[TheClimate.Vote] April 4, 2017 - Daily Global Warming Comic Relief, EcoAnxiety, classic videos
Richard Pauli
richard at theclimate.vote
Tue Apr 4 09:42:26 EDT 2017
/April 4, 2017 Comic Relief, EcoAnxiety, classic videos, climate
real estate/
http://doonesbury.washingtonpost.com/strip/archive/2017/4/2
*Sunday Comic Relief from Doonesbury in Washington Post
<http://doonesbury.washingtonpost.com/strip/archive/2017/4/2>*
Click for image. Nice to see Sunday funny pages distill
current situation.
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/global-warming-fears-are-driving-malibu-home-buyers-higher-ground-989236
*Global Warming*Fears Are Driving Malibu Home Buyers to Higher
Ground
<http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/global-warming-fears-are-driving-malibu-home-buyers-higher-ground-989236>
Hollywood Reporter -6 hours ago
... is driving sales in the area to record levels: concerns over rising
sea levels. "The whole 'being on the beach' thing has started to fade
away in Malibu because of*global warming*and climate change," says
Sotheby's International agent Anthony "*..*
https://qz.com/948909/ecoanxiety-the-american-psychological-association-says-climate-change-is-causing-ptsd-anxiety-and-depression-on-a-mass-scale/
We need to talk about "ecoanxiety":*Climate change*is causing PTSD,
anxiety, and depression on a mass scale
<https://qz.com/948909/ecoanxiety-the-american-psychological-association-says-climate-change-is-causing-ptsd-anxiety-and-depression-on-a-mass-scale/>
Quartz -55 minutes ago
Depression, anxiety, grief, despair, stress - even suicide: The damage
of unfolding climate change isn't only counted in water shortages and
wildfires, it's likely eroding mental health on a mass scale, too,
reports the American Psychological Association, the preeminent
organization of American mental health professionals.
Direct, acute experience with a changing climate - the trauma of losing
a home or a loved one to a flood or hurricane, for example - can bring
mental health consequences that are sudden and severe. After Hurricane
Katrina, for example, suicide and suicidal ideation among residents of
areas affected by the disaster more than doubled according to a paper
led by Harvard Medical School, while one in six met the criteria for
PTSD, according to a Columbia University-led paper. Elevated PTSD levels
have also been found among people who live through wildfires and extreme
storms, sometimes lasting several years.
"To compound the issue, the psychological responses to climate change,
such as conflict avoidance, fatalism, fear, helplessness, and
resignation are growing," they write. "These responses are keeping us,
and our nation, from properly addressing the core causes of and
solutions for our changing climate, and from building and supporting
psychological resiliency."
http://www.apa.org/news/press/releases/2017/03/mental-health-climate.pdf
But slower disasters like the "unrelenting day-by-day despair" of a
prolonged drought, or more insidious changes like food shortages, rising
sea levels, and the gradual loss of natural environments, will "cause
some of the most resounding chronic psychological consequences," the APA
writes in its 69-page review of existing scientific literature,
co-authored by Climate for Health and EcoAmerica, both environmental
organizations. "Gradual, long-term changes in climate can also surface a
number of different emotions, including fear, anger, feelings of
powerlessness, or exhaustion."
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/energy-environment/wp/2017/04/03/you-cant-deny-climate-change-once-you-see-these-images/
(videos) These stunning timelapse photos may just convince you
about*climate change*
<https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/energy-environment/wp/2017/04/03/you-cant-deny-climate-change-once-you-see-these-images/>
Washington Post -7 hours ago
Melting glaciers, from Greenland to Antarctica, have become symbols of
global warming - and monitoring their retreat is one major way
scientists are keeping tabs on the progress of*climate change*. Now,
scientists are trying to bring the issue a little*..*
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J-hoSZoTcUw
*(video) Dr Lise van Susteren - "Climate in Court" - A Convening of
Renowned Climate Experts <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J-hoSZoTcUw>*
On the day before the "Our Children's Trust" court appearance
http://www.OurChildrensTrust.org/us/f... in Eugene, Oregon, TCM's
Advisory Board member, Dr Lise van Susteren, speaks frankly on the
public health implications and consequences of the current climate
emergency.
Dr van Susteren, psychiatrist, organizer and expert on the
intersection of climate change and mental health also serves on
Harvard's Center on Public Health and the Global Environment and
convened the group Interfaith Moral Action on Climate. She is a
contributor to Huffington Post and other blogs.
The full Panel discussion (Dr James Hansen, Jeffrey D. Sachs) is
available here. https://youtu.be/DDLYeeXkHqc
Are you ready to switch to "emergency mode"?
http://TheClimateMobilization.org/Eme...
Join us as we stand up, speak out and act now!
http://TheClimateMobilization.org
https://newrepublic.com/article/141779/corporations-defying-trump-climate-change-not-heroes
The Corporations Defying Trump on*Climate Change*Are Not Your Heroes
<https://newrepublic.com/article/141779/corporations-defying-trump-climate-change-not-heroes>
New Republic -3 hours ago
"We believe climate change is real and the science is well
accepted," General Electric CEO Jeff Immelt wrote in a blog post to
his employees...
