Author Archives: admin

2019-09-19: Social Media Postees

Please be social by posting these 'POSTEES' on social media!

Climate Strike Rally for Immigrants and Refugees
Rally for Immigrants Rights | indybay.org | 2019-09-19
Window On The Bay / Monterey Waterfront Park | Del Monte Ave, Monterey…
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/09/18/18826401.php

Over 2000 scientists across the globe pledge to join tomorrow's climate strike
Amanda Mills | nationofchange.org | 2019-09-19
The Global Climate Strike kicks off tomorrow and will continue until September 27th. Over 2000 scientists from 40 countries will be joining the world's youth climate activists as well as adults who are all demanding an end to the use of fossil fuels. What started off with a generation of school students raising their voices …
nationofchange.org/2019/09/19/over-2000-scientists-across-the-globe-pledge-to-join-tomorrows-climate-strike/

It's Time to Strike for the Climate
Sonali Kolhatkar | truthdig.com | 2019-09-19
According to Bill McKibben, the internationally renowned climate activist, author and founder of 350.org, today's record-breaking hurricanes should not be labeled with such innocuous names as "Dorian" or "Maria." Rather, they should be named after Exxon Mobil, Chevron and BP–major fossil fuel corporations that have been the driving force behind global warming and the subsequent supercharged storms. | In an interview, the author of the new book, "Falter: Has the Human G…
truthdig.com/articles/its-time-to-strike-for-the-climate/

Greta Thunberg Is Just Getting Warmed Up
Staff | truthdig.com | 2019-09-19
Sixteen-year-old Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg has sparked a global movement with her "school strike for the climate." Last year, she started skipping school on Fridays to stand outside the Swedish parliament demanding climate action. Since then, she has inspired millions around the world to join her. The final two Fridays of this month, Sept. 20 and 27, are expected to be some of the largest global protests in history. These two strike days fall on either side of the United Nations' Climate Action Summit on Monday, Sept. 23. | Organized during the U.N.'s annual General Assembly meeting, which brings le…
truthdig.com/articles/greta-thunberg-is-just-getting-warmed-up/

Greenpeace Says Amazon Needs More Transparency to Meet Bezos' New Climate Goals
commondreams.org | 2019-09-19
______________________________…
commondreams.org/newswire/2019/09/19/greenpeace-says-amazon-needs-more-transparency-meet-bezos-new-climate-goals?cd-origin=rss

Thousands of climate strikes set to take place around the world
The Canary | thecanary.co | 2019-09-19
Students, workers and campaigners are gearing up for what could be the largest climate protests in history with thousands of events around the world.The climate strikes, which will see children and young people walking out of lessons and lectures on Friday to call for urgent climate action, are being backed by unions, charities, businesses and politicians.The UK Student Climate Network (UKSCN) says more than 200 events are taking place across the UK, with — for the first time — adults being encouraged to join the youngsters as they strike.UKSCN is calling on politicians to bring in a "Green New Deal" to…
thecanary.co/discovery/news-discovery/2019/09/19/thousands-of-climate-strikes-set-to-take-place-around-the-world/

The US Navy Has a Water Problem
Dave Lindorff | thenation.com | 2019-09-19
The US Navy Has a Water Problem…
thenation.com/article/climate-military-navy-flooding/

Fracking Has No Place in a Livable Future
Staff | truthout.org | 2019-09-19
| A railroad company wouldn't spend buckets of money to lay down hundreds of miles of fresh track if it knew that train travel would become obsolete a few years later. Nor would a fisherman purchase a brand new boat if he knew the sea was almost out of fish. Big investments are made with the anticipation of capitalizing on the expenditures for years to come. And so it is with the fossil fuel industry, as it currently seeks to frack new oil and gas fields, construct new pipelines to transport the bounty, and develop new ma…
truthout.org/articles/fracking-has-no-place-in-a-livable-future/

How the rise of populism is fuelling climate science denial across Europe
Mat Hope | nationofchange.org | 2019-09-19
This story is part of Covering Climate Now, a global collaboration of more than 250 news outlets to strengthen coverage of the climate story. In December 2015, European Commission President Jean-Claude Junker stood at a podium to hail the world's first comprehensive agreement to take action on climate change, and told the world, "the Paris Agreement now …
nationofchange.org/2019/09/19/how-the-rise-of-populism-is-fuelling-climate-science-denial-across-europe/

The police are trying to trick children going to climate strikes. This has to stop
Emily Apple | thecanary.co | 2019-09-19
On 20 September, thousands of children across the UK are expected to join the global climate strike. The website for the global action states: Our house is on fire. The climate crisis is an emergency but we're not acting like it. People everywhere are at risk if we let oil, coal and gas companies continue to pour more fuel on the fire. | It concludes: The climate crisis won't wait, so neither will we. | But while children are leading the way in taking action to save our dying planet, the police are trying to t…
thecanary.co/opinion/2019/09/19/the-police-are-trying-to-trick-children-going-to-climate-strikes-this-has-to-stop/

Connecting the Dots Between the Climate and Biodiversity Crises
David Suzuki, Rachel Plotkin | commondreams.org | 2019-09-19
For some species, climate impacts are not as direct but all living things depend on a stable climate and functioning ecosystems (Photo: Jenny Lee Silver via Flickr) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/sunlight-forest.jpeg …
commondreams.org/views/2019/09/19/connecting-dots-between-climate-and-biodiversity-crises?cd-origin=rss

