations. | Source…
mronline.org/2019/09/23/debating-the-bedrock-of-climate-change-mitigation-scenarios/

Climate strike action rocks San Jose
Henry Millstein | peoplesworld.org | 2019-09-23
SAN JOSE, Calif.–The call "This is what democracy looks like" echoed across downtown as some 1,500 students and their allies marched from the Diridon train station to City Hall as this city's contribution to the global climate strike demanding action to rein in global warming and the fossil fuel industries that seek to block action …
peoplesworld.org/article/climate-strike-action-rocks-san-jose/

Indigenous people lead march of 250,000 in NYC climate strike
Liberation staff | liberationnews.org | 2019-09-23
"If we don't rise, the sea levels will!"
liberationnews.org/indigenous-people-lead-march-of-250000-in-nyc-climate-strike/

Can Nuclear Power's Deadly Waste Be Contained in a Warming World?
Staff | truthout.org | 2019-09-23
| Imagine this scenario: You are driving home from work one evening, and you notice a strange metallic taste in your mouth. That night on the evening news, you hear there's been an accident at the nuclear plant in your community, but that everything is under control. | The next day, the metallic taste is stronger, and you see a rust-colored ring around the bathtub when you drain it. Public announcements continue to say everything is OK. Your eight-month-old daughter has been playing outside much of t…
truthout.org/articles/can-nuclear-powers-deadly-waste-be-contained-in-a-warming-world/

How news media should handle Trump's lies
B. R. Gowani | counterpunch.org | 2019-09-23
saints, politicians, capitalists, news media, Trump, … all lies — bigly the difference being that most of Trump's lies are impossible to defend but Trump's supporters do defend him with undefendable lies the liberal media, including MSDNC, ridicules and attacks Trump's lies the media strategy is waste of time as Trump strikes back with more lies what…
counterpunch.org/2019/09/23/how-news-media-should-handle-trumps-lies/

Trump administration just can't stop lying about vehicle standards
Eds. | mronline.org | 2019-09-23
Today, Secretary Elaine Chao (Department of Transportation) and Administrator Andrew Wheeler (EPA) officially released their attack on California's Advanced Clean Car standards, which reduce global warming emissions and tailpipe pollution from new cars and require manufacturers to sell a minimum number of electric vehicles in the state. | Source…
mronline.org/2019/09/23/trump-administration-just-cant-stop-lying-about-vehicle-standards/

Youth Indigenous Climate Activist Artemisa Xakriabá: "We Fight for Mother Earth"
Staff | truthout.org | 2019-09-23
| Friday's climate strike in New York City concluded with remarks from indigenous leaders, activists and organizers. Artemisa Xakriabá, a 19-year-old indigenous climate activist of the Xakriabá people, spoke about the increasing intensity of environmental destruction across Brazil and the interconnectedness of the fight for climate justice. "We fight for our Mother Earth because the fight for Mother Earth is the mother of all other fights," Xakriabá said. "We are fight…
truthout.org/video/youth-indigenous-climate-activist-artemisa-xakriaba-we-fight-for-mother-earth/

19-Year-Old Indigenous Climate Activist Artemisa Xakriabá: "We Fight for Mother Earth"
Staff | democracynow.org | 2019-09-23
Friday's climate strike in New York City concluded with remarks from indigenous leaders, activists and organizers. Artemisa Xakriabá, a 19-year-old indigenous climate activist of the Xakriabá people, spoke about the increasing intensity of environmental destruction across Brazil and the interconnectedness of the fight for climate justice. "We fight for our Mother Earth because the fight for Mother Earth is the mother of all other fights," Xakriabá said. "We are fighting for your lives. We are fighting for our lives. We are fighting for our sacred territory. But we are being persecuted, threatened, murdered, only…
www.democracynow.org/2019/9/23/brazil_indigenous_climate_activist_artemisa_xakriaba

'We Want to Show Them We Are Serious': 16 Youth Activists File Suit Against Major Nations for Failing to Act on Climate Crisis
Jake Johnson, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2019-09-23
commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/youth_climate_suit.jpg …

