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Every day for the last 50 years, the oil and gas industry has brought in $3 BILLION in profits. Not revenues. Profits.
EVERY. SINGLE. DAY.
That’s 💵 💵 💵 $52 trillion 💵 💵 💵 in pure profit, their payoff for happily destroying our climate and biosphere.
We need system change NOW.
#Environment #Climate #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #Capitalism #BusinessAsUsual
Revealed: oil sector’s ‘staggering’ $3bn-a-day profits for last 50 years
Vast sums provide power to ‘buy every politician’ and delay action on climate crisis, says expertDamian Carrington (The Guardian)
2 days ago we had the fireplace running full blast for 14 hours
Today it's over 90 degrees...in April
Last 12 months have been the hottest ever recorded on the planet
The EU's climate monitor said Tuesday that March globally was 1.68°C hotter than an average March between the years 1850-1900, the reference period for the pre-industrial era.Le Monde with AFP (Le Monde)
Latest comic: No-so-silent Spring
#leafblowers #environment #climatechange #noisepollution #cartoon #comic #climate #climatecrisis #earthday
🌪️ The #tornado last night that ripped through #Marietta #Oklahoma just demolished a huge Dollar Tree distribution warehouse and flipped semis like they were toys🌪️ #climatechange
https://youtube.com/shorts/7wgtEDlMi1I
Tornado Destroys Dollar Tree Warehouse In Oklahoma
A tornado ripped through Marietta, Oklahoma, destroying a Dollar Tree distribution center and flipping semis. #shorts #oklahoma #dollartreeYouTube
there's a reason she is called mother nature.
#p2 #BlackLivesMatter #climate #climatechange #climatecrisis #ClimateAction #environmental #justice
Worst wine harvest in 62 years blamed on ‘extreme’ weather and climate change.
Global wine production reached a historic low in 2023 and climate change could be to blame, a new report has revealed. #ClimateChange #Wine
India is currently experiencing a severe heatwave, with very high temperatures in many areas. The heat is so intense that a TV presenter fainted live on air.
#heatwaves #India #climatechange
"Teleprompter Faded Away": TV Anchor Faints While Reading Heatwave Updates
Lopamudra Sinha, an anchor with the Kolkata branch of Doordarshan, could be heard slurring while reading out the information before she blacked out.NDTV
Why beavers are essential to improving the climate and preventing wildfires.
Beavers are small, but mighty creatures. #ClimateChange #Nature #Beavers
https://www.cbsnews.com/boston/news/beavers-climate-change-wildfires/
Why beavers are essential to improving the climate and preventing wildfires
WBZ's Jason Mikell joined the Department of Conservation and Recreation in Massachusetts to learn more about how beavers play an important role in our environment.Jason Mikell (CBS Boston)
DAVID BLACKMON: Having Biden Declare A Climate Emergency Is A Crazy Idea
This is indeed a crazy idea, but it would be a mistake to assume it is not being seriously considered, and for all the wrong reasons.Watts Up With That?
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https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/15/climate/coral-reefs-bleaching.html <-- shared media article
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https://www.noaa.gov/news-release/noaa-confirms-4th-global-coral-bleaching-event <-- NOAA technical announcement
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https://coralreefwatch.noaa.gov/ <-- NOAA Coral Reef Watch home page
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#GIS #spatial #mapping #remotesensing #earthobservation #global #satellite #coralreefwatch #coral #coralreef #coralbleaching #bleaching #temperatures #climatechange #algae #ecosystems #monitoring #fish #fisheries #foodsecurity #economicbenefits #marine #coast #coastal #model #modeling
@NOAA
NOAA confirms 4th global coral bleaching event
The world is currently experiencing a global coral bleaching event, according to NOAA scientists. This is the fourth global event on record and the second in the last 10 years.www.noaa.gov
I cannot fathom how anyone with even a shred of backbone or self-respect can happily keep chattering away at the Nazi Bar.
(Extra asshole-points for “babe.”)
#elonmusk #climatechange #Twitter
It is one thing to take inspiration from ancient religious texts.
It is a completely different thing to take them literally.
