[✔️] June 12, 2023- Global Warming News Digest | Upper atmosphere cooling - explains much, Renee Lertzman, Howto talk with kids, Military risk, Calif food risk. O{CC criticism, Economics, Seitz target Santer

[Richard Pauli]

/*June*//*12, 2023*/

/[ //wear more sunscreen -//new ozone hole and how it applies to 
attribution -//YouTube brief //] /
*Why is our upper atmosphere cooling?*
Just Have a Think
Jun 11, 2023
We've all heard about the warming of our atmosphere, but now we're being 
told it is cooling as well! How come? Apparently it's all to do with how 
the different layers of our atmosphere react to incoming sunlight and 
outgoing infrared light. Research now shows that cooling in the upper 
layers could be jeopardising satellite orbits and opening up a new ozone 
hole above the arctic. So what's going on??
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ssFQ1XFp7Pw

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/[ Atmospheric scientist explains it well ]/
*Why the sun CANNOT be behind global warming**
*Simon Clark
Nov 12, 2022
Learn the equations and programming behind atmospheric science with the 
brilliant Brilliant: https://www.brilliant.org/simonclark
One part of the atmosphere has been cooling down for the past few 
decades and it provides a smoking gun evidence for what is behind the 
climate crisis. Let's talk about where that is, and why that is.
My book Firmament: http://geni.us/firmament
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y35Lzgc9iJk



/[  Katharine Hayhoe honors the first climate psychologist  ]/
*Psychologist Renee Lertzman on dealing with climate anxiety and 
encouraging climate action*
Wildfires have raged across Canada the last few weeks, covering huge 
areas of eastern Canada and the U.S. in thick, apocalyptic orange haze. 
Even if you aren’t breathing record levels of particulates in cities 
like New York, Toronto, or Washington D.C., you might still be feeling 
existential dread just from seeing images of the smoke-filled orange skies.

It’s fitting, then, that my first-ever guest-edited newsletter is this 
week, and it’s psychologist Renee Lertzman. Renee’s work is all about 
understanding the emotional impact of the global climate crisis, and how 
to turn climate anxiety into action. She believes that her job is not to 
motivate or “get people to care” about the problems facing the planet, 
but to listen to them and guide them towards action.

That’s why she developed Project Inside Out, an online tool and resource 
hub that brings together changemakers, activists, and clinical 
psychologists to drive sustainable behavioral change on climate issues. 
Renee says that the psychology of climate change is not only about how 
we manage our mental health as we face this crisis, it’s also about how 
we help others take action too.

Take it away, Renee!
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*GOOD NEWS*

    Sixteen young Montanans who range in age from 5 to 22 are suing the
    state, claiming that its support of fossil fuels violates the state
    constitution, which guarantees a right to a “clean and healthful
    environment in Montana for present and all future generations.”
    Despite efforts to derail the lawsuit, a judge recently ruled it can
    go to trial, which will make it the first of its kind in the U.S.

    “It’s so powerful to see younger people seeking action on climate
    commensurate with the scale of what’s at stake,” Renee says. “This
    is truly next-level human behavior. It requires what Buddhist
    teaching calls “skillful means” — where we channel our commitment
    and dedication from a place of love, compassion, and connection
    instead of fear, blame, shame, accusation, or demonization.”

    “We need to celebrate this,” she continues, “and together, dive
    deeper into how more of us can step into compassionate leadership
    roles, no matter who or where you are, or your political affiliation
    or ideology. This is an all-hands-on-deck moment, and these young
    people are embodying a new kind of leadership for us all.” I
    couldn’t agree more!...

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*NOT-SO-GOOD NEWS*

    Biologists have discovered more than 5,000 new species at a future
    deep-sea mining site in the Pacific Ocean. The site — which is about
    twice the size of India and stretches from Mexico to Hawaii — has
    already been carved up into mining claims by companies hoping to
    extract materials like manganese, cobalt, and nickel located some
    4,000 to 6,000 meters below the surface.

