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DoomsdaysCWThe Killer <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CEOs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CEOs</a> of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BigOil" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BigOil</a>Their fortunes are the result of poisoning you, me, our children and grandchildren, every other living thing on Earth, and destroying the temperature stability of our atmosphere. This week it's horrifying to look out and see the world they are creating for the rest of us. by <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ThomHartmann" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ThomHartmann</a>, Jan 11, 2025"<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PublicCitizen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PublicCitizen</a> would like you to know that there are killers among us."They wear $2,000 suits and travel in <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PrivateJets" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PrivateJets</a>, unbothered by the TSA or the teeming masses. Their children attend the finest universities in the world, and they vacation on private islands and yachts. Many 'earn' more in a day than most Americans take home in a year; their positions ensure their heirs will never have to work a day in their lives."Their fortunes are the result of poisoning you, me, our children and grandchildren, every other living thing on Earth, and destroying the temperature stability of our atmosphere. This week they’re arguably responsible, in part, for billions of dollars in losses, numerous deaths, and thousands of shattered lives in Southern California."Read more: <a href="https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/big-oil-climate-criminals" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/big-oil-climate-criminals</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Ecocide" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Ecocide</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AHexOnExxon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AHexOnExxon</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BigOilAndGas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BigOilAndGas</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BigOilKnew" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BigOilKnew</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ClimateEmergency" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ClimateEmergency</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ShellOilKnew" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ShellOilKnew</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ExxonKnew" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ExxonKnew</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ChevronKnew" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ChevronKnew</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ClimateCriminals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ClimateCriminals</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/YeetTheRich" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#YeetTheRich</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/EatTheRich" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#EatTheRich</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/EatSeasonally" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#EatSeasonally</a>

DoomsdaysCWCommentary: <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Fires" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Fires</a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Hurricanes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Hurricanes</a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ExtremeWeather" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ExtremeWeather</a>: The Media Misses the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ClimateLink" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ClimateLink</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Protesting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Protesting</a> the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FossilFuelIndustry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FossilFuelIndustry</a> and their political allies can help fix the narrative, and turn disasters into opportunities for <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ClimateAction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ClimateAction</a>by Margaret Klein Salamon, January 12, 2025"Who is to blame for the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LosAngelesFires" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#LosAngelesFires</a>? For the destruction of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Asheville" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Asheville</a>? The devastation of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Acapulco" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Acapulco</a>? If you listen to the mainstream media, you would get the impression that no one is truly responsible. These are framed as tragic but random events– acts of nature without clear cause or accountability. Even if articles do mention climate change, which they tend to bury toward the end, they won’t tell you the people and companies who caused these disasters in order to enrich themselves. And if you listen to right-wingers, you will get the mistaken impression that DEI, arson, and the Democratic Party caused these disasters. "But here’s the truth: These mega-disasters are caused by the climate emergency, which has been caused by fossil fuels. The fossil fuel industry has raked in obscene <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/profits" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#profits</a> for decades, while knowingly bringing down apocalypse onto the rest of us. "We have the power to change the narrative. Imagine this: As fires rage through the city, a group of climate activists non-violently occupy the California State House in Sacramento. Or LA City Hall. Or Marathon Oil’s refinery in Los Angeles County. They would demand that fossil fuel companies pay for the damage they’re causing, and face criminal prosecution for the harm that they have inflicted. Such a protest would be covered on front pages across the globe, shifting the narrative from passive victimhood to active accountability. This is an opportunity that the climate movement has yet to fully seize. "The climate emergency is accelerating, and so is the frequency and scale of disasters. When these disasters occur, the eyes of the country and sometimes the world focus on the crisis and its fallout. This should be a tremendous learning opportunity for the public about the dangers of the climate emergency, but the media obscures the true cause of these events. While truthful headlines would report along the lines of, “The Climate Emergency Strikes Again,” the media continues to largely report