Clive Hamilton, criticizing Andy Revkin, says that those who argue for the “good Anthropocene” are unscientific and live in a fantasy world of their own construction. Umm, really? [more]
Relatively wealthy areas near coastlines can adapt to severe drying using desalinization. Perth, Australia provides an example.
Unfortunately there is a large associated energy demand, but fortunately, at least in principle, solar can supply it.
Cynicism is a choice. Hope is a better choice. B H Obama
Recent discussions about whether “climate change” or “global warming” is a “better term” miss the point thoroughly and counterproductively. The words’ meanings are different. The resulting confusion has serious consequences. Treating them as alternatives is silly, as if you were to ask “which is better, a hammer or a screwdriver?”
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People often ask me if I’m an advocate for some kind of policy. Do I want everybody to have a carbon tax, do I want everyone to drive a Prius, do I want everybody to have a renewable energy standard? I have opinions about all of those things, but that’s not what I am advocating for. [more]
(Wandered across my Facebook stream with image credit “Book Liberation Movement”, whoever or whatever that is. But whatever they believe, this particular claim, while not literally true in terms of “energy”, is in an important sense true enough.)
Climate change is a collective problem demanding collective action the likes of which humanity has never actually accomplished. Yet it entered mainstream consciousness in the midst of an ideological war being waged on the very idea of the collective sphere.Naomi Klein
If we are to communicate clearly about climate disruption, we should be capable of understanding that “climate change” and “global warming” and “climate disruption” are different but related concepts with distinct and important meanings. But renowned social scientists and journalism professors say otherwise. [more]
Recent attention to rapid sea level rise events is overdue, but welcome.
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Inside Climate News has an excellent summary of Obama’s recent executive order. What do you think? [more]
So what other notable online efforts are there to build a responsible conversation about the future? What role should Planet3.0 play in the new context? What other internet-based projects can we contemplate to advance public understanding and engagement in the complexities we face? [more]
Anything goes.
Suggested topic: What will the impacts be if a very large El Nino occurs over the next 18 months, as appears increasingly likely? Will the “hiatus” talk end? How will the global conversation change?
“It’s not that the scientists are alarmists – it’s that the science is alarming.”Bill McKibben
Check out how the Wall Street Journal balances the editor of the National Climate Assessment with some random grumpy dude who doesn’t like Obama.