Thursday's Daily Brief: Stark childbirth survival figures, Security Council split on Syria, nature-based climate initiatives
United Nations | un.org | 2019-09-19
A recap of Thursday's top stories: One pregnant woman or child dies every 11 seconds; No ceasefire agreement for Syria's Idlib; Latest Taliban attack in Afghanistan; Dozens of countries rely on food assistance; Nature's role in climate-change mitigation.
news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2019/09/1046812

Teachers Should Join the Student Strikes
Jessica Garraway, David Boenke | commondreams.org | 2019-09-19
Schools should be community hubs that prepare people for the skills we will need going forward to live through climate change. (Photo: Guy Smallman/Getty Images) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/3000_0.jpeg …
commondreams.org/views/2019/09/19/teachers-should-join-student-strikes?cd-origin=rss

Why Should You Climate Strike This Friday, September 20?
Bill McKibben | thenation.com | 2019-09-19
Why Should You Climate Strike This Friday, September 20?
thenation.com/article/climate-strike-mckibben/

What Would Real Commitment to the Paris Climate Agreement Look Like?
Zoà´ Carpenter | thenation.com | 2019-09-19
What Would Real Commitment to the Paris Climate Agreement Look Like?
thenation.com/article/climate-summit-paris-agreement-climate-change-donald-trump/

"Not a Blade of Grass Grew:" Living on the Edge of the Climate Crisis in the Sandarbans of West Bengal
Urvashi Sarkar | counterpunch.org | 2019-09-19
Kajal Lata Biswas is still haunted by memories of the cyclone. Though it's been 10 years since Aila hit the Sundarbans, she still clearly recalls May 25, 2009. It was just before noon. "The [Kalindi] river water rushed into the village and flooded all the houses," says Kajal Lata. She was at a relative's house…
counterpunch.org/2019/09/19/not-a-blade-of-grass-grew-living-on-the-edge-of-the-climate-crisis-in-the-sandarbans-of-west-bengal/

Another Open Letter to DNC Chair Tom Perez: How Are Democrats Going to Contain the Climate Worldfire If They Won't Even Hold a Climate Debate?
Tom Weis | commondreams.org | 2019-09-19
How do Democrats envision making the leap from fearfully refusing to sponsor a climate debate to the next President of the United States suddenly being positioned to rally an entire nation to get behind a World War II-scale national climate mobilization? (Photo by mdgovpics/Flickr) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/tomperez.jpeg …
commondreams.org/views/2019/09/19/another-open-letter-dnc-chair-tom-perez-how-are-democrats-going-contain-climate?cd-origin=rss

Nature 'one of most effective ways' of combatting climate change
United Nations | un.org | 2019-09-19
Nature is "one of the most effective ways" of combatting climate change and should be part of every country's climate strategy according to the Executive Director of the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) Inger Andersen.
news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2019/09/1046752

Is the "Extinction Rebellion" a Scheme Cooked Up by the Alt-Establishment?
Andrew Korybko | globalresearch.ca | 2019-09-19
The so-called "Extinction Rebellion" set to begin later this month with "Global Climate Strikes" could be a scheme cooked up by the Alt-Establishment, which refers to the con game being played by the current power brokers who deceptively misportray themselves …
globalresearch.ca/extinction-rebellion-scheme-cooked-up-alt-establishment/5689611

Trump admin to officially revoke California's waiver to set stricter emissions standards
Olivia Rosane | nationofchange.org | 2019-09-19
In its latest move to undermine action on the climate crisis, the Trump administration will formally rescind California's waiver to set stricter auto emissions standards under the Clean Air Act. Revoking California's waiver is part of a broader effort to roll back Obama-era fuel efficiency standards for cars and light trucks. In a draft proposal released in August of 2018, the …
nationofchange.org/2019/09/19/trump-admin-to-officially-revoke-californias-waiver-to-set-stricter-emissions-standards/

Where Bill McKibben Finds Hope Amid the Climate Crisis
Shannan Stoll | commondreams.org | 2019-09-19
Movements are the great sign of hope. (Photo: YES! illustration by Fran Murphy) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/woman_1.jpeg …
commondreams.org/views/2019/09/19/where-bill-mckibben-finds-hope-amid-climate-crisis?cd-origin=rss

Brazil Will Not Take The Floor At The UN Climate Summit
telesurenglish.net | 2019-09-19
The United Nations Secretary-General's Special Envoy for the 2019 Climate Summit, Luis Alfonso de Alba, said Brazil is not on the list of countries that will address the climate summit, which is scheduled to be held in New York on September 23. | RELATED: | Brazil: Temer Admits Impeachment of Rousseff Was a Coup | "Brazil has not put forward any plans to increase its commitment to climate change," De Alba said. | Previously, the United Nations requested the governments of its me…
telesurenglish.net/news/Brazil-Will-Not-Take-The-Floor-At-The-UN-Climate-Summit-20190919-0002.html

