climatedepot--2020-05-21--The Flawed Worldview of Michael Moore’s ‘Planet of the Humans’

“ In the shift towards environmentalism , rich people have increasingly lost track of the need to improve the standards of living of working class and poor people who do not have access to cheap , reliable and scalable power sources.
” “ The communist drive to overthrow the privilege of the few resulted in extreme authoritarianism and the deaths of millions of people .
Further attempts to lie about our natures and to displace our instinctive drives will result in misery.
” Part II today completes a point-by-point rebuttal of executive producer Jeff Gibbs ’ s defense of Michael @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Points 1–10 were covered yesterday ; 11–20 follow below .
11 ) Fairy tales of green technology saving the planet protect us from the full weight of just how bad things are and from making a real plan to save ourselves and a planet worth living on .
No .
The trillions of dollars wasted on “ fairy tales of green technology ” should be left in the hands of creative people who would then have more incentives to focus on real problems and the development of technologies with both economic and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ this “ real plan ?
” The only way forward is to let individuals try millions of different solutions with the right incentives ahead of them .
12 ) Biomass and biofuel remain the largest portion of what ’ s defined as green energy around the world .
True , and their use is unsustainable .
It was a fuelwood and charcoal shortage that motivated the development of cleaner and more efficient coal burning as an alternative .
As the economist William Stanley Jevonsobserved in 1865 : “ Forests of an extent two @ @ @ @ @ @ @ area of the United Kingdom would be required to furnish even a theoretical equivalent to [ the country ’ s ] annual coal produce.
” 13 ) The only way to use less fossil fuels is to use less fossil fuels .
The only way to use less fossil fuels is to develop truly superior alternatives .
Gibbs ’ refusal to consider nuclear energy is another green elephant in the room .
14 ) Job one is to take back control of our economies , our culture , our environmental movement from those @ @ @ @ @ @ @ billionaires , bankers , industrialists , and their wealthy foundations .
Job one is to put an end to crony capitalism and let market competition , through a decentralized process of trial-and-error , determine which alternatives are truly superior .
No amount of central planning will ever be better than thousands of decentralized and individual attempts : those experiments simultaneously running in different “ life labs.
” 15 ) In the shift from “ ecology ” to “ environmentalism ” we ’ ve gotten more and more obsessed with how things impact humans @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the shift towards environmentalism , rich people have increasingly lost track of the need to improve the standards of living of working class and poor people who do not have access to cheap , reliable and scalable power sources .
16 ) If we think the collapse of bird , insect , mammal , reptile , fish , amphibian , and plant populations around the planet won ’ t come around to haunt us humans , we are sadly mistaken .
See : the pandemic .
Pandemics were common long before the development @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , were extinctions .
The best way to fight pandemics is to tap into ever more numerous and educated brains made possible by an ever greater globalized division of labor .
17 ) A world in which nature heals and revives will be a world full of the right kinds of magic .
Millions of square miles of technology plastered across the planet is the wrong kind of “ magic.
” The best way to revive nature at the moment is to dig up more carbon fuels , minerals and sediments ( e.g.
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
18 ) Our only hope is to design a world in which “ less is the new more ” and nature recovers ; a world where the well-off humans share it with those who have less ; a world in which humanity reinvents itself .
In 1960 the American Trotskyist Joseph Hansen argued that Marxists had long taken “ a decidedly different view of humanity ” than neo-Malthusians because they “ note that man has hands and a brain , the capacity to use tools and an inclination for teamwork .
These @ @ @ @ @ @ @ all other animals , a food producer.
” Hansen added that , in “ today ’ s world , hunger is completely abnormal .
Humanity can produce all it needs and many times over .
Moreover , man ’ s capacity to increase his food supply expands with the increase in population and at an ever higher rate than population growth.
” A big population was therefore Old-fashioned Marxists had the wrong approach to achieve their goals , but in a market economy ever greener wealth can be created .
There is no @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in which people share without some great incentives .
19 ) What that world looks like is not for me to say , but for all of us to co-create .
In the “ Major Findings and Conclusions ” of the Global 2000 Report to the President , produced at the request of the Carter administration and published in 1980 , the authors summarized their findings as follows : If present trends continue , the world in 2000 will be more crowded , more polluted , less stable ecologically , and more vulnerable @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in now .
Serious stresses involving population , resources , and environment are clearly visible ahead .
Despite greater material output , the world ’ s people will be poorer in many ways than they are today .
For hundreds of millions of the desperately poor , the outlook for food and other necessities of life will be no better .
For many it will be worse .
Barring revolutionary advances in technology , life for most people on earth will be more precarious in 2000 than it is now – unless the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ alter current trends .
Optimistic economist Julian Simon and Herman Kahn rewrote this passage in 1984 light of their own analysis and conclusions : If present trends continue , the world in 2000 will be less crowded ( though more populated ) , less polluted , more stable ecologically , and less vulnerable to resource-supply disruption than the world we live in now .
Stresses involving population , resources , and environment will be less in the future than now… The world ’ s people will be richer in most ways than they @ @ @ @ @ @ @ other necessities of life will be better … life for most people on earth will be less precarious economically than it is now .
Simon and Kahn , like other techno/market optimists before and since , were proven right .
20 ) If we do get ourselves under control , we will be happier .
If we don ’ t — In a market economy , continued progress is assured , provided that • The drive to innovate , the desire to create technological and social solutions , and the desire for betterment @ @ @ @ @ @ @ human nature and • The founding principles of human cultures , channelled through incentives , permit solutions from which we are free to choose .
If we deny that there is value to various human drives , that they all have a place , and that they can all be contextualized and incentivised , we will be in trouble .
The communist drive to overthrow the privilege of the few resulted in extreme authoritarianism and the deaths of millions of people .
Further attempts to lie about our natures and to displace our @ @ @ @ @ @ @ As long as “ getting ourselves under control ” is a process of dialogue and individual choice based on insight and understanding , all may be well .
If “ getting us under control ” is a repeat of the communist bloodbaths of the 20th century , then Malthusian doom will have cruelly and perversely come true .


climatedepot--2020-05-21--Big Wind Kills Another Bald Eagle, Gets More Federal Subsidies