these disasters as anomalous weather events. "Activists have a unique role to play in these moments. By connecting fossil fuels to the damage we’re seeing — floods, fires, hurricanes — they can elevate the conversation and force the public to reckon with the reality of the climate emergency. Activists can also call for proactive policies: investments in renewable energy, phasing out fossil fuels, and sustainable rebuilding efforts. The “Make Polluters Pay” demand, which New York State just passed after facing pressure from the New York climate movement, offers a compelling framework for justice in the wake of climate disasters. With millions or even billions of dollars in damage, justice demands that the culprits — fossil fuel companies who have knowingly warmed the atmosphere for decades — foot the bill."Disasters are opportunities to shape long-term policy change. Disasters create a unique moment when the public and politicians are more open to new ideas and transformative policy changes. Naomi Klein argued for the unique political opportunities that disasters open up in her 2007 book, The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism. Activists can use this moment to demand not only immediate relief but also policies that challenge the fossil fuel industry’s grip on power."Climate Emergency Fund is dedicated to supporting the nonviolent disruptive activists who are pushing these important conversations forward, through raising money and making grants. We saw an example of how climate protest can determine the narrative around climate disaster by accident — we supported a protest of Burning Man. The protest wasn’t terribly successful until Burning Man flooded and became a mud pit. Stories about the disaster, which were quite widespread, harkened back to or were even framed around the protest. This made the coverage more climate-focused and more politically activating."In moments of crisis, we must demand that climate change be treated not just as an afterthought, but as the root cause of the disaster. It’s time to stop focusing exclusively on short-term relief and rebuilding the status-quo and start building towards a fossil-free, climate-resilient future."So when disaster strikes — as it will more and more in the coming years, first, make sure you and your loved ones are safe. Second, see if there is anyone in your immediate vicinity who needs your help. And third, join, or plan, a protest that shifts the narrative. Let’s make it clear: These are not random catastrophes — they are the consequences of the fossil-fueled climate emergency. And we can and must hold the culprits accountable."Original article: <a href="https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/political-commentary/los-angeles-fires-climate-media-1235232654/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/political-commentary/los-angeles-fires-climate-media-1235232654/</a>Archived version: <a href="https://archive.ph/AGdIa" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://archive.ph/AGdIa</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BigOilAndGas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BigOilAndGas</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ClimateCrisis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ClimateCrisis</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ClimateCatastrophe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ClimateCatastrophe</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ExxonKnew" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ExxonKnew</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BigOilKnew" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BigOilKnew</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ChevronKnew" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ChevronKnew</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ClimateActivism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ClimateActivism</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ClimateProtest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ClimateProtest</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SmallScaleRuptures" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SmallScaleRuptures</a>

DoomsdaysCWParts of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Spain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Spain</a> appear to merge with the sea after historic <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/rain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#rain</a> in before-and-after imagesThe deadly <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/flooding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#flooding</a> that rocked Spain this week following intense, historic <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/rainfall" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#rainfall</a> is so expansive and severe the area looked like an inland sea from space.By Mary Gilbert, CNN Meteorologist Published Nov 1, 2024CNN - "The deadly flooding that rocked Spain this week following intense, historic rainfall is so expansive and severe the area looked like an inland sea from space."A year’s worth of rain fell in just hours in east-central Spain Tuesday, creating a surge of floodwater that broke the banks of rivers, turned streets into raging rapids and washed away cars and bridges."At least 155 people were killed in the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CatastrophicFloods" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CatastrophicFloods</a> — the type of extreme rainfall event becoming all too frequent as the world warms due to <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FossilFuelPollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FossilFuelPollution</a>. "Parts of the area now look like an extension of the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BalearicSea" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BalearicSea</a> after unprecedented rainfall turned what should be dry ground into a vast expanse of water, satellite imagery captured on October 30 shows."