Fossil Fuel Companies Roll Out a New Era of Spin
Staff | therealnews.com | 2019-09-19
Forget "climate change" and "global warming": Environmental advocates are increasingly using phrases that emphasize the urgency of our planetary pickle, such as "climate crisis," "climate emergency," and "existential threat."
therealnews.com/columns/fossil-fuel-companies-roll-out-a-new-era-of-spin

Greta Tells Congress to #UniteBehindtheScience
Andy Rowell | commondreams.org | 2019-09-19
Climate Crisis Committee joint hearing September 18, 2019 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. Thunberg, who recently sailed across the Atlantic Ocean in a zero-carbon emissions sailboat, is in Washington to discuss the climate crisis with lawmakers and will speak at the UN Climate Action Summit on September 23 in New York. (Photo: Alex Wong/Getty Images) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/gettyimages-1175517507.jpg …
commondreams.org/views/2019/09/19/greta-tells-congress-unitebehindthescience?cd-origin=rss

We Have a Decision to Make. Change the System or Face Climate Catastrophe
Dipti Bhatnagar | commondreams.org | 2019-09-19
"As a global movement for environmental justice, we will not allow the pursuit of profit to restrict our collective imagination," writes Bhatnagar. "We are demanding real solutions. The climate crisis necessitates a different economic and political system altogether—one which serves to address the needs of people, not to further enrich corporations." (Photo: Friends of the Earth International) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/climate_justice_climate_emergency_friends_of_the_earth.jpg …
commondreams.org/views/2019/09/19/we-have-decision-make-change-system-or-face-climate-catastrophe?cd-origin=rss

bonfire – Call for Submissions
Direct Action Monterey Network | indybay.org | 2019-09-19
bonfire is a 'zine committed to connecting local voices and experiences to critical thought and global struggles. As we face climate disaster, intensifying state violence, emboldened white nationalism, and globalized capitalism that enriches the few at the expense of the many, there is a rising sense that the current system is no longer tenable. Now is the time to think beyond the limits of what we are told is possible and to imagine and bring to life the kind of world that can meaningfully sustain all of us.
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/09/19/18826441.php

The only solution to climate change is world socialism
wsws.org | 2019-09-19
The millions marching against global warming must turn to the international working class to solve the unfolding environmental catastrophe.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/09/19/clim-s19.html

From Penguins to Plankton: Dramatic Impacts of Climate Change on Antarctic (Lecture)
UCSF | indybay.org | 2019-09-19
Byers Auditorium, UCSF, 600 16th Street, San Francisco, California 94158…
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/09/19/18826436.php

Amnesty head: Climate crisis is a "death penalty" for humanity. Leaders need political will to act
Nermeen Shaikh | nationofchange.org | 2019-09-19
More than a million students are expected to walk out of class on Friday in a Global Climate Strike, with more than 800 climate strikes scheduled in the United States alone. Strikes are also being organized in another 150 countries around the world. In our New York studio, we speak to Amnesty International's Secretary General …
nationofchange.org/2019/09/19/amnesty-head-climate-crisis-is-a-death-penalty-for-humanity-leaders-need-political-will-to-act/

Over 2000 Scientists Pledge to Strike, Urge Colleagues to Join Global Climate Mobilization
commondreams.org | 2019-09-19
______________________________…
commondreams.org/newswire/2019/09/19/over-2000-scientists-pledge-strike-urge-colleagues-join-global-climate?cd-origin=rss

We Cannot Afford to Gamble on Geoengineering to Achieve Net Zero
Staff | truthout.org | 2019-09-19
| Net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 has become the rallying call behind the UN Climate Action Summit starting on September 23. In letters sent to all heads of state, UN Secretary-General António Guterres called on all countries to develop plans on how they aim to achieve that target: "all leaders [should] come to the Summit ready to announce the plans that they will set next…
truthout.org/articles/we-cannot-afford-to-gamble-on-geoengineering-to-achieve-net-zero/

Millions to rise up worldwide for climate strike
Mark Gruenberg | peoplesworld.org | 2019-09-19
From Alaska to Hawaii to Miami to Chicago to New York to D.C. — and around the world — millions of people will hit the streets starting Sept. 20 or 21, depending on local time zones, to demand world leaders get off their asses and act to stop global warming before it's too late. The …
peoplesworld.org/article/millions-to-rise-up-worldwide-for-climate-strike/

Raising Expectations (And Lowering Carbon Emissions)
Staff | therealnews.com | 2019-09-19
At the first Designing A Green New Deal conference, labor and environmental organizer Jane McAlevey explains what strikes, war, and globalization have to do with climate justice.
therealnews.com/stories/raising-expectations-and-lowering-carbon-emissions

Amnesty Head: Climate Crisis Is a "Death Penalty" for Humanity
Staff | truthout.org | 2019-09-19
| More than a million students are expected to walk out of class on Friday in a Global Climate Strike, with more than 800 climate strikes scheduled in the United States alone. Strikes are also being organized in another 150 countries around the world. In our New York studio, we speak to Amnesty International's Secretary General Kumi Naidoo, who has urged school districts across the globe to allow students to walk out of school on Friday without facing punishment. In a letter, Naidoo, who is also the former…
truthout.org/video/amnesty-head-climate-crisis-is-a-death-penalty-for-humanity/

