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<p><i><font size="+1"><b>March 31, 2021</b></font></i></p>
[JD Supra - and thanks KL]<br>
<b>Massachusetts Climate Legislation Becomes Law - The Future of
Everything</b><br>
"I want to emphasize that this is a really far-reaching piece of
legislation. It commits Massachusetts to a very aggressive
timetable for reducing GHG emissions. It species a number of
specific policies, including a massive increase in the procurement
of offshore wind (just to highlight one example) to get there, and
it truly integrates environmental justice into the fabric of the
Commonwealth’s climate efforts – and its environmental protection
programs more generally."<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/massachusetts-climate-legislation-4116735/">https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/massachusetts-climate-legislation-4116735/</a><br>
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[Republican Governor passes ambitious climate bill]<br>
<b>Governor Baker Signs Climate Legislation</b><br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RCXiGHe-WGc">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RCXiGHe-WGc</a><br>
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[WBURradio report]<br>
<b>Consider This Boston: New Massachusetts Climate Legislation To
Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions</b><br>
March 29, 2021<br>
Governor Charlie Baker has signed a massive new climate change bill
into law. It’s the most significant change to climate policy in the
Commonwealth since 2008.<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://www.wbur.org/considerthis/2021/03/29/massachusetts-climate-legislation-reduce-greenhouse-gas-emissions">https://www.wbur.org/considerthis/2021/03/29/massachusetts-climate-legislation-reduce-greenhouse-gas-emissions</a><br>
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[Yale research shows changes]<br>
<b>Understanding the Health Harms of Climate Change: A Six Americas
Analysis</b><br>
By Connie Roser-Renouf, Edward Maibach, Anthony Leiserowitz, Seth
Rosenthal and John Kotcher<br>
Through our research on Americans’ beliefs and attitudes about
climate change, we have identified six distinct audiences, ranging
on a spectrum from the Alarmed, who understand the threat of climate
change and are very worried about it, to the Dismissive, who do not
think climate change is real and are likely to believe it is a hoax.<br>
<br>
<b>Between 2014 and 2020, the proportion of the U.S. population that
is Alarmed about climate change more than doubled. </b>In April,
2020, over half of all American adults were in one of the two most
worried segments, the Alarmed (26%) and Concerned (28%).<br>
[see the chart of 6 Americas -
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This growing concern about climate change has been accompanied by an
increasing understanding that climate change harms humans.<br>
<br>
In 2014, we asked questions about ten different health harms
associated with global warming, and found that few Americans – even
among the Alarmed and Concerned segments – understood the impacts of
climate change on human health (Roser-Renouf et al., 2015). In 2020,
we asked those questions again, and the changes were striking: there
were large increases in Americans’ recognition of the health harms
caused by climate change (Kotcher et al., 2020). For example, in
2014, 34% of Americans expected increases in bodily harm due to
severe storms and hurricanes over the coming decade; in 2020, the
proportion was 57% – an increase of 23 percentage points.
Substantial increases were also found in public risk perceptions of
the health consequences of many other climate change impacts.<br>
[ graph
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://climatecommunication.yale.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/health-harms-six-americas-2014-2020__2.png">https://climatecommunication.yale.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/health-harms-six-americas-2014-2020__2.png</a>]<br>
To assess which Americans are growing more aware of climate change
health threats, we looked at the changes within each of the Six
Americas. The Alarmed and Concerned became more aware of these
health harms, but so too did the Cautious and Disengaged – two
audience segments that are not highly engaged with the issue. Only
the Doubtful and Dismissive – segments that are skeptical of the
reality and threat of climate change – showed little or no change.<br>
<br>
For example, the proportion of the Alarmed who expect injuries from
severe storms and hurricanes to increase over the coming decade grew
by 27 percentage points between 2014 and 2020, from 62% to 89%.
