Climate Memo Mondays

https://jamesrichardbennett.blogspot.com/2023/06/omni-climate-memo-mondays-130-june-5.html Thom Hartmann.  Nationalize the Fossil Fuels Industry.David Schwartzman.  China’s peace plan, ceasefire in the Ukraine war, negotiations.  Dick.  Rabbis: study leading to action. THOM HARTMANN.   “Will There Ever Be a Criminal Trial for the People Wilfully Destroying Life on Earth?”  Common Dreams.    May 29, 2023.[Hartmann makes a case for nationalizing the fossil fuels industry.   Here is the conclusion of his article. To read the entire article go to https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/criminal-liability-for-climate-damage   Thanks to Fran for sending Hartmann’s excellent argument.  –Dick] Thomas M. Hanna, Director of Research at The Democracy Collaborative and author of Our Common Wealth: The Return of Public Ownership in the United States, […]

https://jamesrichardbennett.blogspot.com/2023/05/omni-climate-memo-mondays-128-may-22.html Population Connection Recommended Books. “Climate breakdown, extinction, and ‘the most stupid boast.’”  Media Lens.  Population Connection.  Submit Your Reading Pick for the Next Book Club.   Engage.  May 17, 2023.[All five of these books look highly worthwhile—from Attenborough’s autobiography, to protection of threatened species, to refugees, to a survival guide.   But I cite them especially to draw attention to Population Connection, which defends abortion AND vigorously advocates contraception, both in the context of climate change the variety of which is suggested by these 5 books. This is a comprehensive women’s and men’s organization you should know about.  –D] Last week […]

https://jamesrichardbennett.blogspot.com/2023/05/omni-climate-memo-mondays-128-may-22.html Population Connection Recommended Books. “Climate breakdown, extinction, and ‘the most stupid boast.’”  Media Lens.  Population Connection.  Submit Your Reading Pick for the Next Book Club.   Engage.  May 17, 2023.[All five of these books look highly worthwhile—from Attenborough’s autobiography, to protection of threatened species, to refugees, to a survival guide.   But I cite them especially to draw attention to Population Connection, which defends abortion AND vigorously advocates contraception, both in the context of climate change the variety of which is suggested by these 5 books. This is a comprehensive women’s and men’s organization you should know about.  –D] Last week […]

https://jamesrichardbennett.blogspot.com/2023/05/omni-climate-memo-mondays-127-may-15.html Pope Francis.  Laudato Si’, Praise Be To You FCNL.  Solving Complex Converging Problems. Art Hobson.  The Car Culture Is One of Those Problems. 17,000 Aukland Youth Strike.  “High Tide. Don’t Hide.” RESISTANCE TO CLIMATE CHANGEThe Letter: A Message for our Earth The Letter: A Message for our Earth is a 2022 documentary film presented by YouTube Originals, telling the story of the Laudato Si’ encyclical by Pope Francis. The film was produced by Oscar-winning Off the Fence Productions and directed by Nicolas Brown, in partnership with the Laudato Si’ Movement. Wikipedia.   Initial release: October 4, 2022 Laudato Si’ = Praise Be […]

https://jamesrichardbennett.blogspot.com/2023/05/omni-climate-memo-mondays-126-may-8-2023.html Scott Scheffer.   Coverage of extremely destructive weather in the Global South  is slanted, biased, and Eurocentric.Álvaro J. de Regil.   “The Unbearable Unawareness of Our Ecological Existential Crisis.”  Scott Scheffer.    “While Biden unleashes climate bomb in Alaska, Cyclone Freddy ravages eastern Africa.”  Editor.  Mronline.org (4-22-23).  Originally published: Struggle-La Lucha  on April 13, 2023 by (more by Struggle-La Lucha)  |  (Posted Apr 21, 2023).  Climate Change, Environment, Imperialism, MediaAfrica, Americas, United StatesNewswireCyclone Freddy, President Joe Biden The U.S. corporate-controlled media are concealing the climate crisis’s severity and breadth. Coverage of extremely destructive weather is so slanted, biased, and Eurocentric that people in the United States and Europe may not […]

 jamesrichardbennett.blogspot.com/2023/05/omni-climate-memo-mondays-125-may-1-2023.html    Bill McKibben.  Cities and States Can Sue Exxon     and other Malefactors.World Beyond War.  Costs of War: Carbon Footprint    Increasing, Climate Heating.Chris Hedges Interviews Roger Hallam, founder to    Extinction Rebellion (XR). A Victory for Democracy Over Greed and Power (and by a GOP-dominated Supreme Court) Bill McKibben.  “A seismic win went almost unnoticed amidst the Tuckerstorm.”  April 25, 2023.  High court lets cities and states sue Exxon et al. The Supreme Court…declined to grant cert in a case brought by oil companies desperately trying to hold off state court trials for their climate crimes. To make a long story […]

https://jamesrichardbennett.blogspot.com/2023/04/omni-climate-memo-mondays-123-april-17.htmlRobert Hunziker.  “Big Heat Hits Antarctica.”Richard Powers.     Bewilderment follows up his Pulitzer Prize-winning book, The Overstory.Crisis Articles from the Monthly Review.Kelly Mulhollan.  “The Great Unravelling.”The Shalom Report. BIG-TIME HEAT AND 200 FEET OF SEA LEVEL RISE  ROBERT HUNZIKER.  “Big Heat Hits Antarctica.”  Counterpunch (FEBRUARY 17, 2023).  FacebookTwitterRedditEmail   Excerpt. A recent report out of West Antarctica is rattling scientists. It’s all about heat, big-time heat, encroaching upon the world’s biggest chunk of ice that locks down a couple hundred feet of sea level rise. This kind of news is enough to raise the hackles of smart well-informed people, as excessive CO2 […]

https://jamesrichardbennett.blogspot.com/2023/04/omni-climate-memo-mondays-121-april-3.html INTERNATIONAL PERSPECTIVES Vishwas Satgar.  “End Ecocidal Capitalism or Exterminate Life on Planet Earth.”Brazilian Popular Movements.  “Measures to Defend Life on Planet Earth and Improve Living Conditions.”Jason Hickel. “The Global South has the power to force radical climate action.” Authoritarian Neoliberalism, Global Chaos Vishwas Satgar.  “End Ecocidal Capitalism or Exterminate Life on Planet Earth: A South African Contribution to Ecosocialist Strategy.” Vishwas Satgar.  MR (July 5, 2022).  The South African climate justice movement presents a model for popular revolt against the ecofascist project. | more… Vishwas Satgar       (Jul 01, 2022). Topics: Climate Change  Democracy  Ecology  Marxist   Ecology  Movements      Places: Africa  Global  South Africa Vishwas Satgar is an associate professor of international relations, […]