The No Show Enviro Show

[No podcast or  broadcast this time folks. It's all blogging] 

Greetings Earthlings. Autumn is almost upon us, time to celebrate the harvest and give thanks to Mother Earth. As always we will introduce you to this week's Fool-on-the-hill and Those Whose Brains Were Small, as well as our "...of the Week" segments and the ever-present reminder that "It's the Climate Crisis, Stupid!" and more but first it's time for Revenge of the Critters! Another shark attack Down Under. 

This week's Fool-on-the-Hill is, according to HuffPo is "Rep. Bob Onder (R-Mo.) [who] faced backlash... for railing against left-leaning Americans following the killing of right-wing activist Charlie Kirk, adding to a choir of conservatives who have blamed Democrats for Kirk’s death, despite limited information on the shooter and their motive."  Onder went on to baselessly accuse Dems "They hate the good, the truth and the beautiful and embraced the evil, the false and the ugly. And they, literally, will kill those with whom they disagree.." Of course, this was days before the shooter was identified as coming from a Repugnican family. 

It's no surprise His Malignancy took the same route for our Doublespeak of the Week: "I am filled with grief and anger at the heinous assassination of Charlie Kirk on a college campus in Utah,” [The Prez] said. “Charlie inspired millions, and tonight all who knew him and loved him are united in shock and horror.” [He] continued: “He’s a martyr for truth and freedom, and there’s never been anyone who was so respected by youth.” 😏 After praising Kirk for his commitment to his Christian faith, [He] pivoted to blaming the shooting on the “radical left,” claiming that people who described Kirk as a Nazi are “directly responsible.” Really?? And this: "Kirk Coverage Downplayed MAGA’s Culture of Violence". Surprise! All this was followed up by ABC/Disney suspending comedian Jimmy Kimmel's late-night show after the MAGA FCC Chair leaned on them for Kimmel's FREE SPEECH rights? AG Pam Bondi took the opportunity to do likewise. 

We guess you're assuming The Mad King's toadies might be the logical follow-up choice for "Their Brains Were Small and They Died" segment and you'd be correct. Common Dreams reports: "An executive order signed Monday by [the] US President may permit “random fascist vigilantes” to help him crack down on protests across the country, according to one prominent civil rights lawyer. The new order, which comes amid wider concern about [His Malignancy's] militarized takeover of Washington, DC, directs Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth to ensure that each state’s National Guard is equipped to “assist Federal, State, and local law enforcement in quelling civil disturbances and ensuring the public safety.” And then: [the] "order calls for the creation of “an online portal for Americans with law enforcement or other relevant backgrounds and experience.” Agency heads then “shall each deputize the members of this unit to enforce federal law.”  Alec Karakatsanis, the executive director of the Civil Rights Corps, described it in a post on X as “an online portal to permit random fascist vigilantes to join soldiers,” adding that it was “one of the scariest things I’ve seen in US politics in my adult life.”  We guess Alec never encountered the Brownshirts dinos back in the day. And, one of the creepiest of such dinos is none other than Stephen Miller who said last month: "The Democrat [sic] Party does not fight for, care about, or represent American citizens. It is an entity devoted exclusively to the defense of hardened criminals, gang-bangers, and illegal, alien killers and terrorists. The Democrat Party is not a political party. It is a domestic extremist organization.” Wait, was that another Doublespeak?He said elsewhere he wants to "“dismantle” the organized left using state power"  

Our Critter of the Week is one that captures the hearts of kids of all ages and there's good news from Down Under this time because this headline reads: "Australia halts logging for koala haven on eastern coast."  Back in the 1920s "Newspapers reported an estimated 600,000 koalas died due to [an ignorant] massacre, [but] The total is likely close to 800,000...The movement against koala-killing was perhaps the first organized conservationist campaign in Australia. It fostered the creation of wildlife societies, campaigns for national parks and nature studies for school students....Today, koalas are safe from hunters. They're so well known we use them as cuddly diplomats, similar to China's panda diplomacy. But they face new threats—increasingly severe bushfires, disease, and habitat destruction."  Most of that caused by humans......again.

