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Do we need to change our behavior?

3223 implied HN points • 28 Sep 23
🌞 Climate & Environment Climate Crisis
  1. A new paper highlights the need for systemic changes in behavior to prevent ecological overshoot.
  2. Mainstream media still runs fossil fuel ads in climate reporting, undermining the message.
  3. Insurance companies promising to cut coal coverage are found secretly funding it, violating their own policies.

Our modern-day Columbuses

2004 implied HN points • 09 Oct 23
🌞 Climate & Environment Billionaires Climate change
  1. Billionaires are not necessarily the smartest, but they excel at using the capitalist system for their benefit.
  2. The climate solutions proposed by billionaires often aim to preserve the status quo that keeps them in power.
  3. Indigenous activists advocate for reciprocal climate solutions that benefit both humans and the environment.

Republicans use Israel-Hamas war to drum up fake climate controversy

1926 implied HN points • 12 Oct 23
🇺🇸 U.S. Politics Climate Terrorism National Security Political strategy
  1. Republicans use global conflict to push back against climate action, which experts say harms the fight against terror.
  2. By creating a fake climate controversy, Republicans wrongly pit climate concerns against terrorism fears.
  3. Factually, climate change poses a bigger threat than terrorism, as experts indicate it affects national security more significantly.

Technically, that New York City flood was “mild”

1788 implied HN points • 04 Oct 23
🌞 Climate & Environment Climate change Sea Level Rise Extreme Weather
  1. New York City's recent flood, although catastrophic, was considered 'mild' by coastal flooding standards
  2. The flood was a combination of heavy rainfall causing flash floods and coastal flooding from high tides
  3. Climate change is making extreme floods in NYC more frequent, highlighting the urgent need for better infrastructure and climate adaptation plans

Why did this climate scientist chain herself to a pipeline?

1670 implied HN points • 12 Sep 23
🌞 Climate & Environment Climate Activism Environmental Impact Climate Crisis
  1. Climate scientist Rose Abramoff took a personal risk to protest against the Mountain Valley Pipeline construction.
  2. The Mountain Valley Pipeline faces opposition due to its environmental impact, regulatory violations, and public health concerns.
  3. Despite facing consequences, Rose Abramoff remains committed to civil disobedience as she believes direct action is effective in combating fossil fuel projects.

Elon Musk's climate censorship

2122 implied HN points • 07 Apr 23
🌞 Climate & Environment Climate change Independent Journalism
  1. Elon Musk has blocked Twitter users from interacting with Substack posts, impacting independent climate publications like HEATED.
  2. This policy makes it difficult for climate writers to share their work on Twitter, a key platform for climate-focused content.
  3. Musk's actions highlight the challenges faced by independent writers and underscore the importance of alternative growth strategies for publications like HEATED.