How Climate Activists Can Benefit from Solidarity with Kentucky Coal Miners
Ryan Driskell Tate | progressive.org | 2019-08-12
As fossil-fuel workers lose their jobs today, the urgency of what climate activists call the "just transition" becomes all the more apparent.
progressive.org/dispatches/climate-activists-benefit-from-solidarity-with-coal-miners-tate-190812/

When Americans Act Like Millionaires
Paul Haeder | dissidentvoice.org | 2019-08-12
Words, and spin, and the Mad Men and Mad Women of this perverse consumerism and cultural wasteland tied to Predatory Capitalism, Celebrity Culture and Americans who have perpetual ennui because of their perpetual dumb-downing, perpetual swallow of exceptionism as a core value of the American Project To Take Over the World. So many, and they …
dissidentvoice.org/2019/08/when-americans-act-like-millionaires/

Bayer Gets Help from Donald Trump as US Regulators Veto Warnings Its Roundup Weedkiller Causes Cancer
Theron Mohamed | globalresearch.ca | 2019-08-12
Embattled Bayer is getting a helping hand from Donald Trump. | The German pharmaceuticals titan is currently inundated with lawsuits claiming Roundup, a weedkiller owned by its Monsanto subsidiary, causes cancer. The Trump administration is refusing to approve product labels …
globalresearch.ca/bayer-gets-help-donald-trump-us-regulators-veto-warnings-roundup-weedkiller-causes-cancer/5686208

Workshop: Elders Taking Action on the Climate Crisis
NorCal Chapter of Elders Climate Action | indybay.org | 2019-08-12
South Berkeley Senior Center, 2939 Ellis St., Berkeley, CA | Close to Ashby BART Station…
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/08/11/18825411.php

"Empowering women and indigenous peoples" will help us more effectively combat climate change says UN report
Alexandra Jacobo | nationofchange.org | 2019-08-12
Recognizing indigenous lands rights and empowering women and indigenous communities is crucial if we are to fight climate change, says a new UN report released last week. | In the special report released by the U.N.'s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), scientists call for policy changes in land use, farming, and eating habits in order to help cut emissions that are heavily contributing to the warming of the Earth. | The report calls for: "Policies that enable and incentivise sustainable land management for cli…
nationofchange.org/2019/08/12/empowering-women-and-indigenous-peoples-will-help-us-more-effectively-combat-climate-change-says-un-report/

Climate Strike: Community Climate Rally & Environmental Action Fair in Walnut Creek
East Bay Climate Action Network | indybay.org | 2019-08-12
Civic Park, 1375 Civic Drive, Walnut Creek, CA 94596…
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/08/11/18825387.php

Climate Politics Meetup hosted by Green Change (Mill Valley)
Green Change | indybay.org | 2019-08-12
Good Earth Natural Foods, 201 Flamingo Road, Mill Valley, CA 94941 | The classroom is next to UPS, in the south corner of the building.
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/08/12/18825417.php

University bans beef burgers to do its part in the fight against climate chaos
The Canary | thecanary.co | 2019-08-12
Beef burgers have been banned by a university as part of efforts to tackle the climate emergency.Goldsmiths, University of London said it will remove all products containing beef from sale from next month as the institution aims to become carbon neutral by 2025.Students will also face a 10p levy on bottles of water and single-use plastic cups when the academic year starts to discourage use of the products.The college's new Warden, Prof Frances Corner, said staff and st…
thecanary.co/discovery/news-discovery/2019/08/12/university-bans-beef-burgers-to-do-its-part-in-the-fight-against-climate-chaos/

Climate Concert: It's Getting Hot in Here (And That's A Crisis) Fundraiser
PianoFight SF | indybay.org | 2019-08-12
PianoFight, 144 Taylor St, San Francisco, CA 94102…
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/08/12/18825419.php

Climate Fair: Take Action on Climate Change! (Los Gatos)
APJCC Los Gatos | indybay.org | 2019-08-12
Addison-Penzak Jewish Community Center | 14855 Oka Road, Suite 201, Los Gatos, CA 95032…
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/08/12/18825416.php

Hottest July on record signals accelerated climate change
wsws.org | 2019-08-12
Global warming is rapidly approaching the point of causing irreversible climate disruption, threatening human existence.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/08/12/heat-a12.html