So, a lot from Down Under this week including our friends at The Juice Media and their hilarious take on nuclear power which includes our bogus efforts here in the USA, but not Gov. Healey's nuke dreams introduced by our own Will Nukem in the Franklin County Fair Parade. All of which brings us to remind everyone everywhere that "It's the Climate Crisis, Stupid!" Not content with erasing any hint of the Crisis from federal government agencies "The administration is cranking up efforts to kill state laws and legal cases that would force fossil-fuel companies to pay for climate damage." That and this, taxpayers get to subsidize Big Oil & Gas for the damage! The "administration has already added nearly $40 billion in new federal subsidies for oil, gas, and coal in 2025, a report released Tuesday finds, sending an additional $4 billion out the door each year for fossil fuels over the next decade. That new amount, created with the passage of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act this summer, adds to $30.8 billion a year in preexisting subsidies for the fossil fuel industry." Meanwhile, safe clean energy, the folks who really need those subsidies are scrambling: "Across the country, state leaders are racing to fast-track wind and solar projects before the expiration of federal tax credits to support clean energy."

 Let's have a Quote of the Week before we move on to the Bus Stop Billboard:

“There has never been an individual who is a greater threat to our republic than Donald Trump.”

Former Vice President Dick Cheney

 

Now, the Bus Stop Billboard:

 

 

[Check HERE for other actions & updates] 

 

Fridays 4:30pm Stop the Coup Standouts on Rt. 2 Gill side of Gill-Turners Falls bridge in WMass grow weekly. Bring your own signs & friends! AND:  The Good Trouble Democracy Brigade is holding protests every Friday from 3 to 4 p.m. at the intersection of Route 116 and Sugarloaf Street in South Deerfield. AND Every Friday HANDS OFF OUR STUDENTS! Peaceful Visibility Standout, 4 pm – 5:30 p.m., Kendrick Park, Amherst: https://www.mobilize.us/mobilize/event/778646/   AND  Every Friday Jewish Voice for Peace Weekly Northampton Standout. 4:00-5:30 p.m. at the Route 9 roundabout at the Northampton side of the Coolidge Bridge. Join us in demanding a ceasefire & arms embargo. Signs & banners provided. Park at the Norwottuck Rail Trail, 446 Damon Rd. Click here for access info. 

Saturdays 11 to Noon.  Regular Stand Out concerning MAGA government coup & DOGE in Memorial Park in Orange, MA.  25 South Main Street Orange, MA 01364 AND: There is an ongoing NO KINGS!/DEFEND THE CONSTITUTION/DEMOCRACY standout on the Greenfield Town Common, beginning at 9:30am EACH Saturday. AND: SATURDAY September 13 (and every Saturday): Hadley Weekly Standout for Migrant Workers at Pride, Noon. 25 Russell Street (corner of Routes 9 and 47 )/, Hadley, MA. More information.

Mondays, 11:30am. - 12:30pm. Act Now for Vets, Fed Workers & Democracy. VA Hospital in Leeds, MA.  Park in VA visitors lot or, if you have a sticker or are a Vet, Look Park. Also, bring flags & posters. Indivisible Northampton & Swing Left WMass.  

Wednesdays 11am to 1pm. Weekly Standouts at ICE Facility at 1000 District Avenue, Burlington, MA.  Rabbi Susan Abramson of Temple Shalom Emeth agrees. A longtime advocate for immigrant rights, has been co-leading peaceful protests outside the Burlington ICE office every Wednesday. Attendance has grown steadily, with about 70 participants last week. Go HERE.  

Thursdays August 21, 4 to 5pm.: Stand Out to Boycott Amazon/ Whole Foods, 347 Russell St/Rte 9, Hadley. Weekly standout. Amazon supports Israel through a $1.2 billion data processing/surveillance project. Amazon is crucial to Israeli apartheid and genocide; it owns Whole Foods. Info: <rivervalley4Palestine@gmail.com> 

Tuesdays, 4-6pm  Hold banners, signs and flags, on I-91 overpass to show people that they are not alone - and help give them the courage to join us and take a stand against the Coup & DOGE. Please make signs with very few words and very big and bold letters. Come even if you don't have a sign, we'll have plenty! Here's the link for more info and to register:https://mobilize.us/s/4Gq1hs     We've added Sunday and Thursday, from 4-6 pm, at the same location: the I-91 overpass at Mountain Park Rd, Holyoke.You can sign up for Sunday or Thursday on Mobilize. 