'If a House Is on Fire, You Don't Add Fuel': 530 Groups Back Call to Rapidly Phase Out Fossil Fuels Worldwide
Jessica Corbett, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2019-09-23
The environmental group Stand.earth announced on Monday that 530 organizations have signed on to the Lofoten Declaration, which calls for rapidly phasing out fossil fuels on a global scale and transitioning to clean energy, as world leaders and activists gathered in New York City for the United Nations Climate Action Summit. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/crop-gettyimages-1008647068_0.jpg …
commondreams.org/news/2019/09/23/if-house-fire-you-dont-add-fuel-530-groups-back-call-rapidly-phase-out-fossil-fuels?cd-origin=rss

'How Dare You!': Greta Thunberg Rages at 'Fairytales of Eternal Economic Growth' at UN Climate Summit
Eoin Higgins, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2019-09-23
"Entire ecosytems are collapsing. We are at the beginning of a mass extinction and all you can talk about is money." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/greta_1.jpg …
commondreams.org/news/2019/09/23/how-dare-you-greta-thunberg-rages-fairytales-eternal-economic-growth-un-climate?cd-origin=rss

Turning Back on Climate Summit, Trump Hosts 'Religious Freedom' Session at UN
Andrea Germanos, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2019-09-23
"It's most importantly a snub to the young people pleading for action on climate change." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/trump-religious-freedom-snub-climate-summit.jpg …
commondreams.org/news/2019/09/23/turning-back-climate-summit-trump-hosts-religious-freedom-session-un?cd-origin=rss

To Stop the Worst Effects of the Climate Crisis, Report Says 'The Level of Ambition Needs to be Tripled'—At Minimum
Eoin Higgins, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2019-09-23
The new U.N. report referencing increasing impacts of the climate crisis underscores the need for urgent action. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/greenland_ice_0.jpg …
commondreams.org/news/2019/09/23/stop-worst-effects-climate-crisis-report-says-level-ambition-needs-be-tripled?cd-origin=rss

Millions Took Part in the Youth-Led Global Climate Strike Friday. Here's Why People Marched
Staff | democracynow.org | 2019-09-23
As many as a quarter-million people marched on the streets of New York City Friday for a youth-led climate strike inspired by Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg. Globally, as many as 4 million people took to the streets in hundreds of countries. Democracy Now! was in the streets of New York on Friday speaking with climate strikers from the United States and around the world.
www.democracynow.org/2019/9/23/climate_march_interviews_youth_protesters

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2019-09-22: News Headlines

Jessica Garraway (2019-09-22). A Real Extinction Rebellion Means the End of Colonialism, Imperialism, and Capitalism. commondreams.org In 2011, as a 20 year old activist new to the environmental movement I joined up with other like-minded people for a retreat in rural Wisconsin to plan and strategize our next steps. As a Black woman, it was painfully obvious that amongst the scores of people in attendance that there were very few people of color present.

teleSUR (2019-09-22). Young Climate Activists Held World Leaders Accountable at UN. telesurenglish.net Young climate change activists delivered a strong message to United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres Saturday: If elected officials do not take strong actions to combat climate change, they will be voted out of office. | RELATED: | Thousands Join World Climate Strike as UN Summit Approaches | Guterres gave around 500 youth activists the floor at the U.N.'s first youth climate change summit, an informal event aimed at connecting young activists and entrepreneurs with glob…

Santa Cruz Climate Action Network (2019-09-22). Climate Week: Faith in Our Future: Interfaith Conversation on Climate Change (Santa Cruz). indybay.org Peace United Church of Christ, 900 High St, Santa Cruz, CA 95060…

Afroze Fatima Zaidi (2019-09-22). As the climate emergency worsens, poor people will suffer the most. thecanary.co The worldwide climate strikes on Friday 20 September showed enormous public will towards addressing the climate crisis. Ahead of the UN climate change summit to take place on 23 September, protesters from all over the world took to the streets to demand action from world leaders. | I…

