US citizens: call on Biden to declare a climate emergency now. This would give him powers he could use effectively without Congress.

The White House comments lines are +1-202-456-1111 and (TTY/TDD) +1-202-456-6213.

If you phone, please spread the word!

A US Senate investigation reports that Crédit Suisse has participated in a "massive, ongoing conspiracy" to help wealthy US citizens dodge taxes.

The US citizens in question are quite wealthy; each has deposited more than $20 million each in Crédit Suisse.

*European Human Rights Court Hears Historic Climate Case Brought by Elderly Swiss Women.*

Such lawsuits are increasing. The global heating that has occurred already is killing people today. But if one of these cases reaches a verdict of "guilty", or if in a civil suit the plaintiffs win, I don't see what adequate punishment or remedy a court would be able to impose. Money damages to be paid by the state would do little to make things right. That would require reducing future emissions, but a court can't decide how to do that.

The fossil gas industry is trying to use Putin's economic warfare to get permission to build lots of extraction facilities, which they will parlay into an excuse to keep running them for decades.

*UN nuclear watchdog says fighting near Ukraine power plant is "intensifying."*

Comparing this with Putin's other behavior suggests this is intended to as something fools can cite in arguments calling for giving Putin a successful conquest in the name of peace.

It won't bring peace for long, though.