Wrong, Grist Mag, Climate Change Isn’t Causing a Rise in Authoritarianism
Wrong, Grist, Climate Change Isn’t Causing a Rise in Authoritarianism By Linnea Lueken A recent Grist article, titled “Authoritarianism is on the rise. Is climate change to blame?” claims that climate change is creating conditions, like worse storms, droughts, and wildfires, that contribute to the rise of authoritarian governments around the world governments. This is silly from […]
Watch: CBS News urges you to ‘combat climate change’ by ‘leaving the leaves’ in your yard instead of raking & sending to landfills – ‘Underground with no oxygen, they break down & produce methane’
CBS News anchor: Leave the leaves this fall. CBS News New York’s Vanessa Murdock covers climate and explains why letting leaves lie is good for your yard and the environment. CBS News reporter Vanessa Murdock: “According to (David Mizejewski – naturalist, National Wildlife Federation), leaving the leaves can also help combat climate change. it takes […]
Grist Mag: ‘Authoritarianism is on the rise. Is climate change to blame?’ – ‘Global warming creates fertile ground for political strongmen to come to power’ – ‘Floods, droughts, & wildfires can help autocratic politicians consolidate power’
https://grist.org/politics/authoritarian-democracy-climate-change-global-warming-causation-research/ By L.V. Anderson Excerpt: In November 2013, one of the strongest tropical cyclones in history made landfall in the Philippines. Known locally as Super Typhoon Yolanda, the storm pummeled the island country with 235-mile-per-hour gusts and a 17-foot storm surge; picked up limousine-sized boulders as easily as plastic bottles and deposited them hundreds of feet away; and […]
Time Mag: ‘Climate change is causing sleep loss’ – ‘Led to 5% more hours of sleep lost worldwide over the past five years’ – Lancet study
https://time.com/7134431/climate-change-sleep-loss-heat-health/ By Olivia Rudgard / Bloomberg October 29, 2024 10:30 PM EDT Climate change is increasingly disrupting people’s sleep. High nighttime temperatures led to 5% more hours of sleep lost worldwide over the past five years compared to the period between 1986 and 2005, according to the latest edition of the Lancet’s study of climate and […]
CBS News: ‘Threat of foodborne pathogens is growing with climate change, experts warn’ – ‘McDonald’s (E. coli) outbreak is a reminder that climate change is real’
(CBS) — Warmer temperatures are impacting the food supply and its safety, experts warned amid an outbreak of E. coli that has struck McDonald’s Quarter Pounders. Experts said pathogens—the bacteria that can make us sick—are changing with the weather. “It’s an adjustment due to climate change,” said Pratik Banerjee, who teaches food safety at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, “and some of these adjustments are not good.” …
Slivered onions placed on Quarter Pounders are the likely source of the E. coli contamination leading to the McDonald’s outbreak, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. According to those with whom CBS News Chicago connected for this story, the McDonald’s outbreak is a reminder that climate change is real. …
“People who don’t believe in global warming are going to believe in global warming eventually,” said attorney Bill Marler of Marler Clark, The Food Safety Law Firm, “because there’s a lot of studies that are coming out now that are showing that certain pathogens like E. coli, salmonella, campylobacter are adapting better to a heated environment than we are.”
New Study implies UN climate pact can save unborn babies!? – Rising ‘miscarriages due to climate crisis’ – ‘Report aimed at decision-makers’ attending COP29 summit
Climate change kills the unborn: The UN wants us to save babies with solar panels and wind plants Climate change kills the unborn: The UN wants us to save babies with solar panels and wind plants By Jo Nova This week’s UN witchcraft is that a half a degree of global warming will kill babies and […]
‘We have emotions too’: Climate scientists respond to attacks on objectivity – Admit to ‘feelings of extreme fear’ & fret over ‘the world’s failure to take sufficient action’
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/oct/25/we-have-emotions-too-climate-scientists-respond-to-attacks-on-objectivity Researchers criticised and gaslighted after sharing fears with Guardian say acknowledging feelings is critical to their work Climate scientists who were mocked and gaslighted after speaking up about their fears for the future have said acknowledging strong emotions is vital to their work. The researchers said these feelings should not be suppressed in an […]
Brown U. to study climate change effect on old people — with federal grant of $3.8 million – Will study ‘effects of climate change’ on ‘aging populations’
The $3.8 million National Institute of Aging grant “will enable Brown researchers to study the negative health effects of climate change and develop practical solutions that promote healthy aging,” according to the announcement.
Dr. Matthew Wielicki: ‘Insanity at the Polls’: ‘The Myth of Voting to Save the Climate’ – ‘CO2 rises no matter who you vote for’
https://irrationalfear.substack.com/p/insanity-at-the-polls-the-myth-of?utm_campaign=post&triedRedirect=true Dr. Matthew Wielicki Looking at the data in the below graph, it becomes painfully obvious: CO2 levels continue to climb, no matter who’s in power. From Reagan to Biden, the trajectory of global carbon emissions has remained virtually untouched by the political theater we see every election cycle. It’s almost laughable how little impact […]
Can an elephant sue to leave a zoo? Colorado’s top court must now decide – State’s Supreme Court to decide on animal rights group’s petition to declare elephants ‘persons’ under the law
https://apnews.com/article/elephants-legal-personhood-colorado-zoo-b72faa585807d3695df2a4a8ec2caa8e