Led By Our Youth, the Climate Narrative Has Changed
Jenny Ricks | commondreams.org | 2019-09-19
The wave of climate strikes led by young people has other parts of society joining in and following their lead—trade unions, human rights organisations and others. (Photo: Chris J. Ratcliffe/Getty Images) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/climatestrike.jpeg …
commondreams.org/views/2019/09/19/led-our-youth-climate-narrative-has-changed?cd-origin=rss

Humboldt Climate Strike
350 Humboldt | indybay.org | 2019-09-19
Arcata Plaza Square…
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/09/19/18826438.php

Climate Change Is "Not a Threat"?
Jim Miles | globalresearch.ca | 2019-09-19
I only listened to a small part of the Greta Thunberg's U.S. congressional hearings this morning but was rather stupefied by the general ignorance and hubris of several of the U.S. commentators. Two main ideas stood out for the …
globalresearch.ca/climate-change-not-threat/5689634

Where Have the Wild Birds Gone? 3 Billion Fewer Than 1970
Staff | truthdig.com | 2019-09-19
A new study focuses on the drop in numbers of birds, not extinctions, with some of the most common birds taking the biggest hits.
truthdig.com/articles/where-have-the-wild-birds-gone-3-billion-fewer-than-1970/

Australia's radical history of school strikes
pip.hinman | greenleft.org.au | 2019-09-19
civil rights Greg AdamsonIssue 1238 Australia high school students social conscienceSeptember 19, 2019What could 15-year-old School Strike 4 Climate activist Harriet O'Shea Carre possibly te…
greenleft.org.au/content/australias-radical-history-school-strikes

Climate change, equity cited as reasons to reject Kepco's Bylong mine application
pip.hinman | greenleft.org.au | 2019-09-19
Bylong coal mine Jim McIlroyIssue 1238 Australia Lock the Gate Alliance Korean coal miner KEPCOSeptember 19, 2019The campaigning efforts of local farmers and environmentalists were re…
greenleft.org.au/content/climate-change-equity-cited-reasons-reject-kepcos-bylong-mine-application

Amnesty Head: Climate Crisis Is a "Death Penalty" for Humanity. Leaders Need Political Will to Act
Staff | democracynow.org | 2019-09-19
More than a million students are expected to walk out of class on Friday in a Global Climate Strike, with more than 800 climate strikes scheduled in the United States alone. Strikes are also being organized in another 150 countries around the world. In our New York studio, we speak to Amnesty International's Secretary General Kumi Naidoo, who has urged school districts across the globe to allow students to walk out of school on Friday without facing punishment. In a letter, Naidoo, who is also the former executive director of Greenpeace, writes, "Children should not be punished for speaking out about the great in…
www.democracynow.org/2019/9/19/kumi_naidoo_climate_change_global_strikes

Video Featuring Greta Thunberg and George Monbiot Details Magical Solution to Climate Crisis: Nature
Jessica Corbett, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2019-09-19
Youth climate leader Greta Thunberg and writer and environmentalist George Monbiot explain in a short video published Thursday by The Guardian how the world can tackle the human-caused climate crisis by harnessing nature's restorative powers. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/forest_service.jpg …
commondreams.org/news/2019/09/19/video-featuring-greta-thunberg-and-george-monbiot-details-magical-solution-climate?cd-origin=rss

'Students Have Led and We Must Follow': Thousands of Scientists From 40 Nations Join Global Climate Strike
Julia Conley, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2019-09-19
Joining the labor movement, Amazon workers, and teachers in refusing to allow children to carry the burden of securing the planet's future by demanding climate action, more than 2,000 scientists on Thursday pledged to take part in the Global Climate Strike and week of action beginning Friday. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/gettyimages-11411399701.jpg …
commondreams.org/news/2019/09/19/students-have-led-and-we-must-follow-thousands-scientists-40-nations-join-global?cd-origin=rss

'Huge Win' But 'Not Enough': Amazon Workers Claim Credit for Pushing Bezos on Climate, Vow to Intensify Campaign
Julia Conley, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2019-09-19
Amazon workers who plan to walk off the job Friday in support of the Global Strike celebrated the power of employee pressure on Thursday as CEO Jeff Bezos released a plan to combat the climate crisis—but said Amazon must do more to prove it is committed to taking concrete action. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/gettyimages-1169518003.png …
commondreams.org/news/2019/09/19/huge-win-not-enough-amazon-workers-claim-credit-pushing-bezos-climate-vow-intensify?cd-origin=rss

Wednesday's Daily Brief: 'Ambition and action', key to UNGA, South Sudan, Cameroon peace process updates
United Nations | un.org | 2019-09-18
A recap of Wednesday's top stories: Guterres previews next week's summit agenda; UN and Red Cross appeal to eliminate urban warfare; South Sudan's one-year peace progress report; Cameroon renews call for 'durable peace'; Cities both helping and hurting, when it comes to climate change action.
news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2019/09/1046722

Why You Should Care About #ShutDownDC and the Global Climate Strike
Zhivko Illeieff | counterpunch.org | 2019-09-18
Today's news cycle suggests that climate activism is no more than showing up to a protest once in a while. Wave a sign around, believe in science, and you're set. Politicians and people of note are given credit simply for acknowledging the fact that global warming is happening. This type of rhetoric is dangerous. It…
counterpunch.org/2019/09/18/why-you-should-care-about-shutdowndc-and-the-global-climate-strike/

