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You’re Fired!

From the Wire January 21, 2021

YOU’RE FIRED Not with a bang, but a boot. By Khalil Bendib | January 20, 2021

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Lowering the Barr

From the Wire November 20, 2020

LOWERING THE BARR Lower! By Khalil Bendib

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Orange skies in blue states

From the Wire September 16, 2020

ORANGE SKIES IN BLUE STATES What’s wrong with a healthy orange glow? By Khalil Bendib | September 16, 2020

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Pandemic no more

From the Wire July 22, 2020

By Khalil Bendib | July 22, 2020 Khalil Bendib is the OtherWords.org cartoonist.

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I can’t breathe

From the Wire June 3, 2020

Call it political brutality. By Khalil Bendib | June 3, 2020

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New Radicals perform ‘You Get What You Give’ in Biden’s virtual inaugural parade

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How Ajo saved itself from the COVID-19 food crisis

Small Signs: A Protest In Flagstaff, Arizona

Flagstaff, Ariz This summer there were over 50 marches, actions, and demonstrations in Flagstaff, Arizona sparked as elsewhere in the country by the death early this summer of George Floyd at the hands of a police officer in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Documentarian Levi Stallings spent hours taking and compiling video from the Flagstaff actions and sit down conversations with residents from all walks of life. Read more, see the video here…

“Years of Repair”: video

The film— entitled "Message from the Future II: The Years of Repair"— is a sequel to last year's "A Message from the Future with Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez" and runs with the idea that the year 2020 became an "historic turning point" for the world, one in which "the lessons of the COVID-19 pandemic and global uprisings against racism drive us to build back a better society in which no one is sacrificed, and everyone is essential." (Image: The Leap/The Intercept/Illustration by Moll Crabapple)

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Be your life

“Your life is your life. Don’t let it be clubbed into dank submission. Be on the watch. There are ways out. There is light somewhere. It may not be much light but it beats the darkness. Be on the watch. The gods will offer you chances. Know them. Take them. You can’t beat death but you can beat death in life, sometimes. And the more often you learn to do it, the more light there will be. Your life is your life. Know it while you have it. You are marvelous. The gods wait to delight in you.”

Charles Bukowski

Protect the Elders

Common Sense - Vanessa Bowen (bowencreative.com)

Small Signs reviews

‘Small Signs’, a powerful look at the underbelly of a tourist town

Meteor Staff 2020-10-23

by Madrone Kalil Schutten, Ph.D., Guest column for the Meteor Friday, October 23, 2020 Small Signs: A Protest in Flagstaff, Arizona is a documentary on the pulse of the second wave of the civil rights movement. Levi Stallings’ film hones in on the eruption of dissent incited by the murders of Ahmaud Arbery (February 23rd), Breonna Taylor (March 13th) and...

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Cheaper solar power means low-income families can also benefit – with the right kind of help

From the Wire 2021-01-20

"Until recently, rooftop solar panels were a clean energy technology that only wealthy Americans could afford. But prices have dropped,...

Trump’s big gamble to gut US power plant emissions rules fails in court, opening door for powerful new climate rules

From the Wire 2021-01-20

by Daniel Farber, University of California, Berkeley Wednesday, January 20, 2021 The day before Joe Biden’s inauguration, he got a...

Federal Court Strikes Down Trump Coal Power Plant Rule

From the Wire 2021-01-19

'Major Win for the Planet' "This decision frees up the new Biden administration to begin working immediately on the science-based...

Arrests in Minnesota after Water Protectors chain themselves inside pipe section to halt Line 3 construction

From the Wire 2021-01-14

"Enbridge's last-ditch effort to build fossil fuel infrastructure is killing people and the planet." by Jessica Corbett, staff writer Thursday,...

Indigenous women urge Biden to stop pipelines and respect Treaty Rights

From the Wire 2021-01-14

"Joe Biden, we are asking you to stand on the right side of history and humanity by putting an immediate...

Climate Emergency persists as 2020 ties for earth’s hottest year on record

From the Wire 2021-01-08

"It took over 200 years for [atmospheric CO2] levels to increase by 25%, but now just over 30 years later...

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Getting the lead out

Wade Rathke Meteor Columnist 2020-09-29

by Wade Rathke September 29, 2020 New Orleans We have to take progress where we can get it in...

New report details flooding/contamination risks at uranium mine near Grand Canyon

Meteor Staff 2020-05-01

April 28, 2020 Flagstaff, Ariz. The Grand Canyon Trust reports serious problems at the Canyon Mine uranium mine south of...

Climate change threatens drinking water quality across the Great Lakes

From the Wire 2020-04-30

Harmful algal bloom in Lake Erie, Sept. 4, 2009. NOAA/Flickr by Gabriel Filippelli, IUPUI and Joseph D. Ortiz, Kent State...

Pandemic shines a light on critical water issues — 40% of the Navajo Nation lacks running water, will Congress fund solutions?

From the Wire 2020-04-19

Clean water is essential during the COVID-19 health crisis, but so far Congress hasn’t directed funds to help water utilities...

Emerging climate-fueled megadrought in Western US may rival any over past 1,200 years

From the Wire 2020-04-17

Source: the journal Science "We now have enough observations of current drought and tree-ring records of past drought to say...

Court approves settlement requiring EPA rules on most dangerous chemical spills

Meteor Staff 2020-03-14

Saturday, March 14 The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York approved a consent decree between the...

