Tag Archives: climate change

I Can’t Breathe: Solve Racism to Solve Climate

Posted on June 8, 2020 by pendantry

Originally posted on Climate Denial Crock of the Week:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VgVsk8E6IzM Sierra Club: During the street protests and marches of the past two weeks, many people carried signs that read “Racism Is Killing Us.” It’s no exaggeration to say that racism…

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Corona Crisis Reveals We Need Systemic, not Just Individual Change

Posted on April 28, 2020 by pendantry

Originally posted on Climate Denial Crock of the Week:
Climate change is not your fault. The fossil fuel industry has been spending a lot of money to subtly introduce the idea that if only you, just you, would change your…

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No COVID-19 Didn’t Stop the Climate Crisis, But It’s Interacting with it in a Bad Way

Posted on April 27, 2020 by pendantry

Originally posted on robertscribbler:
As we stand in the grips of one major global crisis, one whose first wave of mass casualties may finally be starting a merciful down-slope (on April 27, 2020), it’s important not to lose sight of…

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The case for optimism on climate change

Posted on April 21, 2020 by pendantry

March, 2016: This video may be four years old, but it still shows promise…. (25 mins) November, 2018: Trump is on the scene now — but can he stop a steamroller? (6 mins) April 2020: Coronavirus and climate change (51 … Continue reading →

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Study: Acting on Climate Will Boost Economy

Posted on April 16, 2020 by pendantry

Originally posted on Climate Denial Crock of the Week:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tvAioTuGCkQ CBS News: One of the main arguments against taking action on climate change has always been that it’s too expensive. But new research finds just the opposite: We can’t afford not to. …

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Remembering Earth Day

Posted on April 15, 2020 by pendantry

Every Earth Day I force myself to look at it. It sits in its place on the wall, oblivious to the new reality. A mute reminder of that time, long ago now; an epoch some consider to be the pinnacle … Continue reading →

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What happens when a climate skeptic discerns reality

Posted on January 16, 2016 by pendantry

Partial transcript: Richard Muller, Phd: I didn’t know whether global warming was real, whether it was completely bogus or maybe it was twice as bad as people said. So my daughter and I … decided we would set up a … Continue reading →

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How Man’s Effect On Nature Will Change Your Life

Posted on January 9, 2016 by pendantry

Further musings on the absurd antics of the dominant extant species on the only life-bearing planet known to said species. Continue reading →

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Poles apart

Posted on January 25, 2015 by pendantry

May I please have five minutes (and 31 seconds)* of your time? With many thanks to Peter Sinclair, I offer two video clips he’s recently presented on his blog Climate Denial Crock of the Week that reveal what’s unfolding on … Continue reading →

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Are we ready for 2015?

Posted on December 30, 2014 by pendantry

I’m not sorry for sounding somewhat melodramatic, here: what we face is nothing less than the archetypical existential threat. You may well dismiss me as ‘alarmist’: but if you were in a crowded theatre and you were to hear me … Continue reading →

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