IM News April 18: Climate, National and international, State, as well as Black Lives Matter

Please donate to the show here: https://secure.actblue.com/donate/impodcast This is Incorruptible Mass news for Wednesday, April 18th, 2023. This Week’s Activism! 3:30pm Friday April 21 - Earth Day in Love and Rage Boston City Hall 2pm Saturday April 22nd – MAPA Peace and Justice agenda with legislators Noon-4 Saturday, April 29: Poor People's Campaign Statewide Meeting in Springfield May 4th 10am – MassCare lobby day to pass Medicare for All at the state level If you know of any actions happening, please let us know! Find us, Incorruptible Mass, on any social media platform, or email us at [email protected] Climate In advance of the official G7 meeting next month in Japan, some members of the G7 have vowed to a goal of net-zero emissions by 2050. They agreed theoretically to speed up the phasing-out of fossil fuels. But they would not agree to a 2030 deadline for phasing out coal and they refused to cut off investments in gas. The UK government has eliminated its most senior climate diplomat post, special representative for climate change Biden approves Alaska gas exports approved exports of liquefied natural gas, to export LNG to countries with which the United States does not have a free trade agreement, mainly in Asia. Backers of the roughly $39bn project expect it to be operational by 2030 if it receives the required permits. Biden proposed strict new automobile pollution limits. 2027 through 2032 model years for passenger vehicles would be limited to even stricter levels than the auto industry agreed to in 2021. EV sales have tripled since Biden came into office. Quelccaya glacier in Peru is half the size it was 40 years ago, and A recent study suggests it might soon disappear, destroying the culture of the indigenous people whose way of life depends on it. Scientists discover deep-sea reef teeming with life in Galapagos near Ecuador. Scientists warn that More than half of North America’s bat species are likely to “diminish significantly” in the next 15 years Berkeley passed a ban on natural gas being installed in new buildings. Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco declares it violates federal law that gives the U.S. government the authority to set energy-efficiency standards for appliances. International Hundreds of secret national security documents were leaked, which revealed, among other things, eavesdropping on allies including South Korea and Israel and U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres. 21-Year-Old Air Massachusetts National Guardsman Jack Teixeira Arrested over Leaked Classified Documents. More mass protests as French President Macron Signed into law raise in the retirement age from 62 to 64. Rival leaders of Sudan’s military government battle for control of country. Killing at least 180 civilians and injured hundreds more since Saturday. The fighting has dashed hopes of a democratically elected government run by civilians instead of the military. National Florida Governor Ron DeSantis Signs Bill Banning Abortions at Just Six Weeks Calls are growing for Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas to be impeached, Clarence Thomas Failed to Disclose Sale of Property to Billionaire Republican mega-donor Harlan Crow. Also has unreported luxury trips Harlan Crow lavished on Thomas over two decades. Colorado’s Democratic Governor Jared Polis has signed three bills into law protecting access to abortion and gender-affirming care. BLM and State news also! Check our transcript...