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Their fortunes are the result of poisoning you, me, our children and grandchildren, every other living thing on Earth, and destroying the temperature stability of our atmosphere. This week it's horrifying to look out and see the world they are creating for the rest of us.
by #ThomHartmann, Jan 11, 2025
"#PublicCitizen would like you to know that there are killers among us.
"They wear $2,000 suits and travel in #PrivateJets, unbothered by the TSA or the teeming masses. Their children attend the finest universities in the world, and they vacation on private islands and yachts. Many 'earn' more in a day than most Americans take home in a year; their positions ensure their heirs will never have to work a day in their lives.
"Their fortunes are the result of poisoning you, me, our children and grandchildren, every other living thing on Earth, and destroying the temperature stability of our atmosphere. This week they’re arguably responsible, in part, for billions of dollars in losses, numerous deaths, and thousands of shattered lives in Southern California."
Read more:
https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/big-oil-climate-criminals
#Ecocide #AHexOnExxon #BigOilAndGas #BigOilKnew #ClimateEmergency #ShellOilKnew #ExxonKnew #ChevronKnew #ClimateCriminals #YeetTheRich #EatTheRich #EatSeasonally -
Commentary: #Fires, #Hurricanes, #ExtremeWeather: The Media Misses the #ClimateLink
#Protesting the #FossilFuelIndustry and their political allies can help fix the narrative, and turn disasters into opportunities for #ClimateAction
by Margaret Klein Salamon, January 12, 2025
"Who is to blame for the #LosAngelesFires? For the destruction of #Asheville? The devastation of #Acapulco? If you listen to the mainstream media, you would get the impression that no one is truly responsible. These are framed as tragic but random events– acts of nature without clear cause or accountability. Even if articles do mention climate change, which they tend to bury toward the end, they won’t tell you the people and companies who caused these disasters in order to enrich themselves. And if you listen to right-wingers, you will get the mistaken impression that DEI, arson, and the Democratic Party caused these disasters.
"But here’s the truth: These mega-disasters are caused by the climate emergency, which has been caused by fossil fuels. The fossil fuel industry has raked in obscene #profits for decades, while knowingly bringing down apocalypse onto the rest of us.
"We have the power to change the narrative. Imagine this: As fires rage through the city, a group of climate activists non-violently occupy the California State House in Sacramento. Or LA City Hall. Or Marathon Oil’s refinery in Los Angeles County. They would demand that fossil fuel companies pay for the damage they’re causing, and face criminal prosecution for the harm that they have inflicted.
Such a protest would be covered on front pages across the globe, shifting the narrative from passive victimhood to active accountability. This is an opportunity that the climate movement has yet to fully seize."The climate emergency is accelerating, and so is the frequency and scale of disasters. When these disasters occur, the eyes of the country and sometimes the world focus on the crisis and its fallout. This should be a tremendous learning opportunity for the public about the dangers of the climate emergency, but the media obscures the true cause of these events. While truthful headlines would report along the lines of, “The Climate Emergency Strikes Again,” the media continues to largely report these disasters as anomalous weather events.
"Activists have a unique role to play in these moments. By connecting fossil fuels to the damage we’re seeing — floods, fires, hurricanes — they can elevate the conversation and force the public to reckon with the reality of the climate emergency. Activists can also call for proactive policies: investments in renewable energy, phasing out fossil fuels, and sustainable rebuilding efforts. The “Make Polluters Pay” demand, which New York State just passed after facing pressure from the New York climate movement, offers a compelling framework for justice in the wake of climate disasters. With millions or even billions of dollars in damage, justice demands that the culprits — fossil fuel companies who have knowingly warmed the atmosphere for decades — foot the bill.
"Disasters are opportunities to shape long-term policy change. Disasters create a unique moment when the public and politicians are more open to new ideas and transformative policy changes. Naomi Klein argued for the unique political opportunities that disasters open up in her 2007 book, The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism. Activists can use this moment to demand not only immediate relief but also policies that challenge the fossil fuel industry’s grip on power.
"Climate Emergency Fund is dedicated to supporting the nonviolent disruptive activists who are pushing these important conversations forward, through raising money and making grants. We saw an example of how climate protest can determine the narrative around climate disaster by accident — we supported a protest of Burning Man. The protest wasn’t terribly successful until Burning Man flooded and became a mud pit. Stories about the disaster, which were quite widespread, harkened back to or were even framed around the protest. This made the coverage more climate-focused and more politically activating.
"In moments of crisis, we must demand that climate change be treated not just as an afterthought, but as the root cause of the disaster. It’s time to stop focusing exclusively on short-term relief and rebuilding the status-quo and start building towards a fossil-free, climate-resilient future.
"So when disaster strikes — as it will more and more in the coming years, first, make sure you and your loved ones are safe. Second, see if there is anyone in your immediate vicinity who needs your help. And third, join, or plan, a protest that shifts the narrative. Let’s make it clear: These are not random catastrophes — they are the consequences of the fossil-fueled climate emergency. And we can and must hold the culprits accountable."
