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