EARTH ACTION IN THE NEWS - August 14, 2021
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Aug 14, 2021, 10:34:04 AM8/14/21
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BREAKTHROUGH!
Where's The Money At?: Youth Vs Apocalypse ft Rudy Kalma, Destiny Arts Center, and Warriors4Justice (video)
https://youtu.be/L9BK16pT_Mc
"This song and music video is written, produced, and directed by Bay Area Youth. It is demanding power holders like Dianne Feinstein, Joe Biden, Gavin Newsom and local officials and corporations like CalSTRS and BlackRock to divest/defund from oppressive and destructive systems that are killing communities and the planet invest/fund the freedom and future of people and the planet."
https://youtu.be/L9BK16pT_Mc
"This song and music video is written, produced, and directed by Bay Area Youth. It is demanding power holders like Dianne Feinstein, Joe Biden, Gavin Newsom and local officials and corporations like CalSTRS and BlackRock to divest/defund from oppressive and destructive systems that are killing communities and the planet invest/fund the freedom and future of people and the planet."
https://www.eenews.net/articles/could-the-infrastructure-bill-make-wildfires-worse/
Can California Reduce Dairy Methane Emissions Equitably?
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/09082021/california-dairy-methane-emissions/
"State officials say dairy digesters can reduce greenhouse gas and toxic air emissions from large dairies. Why community activists don’t believe them."
No more gas stoves? California prepares to require ‘electric ready’ new homes
http://www.energyhousecalls.com/no-more-gas-stoves-california-prepares-to-require-electric-ready-new-homes/?fbclid=IwAR2NQxPm2UeNniFnz2vkwUDfFD7GvVAG8R3UkvLX1GdfqsWw2jRidVp8gqI
Clear Cut: A Guide to Enviva, Environmental Justice and Civic Action against the Wood Pellet Industry
https://rachelcarsoncouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/clear_cut_fact_sheet_web.pdf
Sebastopol exploring potential ban on new gas stations
“I’m anticipating with the unanimous vote that other cities are going to
be jumping in, and I would like Sebastopol to be third after Petaluma
and Santa Rosa,” said Vice Mayor Sarah Glade Gurney."
San Jose Relies On Water From the Sierra Nevada. Climate Change Is Challenging That System
https://www.kqed.org/science/1975989/san-jose-relies-on-water-from-the-sierra-nevada-climate-change-is-challenging-that-system?utm_medium=Email&utm_source=ExactTarget&utm_campaign=Science%20Newsletter&mc_key=00Q1Y00001xsPQmUAM
https://www.kqed.org/science/1975989/san-jose-relies-on-water-from-the-sierra-nevada-climate-change-is-challenging-that-system?utm_medium=Email&utm_source=ExactTarget&utm_campaign=Science%20Newsletter&mc_key=00Q1Y00001xsPQmUAM
The Moon 'Wobble' Isn’t New. What's New is the Impact of Climate Change
"The Bay Area is one of the most populous and flood-threatened
shorelines of the entire West Coast. Places like San Francisco’s
Embarcadero and the exit off Northbound Highway 101 toward Mill Valley
already regularly flood during King Tides, along with communities like East Palo Alto in the South Bay."