Original article:
https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/political-commentary/los-angeles-fires-climate-media-1235232654/Archived version:
https://archive.ph/AGdIa
#BigOilAndGas #ClimateCrisis #ClimateCatastrophe #ExxonKnew #BigOilKnew #ChevronKnew #ClimateActivism #ClimateProtest #SmallScaleRuptures -
Parts of #Spain appear to merge with the sea after historic #rain in before-and-after images
The deadly #flooding that rocked Spain this week following intense, historic #rainfall is so expansive and severe the area looked like an inland sea from space.
By Mary Gilbert, CNN Meteorologist
Published Nov 1, 2024CNN - "The deadly flooding that rocked Spain this week following intense, historic rainfall is so expansive and severe the area looked like an inland sea from space.
"A year’s worth of rain fell in just hours in east-central Spain Tuesday, creating a surge of floodwater that broke the banks of rivers, turned streets into raging rapids and washed away cars and bridges.
"At least 155 people were killed in the #CatastrophicFloods — the type of extreme rainfall event becoming all too frequent as the world warms due to #FossilFuelPollution.
"Parts of the area now look like an extension of the #BalearicSea after unprecedented rainfall turned what should be dry ground into a vast expanse of water, satellite imagery captured on October 30 shows.
"#Floodwaters appear as various shades of blue and cover what was dry ground (browns and greens) earlier this month, the imagery shows. The dramatic, widespread coverage of floodwater over inland areas has almost turned coastal areas into islands.
"Waterways that were hardly noticeable in the 'before' satellite image from earlier in the month — like the one that cuts just south of Valencia’s city center — are now highlighted in bright blue, indicating how swollen they are."
#BigOilAndGas #FossilFuels #ExxonKnew #ChevronKnew #GlobalWarming #ClimateChange #ClimateCatastrophe #SpainFlooding #SpainFlood
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#Vermont becomes 1st state to enact law requiring #OilCompanies pay for damage from #ClimateChange
By LISA RATHKE
Updated 3:00 PM EDT, May 31, 2024"Last July’s flooding from torrential rains inundated Vermont’s capital city of #Montpelier, the nearby city #Barre, some southern Vermont communities and ripped through homes and washed away roads around the rural state. Some saw it as the state’s worst natural disaster since a 1927 flood that killed dozens of people and caused widespread destruction. It took months for businesses — from restaurants to shops — to rebuild, losing out on their summer and even fall seasons. Several have just recently reopened while scores of homeowners were left with flood-ravaged homes heading into the cold season."
#BigOil #BigOilAndGas #ClimateCrisis #ClimateCatastrophe #Accountability #ExxonKnew #BigOilKnew #MakePollutersPay #Superfund #SuperfundSites
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@w7voa
#BlameCanada is just a #SmokeScreen editorial by #BigOil, who are to blame and charge:
The heirs of #Judas do not sell themselves as cheaply.
House Oversight Committee hearing on Oct. 28, 2021:
#BigOilKnew
#ExxonKnew
#ShellKnew
#Totalnew
#BPKnew
#ChevronKnew
#FordKnew
#GMknew
#BigOil.#PolluterPaysPrinciple and #WindfallProfitTax ->
#NationalizeBigOil to pay for the #ecocide + the #ClimateCrisis
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@w7voa
#BlameCanada is just a #SmokeScreen editorial by #BigOil, who are 2 blame and charge:
The heirs of #Judas do not sell themselves as cheaply.
House Oversight Committee hearing on Oct. 28, 2021:
#BigOilKnew
#ExxonKnew
#ShellKnew
#Totalnew
#BPKnew
#ChevronKnew
#FordKnew
#GMknew
#BigOil#PolluterPaysPrinciple and #WindfallProfitTax ->
#NationalizeBigOil to pay for the #ecocide + the #ClimateCrisis
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No, #BlameCanada is just a #SmokeScreen editorial by #BigOil, who are to blame and charge:
The heirs of #Judas do not sell themselves as cheaply.
House Oversight Committee hearing on Oct. 28, 2021:
#BigOilKnew
#ExxonKnew
#ShellKnew
#Totalnew
#BPKnew
#ChevronKnew
#FordKnew
#GMknew
#BigOil.#PolluterPaysPrinciple and #WindfallProfitTax ->
#NationalizeBigOil to pay for the #ecocide + the #ClimateCrisis
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The heirs of #Judas do not sell themselves as cheaply.
House Oversight Committee hearing on Oct. 28, 2021:
#BigOilKnew
#ExxonKnew
#ShellKnew
#Totalnew
#BPKnew
#ChevronKnew
#FordKnew
#GMknew
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@davidho @rahmstorf
(1/5)#HouseOversightCommittee hearing on Oct. 28, 2021:
#BigOilKnew
#ExxonKnew
#ShellKnew
#TotalKnew
#BPknew
#ChevronKnew
#FordKnew
#GMknew
#BigOil
#ClimateChange
#ClimateCrisis“👉#BigOil has spent decades and tens of millions of dollars working to deceive the public and spread disinformation about #FossilFuels’ contribution to climate change.👈 Now, in the face of irrefutable evidence that the only way to avert the worst of the climate crisis..."