Amazingly, we already have social institutions to enable groups of millions to billions to change the rules of society. They’re called governments. Get control over one (ideally through an electoral process in countries where that’s available) and you can change policy.
We’re talking about unlaid eggs here because the fossil fuels industry wants people to think that some future removal will somehow make things ok. This paper makes it clear that even if their dreams are realized, it doesn’t put things back the way they were.
That’s really challenging, as most house districts have huge majorities of voters favoring one party or the other, and only 1/3 of Senate seats are up for election in any given cycle. This makes it incredibly difficult to do a mass ouster like that. I’d look at the close house districts and close senate races to get a sense of where victory is possible.
It’s worth noting that similar groups which do not typically communicate in English, such as Dernière Renovation/Ultima Generazione were not included in this analysis.
There’s an implied license to use content for the purpose of displaying it for web content. Copies for other purposes…not so much. There have been a whole series of lawsuits over the years over just how much you can copy for what purpose.
This is different from those, and not at all tested in the courts. There are likely to be a whole bunch of lawsuits and several years before this is settled.
US Supreme Court OKs completion of Mountain Valley gas pipeline (www.npr.org)
Ghost reefs: Florida’s vibrant underwater cities are turning into relics (www.wfla.com)
The Iowa meteorologist who quit after death threats over mentioning climate got nice e-mails, too (heated.world)
Meltwater from Antarctic Glaciers Is Slowing Deep-Ocean Currents - Eos (eos.org)
The U.S. climate movement may be in trouble. Here's why (www.latimes.com)
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This Looks Like Earth’s Warmest Month. Hotter Ones Appear to Be in Store. (www.nytimes.com)
Fossil Fuel Giants Are Using British Influencers to go Viral (www.desmog.com)
Why sucking CO2 out of the atmosphere can’t undo all the effects of climate change (www.theverge.com)
The paper is here
France has had the guts to crack down on SUV drivers. Why doesn't Britain? (www.theguardian.com)
Signs show we're dangerously near some climate tipping points (www.cbc.ca)
States siphoned away $750 million in US infrastructure law climate funds (www.washingtonpost.com)
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Biden to Announce Steps to Help Communities Deal With Extreme Heat (www.nytimes.com)
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‘Project 2025’: plan to dismantle US climate policy for next Republican president (www.theguardian.com)
Utterly unbelievable.
Is the biggest US public utility finally catching up on clean energy? (www.canarymedia.com)
Understanding the growing radical flank of the English-speaking part of the climate movement as the world burns (www.brookings.edu)
It’s worth noting that similar groups which do not typically communicate in English, such as Dernière Renovation/Ultima Generazione were not included in this analysis.
Congressional Dems Request DOJ Investigation into Big Oil’s Climate Deception (www.desmog.com)
If artificial intelligence uses your work, it should pay you (wapo.st)