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[ Climatic clippings no 9 in 2018 ] 2018 was the year when words of emergency, breakdown, collapse and extinction started ringing in our ears with more disturbing clarity than ever before, but even so, the destruction of our climate continued as if no one was listening. ‘Plan A’ for how
[ Climatic clippings no 8 in 2018 ] 100 years from now, our descendants will look back on our choices in this era as no less serious than the choices made during WWI. Simply: We have the choice to preserve civilization by taking radical action to remake society without fossil fuels
We have entered September in the year 2018, and as these warming stripes illustrate, the climate which has been a steady backdrop to life on our planet for thousands of years, is beginning to change. If you are among those who “didn’t see this coming”, you should probably start to
In August 2018, a global heat shock wave saw media turn a notch on the climate change apocalypse beat [Climatic clippings post no 6 in 2018] Some of you will think you are too busy to pay attention to this. Others don’t want to pay attention because it is too
Climatic clippings of July-August 2018 Death Valley in California has just set a scary record for “hottest month ever recorded on our planet”. The last months have brought massive wildfires and record numbers dying from heat stress. But here is something to reflect on: What appears on the surface like terribly
$2 billion have been spent on creating that spin of lies and disinformation that keeps the fossil wheels turning today, just in the United States alone, according to a new study. So one wonders what the total global figure could be, say, if we knew how much has been wasted
Cheers: Climate policy procrastination can now celebrate its 30 year anniversary in Australia and the United States. Consequently is should be no surprise that we are now beginning to see statements such as these from the scientific community: “At this point, we are into damage control” “The clock has run
“Oil drives you crazy. Oil corrupts politics. Oil buys politicians.” ~ Jeffrey D. Sachs, American economist and director of The Earth Institute We Don’t Have Time trailer. More info below “This is the most dramatic story the human family has ever faced. It doesn’t even make the headlines.” ~ Jeremy Rifkin, American
“Time for plain speaking. Let’s call a spade a spade and a climate criminal a climate criminal.” ~ David Harris It's rising and accelerating pic.twitter.com/K0wwq7bMfr — Kevin Pluck (@kevpluck) May 4, 2018 The last five years, I’ve been talking and thinking quite a bit about climate change and about how
As an individual with a conscience, today’s planetary and political reality leaves you with few choices. Some sign out completely. Others join the new community-lead carbon rebellion. Here’s why I advocate for the latter. A clean conscience. A lifestyle that doesn’t pollute and destroy. Producing zero carbon and zero waste.