Tag Archives: 350.org

Happy Easter from Exxon

Posted on March 31, 2013 by Rick Altman

(via 350.org on Facebook – an Exxon pipeline in Arkansas has just spilled 165,000 gallons of toxic tar sands.) http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2013/03/30/arkansas-residents-evacuate-as-exxon-mobil-tar-sands-pipeline-ruptures/

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This is what water scarcity will look like

Posted on March 27, 2013 by Rick Altman

With my thanks to 350.org for alerting me to this piece of news: As reported in the Washington Post newspaper recently, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is warning that by 2030 nearly half the world’s population could be facing a scarcity … Continue reading →

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What on Earth are we doing?

Posted on February 19, 2013 by Rick Altman

I appear to have a habit of posting items starting with the words “What on Earth..”. Here, then, is another one to add to that list… A few weeks ago, one of the regular contributors to discussion on this blog … Continue reading →

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Climate Science – Room 101

Posted on February 10, 2013 by Rick Altman

A warmer atmosphere can hold more moisture and – as atmospheric physicists have been warning us for over 50 years now – this will result in more frequent and more extreme weather events of all kinds. A recent opinion poll … Continue reading →

Posted in Anthropocene, Climate Science, Cognitive Dissonance, Confirmation Bias, Denial, Environment, Insanity, James Hansen, Scepticism | Tagged , , | 18 Comments

Not the Serenity Prayer

Posted on January 31, 2013 by Rick Altman

With my thanks to 350.org, The Great Spirit, and Idle no More, this is not the Serenity Prayer as I recall it:

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I would go to DC if I could

Posted on January 15, 2013 by Rick Altman

Sorry, 350.org, I have a slight geographic impediment; it is commonly known as the North Atlantic Ocean. If you have no such geographic barriers preventing you from going to the event, please sign-up here.

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We need a global power shift

Posted on January 12, 2013 by Rick Altman

Yesterday, I received the email below from May Boeve at Bill McKibben’s 350.0rg. I have received others before and would love to get involved but, having investigated to see what they are looking for, was left with the distinct feeling … Continue reading →

Posted in Climate Science, Economics, Ethics, Fossil Fuels, Intergenerational Injustice, Politics, Sustainable development | Tagged , , | 14 Comments

I think it is time to connect the dots, people!

Posted on July 1, 2012 by Rick Altman

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QzLA-r6eKdY Record-breaking rainfall in the UK, unprecedented storms and temperatures in Washington DC, record-breaking droughts, floods, landslides, and bush-fires all around the world… Will the fake sceptics admit they are wrong when we see 1-in-100 year floods every 5 years? … Continue reading →

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Twitterstorm – damage report

Posted on June 19, 2012 by Rick Altman

I received this email late last night, while the storm was still raging but, even though it is now officially over, hopefully this will not be the end of the story… I say this because, being human, I think we … Continue reading →

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