Among the Concerned, the increase was 17 points, among the Cautious,
20 points, and among the Disengaged 28 points....<br>
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[increased concern
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://climatecommunication.yale.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/health-harms-six-americas-2014-2020__3.png">http://climatecommunication.yale.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/health-harms-six-americas-2014-2020__3.png</a>
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[Wildfire perception -
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://climatecommunication.yale.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/health-harms-six-americas-2014-2020__4.png">https://climatecommunication.yale.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/health-harms-six-americas-2014-2020__4.png</a>
]<br>
Overall, risk perceptions about health harms from global warming
increased over a six-year time period among members of all but the
two most skeptical segments of the population. It is perhaps
surprising that the two segments distinguished by their low concern
about the issue – the Cautious and Disengaged – both increasingly
understand the health harms global warming causes to humans,
although their overall engagement with the issue – as evidenced by
their segment membership – has remained low. It is possible that
this growing awareness of health harm is a leading indicator, with
deeper issue engagement to follow.<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://climatecommunication.yale.edu/publications/understanding-the-health-harms-of-climate-change-a-six-americas-analysis/">https://climatecommunication.yale.edu/publications/understanding-the-health-harms-of-climate-change-a-six-americas-analysis/</a><br>
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[some climate science - notice the water vapor and clouds]<br>
<b>How Water & Clouds affect Climate Change </b>| feat @Simon
Clark<br>
Mar 30, 2021<br>
ClimateAdam<br>
Water might seem like the perfect antidote to an overheated planet,
but water vapour boosts the changes we're creating. And clouds
threaten to double down on that effect. I'm joined by Simon Clark to
break down how water in our atmosphere serves as a 'feedback' to
climate change - something we need to get to grips with if we want
to understand what we're doing to our globe.<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=903MxDKnBa8">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=903MxDKnBa8</a><br>
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[more science in an easy video]<br>
<b>Visualising the Future of Clouds on Earth (with @ClimateAdam)</b><br>
Mar 30, 2021<br>
Simon Clark<br>
Learn the science of clouds and the programming of this
visualisation with Brilliant: <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://www.brilliant.org/SimonClark">https://www.brilliant.org/SimonClark</a><br>
Featuring the wonderful @ClimateAdam - go check out their
channel!<br>
Their video: <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=903Mx...">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=903Mx...</a> <br>
<br>
This video talks about how clouds interact with climate - what
happens when we warm the planet, and will clouds act as a positive
or a negative feedback? It turns out that water in the Earth's
atmosphere has a complex relationship with the Earth's temperature,
both in clouds and as water vapour. To visualise this interaction, I
made a 3D visualisation in Blender, reading in climate model output
via Python.<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F4XZUSiTFio&t=0s">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F4XZUSiTFio&t=0s</a><br>
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[2014 classic TED lecture from Gavin Schmidt · Climate scientist]<br>
<b>What goes into a climate model? Gavin Schmidt looks at how we use
past and present data to model potential futures.</b><br>
You can't understand climate change in pieces, says climate
scientist Gavin Schmidt. It's the whole, or it's nothing. In this
illuminating talk, he explains how he studies the big picture of
climate change with mesmerizing models that illustrate the endlessly
complex interactions of small-scale environmental events.<br>
<br>
This talk was presented at an official TED conference, and was
featured by our editors on the home page.<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://www.ted.com/talks/gavin_schmidt_the_emergent_patterns_of_climate_change?language=en#t-210087">https://www.ted.com/talks/gavin_schmidt_the_emergent_patterns_of_climate_change?language=en#t-210087</a><br>
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[revising food for thought]<br>
<b>Rethinking Food and Agriculture - Episode 26: Vegan World 2026! -
The Moonshot of Our Generation</b><br>
March 30, 2021<br>
Sailesh Rao<br>
In this episode, we are joined by Laila Kassam, who co-edited and
co-authored the book, “Rethinking Food and Agriculture,” a
tour-de-force on the food systems of our past, present and future.
We will explore the key historical and philosophical roots of our
current food system and why it is the leading cause of the
biological annihilation o<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RCXiGHe-WGc">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RCXiGHe-WGc</a><br>
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[radical talk with a religious tone]<br>
<b>American Psychosis - Chris Hedges on the US empire of narcissism
and psychopathy.</b><br>
Mar 29, 2021<br>
UNM<br>
Subscribe! American Psychosis - Chris Hedges on the US empire of
narcissism and psychopathy. Subscribe. Directed by Amanda Zackem
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.americancanary.org">http://www.americancanary.org</a> Short film by American Canary. UNM is
currently in production of the documentary, Ecosophia featuring
Chris Hedges, David Holmgren, Vandana Shiva, Prof. Tim Garrett,
