[TheClimate.Vote] April 11, 2019 - Daily Global Warming News Digest
Richard Pauli
richard at theclimate.vote
Thu Apr 11 09:35:53 EDT 2019
/April 11, 2019/
[Really?]
*'Are You Serious?' John Kerry Interrupts GOP Climate Denial Logic in
Disbelief*
*John Kerry fires back at congressman: Are you serious?*
Former Secretary of State John Kerry got into a contentious exchange
with Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) over Kerry's college degree and the
evidence of climate change during a House Oversight
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DRBfM709Yqc
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[Full hearing]
*Full Committee: The Need for Leadership to Combat Climate Change and
Protect National Security*
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5za7kNDyGfI
[dangerous misinformation begins at 1:44.]
[What do computer geeks know?]
*More than 3,500 Amazon employees push for aggressive action on climate
change*
Over 3,500 Amazon employees on Wednesday urged the company to take
aggressive action on climate change and reduce its carbon footprint.
The letter called on Amazon to stop offering custom cloud-computing
services that support oil and gas industry in extracting more fossil fuels.
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The letter represents the biggest employee-driven push against climate
risk in the tech industry yet, as activist tech workers increasingly
launch public campaigns to pressure employers on issues like workplace
sexual harassment and employee wages.
"Amazon has the resources and scale to spark the world's imagination and
redefine what is possible and necessary to address the climate crisis,"
the employees wrote to Amazon's board of directors and CEO Jeff Bezos.
"We believe this is a historic opportunity for Amazon to stand with
employees and signal to the world that we're ready to be a climate leader."
The letter accused Amazon of donating to climate-delaying legislators,
citing the company's donations in 2018 to 68 members of Congress who
voted against climate legislation...
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The 3,541 employees, all of whom attached their names to the letter,
comprise less than 1 percent [.05%] of Amazon's workforce, according to
FactSet data.
It's rare for tech employees to release their names publicly when
criticizing their employers, especially at this scale. For instance,
hundreds of Google employees walked out last November to protest the
company's handling of sexual misconduct, but few names were attached to
the protest...
https://www.cnbc.com/2019/04/10/more-than-3500-amazon-employees-push-for-action-on-climate-change.html
[Extinction Rebellion video]
*BBC Victoria Derbyshire - Extinction Rebellion*
ExtinctionRebellion
Published on Apr 10, 2019
The 10 Working Principles of Extinction Rebellion
https://Rebellion.Earth/who-we-are/#p...
1. We have a shared vision of change
2. We set our mission on what is necessary
3. We need a re-generative culture
4. We hopefully challenge ourselves, and this toxic system
5. We value reflection and learning
6. We welcome everyone, and every part of everyone into Extinction
Rebellion
7. We actively mitigate for power
8. We avoid blaming and shaming
9. We are a non-violent movement
10. We are based on autonomy and de-centralization
World Map of XR Chapters: https://tinyurl.com/XRchapters
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ivi20kEurJc
[Deadline, an all encompassing issue ]
*Why We Devoted an Entire Issue to Climate Change*
The most ambitious climate proposal ever seen on Capitol Hill is a call
to action. We need to answer the call.
BY Dayton Martindale
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An outline for a plan found its way into Congress in February through a
brief document introduced by Ocasio-Cortez and Sen. Ed Markey (D-Mass.).
The Green New Deal resolution calls for a 10-year transition to
zero-emission electricity (and eventually zero-emission everything), an
infrastructure investment plan and a jobs guarantee, in addition to
other social and environmental justice priorities. The plan is likely
the most ambitious climate proposal ever seen on Capitol Hill, and has
massive public support and the backing of several presidential hopefuls.
So, of course, it drew backlash...
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...Indeed, "climate change appears to be not merely one challenge among
many," writes David Wallace-Wells in his new book, The Uninhabitable
Earth, "but the all-encompassing stage on which all those challenges
will be met."
What separates the Green New Deal from other climate plans is the
recognition that we need to think about the whole stage. We must reach
across movements to build a maximally ambitious Green New Deal platform
on the federal, state, local and even international levels. We must then
pressure our elected officials to support it, and make sure anyone
elected in November and beyond, from school board to Senate, is behind
our agenda.
Climate action can start anywhere, from planting an organic neighborhood
garden to pushing for energy efficiency at your workplace, from fighting
for citywide transit to occupying a coal plant, to opening your home to
a refugee.
There is something for everyone--and that's just who it will take.
http://inthesetimes.com/article/21828/climate-change-special-issue-green-new-deal-action
[Photointerpretation Europe climate change 2017-2018]
*New Satellite Photos Show Climate Change Is Sweeping Europe*
Swedish forest fires, retreating glaciers and arid cropland attest to a
new reality.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2019-04-09/new-satellite-photos-show-europe-s-changing-climate
[The NYTimes magazine]
*The Problem With Putting a Price on the End of the World*
Economists have workable policy ideas for addressing
climate change. But what if they're politically impossible?
By DAVID LEONHARDT APRIL 9, 2019
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/04/09/magazine/climate-change-politics-economics.html
[Campaign - Everlane clothing - buy a T-shirt to promote the NYTimes]
*The truth inspires action...*
From The Times's reporting, here are five things to understand.
For answers to other often-asked questions, this is a good place to start.
01
*Climate change is happening.*
Rising temperatures. Changes in rainfall and storm intensity. Vanishing
species. The effects of climate change are myriad--and everywhere. Over
the past few years, Times climate journalists have documented the
effects of climate change from every continent, revealing the effects of
climate change in places like Easter Island, Scotland, Kenya, and
Kazakhstan.
02
*It's personal.*
We've all experienced the effects of climate change, even if it may seem
abstract and faraway. It is fueling wildfires across the United States
and worsening hurricanes.
03
*It's politicized.*
While the science is certain, the politics are not. Last year, a
landmark United Nations report painted a dire picture of the immediate
consequences of climate change, including worsening food shortages, and
said avoiding damage would require dramatic change. But making those
changes, like quitting coal, is politically difficult.
04
*It's not too late.*
Global warming will slow to a potentially manageable pace, scientists
say, if we reduce carbon emissions from human activity to zero. Stricter
policies and standards in many countries are already reducing some
emissions.
There are other promising developments such as rocks that capture
carbon, shifts in how electricity is generated, and changes in public
perspectives.
05
*What you do matters.*
Experts say that the most powerful solutions will be found in
large-scale, collective action. But that doesn't mean that individuals
are powerless. You can exercise your rights as a citizen and demand
change. You can reduce your waste, take fewer plane rides, use less
energy, and talk about the issue with friends and family.
You can also sign up for The New York Times's Climate Fwd: newsletter,
which gives new suggestions on how to reduce your carbon footprint every
week.
https://www.everlane.com/nytimes
[The Boys keep trying - 17 minutes]
*What is going on with our oceans?*
Hotpocalypse - Published on Apr 10, 2019
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FVhGSt6ElFs
*This Day in Climate History - April 11, 1987 - from D.R. Tucker*
April 11, 1987: Reporting on Tennessee Sen. Al Gore's decision to run
for the Democratic presidential nomination, the Los Angeles Times notes:
"Along with evoking the Kennedyesque image of vigor, Gore also
sought to revive the spirit of youthful idealism associated with the
New Frontier. He laid out a broad list of national objectives, from
combatting AIDS and Alzheimer's disease to curbing the 'greenhouse
effect'--the threat to the Earth's atmosphere from the burning of
oil, gas and coal."
http://articles.latimes.com/1987-04-11/news/mn-639_1_albert-gore
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