OMNI CLIMATE MEMO MONDAYS #212, JANUARY 6, 2025.

 

OMNI CLIMATE MEMO MONDAYS #212, JANUARY 6, 2025.  Compiled by Dick Bennett

 

 A FEW of the ORGANIZATIONS IN THE NEW YEAR FOR THE PLANET

Indigenous People: Native Organizers Alliance Action Fund 

Scientists and their allies: Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS)

One Org.’s Action on Multiple Fronts:  Greenpeace
Climate Resilient Farming:  AFSC
Reporting on the Calamity:  Inside Climate News
And Yale Climate Connections

(All of the anti-nuclear weapons orgs. too.)

 

Indigenous Voices to Preserve Our Planet

“Our ancestors have passed down traditional ways that best protect Mother Earth for generations” by Judith LeBlanc, Native Organizers Alliance Action Fund <info@nativeorganizing.org>   Dec 22, 2024.

 

Native peoples view lands, waters, and all living beings on Earth as relatives and interconnected parts of a larger whole of existence. We see the planet not as an empty lot to be developed or exploited but as a sacred landscape and resources to manage and protect for the benefit of life in the present and all future generations. Our ancestors have passed down the practice-based evidence that best protects our earth for generations.

For example, the five Tribes of the Bears Ears Commission -- Hopi, Zuni, Ute, Ute Mountain Ute, and Navajo -- have millennia-old knowledge of the Bears Ears National Monument. Native Organizers Alliance joined these partners to successfully compel the Biden administration to respect their expert knowledge and inherent right to co-manage and determine the future of this area. Will you donate today to the Native Organizers Alliance Action Fund so we can continue this urgent work to protect Mother Earth? Together, we’ll keep taking on corporate polluters as they increase their influence under Trump’s next presidential term.
Hawwih (thank you) for defending Mother Earth.
Judith LeBlanc (Caddo)  Executive Director

SCIENTISTS: UNION OF CONCERNED SCIENTISTS
In 2024, we saw record-breaking heat waves and deadly storms fueled by climate change. We also saw policymakers continue to ignore—or even attack—climate science. We saw a man who began his first term as president removing the US from the Paris Climate Agreement and trying to erase all mentions of climate change from federal websites win the presidency again.   But I have hope for 2025. Because when policymakers refuse to act, UCS members rally to make them act.  Make a tax-deductible gift now and it will go 4X as far to accelerate bold action on the climate crisis.

ENVIRONMENTALISTS:  GREENPEACE
Greenpeace USA   Greenpeace https://engage.us.greenpeace.org › donate   Give To Create A Green Future — Your Donation Helps Us Fight Against The Corporations Destroying Our Environment. Give Now. Your Gift Today Propels Our Fight Against Greed And Protects Our Tomorrow.
Greenpeace is Being Sued   We Are Being Sued for $300M By Big Oil. We Need Your Help      Donate Now  Greenpeace needs your help. Make a gift today.

 

“Building farm resilience to climate change” By Sayrah Namaste, AFSC.   In recent years, farmers in New Mexico have faced intensifying heat, drought, and wildfires due to climate change. The impacts have been challenging for local food supplies and farmers’ livelihoods. With support from AFSC, dozens of farmers are adapting to this new reality. They’re building cold frames and composting systems, installing solar panels, and adopting techniques to build resilience to extreme weather. They’re also part of a peer-to-peer-learning network, working together to strengthen sustainable, local agriculture. Read more.

 

REPORTING THE CLIMATE RESISTANCE MOVEMENT INSIDE CLIMATE NEWS Our groundbreaking reporting wins awards, reaches millions of readers a year, and changes the conversation about climate change in boardrooms and dining rooms nationwide. And for 17 years, we’ve been able to keep all our work available for free, thanks to the support of readers like you. This week on Yale Climate Connections: December 30, 2024 - January 3, 2025.       Much like 2023, many climate and energy records were broken in 2024.  It was Earth’s hottest year on record by a wide margin, breaking the previous record that was set just last year by an even larger margin. Human-caused climate-warming pollution and atmospheric greenhouse gas concentrations reached new heights. Scientists found many other planetary vital signs also at record levels, including ocean acidity, sea level rise, loss of ice cover, heat-related mortality rates, meat production, and loss of forest cover.  The fossil fuel industry spent $219 million to elect the new U.S. government.   But clean technology increased in 2024, and the level of global deforestation is declining, fewer organizations are investing in fossil fuel company stocks, and more countries are charging a price for the climate-warming emissions from an increasing number of economic sectors.   Keep reading.     Also:  .  Portraits of catastrophe and courage in 2024.

Please send these WEEKLIES  to our senators and representatives with any comments you want to add.  They need to know this information.  They are mis-informed by the inadequate, coverup, one-sided reporting.  Constituents writing through their contact page get more attention and consideration.  Get your friends, families, and email lists to join you.