On May 1 , the Toledo Blade reported that a wind turbine in Bowling Green , Ohio had killed an adult bald eagle .
Six days later , the Treasury Department announced that it would provide another extension of the production tax credit , the lucrative subsidy that the wind industry has relied on for decades .
The death of the eagle provides a stark reminder of the deadly toll that the wind industry is having on some of America ’ s most iconic wildlife and how that toll will skyrocket if the many proponents of an all-renewable-energy system get @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the PTC provides a stark reminder of how an influential industry can manipulate the Washington favor factory and in doing so , turn what were supposed to be temporary subsidies into permanent ones worth billions of dollars per year – and even more remarkably , get those subsidies extended without ever getting the money appropriated by Congress .
The eagle was killed at the Wood County Landfill in January .
Matt Markey of the Toledo Blade broke the story .
Markey reports that two employees of the landfill heard the turbine hit the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ they turned to “ witness a large bird tumbling to the frozen ground .
What they soon learned was the severed wing of the bird floated in its slower descent and landed about 50 feet away.
” The employees reported the eagle death to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources , which collected the animal and contacted the US Fish and Wildlife Service .
( The four-turbine wind project responsible for the bald eagle ’ s death is 50-percent owned by the city of Bowling Green .
The project provides 1.5 percent of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Thirty years ago when a dead bald eagle was found in an uncovered oil waste pit in southern Oklahoma , law enforcement officials launched a multi-state , multi-jurisdiction crackdown on the malefactors .
Back then , as I reported for the Christian Science Monitor , biologists estimated that about 600,000 migratory birds per year were dying every year in the waste pits .
Nearly every one of those birds was protected under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act , one of America ’ s oldest — and most important — wildlife protection laws .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ Enforcement at the US Fish and Wildlife Serve went on to bring dozens of cases against oil and gas companies for their sloppy operations and as part of their settlement agreements , the companies were forced to close , or put nets over , their waste pits .
Alas , there ’ s little reason to expect that the Fish and Wildlife Service will enforce the Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act or the Migratory Bird Treaty Act in the Ohio case .
( Eagles are protected under both laws . )
Indeed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ under the Obama administration before it – the wind industry has lobbied to gut enforcement of the MBTA , which protects 1,093 species of birds .
In 2017 , the Department of Interior ’ s Solicitor General issued an opinion that said it would no longer enforce the MBTA in cases of incidental bird deaths , saying that doing so “ raises serious due process concerns and is contrary to the fundamental principle that ambiguity in criminal statutes must be resolved in favor of defendants.
” In an email , Tina Shaw , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , Minnesota office of the Fish and Wildlife Service , told me that the “ case is currently ongoing ” and that it involves “ a mature bald eagle.
” She said her agency was working with Ohio officials , and that the Fish and Wildlife Service could not share any photos of the dead eagle .
“ At this point in the open investigation , this is all the information we are able to share , ” she said .
Mike Parr , the president of the American Bird Conservancy , says @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it is seeking a “ middle-ground ” on regulations .
But he also said that “ The wind industry could prevent a lot of these bird kills , but they don ’ t…The regulations have all been undone in their favor and against protection.
” In December , Parr ’ s group filed suit in federal court against the Department of Energy and the US Army Corps of Engineers , claiming that the federal government failed to comply with the National Environmental Policy Act and Clean Water Act in their evaluation of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ put wind turbines in Lake Erie .
The Conservancy contends that the wind project would “ pose substantial collision risks to the enormous numbers of birds that use the area throughout the year , including large concentrations of migrating songbirds ” and waterfowl .
How many eagles and other birds are being killed by wind turbines ?
The short answer is we don ’ t really know .
Getting an accurate count of the number of birds killed by turbines is notoriously difficult .
Furthermore , the wind industry considers bird kills to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ even sued to prevent government agencies from releasing data on bird kills .
In 2016 , Iberdrola , a Spanish company that is trying to expand its wind projects in the US , sued to prevent the state of Ohio from releasing bird mortality data from its Blue Creek wind project , claiming that the information is “ confidential trade secret-protected information.
” Despite the industry ’ s attempts to keep bird-kill data from the public , it ’ s clear that the magnitude of bird deaths being killed by wind turbines today @ @ @ @ @ @ @ per year that were being killed by oil pits back in the late 1980s and early 1990s .
Wind turbines are also killing large numbers of bats .
The best-known studies of wind-related wildlife kills have been done by biologist K. Shawn Smallwood .
In 2013 , he published a study in the Wildlife Society Bulletin which estimated that in 2012 wind turbines killed about 888,000 bats and 573,000 birds , including 83,000 raptors .
( A 2014 study published by the wind industry claimed turbines were killing about 368,000 birds per year @ @ @ @ @ @ @ had about 60,000 megawatts of wind capacity .
Today , the industry has about 107,000 megawatts .
Therefore if Smallwood ’ s numbers are correct and bird kills are occurring at the same rate today as they were in 2012 , then Big Wind may now be killing about one million birds per year , including roughly 150,000 raptors .
On March 12 , Smallwood updated his bat mortality estimates in a paper published in the journal Diversity .
Using a new methodology , Smallwood found that wind turbines may have caused “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in 2014.
” He went on to point out that the US now has more than 100,000 megawatts of wind capacity “ and bat fatalities likely increased proportionally with this increase in capacity , so long as the pool of vulnerable bats has not diminished .
The decline of hoary bats in the Pacific Northwest suggests that the pool of vulnerable bats might be diminishing .
It is imperative , therefore , that methods of fatality monitoring improve to more accurately estimate bat fatalities.
” Other scientists are also sounding the alarm about @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , two scientists from the US Geological Survey , Thomas J. O ’ Shea and Paul M. Cryan published a paper that said that wind turbines are the largest cause of mass bat mortality , and exceed the toll taken by white-nose syndrome , a fungal disease that afflicts bats .
In a discussion of the paper , Cryan said that the wind industry ’ s toll on bat populations could have long-term negative effects .
“ Bats are long-lived and very slow reproducers , ” he said .
“ Their populations rely @ @ @ @ @ @ @ That means their populations recover from big losses very slowly.
” On its website , the American Wind Energy Association ( which operates on an annual budget of about $ 22 million ) points out that cats are responsible for lots of bird kills .
That is no doubt true , but Sylvester the Cat isn ’ t killing any eagles .
Wind turbines are .
The association also says “ the vast majority of wind facilities ( more than 90 percent ) do not observe any golden eagle mortalities at all.
” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ but the Fish and Wildlife Service has documented major increases in eagle kills by wind turbines .
In a 2013 study , agency biologists found that the number of eagles killed by wind turbines increased to 24 in 2011 from two in 2007 .
During the study period , the agency documented 85 eagles that had been killed by wind turbines and Joel Pagel , the study ’ s lead author , told me that the figure was “ an absolute minimum.
” Among the carcasses : six bald eagles .
Given a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ being killed by wind turbines , it is abundantly obvious that any major expansion of wind energy will result in even more destruction of America ’ s wildlife .
An all-renewable plan being promoted by Stanford professor Mark Jacobson — whose work has repeatedly been touted by climate activists Josh Fox and Bill McKibben — would require installing nearly 25 times as much wind capacity as now exists in the US , with the majority of that capacity on land .
Any such expansion — or even an expansion that doubles or triples @ @ @ @ @ @ @ effects on America ’ s bird and bat populations .
A study published last October in Science found a drastic decline in North American avifauna over the past few decades .
Led by Kenneth Rosenberg of the Cornell Lab of Ornithology , the study evaluated 529 species of birds in the continental US and Canada .
It found a “ net loss approaching 3 billion birds or 29 % of 1970 abundance.
” It concluded with this warning : Despite the enormous toll on wildlife , the wind industry continues to collect billions @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Charles Grassley , the Iowa Republican and the wind industry ’ s go-to supporter in the Senate , has said : “ As the father of the first wind-energy tax credit in 1992 , I can say that the tax credit was never meant to be permanent.
” But the wind industry has done all it can to make it permanent because the PTC is a critical part of their business .
Wind developers rely on “ tax equity ” to finance their projects .
Tax equity is based on the wind project @ @ @ @ @ @ @ federal tax benefits .
In 2017 , Keith Martin , a lawyer at the law firm Norton Rose Fulbright , explained that tax equity “ accounts currently for 50 % to 60 % of the capital cost of a typical wind farm and 40 % to 50 % of the capital cost of a typical solar installation.
” Under a deal struck in 2015 , the wind industry agreed to phase out the PTC at the end of 2019 .
But at the end of 2019 , it reneged on the deal and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Earlier this month , the Treasury Department agreed to yet another extension .
Those extensions are costing taxpayers billions of dollars .
According to an April report by the Texas Public Policy Foundation , between 2010 and 2019 , the wind industry received about $ 36.8 billion in federal subsidies .
( Solar got $ 34.4 billion ; nuclear got $ 15.4 billion . )
Between 2020 and 2029 , according to projections from the Treasury Department , thanks to the PTC , the wind industry will collect another $ 33.7 billion .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ industry are larger than any other energy-related tax treatment .
John Hageman is a retired biologist and avid outdoorsman who lives in Weston , Ohio .
In March , he observed an active bald eagle nest near the edge of the Wood County Landfill and reported it to state wildlife officials .
In a phone interview , he told me that the nest is within 500 meters of the closest turbine and he is concerned that another bald eagle , either a “ fledgling or the parent bird will be killed ” by @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Hageman , who serves on the conservation committee of the Black Swamp Bird Observatory in Oak Harbor , Ohio , said the recovery of the bald eagle from the brink of extinction a few decades ago has been a “ great success.
” But now , he said , they are becoming “ collateral damage , ” in the push for renewables .
“ People are willing to accept the death of eagles for the green energy movement.
” The bottom line here is that “ green energy ” isn ’ t @ @ @ @ @ @ @ from the federal treasury .
The wind industry has been given a license to kill America ’ s wildlife and taxpayers are subsidizing the slaughter .

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climatedepot--2020-05-21--Ancient ocean oxygen levels associated with changing atmospheric carbon dioxide

Why do carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere wax and wane in conjunction with the warm and cold periods of Earth ’ s past ?
Scientists have been trying to answer this question for many years , and thanks to chemical clues left in sediment cores extracted from deep in the ocean floor , they are starting to put together the pieces of that puzzle .
Recent research suggests that there was enhanced storage of respired carbon in the deep ocean when levels of atmospheric carbon dioxide concentrations were lower than today ’ s levels .
But new research led @ @ @ @ @ @ @ scientist has reached back even further , for the first time revealing insights into atmospheric carbon dioxide levels in the 50,000 years before the last ice age .
“ One of the biggest unknowns about past climate is the cause of atmospheric carbon dioxide variability over global warm-cold cycles , ” said Franco Marcantonio , lead author of the study and professor and Jane and Ken R. Williams ’ 45 Chair in the Department of Geology and Geophysics at Texas A & M .
“ Here we investigated the ‘ how ’ of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ — namely , the Eastern Equatorial Pacific Ocean , which is an important region of the world ocean where , today , significant carbon dioxide is exhaled into the atmosphere and the greatest rates phytoplankton growth are found.
” The National Science Foundation-funded research was recently published in Scientific Reports , a Nature Research journal .
To examine ancient carbon dioxide levels , Marcantonio and a team of researchers analyzed an ocean floor sediment core extracted from the deep Eastern Equatorial Pacific Ocean .
The 10-meter long core spans about 180,000 years @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of sediment provide scientists with a window into past climates .
The chemical measurements they make serve as a proxy for oxygen levels of the deep sea .
Measuring minute traces of uranium and thorium isotopes , the team was able to associate periods of increased storage of respired carbon ( and low deep-sea oxygen levels ) with periods of decreased global atmospheric carbon dioxide levels during the past 70,000 years .
“ By comparing our high-resolution sediment record of deep-sea oxygenation in the Eastern Equatorial Pacific with other areas of the Pacific @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Pacific Ocean , like the Southern Ocean , is a location for deep-ocean respired carbon storage during periods of decreased global atmospheric CO concentrations , ” he said .
“ Importantly , we put constraints on the location in the water column of the extent of the respired stored carbon pool during cold periods .
“ Understanding the past dynamics of Earth ’ s carbon cycle is of fundamental importance to informing and guiding societal policy-making in a warming world with increasing levels of atmospheric carbon dioxide.
” Co-authors of the study @ @ @ @ @ @ @ A & M graduate student who earned his master ’ s degree in geology in 2019 ; Jennifer E. Hertzberg , who received her Ph.D. in oceanography from Texas A & M in 2015 and is now a postdoctoral researcher in the Department of Earth , Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences at Old Dominion University ; and Matthew W. Schmidt , associate professor of Ocean , Earth and Atmospheric Sciences at Old Dominion .
Marcantonio and his colleagues designed the study , he and Hostak performed the isotope analyses , and the team interpreted @ @ @ @ @ @ @ studies in sediment covering a wider swath of the deep Pacific Ocean , we ’ ll be able to spatially map the extent of this past deep pool of respired carbon , ” Marcantonio said , looking forward to future research .
The study ’ s radiogenic and trace element analyses were conducted in the College of Geosciences ’ R. Ken Williams Radiogenic Isotope Facility .
The sediment core was extracted by Marcantonio and colleagues on an NSF-funded research cruise aboard the R/V Melville in 2010 .


climatedepot--2020-05-21--New Study Indicates Iceland Must Have Been 3°C Warmer During The Early Holocene To Match The Glacier

New Study Indicates Iceland Must Have Been 3°C Warmer During The Early Holocene To Match The Glacier Record

During the Early Holocene , when CO2 levels lingered near 260 ppm , ice core records suggest surface temperatures in Iceland were about 3°C warmer than today .
Iceland ’ s extensive lakes and glaciers topography provides a verifiable history of the region ’ s paleoclimates .
For example , scientists can infer summer temperatures 3°C warmer than today in Iceland to account for the millennia when glaciers had “ disappeared ” from the landscape ( Geirsdóttir et al.
, 2019 ) .
Further , sea ice extent around Iceland was nearly non-existent throughout the Early Holocene .
The highest @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Medieval Warm Period and during the Little Ice Age .
Today ’ s ( 2000 C.E . )
sea ice extent is only slightly lower than the highest values of the last 8000 years ( Geirsdóttir et al.
, 2019 ) .
A new study ( Harning et al.
, 2020 ) using the history of the Drangajökull glacier also affirms the surface temperatures during the Early Holocene – when CO2 levels were about 150 ppm lower than they are today – were about 3°C warmer than the late 20th century .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ with claims that CO2 variations are a driver of temperatures or glacier melt .