Santa Cruz Climate Action Network (2019-09-22). Climate Strike: Sidewalk Protest for Climate Crisis in Santa Cruz, Sept. 24. indybay.org Sidewalk along Pacific Garden Mall, 1424-1498 Pacific Ave, Santa Cruz, CA 95060…

Brasil Solidarity Network and others (2019-09-22). SF Climate Strike: Amazon Protest Contingent outside Brasilian Consulate. indybay.org Brasilian Consulate, 300 Montgomery St, San Francisco, CA 94104-1901…

Santa Cruz Climate Action Network (2019-09-22). Climate Strike: Sidewalk Protest for Climate Crisis in Santa Cruz, Sept. 26. indybay.org Sidewalk along Pacific Garden Mall, 1424-1498 Pacific Ave, Santa Cruz, CA 95060…

Photos and Text (2019-09-22). Youth Leads In Global Climate Strike. indybay.org Demonstrations throughout the Bay Area and the world in emergency climate protest…

Extinction Rebellion Santa Cruz (2019-09-22). Climate Week: Nonviolent Direct Action Training in Santa Cruz. indybay.org El Rio Mobile Home Park, 2120 N Pacific Ave, Santa Cruz, CA 95060-2706, United States…

Santa Cruz Climate Action Network (2019-09-22). Climate Week: Real Democracy Teach-in & Free Veg Dinner (Santa Cruz). indybay.org Louden Nelson Auditorium, 301 Center Street, Santa Cruz 95060…

Staff (2019-09-22). As Arctic Sea Ice Disappears, What Happens to Ecosystems? truthout.org | | In winter 2018, the sea ice extent in the Bering Sea reached the lowest levels observed since 1850, when records began. By late April, warm, southerly winds left sea ice levels at just 10% of the 1981—2010 average for that time of year. In recent research, scientists studied how the unprecedentedly low ice cover affected ecosystems in the region. | As sea ice melts in the spring, it releas…

Climate One (2019-09-22). Climate Week Talk: Author Jonathan Safran Foer, "We Are the Weather" indybay.org Climate One, 110 The Embarcadero, San Francisco 94105…

United Nations (2019-09-22). Ahead of UN summit, leading scientists warn climate change 'hitting harder and sooner' than forecast. un.org Top climate scientists issued a report on Sunday showing that over the last several years, sea-level rise, planetary warming, shrinking ice sheets and carbon pollution have accelerated; a sobering call to action for political leaders headed to New York for summit-level climate change talks tomorrow at the United Nations.

Staff (2019-09-22). We Need Biodiversity-Based Agriculture to Solve the Climate Crisis. truthout.org | | The Earth is living, and also creates life. Over 4 billion years the Earth has evolved a rich biodiversity — an abundance of different living organisms and ecosystems — that can meet all our needs and sustain life. | Through biodiversity and the living functions of the biosphere, the Earth regulates temperature and climate, and has created the conditions for our species to evolve. This is what NASA scientist James Lovelock found in working with Lynn Margulis, who was studying the pro…

Indivisible East Bay (2019-09-22). Climate Policy Q & A Session with Senator Feinstein's State Director. indybay.org Berkeley Public Library, 2090 Kittredge St, Berkeley, CA 94704…

United Nations (2019-09-22). Banks worth $47 trillion adopt new UN-backed climate, sustainability principles. un.org Banks collectively with more than $47 trillion in assets, or a third of the global industry, signed up on Sunday to new United Nations-backed responsible banking principles in a massive boost for climate action and the shift from "brown to green" models of economic growth.

