How it started/How it's going:
#OtD 1 Apr 1982 oil company Exxon made a private report on CO2. It showed that burning fossil fuels would cause global warming which may be irreversible and could be detectable by 1995. They then spent $31m to spread false propaganda claiming the opposite pic.twitter.com/ZxEvMSKvFf
— Working Class History (@wrkclasshistory) April 1, 2022
@KHayhoe spoke on the question climate scientists always get asked: “is it too late?” (Or alternatively “are we screwed?”)
— Erik Mebust ⚡️ (@ErikMebust) April 1, 2022
She said that’s like asking the same question of a pack a day smoker with some spots in their lungs but doesn’t have emphysema and isn’t dead. #SEJ2022 pic.twitter.com/f9eXcrXhTz
"Give me all the bad news first, PDid."
The evidence is clear: the time for action is now. We can halve emissions by 2030.
— IPCC (@IPCC_CH) April 4, 2022
The #IPCC has just released its latest #ClimateReport on the mitigation of #climatechange.
Press Release ➡️ https://t.co/N9cLJFBbnA
Read the report ➡️ https://t.co/mIdBKgvokW pic.twitter.com/JbvFYy72qf
"UN IPCC report can lead governments to the climate action door, but they must walk through" | My commentary with @MathaiWanjira on the just-published @IPCC_ch climate solutions report: https://t.co/jzrezbKabc#IPCC #AR6 #WG3 #Urgency #Agency
— Prof Michael E. Mann (@MichaelEMann) April 4, 2022
That's not the entirety of the bad news. How much time do we have (for me to tell you just a bit of the worst of it)?
I wrote about this @guardian previously, but fossil fuel influence in the IPCC is a huge issue that pretty much gets ignored at the release of every report: https://t.co/f7A6Rv4wTR
— Amy Westervelt (@amywestervelt) April 4, 2022
NEW
— Climate Home News (@ClimateHome) April 4, 2022
Saudi Arabia dilutes fossil fuel phase out language with techno fixes in IPCC report
✍️ @ChloeFarand https://t.co/R54DYeGj5Q
The halt of the Keystone XL pipeline, which many Republicans have pointed to as a cause for rising prices, would've likely had a very miniscule impact on the global oil trade. The action also did not shut down any existing supply. https://t.co/lYWPZg2CUc
— PolitiFact (@PolitiFact) March 31, 2022
Biden's oil release will not do much for gasoline prices, and it will not answer the demands of the dictators and big corporations that sell oil. They want $100 a barrel oil. https://t.co/Y4u1Z0C1L5 @HoustonChron #txlege #energytwitter
— ChrisTomlinson (@cltomlinson) April 1, 2022
Upholding a Trump-era environmental policy, the Environmental Protection Agency said Thursday it will not regulate a drinking water contaminant that has been linked to brain damage in infants. https://t.co/7KP69MWeDf
— CBS Sunday Morning π (@CBSSunday) April 1, 2022
Toxic air tour today via @sejorg.#SEJ2022 Much clearer pic of what @TCEQ won't do when it can do. #SMH #ShipChannel #Manchester @tejasbarrios https://t.co/0iSgJugf59 pic.twitter.com/WaBK5YhZDJ
— COCO is attending #SEJ2022. (@cocohoustonnow) March 31, 2022
Another example is @sim_kern's white-hot essay about a notorious corporate polluter in Houston's East End and their vision for an environmental agency that works #forourcommunities. #SEJ2022https://t.co/urTv577XPi
— One Breath (@OneBreathHOU) April 1, 2022
Okay then. Is there any hope? Some good news, or suggestions for action?
We are not doomed. But we do need to act—swiftly and at massive scale. @Leahtommi, @ayanaeliza @DonCheadle and I reflect on what's needed for climate action, with @iamwellandgood https://t.co/0snXOuOBOH
— Prof. Katharine Hayhoe (@KHayhoe) April 1, 2022
Basic IPCC formula, in order
— Bill McKibben (@billmckibben) April 4, 2022
1) build massive amounts of (now cheap) sun and wind
2) Electrify everything to run on it
3) Conservation and efficiency
4) Research the hell out of the last hard stuff (planes, cement, etc)
5) Stop cutting down trees for cows (or anything else)
It's been a long week. This π§΅from @soopajane tearing into American Chemistry Council nonsense about plastics and so-called "chemical recycling" at #SEJ2022 is a nice Friday afternoon bright spot. Grateful to her and everyone else calling out toxic #Greenwashing BS. https://t.co/F0cj3KXDaB
— Kevin Budris (@kevin_budris) April 1, 2022
Friendly reminder: We can just cooperate. Get rid of 3-4 billion non-contributing #bullshitjobs and, potentially, halt #climatechange and #covid19. Caused by the traffic, CO2, energy demand, heat and virus exposure stemming from global nonsense employment.https://t.co/5fx7BA2wYM
— #bullshitjobs (@bullshitjobs) March 30, 2022
We partnered with @Earthjustice and activists, like TX-based @_SemaHernandez_, on a video about deadly Startup, Shutdown and Malfunction Loopholes that impact underserved folks near toxic facilities. Register for the launch party on April 6, at 6 p.m. CT. https://t.co/hM8yDIyD9n
— Texas Sierra Club (@TexasSierraClub) April 4, 2022
“It’s like a sword they can drop on your head whenever they want.” - journalist Joe Pappalardo https://t.co/ei6lkvxz1u
— Methane Hunter (@TXsharon) March 31, 2022
I’ve been at #SEJ2022 this week, where there’s been a strong focus on environmental justice and the importance of quantifying the impact of pollution in various communities. I thought I’d share a few @cleanaircatf resources here π
— Troy Shaheen (@troyshaheen) April 1, 2022
I'm not convinced that the grand opening later this week of Giga Texas is all good news, but it's probably more good than bad.
Just a few more images from a very busy 1 April 2022 Giga Texas! So much going on and final push for Cyber Rodeo next week. My upcoming video on YouTube today has a few surprises, so check that out! @JoeTegtmeyer pic.twitter.com/fIuJfr5LW1
— Joe Tegtmeyer π ππͺπΊπ¦ (@JoeTegtmeyer) April 1, 2022
And Socratic Gadfly definitely supports wilderness designation for most of Big Bend National Park with a few addenda and observations about that.
With that, I'll wrap this Wrangle with some scenes from the field trips of the SEJ conventioneers, who seemed enthralled and enchanted by the natural wonders of Southeast Texas. Enjoy.
Society of Environmental Journalists Conference: Lunch and birdwatching at the Boy Scout Woods Sanctuary in High Island, Texas #SEJ2022 #birding #Houston pic.twitter.com/7tsXRfZ8Ou
— Sergio Chapa (@SergioChapa) March 31, 2022
Thanks to everyone who joined the @sejorg field trip at Sandylands Preserve and @BigThicketNPS for a hike through Texas longleaf forest and discussions about prescribed fire, native plants and Indigenous traditions. Come back any time, y'all! #SEJ2022 pic.twitter.com/8itDe2t31q
— The Nature Conservancy in Texas (@nature_tx) April 1, 2022
We walked among the treetops today on #sej2022 field trip, from rookeries— abundant with egrets in full show, the blush of roseate spoonbills, glistening cormorants— on through a canopy that will soon be full of warblers & others on the move Thx, @HoustonAudubon & others! pic.twitter.com/jRDblxwRbl
— Meera Subramanian (@Meeratweets) April 1, 2022