climatedepot--2020-05-21--Busy Atlantic hurricane season predicted for 2020

From the “ remember , thou art model ” department.Multiple climate factors indicate above-normal activity is most likely An above-normal @ @ @ @ @ expected , according to forecasters with NOAA ’ s Climate Prediction Center , a division @ @ @ @ @ .
The outlook predicts a 60 % chance of an above-normal season , a 30 @ @ @ @ @ season , …


climatedepot--2020-05-21--Paul Ehrlich should be cheering: US Birth Rates Continue To Fall To Record Low Rates As Millennials

Paul Ehrlich should be cheering: US Birth Rates Continue To Fall To Record Low Rates As Millennials Put Off Having Kids. Coronavirus Could Exacerbate The Decline

Federal figures released Wednesday show that women in the U.S. had babies record-low rates in 2019 , causing the number of U.S. births to reach the smallest number in 35 years .
The data demonstrates that birth rates in the U.S. have not rebounded since the 2007-2009 recession when childbearing began declining .
U.S. women gave birth to about 3.75 million babies in 2019 , a number which is down 1 % from 2018 , the WSJ reports from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ’ s National Center for Health Statistics figures .
CDC data show that fertility rates @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 1,000 women between the ages of 15 and 44 — reaching the lowest levels since the government began tracking this data in 1909 , the publication reports .
Birth rates in the United States continue to fall as millennials put off having kids , and experts warn that coronavirus could make people less likely to have children .
Federal figures released Wednesday show that women in the U.S. had babies record-low rates in 2019 , causing the number of U.S. births to reach the smallest number in 35 years , the Wall Street @ @ @ @ @ @ @ birth rates in the U.S. have not rebounded since the 2007-2009 recession when childbearing began declining .
U.S. women gave birth to about 3.75 million babies in 2019 , a number which is down 1 % from 2018 , the WSJ reports from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ’ s National Center for Health Statistics figures .
CDC data show that fertility rates fell 2 % — 58.2 births per 1,000 women between the ages of 15 and 44 — reaching the lowest levels since the government began tracking this data in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are slower than their predecessors to form families , a tardiness that some say could be attributed to lack of financial security .
( RELATED : CNN Adds ‘ Clarification , ’ Removes ‘ Fetus That Was Born ’ Phrase Describing A Baby ) “ There are a lot of people out there who would like to have two children , a larger family , and there ’ s something going on out there that makes people feel like they can ’ t do that , ” Melanie Brasher , assistant professor of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , told the WSJ .
“ This unpredictable environment , and anxiety about the future , is going to make women think twice about having children , ” Dr. Denise Jamieson , chair of obstetrics and gynecology at Emory University , told the AP .
Demographers are not even debating about whether there will be a decline in births caused by the pandemic , but rather about whether the decline in births will be lasting , the publication reports .
( RELATED : ‘ We ’ re Talking About Babies ’ : Ben @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Abortion Access ) “ The decline due to COVID-19 might be different given the extent and severity of the crisis , and the long-lasting uncertainty that is caused by it , ” Hans-Peter Kohler , a University of Pennsylvania fertility researcher , wrote in an email to the AP .
Lead author for the CDC ’ s report Brady Hamilton adds that it is unclear what exactly will happen with births in 2020 , since the impacts of the pandemic won ’ t be clear until late 2020 or early 2021 .


climatedepot--2020-05-21--Joe Biden is now ‘married to the Green New Deal’ – AOC, Sunrise Movement & ‘climate justice’ join ca

Joe Biden is now ‘married to the Green New Deal’ – AOC, Sunrise Movement & ‘climate justice’ join campaign

Before Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez agreed to be a co-chairman of the climate task force , she consulted with “ the @ @ @ @ @ pledged to be “ fully accountable to them and the larger advocacy community during this @ @ @ @ @ a spokeswoman .
Note to Mr. Biden : AOC ’ s loyalties are with her @ @ @ @ @ , not you .
Many of the members picked by Mr. Sanders have extreme views @ @ @ @ @ co-founder and executive director of the Sunrise Movement , which has led the push for @ @ @ @ @ serves on the climate committee .
Sunrise wants to end fracking immediately , ban drilling @ @ @ @ @ federal lands , prohibit exports of oil and natural gas , and set a 10-year @ @ @ @ @ oil and gas drilling permanently .
This is a political middle finger to not only @ @ @ @ @ too .


climatedepot--2020-05-22--Monbiot vs Moore: Monbiot rips film’s message as ‘inherently racist, rich white people blaming poor

Monbiot vs Moore: Monbiot rips film’s message as ‘inherently racist, rich white people blaming poor brown people’ – ‘The only concrete proposal in your film was that there should be a mass die-off’

Monbiot : “ The only concrete proposal in your film was that there should be a mass die-off ” “ Population growth is what people reach for when they don ’ t want to face structural and systemic problems , problems such as capitalism .
Population growth is what people reach for when they want to kick down , not kick up.
” “ What we see is a phenomenon of comparatively wealthy white people saying we ’ re not the problem , our consumption growth isn ’ t the issue , its those people breeding , they are the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , rich white people blaming poor brown people for an environmental problem which is mainly created by rich white people .
This emerges from a very long standing discourse , a discourse which really arose from colonialism , and was used as one of the justifications for colonialism .
… ” Morano responds to Monbiot .
`` Spot on !
It is important to note that it is not conservatives who espouse this , it is typically white male liberals who worry about `` overpopulation '' in countries with people of color .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ African nations ' population has been Al Gore .
Below is what Gore said at a Bill Gates event in 2014 . ''
Flashback 2014 : Gore : ‘ Fertility management ’ is needed to reduce the number of Africans to help ‘ control the proliferation of unusual weather ’ - As Michael Moore extends free viewing time for his blockbuster “ Planet of the Humans ” for another month , George Monbiot has launched a savage attack against Moore ’ s film , accusing Moore of perpetuating racist colonialist tropes .
“ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was that there should be a mass die-off ” “ Population growth is what people reach for when they don ’ t want to face structural and systemic problems , problems such as capitalism .
Population growth is what people reach for when they want to kick down , not kick up.
” “ What we see is a phenomenon of comparatively wealthy white people saying we ’ re not the problem , our consumption growth isn ’ t the issue , its those people breeding , they are the problem .
This @ @ @ @ @ @ @ people blaming poor brown people for an environmental problem which is mainly created by rich white people .
This emerges from a very long standing discourse , a discourse which really arose from colonialism , and was used as one of the justifications for colonialism .
… ” Strong words from Monbiot .
In my opinion what we are seeing is utter desperation in the face of Moore ’ s catastrophic exposure of the green failure to deliver a viable alternative to fossil fuel .


climatedepot--2020-05-22--LA Times video: ‘How pandemics are linked to climate change’ – ‘Solutions for climate change are als

LA Times video: ‘How pandemics are linked to climate change’ – ‘Solutions for climate change are also pandemic solutions’

UN Chief António Guterres : `` We must act decisively to protect our planet from both the coronavirus and the existential threat of climate disruption . ''
Aaron Bernstein , Harvard University 's Dir .
of Climate & Health & Global Env .
: `` The good news is that the solutions for climate change are also pandemic solutions . ''
Sammy Roth , energy reporter at LA Times Reporter : `` If we had a good reason to invest in clean energy and climate solutions before -- we have an even greater reason now is the economy in the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ potential benefits that would bring . ''
Los Angeles Times – May 21 , 2020 : Environmental factors including deforestation , air pollution and urbanization contribute to the severity of pandemics like COVID-19 .
Experts warn that if we continue to destroy the environment , future pandemics could become more common .
UN Chief António Guterres : “ We must act decisively to protect our planet from both the coronavirus and the existential threat of climate disruption.
” Aaron Bernstein , Harvard University ’ s Dir .
of Climate & Health & Global @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is that the solutions for climate change are also pandemic solutions.
” Sammy Roth , energy reporter at LA Times Reporter : “ If we had a good reason to invest in clean energy and climate solutions before — we have an even greater reason now is the economy in the shape that it ’ s in and the potential benefits that would bring.
” ‘ Fantastic ’ for the climate : Activists See Coronavirus Lockdowns As Dress Rehearsal for ‘ Climate Emergency ’ – Special Report


climatedepot--2020-05-22--Rise of S.U.V.s: Leaving Cars in Their Dust, With No Signs of Slowing – ‘S.U.V.s made up 47.4% of U.

Rise of S.U.V.s: Leaving Cars in Their Dust, With No Signs of Slowing – ‘S.U.V.s made up 47.4% of U.S. sales in 2019 with sedans at 22.1%’

For almost 20 years , the Toyota Camry was the best-selling passenger car within the United States .
( Pickup @ @ @ @ @ and gross sales stratosphere , with the highest three slots going to Ford ’ s @ @ @ @ @ s Ram and Chevrolet ’ s Silverado . )
In 2019 , Toyota ’ s @ @ @ @ @ passenger crown with almost 450,000 bought , placing it in fourth place over all behind @ @ @ @ @ with Car Sales Base .
Next have been the Honda CR-V at over 384,000 gross @ @ @ @ @ Rogue and Rogue Sport , combining for 350,500 ; and the Chevy Equinox at 346,000 @ @ @ @ @ the gross sales listing , the Camry , confirmed up at No .
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climatedepot--2020-05-23--Physicist’s new study: Why masks don’t work & how governments are operating a science vacuum

Denis Rancourt is a PhD physicist , civil libertarian , and climate skeptic .
He has interviewed me about climate for the Ontario Civil Liberties Association .
Dr. Rancourt has an excellent paper out explaining why masks don ’ t work , and how governments are operating a science vacuum .
The present paper about masks illustrates the degree to which governments , the mainstream media , and institutional propagandists can decide to operate in a science vacuum , or select only incomplete science that serves their interests .
Such recklessness is also certainly the case with the current global @ @ @ @ @ @ @ an unprecedented experiment in medical and political history .
Dr. Fauci also explained why people should not be wearing masks .
Yet in Boulder County , Colorado , you can get a year in jail for not wearing a mask .
Just one more heinous abuse of science and human rights by Democrats .
Face Masks Required In Public Starting Saturday , May 9th .
Possible $ 5000 Fine & Up To One Year In Jail Penalty | Longmont Observer I refuse to wear a mask , and make a point of smiling @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Boulder County to escape this nonsense , and now live in Cheyenne , Wyoming .