<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Floodwaters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Floodwaters</a> appear as various shades of blue and cover what was dry ground (browns and greens) earlier this month, the imagery shows. The dramatic, widespread coverage of floodwater over inland areas has almost turned coastal areas into islands."Waterways that were hardly noticeable in the 'before' satellite image from earlier in the month — like the one that cuts just south of Valencia’s city center — are now highlighted in bright blue, indicating how swollen they are."Read more: <a href="https://www.accuweather.com/en/weather-news/parts-of-spain-appear-to-merge-with-the-sea-after-historic-rain-in-before-and-after-images/1709326" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.accuweather.com/en/weather-news/parts-of-spain-appear-to-merge-with-the-sea-after-historic-rain-in-before-and-after-images/1709326</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BigOilAndGas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BigOilAndGas</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FossilFuels" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FossilFuels</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ExxonKnew" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ExxonKnew</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ChevronKnew" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ChevronKnew</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/GlobalWarming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#GlobalWarming</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ClimateChange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ClimateChange</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ClimateCatastrophe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ClimateCatastrophe</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SpainFlooding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SpainFlooding</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SpainFlood" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SpainFlood</a>

DoomsdaysCW<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Farmers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Farmers</a> allege link between popular <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/herbicide" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#herbicide</a> and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Parkinsons" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Parkinsons</a> diseaseNovember 29, 2023"It is against the law to use <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/paraquat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#paraquat</a> in China, Switzerland, the United Kingdom and dozens of other countries. Many countries have banned the herbicide due to its extreme <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/toxicity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#toxicity</a>, while others have expressed concerns over the possible risk for Parkinson's disease."Yet the herbicide, manufactured by a <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Swiss" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Swiss</a> company that is owned by the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Chinese" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Chinese</a> state, is still widely used throughout the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/UnitedStates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#UnitedStates</a> in part because it is a highly effective way to kill weeds. "The company, Syngenta, says that paraquat, which it produces under the name Gramoxone, 'is safe for its intended and labelled use.'"Clayton Tucholke, who used Gramoxone for years on his farm in LaBolt, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SouthDakota" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SouthDakota</a>, and has since been diagnosed with Parkinson's disease, says otherwise."'It should have been pulled, I think, you know, so it didn't happen to somebody else,' Tucholke told ABC News."A 76-year-old father and grandfather, Tucholke lived on his farm with his wife Denise, but as the symptoms of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Parkinson" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Parkinson</a>'s have worsened, he says he was forced to give up his career in <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/agriculture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#agriculture</a> and had to move to the nearby town of Milbank to be closer to medical professionals."Daily tasks have become arduous for Tucholke, who now has to travel to physical therapy three times a week to slow the progression of his symptoms."'This man was so independent,' Denise Tucholke said. 'And his independence has been taken from him, which is unfair.'"The Tucholkes are among the more than 4,000 Americans who have filed lawsuits as part of a multi-district litigation against <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Syngenta" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Syngenta</a>, which currently manufactures <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Gramoxone" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Gramoxone</a>, and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Chevron" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Chevron</a>, which distributed it in the U.S. from 1966 until 1986."Although Syngenta and Chevron told ABC News that there is no scientific evidence that supports a causal link between <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/paraquat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#paraquat</a> and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Parkinsonsdisease" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Parkinsonsdisease</a>, the Tucholkes and other plaintiffs allege that such a link exists, arguing that Syngenta and Chevron knew or should have known that the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/herbicide" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#herbicide</a> could 'cause severe <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/neurological" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#neurological</a> injuries.'"'Our daughter and son-in-law are still <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/farming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#farming</a>. I think any time [a] chemical is applied to the fields that they have to use, they should know what's going to happen,' Denise Tucholke said."'All the generations that are coming up afterwards need to know,' she said."Read more: <a href="https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/other/farmers-allege-link-between-popular-herbicide-and-parkinson-s-disease/ar-AA1kG0mK?rc=1&ocid=winp1taskbar&cvid=023a0b3dc83c49e3943ad9df4c7fd305&ei=12" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/other/farmers-allege-link-between-popular-herbicide-and-parkinson-s-disease/ar-AA1kG0mK?rc=1&ocid=winp1taskbar&cvid=023a0b3dc83c49e3943ad9df4c7fd305&ei=12</a><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SyngentaKnew" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SyngentaKnew</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ChevronKnew" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ChevronKnew</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Herbicide" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Herbicide</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Toxins" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Toxins</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WaterIsLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#WaterIsLife</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/EnvironmentalPollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#EnvironmentalPollution</a>

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