Sri Lanka's Presidential Elections to Be Held on Nov. 16
telesurenglish.net | 2019-09-18
Sri Lanka's Elections Commission announced on Wednesday night that the country's presidential elections will be held on Nov. 16. | The election date is set nearly two months before the incumbent's term ends. In a special gazette notification, the Elections Commission said candidates could present their nominations on Oct. 7. | RELATED: | Sri Lanka to Send Toxic Waste, Human Remains Back to UK | The island country's main opposit…
telesurenglish.net/news/Sri-Lankas-Presidential-Elections-to-Be-Held-on-Nov.-16-20190918-0023.html

Indicting the Pentagon as climate criminal
Sara Flounders | workers.org | 2019-09-18
Why is the vast global movement that focuses on the imminent crisis facing the planet — the climate crisis — so consistently steered away from any attention to the largest and most dangerous polluter in the world? If today every single person in the U.S. stopped driving all of the . . . | Continue reading Indicting the Pentagon as climate criminal at Workers.org…
workers.org/2019/09/18/indicting-the-pentagon-as-climate-criminal/

Climate change affects the German economy
Eds. | mronline.org | 2019-09-18
In 2018, one of the longest dry spells on record left part of the Rhine in Germany at record low levels for months, forcing freighters to reduce their cargo or stop using the river altogether. | Source…
mronline.org/2019/09/18/climate-change-affects-the-german-economy/

Join the Global Climate Strike. Oppose Israel's climate apartheid
patrick | bdsmovement.net | 2019-09-18
Join the Global Climate Strike. Oppose Israel's climate apartheid.: Action AlertTell multinational corporations to stop investing in fossil fuels and in Israel's oppression of the Palestinian people. | Economic BoycottSeptember 19, 2019 | By: | | Palestinian BDS National Committee (BNC) …
bdsmovement.net/news/join-global-climate-strike-oppose-israels-climate-apartheid

Last Process: 50 Postees: 2019-09-20 01:43 GMT (21:43 EST)

2019-09-18: News Headlines

Sue Davis (2019-09-18). Labor and climate activism. workers.org The prevailing myths about U.S. workers and the organized labor movement — that labor and climate action are in conflict, that jobs are more important than the environment — will be in the trash bin of history after the Sept. 20 Global Climate Strike. U.S. labor is coming forward to . . . | Continue reading Labor and climate activism at Workers.org

Sara Flounders (2019-09-18). Indicting the Pentagon as climate criminal. workers.org Why is the vast global movement that focuses on the imminent crisis facing the planet — the climate crisis — so consistently steered away from any attention to the largest and most dangerous polluter in the world? If today every single person in the U.S. stopped driving all of the . . . | Continue reading Indicting the Pentagon as climate criminal at Workers.org

Ron Jacobs (2019-09-18). Support the Climate Strike, Not a Military Strike. counterpunch.org The propaganda campaign has begun. The New York Times dutifully published photos of an attack on ARAMCO oil processing facilities in Saudi Arabia. Accompanying the photos are descriptions provided by the warmongers in Washington, DC. Naturally, the photos don't look like much of anything. This gives those describing them the leeway to provide a narrative More

Catherine Tumber (2019-09-18). Land Without Bread: the Green New Deal Forsakes America's Countryside. counterpunch.org Days after the heart-stopping Notre-Dame Cathedral fire in April, Swedish schoolgirl Greta Thunberg trained her eyes on the United Kingdom's parliament and chastised its meager response to climate change. "I want you to panic," the baby-faced sixteen-year-old quietly instructed the adults in the room. "Avoiding climate breakdown will require cathedral thinking. We must lay the foundation More

Sharon Kelly (2019-09-18). Fossil fuel ad campaigns emphasize 'positives' after climate science denial PR lands industry in hot seat. nationofchange.org This story is part of Covering Climate Now, a global collaboration of more than 250 news outlets to strengthen coverage of the climate story. Public relations experts keep a careful eye on the multitude of ways that PR can go wrong: tracking the year's biggest "PR blunders," assessing flopped ads for lessons learned, and noting when to remain silent and when to circulate a …

Ron Jacobs (2019-09-18). Support the Climate Strike, Not a Military Strike. counterpunch.org The propaganda campaign has begun. The New York Times dutifully published photos of an attack on ARAMCO oil processing facilities in Saudi Arabia. Accompanying the photos are descriptions provided by the warmongers in Washington, DC. Naturally, the photos don't look like much of anything. This gives those describing them the leeway to provide a narrative More

Lee Fang (2019-09-18). Saudi Arabia Denies Its Key Role in Climate Change Even as It Prepares for the Worst. theintercept.com Saudi Arabia, the world's largest emitter of greenhouse gases, remains a principal funder of climate denialism even as it prepares for climate extremes.

