The author of the meme here has nailed something very important. It’s the reason people sound so selfish and stupid when they say something like, “Oh, I’m not interested in politics.” It’s just another way of of saying, “I don’t …
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Trump is revered by two groups: The uneducated, whose ignorance on subjects like climate change prevents them from seeing that they are being lied to, and educated people of horrific character, who are thrilled that there are enough of these …
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I wish I had a dollar for every time I’ve had this conversation with someone. While it’s true that we can’t stop using fossil fuels tomorrow, we can establish an energy policy that calls for phasing them out at the …
The abolition of NOAA will put an end to the flow of weather-related information that helps to protect Americans’ lives and property from natural disasters like hurricanes. If the Heritage Foundation, as a representative of the extreme right-wing in the …
One of the many casualties of Project 2025 will be NOAA, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and its subsidiary, the National Hurricane Center. The motive for dismantling NOAA? It’s “one of the main drivers of the climate change alarm …
We don’t have an excuse, but we do have an explanation, and that is that human society is built around money. “Money talks and bullshit walks,” as they say. As you’re reading this, there are uber-wealthy people all around the …
A reader sent me this piece on removing CO2 directly from the Earth’s atmosphere. I respond: I remain skeptical that ANY CONCEIVABLE technology can accomplish this feat. I can’t imagine how you run a gas (air) with concentration 0.04% CO2 …
Why on Earth would anyone want to ingest “climate optimism?” What’s the matter with the truth? The truth is that our oceans and atmosphere are warming, largely due to human activity, in particular, due to the release of greenhouse gases. …
I have a conversation with one friend or another on this subject about once per month. The question: how terrible do things have to become before “bread and circuses” no longer maintain the order of capitalism over some other system …
As suggested in the cartoon here, humankind is currently losing the battle to keep the Earth a healthy place to live. This is largely driven by the United States, the world’s largest economy, and our refusal to reduce carbon emissions. …