climatedepot--2020-05-23--Flashback 1969: American life went on as normal during Hong Kong Flu killer pandemic – Woodstock was

Flashback 1969: American life went on as normal during Hong Kong Flu killer pandemic – Woodstock was not canceled, economy was not lockdowned, civil liberties not suspended, ‘schools were not shut down…Face masks weren’t required’

And all of this happened during a global pandemic in which over 1 million people died .
Though Woodstock was not held during the peak months of the H3N2 pandemic ( the first wave ended by early March 1969 , and it didn ’ t flare up again until November of that year ) , the filthy festival went ahead when the virus was still active and had no known cure.The LIFE Picture Collection via H3N2 ( or the “ Hong Kong flu , ” as it was more popularly known ) was an influenza strain that the New York @ @ @ @ @ @ @ worst in the nation ’ s history.
” The first case of H3N2 , which evolved from the H2N2 influenza strain that caused the 1957 pandemic , was reported in mid-July 1968 in Hong Kong .
By September , it had infected Marines returning to the States from the Vietnam War .
By mid-December , the Hong Kong flu had arrived in all 50 states .
But schools were not shut down nationwide , other than a few dozen because of too many sick teachers .
Face masks weren ’ t required or @ @ @ @ @ @ @ held during the peak months of the H3N2 pandemic ( the first wave ended by early March 1969 , and it didn ’ t flare up again until November of that year ) , the festival went ahead when the virus was still active and had no known cure .
“ I wish they had social distancing at Woodstock , ” jokes Lydon , who now lives in Delray Beach , Florida , and works as a purchasing manager for MDVIP , a network of primary care doctors .
“ You had to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ Life continued as normal , ” said Jeffrey Tucker , the editorial director for the American Institute for Economic Research .
“ But as with now , no one knew for certain how deadly [ the pandemic ] would turn out to be .
Regardless , people went on with their lives.
” Which , he said , isn ’ t all that surprising .
“ That generation approached viruses with calm , rationality and intelligence , ” he said .
“ We left disease mitigation to medical professionals , individuals and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and government.
” While it ’ s way too soon to compare the numbers , H3N2 has so far proved deadlier than COVID-19 .
Between 1968 and 1970 , the Hong Kong flu killed between an estimated 1 and 4 million , according to the CDC and Encyclopaedia Britannica , with US deaths exceeding 100,000 .
As of this writing , COVID-19 has killed more than 295,000 globally and around 83,000 in the United States , according to Johns Hopkins University .
But by all projections , the coronavirus will surpass H3N2 ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ shutdown .
Aside from the different reactions to H3N2 and COVID-19 , the similarities between them are striking .
Both viruses spread quickly and cause upper respiratory symptoms including fever , cough and shortness of breath .
They infect mostly adults over 65 or those with underlying medical conditions , but could strike people of any age .
Both pandemics didn ’ t spare the rich and famous — Hitchcock actress Tallulah Bankhead and former CIA Director Allen Dulles succumbed to H3N2 , while COVID-19 has taken the lives of singer-songwriter John Prine @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
President Lyndon Johnson and Vice President Hubert Humphrey both fell ill from H3N2 and recovered , as did UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson from COVID-19 last month .
Both viruses infected animals — a 4-year-old Malayan tiger at the Bronx Zoo tested positive for the coronavirus in early April , and in January 1969 , the original Shamu at San Diego ’ s SeaWorld , along with two other killer whales named Ramu and Kilroy , contracted the Hong Kong flu .
Both pandemics brought drama to outer space : During an @ @ @ @ @ @ @ commander Frank Borman came down with the Hong Kong flu while in orbit .
And in early April , three NASA astronauts returned to Earth after seven months aboard the International Space Station , with astronaut Jessica Meir remarking that it felt like coming home “ to a different planet.
” During both pandemics , horror stories abounded — from the bodies stored in refrigerated trucks in New York last month to corpses stored in subway tunnels in Germany during the H3N2 outbreak .
Those who had H3N2 and survived describe a health @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
“ The coughing and difficulty breathing were the worst but it was the lethargy that kept me in bed , ” said Jim Poling Sr. , the author of “ Killer Flu : The World on the Brink of a Pandemic , ” who caught the virus while studying at Columbia University .
“ X-rays after recovery showed scarring at the bottom of my left lung.
” Renee Ward , 53 , remembers her entire family contracting the virus in Greenville , NC , during Christmas 1968 .
“ My father got @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and my mother , ” she said .
But their symptoms were mild , for the most part .
“ Christmas morning , I was trying to play with my new kitchen set from Santa , while my mother watched from the couch and cried because we couldn ’ t travel to be with my grandparents.
” Linda Murray Bullard , 60 , from Chattanooga , Tenn. , remembers visiting a “ super ” grocery store with her mom just before Thanksgiving 1968 .
Days later , her mother was in bed with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
“ I turned 9 years old on December 5th , but because she was so ill , we didn ’ t celebrate , ” said Bullard .
“ I just wanted her to feel better.
” Days before Christmas Eve , her 33-year-old mother went to an ER and was diagnosed with the Hong Kong flu .
She died shortly after .
The global fight to stop ( or at least slow down ) COVID-19 has brought heavy restrictions on all aspects of public life , including restaurants , bars , weddings @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and gyms .
Schools have reverted to remote learning and most business now happens via Zoom .
The Grand Canyon is closed , as are all Disney parks and Las Vegas casinos .
Professional sports are on indefinite hold , including Wimbledon , which canceled for the first time since World War II .
Enlarge ImageThe Hong Kong flu sickened Shamu ( left ) and President Lyndon Johnson ( right ) but didn ’ t shut down normal life .
The Hong Kong flu sickened Shamu ( above ) and President Lyndon Johnson @ @ @ @ @ @ @ hit zoo animals and world leaders , including UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson and the wife of Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.The LIFE Picture Collection via Getty Images ; Alamy How does this compare to the Hong Kong flu ?
Nathaniel Moir , a postdoctoral fellow at Harvard University ’ s Kennedy School of Government , said there were few precautions taken during the H3N2 pandemic other than washing hands and staying home when sick .
“ It was like the pandemic hadn ’ t even happened if you look for it in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ I am still shocked at how differently people addressed — or maybe even ignored it — in 1968 compared to 2020.
” The virus rarely made front-page news .
A 1968 story in the Associated Press warned that deaths caused by the Hong Kong flu “ more than doubled across the nation in the third week of December.
” But the story was buried on Page 24 .
The New York Post didn ’ t publish any stories about the pandemic in 1968 , and in 1969 , coverage was mostly minor @ @ @ @ @ @ @ delaying honeymoons because of the virus and the Yonkers police force calling in sick with the Hong Kong flu during wage negotiations .
Disney ’ s theme parks may stay closed until 2021 : analyst A vaccine was soon developed — in August 1969 , not long after Woodstock — but the news of a cure didn ’ t get much media attention either .
It may seem like the world responded to the 1968 pandemic with a shrug of indifference , but the different approaches may be down to a generational divide @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ we were confident with all the advances in medicine .
Measles , mumps , chickenpox , scarlet fever and polio all had been brought under control , ” he said .
Tucker remembers being taught as a child of the ’ 60s that “ getting viruses ultimately strengthened one ’ s immune system .
One of my most vivid memories is of a chickenpox party .
The idea was that you should get it and get it over with when you are young.
” Even with those relaxed ideas about viruses , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ by surprise .
It was different from previous pandemics because of how fast it spread , thanks largely to increased international air travel .
Much of our current thinking about infectious diseases in the modern era changed because of the SARS outbreak of 2003 , which “ scared the hell out of many people , ” said Poling .
“ It ’ s the first time I recall people wearing masks and trying to distance themselves from others , particularly in situations where someone might cough or sneeze.
” The idea that a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and public lockdowns is a relatively new one , said Tucker .
It was first suggested in a 2006 study by New Mexico scientist Robert J .
Glass , who got the idea from his 14-year-old daughter ’ s science project .
Enlarge ImageApollo 8 ’ s Frank Borman ( rightmost ) became ill with H3N2 in December 1968 — in space — but quickly got better .
H3N2 even reached as far as outer space , with Apollo 8 ’ s Frank Borman ( right ) becoming ill in December 1968.Getty Images @ @ @ @ @ @ @ epidemiologists ” — Richard Hatchett and Carter Mecher , who worked for the George W. Bush administration — “ hatched the idea [ of using government-enforced social distancing ] and hoped to try it out on the next virus.
” We are , in effect , Tucker said , part of a grand social experiment .
But the differences between how the world responded to two pandemics , separated by 50 years , is more complicated than any single explanation .
“ If I were 48 in 1968 , I would have most @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” said Moir .
“ I would have had a little brother who served in Korea , and possibly might have a son or daughter fighting in Vietnam.
” Death , he said , was a bigger and in some ways more accepted part of American life .
The Hong Kong flu also arrived at a particularly volatile moment in history .
There was the race to land a man on the moon and political assassinations and sexual liberation and the civil rights movement .
Without 24/7 news coverage and social media vying @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of flu could hardly compete for the public ’ s attention .
But , even if people in 1968 had been told to stay home , it ’ s unlikely they would ’ ve protested , Moir said .
Dining out , for instance , was a rare indulgence for most American families then .
Today , “ we spend as much eating out as we do preparing food at home , ” Moir said .
A 2013 study by market research firm NPD Group found that between the mid-1960s and the late @ @ @ @ @ @ @ at home 92 percent of the time to 69 percent of the time .
In 2020 , we feel that being denied music festivals and restaurants is an egregious attack on our liberty .
“ A big part of our freakout over COVID-19 is a reaction to everything in this country that we ’ ve taken for granted , ” Moir said .
“ When it ’ s taken away , we lose our minds.
” It ’ s a point echoed by Lydon .
Her best memories of that wild weekend aren @ @ @ @ @ @ @ music — Jimi Hendrix ’ s electric guitar scared the “ begeebers ” out of her , she said — but the quiet moments afterward back at a parent ’ s house in New Jersey .
“ I ate the best grilled-cheese sandwich and drank the best lemonade , ” she said .
And “ I took the best shower I ever remember .
”


climatedepot--2020-05-25--‘Anti-Greta’ Naomi Seibt Strikes Back at Climate Activist Misanthropy