ALSO: Tuesdays 4-5pm. No Kings Weekly Vigil, Park Square, Elm and Main Streets (Route 20) Westfield, MA 01085     AND Tuesdays 3:30 – 5pm. 12 Mountain Dr. Overpass, Hatfield, MA 01038  AND  Every Tuesday in Amherst. Stand out for Peace and Racial Justice (and immigrant justice, climate justice, etc.) – in Amherst. 4:00-4:30 P.M. Main Street and South Pleasant Street in front of the bank. Bringing positive action in troubling times.

Weekly on Tuesdays & Thursdays. The MA State House Stand Out is back in a new incarnation! This historic climate action lasted for 14 months and engaged hundreds of volunteers from across the climate movement. Volunteers are needed!The new version, lovingly referred to as Stand Out Two, happens at the Massachusetts State House between 10 am and 2 pm on Tuesdays and Thursdays. This is a great way to participate in the climate movement with no risk of arrest! Volunteers normally sign up for a 2 hour “shift." If you have questions about the Stand Out or would like to get a link to the sign-up sheet please contact organizers at fossilfuels.standout.ma@proton.me        

Every Saturday.  Geendfield Standout for a Ceasefire.. 11 a.m.-noon, On the green by Court Square. Watch out for a major demonstration in D,C. beginning on November 5, entitled The Fall of the Trump Fascist Regime. Trump has said he intends to keep troops in D.C. until the end of November so a greater confrontation than what D.C. has produced on a daily basis may be looming. More info forthcoming and here

  

Friday September 26, 10am - 6:30pm.  "Grassroots Campaigns in defense of Land, Forests & Food Sovereignty: A New York Climate Week Forum Presented by Friends of the Earth & Friends".  Live event at The People's Forum, 320 W 37th St, New York, NY 10018, USA.  More info HERE. 

 

Friday September 26, 2pm. It's Clean Air Week. Join leading policy experts for an engaging virtual policy panel discussion exploring how the current landscape of building decarbonization for healthy air and climate could evolve over the coming years. The movement is having a resurgence since the Ninth Circuit ruling that overturned Berkeley's landmark gas ordinance. Where is this momentum headed?  Go HERE. 

 

Friday, September 26, 4 pm - 5:30: Overpasses for Democracy Coordinated Visibility Standout, Wisdom Way Overpass on I-91, Greenfield. Join us for a coordinated event where Indivisible chapters across Vermont, Massachusetts, and Connecticut stage a massive bridge overpass banner event.  Register here on Mobilize.us. 

 

September 26-27, All Day. Source to Sea Cleanup of CT River.  Welcome to the 29th annual Source to Sea Cleanup! Our goal is to remove as much trash as possible from our waterways, riverbanks, and communities across the 410-mile Connecticut River watershed in NH, VT, MA, and CT. Get your gloves and trash bags ready and join thousands of volunteers today! All ages welcome. Go HERE. 

 

September 27 and 28, 10am – 5pm. The Garlic & Arts Festival, Rain or Shine, at Forster Farm, 60 Chestnut Hill Road, Orange, Massachusetts. If you are curious about the Festival details such as parking, pets, accessibility. and more take a look at the FAQS for 2025.  Be sure to checkout both the Climate & Democracy Tent & The Word Stage where d.o. will be reading from his new book "It's the Trees" on Saturday around Noon.   

 

Saturday September 27, Noon.  National Public Lands Day. Join advocates from across New England to celebrate National Public Lands Day. In a time when public lands are under unprecedented pressure to be logged, mined, drilled, roaded, and sold off entirely, we will gather to learn from each other about the value of wild, public lands, and what we can do to protect them. Expect music, art, food, teach-ins, and advocacy workshops. Go HERE. Great Falls Discovery Center,  2 Avenue A, Turners Falls, MA 01376 

 

Sunday September 29, 7:30pm. Stand Up/Fight Back! at Whately Town Hall Auditorium, the Whately Civic Association will host ACLU Attorney Bill Newman as the first speaker in its series addressing the profound transformation of our Federal government currently underway. Democracy in the United States today faces an existential crisis. Masked unidentifiable government agents are capturing people on the street and disappearing them. Election results, through gerrymandering and the kneecapping of the Voting Rights Act, may be predetermined. The government is rewriting history and is taking over educational systems and universities. The Congress is forfeiting its powers. And this is just the beginning of the list of the indicia of the authoritarianism being imposed by the Trump administration. The talks are free and open to the public.  Whately Town Hall (194 Chestnut Plain Road, Whately, MA) is accessible. 

