OMNI CLIMATE MEMO MONDAYS, #119, MARCH 20, 2023
Eliza Relman. “Biden promised 'no more drilling
on federal lands, period.'”
[Needed:
How to reverse Biden’s decision. How to
make the Democratic Party an advocate for the planet.]
SOLUTIONS
TO THE EMERGENCY
Common Dreams. Coalitions vs. Fossil Fuels and Big Money.
Mark Dunlea. Putting
Out the Planetary Fire: An Introduction to Climate Change and Advocacy.
Eliza Relman. “Biden promised 'no more drilling
on federal lands, period.' He just broke that pledge to approve a massive oil
project in Alaska.” Yahoo! News Mon, March 13, 2023 at 3:12 PM CDT.
https://news.yahoo.com/biden-promised-no-more-drilling-201230328.html
"On
Monday, the Biden administration officially approved one of the largest-ever
drilling projects on federal land: the $8 billion ConocoPhillips Willow
oil project, which is expected to produce more than 600 million barrels of
crude oil over three decades in Alaska's North Slope. While the administration
has previously been forced by the courts or Congress to approve
some oil and gas leasing on federal land, Biden has rarely violated his
campaign promise of "no more drilling on federal lands, period"
without being compelled to do so." https://news.yahoo.com/biden-promised-no-more-drilling-201230328.html?guccounter=1 --from Abel.
I was enormously disappointed when I learned
about this. It’s hard to understand. I was also enormously
disappointed that most Alaskans, including most Native Americans, support the
oil project. My guess is that the answer is simple: Money
talks. Peace – Art
SOLUTIONS TO THE EMERGENCY
COMMON DREAMS’ COALITIONS vs. FOSSIL FUELS AND BIG MONEY
“In this country, there are two centers of power large enough to make a real
difference in the global climate fight: the federal government and the
financial industry. That’s why our coalitions are focused on these two arenas
of contestation. People vs Fossil Fuels is a coalition of more than 1,200 organizations demanding
President Biden end fossil fuel expansion. Stop the Money Pipeline is a network of more than 240 groups
dedicated to ending Wall Street’s financing of the fossil fuel industry. Now, for the first time, our coalitions are
coming together for a shared project: Peoples’ Earth Week - Climate
Justice Arts & Action. “ https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/people-s-earth-week-climate-art
New Book Online: Mark Dunlea'. Putting Out the
Planetary Fire: An Introduction to Climate Change and Advocacy. 2023.
As we welcome a new
year, time is rapidly running out for the world to avoid climate collapse. I
have compiled a new climate book - Putting Out the Planetary Fire: An
Introduction to Climate Change and Advocacy – which you can read for
free on the Green Education and Legal
Fund’s website. The link is to the index
and chapter outline; each chapter is also posted separately on the site. There
is also a pull-down menu on the top of the website for the book and its
chapters. . . .
The first part of the book is an overview of
key aspects of climate change and renewable energy. The second
part addresses the theory and practice of social change. It outlines the various strategies and techniques that can be
used to persuade governments and other decision makers to take the rapid action
needed to prevent climate chaos. It examines the role of the legislature,
executive branches, courts, and international bodies (e.g., IPCC, COP) in
determining climate action. It provides an introductory how-to overview of
lobbying, public education, media, protest, art, litigation, elections, and
direct action / civil disobedience.
Feel free to utilize
the book in whatever way is useful for your work. You can let your members know
that the book is available on
the gelfny.org website.
Feel free to submit comments or suggestions to dunleamark@aol.com
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