The Climate for Change is Now: "Paris to Pittsburgh" Film Screening (San Mateo)
Citizen's Climate Lobby San Mateo | indybay.org | 2019-08-12
San Mateo Public Library, 55 West 3rd Ave, San Mateo 94402,…
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/08/11/18825409.php

Gardening for Biodiversity in a Climate Crisis Symposium (Los Altos)
FRPBG | indybay.org | 2019-08-12
Foothill College, 12345 El Monte Road Los Altos Hills, CA, 94022…
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/08/11/18825407.php

Learning Walk: Redwoods & Climate Change at Henry Cowell State Park
Friends of Santa Cruz State Parks | indybay.org | 2019-08-12
Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park, 101 N Big Trees Park Rd, Felton, CA…
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/08/12/18825418.php

The Need for a Climate Action Plan That Puts Forests Front and Center Is Clearer Than Ever
Pablo Pacheco | commondreams.org | 2019-08-12
Forests are a key piece of the land and climate puzzle. (Photo: scott.zona/flickr/cc) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/forests-climate.jpg …
commondreams.org/views/2019/08/12/need-climate-action-plan-puts-forests-front-and-center-clearer-ever?cd-origin=rss

Regenerative Agriculture Is Key for a Sustainable Climate and Food System
Kristin Ohlson | commondreams.org | 2019-08-12
Demonstrators spotlight the power of soil at a march in Oakland, California on November 21, 2015. (Photo: Peg Hunter/Flickr/cc) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/soilnotoil-a.jpg …
commondreams.org/views/2019/08/12/regenerative-agriculture-key-sustainable-climate-and-food-system?cd-origin=rss

Heavy Weather: Balancing Joy & Despair during Climate Change
Climate One | indybay.org | 2019-08-12
Commonwealth Club, 110 The Embarcadero, San Francisco, California 94105…
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/08/11/18825412.php

Climate change reports warn of a world on the brink
wsws.org | 2019-08-12
The only solution to the climate change crisis lies in the struggle against capitalism.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/08/12/pers-a12.html

Musical Event: Daily Acts Matter! Rising Up for Climate Action
Daily Acts | indybay.org | 2019-08-12
SOMO Village Event Center, 1100 Valley House Drive, Rohnert Park 94928 | Sonoma County's 100% Solar Powered Venue…
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/08/11/18825406.php

Global sea-level rise began accelerating '30 years earlier' than previously thought
Ayesha Tandon | nationofchange.org | 2019-08-12
The study, published in Nature Climate Change, introduces a new technique to more accurately determine historical global sea levels by combining two different statistical approaches. | It was found that the southern hemisphere, home to many developing small island nations, experienced the majority of the observed sea level rise, the lead author tells Carbon Brief. | The implication of this work is that ocean heat uptake will "likely increase again in the near future, further increasing the rate of current sea level rise", another scientist tells Carbon Brief. | Measuring our rising seas: | Global sea l…
nationofchange.org/2019/08/12/global-sea-level-rise-began-accelerating-30-years-earlier-than-previously-thought/

Climate Change Town Hall in Napa
Rep. Mike Thompson | indybay.org | 2019-08-12
Napa Valley Unified School District Auditorium,, 2425 Jefferson St…
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/08/12/18825420.php

Our Vanishing World: Rainforests
Robert J. Burrowes | globalresearch.ca | 2019-08-12
Rainforests are a crucial feature of Earth's biosphere. Apart from being critical to Earth's climate and vital carbon sinks, the major player in Earth's hydrological (water) cycle, a massive producer of oxygen and home to most of the world's species, …
globalresearch.ca/our-vanishing-world-rainforests/5686159

Deniers Deflated as Climate Reality Hits Home
David Suzuki | commondreams.org | 2019-08-12
Those who continue to spread doubt and confusion about climate science are starting to look even more ridiculous with their many conflicting, insubstantial arguments. (Photo: dullhunk/flickr/cc) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/climate-deniers-deflated.jpg …
commondreams.org/views/2019/08/12/deniers-deflated-climate-reality-hits-home?cd-origin=rss

Youth Empowerment Climate Dance "March"
2020 or Bust | indybay.org | 2019-08-12
San Jose's Municipal Rose Garden, Dana Ave & Naglee Ave, San Jose, CA 95112 | then Dance "March" to SAP's Arena Green West and back…
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/08/12/18825425.php