Fred_F (2019-09-22). Hundreds of academics declare support for Extinction Rebellion. greenleft.org.au Extinction Rebellion climate emergencyIssue 1239 AustraliaSeptember 22, 2019We, the undersigned, represent diverse academic disciplines, and the views expressed here are those of the signatories and not their universities. | While our academic perspectives and expertise may differ, we are united on one point: we can no longer to…

Julia Conley, staff writer (2019-09-22). 'An Obligation to Make Radical Change': At Youth Climate Summit, Young Leaders Say Merely Listening to Science Is Not Enough. commondreams.org At the first-ever Youth Climate Action Summit at the U.N. headquarters in New York on Saturday, climate leader Greta Thunberg was joined by more than 600 young activists who were able to appeal directly to the U.N. secretary-general a day after helping to galvanize an estimated total of four million people at the Global Climate Strike—and the campaigners in attendance did not mince words. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/gettyimages-11700037101.jpg …

Stephanie Van Hook (2019-09-21). Beyond coping: How to find the strength to take on climate change. nationofchange.org It's hard to ignore not just the scientific reports, but also the on-the-ground reality of climate disruption. It's getting hotter and drier, and the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change estimates we have about 12 years to reverse this direct trend. It's a challenge requiring us to come together as a mature and functional human family. | It's a tall order because at its root, the climate crisis is also the crisis of human relationship—how we relate to our own emotional states, those of others, and, ultimately, conflict. To solve problems with—not for—human beings, which is what this cris…

Aaron Cynic (2019-09-21). Chicagoans demand climate justice in massive #GlobalClimateStrike. nationofchange.org Thousands of Chicagoans marched and rallied across the city Friday as part of a massive global day of action to demand governments take action on climate change. | "My generation deserves a sustainable future. We are calling on the government to fight for us," said Lauren, a senior at Illinois science and Math Academy. "We need to act fast. We can't wait for policy to come. Our futures, our lives, are on the line." | Image credit: Aaron Cynic/NationofChange | Actions began as early as 7: 00am in the city, with several morning demonstrations feeding into a large march that began in Grant Park near noon, culminat…

Staff (2019-09-21). 4 Million People Strike for Climate Action. therealnews.com Organizers say this was the largest youth-led demonstration in history. TRNN spoke to demonstrators in New York and Baltimore…

Leighton Akio Woodhouse (2019-09-21). A New Generation of Activists Put Their Bodies on the Line to Defend California's Forests. theintercept.com The deforestation of the Amazon is recognized around the world as a catastrophe for global climate change. Far less recognized is the threat of deforestation of temperate rainforests, such as the enormous coastal forest that stretches from Northern California to Alaska. By some estimates, temperate rainforests sequester from 2 to 7 times as much carbon per acre as tropical rainforests like the Amazon. Keeping these ecosystems healthy and intact is an imperative part of avoiding a future of cataclysmic global warming. | In Humboldt County, California, activists have been fighting for decades to preserve the forest…

United Nations (2019-09-21). At UN, youth activists press for bold action on climate emergency, vow to hold leaders accountable at the ballot box. un.org Students and young activists on Saturday threw down the gauntlet to world leaders heading to United Nations Headquarters next week for high-level climate talks, demanding that they "stop wasting time" and work harder to curb carbon emissions, "or we will vote you out."

WSWS (2019-09-21). Climate strike protesters speak out: "There's willful blindness on this issue, because fixing it conflicts with capitalism" wsws.org WSWS reporters spoke with climate strike protesters in cities around the globe.

Michael Nigro (2019-09-21). Highlights From the Biggest Climate Strike the World Has Ever Seen. truthdig.com …

WSWS (2019-09-21). Millions march against climate change, capitalism and war. wsws.org "Any talk about climate change must include socialism and the economic system."

Eoin Higgins (2019-09-21). 'The future of Earth is at risk': New drone footage of deforestation in Amazon shows cost of meat industry. nationofchange.org A new investigation from the group Mercy for Animals uses drone footage to reveal the scope of devastation in the Amazon rainforest for growing meat. | "Global demand for meat is destroying the Amazon rainforest," filmmaker Mark Devries says in a video highlighting some of the group's work. | The footage shows acres of recently deforested land, cleared for grazing pastures for cattle. | As Common Dreams has reported, the government of Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro…

WSWS (2019-09-21). Bushfires in Australia: Another symptom of climate change. wsws.org Early spring fires are an "omen" of an unprecedented and disastrous season ahead due to hot, windy and dry conditions.