Staff (2019-09-18). Labor and Climate Activists Are Teaming Up to Push for Green New Deal. truthout.org | | As UAW workers stand on picket lines across the country, teachers prepare to strike in Chicago, and thousands of healthcare workers with Kaiser Permanente plan to strike in October, we speak with longtime labor reporter Steven Greenhouse, author of the new book Beaten Down, Worked Up: The Past, Present, and Future of American Labor. Among other issues, Greenhouse discusses how labor and climate activists are teaming up to push for a Green New Deal. | TRANSCRIPT: | JUAN GONZÁLEZ: W…

Reynard Loki (2019-09-18). Global Climate Strike: Kids Are Demanding Action, But Will Adults Act? commondreams.org Fighting for a future: Young protesters at the Global Climate Strike in London on March 15, 2019. (Photo: Garry Knight/Flickr) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/47334840292_fa37a41eed_o_1.jpg …

Zhivko Illeieff (2019-09-18). Why You Should Care About #ShutDownDC and the Global Climate Strike. counterpunch.org Today's news cycle suggests that climate activism is no more than showing up to a protest once in a while. Wave a sign around, believe in science, and you're set. Politicians and people of note are given credit simply for acknowledging the fact that global warming is happening. This type of rhetoric is dangerous. It More

Staff (2019-09-18). Noam Chomsky and Robert Pollin: If We Want a Future, Green New Deal Is Key. truthout.org | | Climate change is by far the most serious crisis facing the world today. At stake is the future of civilization as we know it. Yet, both public awareness and government action lag way behind what's needed to avert a climate change catastrophe. In the interview below, Noam Chomsky and Robert Pollin discuss the challenges ahead and what needs to be done. | Noam Chomsky is Professor Emeritus of Linguistics at MIT and Laureate Professor of Linguistics at the University of Arizona. Robert Polli…

Santa Cruz Climate Action Network (2019-09-18). Climate Week: "Blowout" Fracking Screening & Film Maker Talk (Santa Cruz). indybay.org Santa Cruz Live Oak Grange, 1900 17th Ave, Santa Cruz, California 95062…

Ruth Milka (2019-09-18). Environmentalists demand explanations for "secret" fracking chemicals in Ohio. nationofchange.org "People need to know. People have a right to know, and first responders have a right to know if they might be exposed to those types of chemicals."

commondreams (2019-09-18). Centrist Democratic Bills Lack Leadership and Action on Climate Crisis. commondreams.org ______________________________…

Mark Hertsgaard (2019-09-18). The UN Secretary General Urges Public Pressure to Address the Climate 'Emergency'. thenation.com The UN Secretary General Urges Public Pressure to Address the Climate 'Emergency'

Staff (2019-09-18). Climate Change Expected to Accelerate Spread of Sometimes-Fatal Fungal Infection. truthout.org | | Valley fever is endemic to hot and dry regions like the southwestern United States and California's San Joaquin Valley, but a new study predicts climate change will cause the fungal infection's range to more than double in size this century, reaching previously unaffected areas across the western U.S. | In a new study published in AGU's journal GeoHealth, scientists at the U…

Olivia Rosane (2019-09-18). NYC public schools to excuse climate strikers. nationofchange.org The New York City public schools will allow their 1.1 million students to skip school for Friday's global climate strike, The New York Times reported Monday. Students will need consent from their parents to attend, and younger students will only be able to leave the school with a parent, the New York City Department of Education (DOE) …

Eat for the Earth (2019-09-18). Climate Week: Eat for the Earth Climate Dinner & Presentation. indybay.org National Street & Pelton Avenue, Santa Cruz, CA 95060 | Exact Westside Santa Cruz address given upon registration…

commondreams (2019-09-18). Trump Upends Law, Undermines Climate and Clean Air by Rescinding California's Clean Air Authority. commondreams.org ______________________________…

Santa Cruz Climate Action Network (2019-09-18). Climate Strike: Big Strike Day & Student Walk-outs in Santa Cruz. indybay.org Kicks-off at Wells Fargo, 74 River St, Santa Cruz, CA 95060, then ends at the Farmers Market site on Cedar Street…

Pam Radtke Russell (2019-09-18). TV Weathercasters Who Are Shifting Public Opinion on the Climate Crisis. thenation.com TV Weathercasters Who Are Shifting Public Opinion on the Climate Crisis…

Jeff Biggers (2019-09-18). Parents, Time to Misbehave and Climate Strike With Your Kids. commondreams.org Isn't time for parents and adults to "misbehave," walk out of our offices and join our kids in the streets for the crisis of our times? (Photo: Nicol√≤ Campo/LightRocket via Getty Images) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/climatestrikes.jpeg …

Santa Cruz Climate Action Network (2019-09-18). Climate Week: Novasutras Equinox Meditation at Santa Cruz City Hall Plaza. indybay.org Plaza of Santa Cruz City Hall, 809 Center St, Santa Cruz, CA 95060…

Alison Rose Levy (2019-09-18). The incredible belief that corporate ownership does not influence media content. nationofchange.org As Sen. Bernie Sanders (CJR, 8/26/19) has recently noted, corporate ownership of media interferes with the core societal function of the press: reporting and investigating key issues at the intersection of public need and governance. And nowhere is that more critical than when it comes to climate. Due to their corporate conflicts of interest, trusted news …

Fred_F (2019-09-18). ACTU announces its support for September 20 climate strike. greenleft.org.au climate action Climate Strike School Strike 4 ClimateIssue 1238 Australia Australian Council of Trade UnionsSeptember 18, 2019The following statement was published by…

