(2025-01-24). Toward a Better World. counterpunch.org 
With the return of Donald Trump to the White House, advocates for peace, social justice, racial and economic equality, fair immigration policies, climate renewal, trans rights, and other movements for change are bracing for hard times. The new administration will be doggedly opposed to so many of the values we hold dear, as well as
(2025-01-24). Davos warns of grave threat to health from climate change. plenglish.com Bern, Jan 24 (Prensa Latina) Experts at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, being held in this Swiss city, warned on Friday of the grave effects of climate change on health, Berner Zeitung newspaper informed.
(2025-01-24). Trump Pulls U.S. Out of Paris Agreement, Again. pressenza.com 'There's No Mandate to Slam Climate Progress Into Reverse,' Says NRDC: | By Paige Bennett | As one of his first orders of business upon taking office, President Donald Trump has once again withdrawn the U.S. from the Paris Agreement. | During his former presidency. Trump had announced the withdrawal of the U.S. from the agreement in June 2017, as he argued that the accord put an unfair economic burden on American businesses and taxpayers. The However, in 2021, former President Joe…
(2025-01-24). Have you seen 'Labour's' new ad on the London Underground? thecanary.co Unofficial adverts criticising Labour Party chancellor Rachel Reeves for accepting money from climate crisis-sceptic lobbyists appeared on several London Underground lines on Friday 24 January. Labour: taking money from climate deniers — so now, the London Underground knows thanks to adverts The satirical posters say Your Chancellor, Sponsored by Climate Deniers: Rachel Reeves took £10,000 from …
(2025-01-24). Gleaning: The ancient practice fighting modern food waste. grist.org 
The three women in the painting stoop low in the field, their hands reaching for leftover stalks of wheat. Their bent figures dominate the foreground, emphasizing the physical toll of their labor. Jean-Franàßois Millet's The Gleaners, painted in 1857, immortalized this act of necessity: gleaning, the collection of leftover crops after the harvest. Rooted in agrarian traditions, the term originates from the Old French glener and the Latin glennare, meaning "to gather." For centuries, gleaning had been a lifeline for the rural poor in England and France — a legally recognized right that allowed them…
(2025-01-24). Money, Power & Politics: Is Trump Aide Elon Musk Now The Most Powerful Man on Earth? | In-Depth. hindustantimes.com U.S. President Donald Trump's latest confidant, Elon Musk, has been appointed to head the Department of Government Efficiency. Tasked with reducing wasteful expenditures, Musk's role, however, is expected to go beyond that. Experts are raising concerns about the considerable and, at times, unchecked power he wields. Never before in U.S. history has the wealthiest individual held an official post, especially given his multiple conflicts of interest. So, what impact will this have on both President Trump and the country?
(2025-01-24). California fires prove reality of climate crisis driven by global warming. peoplesworld.org 
The recent California wildfire outbreak is merely the latest in an episodic sequence of worsening disasters. These calamities, however, seem insufficient to dispel the willful ignorance of the fossil fuel industry and its cabal of climate deniers. These forces have profit-driven incentive to turn a blind eye to the cost of climate change — a …
(2025-01-23). Building a Better World in Trump's Term Seems Difficult, But It's Not Impossible. truthout.org With the return of Donald Trump to the White House, advocates for peace, social justice, racial and economic equality, fair immigration policies, climate renewal, trans rights, and other movements for change are bracing for hard times. The new administration will be doggedly opposed to so many of the values we hold dear, as well as programs that have helped keep millions of Americans above the… |
(2025-01-23). Why the California Insurance Crisis Could Trigger Broader Financial Instability. counterpunch.org 
The devastating wildfires in Los Angeles have made one threat very clear: Climate change is undermining the insurance systems American homeowners rely on to protect themselves from catastrophes. This breakdown is starting to become painfully clear as families and communities struggle to rebuild. But another threat remains less recognized: This collapse could pose a threat
(2025-01-23). Bloomberg to fund UN climate body after Donald Trump's Paris exit. aljazeera.com Bloomberg pledges financial support to UN climate body following Trump's exit from the Paris Agreement.
(2025-01-23). Big Oil Spent $445 Million to Influence 2024 Elections. truthout.org A new report details how fossil fuel executives helped finance President Donald Trump's 2024 election win, spending millions of dollars to influence the race in his favor. The report from Climate Power, a progressive group dedicated to "winning the politics of climate," suggests that Big Oil's donations to Trump — coupled with hundreds of millions of dollars spent on lobbying Congress over… |
(2025-01-23). Should climate activists target fossil fuel subsidies? nationofchange.org It's hard to imagine Sanders and Musk actually agreeing on much, but the message from Sanders got me wondering about another area of wild government overspending: fossil fuel subsidies.
(2025-01-23). Trump's Pick for Key EPA Role Represented Companies Accused of Pollution Harm. truthout.org The man tapped by President Donald Trump to be second-in-command of the federal agency that protects the public from environmental dangers is a lawyer who has represented companies accused of harming people and the environment through pollution. David Fotouhi, a partner in the global law firm Gibson Dunn, played a key part in rolling back climate regulations and water protections while… |