'We Lost Greenville': Wildfire Decimates California Town, Prompts Lassen Volcanic National Park Closure
https://www.kqed.org/news/11883862/we-lost-greenville-wildfire-decimates-california-town?utm_medium=Email&utm_source=ExactTarget&utm_campaign=20210805_News_News%20Daily_Newsletter&mc_key=00Q1Y00001xsPQmUAM
‘A Crisis on Our Hands’: Children Near San Jose’s Reid-Hillview Airport Exposed to Dangerously High Lead Levels, New Study Shows
https://www.kqed.org/news/11883862/we-lost-greenville-wildfire-decimates-california-town?utm_medium=Email&utm_source=ExactTarget&utm_campaign=20210805_News_News%20Daily_Newsletter&mc_key=00Q1Y00001xsPQmUAM
‘A Crisis on Our Hands’: Children Near San Jose’s Reid-Hillview Airport Exposed to Dangerously High Lead Levels, New Study Shows
A Book to Help Children Understand the Effects of Environmental Racism
https://www.kqed.org/arts/13900685/a-book-to-help-children-understand-the-effects-of-environmental-racism?utm_medium=Email&utm_source=ExactTarget&utm_campaign=20210805_News_News%20Daily_Newsletter&mc_key=00Q1Y00001xsPQmUAM
https://www.kqed.org/arts/13900685/a-book-to-help-children-understand-the-effects-of-environmental-racism?utm_medium=Email&utm_source=ExactTarget&utm_campaign=20210805_News_News%20Daily_Newsletter&mc_key=00Q1Y00001xsPQmUAM
GMOs, GLYPHOSATE & TOXINS
Bayer to Pull Glyphosate Products, Including Roundup, From U.S. Home and Garden Market
Canadian Government Set to Review Glyphosate and All Pesticide Regulation in Major U-Turn
Bayer Starts Latest Roundup Trial With Leg Up After Three Losses
https://www.bnnbloomberg.ca/bayer-starts-latest-roundup-trial-with-leg-up-after-three-losses-1.1637230
Typical Neonicotinoid Insecticides at Any Level Likely to Kill Off Wild Pollinators
https://www.bnnbloomberg.ca/bayer-starts-latest-roundup-trial-with-leg-up-after-three-losses-1.1637230
Typical Neonicotinoid Insecticides at Any Level Likely to Kill Off Wild Pollinators
EPA Whistleblowers Say Managers Bullied Them to Approve Dangerous Chemicals
https://theintercept.com/2021/08/04/intercepted-podcast-epa-chemicals-whistleblowers/?utm_medium=email&utm_source=The%20Intercept%20Newsletter
"Corporations are pressuring the EPA to approve dozens of chemicals despite internal warnings of their danger."
"Corporations are pressuring the EPA to approve dozens of chemicals despite internal warnings of their danger."
FOSSIL FUELS
Oil up more than 2%, boosted by forecast for U.S. fuel demand growth
Steven Donziger, Lawyer Who Sued Chevron over Amazon Oil Spills, Marks 2 Years Under House Arrest (video)
PLASTIC & POLLUTION
The Story of Microbeads (video)
https://www.storyofstuff.org/movies/lets-ban-the-bead/
The Story of Microbeads (video)
https://www.storyofstuff.org/movies/lets-ban-the-bead/
"We successfully banned the bead, but there's much more to do to end plastic pollution."
The woman who rifles through New York’s garbage – exposing the city’s excesses
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/aug/07/new-york-city-garbage-trash-walks-anna-sacks?utm_term=e15300967d60c9874c927a290f3b968a&utm_campaign=GuardianTodayUS&utm_source=esp&utm_medium=Email&CMP=GTUS_email
"Anna Sacks documents her ‘trash walks’ on social media, shining a light on the everyday shame and indignity of producing and living with so much waste."
"Anna Sacks documents her ‘trash walks’ on social media, shining a light on the everyday shame and indignity of producing and living with so much waste."
Bali fights for its beautiful beaches by rethinking waste, plastic trash
"From single-use plastic bans to education, Bali is digging deep to
preserve its pristine reputation and save its tourism industry."
GREEN NEW DEAL
Infrastructure Bill Could Enable Government to Track Drivers’ Travel Data
https://theintercept.com/2021/08/05/infrastructure-bill-travel-data-cars-privacy/?utm_medium=email&utm_source=The%20Intercept%20Newsletter
"The government would keep track of drivers’ travel in a test program to charge per-mile fees to raise revenue for the Highway Trust Fund."
Senate Infrastructure Bill Would Invest $500 Million in “Smart City” Surveillance Technology
https://theintercept.com/2021/08/05/infrastructure-bill-travel-data-cars-privacy/?utm_medium=email&utm_source=The%20Intercept%20Newsletter
"The government would keep track of drivers’ travel in a test program to charge per-mile fees to raise revenue for the Highway Trust Fund."
"Privacy advocates caution against giving the government another tool to monitor its citizens."
Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill Includes $25 Billion in Potential New Subsidies for Fossil Fuels
https://theintercept.com/2021/08/03/bipartisan-infrastructure-bill-climate-subsidies-fossil-fuel/?utm_medium=email&utm_source=The%20Intercept%20Newsletter
"Instead of reducing the role of fossil fuels in the economy, critics say, the bill subsidizes industry “greenwashing.”
https://theintercept.com/2021/08/03/bipartisan-infrastructure-bill-climate-subsidies-fossil-fuel/?utm_medium=email&utm_source=The%20Intercept%20Newsletter
"Instead of reducing the role of fossil fuels in the economy, critics say, the bill subsidizes industry “greenwashing.”