Deniers deflated as climate reality hits home
David Suzuki | nationofchange.org | 2019-08-12
Climate science deniers are becoming desperate as their numbers diminish in the face of incontrovertible evidence that human-caused global warming is putting our future at risk. Although most people with basic education, common sense, and a lack of financial interest in the fossil fuel industry accept what scientists worldwide have proven through decades of research, some media outlets continue to publish inconsistent, incoherent opinions of people who reject climate science. | Over the past few weeks, Canada's Postmedia chain has run columns denying or downplaying the seriousness of climate change by Fraser I…
nationofchange.org/2019/08/12/deniers-deflated-as-climate-reality-hits-home/

Mother Nature: A Drag Show for the Climate (San Francisco)
Sunrise Movement Bay Area | indybay.org | 2019-08-12
El Rio bar, 3158 Mission St, San Francisco, California 94110…
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/08/12/18825426.php

Trump Administration Exacerbates Extinction Crisis
commondreams.org | 2019-08-12
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commondreams.org/newswire/2019/08/12/trump-administration-exacerbates-extinction-crisis?cd-origin=rss

Trump Extinction Plan Guts Endangered Species Act
commondreams.org | 2019-08-12
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commondreams.org/newswire/2019/08/12/trump-extinction-plan-guts-endangered-species-act?cd-origin=rss

Trump Administration Overhauls Endangered Species Protections
Staff | truthdig.com | 2019-08-12
WASHINGTON–The Trump administration on Monday rolled out some of the broadest changes in decades to enforcement of the landmark Endangered Species Act, allowing the government to put an economic cost on saving a species and other changes critics contend could speed extinction for some struggling plants and animals. | Interior Secretary David Bernhardt and other administration officials contend the changes improve efficiency of oversight, while protecting rare species. | "The best way to uphold the Endangered Species Act is to do everything we…
truthdig.com/articles/trump-administration-overhauls-protections-for-endangered-species/

In First-of-Its-Kind Survey, Greenlanders Report Fear and Anxiety Over Effects of Climate Crisis
Julia Conley, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2019-08-12
Although Greenland's proximity to the Arctic Circle means scientists pay close attention to changes in sea ice and temperatures in the island country, few have remarked on the effects of the climate crisis on the 56,000 people who live there—until now. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/5517455866_2a8e45dcd6_o11.jpg …
commondreams.org/news/2019/08/12/first-its-kind-survey-greenlanders-report-fear-and-anxiety-over-effects-climate?cd-origin=rss

Trump's Admin Won't Approve RoundUp Cancer-Warning Labels
telesurenglish.net | 2019-08-11
United States President Donald Trump's administration allowed agrochemical companies to not warn consumers about potentially risky products that contain glyphosate. | RELATED: | Monsanto Ordered to Pay $81 Million in Roundup Cancer Trial | The decision targets a Californian ruling that orders labels to warn consumers that RoundUp, a glyphosate-based herbicide originally produced by Monsanto, and acquired by Bayer in 2018, can cause cancer. | While Roundup, marketed by Monsanto as…
telesurenglish.net/news/Roundup-Trump-Administration-Wont-Allow-Cancer-Warning-Labels-20190811-0015.html

FROM THE FIELD: 'Eco-warriors' fight climate change in South Africa
United Nations | un.org | 2019-08-11
Schools in South Africa have been designating students as "eco-warriors" as part of an initiative supported by the UN Development Programme (UNDP), to drive environmental and climate change awareness amongst the young and old in their communities.
news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2019/08/1044101

Brazil's Bolsonaro Says 'Poop Every Other Day' for Environment
telesurenglish.net | 2019-08-11
Brazilian far-right President Jair Bolsonaro said people should "poop every other day" to save the planet from climate change. | RELATED: | 'Bolsonaro is Responsible for the Amazon' UN Rapporteur Says | His comments came after a journalist questioned his solution to preserving the environment as well as developing the agricultural industry. | "It's enough to eat a little less. You talk about environmental pollution. It's enough to poop every other day. That will be better for the…
telesurenglish.net/news/brazil-president-jair-bolconaro-asks-to-poop-every-other-day-to-protect-environment-20190811-0003.html

Climate Change and a New Agricultural System
Juliette Majot | globalresearch.ca | 2019-08-11
This week, the United Nation's Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released a long-awaited report on land, climate change and agriculture.[1] The report's findings confirm that the agriculture and food systems on which we now depend are no longer viable. …
globalresearch.ca/climate-change-new-agricultural-system/5686098

