350 - RISE UP TIMES

Climate Change: Why Internationalism?

Excellent presentations by Shemona Moreno of Seattle re building solidarity with global movements; Marc Rosenthal from Wisconsin with a focus on pipeines (Enbridge) and cross-border solidarity, May action will include Minneapolis; Ferron Pedro describes the Stop EACOP campaign (East African Oil Pipeline) a pipeline that will cross central Africa (massive crude oil through the heart of Africa, 54 million tons of carbon per year) proposed by France Total (a corporation) and China National Offshore Corporation; EACOP insurers are located in the U.S. Also outdated coal power plants in So. Africa; Daniel Hunter presents 350 international history.

Divest from Militarism, Invest in Life! a conversation about war and climate change

Climate collapse in Gaza is a manufactured crisis and includes 281,000 metric tons of carbon in less than 100 days from the bombing as well as the destruction of 800,000 olive trees destroying not only the economy of Gaza but were old growth trees that remove CO2 from the air. Do not depend on the DOD to lead energy transition: we have all we need in the civilian sector, -Neta Crawford

The assault on environmental protest

50 state bills, Minnesota included, with a link to find information on your state.

Betraying Progressives, DNC Platform Backs Fracking, TPP, and Israel Occupation

"If we can't say a word about TPP, if we can't talk about Medicare-for-All explicitly, if the greatest prophetic voice dealing with pending ecologically catastrophe can hardly win a vote, and if we can't even acknowledge occupation... it seems there is no way in good conscience I can say, 'Take it to the next stage,'" [Cornel] West declared before the assembly.

Red Lake Encampment Battles Enbridge Tar Sands Pipeline on Tribal Lands

“We maintain, the environmentalists, that all pipelines will leak eventually. Some pipes are bad steel. Some pipes have been cracked in transit because … they vibrated a little bit so they had hairline cracks, not every pipe in the world. . . ." By Andrea Cornelius / The Circle via Earth First! Newswire August 5, 2013 Since 1949, Enbridge Energy has More