Eleanore Catolico (2019-09-21). Why Detroit Could Be the Engine for the Green New Deal. commondreams.org Labor rights advocates joined the climate strike in Detroit on Friday. (Photo: SEIU Local 1/Twitter) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/ee7r5j7x4aex9to1.jpg …

pip.hinman (2019-09-21). Extinction Rebellion debates stance on police: friend or foe? greenleft.org.au climate emergency Sarah HathwayIssue 1238 Australia Extinction Rebellion climate action policeSeptember 21, 2019On September…

pip.hinman (2019-09-21). Extinction Rebellion blockades Melbourne bridge. greenleft.org.au climate emergencyIssue 1238 Australia Extinction Rebellion MelbourneSeptember 21, 2019Extinction Rebellion activists blockaded Princes Bridge in Melbourne's CBD for several hours on September 14. | Several dozen people were arrested. | Extinction Rebellion activis…

Julia Conley, staff writer (2019-09-21). 'We're Not Through': After Biggest Climate Protest in History Draws 4 Million Worldwide, Campaigners Prepare for Week of Action. commondreams.org As organizers behind Friday's Global Climate Strike reported that four million children and adults attended marches and rallies all over the world—making it the biggest climate protest ever—they assured leaders who have been reticent to take bold climate action that the campaigners' work is far from over. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/picmonkey_image1_0.jpg …

Staff (2019-09-20). Documentary "Blowout" Follows Climate Cost of Oil Boom from Fracking to Exports. therealnews.com The new film follows the U.S. oil supply chain, covering health, climate and environmental justice impacts. And it points to the president who was central to creating the current reality: Barack Obama.

Valerie Reynoso (2019-09-20). The Rising Monopoly of Monsanto-Bayer. counterpunch.org Monsanto was an agrochemical and agricultural biotech company established in the US that became a large producer of GMO crops, with their main GMO crop having been corn. Monsanto was bought by Bayer, a German multinational pharmaceutical company, in late 2016 for $63 billion dollars. This deal was approved in early 2018 by the European Union More

Rob Urie (2019-09-20). Strike for the Environment, Strike for Social Justice, Strike! counterpunch.org A very large chasm exists between those in power, including most of the 2020 presidential candidates, and environmentalists and scientists intent on acting now to resolve growing environmental crises. To reiterate what is known, the United Nations, through its IPCC and the IPBES committees, has provided comprehensive evidence that little time remains to avert catastrophic global warming. And the world is already in the midst of the sixth mass extinction. More

Jimmy Doran (2019-09-20). Save the planet or save capitalism; we can't do both. peoplesworld.org The world in which we live is finite. It does not possess infinite, everlasting resources. And it is fast approaching the point of no return as we face imminent climate catastrophe. If we are to save humanity and protect the world for future generations, we have to radically change the way we live—immediately. We're not …

Staff (2019-09-20). Ten-Year-Olds Sound Off on Climate Inaction. therealnews.com At New York City's climate strike, elementary schoolers tell Dharna Noor how they think adults should take on the climate crisis…

Marc Brodine (2019-09-20). Green Strategy: Building the movement to stop climate change. peoplesworld.org The following is an excerpt from Marc Brodine's new book, Green Strategy: Path to Fundamental Transformation, available from International Publishers. The key to creating fundamental change is to create a movement broad enough, diverse enough, powerful enough, and sophisticated enough to embrace billions of people the world over. We can confidently predict that the environmental …

Rachel M. Cohen (2019-09-20). The Environmental Left Is Softening on Carbon-Capture Technology. Maybe That's OK. theintercept.com At the start of this year, more than 600 environmental groups — including Greenpeace, Friends of the Earth, and Sunrise Movement — sent a letter to Congress saying they will "vigorously oppose" federal climate legislation that promotes "corporate schemes" like carbon-capture and storage. | Congress was not chastened. This past July, tucked in the Senate's $287 billion highway reauthorization bill, was a bipartisan measure to support carbon-ca…