If the authors of those texts had known what we know today about physics, cosmology and evolution their messaging would likely have been quite different.
We live on a rare, small planet in the habitable zone of a stable star.
We are part of nature and have an extended family of millions of species.
All we need to do, is fit in.
#sustainability #religion #spirituality #politics #Justice #biodiversity #Nature #climatechange
Shifting the Paradigm | Aspen Proposal
The Aspen Proposal provides a description of a sustainable human civilization 200 - 500 years in the future. This is a goal that will focus our efforts, allow us to backcast and provide hope for those working for change.Aspen Proposal
AlJazeera: Gaza Civil Defence issues #HeatRisk warning to displaced Palestinians
As temperatures soar in the Gaza Strip, the Palestinian Civil Defence has warned that conditions are ripe for “the expansion of the spread of epidemics & diseases among [displaced Palestinians], especially among children & pregnant women”.
“Drink plenty of water, try to ventilate the place, keep children away from the sun’s rays, especially at peak heat times, & be sure to wipe their bodies with cold water constantly”, spokesperson Basal said in a statement on Telegram, speaking to the thousands of displaced Palestinians currently sheltering in tents.
#ClimateChange meets #Genocide and #EthnicCleansing
It's time to get to work — on system change.
#Environment #Climate #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #Degrowth
Kevin Anderson is a Professor of Energy and Climate Change, holding a joint chair in the School of Engineering at the University of Manchester (UK), the Centre for Sustainability and the Environment at Uppsala University (Sweden), and the Centre for Climate and Energy Transformation at Bergen University (Norway).
#Science #Environment #Climate #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #Greenwashing
Imagine if we could spend two and a half TRILLION dollars to slow climate change, protect endangered species, re-wild the planet, and bring billions of people out of poverty while promoting equality and social justice.
But where could we possibly find that kind of money? 💵 💵 💵
Oh, wait…
➡️ https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/apr/22/global-defence-budget-jumps-to-record-high-of-2440bn
#Politics #War #Environment #Climate #ClimateChange #ClimateJustice
Global defence budget jumps to record high of $2440bn
For the first time, government military spending increased in all five geographical regions, Sipri thinktank findsDaniel Boffey (The Guardian)
Good. Very good.
“The regulations could deliver a death blow in the United States to coal, the fuel that..has caused global environmental damage.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/25/climate/biden-power-plants-pollution.html?unlocked_article_code=1.nE0.9-Li.cFw_Pisqs7Zz&smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare #ClimateChange #GiftLink
EU lawmakers agree to exit energy treaty over climate fears
The 1994 treaty has at times penalized investors for not investing in fossil fuels.
Comedy can run the risk of merely distracting people from the serious climate challenges before us or trivializing the problems.
But comedy also has – and continued to be – a transformative power to educate and motivate people on very heavy and serious topics like #climatechange
https://theconversation.com/climate-comedy-works-heres-why-and-how-it-can-help-lighten-up-a-politically-heavy-year-in-2024-224457
Climate comedy works − here’s why, and how it can help lighten up a politically heavy year in 2024
Jokes can be a healing contagion as they expose hypocrisy, spark laughter and open minds.The Conversation
'We were in disbelief': Antarctica is behaving in a way we've never seen before. Can it recover?
Antarctic sea ice has been disappearing over the last several summers. Now, climate scientists are wondering whether it will ever come back.Ben Turner (Live Science)
The Financial Times and Reuters have taken down advertorials paid for by Saudi Aramco that showcased the oil giant’s preferred climate solutions.
The content, which was produced by FT and Reuters’ in-house ad agencies, disappeared following a February 20 complaint to UK regulators that the FT ads mislead readers by depicting the world’s biggest oil company as a climate champion. #ClimateChange
Financial Times, Reuters Pull Saudi Aramco-sponsored Climate Content - DeSmog
Advertorials and a podcast vanish as regulators consider greenwashing complaint against the state-owned oil giant.Joey Grostern (DeSmog)
Collapsing earth and vast chasms .