Is 'political correctness' threatening freedom of speech?
Fred_F | greenleft.org.au | 2019-08-10
"As a result of the cultural-left's long march through the institutions … political correctness involving identity politics, privileging victimhood and virtue signalling dominate public policy and debate", whined Kevin Donnelly, Senior Research Fellow at the Australian Catholic University, in the Sydney Morning Herald (SMH). | "Like never before Free Speech is facing extinction in Australia", exclaimed conservative activist group Advance Australia…
greenleft.org.au/content/political-correctness-threatening-freedom-speech

New IPCC Report Warns of Vicious Cycle Between Soil Degradation and Climate Change
Staff | therealnews.com | 2019-08-09
Greenpeace's Diana Ruiz discusses the new IPCC Climate report, "Climate Change and Land," which issues a dire warning about how climate change and destructive land use reinforce each other, leading to serious threats for human survival…
therealnews.com/stories/new-ipcc-report-warns-of-vicious-cycle-between-soil-degradation-and-climate-change

Climate Crisis Means the Ruling Class has Failed. Can the Working Class Inherit the Earth?
Richard Moser | counterpunch.org | 2019-08-09
The climate crisis is proof positive that the ruling class is an utter failure — but it will not fall on its own. Can the working class rise to the challenge? It sure will help if we understand that our class interests are not merely the economic needs of working people — no matter how important…
counterpunch.org/2019/08/09/climate-crisis-means-the-ruling-class-has-failed-can-the-working-class-inherit-the-earth/

Jeremy Corbyn is at a crossroads. The decision he makes now will change everything
James Wright | thecanary.co | 2019-08-09
Jeremy Corbyn is at a crossroads. And with scientists warning we have 18 months to begin a green industrial revolution to avoid climate catastrophe, the stakes have never been higher. The decision the Labour leadership makes now will change everything. | The stakes: | Britain may be a small country, but if it elects Corbyn as the prime minister of a genuinely progressive government on the promise to deliver a green new deal, that will have global repercussions. It will be a tu…
thecanary.co/opinion/2019/08/09/jeremy-corbyn-is-at-a-crossroads-the-decision-he-makes-now-will-change-everything/

Documents Reveal Monsanto Surveilled Journalists, Activists & Even Musician Neil Young
Staff | democracynow.org | 2019-08-09
Explosive new documents reveal the U.S. agribusiness giant Monsanto ran a "fusion center" to surveil and discredit journalists and activists who criticized or wrote damning reports about Monsanto, as well as legendary singer-songwriter Neil Young, who released an album in 2015 called "The Monsanto Years." Monsanto monitored Young's Twitter activity and even analyzed the lyrics of his album. The fusion center also surveilled journalist Carey Gillam, who has done extensive research and writing about Monsanto and its popular pesticide Roundup, which has been linked to cancer. The corporation also targeted the nonpro…
www.democracynow.org/2019/8/9/monsanto_fusion_center_surveillance_of_critics

Supersizing Climate Change: U.N. Says Meat Production Destroys Land & Diminishes Key Water Sources
Staff | democracynow.org | 2019-08-09
The United Nations' top panel of climate scientists warns that humans are consuming land and water resources at an unprecedented rate, with the destructive effects of the climate crisis increasingly threatening the planet's biodiversity and the food security of hundreds of millions of people. In its latest climate change and land special report, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change warns that without dramatic action, extreme weather and rising temperatures will turn even more fertile land into desert, shrinking the global food supply, even as the world's population rises to more than 7.5 billion people.
www.democracynow.org/2019/8/9/ipcc_report_climate_change_and_land

Socialist seminar discusses anti-capitalist solutions
pip.hinman | greenleft.org.au | 2019-08-09
Socialism. Today. was the theme of a lively day-long seminar about critical issues facing the movements for social and ecological change, hosted by the Socialist Alliance on August 4. | Extinction Rebellion and Student Strike 4 Climate activist Parker Craig said support for the September 20 student climate strike is growing, despite attempts by some school authorities to stifle it. | Maritime Union of Australia activist and author Penny McCall Howard said the recent student climate strikes had helped shift politics, including in the union movement. | She said: "We now face the task of building a class-conscious e…
greenleft.org.au/content/socialist-seminar-discusses-anti-capitalist-solutions