 

Tuesday, September 30, 7 to 8:15pm.  The Climate for Climate Policy under a Hostile Regime - A Virtual Event. Every week, we hear in the news about new assaults on environmental protection from the Trump administration. Blocking clean energy projects. Opening up new areas for drilling and mining. Throwing money at fossil fuel companies and executives while eliminating resources for renewables and energy efficiency. Censoring and defunding environmental justice research. Canceling grants. The list goes on. Trump's actions are causing and will continue to cause harm. But climate denialism doesn't change the reality of the climate crisis. What can we do at the city and state level to fight back? Go HERE. 

 

Wednesday October 1,  12 p.m. Virtual Town Hall: NRDC's Fight For Our Climate Future. The climate crisis has never been more serious: the Earth’s rising temperature is fueling more natural disasters, weather extremes, and environmental degradation than ever before. And yet, the Trump administration has shifted from ignoring the crisis to actively trying to revoke their own legal authority to combat climate change. NRDC’s top experts are hosting a virtual town hall to discuss the state of the climate crisis.Go HERE.

 

Thursdays to Saturdays in October  10/18, 10/23, 10/24, and 10/25 at 7:30 pm, Sundays 10/19 and 10/26 at 2 pm. Please join us for Swamped, a new play written and directed by Court Dorsey, and performed at the newly-equipped theatrical venue at the Wendell Meetinghouse (1 Morse Village Rd., Wendell MA 01379). "Captain’s lost his wife. He's marooned in assisted living with his red state values — and his non-binary caretaker, Clove. The Captain's almost-son Stephen loves Kat, a woman at a crossroads who doesn’t want a firm hand anywhere near her. Everyone is swamped, and knowing each other may be their only hope."  Tickets $15-25, advance tickets: https://wendellmeetinghouse.ludus.com

 

 

Thursday October 2, 6 p.m.  Responsible Solar MA virtual meeting (Link TBA).

As more and more MA communities face inappropriate industrial-scale solar development, Responsible Solar MA’s goal is to help you navigate effective actions and connect with others who have faced similar challenges. Help us meet your needs and answer your questions in these meetings by filling out this very brief survey. 

 

Saturday October 4, 10:30 am to 12:30 pm. "Forest Fires in Massachusetts: Myths and Reality." The Gallery Room at Plimoth Patuxet , 137 Warren Avenue,  Plymouth, MA 02360 Entry fee.  Wildfires in the Western United States and Canada are more and more prominent in the news. There is also growing interest in the role of wildfires and intentional first (controlled burning) in New England. In Massachusetts, public agencies are increasingly using controlled burning in state forests and wildlife management areas, such as the Montague Plains and Muddy Brook wildlife management areas, and Myles Standish State Forest.  

 

 

Saturday October 4, 9:45am. - 12pm.  Finding Our Power Together - One Million Rising Community Resistance Gathering. Join the Unitarian Society of Northampton and Florence (USNF) and Indivisibile Northampton - Swing Left Western Mass (IN-SLWM) for a Community Resistance Gathering. This event is part of the nationwide One Million Rising initiative (https://www.nokings.org/rise)! We will learn proven tactics to stop fascism through noncooperation and nonviolent direct action, hear real stories about everyday people defending democracy nationwide, and connect with others to find and use our power to create change here in our community! We hope you will stay for lunch and informal chat, 12-1 PM. We'll have pizza and beverages or bring your own. Go HERE.

 

Sunday October 5, 2pm. The Reproductive Justice Task Force of Franklin County Continuing the Political Revolution will offer a staged reading of The Turnaway Play as a benefit for the Massachusetts Medication Abortion Access Project (The MAP)at the Shea Theatre, 71 Avenue A, Turners Falls, MA (directions and info about the Shea at https://sheatheater.org Tickets available here:  https://fccpr.us/donate-to-map/  and at the door. Doors open at 1:30 PM

 

 

 

Monday October 6, 6:30pm.  Quabbin Watershed Advisory Committee meeting. DCR Les and Terry Campbell Quabbin Visitor Center, 100 Winsor Dam Road, Belchertown, MA 01007.  Logging proposals will be discussed as per the agenda. 

