Tag Archives: 350.org

Happy Easter from Exxon

Posted on March 31, 2013 by

(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/ Advertisements

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This is what water scarcity will look like

Posted on March 27, 2013 by

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 →

Posted in Climate Science, Environment, Intergenerational Injustice, Mass Extinctions | Tagged , , , , | 24 Comments

What on Earth are we doing?

Posted on February 19, 2013 by

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 →

Posted in Anthropocene, Climate Science, Cognitive Dissonance, Denial, Economics, Environment, Intergenerational Injustice, IPCC, Limits to Growth, Mass Extinctions, Politics | Tagged , , , , , , | 40 Comments

Climate Science – Room 101

Posted on February 10, 2013 by

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

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

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

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