Tell Greyhound: Keep ICE and CPB cops off buses!
Makasi Motema | workers.org | 2019-08-08
The state is waging war on migrants and refugees. As they flee from violence, political instability and the growing climate crisis, the U.S. is doubling down on a cruel, white supremacist policy of exclusion. Immigration and Custom Enforcement and Customs and Border Patrol agents are rounding up migrants, placing them . . . | Continue reading Tell Greyhound: Keep ICE and CPB cops off buses! at Workers.org…
workers.org/2019/08/08/tell-greyhound-keep-ice-and-cpb-cops-off-buses/

We Must Change Land Use to Save Humanity
Staff | therealnews.com | 2019-08-08
What you need to know about the United Nations' Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change's new Special Report…
therealnews.com/stories/we-must-change-land-use-to-save-humanity

World food security increasingly at risk due to 'unprecedented' climate change impact, new UN report warns
United Nations | un.org | 2019-08-08
More than 500 million people today live in areas affected by erosion linked to climate change, the UN warned on Thursday, before urging all countries to commit to sustainable land use to help limit greenhouse gas emissions before it is too late.
news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2019/08/1043921

Thursday's Daily Brief: Climate crisis and food risks, fresh violence threat for millions of Syrians, calls for calm in Kashmir
United Nations | un.org | 2019-08-08
Thursday's top stories: food security risk from climate crisis, fresh violence threat for millions of Syrians, UN chief urges "maximum restraint" in Jammu and Kashmir, calls for investigations into "brutal abduction" of Libyan politician.
news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2019/08/1043971

The hidden refugee 'hell' in Melbourne
pip.hinman | greenleft.org.au | 2019-08-08
Located in the suburb of Broadmeadows, Melbourne Immigration Transit Accommodation (MITA) has been described as a "hidden hell for refugees". | Addressing a forum organised by the Refugee Action Collective (RAC) on August 5 by video message, Iraqi refugee Ali Yousuf, who was previously in MITA and is now in an Adelaide detention centre, said MITA guards regularly provoke people, seeking any reaction as an excuse to attack them. Yousuf suffered a broken hand when assaulted by a guard. | Yousuf said that detention is a waste of money that could be spent on helping the sick and people with disabilities. | He said th…
greenleft.org.au/content/melbournes-refugee-hell

Should socialists support a Green New Deal?
pip.hinman | greenleft.org.au | 2019-08-08
What are the strengths of the "Green New Deal" campaign launched by progressives in the United States and now being taken up by environmental and labour activists in Britain, Australia and other countries? Is it something socialists should support? | These were among the key questions debated at a forum, featuring high school climate activist David Deex and labour historian Dr David Faber, organised by the Socialist Alliance on August 4. The gathering also served as a "house-warming" for the Socialist Alliance's new Activist Centre in Hindley Street, in the heart of the city. | The idea of a Green New Deal has be…
greenleft.org.au/content/should-socialists-support-green-new-deal

WA Labor gives go ahead to fracking
pip.hinman | greenleft.org.au | 2019-08-08
The Western Australian Labor government has announced it will lift the ban on hydraulic fracturing (fracking) of underground geological structures this month. A statewide moratorium on fracking has been in place since September 2017. | Though fracking will not be permitted in the South West, Peel and Perth regions, companies will have the go ahead to frack on existing petroleum titles. | Labor has said that existing titles only cover 2% of the state. | However, there has been a run on the procurement of additional petroleum leases by various operators since Labor announced its 18-month "implementation plan" in Ju…
greenleft.org.au/content/wa-labor-gives-go-ahead-fracking

Westpac workers back student climate strike
pip.hinman | greenleft.org.au | 2019-08-08
The following motion to support the student climate stike on September 20 was passed on July 31. | We, the Finance Sector Union, Local Enterprise Council, Westpac, NSW/ACT: | a) Recognise that climate change: | Presents an existential threat, being a "global emergency" according to the 2018 Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report; | Has already had negative impacts both internationally and in Australia, as evidenced by the breaking of heat records, prolonged and more aggressive bushfire seasons, bleaching of the Great Barrier Reef and increased droughts; | Is the product of corporate greed and pro…
greenleft.org.au/content/westpac-workers-back-student-climate-strike

California Legislature Climate Watchdog Committee Has Little Bite
Staff | therealnews.com | 2019-08-07
The California Legislature's Joint Committee on Climate Change Policies was formed in 2016 as a watchdog on state climate policy. But activists say that, so far, it has failed to live up to its potential.
therealnews.com/columns/california-legislature-climate-watchdog-committee-has-little-bite