 

 

Tuesday October 7, 1 to 5pm.  MA Joint Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Hearing on Parks and Rec, Lands, Plants, Soils, Forestry, Wildlife. Go HERE. Members HERE.  Action link HERE.

 

Thursday October 9, 7 p.m. DOER Informational Session 4. for Proposed Regulations on Siting and Permitting. Location: UMass Amherst Olver Design Building, Room 170, 551 N Pleasant Street, Amherst MA 01003.  More info HERE. 

   

 

Wednesday October 15, 7pm. DOER is also finalizing draft guidelines around public health, safety and environmental standards, common conditions for constructive approvals, and mitigation proposals, as well as model bylaws for solar, storage, and siting and permitting review. The public comment hearing can be accessed using this Zoom link. DOER will accept written comments submitted to DOER.Siting.Permitting@mass.gov through October 17, 2025.   All the needed info can be found at: EFSB 25-10 - Proposed Rulemaking webpage.

 

 

 

Saturday October 18, All Day. #NoKings 2.0  Another national #NoKings actions. Mark your calendars. Trump is ramping up his attacks on our rights and democracy, but we’re not backing down. On October 18, we’re taking to the streets in more cities and in larger numbers to remind Trump, his cronies, and those on the sidelines looking for hope: America has no kings. 

 

 

Saturday, October 18, 10am – 12pm. NoKings Worthington, MA. Town Hall of

Worthington, 160 Huntington Rd, Worthington, MA 01098.  Our peaceful movement is only getting bigger and stronger. “NO KINGS” is more than just a slogan—it’s the foundation our nation was built upon. Born in the streets, carried by millions in chants and on posters, it echoes from city blocks to rural town squares, uniting people across this country to fight dictatorship together. Go HERE. 

 

 

Saturday, October 18, 11am – 12:30pm.  No Kings Orange, MA. Memorial Park, South Main Street & Water Street, Orange, MA 01364.  A core principle behind all No Kings events is a commitment to nonviolent action. We expect all participants to seek to de-escalate any potential confrontation with those who disagree with our values and to act lawfully at these events. Weapons of any kind, including those legally permitted, should not be brought to events. Go HERE. 

 

 Saturday, October 18, 11am – 2pm. No Crowns/No Thrones/No Kings! Greenfield  Town Common,  Main Street, Greenfield, MA 01301  Our peaceful movement is only getting bigger and stronger. “NO KINGS” is more than just a slogan—it’s the foundation our nation was built upon. Born in the streets, carried by millions in chants and on posters, it echoes from city blocks to rural town squares, uniting people across this country to fight dictatorship together. Go HERE. 

 

urday, October 18, 11am – 12pm. No Kings Westfield. Park Square, Main Street & Elm Street, Westfield, MA 01085.  The president thinks his rule is absolute. But in America, we don’t have kings, and we won’t back down against chaos, corruption, and cruelty. Grow our movement and join us. Go HERE. 

 

Saturday October 18, 11:30am – 1:30pm. #NoKings Rally in Northampton. Pulaski Park, 240 Main St., Northampton, MA 01060. The president thinks his rule is absolute. But in America, we don’t have kings, and we won’t back down against chaos, corruption, and cruelty. Grow our movement and join us. Go HERE.

 

 

Saturday October 18, 12 – 2pm.  Springfield, MA #NoKings Standout. Intersection of Boston Road & Parker Street, Springfield, MA 01129.   Power belongs to The People. Join the Movement. Go HERE.

 

Saturday October 18, 1:30 – 3pm.  #NoKings standout in Amherst, MA. Corners of Main, Amity, North Pleasant, and South Pleasant Streets. Amherst, MA 01002. Our peaceful movement is only getting bigger and stronger. “NO KINGS” is more than just a slogan—it’s the foundation our nation was built upon. Born in the streets, carried by millions in chants and on posters, it echoes from city blocks to rural town squares, uniting people across this country to fight dictatorship together. Go HERE.

Don't forget to remember to listen to your Mother