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/resources/idt-61d57e25-d458-4785-8a37-3ef119a504c7
#collapsed #earth #climatechange #chasm #gorge #ravine #danger #news #warnings
The vast ravines swallowing whole neighbourhoods around the world - BBC News
Huge gullies that open up suddenly, swallowing homes and businesses, are advancing at a worrying speed, warn experts.BBC News
Frog story. 🐸🔥🌡️
#ActOnClimate #ClimateChange #geography #deforestation #RenewableEnergy #geografia #FossilFuels #ActNow #environment #EndFossilCrimes #ClimateCrisis #Science #warming #Nature #climate #development #gasemissions #ClimateEmergency #climatecrisis #biologia #ClimateAction #photo #photography #GlobalWarming #cartoon #pollution #news #earth #amazon #Politics
Can wind and solar solve climate change? Foreign Policy magazine reviews a new book that "unwittingly makes the case that they can’t."
Here's their review of Brett Christophers’s "The Price Is Wrong: Why Capitalism Won’t Save the Planet."
(Subscription may be required) https://flip.it/LT82MB
#ClimateChange #Solar #Wind #Climate #Capitalism
Why Wind and Solar Won't Solve Climate Change
A new book unwittingly makes the case that they can’t.Ted Nordhaus (Foreign Policy)
Because unlike a lot of gringo fuckbagels, insurance companies do believe in and understand the idea of #ClimateChange.
>Insurers Are Deserting Homeowners After Natural Disasters https://jacobin.com/2024/04/insurance-natural-disasters-louisiana-regulation/
Insurers Are Deserting Homeowners After Natural Disasters
As increasingly severe natural disasters ravage the South, insurance companies are abandoning clients, increasing premiums, and fighting regulation measures — forcing homeowners to fend for themselves in the wake of destruction.jacobin.com
The human implications of the climate crisis are stark when bodies start piling up over natural resources. Less apparent is the burden it imposes on day-to-day life, especially those of women.
While South Sudan isn’t in an official war, peace remains dangerously fragile. And it is water—or the lack thereof—that is ominously sowing the seeds of future conflict.
Read this from Ryan Biller who traveled to the region to report.
#Journalism #climatechange #sudan
https://www.damemagazine.com/2024/04/23/sudans-water-crisis/
What the Western World Should Understand About Sudan’s Water Crisis
The scorching hot temperatures and evaporating water levels in the war-torn African nation is a warning for our collective climate future.Ryan Biller (Dame Magazine)
Remember that this is a choice — a choice that has been made for us. It doesn’t *have* to be this way.
Did any of us consent to this? Are we consenting to it now?
We can’t opt out. But can we opt in, and force a different choice?
#Science #Environment #Climate #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #ClimateEmergency #Degrowth
In Vietnam, farmers reduce methane emissions by changing how they grow rice
> Using less water and using a drone to fertilize are new techniques that Van is trying and #Vietnam hopes will help solve a paradox at the heart of growing #rice: The finicky crop isn’t just vulnerable to climate change but also contributes uniquely to it.
https://abcnews.go.com/Business/wireStory/vietnam-farmers-reduce-methane-emissions-changing-grow-rice-109515423 #farming #climatechange #Methane #globalwarming #SouthEastAsia #TootSEA
In Vietnam, farmers reduce methane emissions by changing how they grow rice
Vietnam aims to transform its rice sector, making it more resilient to climate change while also reducing its emissions of methane, a greenhouse gas far more potent than carbon dioxideANIRUDDHA GHOSAL Associated Press (ABC News)
Happy birthday to #geochemist Charles David Keeling (1928 - 2005) whose decades long observations of CO2 in air samples from Mauna Loa Observatory were some of the 1st direct data to show the human contribution to greenhouse effect & global warming. The 'Keeling Curve' (in copper & red) shows both the seasonal variations (the wiggles) & the strong upward trend with time as the greenhouse gas built up in the atmosphere. 🧵1/
#linocut #printmaking #climateChange #geochemistry #sciart #MastoArt
This #EarthDay, a series of some of our favorites on what makes Earth unique, ending #climatechange and what climate #activism is actually working ⬇️
🌎 Dispelling 3 big myths about climate activism (It's not just young people and throwing soup cans at expensive art kind of works): https://theconversation.com/climate-activists-arent-just-young-people-dispelling-3-big-myths-for-earth-day-225269
🌎 How to cope with 'eco-anxiety': https://theconversation.com/eco-anxiety-climate-change-affects-our-mental-health-heres-how-to-cope-202477
🌎 Will the Earth last forever?