In an interview with the Express , a popular UK newspaper , Naomi Seibt has questioned the misanthropic goals and motives of those who find glory in the clear waters of venice , or clean air of formerly polluted cities , but ignore the tragic human cost , the Covid-19 pain , death and lockdown misery which has made all this possible .
How dare you !
Anti-Greta Thunberg makes bold statement against global warming doomsters GRETA THUNBERG ’ s rival Naomi Seibt has launched a stunning attack on the climate change activists who have widely shared images of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ dropped .
By CLIVE HAMMOND PUBLISHED : 21:19 , Sun , May 24 , 2020 | UPDATED : 21:26 , Sun , May 24 , 2020 On social media , photographs of places such as Venice – where its canals were once doused in litter and other substances – looking clean and clear , after locals were ordered to stay indoors as part of the coronavirus lockdown .
Other places , such as in Portsmouth , UK , were also snapped looking clean as pollution from motor vehicles has rapidly declined .
Many @ @ @ @ @ @ @ exactly how pollution has affected the world and that pollution must be cut now to protect the environment .
However , speaking to Express.co.uk , Ms Seibt argues that we must look at the bigger picture before accepting the new normal life .
She said : “ Of course those pictures are beautiful , but the question we ought to ask ourselves is what is our end goal ?
“ Do we really want to stay inside forever and not live our normal daily lives ?
Not use cars , or technology or @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in the world are depressed right now , people are not doing very well .
And just because the sea looks nice and people can see and point to nature and say ‘ look we were the parasite all along ’ .


climatedepot--2020-05-25--Scientists Discover That Coral Reefs Can Adapt To Warming Ocean Temps

( CN ) — Some coral reefs are adapting to warming ocean temperatures by making their own sunscreen in the form of bright neon colors — a strategy which invites coral animals to return to reefs and is seen as a critical adaptation to maintain healthy coral reefs around the world .
In a study published Thursday in the journal Current Biology , researchers at the University of Southampton detail a series of controlled laboratory experiments they conducted at their coral aquarium facility .
In the experiments , “ colorful ” coral bleaching events cause coral to produce a layer @ @ @ @ @ @ @ animals vital to a mutually beneficial “ symbiosis ” relationship to return to coral habitats they abandon due to the effects of warming oceans .
Many coral animals live with tiny algae embedded in their cells — it ’ s a fragile symbiotic relationship where the algae gain shelter , carbon dioxide and nutrients while the coral receives photosynthetic products to fulfill their energy needs .
When the ocean ’ s temperature rises , the symbiosis breaks down and the algae are lost , causing the coral ’ s white limestone skeleton to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ bleaching .
The condition can be fatal to coral — when its live tissue is gone and its skeleton is exposed to erosion , an entire coral reef can break down in a few years , causing the biodiversity that relies on its complex structure to fall apart in the process .
But some coral undergoes colorful coral bleaching — emitting a range of different bright neon colors — derived from photoprotective green fluorescent protein-like pigments produced by the coral host .
The colorful adaptation could prove vital for overcoming the fatal coral @ @ @ @ @ @ @ worldwide .
But the colorful coral bleaching – rather than the whitskeleton exposure of common coral bleaching events – is believed to take place due to mild ocean warming or disturbances in their nutrient environment , rather than extreme events .
Colorful bleaching occurred between this past March and April in some areas of the Great Barrier Reef , suggesting some patches of the world ’ s largest reef system may have better recovery prospects than others .
“ Bleaching is not always a death sentence for corals , the coral animal can @ @ @ @ @ @ @ event is mild enough , corals can re-establish the symbiosis with their algal partner .
Unfortunately , recent episodes of global bleaching caused by unusually warm water have resulted in high coral mortality , leaving the world ’ s coral reefs struggling for survival , ” Dr. Cecilia D ’ Angelo , lecturer of molecular coral biology at Southampton , said in a statement .
see also GWPF coverage of coral reefs controversies


climatedepot--2020-05-25--EU climate policy means exporting ’emissions’ to other parts of the world

Exporting jobs as well , in pursuit of their ‘ climate ambition ’ aka fantasy .
EU voters should be careful what they wish for .
– – – The EU has an ambition of being climate neutral in 2050 , says Science Daily .
It is hoped that this can be achieved through a green transition in the energy sector and CO2-intensive industries , as well as through altered consumer behavior such as food habits and travel demands among the EU population .
However , should the EU implement its most ambitious decarbonization agenda , while the rest of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , non-EU nations will end up emitting more greenhouse gases , thereby significantly offsetting the reductions of EU emissions .
This is the conclusion of a new policy brief prepared by economics experts at the University of Copenhagen ’ s Department of Food and Resource Economics .
For every tonne of CO2 emissions avoided in the EU , around 61.5 % of that tonne will in that case be emitted somewhere else in the world .
This carbon leakage , as it is known , will result in a global CO2 savings of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is based on the conclusions of a purposely-built economic model .
The model , part of the EU Horizon 2020 project EUCalc , seeks to describe various pathways to decarbonizing the EU economy .
“ Obviously , the EU ’ s own climate footprint will be significantly reduced .
But the EU ’ s economy is intertwined with the rest of the world through trade relations , which would change as we implement a green transition in our energy sector , industries and ways of life .
Part of the emissions that Europe @ @ @ @ @ @ @ transition could possibly be ‘ leaked ’ to the rest of the world through , among other things , trade mechanisms , depending on the climate policy of other countries , ” according to economist and brief co-author Professor Wusheng Yu , of the University of Copenhagen ’ s Department of Food and Resource Economics .
“ If the world beyond the EU does not follow suit and embark on a similar green transition , the decline in global greenhouse gas emissions will effectively be limited and well below the level agreed upon @ @ @ @ @ @ @ co-author , economist and Yu ’ s department fellow , Francesco Clora .


climatedepot--2020-05-26--The warmists finally succeed at censoring inconvenient film! Michael Moore film Planet of the Humans

The warmists finally succeed at censoring inconvenient film! Michael Moore film Planet of the Humans removed from YouTube – ‘Environmental photographer’s copyright claim prompts website to remove film’

YouTube has taken down the controversial Michael Moore-produced documentary Planet of the Humans in response to a copyright infringement claim by a British environmental photographer .
The movie , which has been condemned as inaccurate and misleading by climate scientists and activists , allegedly includes a clip used without the permission of the owner Toby Smith , who does not approve of the context in which his material is being used .
In response , the filmmakers denied violating fair usage rules and accused their critics of politically motivated censorship .
Smith filed the complaint to YouTube on 23 May @ @ @ @ @ @ @ several seconds of footage from his Rare Earthenware project detailing the journey of rare earth minerals from Inner Mongolia .
Smith , who has previously worked on energy and environmental issues , said he did not want his work associated with something he disagreed with .
“ I went directly to YouTube rather than approaching the filmmakers because I wasn ’ t interested in negotiation .
I don ’ t support the documentary , I don ’ t agree with its message and I don ’ t like the misleading use of facts @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Humans director Jeff Gibbs said he was working with YouTube to resolve the issue and have the film back up as soon as possible .
He said in a statement : “ This attempt to take down our film and prevent the public from seeing it is a blatant act of censorship by political critics of Planet of the Humans .
It is a misuse of copyright law to shut down a film that has opened a serious conversation about how parts of the environmental movement have gotten into bed with Wall Street @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is absolutely no copyright violation in my film .
This is just another attempt by the film ’ s opponents to subvert the right to free speech.
” Planet of the Humans , which has been seen by more than 8 million people since it was launched online last month , describes itself as a “ full-frontal assault ” on the sacred cows of the environmental movement .
Veteran climate campaigners and thinkers , such as Bill McKibben and George Monbiot , have pointed out factual errors , outdated footage and promotion of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ fossil fuel industry .
Many are dismayed that Moore – who built his reputation as a left-wing filmmaker and supporter of civil rights – should produce a work endorsed by climate sceptics and right-wing thinktanks .
Several have signed a letter urging the removal of what they called a “ shockingly misleading and absurd ” documentary .
Climate scientist Michael Mann said the filmmakers “ have done a grave disservice to us and the planet ” with distortions , half-truths and lies .
On Moore ’ s official YouTube channel , the usual @ @ @ @ @ @ @ by a page noting “ Video unavailable .
This video is no longer available due to a copyright claim by a third party.
” On the Planet of the Humans website , the link to the full movie is also dead , though the trailers and other video material are functioning as normal .
Flashback : UPDATE : Film Distributor backs down from censorship after blowback !
‘ We don ’ t want to give the film extra publicity ’ – Michael Moore ’ s film exposing ‘ green ’ energy con faced @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ‘ the film down ’


climatedepot--2020-05-26--Another Crack in the Climate Censorship Wall – Dr. Patrick Moore Debates Ocean ‘Acidification’ in In

Another Crack in the Climate Censorship Wall – Dr. Patrick Moore Debates Ocean ‘Acidification’ in Inference Science Magazine