    These rare earth minerals are key to producing the batteries for the
    current technology that enables the world to swap fossil fuel power
    for emissions-free alternative energy; but they come at a cost that
    have led some to call for a ban on deep sea mining, warning of
    potentially disastrous effects on the ocean’s ecosystem.

    “There is a profound shadow world to the renewable energy tech
    markets and what we consider to be “solutions” in energy
    transition,” Renee says. “Much life is at stake, and it is hard for
    us to process this emotionally and cognitively, especially if we are
    focused on short-term survival. This kind of news can send one into
    a very dark hole of despair and hopelessness.” That’s exactly why
    the next section is so important: what you can do:

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*WHAT YOU CAN DO*

    Renee’s top recommendation is to start a conversation with someone
    in your life about climate action. But here’s where it might be
    different from what you’re expecting: don’t lecture them or dump
    your worries on them. Instead, she says, focus mainly on asking
    questions and listening. Notice your own triggers and reactivity as
    you practice staying open and curious. Keep in mind the existential
    magnitude of our situation and how we are all navigating complex
    challenges.

    What we need now are honest, grounded and compassionate
    conversations across diverse perspectives, so we can truly listen
    and find common ground. The ability to have conversations and group
    discussions that are productive and “safe” is the baseline for
    climate action.

    If you’d like to reflect on your own style as an advocate, check out
    the Changemaker Quiz on Project InsideOut. Are you a cheerleader, a
    “righter,” an educator, or a guide?

    https://projectinsideout.net/quiz/

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*A big thank you to Renee for curating this week’s edition of my 
newsletter!*
Want to hear more from Renee? Check her out on LinkedIn, on her website, 
or this CNN article on her work with tech companies.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/reneelertzman/
https://reneelertzman.com/

  You can also visit her organization Project Inside Out here or on 
LinkedIn as well. For more on coping with the anxiety climate induces, 
she recommends signing up for Britt Wray’s Generation Dread Substack 
newsletter. https://gendread.substack.com/
https://mailchi.mp/db0b4c149437/talking-climate-now-in-your-inbox-9165078?e=a9868ecc88

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/[ The Internet can be helpful ]/
*Opinion: How I talk to my kids about climate change*
Opinion by Laura Schifter
Sat June 10, 2023
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Over the past few days – and indeed over the past few years – I’ve 
noticed two new emotions have crept in: dread and guilt...
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I feel dread knowing that the next few months will be marked by moments 
of extreme weather — around the country and the world — that will likely 
be unprecedented. This extreme weather, which will only get worse each 
year, will surely become a normal part of how children experience summer.

Will it be another heat dome over the Pacific Northwest? Flooding in 
Kentucky? Fires in California? Something in Europe or Pakistan? This 
summer, will extreme weather hit closer to home? We won’t know for sure 
what it will be or where, but we can predict that these extreme weather 
events are becoming more common.

I got an email from my kids’ school this past week: “Weather Notice: 
Code Red Air Quality.” All outdoor activities and play were canceled.

In April, the Environmental Protection Agency released a report 
highlighting the health impacts of climate change on children and youth: 
Increasing rates of asthma, worse allergies, lost learning and more risk 
of displacement. Poor air quality, in particular, affects child brain 
development and mental health.

My guilt sets in. This is the reality of our children’s lives, and we, 
collectively as adult humans, are responsible. Our greenhouse gas 
emissions — largely from burning fossil fuels for energy, 
transportation, manufacturing, buildings and the clearing of land for 
agriculture — are changing our atmosphere...
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https://www.cnn.com/2023/06/09/opinions/east-cost-smog-climate-change-action-education-schifter/index.html 




/[ Military will be putting out fires (politically)   ]/
*Dr Chad Briggs - Integrating disaster risk & National Security with 
climate policy [10min version]*
Nick Breeze ClimateGenn
Contents:

    Military lens - military objectives requires enemies. A hammer in
    search of a nail.

