🌎 Together, we can Protect Our Planet
🌎 Climate change poses an urgent and immediate danger to our environment, our planet, and the very future of life on Earth. Together, we can protect our planet.
Today in 🌎 Protect Our Planet, we’re featuring: November 2, 2024 news briefs and calls-to-action.
Together, we can Protect Our Planet
Climate change poses an urgent and immediate danger to our environment, our planet, and the very future of life on Earth. We must stand strong in the face of these threats and take action to educate and empower our communities. Together, we can protect our environment, preserve the beauty and biodiversity of our planet, and ensure a sustainable future for all. Join us in defending our planet and fighting climate change-take action today!
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Protect Our Planet - News Briefs - November 2, 2024
Did Climate Change and Late Warnings Add to Spain's Flooding Disaster? Locals Say Yes.
NY Times
"They say there is no climate change," she added. "Then what is this atrocity?" … While the storms that caused this past week's flooding are common in this region of Spain each fall, scientists said that global warming is helping them become more violent.
Scientists dismayed as UK ministers clear way for gene editing of crops - but not animals
The Guardian By Robin McKie
“No decision has been taken on bringing forward legislation that enables the Precision Breeding Act for animals,” a spokesperson for the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs said last week. Scientists working on diseases in animals were critical of this inaction. … “In an age of climate change and other threats, we need to be able to make the best use of technologies like gene-editing to improve the lives of animals.” Prof Helen Sang of the Roslin Institute in Scotland agreed.
COP16 biodiversity summit, Cali, Colombia: A groundbreaking new plan to make companies pay for DSI
Vox By Benji Jones
If it works, the deal — finalized Saturday morning at a United Nations biodiversity meeting known as COP16 — could raise hundreds of millions of dollars, or perhaps more than $1 billion, per year, to protect the…
US students score win in push for fossil fuel divestment by private high schools
The Guardian By Aliya Uteuova, Dharna Noor
“The fact that the schools are making this decision shows that they’re taking climate change, in and of itself, seriously,” said Pajot.
Spain floods disaster: 5,000 more troops drafted in to deal with aftermath
The Guardian By Sam Jones
He said there would be time later to look into what had gone wrong and to learn lessons “about the importance of our public services and how to reinforce them in the situations we’re living through as a consequence of climate change … But now we need to focus all our efforts on the colossal task we face…
Keeping people alive in the hottest place on Earth
Washington Post By Kent Babb
Death Valley — with seven of its 10 hottest summers ever occurring in the past decade — is a bellwether for extreme conditions and catastrophic weather events that climate change is making increasingly routine.
Puerto Rico Could Actually Break Away From The U.S. After This Election
HuffPost By Alexander C. Kaufman
He didn’t have strong opinions about either top gubernatorial candidate but said the effects of climate change are shrinking the fish populations, and those whose livelihoods depend on large catches need the government to provide more subsidies and curbs on imported seafood.
Utility regulators take millions from industries they oversee. What could go wrong?
Mother Jones
“Public utility commissions—especially in the context of climate change—are really important institutions that most people aren’t even aware exist,” said Jared Heern, a Brown University researcher who studies the relationship between the commissions and the industries they regulate. … It’s way over budget, way behind schedule,” Jennette Gayer, director of the nonprofit Environment Georgia, told Floodlight.
Protect Our Planet - Video Highlights - November 2, 2024
Project 2025 proposes spending cuts for climate change research | NBC News
What is climate change? - The Climate Question, BBC World Service
Environmental harms from Project 2025:
Ends programs addressing climate change.
Eliminates much of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
Cancels regulations to reduce environmental harm.
Increases oil drilling, coal mining, and natural gas extraction.
Deregulates big businesses and oil companies.
Stops expanding the electrical grid for wind and solar energy.
Cuts renewable energy funding.
Removes the U.S. from international climate agreements.
Stops climate change research.
Repeals tax subsidies for clean energy, including credits and tax breaks for green energy companies.
People Power United’s Statement on Protect Our Planet
In response to recent MAGA shenanigans to enact Project 2025 and harm our environment, People Power United - a progressive grassroots group - issued the following statement:
“Our planet is under attack as the MAGA agenda seeks to reward the rich and powerful at the expense of our environment. Climate change poses an urgent and immediate danger to our environment, our planet, and the very future of life on Earth. We must stand strong in the face of these threats and take action to educate and empower our communities. Together, we can protect our environment, preserve the beauty and biodiversity of our planet, and ensure a sustainable future for all. There is no power like that of the people, and People Power United stands ready to protect our communities against any and all injustices,” said Laurie Woodward García of People Power United.
People Power United will continue to oppose such harm to our community and champion civil rights for all.
Join us to build People Power! Together, we can champion our rights, freedoms, and democracy, hold our leaders accountable to the people's will, and inspire voters to make a meaningful difference.
Laurie Woodward Garcia (paid with hugs and kisses, not bought by special interests)
People Power United | In this community, we will always speak out against racism, xenophobia, Islamophobia, antisemitism, homophobia, misogyny, sexism, ageism, ableism, sizeism, elitism, transphobia, misogynoir, and bigotry! Check out our 2023 recap post to see how impactful our scrappy People Power United group is!
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