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Real News

Media everywhere is somewhat oblivious to the climate crisis, reporting it as just another story among many. It’s as if World War II or the Cuban Missile Crisis was relegated to page 12. Here, as my time permits, I will show headlines with links to what in a sane world would be banner headlines, and the focus of people’s attention everywhere. Click headlines to read stories.

Medical Express, January 16, 2024

Climate change linked to spread of diarrheal illness

Maybe that’s because our leaders are full of shit. We really need to stop cooperating with the ecocidal fools.

The Strait Times, January 19, 2024

Norway loses court battle with climate groups on oil fields

The fossil fuels profiteers temporarily lost a legal battle. Impressively, they’ve been actually stopped for the moment by a court injunction. But they will appeal and “win.” The systems that serve the ruling class of climate abusers is still in place.

The Hill, December 16, 2023

Climate activist charged for smearing paint on Degas sculpture pleads guilty

Meanwhile, fossil fuels CEOs and ultra-wealthy oil profiteers, who’s destruction of the climate cannot be easily washed off like paint from a sculpture, continue to do their dirty work—and are never even charged with a crime.

Business Insider, December 21, 2023

The US is producing more oil right now ‘than any country in history,’ S&P Global says

The radical climate eco-terrorist group “Standard & Poors” reports that the United States is the biggest climate criminal in the history of the world. Of course, China, Russia and Europe are committing similar crimes—they just aren’t as good at it.

The Straits Times, December 11, 2023

Azerbaijan wins backing from Eastern Europe nations to host COP29 climate summit

The failure never stops. The next silly useless pretend conference is already being planned. Twenty eight failures is apparently not enough.

 NBC News, Charleston, December 12, 2023

5 big promises made at annual UN climate talks and what has happened since

The COPs often make big promises but never keep them. Time to stop listening to these clown shows and start taking emergency action. The climate IS collapsing now. The “leaders” threw away decades that could have been used to effectively address the crisis.

ABC TV, Cedar Rapids, December 10, 2023

Climate activists turn water in Venice canal green

Cut to the hand-wringing over the ineffective and disruptive climate activists—as yet another distraction from the petro-criminals who are cooking the Earthl

The Hill, December 10, 2023

Al Gore says it’s ‘ridiculous’ that UAE hosted climate conference

Gore points out the obvious. And yet the obvious is “news” because the “news” acts as if this ridiculous spectacle is a genuine event. But the COP meetings are the “professional wrestling” version of climate action.

CBC, November 25, 2023

Pregnant people, children face ‘dire’ health consequences from climate change, WHO warns

For the authorities, it’s women and children first. They will be first to suffer and die. But everyone’s time will come, including the authorities themselves, if they have their way. We won’t let them.

BBC News, November 25, 2023

Climate protest: More than 100 arrested at world’s largest coal port

Authorities continue to fail catastrophically with their anti-Earth activities, arresting small children and a 97 year old man for the crime of loving life and Nature.

Straight Arrow News, November 15, 2023

Major climate report says entire US impacted hard by climate change

Nearly the entire country is directly experiencing the effects of climate collapse now. Nobody in a position of authority cares enough to do anything about it.

Winnipeg Free Press, November 14, 2023

Leaked memo reveals mooted changes to EU sustainability law critics say would make it unenforceable

The EU isn’t really serious about the climate emergency. It continues to weaken it’s already weak laws intended to “encourage” companies to reduce carbon emissions. Why are we ASKING and not TELLING them to STOP DESTROYING OUR PLANET?

NDTV World, November 15, 2023

“No End In Sight” To Rising Greenhouse Gases, Warns UN Weather Agency

Greenhouse gases in 2022 were at a record high, signaling the obvious fact that world leaders have made no measurable effort to prevent climate collapse.

Financial Post, November 10, 2023

Kerry Says COP28 Is Critical to Keep Climate Change Hopes Alive

Politicians continue to have faith that politicians will solve this—despite the fact that the previous 27 COP meetings have all ended in failure.

OilPrice.com, November 10, 2023

Federal Judge Upholds Biden’s Decision To Greenlight Alaska Oil Project

Destruction of our children’s Earth is legally protected by the courts. This particualar case is to destroy a large swath of pristine wildreness in Alaska.

derStandard, November 10, 2023

Climate Activists Bring Lawsuit Before Human Right Court (German)

Four Austrians are trying to enforce their right to clean energy in court.

I could find NO news stories covering this in English. I recommend you use Google Translate to read this story…if you can’t read German. I’ve done the work for you: use THIS LINK.

WTOP News, November 10, 2023

EU plan aimed at fighting climate change to go to final votes, even if watered down

In systems dominated by oil tycoons, only watered down ineffectual climate plans can even get to a vote.

New York Times, November 8, 2023

Nations That Vowed to Halt Warming Are Expanding Fossil Fuels, Report Finds

The world remains on track to produce far more oil, gas and coal than would be consistent with relatively safe levels of heating, a new report found.

This article is behind a fire wall. But you get the gist.

OilPrice.com, November 8, 2023

EU Climate Researchers Say 2023 Will Be The Hottest Year In 125,000 Years

Not exactly an environmentally friendly media outlet, this is a surprisingly honest story.

New York Times, November 7, 2023

Since 1978, North Greenland ice shelves have lost 35% of volume, study reveals

The climate collapse continues all the time, even if it’s not top of mind in media—or in the minds of the public. That literally nothing meaningful is being done about all this is amazing and unconscionable.

San Diego Union-Tribune, November 8, 2023

Nasty drought in Syria, Iraq and Iran wouldn’t have happened without climate change, study finds

Vioence and suffering in the Middle East is made worse by climate collapse. Instead of working together to save our planet, fools continue to fight each other. Refugees are threatened and abused. When will the foolishness stop?

Oberösterreichische Nachrichten, November 8, 2023

Record October Rainfall

In October 2023, the UK saw average rainfall at 40% above normal. This broke all records since records have been kept. Not big news in the United States. I found only foreign sources. The link should translate the story into English.

Today in BC, November 8, 2023

B.C. failing to treat climate change like an emergency, says action group

Like every other place on Earth, authorities in British Columbia are failing catastrophically to treat the climate crisis as the dire emergency that it is.

Perth Now, November 6, 2023

Aussie ambassador on hunger strike for climate action

A high-level Austrian ambassador quit and went on a hunger strike demanding climate action from the Australian government. Bet you didn’t know about this.

EuroNews.Green, November 6, 2023

Only 4% of top companies’ net-zero pledges meet UN climate guidelines, report finds

This puts the notion of responsible businesses going green to save the Earth in perspective. It’s all a PR gimmick. Obviously. But we need reminders.