2019 brought an explosion of climate coverage in a variety of forms, and from the broadest coalition of voices yet. The movement grappled with gatekeepers and finally looked honestly at its racist past. Good thing too, because with increasing disasters, growing eco-fascism, and a total absence of global political leadership on climate, we need all hands on deck. It's go time.
Transcript: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/171s0nlm8xvncu4/AAB9wsO7RJNFMnio5J3poKVva?dl=0
Reading list:
Kanaka Maoli: Don't Mistake our Aloha for Weakness: https://newsmaven.io/indiancountrytoday/news/kanaka-maoli-do-not-mistake-our-aloha-for-weakness-c0x8lkRr90miH95TkZcfZA
Plastics: The New Coal in Appalachia? https://insideclimatenews.org/news/25022019/plastics-hub-appalachian-fracking-ethane-cracker-climate-change-health-ohio-river
Cop Out: https://nplusonemag.com/online-only/online-only/cop-out/
I'm the 13-year-old Police Threatened to Arrest at the Kirribilli House Protest. This Is Why I Did It: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/commentisfree/2019/dec/21/im-the-13-year-old-police-threatened-to-arrest-at-the-kirribilli-house-protest-this-is-why-i-did-it?CMP=share_btn_tw
European colonization of Americas killed so many it cooled Earth's climate: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/jan/31/european-colonization-of-americas-helped-cause-climate-change
The Environmental Movement Needs to Reckon with Its Racist History: https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/bjwvn8/the-environmental-movement-needs-to-reckon-with-its-racist-history
Black Women Are Leaders in the Climate Movement: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/25/opinion/black-women-leaders-climate-movement.html
What Listening Means in a Time of Climate Crisis: https://lithub.com/what-listening-means-in-a-time-of-climate-crisis/
When the Hero Is the Problem: https://lithub.com/rebecca-solnit-when-the-hero-is-the-problem/
Thunberg Isn't the Only Young Voice We Should Be Listening To: https://newrepublic.com/article/155861/thunberg-isnt-young-voice-listening
Meet the Young Activists of Color Who Are Leading the Charge against Climate Disaster: https://www.vox.com/identities/2019/10/11/20904791/young-climate-activists-of-color
Why the Guardian Is Changing the Language It Uses about the Environment: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/may/17/why-the-guardian-is-changing-the-language-it-uses-about-the-environment
Humanity Is About to Kill 1 Million Species in a Globe-Spanning Murder-Suicide: http://nymag.com/intelligencer/2019/05/un-report-humans-are-driving-1-million-species-extinct.html
This Land is the Only Land There Is: https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2019/08/how-think-about-dire-new-ipcc-climate-report/595705/
Under the Weather: https://believermag.com/under-the-weather/
The End Times Are Here, and I'm at Target: https://theoutline.com/post/7754/climate-change-doomsday-cults-prophecy
Delhi's Toxic Politicians Must Be Held to Account for this Deadly Air Pollution: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/nov/08/delhi-india-toxic-politicians-held-account-pollution
The Case for Climate Rage: https://popula.com/2019/08/19/the-case-for-climate-rage/
After the Storm: https://www.guernicamag.com/author/mary-heglar/
Climate Darwinism Makes Disabled People Expendable: https://www.forbes.com/sites/imanibarbarin/2019/11/02/climate-darwinism-makes-disabled-people-expendable/#2a2b06cb3d5a
The Eco-Fascists Are Coming: https://www.harpersbazaar.com/culture/politics/a30086064/climate-change-eco-fascists/
Heaven or High Water: https://popula.com/2019/04/02/heaven-or-high-water/
Loving a Vanishing World: https://medium.com/@enjohnston/loving-a-vanishing-world-ace33c11fe0

2019: It's Go Time