Jessica Corbett, staff writer (2019-09-18). Greta Thunberg Just Delivered Her Testimony to US Lawmakers: It Was a Landmark UN Climate Report. commondreams.org Rather than delivering prepared remarks, 16-year-old Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg submitted a landmark United Nations report on global warming as testimony at a U.S. House hearing Wednesday and urged federal lawmakers to heed experts' warnings about the necessity of ambitious, urgent efforts to address the planetary emergency. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/greta_thunberg_c-span.jpg …

Jake Johnson, staff writer (2019-09-18). Ahead of Climate Strike, Greta Thunberg Tells US Lawmakers to Their Faces: Sorry, You're Not Trying 'Hard Enough'. commondreams.org "Don't invite us here to just tell us how inspiring we are without actually doing anything about it because it doesn't lead to anything." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/greta_thunberg_3.jpg …

Andrea Germanos, staff writer (2019-09-18). 'This Really Is Something': UN Chief Praised for Move to Block Coal-Backing Nations From Speaking at Climate Summit. commondreams.org The U.N. had already announced that only leaders with a clear climate action plan would be allowed to speak, and it appears the secretary-general is following through on that directive. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/guterres-praised-block-countries-climate-summit.jpg …

Julia Conley, staff writer (2019-09-18). WATCH: Coalition of 10,000 Farmers and Ranchers Call On Congress to Pass Green New Deal. commondreams.org Challenging the narrative that the agricultural industry opposes bold action to combat the climate crisis, a coalition of nearly 10,000 farmers and ranchers on Wednesday demanded that Congress support the Green New Deal. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/gettyimages-1589151902.jpg …

Staff (2019-09-18). "Beaten Down, Worked Up": Steven Greenhouse on the Past, Present and Future of American Labor. democracynow.org As UAW workers stand on picket lines across the country, teachers prepare to strike in Chicago, and thousands of healthcare workers with Kaiser Permanente plan to strike in October, we speak with longtime labor reporter Steven Greenhouse, author of the new book "Beaten Down, Worked Up: The Past, Present, and Future of American Labor." Among other issues, Greenhouse discusses how labor and climate activists are teaming up to push for a Green New Deal.

Staff (2019-09-18). Headlines for September 18, 2019. democracynow.org Israeli PM Netanyahu Fails to Win Majority in Deadlocked Election, Climate Researchers Warn of Potential 7 Degree Temperature Rise by 2100, Greta Thunberg Tells U.S. Senators to Work Harder on Climate Crisis, Tropical Depression to Dump 18 Inches of Rain on Parts of Texas Gulf Coast, Trump Admin Seeks to Revoke California's Auto Emissions Standards, "I Have No Obligation to Be Honest to the Media," Testifies Trump's Ex-Campaign Manager, Trump Tells Campaign Rally in New Mexico, "We Love Our Hispanics", U.S. Senate Votes to Sanction China over Violations of Uyghurs' Human Rights , 75 Countries Using Artificial Int…

Ilana Novick (2019-09-17). Naomi Klein: We Have Far Less Time Than We Think. truthdig.com In a new interview with Truthdig, the author of "On Fire" explains why the next year could determine the future of U.S. climate policy.

Emily Karreman (2019-09-17). "We are the future": Thoughts from a young Communist. peoplesworld.org "Everyone thinks they're a communist when they're your age." "When you grow up, you'll understand how the world really works." "It's so funny to hear kids defending socialism." Young Communists like myself hear no shortage of comments like these. Surely, people tell us, the system will make more sense when we're older. Surely we're socialists …

Nick Engelfried (2019-09-17). How the youth-led climate strikes became a global mass movement. nationofchange.org The Global Climate Strike is the result of a whole new generation taking bold action and could be the turning point for grassroots resistance to fossil fuels.

RT (2019-09-17). 'Storm Area 51' forces shutdown of Nevada airspace to protect top secret facility. rt.com The US Federal Aviation Administration has banned all aircraft, including emergency vehicles, from the airspace near Area 51 ahead of the 'Storm Area 51 event' scheduled for Friday. | Everything from news helicopters to drones to private planes and even police vehicles have been barred from the airspace in anticipation of the viral event. The US Air Force (USAF) has also sternly warned people not to waste its time and energy, or even put their lives at risk, by attempting to flout the ban. | Only aircraft "working in support of the Department of Energy (DOE) Mission are allowed to enter the TFR (Temporary Flig…

Dean Baker (2019-09-17). Health Care: Premiums and Taxes. counterpunch.org Our pundit class have to decided to make a crusade out of forcing Senators Warren and Sanders into saying that their proposals for universal Medicare will require a tax increase. Both have repeatedly responded by saying that total costs for the vast majority of people will fall, since Medicare for All will lead to a large reduction in costs by all accounts, because it reduces waste in the health care system. | More

United Nations (2019-09-17). Tuesday's Daily Brief: Hope for Myanmar, UN News sits down with new Assembly President, youth speak out on climate crisis. un.org A recap of Tuesday's top stories: Hope for justice in Myanmar rights violations; First major interview with new Assembly President; Youth activists want a platform in solving climate crisis; Five deaths every minute due to unsafe health care; Number of migrants outpacing world population growth.