https://theconversation.com/will-the-earth-last-forever-203021
🌎 The many reasons to protect the planet: https://theconversation.com/should-we-protect-nature-for-its-own-sake-for-its-economic-value-because-it-makes-us-happy-yes-180302
Climate activists aren’t just young people – dispelling 3 big myths for Earth Day
Not all activists are in the media spotlight, but they’re crucial to promoting action to slow climate change.The Conversation
More like Earth Day 2024, am I right?
#Environment #Climate #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #Capitalism #Greenwashing
In honor of Earth Day, Vox launched a special Home Planet package. Here's the entire collection, which includes fascinating stories on giving up meat, fostering pigeons and the "Squirrel Census."
#EarthDay #ClimateChange #Climate #Green #GreenLiving
Home Planet
Stories that celebrate life on Earth and deeper ways of connecting with our shared home.Vox (Flipboard)
Corporate climate plans are improving, but still ‘critically insufficient’
New analysis finds "quite a big gap" between 51 companies' emissions targets and their plans to actually achieve them.Joseph Winters (Grist)
President Joe Biden is marking Earth Day by launching a website for applications for his Climate Corps jobs and training program, a plan that has attracted a lot of interest from young Americans.
NPR reports: "Eventually, the corps will employ more than 20,000 young people."
I hate articles like this. A vegan shopping bag toting, straw refusing person is not going to do jack for the #ClimateCrisis
Instead of writing about actual solutions to #ClimateBreakdown like going after oil producers, pointlessly large car manufacturers, fast fashion, or Amazon. The tail wagging writers doing the billionaires bidding has once again pinned the problem on you, the consumer with no agency except to pick one brand of potato chip over the other in a desperate attempt to reduce your plastic by micro grams while Bezos has bridges removed so he can float his yacht out to sea.
#MediaIsComplicit in #ClimateChange from doing Exxon's climate denial bidding back in the day to obfuscating the real problem now.
Earth Day: How one grocery shopper takes steps to avoid 'pointless plastic'
Nature wraps bananas and oranges in peels. But in some modern supermarkets, they're bagged or wrapped in plastic too.CTVNews
It’s #EarthDay & I’m giving a talk all about the global food system & its impact on the environment.
The agricultural sector is one of the most significant + immediately scalable places to have impact.
Since my talk isn’t public, here’s a great piece from @globalecoguy & the good folks at Project Drawdown. https://drawdown.org/news/insights/how-food-and-farming-will-determine-the-fate-of-planet-earth
#climatechange #science #food
How food and farming will determine the fate of planet Earth
Agriculture has disrupted the planet more than anything we have ever done, including burning fossil fuels. A sustainable future depends on recognizing this fact – and radically changing how we farm and eat.Project Drawdown
Europe is warming twice as fast as the global average
#GlobalWarming #Climate #ClimateCrisis #ClimateChange
Europe is warming twice as fast as global average, leading climate monitors say
In a year of contrasting extremes, Europe witnessed scorching heatwaves but also catastrophic flooding, withering droughts, violent storms and its largest wildfire.TheJournal.ie
Someone posted the following article a week or so ago. It touches on a topic many here might understand. Climate risk includes systemic shocks could trigger a break down in the global and even national economies. Locality is an insurance policy.
“Then there are things that can be done quickly, and locally. Communities that “had been doing some of this work before the pandemic hit were better able to adapt” to the 2020 disruptions…”
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https://newrepublic.com/post/180192/food-atlantic-ocean-climate-crop-failure-prepare
How to Avoid Food System Collapse
If Atlantic Ocean currents break down, the Northern Hemisphere could face crop failures. So why isn’t there a plan for that?The New Republic
