Climate Change

Why Action On Militarism Is Essential To Action On Climate Change

March 5, 2020 Andrew Metheven, Wagingnonviolence.org Strategize! Climate Change, Wars and Militarism

Over the last few weeks and months, grassroots activism has pushed climate change into the media in the United Kingdom. In particular, the Extinction Rebellion movement has spread from the UK to countries around the world, while the youth strike actions initiated by Greta Thunberg have led to thousands of young people leaving school to demand governments take action on climate issues.

Ecosocialist Alternatives In Africa

February 29, 2020 Vishwas Satgar, Roape.net Create! Africa, Climate Change, Environment

Introducing an important book series on Democratic Marxism in Africa, Vishwas Satgar explains that the project is premised on a rejection of the authoritarianism of vanguardist politics and the need to learn critical lessons from all the left projects of the 20th century. There is a rich inheritance of emancipatory Marxism in Africa, which includes Frantz Fanon, Ruth First, Samir Amin, Sam Moyo, Harold Wolpe and many others.

Rising Tides Will Leave No Choice For US Millions

February 28, 2020 Tim Radford, Climatenewsnetwork.net Educate! Climate Change, Texas

The Texan city of Houston is about to grow in unexpected ways, thanks to the rising tides. So will Dallas. Real estate agents in Atlanta, Georgia; Denver, Colorado; and Las Vegas, Nevada could expect to do roaring business. The inland counties around Los Angeles, and close to New Orleans in Louisiana, will suddenly get a little more crowded. And from Boston in the north-east to the tip of Florida, Americans will be on the move.

The Ecosocialist Solution To Ecological Catastrophe

February 28, 2020 Michael Löwy, Globalecosocialistnetwork.net Strategize! Climate Change, Ecology, Ideology, Socialism

The future of the planet, and thus of humanity, will be determined in the coming decades. Calculations by certain scientists as to scenarios for the year 2100 aren’t very useful for two reasons: A) scientific: considering all the retroactive effects impossible to calculate, it is very risky to make projections over a century.

Can Civil Disobedience Be Seen As ‘Good Behavior’ In A Time Of Climate Crisis?

February 27, 2020 By Arnie Alpert, Wagingnonviolence.org Resist! Civil Disobedience, Climate Change

Dozens of climate activists filled the second floor lobby of the Concord, New Hampshire District Court on Feb. 14 — only they weren’t there to protest. Instead, spreading out into a circle, they listened to their attorney, Kira Kelley, as she prepared them for a pre-trial hearing.

NATO’s Arctic War Exercise Unites Climate Change And WWIII

February 26, 2020 By Greg Wilpert, TheRealNews.com Educate! Climate Change, NATO, Wars and Militarism, WWIII

Greg Wolpert: It’s the Real News Network. I’m Greg Wolpert in Baltimore. The US military is about to send 7,500 combat troops to Norway for exercise Cold Response 2020 where they will join thousands of allied NATO troops in the Finnmark district along the border to Russia to participate in war games that will take place in mid-March.

From Earth Day To May Day: Shut Down DC

February 17, 2020 Shut Down DC Resist! Climate Change, climate crisis

From Earth Day to May Day we're going to shut down business as usual in Washington, DC. From April 22-24 young people, inspired by the youth climate strike movement, are taking the lead with demonstrations and mobilizations in Washington. Then, starting on April 27th, we're going to #ShutDownDC with disruptive actions each day leading up to May Day. Each day of action is focusing on a theme that lifts up the causes and consequences of the climate crisis and is being led by organizers whose work, and whose communities, are directly connected with those themes.

Measuring Our Impact On The Planet

February 15, 2020 Abigail Penny, Theecologist.org Educate! Climate Change, Environment, Planet

Joaquin Phoenix has lived up to his surname. Rising from the flames – or, in this case, emerging from the bright white stage lights – he stood before the world: exposed, authentic, vulnerable. Phoenix at Sunday’s Oscar awards ceremony treated us to a uniquely raw, real and rare moment. Arguably the hottest person on our worryingly overheated planet right now, the world hangs on his every word. His tone was serious and sombre, his words tough and true.

UN Ruling Could Be A Game-Changer For Climate Refugees And Climate Action

February 11, 2020 By Yvonne Su, Theconversation.com Educate! Climate Change, Ruling Class, United Nations

The recent ruling by the United Nations that governments cannot return people to countries where their lives might be threatened by climate change is a potential game-changer — not just for climate refugees, but also for global climate action. The UN Human Rights Committee’s landmark ruling made clear that “without robust national and international efforts, the effects of climate change in receiving states may expose individuals to violations of their rights … thereby triggering the non-refoulementobligations of sending states.”

Climate Justice And Indigenous Rights Advocates Rally In Solidarity With Wet’suwet’en People As RCMP Continue Raids

February 10, 2020 Julia Conley, Commondreams.org Resist! Canada, Climate Change, Indigenous Peoples, Solidarity

Indigenous rights supporters held solidarity actions across Canada over the weekend as the Royal Canadian Mounted Police continued their raids on Wet'suwet'en land in British Columbia. The Unist'ot'en Camp reported on its official Facebook page Sunday that at least 21 people had been arrested since Thursday, when, as Common Dreams reported...

BP Headquarters Blocked By Greenpeace

February 7, 2020 Jess Glass, Theecologist.org Resist! Activists, BP, Climate Change, Energy, Greenpeace

Greenpeace members have blocked BP's headquarters with solar panels and oil barrels to mark the first day of the oil giant's new chief executive. More than a hundred environmental activists took 500 solar panels to the central London building at 3am today (Wednesday) as Bernard Looney prepared to take up his new role.

Bridge To Climate Chaos: Time For A Nationwide Fracking Ban

February 6, 2020 Peter Hart, Foodandwaterwatch.org Create! Climate Change, Fracking, Reform

WASHINGTON - As the country makes little progress on reducing greenhouse gas emissions, new research calls into question the supposed climate benefits of the switch from coal to fracked gas-fired power generation. That finding comes in Fracking’s Bridge to Climate Chaos: Exposing the Fossil Fuel Industry’s Deadly Spin, a new report from the national advocacy group Food & Water Watch.

‘Kids Are Taking The Streets’: Climate Activists Plan Avalanche Of Events As 2020 Election Looms

February 5, 2020 Lee van der Voo, News.yahoo.com Resist! Climate Change, Elections, Youth

Organizers in the youth climate movement plan an avalanche of activities beginning next week, determined to make the future of the climate the major issue of the 2020 election. Capitalizing on turnout in the September climate strikes, when 6 million people worldwide turned out to demand urgent action to address the escalating ecological emergency...

‘Uninsurable And Unhedgeable’: Central Banks Warn Of Financial Crisis From Climate Change

February 3, 2020 By Nick Cunningham, Desmogblog.com Educate! Banks, Climate Change

A future climate disaster, or “green swan” event, could bring down the global financial system, according to a new report from the Bank for International Settlements (BIS), an international financial organization that serves as a bank for central banks around the world. Like black swan events, “green swan” events will be very difficult to predict and will hit with little warning.

Canadian Doctors Demand Fracking Moratorium On Health & Climate Grounds

January 31, 2020 Staff, Talkfracking.org Educate! Canada, Climate Change, Fracking, health

Within the report, concerns focus on negative health outcomes from environmental toxins such as naturally occurring radioactive materials (NORMs); the complex level of chemicals used in the fracking process, and the varying degree of toxicity these carry to impact to human health; water contamination through poor regulatory monitoring; psychological and mental impacts from living close to unconventional gas developments...

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