WAKE UP CALL
Global Climate Panel’s Report: No Part of the Planet Will be Spared
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/09082021/global-climate-panels-report-no-part-of-the-planet-will-be-spared-ipcc-science-cop-extremes/
"A new IPCC science assessment, coming before COP26 in November, called for immediate action and showed that this summer’s extremes are only a mild preview of the decades ahead."
A Hotter Future Is Certain, Climate Panel Warns. But How Hot Is Up to Us.
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/09082021/global-climate-panels-report-no-part-of-the-planet-will-be-spared-ipcc-science-cop-extremes/
"A new IPCC science assessment, coming before COP26 in November, called for immediate action and showed that this summer’s extremes are only a mild preview of the decades ahead."
"Some devastating impacts of global warming are now unavoidable, a major
new scientific report finds. But there is still a short window to stop
things from getting even worse."
Despite Promises for Global Climate Justice, Biden Falls Short in Helping Reduce Poorer Countries’ Emissions
"Activists were hoping that
Biden would back-pay the U.S.’s outstanding climate finance commitment
and make new, more ambitious pledges."
THINK TANK & STRATEGY
Activist Toolkit
https://www.sierraclub.org/ready-for-100-toolkit
"Using this organizing guide, navigate the 6 Phases of running a Ready For 100 campaign, from getting started with research all the way to implementing 100% clean energy."
Could Lobsters Help Save Florida's Corals?
https://www.sierraclub.org/ready-for-100-toolkit
"Using this organizing guide, navigate the 6 Phases of running a Ready For 100 campaign, from getting started with research all the way to implementing 100% clean energy."
Could Lobsters Help Save Florida's Corals?
Mother Nature finds a balance.
Winners: SEJ 20th Annual Awards for Reporting on the Environment
DIRECT ACTIONS
Water Walkers headed for the Capitol: Why They Walk
https://wcmcoop.org/2021/08/12/water-walkers-headed-for-the-capitol-why-they-walk/?fbclid=IwAR1-GVQSt17vto7DyVThsUnX2LXzxZmUgImfMcDTek7j6551Y-mLFfrMf2I
Water Walkers headed for the Capitol: Why They Walk
https://wcmcoop.org/2021/08/12/water-walkers-headed-for-the-capitol-why-they-walk/?fbclid=IwAR1-GVQSt17vto7DyVThsUnX2LXzxZmUgImfMcDTek7j6551Y-mLFfrMf2I
Pipeline opponents launch lawsuit against Line 3 — and the lead plaintiff is wild rice
https://beyondpesticides.org/dailynewsblog/2021/08/of-multiple-stressors-pesticides-are-the-most-harmful-to-bees-by-acting-synergistically-to-increase-mortality/
Are Bolsonaro’s Attacks on the Amazon and Indigenous Tribes International Crimes? A Third Court Plea Says They Are
https://beyondpesticides.org/dailynewsblog/2021/08/of-multiple-stressors-pesticides-are-the-most-harmful-to-bees-by-acting-synergistically-to-increase-mortality/
Are Bolsonaro’s Attacks on the Amazon and Indigenous Tribes International Crimes? A Third Court Plea Says They Are
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/11082021/amazon-indigenous-tribes-jair-bolsonaro-international-criminal-court/
"On Monday, an Indigenous organization filed what’s known as an Article 15 Communication with the International Criminal Court, asking the court’s prosecutor, Karim Khan, to investigate whether the far-right leader’s actions constitute genocide and crimes against humanity."
"On Monday, an Indigenous organization filed what’s known as an Article 15 Communication with the International Criminal Court, asking the court’s prosecutor, Karim Khan, to investigate whether the far-right leader’s actions constitute genocide and crimes against humanity."
Protesters against Line 3 tar sands pipeline face arrests and rubber bullets
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/aug/10/protesters-line-3-minnesota-oil-gas-pipeline
"More than 600 people have now been arrested or received citations over protests amid growing opposition to the Line 3 oil sands pipeline currently under construction through Minnesota."
"More than 600 people have now been arrested or received citations over protests amid growing opposition to the Line 3 oil sands pipeline currently under construction through Minnesota."