Bjornerud asserts that “ leakage of carbon from the surface into the deeper ocean is , in fact , essential for climate regulation ” and that “ this process , known as the carbon pump , has partly offset anthropogenic increases in CO 2 arising from the combustion of fossil fuels.
” No evidence can be found in the geological record going back 500 million years that the oceans have regulated the climate by absorbing CO 2 .
During this period , there is little correlation between atmospheric CO 2 levels and global temperature .
There is no support for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ history , atmospheric COhas declined from at least 6,000 parts per million ( ppm ) to 180 ppm .
It reached its lowest level during the last major glaciation , 20,000 years ago .
Far more COhas been sequestered into sediments as fossil fuels and carbonate rocks , such as limestone , than has been released back to the atmosphere .
If this process had continued without anthropogenic emissions , COwould eventually have been reduced to lower than 150 ppm , leading to the eventual death of plant life .
In this light @ @ @ @ @ @ @ rescuing life on earth from an early demise due to continued sequestration of an essential ingredient for all life .
Even at the present 415 ppm , of which 135 ppm are due to industrial emissions , COis still a limiting factor for the growth of most plants , including farm crops and trees .
The anthropogenic increase in COhas raised crop production globally by 15 to 30 percent since 1900 .
Field experiments show that the expected increase in the next 100 years will have an even greater impact.It is standard procedure @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 800-1200 ppm , increasing growth and yield 20-50 percent .
Bjornerud also asserts that “ excess COin seawater can eat away at the shells of the tiny calcitic organisms that help to sequester carbon in mineral form.
” She refers to the contention that higher COlevels in seawater will result in ocean acidification that harms aquatic species , especially those that produce calcium carbonate from COand calcium to build protective shells .
There is no evidence to support this hypothesis .
Marine and freshwater calcifying species survive in a wide variety of pH @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , mussels , and crayfish that calcify in the acidic range at pH 6 and lower .
There is no conceivable atmospheric COconcentration that will result in offshore ocean pH becoming lower than an alkaline 7.5 , let alone neutral 7.0 , in the foreseeable future.Many of the calcifying species evolved when atmospheric COwas 4,000 ppm or higher .
These include the microscopic phytoplankton coccolithophores , the zooplankton foraminifera , the molluscs , marine arthropods , and corals .
It is primarily these species that have removed large amounts of COfrom the oceans @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Human emissions of COhave inadvertently reversed the worrisome depletion of CO , the primary food for all carbon-based life on earth .
In her final paragraph , Bjornerud states , “ All the mass extinction events evident from the fossil record have been linked to variations in ocean chemistry , ” and that “ the demise of the dinosaurs , for example , can be attributed in large part to oceans poisoned by the constituents of the carbon and sulfur-rich rocks vaporized by the Chicxulub impactor.
” The cause of the Permian @ @ @ @ @ @ @ no consensus on any of the suggested explanations .
The only extinction for which there is relatively good evidence is that of the dinosaurs at 65 million years BP , which was coincident with a large asteroid striking the Yucatan peninsula .
It is surmised that the asteroid penetrated the earth ’ s crust .
This caused a vast amount of material to be thrown into the stratosphere , where it remained for years , blocking the sun , ending most photosynthesis , and cooling the earth until it cleared .
It is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ocean chemistry could eliminate all the terrestrial dinosaurs in addition to the marine species .
It is not difficult to imagine that both terrestrial and marine species would die out for lack of photosynthesis and the food it provides .


climatedepot--2020-05-26--Plastic straws coming back, thanks to Covid-19

SAN FRANCISCO — First , reusable grocery bags were lost to the coronavirus .
Silverware and ceramic plates may be the next to go .
As restaurants around California — and the country — reopen for full-service dining , the state says reusable tableware is fine with proper precautions .
That ’ s at odds with the CDC , which says disposable dishes , utensils , napkins and tablecloths should be the default .
California recycling and clean water groups are pushing back on the federal guidance , sending a letter to Gov .
Gavin Newsom this month questioning surface @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and petrochemicals manufacturers for “ trying to influence CDC guidelines for reopening food establishments in their favor.
” “ The idea that the CDC recommends that single-use disposable items should be preferred seems a little illogical to me , ” said Chris Slafter , interim coordinator of Clean Water Action ’ s ReThink Disposable program , which gives grants to restaurants and advises them on how to replace single-use food-service items with reusables .
“ Someone still has to handle that item before it goes into a customer ’ s hand.
” Before @ @ @ @ @ @ @ way on eliminating single-use plastics in various consumer sectors .
While environmentalists have long criticized plastic products for polluting oceans and overwhelming landfills , state and local leaders also have sounded the alarm after China in recent years stopped accepting many U.S. plastics for recycling .
But the virus has thwarted efforts to toughen statewide recycling targets .
Backers of a ballot initiative to require all packaging to be recyclable , reusable or compostable by 2030 are likely postponing their measure to 2022 , while lawmakers with similar goals have shelved their bills @ @ @ @ @ @ @ during the pandemic as restaurants have relied on takeout orders to stay afloat and grocery shoppers have reverted to disposable bags over sanitary concerns .
California has long been a leader on reducing plastic use — it was the first in the country to ban single-use plastic bags at large grocery stores — but it hasn ’ t spread to most other states , with only seven others following suit since then .
Environmentalists hope other states will follow California ’ s lead on how to reopen restaurants and ignore the plastic industry @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for officials to endorse single-use plastics during the pandemic .
“ California is a good model , ” said Rachael Coccia , plastic pollution manager for the Surfrider Foundation .
“ It ’ s really going to be something [ where ] states have the power to make those types of decisions.
” Her organization is trying to get ahead of the issue , because how restaurants act now is likely to be the norm for a while .
Surfrider is reaching out to the 630 restaurants that are part of its network @ @ @ @ @ @ @ which pledge to exclusively use reusable foodware for on-site dining and provide utensils for takeout orders only upon request .
It ’ s also circulating its own guidelines pointing out that the virus can survive on plastic surfaces .


climatedepot--2020-05-26--2020 REPORT: The Reassuring Facts About The Climate In 2019 – ‘2019 cooler than 2016’

Professor Ole Humlum , formerly of the University of Oslo , Norway points out that new data on rising ocean temperatures raise interesting questions about the source of the heat .
“ We can detect a great deal of heat rising from the bottom of the oceans .
This obviously can not be anything to do with human activity .
So although people say the oceans are warming , in reality there is still much to learn.
” 'Since 1979 , Arctic and Antarctic sea-ice extents have had opposite trends , decreasing and increasing , respectively . '
'Tropical storms @ @ @ @ @ @ @ either lower or higher activity .
The same applies for the number of continental hurricane landfalls in the USA , in a record going back to 1851 . '
`` Northern Hemisphere snow cover extent ... since 1972 , however , snow extent has been largely stable . ''
London , 26 May : 2019 saw the continuation of many climate trends , most of them unalarming and even reassuring .
That ’ s the conclusion of a new report published by the Global Warming Policy Foundation .
According to the author , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ been a gentle warming in the last 40 years , storm activity is unchanged and snow cover remains stable .
And while sea ice has declined , much of this may be natural variation .
“ This report focuses on empirical observations and not on climate modelling speculations , says Professor Humlum .
“ We should therefore be greatly reassured by what these data are telling us ” .
Professor Humlum also points out that new data on rising ocean temperatures raise interesting questions about the source of the heat .
“ We @ @ @ @ @ @ @ rising from the bottom of the oceans .
This obviously can not be anything to do with human activity .
So although people say the oceans are warming , in reality there is still much to learn.
” And Professor Humlum points out that where there is ignorance , it is always wise to be cautious .
“ We have learned in recent months about the potentially high cost of leaping to conclusions .
We must take more care in our response to small changes in the climate.
” The full report can @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Climate 2019 ( pdf ) About the author Ole Humlum is former Professor of Physical Geography at the University Centre in Svalbard , Norway , and Emeritus Professor of Physical Geography , University of Oslo , Norway .
1 .
According to the instrumental temperature record ( since about 1850 ) , 2019 was a very warm year , but cooler than 2016 .
2 .
In 2019 , the average global air temperature was affected by a moderate El Niño episode , interrupting a gradual global air temperature decrease following the strong @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 1979 , lower troposphere temperatures have increased over both land and oceans , but more so over land areas .
The possible explanations include insolation , cloud cover and land use .
4 .
The temperature variations recorded in the lowermost troposphere are generally reflected at higher altitudes too .
In the stratosphere , however , a temperature ‘ pause ’ commenced in around 1995 , 5–7 years before a similar temperature ‘ pause ’ began in the lower troposphere near the planet ’ s surface .
The stratospheric temperature ‘ pause ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
5 .
The 2015–16 oceanographic El Niño was among the strongest since the beginning of the record in 1950 .
Considering the entire record , however , recent variations between El Niño and La Niña are not unusual .
6 .
Since 2004 , when detailed recording of ocean temperatures began , the global oceans above 1900 m depth have , on average , warmed somewhat .
The strongest warming ( between the surface and 200 m depth ) mainly affects the oceans near the Equator , where the incoming solar radiation @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , for the North Atlantic , net cooling at the surface has been pronounced since 2004 .
7 .
Data from tide gauges all over the world suggest an average global sea-level rise of 1–1.5 mm/year , while the satellite record suggests a rise of about 3.2 mm/year , or more .
The noticeable difference in rate ( a ratio of at least 1:2 ) between the two data sets still has no broadly accepted explanation .
8 .
Since 1979 , Arctic and Antarctic sea-ice extents have had opposite trends , decreasing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ these overall trends , however , variations of shorter duration are also important in understanding year-to-year variations .
In the Arctic , a 5.3-year periodic variation is important , while for the Antarctic a variation of about 4.5-years ’ duration is seen .
Both these variations reached their minima simultaneously in 2016 , which explains the simultaneous minimum in global sea-ice extent .
This particularly affected Antarctic sea-ice extent in 2016 .
9 .
Northern Hemisphere snow cover extent undergoes important local and regional variations from year to year .
Since 1972 , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ stable .
10 .
Tropical storms and hurricanes have displayed large annual variations in accumulated cyclone energy ( ACE ) since 1970 , but there has been no overall trend towards either lower or higher activity .
The same applies for the number of continental hurricane landfalls in the USA , in a record going back to 1851 .


climatedepot--2020-05-26--Greta touts 200 groups’ letter to G20 leaders urging post COVID policies deal with the ‘climate brea

Greta touts 200 groups’ letter to G20 leaders urging post COVID policies deal with the ‘climate breakdown’

“ Covid-19 has forced the world to pause and take stock , providing us with a unique opportunity to make changes that will benefit the planet and all the people on it , ” said Annette Kennedy , president of the International Council of Nurses .
“ Climate change poses an imminent and serious threat to the health of the world ’ s population . ''
World health leaders urge green recovery from coronavirus crisis Open letter to G20 leaders says addressing climate breakdown key to global revival UK Guardian Excerpt : Doctors and medical professionals from around the globe @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a green recovery from the coronavirus crisis that takes account of air pollution and climate breakdown .
More than 200 organisations representing at least 40 million health workers – making up about half of the global medical workforce – have signed an open letter to the G20 leaders and their chief medical advisers , pointing to the 7 million premature deaths to which air pollution contributes each year around the world .
Chief medical officers and chief scientific advisers must be directly involved in designing the stimulus packages now under way , the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ they include considerations of public health and environmental concerns .
They say public health systems should be strengthened , and they warn of how environmental degradation could help to unleash future diseases .
The signatories also want reforms to fossil fuel subsidies , with public support shifted towards renewable energy , which they say would make for cleaner air , cut greenhouse gas emissions and help to spur economic growth of nearly $ 100tn in the next three decades .
Last week a comprehensive study found daily carbon dioxide emissions around the world @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a result of the lockdowns , and that if normal activity resumed there would be only about a 4 % fall for the full year , compared with last year .
Such a fall would make little difference in the climate crisis .
Some countries are considering a green recovery from the crisis by attaching stern conditions to any bailouts for fossil fuel-dependent industries , such as aviation , and by pumping money into infrastructure that reduces greenhouse gases , from broadband for remote working to better cycle lanes and electric vehicle charging @ @ @ @ @ @ @ world to pause and take stock , providing us with a unique opportunity to make changes that will benefit the planet and all the people on it , ” said Annette Kennedy , president of the International Council of Nurses .
“ Climate change poses an imminent and serious threat to the health of the world ’ s population.
” The signatories include the World Medical Association , the International Council of Nurses , the Commonwealth Nurses and Midwives Federation , the World Organization of Family Doctors and the World Federation of Public @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of individual health professionals .