Staff (2019-09-20). Over One Million to Take Part in Youth Climate Strike. therealnews.com Activists are taking part in 5,000 actions across 157 countries to demand immediate action to address climate change. We'll bring you updates throughout the day including on-the-ground reporting from Baltimore and New York…

Eric A. Gordon (2019-09-20). Outrage and lawsuits arise from Trump's attempt to ban emissions control. peoplesworld.org LOS ANGELES, FORMER SMOG CAPITAL OF THE WORLD—On Wednesday of this week, in the lead-up to the Global Climate Strike this weekend, President Donald Trump upped the ante on his satanic attempt to end civilized life on Earth. In a series of three tweets, he announced his "Administration is revoking California's Federal Waiver on emissions …

Kate Aronoff (2019-09-20). Why VSCO Girls are Going on Strike for the Climate. theintercept.com It's not as if all VSCO Girls are sleeper climate champions. But as climate organizing has come to involve more people, it sucks the trends of the day up.

Mark Gruenberg (2019-09-20). Around the world, millions strike demanding climate action. peoplesworld.org WASHINGTON—For Daniel Goldman of Arlington, Va., the reason for battling to reverse climate change is very simple. "I don't want to die," he says. Marching with a hand-drawn sign declaring "The wrong ICE is melting" — uniting two controversies on one piece of cardboard — the high school student from Arlington, Va., was one of …

Eds. (2019-09-20). Capitalism and climate change. mronline.org The week from September 20 till September 27 has been designated as the week of the 'Climate Strike'. It is an unprecedented event in its ambition to disrupt business as usual. | Source

United Nations (2019-09-20). Climate emergency 'a new danger' to peace, youth activists hear ahead of World Day. un.org Among the efforts to build a sustainably peaceful world, "urgent climate action is needed" to curb environmental threats to all our well-being and security, the Secretary-General told the annual peace gathering in New York on Friday, addressing a largely youthful crowd.

United Nations (2019-09-20). Friday's Daily Brief: World youth call for climate action and peace, record food needs met in Yemen, exclusive sit down with UN chief. un.org A recap of Friday's top stories: Climate emergency threatening peace progress; Guterres urges States bring concrete answers to GA; Migrant shooting in Libya signals danger; Xenophobia attacks rise in South Africa; Record number get UN food aid in Libya.

teleSUR (2019-09-20). Germany Advocates to Reduce Greenhouse Gases in Half. telesurenglish.net German Chancellor Angela Merkel announced on Friday a list of measures the government will take attain the nation's climate targets: 55 percent fewer greenhouse gases by 2030 than the country created in 1990. | RELATED: | Germany Accepts Climate Protection Deal Amid Worldwide Protests | From Berlin, the nation's leader said from Berlin that from 2021 on, national transport and construction sectors will see a fixed price on carbon for petrol, diesel, heating oil and natural ga…

Alleen Brown (2019-09-20). Two Years After the Hurricane, Puerto Rico's "Generation Maria" Leads a Climate Strike. theintercept.com One of the most important moments in 16-year-old Tristán Queriot Rodríguez Vélez's climate activism came at the international airport in San Juan, Puerto Rico, in mid-July. Puerto Rico's former secretary of education, Julia Keleher, was flying back to the island from Washington, D.C. to stand before a federal judge and confront corruption charges. Rodríguez Vélez and…

United Nations (2019-09-20). UN staff support youth-driven global action on climate crisis. un.org Staff at UN Headquarters in New York joined untold numbers of students, scientists, organized labour, and everyday people worldwide, who took to the streets on Friday, demanding action to address climate change.

Sasha Abramsky (2019-09-20). With Trump, We're in the Realm of 'The Handmaid's Tale'. thenation.com With Trump, We're in the Realm of 'The Handmaid's Tale'

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