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Cheaper solar power means low-income families can also benefit – with the right kind of help

2021-01-20

"Until recently, rooftop solar panels were a clean energy technology that only wealthy Americans could afford. But prices have dropped, thanks mostly to falling costs for hardware, as well as price declines for installation and other “soft” costs. Today hundreds of thousands of middle-class households across...

Trump’s big gamble to gut US power plant emissions rules fails in court, opening door for powerful new climate rules

2021-01-20

by Daniel Farber, University of California, Berkeley Wednesday, January 20, 2021 The day before Joe Biden’s inauguration, he got a big judicial win for his climate agenda. The case involved plans for cutting power plant emissions and a big gamble by the Trump administration. Nearly a...

Federal Court Strikes Down Trump Coal Power Plant Rule

2021-01-19

'Major Win for the Planet' "This decision frees up the new Biden administration to begin working immediately on the science-based greenhouse pollution rules we desperately need to make up for lost time." by Andrea Germanos, staff writer [caption id="attachment_29334" align="aligncenter" width="955"] The Sherburne County (Sherco) Generating...

Arrests in Minnesota after Water Protectors chain themselves inside pipe section to halt Line 3 construction

2021-01-14

"Enbridge's last-ditch effort to build fossil fuel infrastructure is killing people and the planet." by Jessica Corbett, staff writer Thursday, January 14 [caption id="attachment_29248" align="aligncenter" width="955"] Environmental activist Winona LaDuke (C) and water protectors stand in front of the construction site for the Line 3 oil...

Indigenous women urge Biden to stop pipelines and respect Treaty Rights

2021-01-14

"Joe Biden, we are asking you to stand on the right side of history and humanity by putting an immediate end to the deadly pipelines destroying our Earth, our communities, and all life." by Jessica Corbett, staff writer Thursday, January 14, 2021 [caption id="attachment_29207" align="aligncenter" width="955"]...

Climate Emergency persists as 2020 ties for earth’s hottest year on record

2021-01-08

"It took over 200 years for [atmospheric CO2] levels to increase by 25%, but now just over 30 years later we are approaching a 50% increase." by Andrea Germanos, staff writer Friday, January 8, 2021 [caption id="attachment_29083" align="aligncenter" width="955"] A boat motors by as the Bidwell...

Climate groups call on Biden to nominate Andy Levin as Labor Secretary

2020-12-23

"He has a long record of fighting for working people, and understands the climate imperative but knows the transition won't happen without proper buy-in and support." by Julia Conley, staff writer Wednesday, December 23, 2020 [caption id="attachment_28565" align="aligncenter" width="955"] Rep. Andy Levin (D-Mich.) speaks during a...

In a last-minute rule change, the Trump administration rolls back water-saving standards for showerheads

2020-12-19

by Robert Glennon, University of Arizona Saturday, December 19, 2020 [caption id="" align="alignright" width="303"] High-efficiency showerheads save water and energy. mppix/iStock via Getty Images[/caption] For more than 25 years, Congress has directed U.S. government agencies to set energy and water efficiency standards for many new products....

‘Can anybody still deny that we are facing a dramatic emergency?’ Asks UN Chief at Climate Summit

2020-12-13

"If we don't change course," he warned, "we may be headed for a catastrophic temperature rise of more than 3 degrees this century." by Jessica Corbett, staff writer Sunday, December 13, 2020 [caption id="attachment_28192" align="aligncenter" width="955"] Coastal vegetation is seen burning close to the beach on...

5 years after Paris: How countries’ climate policies match up to their promises, and who’s aiming for net zero emissions

2020-12-13

Even if every country meets its commitments, the world will still be on track to warm by more than 3 degrees Celsius this century, a new UNEP report shows. Kevin Frayer/Getty Images by Morgan Bazilian, Colorado School of Mines and Dolf Gielen, Colorado School of Mines...

Defenders

5 things to know about plastic pollution and how to stop it

2020-12-06

Researchers continue to find new information about how widespread plastic pollution has become, but also how we can help stem the tide. by Tara Lohan, The Revelator December 3, 2020 [caption id="attachment_27986" align="aligncenter" width="1024"] Plastic pollution lines a Singapore beach. Photo: Vaidehi Shah, (CC BY...

Meteor Columns

In like a lion, out like a lamb

2021-01-21

by Wade Rathke January 21, 2021 New Orleans It’s January, not March, but watching the Trump exit from Washington...

Let’s prepare a Texas welcome for the NRA

2021-01-20

by Wade Rathke New Orleans I realize that talking about guns and their giant conservative enabler, the National Rifle Association,...

Crowd chaos underlines differences in Instigators versus Organizers

2021-01-19

by Wade Rathke January 19, 2021 Pearl River The post-mortem on the Capitol mob scene has been bizarrely interesting...

Mr. Transactional, Mitch McConnell

2021-01-15

by Wade Rathke January 15, 2021 Little Rock To follow politics in Washington these days, we don’t need a...

Jamal Kashoggi

Image of slain Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi projected on the wall of the Saudi Embassy in Washington, D.C. on October 2, 2020, the second anniversary of his assassination. (Photo: Amnesty International/Twitter)

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Protect the Elders

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5 years after Paris: How countries’ climate policies match up to their promises, and who’s aiming for net zero emissions

2020-12-13

Even if every country meets its commitments, the world will still be on track to warm by more than 3 degrees Celsius this century, a new UNEP report shows. Kevin...