    US Air Force - largest user of fuel in the world. Mitigation
    inevitably leads to less flight hours. Not an option.

    All military, governmental and even social responses have a
    technology bias. “Reducing emissions” is unpalatable.

    In Washington, Trump era impacts on EPA, hangover into Biden
    Administration.

    EPA not responding to disinformation, which has a negative impact on
    policymaking.

    Biden has already approved more oil and gas projects than the entire
    Trump presidency.

    Willow Project and LNG projects with 1200km pipelines across thawing
    permafrost. Huge cost - what benefit?

    Persistent belief that magical techno-fixes will remove pollution
    from the atmosphere.

    SRM - Can’t be controlled once aerosols are up in the stratosphere.

    Issues with deployment - companies attached to smaller countries
    sidestepping regulation.

    Conspiracies kill rational discussion. The Pentagon won’t even
    discuss it.

    New paradigm of disaster era present need for integrating disaster
    risk with climate policy.

    Companies still seeking to profit off climate destruction with
    business models projecting out 10-20 years into the future.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g5xybelEqzQ

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/[ opinion conjecture:  food raids  ]/
*the future climate warlords of northern california*
A far right militia butting into wildfire cleanup efforts is a dark sign 
of things to come if we don’t fight the climate crisis.
by: Greg Fish on 08.04.2022
According to the group of tree-hugging, granola-munching hippies known 
as the United States military, climate change poses the most significant 
risk for worldwide conflicts in the near and far future, as fallout from 
more powerful storms and stress on vulnerable infrastructure drives 
failing states to the brink, emboldening terrorist groups, igniting 
civil wars, and creating refugee crises. This inability to deal with 
floods, droughts, famines, and pandemics, and the resulting conflicts, 
are expected to be the leading cause of death for millions in the next 
few decades.

But while the Pentagon is focused on failed and failing states where it 
conducts most of its very expansive and secretive counter-terrorism 
work, a recent incident in Northern California shows that even wealthy 
nation states aren’t immune to the same threats. In Mariposa, a militia 
known as Echo Company handed out pancakes, sandwiches, and recruitment 
materials to evacuees of the Oak Fire, ostensibly to help the 
overburdened local emergency services. Which would be a nice gesture if 
you ignore this groups’ history and ideology.

You see, Echo Company is actually a splinter group of the California 
State Militia, kicked out for “militant activity and incitement” at the 
peak of the COVID pandemic. That means the seemingly nice gentlemen in 
fatigues serving breakfast and offering you more information about their 
little social club actually want to take up arms against the government 
and hope that you’ll join them if you see that between bouts of planning 
to bring about a fascist dystopia in a violent coup, they also make mean 
pancakes and help out tired firefighters.

And partially because America is, well, having some serious structural 
issues right now, Echo Company was able to get the local sheriff’s 
department to softly backpedal their initial warming about their 
activity, steamrolling their way into unearned legitimacy. Believe it or 
not, this is the exact tactic used by ISIS and other radical Islamic 
terror groups, straight from their field manual Management of Savagery. 
Where local services are failing and social cohesion is frayed, swoop 
in, offer help, insist on providing it no matter what, then start 
recruiting after doling out favors.

Of course, this tactic isn’t exclusive to the Middle East. Mafias in 
Italy and the IRA in Ireland had been employing the same strategy for 
decades with various levels of success. As long as they get new members 
and supporters out of their consent-optional do-gooding, they’re hoping 
you won’t start doing your research and wondering why they’re so dead 
set on trying to bring about neo-feudal societies complete with 
warlords, and often a good touch of ethnic cleansing, and so many of 
their solutions to social problems involve guns, bombs, and kidnappings.

