It’s pretty clear that the American public is getting played by the media. Of course there is the right-wing garbage in which “journalists” simply invent things that attract the Republican base of largely old, angry, and undereducated white people. But …
Category: Climate Change
The Politics of COVID-19
Good stuff here. “This isn’t political” isn’t precisely correct, however; “This shouldn’t be political” is more accurate. Sadly, fighting COVID-19 is like so many other areas in which science is under attack for political purposes. Climate change is one that …
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The Costs of Addressing Climate Change
Most people understand that the longer our civilization waits to address climate change in earnest, the more expensive it’s going to be. Moreover, the costs are not growing linearly, but exponentially. However, there are several impediments: • The private sector …
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To a Degree, Kids’ Reactions To Climate Change Are a Function of Discussions in the Family Home
In a recent post on our children’s reactions to climate change, I noted that young people are either angry/worried, or completely oblivious. I believe that, in the main, where this lands is a function of the kid’s family, i.e., what …
Young People Are Anxious About Climate Change and Say Governments Are Failing Them
From this piece on climate change and our children’s reaction to it: For a forthcoming study, researchers with the U.K.’s University of Bath and other schools spoke to 10,000 people in 10 countries, all of whom were between the ages …
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County Commission Active in Climate Adaptation
Commissioner of Broward County, Florida, Beam Furr, was one of my best friends in college (1973-1977). I know what you’re thinking: Florida, really? Is he one of those anti-science jackasses, so commonly found in the Soon-to-be-Underwater state? No. Not only …
Our False Hopes for Climate Change Mitigation
Those looking for a hopeful, upbeat prediction on our civilization’s capacity to head off climate change will want to skip this article, in which Tariq Fancy (pictured), BlackRock’s former chief investment officer for sustainable investing, says that ESG (Environmental, Social …
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Climate Change Disinformation Campaigns Are Losing Effectiveness
In the main, this is true. Fortunately, the disinformation campaigns are no longer effective on anyone except the “ignorant yokels.” This, I believe happened not because everyone trusts science, or that we all have seen evidence of malfeasance on the …
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Cowboy Rejects Climate Science……zzzzzzzzzzzz
Here’s a cowboy/farmer telling us that fossil fuel consumption doesn’t cause climate change, suggesting that we should “study the weather cycles.” As far as I’m aware, this type of ignorance is unique to the United States. I’m sure there are …
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Young People: Humanity Is Doomed
According to this article, an international survey reveals ‘shocking’ rise of eco-anxiety and hopelessness. Amidst a sharp increase in deadly wildfires and flooding, increasingly violent storms, and extreme heat, new research published Tuesday found that refusal by governments to act on the …
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