Minnesota Law Enforcement Agency Blocks Release of Public Records About Surveilling Pipeline Opponents
https://theintercept.com/2021/08/07/minnesota-pipeline-line-3-public-records/?utm_medium=email&utm_source=The%20Intercept%20Newsletter
https://theintercept.com/2021/08/07/minnesota-pipeline-line-3-public-records/?utm_medium=email&utm_source=The%20Intercept%20Newsletter
SUSTAINABLE LIVING
Days of wine and olives: how the old farming ways are paying off in Spain
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/aug/10/days-of-wine-and-olives-how-the-old-farming-ways-are-paying-off-spain-aoe
"The ‘no-plough’ regenerative methods adopted in small vineyards have spread to olive groves and leading wine producers – boosting biodiversity and profits."
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/aug/10/days-of-wine-and-olives-how-the-old-farming-ways-are-paying-off-spain-aoe
"The ‘no-plough’ regenerative methods adopted in small vineyards have spread to olive groves and leading wine producers – boosting biodiversity and profits."
Meet the 'seed detective' on a mission to save our rarest vegetables
https://edition.cnn.com/2021/08/03/europe/seed-detective-heritage-seed-library-spc-intl/index.html
"As a result of mass monoculture, where farmers grow a single crop, 75% of plant genetic diversity has been lost in the last century. With many of the remaining agriculturally viable species under threat from climate change, diversifying the crops we use could be a solution for future food security, species conservation and environmental protection."
"As a result of mass monoculture, where farmers grow a single crop, 75% of plant genetic diversity has been lost in the last century. With many of the remaining agriculturally viable species under threat from climate change, diversifying the crops we use could be a solution for future food security, species conservation and environmental protection."
The revolutionary idea behind America’s urban trails
"Pioneered more than a century ago by landscape architect Frederick Law
Olmsted, greenways are nature-filled city hikes that point to the
future."
Deep-Sea Mining Not Necessary for Renewable Energy Transition, Experts Argue
https://www.ecowatch.com/deep-sea-mining-renewable-energy-ocean-conservation-2654261786.html
https://www.ecowatch.com/deep-sea-mining-renewable-energy-ocean-conservation-2654261786.html
ENDING ON A POSITIVE
These Student-Led Audubon College Clubs Are About Much More than Birding
https://www.audubon.org/magazine/summer-2021/these-student-led-audubon-college-clubs-are-about
"The campus program aims to prime young leaders from diverse backgrounds to get involved in bird conservation, a field long dominated by older white male voices. On other environmental issues, such as climate, youth-led organizations like the Sunrise Movement are already crafting and influencing policy. There’s no doubt, Gen Z is acting on its intent to save the planet—and redefining outdated stereotypes about who takes birding and conservation seriously in the process. "
https://www.audubon.org/magazine/summer-2021/these-student-led-audubon-college-clubs-are-about
"The campus program aims to prime young leaders from diverse backgrounds to get involved in bird conservation, a field long dominated by older white male voices. On other environmental issues, such as climate, youth-led organizations like the Sunrise Movement are already crafting and influencing policy. There’s no doubt, Gen Z is acting on its intent to save the planet—and redefining outdated stereotypes about who takes birding and conservation seriously in the process. "
Call To Action!
We urge all groups including schools,
neighborhood associations, organizations, clubs and groups of any kind to adopt
a Climate Declaration. Adopt ours or write your own. Share your
Climate Declaration with local governments, the media, write articles, and share
information.
Occupy Sonoma County Climate Declaration
Occupy Sonoma County, along with concerned, forward thinking people all over the world, declares that climate change has reached catastrophic proportions as evidenced by the current level of CO2 in the atmosphere, the melting of polar ice caps, and the continual rising of global temperatures. This is a global emergency, and we must act immediately. We invite all forces of life to join together for our survival. We stand up for life.
We recognize that the root of climate change is a capitalist system run by money greedy corporations and the governments that they control. We actively oppose greenhouse gas producers, nuclear power investors, and fossil fuel companies by boycotting their products, developing alternatives, divesting from corporations that endorse them and insisting that governments at all levels take action. We call on all governments and corporations to adopt life-sustaining practices immediately.
The people must act now to
stop this destruction from continuing and reverse the damage this has
caused. The future is in our hands. We are the 99%!
What Earth Actions are you taking?
https://OccupySonomaCounty.org
https://OccupySonomaCounty.org/es (en español)
http://facebook.com/OccupySonomaCounty
https://twitter.com/OcSoCo
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmJoCP-ePUTPWNgHZwtBelg
Occupy
Sonoma County embraces the egalitarian, deep democracy principles of
the Occupy Movement with a regional strategy for effectively organizing
countywide social justice campaigns that are globally relevant.
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