"For 49 years the Northfield Mountain Pumped Storage Station has been the number # 1 ecosystem disruptor and fish predator in the 4-state river system comprising today’s S.O. Conte Connecticut River US Fish and Wildlife Refuge." Not much refuge there we guess. As usual we will also introduce you to this week's Fool-on-the-Hill and see if there's been any Backslidin' With Biden (or just some Ridin' with Biden). Also we'll bring you The Enviro Show Quote of the Week and who knows what all, but first it's time for.........Revenge of the Critters! Neither cartoon magpies Heckle nor Jeckle had an attitude like this bird Down Under.
Another dangerous Fool-on-the-Hill who we should have trashed months ago is Rep."Mo" Brooks Jr., Repugnican from Alabama's 5th congressional district. Brooks was one of the instigators who spoke at the infamous "Stop the Steal" rally at the White House just prior to the storming of the U.S. Capitol on January 6th by fascist thugs and followers of His Malignancy The Mad King. “Today is the day American patriots start taking down names and kicking ass,” barked Mr. Brooks from the podium, mistaking domestic terrorists for patriots. “Are you willing to do what it takes to fight for America? Louder! Will you fight for America?” If that sounds like incitement to riot well, ......yeah!
It looks like a good week for the Prez and not much Backslidin' with Biden. That said, according to Earth Justice's Biden Climate Scorecard he's not ending new coal, oil, and gas leasing on federal lands or stopping new fossil fuel infrastructure, exports, and pipelines like Dakota Access and Line 3. On the other hand "President Biden announced that he will restore protections to the Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National Monument, a nearly 5,000-square-mile area southeast of Cape Cod, and signed proclamations restoring full protections to Bears Ears and Grand-Staircase Escalante national monuments in Utah. And the New York Times tells us "The Biden administration will lift travel restrictions at the borders with Canada and Mexico starting in November for fully vaccinated travelers, reopening the doors of the United States to tourists and separated family members who have been sealed out of the country during the pandemic." O wait, didn't Faux "News" say unvaccinated immigrants were pouring across the border?? And, that Biden has secured a historic agreement with nearly 140 countries to create a global minimum corporate tax rate of 15%, which will help shut down the use of offshore tax havens. Finally, the League of Conservation Voters points out: "The White House has just announced a proposal to revoke parts of a [Mad King]-era rule that completely gutted the implementation of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), one of the most damaging and far-reaching environmental decisions of [His Malignancy's] years."
Time for another Enviro Show Quote of the Week:
“We must begin thinking like a river if we are to leave a legacy of beauty and life for future generations.”
- David Brower
After our conversation with Karl we go over to the Bus Stop Billboard:
Thursday October 28, 11am. Up in Smoke: How incinerators pollute MA and should scare all of us! You’ll hear stories from community leaders on the frontlines of the fight against the trash incinerator in Saugus, learn from experts in the field how incineration harms all of us, and get plugged into actions you can take to fight back. Go HERE.
Friday October 29, 3pm. Fossil Free Future event. young people are rising up across the world to demand an immediate end to the funding of fossil fuel expansion. 425 Washington St, Boston, MA 02108 More here: info@futurecoalition.org. Register HERE.
Sunday October 31, 1 to 2:30pm. Read Out/Die In in Pulaski Park, Northampton. See Above. Wear black. It's Halloween! Over the next two weekends, Extinction Rebellion WMass be hosting public dramatic readings of the latest IPCC report
in local Valley towns. These events are designed to draw in passersby, let
them know about COP 26, and emphasize the urgency of climate action. At
each READ OUT/DIE IN, a small group of rebels and
friends will take turns reading a page or two from the IPCC report with
all the emotion it stirs up, then lying down on the grass to "die." We
encourage participants to wear black or costumes of mourning. The Red
Brigade may make an appearance, too! Sign up HERE. . More info https://www.xrwesternmass.org/
Wednesday, November 3, 11am. and Thursday, November 4, 11am. 5th International Rights of Nature Tribunal to be held alongside the United Nations Conference on Climate Change (COP26). Due to COVID and traveling restrictions, this Tribunal will be a hybrid event – online through Zoom and in person at the Auditorium of Strathclyde University in Glasgow.
Saturday November 6, 11am to 12:30pm. Read Out/Die In on the Greenfield Town Common. Over the next two weekends, Extinction Rebellion WMass be hosting public dramatic readings of the latest IPCC report
in local Valley towns. These events are designed to draw in passersby, let
them know about COP 26, and emphasize the urgency of climate action. At
each READ OUT/DIE IN, a small group of rebels and
friends will take turns reading a page or two from the IPCC report with
all the emotion it stirs up, then lying down on the grass to "die." We
encourage participants to wear black or costumes of mourning. The Red
Brigade may make an appearance, too! Sign up HERE. . More info https://www.xrwesternmass.org/
Monday November 15, 3pm. COP will fail. Biden has failed. The people must rise up. Boston will be underwater. Boston XR action. JFK Federal Building, Boston, MA. Go HERE.
OK, we're out of here but please remember to listen to your Mother.
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