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Climate Change and the Limits of Reason
Climate Change and the Limits of Reason Modern urban-industrial man is given to the raping of anything and everything natural on which he can fasten his talons. He rapes the sea; he rapes the soil; the natural resources of the earth. He rapes the atmosphere. He rapes the future of his own civilization. Instead of […]
Countries that Blocked ‘Welcoming’ of Major Climate Science Report at UN Talks have Dozens of Delegates with Ties to Oil, Gas, and Mining
Countries that Blocked ‘Welcoming’ of Major Climate Science Report at UN Talks have Dozens of Delegates with Ties to Oil, Gas, and Mining Dozens of delegates from four countries that forced the UN climate negotiations to weaken language around the acceptance of a major climate science report have ties to the oil, gas and mining industries. […]
What World Do We Seek?
What World Do We Seek? If David Attenborough (the British Natural Historian, narrator of the video series, Planet Earth and a national treasure in the U.K.), gives a speech to the UN proclaiming the end of civilization and few hear it, does our world still collapse? If the President releases the Congressional report on climate […]
Biological Annihilation: a Planet in Loss Mode
Biological Annihilation: a Planet in Loss Mode If you’ve been paying attention to what’s happening to the nonhuman life forms with which we share this planet, you’ve likely heard the term “the Sixth Extinction.” If not, look it up. After all, a superb environmental reporter, Elizabeth Kolbert, has already gotten a Pulitzer Prize for writing […]
Sport, Fashion, and Tourism: Corporate Greenwash’s New Frontiers at the UN Climate Talks
Sport, Fashion, and Tourism: Corporate Greenwash’s New Frontiers at the UN Climate Talks What do Adidas, Hilton hotels, and the World Surfing League all have in common? They’re all climate champions, apparently. They also have a lot of customers and fans. Much more than most climate activists – just take a look at their Twitter followings – […]
Are The YELLOW VEST Protests Coming To CANADA? (With G. Edward Griffin)
Are The YELLOW VEST Protests Coming To CANADA? (With G. Edward Griffin) The Prime Minister of Canada Justin Trudeau is planning to dramatically increase taxes on carbon emissions to combat climate change…he plans to set a national price on carbon emissions of $7.5 a ton rising to $37.50 by 2022! Similar tax hikes have caused […]
Ghost Empires
Ghost Empires As a general rule, the most successful man in life is the man who has the best information Drought is a normal recurring feature of the climate in most parts of the world. It doesn’t get the attention of a tornado, hurricane or flood. Instead, it’s a slower and less obvious, a much […]
Attenborough and the deluded elites of Katowice
Attenborough and the deluded elites of Katowice Transcript of the speech by Sir David Attenborough COP24, Katowice, Poland 3rd December 2018. Your excellencies, ladies and gentlemen. ‘We the peoples of the United Nations’. These are the opening words of the UN Charter. A charter that puts people at the centre. A pledge to give every person in the […]
The Riots in France Are NOT Just About Taxes
The Riots in France Are NOT Just About Taxes The recent protests in France seem to have caught everyone by surprise, particularly the French government. Macron’s government seems to have underestimated the demonstrations and the determination of the protesters. The Western media seems confounded in their attempts to understand or explain them and the rest of […]
London Assembly passes climate emergency motion
London Assembly passes climate emergency motion The London Assembly has passed a motion by a vote of 12 votes for, 0 against, for declaring a climate emergency. The motion by UK Greens Councillor Caroline Russell urges that the Mayor should “declare a Climate Emergency, supported by specific emergency plans with the actions needed to make […]
Is This The Answer To Global Warming?
Is This The Answer To Global Warming? In my previous article – Indisputable Facts On Climate Change – I addressed some of the things we know to be true as it relates to carbon dioxide and global temperatures. Note that I didn’t try to connect any number of potential threads, nor make dire predictions. My article was […]
What If We Just Buy Off Big Fossil Fuel? A Novel Plan to Mitigate the Climate Calamity
What If We Just Buy Off Big Fossil Fuel? A Novel Plan to Mitigate the Climate Calamity Photo Source Food & Water Watch | CC BY 2.0 As the nations of the world are gathered in Poland to fret about the state of the climate, there’s an unpleasant truth—one might say an inconvenient truth—that climate […]
COP24: climate protesters must get radical and challenge economic growth
COP24: climate protesters must get radical and challenge economic growth What do we want … when do we want it? Now. Etienne Laurent/EPA At the COP24 conference in Poland, countries are aiming to finalise the implementation plan for the 2015 Paris Agreement. The task has extra gravity in the wake of the recent IPCC report declaring […]