Now, you may ask why left wing groups don’t do something similar to 
counterbalance far right militias showing up to climate emergencies, but 
that’s beside the point. Local services should have the staffing, 
resources, and funding to feed evacuees, tackle the fires, and make 
repairs quickly and efficiently. The whole fact that the government and 
society at large is looking out for its citizens is the point, and 
that’s what will effectively undermine the cult-like message groups such 
as Echo Company are trying to spread: join us, we’re the only ones who care.

Consider that the Syrian civil war, which created waves of refugee 
crises in Europe and ISIS, was most likely triggered by climate change 
induced crop failures, and droughts in Africa have been driving wave 
after wave of migrants trying to escape their failing, and increasingly 
violent homes. Just imagine how much worse the situation will become if 
we do nothing to address it in a global, coordinated manner. Thousands 
of Echo Companies will be busy recruiting soldiers as War Boys to their 
Immortan Joes in a Mad Max world in which they think they’ll thrive.

We have to take them seriously because as we saw time and time again, 
they’re not just playing around. Giving them and their enablers more and 
more opportunities to further destabilize social fabrics and reshape 
them into something more totalitarian and hostile seems foolish at best, 
and dangerous at worst. But if we refuse to take our social contracts 
seriously and don’t clean up the damage caused by our pollution, that’s 
exactly what we’ll be doing at a cost measured in trillions of dollars 
and millions of lives.
https://worldofweirdthings.com/2022/08/04/the-future-climate-warlords-of-northern-california



/[ a polite personal opinion video severely criticizes the IPCC report 
-- sometimes providing good information ]/
*They Will Never Tell You The Truth About Climate Change ... And For 
Good Reason*
Count Everything
Jun 8, 2023
This video looks at how the at almost every stage from the initial 
science to what the media reports the public are never told the truth 
about climate change and what we nee to do to have a survivable future.
As we see towards the end of the video, there is a good reason for the 
public not being told the truth.
The climate expert for this video is Professor Kevin Anderson.
Here is the link to his talk on YouTube that I used.
Channel - Cambridge Climate Lecture Series 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wT6NCbFrb7ckj
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ccjhjjNw60


/[ Two Economists talking --interesting but still refusing to realize we 
live among radically destabilizing climates ]/
*The Rhodes Center Podcast: Does economics do more harm than good?*
Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs

Jun 6, 2023  Rhodes Center Podcast
Does economics do more harm than good? And if it does, how would we know 
harm when we see it?

In 1849, the historian and philosopher Thomas Carlyle referred to 
economics as the “dismal science.” The pejorative stuck, and is still 
slung by critics of the field today.

But what if economics is worse than “dismal”? What it’s…harmful?

George DeMartino’s recent book, “The Tragic Science: How Economists 
Cause Harm (Even as They Aspire to Do Good)”, makes exactly that claim: 
that economists aren’t just ineffective at solving social problems; they 
often end up creating new ones. Worse still – since economics lacks a 
meaningful criteria for defining what harm is, economists often don’t 
know how to measure (and fix) the problems they create.

George is an economist himself, and his work isn’t just a pile-on 
against the field. Rather, his critique points a way towards a more 
socially engaged version of economics – one that takes the notion of 
harm seriously.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qr6_pKlNJGw



/[The news archive - looking back great disinformation battle ]/
/*June 12, 1996*/
June 12, 1996: Unrepentant professional climate-change denialist 
Frederick Seitz wrongfully accuses climate scientist Ben Santer of fraud 
in a Wall Street Journal op-ed. Seitz's claims are quickly debunked, but 
the op-ed forms the centerpiece of a years-long effort by the fossil 
fuel industry to destroy Santer's life, reputation and career.

http://www.odlt.org/dcd/docs/Seitz%20-%20A%20Major%20Deception%20on%20Global%20Warming.pdf

http://stephenschneider.stanford.edu/Publications/PDF_Papers/WSJ_June25.pdf

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Py2XVILHUjQ


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