climatedepot--2020-05-27--SHAMELESS ALARMISTS/MEDIA SPREAD CLIMATE CHANGE CANCER HORROR STORY

Over the years I ’ ve become almost inured to the crazy claims various climate alarmists have made .
They have tried to link almost every bad thing that happens in the world to climate change , from psychiatric disorders to violent crime , from the end of winter sports to reduced milk production , from hair loss to the loss of one ’ s sex drive .
And no , in case you are wondering , I ’ m not making these examples up : you can find the articles yourselves by typing the terms into your favorite search @ @ @ @ @ @ @ nor any of the myriad other loony links alarmists have tried to establish between human fossil fuel use and bad outcomes , have any basis in facts or hard data .
Now , adding insult to injury , an article in the journal CA : A Cancer Journal for Clinicians , irresponsibly hyped by CNBC , is falsely claiming “ [ c ] limate change has triggered more frequent weather disasters like hurricanes and wildfires , … lower [ ing ] cancer survival rate [ s ] and threaten [ ing ] prevention.
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ , alarmists truly have no shame when it comes to scaremongering and preying on the most vulnerable to increase their political power and funding .
The cancer researchers claim climate change is causing more frequent and severe hurricane and wildfire seasons , resulting in people being unable to receive lifesaving care such as operations , chemotherapy , and radiation treatments during and in the aftermath of hurricanes and wildfires .
According to the paper , CNBC writes , “ Extreme weather disasters also lower cancer survival rates .
One study shows that cancer @ @ @ @ @ @ @ die when hurricane declarations were made during their therapy because of treatment interruptions compared with patients who had regular access to care .
“ ‘ For patients with cancer , the effects of hurricanes on access to cancer care can mean the difference between life and death , ’ the authors wrote , ” CNBC reports .
Contrary to these scary claims , human-induced climate change can not be causing increased mortality from cancer , because data show no evidence hurricanes or wildfires are becoming more severe or frequent .
The Intergovernmental Panel @ @ @ @ @ @ @ no evidence of any increase in the frequency or severity of hurricanes as Earth has modestly warmed , with the IPCC ’ s 2018 Interim Report stating there is “ only low confidence for the attribution of any detectable changes in tropical cyclone activity to anthropogenic influences.
” As Climate at a Glance : Hurricanes points out , hurricane strikes on the United States are at an all-time low , with America recently experiencing more than a decade ( 2005 through 2017 ) without a major hurricane ( Category 3 or higher ) @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in recorded history .
The United States also recently experienced the fewest hurricane strikes in any eight-year period ( 2009 through 2017 ) in recorded history .
Nor are recent wildfire seasons more severe or affecting larger areas than the United States has historically experienced .
Drought is the among the most important factors contributing to wildfires , and Climate at a Glance : Drought reports the United States is undergoing its longest period in recorded history without at least 40 percent of the country experiencing “ very dry ” conditions .
Peak @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , and 1900 were much larger than what the United States has experienced in the 21st century and in the late 20th century .
Indeed , in 2017 and 2019 , the United States registered its smallest percentage of land area in drought in recorded history .
The most recent data from the National Integrated Drought Information System shows only 0.39 percent of the country is experiencing extreme drought and 76 percent of the country is not experiencing drought or even below-average rainfall at present .
In addition , the IPCC reports with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ land areas of the Northern Hemisphere ( including the United States ) has increased during the past 70 years , and the IPCC has “ low confidence ” about any negative trends globally .
Since drought conditions are low , and drought is the single biggest factor behind wildfires , it should come as no surprise to learn , contra the cancer paper ’ s assertions , wildfires have neither become more frequent nor larger in recent years .
In the few regions that have experienced particularly severe wildfires , such as California @ @ @ @ @ @ @ government policies preventing proper land management in areas prone to wildfires .
Although there is limited evidence human fossil fuel use is driving dangerous climate change , there is copious evidence widespread fossil fuel use has saved lives by making modern cancer treatments and natural disaster response and recovery possible .
Fossil fuels are the bedrock of modern medicine , which has reduced mortality from cancer and increased lifespans .
Contemporary health care , including cancer treatments , depends on sterile plastics made from fossil fuels , such as IV drip bags and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , and syringes .
Hospitals , ambulances , operating rooms , emergency rooms , and clinics can not function without coal , natural gas , and oil .
Medical refrigeration units , CT scanning machines , MRIs , X-rays , laser scalpels , ventilators , incubators , and even lights require reliable electric power , which fossil fuels provide more affordably and dependably than alternative sources .
In fact , every hurricane or wildfire season demonstrates the criticality of fossil fuels to humankind ’ s responses to the vagaries of nature .
No @ @ @ @ @ @ @ industry to help hurricane- and wildfire-stricken areas recover .
Fossil fuels power the boats , helicopters , and other modes of transportation the Coast Guard , fire departments , military , and police use to evacuate people from flood and wildfire zones .
Fossil fuels power the fire trucks used to fight wildfires , and the airplanes that deliver “ smoke jumpers ” and flame retardant to wildfire sites inaccessible to vehicles .
Fossil fuels also power the eighteen-wheelers that deliver water , food , blankets , and other relief supplies , the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ wildfires or needing transport from medical facilities and nursing homes damaged or left without power by natural disasters .
Fossil fuels also power the utility vehicles sent to get the power back on .
The list goes on .
When power lines go down during hurricanes and wildfires , it is backup generators powered by diesel , natural gas , or liquid propane that deliver electricity to apartment residents , hospital patients , people in nursing homes , and others .
Gasoline-powered chainsaws cut apart the fallen trees blocking the roads , and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ companies use diesel-powered cranes to reattach wires and get the power back on .
The plastics in cell phones , computers , and equipment keeping people connected and informed are made in part from , and were manufactured using , oil and natural gas .
The silica necessary for microchips at the core of these technologies was mined by diesel-powered mining equipment .
Fossil fuels power the advanced warning systems that give people time to evacuate or take shelter as hurricanes or tornadoes approach , the weather planes that literally fly through cyclones @ @ @ @ @ @ @ enable meteorologists to report on hurricane and wildfire movements .
Obviously , natural disasters such as hurricanes and wildfires make it more difficult for people with cancer to get proper treatment , as is true for people suffering from other terrible diseases and maladies .
But there is no evidence climate change is making extreme weather more common , so there is no basis to claim climate change is decreasing cancer survival rates or preventing proper treatment .
Statements to the contrary are alarmist horror fiction lacking any basis in fact .


climatedepot--2020-05-27--No, Climate Change Does Not Cause Cancer – Despite claims from new ‘preposterous’ American Cancer So

No, Climate Change Does Not Cause Cancer – Despite claims from new ‘preposterous’ American Cancer Society study

Among the top articles in a May 19 Google News search for “ climate change ” were a slew of articles claiming climate change causes cancer .
CNBC and several other major news outlets published the claims , citing American Cancer Society ( ACS ) activists making the assertion .
The line of reasoning is preposterous .
And even if the ACS ’ s line of reasoning were sound , the line of reasoning would indicate that climate change is reducing cancer incidence and mortality .
The CNBC article is titled “ Climate change is fueling extreme weather that lowers @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The article points out ACS ’ s line of reasoning as “ [ 1 ] Climate change has triggered more frequent weather disasters like hurricanes and wildfires that [ 2 ] release deadly carcinogens into communities and [ 3 ] delay access to cancer treatment.
” Each of the three prongs of the argument is ridiculous , and the three in combination give new meaning to the term “ far-fetched.
” Examining the first prong , climate change has clearly not “ triggered more frequent weather disasters like hurricanes and wildfires.
” As @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Hurricanes , hurricane impacts in the United States are at an all-time low .
The United States recently went more than a decade ( 2005 through 2017 ) without a major hurricane measuring Category 3 or higher , which is the longest such period in recorded history .
The United States also recently experienced the fewest number of hurricane strikes in any eight-year period ( 2009 through 2017 ) in recorded history .
Even the U.N. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change 2018 “ Interim Report ” observes there is “ only low confidence @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in tropical cyclone activity to anthropogenic influences.
” And , as shown in the chart below ( see climatlas.com/tropical/frequency_12months.png ) , there has been a declining number of hurricanes during the past 30 years , not an increase as ACS claims .
Also , drought is the climate component that would impact wildfires .
As documented in Climate at a Glance : Drought , the United States is benefiting from fewer and less extreme drought events as the climate modestly warms .
In 2017 and 2019 successively , the United States registered its @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in recorded history .
Also , the United States is undergoing its longest period in recorded history with fewer than 40 percent of the country experiencing “ very dry ” conditions .
Moreover , the U.N. IPCC reports with “ high confidence ” that precipitation has increased over mid-latitude land areas of the Northern Hemisphere ( including the United States ) during the past 70 years , while IPCC has “ low confidence ” about any negative trends globally .
( See https : //www.ipcc.ch/site/assets/uploads/sites/2/2019/06/SR15_Chapter3_Low_Res.pdf , p .
191 . )
The entirety @ @ @ @ @ @ @ change causes cancer rests on the notion that climate change causes more hurricanes and wildfires .
With those assertions convincingly debunked , ACS ’ s entire argument fails .
If anything , ACS shows that climate change causes less cancer .
Let ’ s nevertheless look at the remaining two prongs of ACS ’ s claim .
The second prong , that a modest increase in wildfires would release more cancer-causing carcinogens into the air , would be marginal , at worst .
Very few , if any , cancer cases and cancer @ @ @ @ @ @ @ exposed to forest fire smoke .
And , again , even if that were the case , we see that climate change is reducing the drought that causes forest fires .
The third prong , that hurricanes and forest fires delay people ’ s access to cancer treatment , would also be marginal , at worst .
Very few , if any , regularly scheduled cancer treatments are missed because someone is caught in a hurricane or wildfire .
And , again , even if that were the case , we see that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ hurricanes and wildfires that would force somebody to miss a cancer treatment .
In summary , activists at the American Cancer Society , together with their willing media puppets , have gotten the entire issue backwards , if there is any link at all .
Climate change is not causing more cancer , but it apparently is causing more ridiculous claims from activist groups .