But such steps don't make these companies moral heroes. They are
acting in response to consumer pressure. For a decade, poll after
poll has shown that Americans want to shop sustainably, and that
they'll pay more for products that market themselves that way.
Consumers also hate waste and environmental abuse. One recent poll
found that two-thirds of consumers will avoid a brand they perceive
to be hurting the environment. So when companies release generic,
politically timely statements about how much they care about climate
change, they're doing it less out of concern for the planet than for
their bottom line. The good news is that this empowers consumers to
vote with their dollars. Buy American, sure. But more importantly,
buy from American companies whose press releases are backed up by
their practices.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2017/04/03/the-left-and-right-agree-fox-news-destroyed-epa-chief-scott-pruitt-over-climate-change/
The left and right agree: Fox News destroyed EPA chief Scott Pruitt
over*climate change*
<https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2017/04/03/the-left-and-right-agree-fox-news-destroyed-epa-chief-scott-pruitt-over-climate-change/>
Washington Post -2 hours ago
Any expectation that Scott Pruitt, the new head of the Environmental
Protection Agency, would be able to cruise through an appearance on "Fox
News Sunday" over the weekend was dashed within about 10 seconds of the
interview.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DRHKB7Vmxzk
(video) Chris Wallace corners Scott Pruitt over climate change denials
<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DRHKB7Vmxzk>
https://www.ft.com/content/bc0f7d2c-1631-11e7-b0c1-37e417ee6c76
Jeremy Grantham puts down a marker on*climate change*investing
<https://www.ft.com/content/bc0f7d2c-1631-11e7-b0c1-37e417ee6c76>
Financial Times -15 hours ago
Climate is becoming unavoidable, however. Mark Carney, governor of the
Bank of England, in September addressed the potential consequences for
financial stability from*climate change*, warning that "changes in
policy, technology and physical risks could ...
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/capital-weather-gang/wp/2017/04/03/storm-chasers-drove-into-a-tornado-on-purpose-then-their-peers-berated-them/
Storm chasers drove into a tornado on purpose. Then their peers
berated them.
<https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/capital-weather-gang/wp/2017/04/03/storm-chasers-drove-into-a-tornado-on-purpose-then-their-peers-berated-them/>
Washington Post -1 hour ago
Storm chasers who intentionally drove into the teeth of a tornado Sunday
are now facing scathing blowback from their peers. The chasers got too
close to the twister, the critics say, setting a dangerous example.
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/heatwaves-strike-every-year-global-warming-climate-change-targets-a7654586.html
Rare deadly heatwaves could strike every year even if*global
warming*targets are met, warn scientists
<http://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/heatwaves-strike-every-year-global-warming-climate-change-targets-a7654586.html>
The Independent -Mar 28, 2017
Even if*global warming*was restricted to 2 degrees Celsius, cities such
as Karachi in Pakistan and Kolkata in India could experience deadly
heatwaves like the one which killed more than 3,400 people in 2015 on an
annual basis, scientists said in an ...
*(* A Correction*) A science challenge to a posting on March 25th from
**(https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/03/170324144535.htm)
<https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/03/170324144535.htm>
*
(Biodiversity loss shifts flowering phenology at same magnitude
as*global warming)*
<https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/03/170324144535.htm>
Science Daily -5 hours ago
*Mel (Mary Ellen) Harte, Ph. D. offers comment regarding how
biodiversity loss affects phenology paper --
"by removing plants physically, they changed the temperature of the
soil, warming it somewhat, which would speed development and blooming...
but in the real natural world, when a species disappears, its spot is
quickly taken by the most successful opportunist, leaving no bare
patches to heat and affect surrounding plants."
* Mel (Mary Ellen) Harte, Ph. D.
Climate Change This Week
<http://www.huffingtonpost.com/mary-ellen-harte>Huffingtonpost: the
News, the Solutions.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/04/04/politics/04ENER.html
*This Day in Climate History April 4, 2002
<http://www.nytimes.com/2002/04/04/politics/04ENER.html> - from D.R.
Tucker*
The New York Times reports:
"President Bush signed an executive order last year that closely
resembles a written recommendation given to the administration two
months earlier by the American Gas Association, according to
documents released by the Bush administration.
"The executive order called for the creation of an interagency
energy task force to accelerate the time it takes for government
agencies to review corporations' applications for permits for
energy-related projects, like power plants and the exploration of
oil and natural gas on public lands. Mr. Bush signed the order last May.
"The language in Mr. Bush's executive order is similar to a passage
in a proposed energy bill sent in March 2001 to the Energy
Department by officials at the American Gas Association, the trade
group that represents large natural gas companies and has given more
than $500,000 to the Republican Party since 1999."
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