President Obama heard Greta and the people carrying out climate protests.

The former president didn't come to make a speech for the prestige of it; he came to be heard. This change has to come and President Obama is committed to it. I appreciated all his words.

If one person is at risk because of climate, then we are all at risk because of climate. Just in the last year pods of whales in Antarctica were so confused by the changes in the water and climate they didn't migrate. These whales are mammals. We are mammals. There is reason to protect existing species, because they are an indication of how seriously dangerous the oceans have become to sustain life.

Earth is a water planet. We will lose Earth if we continue down the current path.

When the climate is not recognized for the emergency that exists, the result is poorly thoughtout policy.

Saddam Hussein, (click here) who accused the region’s Marsh Arab inhabitants of treachery during the 1980-1988 war with Iran, dammed and drained the marshes in the 1990s to flush out rebels hiding in the reeds.

"Try to imagine how life would change if your water supply suddenly vanished.That’s what happened to the Ma’dan people of southern Iraq—the Marsh Arabs—when the water started to disappear from the Mesopotamian marshes, or 'the land between the rivers', where they had lived for more than 2,000 years."...

In the aftermath of the 2003 war (click here) against Iraq, the newspapers are full of stories about the monstrosities of Saddam Hussein’s regime. One example is the destruction of the Iraqi marshlands leading to severe consequences for the human and wildlife population. While the responsibility for the atrocity against the Marsh Arabs is Saddam Hussein’s, the desiccation of the marsh environment can be ascribed to a number of the hydro-political decisions made in the catchment area of the Euphrates and Tigris Rivers. Based on an analysis of the discourses of the destruction, it is demonstrated how these have changed after the war and are used in the battle to legitimise the war. This has led to a simplified image of the marshes and the Marsh Arab way of life. As the paper shows, a more complex approach towards the processes leading to this human and environmental disaster is required, if repatriation and rehabilitation of the area are to stand a chance.... 

November 7, 2021
By Ruth Sherlock

Chibaish, Iraq - A water buffalo, (click here) her stomach bloated and haunches sunken, lies dying on a dry expanse of cracked earth. Her calf nuzzles her but she doesn't respond. A few yards away, another water buffalo, all skin and bone, wallows in the mud at the edge of the drying marsh waters.

The people who herd these animals in Iraq's southern marshlands are unable to save them. Drought and extreme temperatures that scientists link to climate change are altering the habitat around them and slowly ending a way of life as old as civilization itself....

Yeah, I know. The moon usually makes an appearance here. Not tonight.

Covid deaths are less than climate. A total of 5.04 million as of today. The world court has indicted Brazil's president Bolsonaro for his allowance of deaths in that country from COVID-19. Trump is no different. But, when is the world court going to indict oil CEOs and their stockholders for bringing Earth to the point of climate emergency?

Climate Change Linked to 5 Million Deaths a Year, New Study Shows

July 7, 2021
By Laura Millan Lombrana

The extraordinarily hot and cold temperatures (click here) that are becoming more common as climate change accelerates are responsible for 5 million deaths globally every year.

Extreme weather accounted for 9.4% of all deaths globally between 2000 and 2019, according to researchers who on Wednesday published the first study linking changes in temperatures to annual increases in mortality. While most deaths have been caused by exposure to the cold, the trend is likely to reverse as the planet warms, they said....

Both political parties are guilty of ignoring the dangers of climate and seek increases in oil production in order to ensure election wins. After all no one is going to stand up to the USA's consumer wealth. It is pure arrogance to believe Americans are immune from climate change and it's rath, when the rest of the world is suffering deaths in the millions. Morality in American politics is lost.

November 5, 2021

By Matt Clinch

London - U.S. Energy (click here) Secretary Jennifer Granholm has called on oil-producing nations to immediately increase crude supplies to mitigate the surging cost of living.

On Thursday, oil cartel OPEC and its allies agreed to continue with their current output plan, deciding against loosening the taps despite U.S. pressure to help cool the market.

Oil prices have recently hit their highest levels since 2014, and crude-importing countries are feeling the pain. It’s boosted gasoline prices and has added to surging inflation rates around the globe, with consumers already paying more due to supply bottlenecks in the economy.

Asked by CNBC about the U.S.’s relationship with Saudi Arabia, the de-facto leader of OPEC, after the output decision, Granholm said: “In some places, we have strong relationships and in some places we wish our allies would move a little faster.”...