climatedepot--2020-05-27--New study in American Cancer Society Journal: ‘Climate change is already increasing cancer risk’ – F

New study in American Cancer Society Journal: ‘Climate change is already increasing cancer risk’ – Frets over ‘carbon footprint of cancer care’

Climate change is already increasing cancer risk through increased exposure to carcinogens after extreme weather events such as hurricanes and wildfires .
In addition to increasing cancer risk , climate change is also impacting cancer survival .
Extreme weather events can impede patients ' access to cancer care and the ability of cancer treatment facilities to deliver care .
...
Climate change creates conditions favorable to the greater production of and exposure to known carcinogens .
Extreme weather events are already increasing the amount of carcinogens in communities .
... `` To date , no studies have estimated the carbon @ @ @ @ @ @ @ expenditure associated with operating cancer treatment facilities and medical devices , as well as the manufacturing , packaging , and shipment of devices and pharmaceuticals , contributes significantly to greenhouse gas emissions in cancer care ...
Some cancer treatment facilities have begun to consider their own carbon footprint and started a process to achieve carbon neutrality .
However , the proportion of health care institutions reporting environmental sustainability activities lags behind other economic sectors '' Rebuttals to the new study here : No , Climate Change Does Not Cause Cancer – Despite claims @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Society study Cancer deaths blamed on ‘ climate change ’ - Now that “ climate change ” and cancer are being linked in a study published in the American Cancer Society journal , deaths from cancer could someday be labeled a “ climate change ” death .
The prospects for further progress in cancer prevention and control in this century are bright but face an easily overlooked threat from climate change , which can impact both exposure to cancer risk factors and access to cancer care .
Climate change is already increasing cancer @ @ @ @ @ @ @ extreme weather events such as hurricanes and wildfires .
In addition to increasing cancer risk , climate change is also impacting cancer survival .
Extreme weather events can impede patients ’ access to cancer care and the ability of cancer treatment facilities to deliver care.7 For these reasons , cancer treatment facilities should ensure that their disaster preparedness plans can withstand climate threats and should evaluate and mitigate their own contributions to greenhouse gas emissions .
Fortunately , many actions that address climate change also reduce carcinogen releases or exposures .
Climate change @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of and exposure to known carcinogens .
Extreme weather events are already increasing the amount of carcinogens in communities .
Climate Change Disrupts Access to Cancer Care Climate change can disrupt access to and receipt of care throughout the cancer care continuum .
Successful prevention , diagnosis , and treatment of cancer can require multiple visits to medical facilities .
This makes patients with cancer especially vulnerable to the effects of natural disasters on access to care.23 Extreme weather events also threaten the laboratory and clinic infrastructure dedicated to cancer care in the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ have begun to make themselves more resilient to the threats of extreme weather and climate change .
To date , no studies have estimated the carbon footprint of cancer care .
Some emission sources specific to cancer care are listed in Table 1 .
Cancer prevention and early detection usually occur in primary care settings , whereas diagnosis , staging , and treatment ( surgery , systemic therapy , and radiotherapy ) commonly occur in more specialized facilities .
Medical devices are indispensable for effective cancer screening , diagnosis , treatment , rehabilitation @ @ @ @ @ @ @ expenditure associated with operating cancer treatment facilities and medical devices , as well as the manufacturing , packaging , and shipment of devices and pharmaceuticals , contributes significantly to greenhouse gas emissions in cancer care .
Some cancer treatment facilities have begun to consider their own carbon footprint and started a process to achieve carbon neutrality .
However , the proportion of health care institutions reporting environmental sustainability activities lags behind other economic sectors,53 and it is not clear how many institutions involved in cancer care delivery currently assess the climate or broader @ @ @ @ @ @ @ carbon footprint measurement and public reporting , possibly through the NCI ’ s and CoC ’ s accreditation processes , would help identify opportunities for decreasing the environmental impact of the health care system and work as an incentive for the implementation of sustainability efforts .
Health Co‐Benefits of Climate Change Mitigation Because many anthropogenic drivers of climate change are also carcinogens,54 climate mitigation efforts have health co‐benefits , and especially benefits to cancer prevention and outcomes .
All stakeholders concerned with the prevention and treatment of cancer have much at stake with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ fossil fuels , which accounts for nearly 80 % of all the carbon pollution.55 T Although some may view these issues as beyond the scope of responsibility of the nation ’ s cancer treatment facilities , one need look no further than their mission statements , all of which speak to eradicating cancer .
Climate change and continued reliance on fossil fuels push that noble goal further from reach .
However , if all those whose life work is to care for those with cancer made clear to the communities they serve that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ our use of fossil fuels could prevent cancers and improve cancer outcomes , we might see actions that address climate change flourish and the attainment of our mission to reduce suffering from cancer grow nearer .
Two Rebuttals to the study here : No , Climate Change Does Not Cause Cancer – Despite claims from new ‘ preposterous ’ American Cancer Society study – James Taylor debunks study : “ The line of reasoning is preposterous .
And even if the ACS ’ s line of reasoning were sound , the line of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ reducing cancer incidence and mortality.
” SHAMELESS ALARMISTS/MEDIA SPREAD CLIMATE CHANGE CANCER HORROR STORY – CNBC writes , “ Extreme weather disasters also lower cancer survival rates .
One study shows that cancer patients were 19 percent more likely to die when hurricane declarations were made during their therapy because of treatment interruptions compared with patients who had regular access to care .


climatedepot--2020-05-27--Activists call for climate change to be listed as cause of death on death certificates

The environmental cause just took an unusual new turn .
“ Professors in academia are touting a new study that is being used to call for climate change to be added as a cause of death on death certificates , ” writes Marc Morano , founder of Climate Depot , a news site which tracks alarmist reports and research trends .
The academic and professors appear quite taken with a study published in The Lancet Planetary Health this month by the Australian National University Medical School .
“ Climate change is a killer , but we don ’ t acknowledge @ @ @ @ @ @ @ study authors noted .
“ Death certification needs to be modernized , indirect causes should be reported , with all death certification prompting for external factors contributing to death , and these death data must be coupled with large-scale environmental datasets so that impact assessments can be done , ” the authors wrote .
“ Given the focus on COVID-19 infection rates and death tolls , it appears the climate activists in academia may want in on the scary and emotional death toll counts in order to draw attention back to their climate @ @ @ @ @ @ @


climatedepot--2020-05-27--Youtube censorship removes Michael Moore’s documentary – But film is now available to watch on Bitch

Youtube censorship removes Michael Moore’s documentary – But film is now available to watch on Bitchute

Michael Moore ’ s Planet of the Humans racked up 8 million views in a month , then when they extended the free views for another month , YouTube finally found a reason to shut it down .
Apparently 4 seconds of video isn ’ t “ fair use ” in a documentary any more , and thus for copyright reasons , the video got pulled .
If Youtube took down every 4 second violation of copyright there ’ d be no Youtube .
Which may be about to happen anyway , when the young hip revolutionary teens realize the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to “ news ” in order to fool them into obedience for corporate profit .
It ’ s so predictable .
A month ago , Myron Ebell , CEI , said “ Quick .
Watch it before it ’ s banned ” .
Everytime Youtube does this it makes it easier for a competitor to take their top spot .
Bring it on .
Moore put it on Vimeo , but searching there finds nothing too .
Has Vimeo been “ got to ” ?
Doesn ’ t matter , because Moore ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ : //www.bitchute.com/video/KQnVEMOOYuJd/ The documentary was banned by the film distributors right from the start , but when people started tweeting “ now that it ’ s banned , I want to see it ” they reversed their decision .
But there are many ways to ignore something without actually banning it .
So a big Thank You to Youtube for being so cack-handed .
This will make both the documentary and Bitchute more popular .
For Michael Moore , this must be an eye opening transition as he falls from Green-Left Grace to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
For him , it might be the first time he really wakes up to the weapons grade corporate power that may have thought he was fighting previously .
A Red Pill day .
At this point he either does something grovelling to claw back to his former position ( but they won ’ t trust him ) , or this move pushes him far into skeptic-land .
Many a great skeptic is borne from the claws of Censorship .
It may also open some eyes among other namecalling lefty editors , like @ @ @ @ @ @ @ petty “ deniers ” label .
The documentary , especially coming from the unassailably left-wing Moore and Gibbs and not right-wing climate-change deniers , was bound to provoke a strong reaction .
Among the environmental champions leading the charge against Planet of the Humans has been Josh Fox , the Oscar-nominated director of Gasland .
Fox led an earlier campaign on Twitter to get the docu “ retracted by its creators and distributors , ” calling the film “ shockingly misleading and absurd.
” The effort by Fox triggered its own backlash , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it attempted censorship .
In his statement to Deadline , Gibbs once against decried any attempt to keep the film from reaching the public .
Here is Gibbs ’ full statement to Deadline : This attempt to take down our film and prevent the public from seeing it is a blatant act of censorship by political critics of Planet of the Humans .
It is a misuse of copyright law to shutdown a film that has opened a serious conversation about how parts of the environmental movement have gotten into bed with Wall @ @ @ @ @ @ @ There is absolutely no copyright violation in my film .
This is just another attempt by the film ’ s opponents to subvert the right to free speech .
Opponents of Planet of the Humans , who do not like its critique of the failures of the environmental movement , have worked for weeks to have the film taken down and to block us from appearing on TV and on livestream .
Their efforts to subvert free speech have failed , with nearly eight and a half million people already viewing the film @ @ @ @ @ @ @ shameful , and their aim to stifle free speech and prevent people from grappling with the uncomfortable truths exposed in this film is deeply disturbing .
PEN America , which was founded in 1922 and fights for the free speech of artists in the U.S. and around the world , came out strongly and denounced the initial attempt to censor this film , and we hope all champions of free expression condemn this act of censorship .
We are working with YouTube to resolve this issue and have the film back up as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Planet of the Humans : It ’ s like someone read all the major skeptic blogs in the world on renewables and turned them into a documentary .
Shame though he still sees humans and fossil fuels as a plague on the planet .
One step at a time .
Welcome to the Deplorables club Michael Moore .