Ilana Novick (2019-09-17). Naomi Klein: The Green New Deal is the Last Best Hope to Save the Planet. truthdig.com Canadian author, social activist and filmmaker Naomi Klein is done with "tinkering and denial" as solutions to climate change. As she explains in her new book, " On Fire: The (Burning) Case for a Green New Deal," America, and the world, is way past the point where a single policy, or even market-based solutions, can cut carbon emissions, increase production of renewable energy, repair broken ecosystems and generally prevent the kinds of climate catastrophe that will hurt the earth and the humans on it. | "We're all ali…

Staff (2019-09-17). The Far Right's Embrace of White Supremacy Is Tied to Climate Crisis. truthout.org | | Renowned climate activist and author Naomi Klein addresses the rise of ecofascism, the marrying of environmentalism and white power, which she says manifested in the Christchurch, New Zealand, white supremacist terrorist attack, where the shooter identified himself as an eco-fascist. In her latest book, On Fire: The (Burning) Case for a Green New Deal, Klein writes, "My fear is that, unless something significant changes in how our societies rise to the ecological crisis, we are going to see this k…

Staff (2019-09-17). Naomi Klein: Greta Thunberg Is a "Prophetic Voice" in Fight for Climate Justice. truthout.org | | Renowned activist, author and professor Naomi Klein discusses the importance of youth voices, including 16-year-old Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg, in communicating the urgency of the climate justice movement. Klein's new book, On Fire: The (Burning) Case for a Green New Deal, addresses the necessity of structural change to combat rising global temperatures and climate injustices. Klein praises Greta for her "moral clarity" as one of many youth voices that "burst through the bure…

350 (2019-09-17). Over 800 climate strikes planned in U.S. on September 20th; Global Climate Strikes to take place in 132 countries. nationofchange.org 5 days ahead of strikes, Activists of all ages, labor groups, faith leaders, businesses gear up for youth-led climate strikes in intergenerational demand for climate action…

teleSUR (2019-09-17). New York Students Miss School to Protest Climate Change. telesurenglish.net Over a million students from public schools in New York can participate in Friday ¥s demonstrations against climate change without worries after the Education Department of the city granted them permission to miss classes. | RELATED: | Report Presents 10 Changes to Fight Climate Crisis | Parents and teachers were initially concerned about the consequences of participating in those activities. However, not everybody is happy with the idea. | New York Mayor Bill de Blasio ¥s op…

Robert Jensen (2019-09-17). The Danger of Inspiration: A Review of On Fire: The (Burning) Case for a Green New Deal. commondreams.org In this photo taken on May 1, 2019 shows environmental campaigners holding a protest against the development of the India-backed Adani coal mine at the entrance of Abbot Point port near the Queensland state town of Bowen, where the commodity will be shipped. (Photo: Peter Parks/AFP/Getty Images) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/on_fire_climate_emergency.jpg …

Staff (2019-09-17). Meet the Climate Whistleblowers Muzzled by Trump. truthout.org | | From weakening vehicle emissions to blocking warnings about how coastal parks could flood or the impact on the Arctic, the Trump administration is accused of muzzling climate science. | Here six whistleblowers and former government scientists describe being sidelined by the administration — and why they won't be quiet. | Jeff Alson: | Role: A former senior engineer…

Alexandra Jacobo (2019-09-17). Germany poised to spend nearly $50 billion on climate protections. nationofchange.org The German government has approved a ‚Ǩ40 billion ($44.6 billion) climate package to abandon coal in the country in order to cut its greenhouse gas emissions 55% by 2030. | The ‚Ǩ40 billion package will need to be funded over the next four years, leaving some governmental officials skeptical as to how it will be paid for. "We agree that something needs to be done, but it is still open which form this will take," one person involved in the deal told Reuters. | Over the next few months Germany's ruling coalition, which include German Chancellor Angela Merkel's Christian Democr…

commondreams (2019-09-17). Investment Giants BlackRock and Vanguard Fail to Live Up to Climate Commitments by Voting Against Shareholder Resolutions. commondreams.org ______________________________…

Staff (2019-09-17). Being Arrested Scares Me, But the Climate Crisis Is Pushing Me to Act. truthout.org | | My eyes are glued to a walk sign before I cross a road. I was never told not to run with scissors because, as if by instinct, I wouldn't dare. I have never been arrested. I have a safe day job that involves writing about the climate crisis for news desks. For most of my life, I had not been one to take any risks. | But something changed after I began to grasp the increasingly dire circumstances the planet is facing. I went part-time and took a pay cut in order to devote more of my life to acti…

Oliver Milman (2019-09-17). 'The Silenced': Meet the Climate Whistle-Blowers Muzzled by Trump. thenation.com 'The Silenced': Meet the Climate Whistle-Blowers Muzzled by Trump…

Alberto Saldamando, Jim Walsh (2019-09-17). Expanding Carbon Offsets Will Not Solve the Climate Crisis or Protect Tropical Forests. commondreams.org The purpose of TFS, like all colonial purposes is economic: to sell the carbon sequestered by indigenous trees. (Photo: Creative Commons) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/1-tropicalfore.jpeg …

United Nations (2019-09-17). UN climate summit aims to speed up transition to cleaner, greener future. un.org New measures to speed up the transition to clean energy and green economies are among the initiatives to be unveiled during the UN Climate Change Summit next week.

Last Process: 50 Citations: 2019-09-18 20:11 GMT (16:12 EST)