Prof. Paul Ehrlich, Prof. William Ophuls and many others. To support
the production please consider renting or buying our new
documentary, Spiritually Incorrect only available on Films For
Action <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.filmsforaction.org/watch/s...">http://www.filmsforaction.org/watch/s...</a> an activist feature
film of the spiritual /political / environmental kind inspired by
Thomas Berry - "The environmental crisis in fundamentally a
spiritual crisis". <br>
<br>
It's obvious, logical, natural, even mathematical that our
civilization is going to collapse, that we have overshot the
sustainable carrying capacity of the earth and ecosystem that
supports us. But people are fed false hope, false positives and
magical faiths which extract your agency and distract you from your
presence. Held captive by apathy, afraid of your own shadow. PCD <br>
American Psychosis - Chris Hedges on the US empire of narcissism and
psychopathy.<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ythOLteROK0">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ythOLteROK0</a><br>
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[changing life in anticipation of collapse]<br>
<b>What Could Possibly Go Right?: Episode 33 Jem Bendell</b><br>
By Vicki Robin, Jem Bendell, <br>
published by Resilience.org - March 30, 2021<br>
Show Notes<br>
Dr. Jem Bendell is the Founder of the Deep Adaptation Forum and a
Professor of Sustainability Leadership with the University of
Cumbria. He works as a researcher, educator and advisor on social
and organisational change, with over 25 years experience in
sustainable development initiatives in over 20 countries. In 2018,
he authored the viral Deep Adaptation paper, downloaded around a
million times.<br>
<br>
Jem addresses the question of “What Could Possibly Go Right?” with
thoughts including:<br>
-- That “people are changing their lives because of their
anticipation of collapse, to relate more openly and wanting to do
what’s right, come what may.”<br>
-- That “holding space for each other and our difficult emotions has
led to a new quality of engagement.”<br>
-- That Deep Adaptation invites people into a different way of
talking about crisis response and emotions – fostering compassion,
curiosity and respect.<br>
-- That sustainable development may be a delusion, but we can ready
ourselves for societal disruption to help others with our skills and
networks.<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://www.resilience.org/stories/2021-03-30/what-could-possibly-go-right-episode-33-jem-bendell/">https://www.resilience.org/stories/2021-03-30/what-could-possibly-go-right-episode-33-jem-bendell/</a><br>
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[The internet news archive thanks today to Ross Gelbspan]<br>
<font size="+1"><b>On this day in the history of global warming -
March 31, 2009 </b></font><br>
<p>MSNBC's Keith Olbermann rips denialist Rep. John Shimkus (R-IL):<br>
<br>
"But our winner, Congressman John Shimkus, Republican of Illinois,
with two fascinating and utterly contradictory statements. A,
Congressman Shimkus on why there isn‘t global warming. 'Today we
have about 388 parts per million of Carbon Dioxide in the
atmosphere. I think in the age of the dinosaurs, when we had most
flora and fauna, we were probably at 4,000 parts per million.
There‘s a theological debate that this is a carbon-starved planet,
not too much carbon.' <br>
<br>
"Number one, Carbon and Carbon Dioxide are not the same thing.
Number two, the only theological debate over how much carbon the
plan needs would be taking place in the church of the Labrea Tar
Pits. Number three, didn‘t the freaking dinosaurs go extinct? Or
do they just have a bad public relations person? <br>
<br>
"But I‘m digressing. B, Congressman Shimkus on why it doesn‘t
matter anyway. 'The Earth will end only when God declares it‘s
time to be over. A man will not destroy this Earth. This Earth
will not be destroyed by a flood. I appreciate having panelists
here who are men of faith, and we can get into the theological
discourse of that position. But I do believe that God‘s word is
infallible, unchanging, perfect.'<br>
<br>
"So a man pressing a button to start a nuclear war, that would be
God‘s infallible word? Why do we bother trying to govern? Can‘t
he do something about the budget deficit? By the way, as you hit
me over the head with your Bible, Congressman, there ain‘t a word
in it about those dinosaurs you mentioned earlier. <br>
<br>
"Congressman John Shimkus of Illinois, today‘s worst person in the
world!"<br>
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<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YBf75v2k3EE">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YBf75v2k3EE</a><br>
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• MSNBC's Rachel Maddow also mocks Shimkus during her "GOP in
Exile" segment:<br>
<br>
"While the Republican Party continues its search for mean in the
minority, one Republican congressman, John Shimkus of Illinois,
maybe should stop searching. Just sit down, Congressman and take
a breather, honestly. Check this out:<br>
<br>
"REP. JOHN SHIMKUS (R-IL): Today, we have about 388 parts per
million in the atmosphere. I think in the age of dinosaurs, where
we had more flora and fauna, we were probably at 4,000 parts per
million. There is a theological debate that this is a carbon
starved planet, not too much carbon. <br>
<br>
"MADDOW: In other words, we shouldn‘t bother trying to reduce the
amount of carbon dioxide in our atmosphere because the dinosaurs
did just fine with the tons of carbon that God gave them for their
atmosphere. Also, the dodo bird ate plenty of cholesterol. And
the saber tooth tiger never, ever flossed. Stop worrying,
people."<br>
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<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oF9z-QkeO-E">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oF9z-QkeO-E</a><br>
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