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System Change, Not Climate Change: Monthly Climate Crisis News Roundup
Socialist Action / 2 days ago
By JAMES FORTIN
Some things change, some things don???t.?? Yet.?? Slowly, but steadily, the
impact of global warming is becoming so visible and understandable that
masses of people are recognizing a problem exists.?? But as?? entire
countries and populations experience unending devastations, capitalist
governments such as Australia, India, Saudi Arabia, Russia, the U.S. and
China plan to increase fossil fuels by 120 percent by 2030.?? Heads in
the sand; palms in the till.
See it before it vanishes, comfortably. National Geographic is offering
???expeditions??? to ???treasured places??? in order to fund the Society???s
efforts to create ???more opportunities to work toward a planet in
balance;??? translation, please.?? The pain of travel we are told will be
assuaged by a specially-outfitted luxury jet, a gourmet chef overseeing
meal and wine offerings, a selection of ???handpicked lodges,??? and a
private physician in attendance. Prices range from $78,945 for double
occupancy to $92,595.
We also heard an arc was being built next door.?? In New Orleans, at the
inspiration of nuns whose convent was badly damaged in Hurricane
Katrina, the grounds will become a 25-acre urban wetland, one of the
largest in the United States. The Mirabeau Water Garden will have the
capacity to intercept, store and slowly release almost 10 million
gallons of stormwater runoff from the surrounding neighborhood, thus
preventing storm drains from becoming overwhelmed during climate-induced
super-storms.?? Should we pray that this will help, or just get on the boat?
Signs of the Times, Part 2.?? In Peshawar, Pakistan, one climate
protestor???s sign lamented: ???Snow is melting.?? The earth is crying,???
while in Lausanne, Switzerland, a sympathizer with the plight of
Australia???s climate crisis publicized her admonishment: ???Wake Up and
Smell the Bush Fires!???
Hey friend, can you spare a billion or two for climate??? Since 2016,
immediately following the Paris Agreement???s adoption, 33 global banks
have poured $1.9 trillion into financing climate-changing projects
worldwide.?? The top four banks that invested most heavily in fossil fuel
projects are all based in the U.S., and include JPMorgan Chase, Wells
Fargo, Citi, and Bank of America.?? JPMorgan led the pack with a whopping
$196 billion poured into fossil fuels between 2016 and 2018.
Solar panels are popping out all over. Greenpeace climate activists in
London temporarily shut down British Petroleum (BP) headquarters. It
seems 100 or so folks blocked entrances to the building by installing
500 solar panels in front of the doors and chaining themselves to oil
barrels. Not at all appreciative of the suggestion that BP actions are
contributing to climate change, company executives had a number of the
demonstrators arrested.
Has the military been informed??? The Mayor of New York has announced the
City???s intent to stop all new fossil fuel projects within and serving
the city as part of a planned switch to renewable sources. Such action
on the part of the largest city in the U.S. will lead the way for many
other cities to follow suit, climate experts maintain. It is not known
for sure if the U.S. Military, the largest single user of fossil fuels
in the world, has requested copies of the Mayor???s memo.
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March 17, 2020 in Uncategorized.
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