But They Are Fighting Us and the Cause of Their Demise The news on climate is bad, and it’s depressing. Our situation is getting worse and we’re in a world of hurt. We have the solutions to the climate challenge, yet it’s become a political issue, and rational solutions [...]
- To Fight Right Wing Climate Fascism Follow Sefton Delmer (trigger warning – profanity ahead) In America, we now live in a full blown world of climate disinformation, propaganda, and political obstruction. The climate issue and politics are inextricably linked. One side has formed a coalition of fossil fuel [...]
When we look back at the election or the climate challenge, we will see that our success was determined by the stories we told. Politics and climate are now inextricably linked. So we can also apply the same observations about political stories to the stories we tell about the [...]
Regardless of where we come from, the color of our skin, or where we live, I believe in empathy and solidarity, because everyone matters, even people we don’t know. I believe in decency, rather than fear and hate. I believe in mutual responsibility in addition to individual responsibility, because [...]
Why do Exxon Mobil and Donald Trump get to determine the fate of our children and a livable planet? Both use the language of violence. Both are a huge threat to our future and democracy. Both are connected. Our leaders are calling for us to calm our rhetoric in [...]
"For the first time in its history, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has named the spread of climate misinformation as an obstruction to climate action, particularly in the United States.[i]" The question becomes, how do we deal with this onslaught of misinformation and disinformation? The first step is [...]
I have a confession. I read eclectically, and a portion of what I read is absurd. I am fascinated by Bigfoot, aliens, and Elvis. It’s not that I believe in Bigfoot or aliens, but I am curious this may be a reality for others. I guess it makes me [...]
Choose Your Climate Label Carefully... The new House Speaker, Mike Johnson, has been described in headlines by the Guardian, US Energy News, the Hill, and many other media outlets as a “Climate Skeptic.” Most of the articles identify his connection with the fossil fuel industry, and his 100% rating [...]
According to Anthony Leiserowitz, Director of the of the Yale Project of Climate Communication, “We are in a propaganda war with the fossil fuel industry, but we aren’t even on the battlefield.” To which I will add, that we don’t even know we’re in a war, or if we [...]
David Fenton’s new book is a must read for any climate justice activist or climate communications professional under the age of 40. For anyone over that age, it is also a delightfully raucous walk through the history of liberal movements when activism was fun. For all, it illustrates the [...]
