Heinz WittenbrinkNov 5

Die Klimakrise – eigentlich kein Thema? Wissenschaftler:innen zu Gates‘ „Memo“

https://youtu.be/DUAXXDPOHUQ?si=vq3KtcmVLbuuRnhS Kurz vor der COP30 hat Bill Gates es mit einem sogenannten „Memo“ (Gates, 2025) geschafft, die mediale Aufmerksamkeit von den negativen Daten zur Entwicklung des Klimas und den weiter steigenden Emissionen abzulenken. In seinem Memo stellt er die Klimakrise als hochgespieltes Problem dar. Trump, bei dem Gates mit anderen Tech-Milliardären erst kürzlich zum Abendessen eingeladen war (Gann et al., 2025), feierte das Memo als Erfolg (Shockey, 2025). Auch Gates habe erkannt, dass die Klimakrise ein erfundenes Problem sei. Gates hat das als „gigantic misreading“ zurückgewiesen (Harder, 2025). Covering Climate Now hat gestern vier bekannte US-Klimawissenschaftler:innen – Kim Cobb, Zeke Hausfather, Katharine Hayhoe und Daniel Swain – zu einer öffentlichen Zoom-Konferenz eingeladen, um schnell auf Gates' PR-Aktion zu reagieren. Die Aufnahme des von Sammy Roth moderierten Events wurde auf YouTube publiziert (Covering Climate Now, 2025). […]

https://wittenbrink.net/die-klimakrise-eigentlich-kein-thema-wissenschaftlerinnen-zu-gates-memo/

Die Klimakrise – eigentlich kein Thema? Wissenschaftler:innen zu Gates‘ „Memo“ – Lost and Found

KerryFeb 10, 2025

#Sportswashing happens when fossil fuel companies seek to launder their tarnished reputations through tactics such as the million-dollar sponsorship that some say has turned #LosAngeles #Dodger Stadium, a beloved community institution that's home to world champions, into a billboard for #BigOil.

The #SierraClub is hosting a free webinar, moderated by #LosAngelesTimes climate columnist #SammyRoth with speakers #BillMcKibben and #NaomiOreskes.

https://act.sierraclub.org/events/details?formcampaignid=701Po00000fKfZ3IAK

Sportswashing: Propaganda at Play

Nationally renowned thought leaders discuss the impacts of sportswashing, a practice wherein fossil fuel and other companies seek to launder their tarnished reputations through tactics such as the million-dollar sponsorship that some say has turned Dodger

Sierra Club
Richard R LeeMar 14, 2024

Once again the utter folly of #HydroElectricity gets #greenwashed by the media. What long-term lessons has anyone learned from decades of #draught, followed by months of #atmosphericrivers; Apparently, none?
Don’t squander this opportunity to #RemoveTheDams and (finally) #decommission #Hydro & #NuclearEnergy.
#SammyRoth - you can do better than this

https://www.latimes.com/environment/newsletter/2024-03-14/column-water-is-life-its-also-energy-whether-you-like-dams-or-hate-them-boiling-point

Column: Water is life. It's also energy — whether you like dams or hate them

Hydropower is a fact of life in the American West, and a key piece of solving the climate puzzle.

Los Angeles Times
Richard R LeeMar 5, 2024

What he said. #SammyRoth.

Be a #ClimateLeader - #VOTE.

https://www.latimes.com/environment/newsletter/2024-03-05/column-its-election-day-in-california-if-you-care-about-climate-go-vote-boiling-point

Column: It's election day in California. If you care about climate, go vote

It's not the only thing that matters, but it's one of the big ones.

Los Angeles Times
Richard R LeeFeb 1, 2024

#Decarbonization of the #ElectricalGrid requires efficiency as well as #scale. #POTUS & #DOE cannot be timid (or politically neutral) in their Grand Architecture. #PublicLands (onshore & offshore) should be used to site vast #farms of #RenewableEnergy & #LDES - #BESS. Forget about #AskingPermission, just #FuckingDoIt Now!

See this week's #SammyRoth ‘#BoilingPoint" #LATimes newsletter for more details

Richard R LeeJan 23, 2024

The answer to your (rhetorical) question #SammyRoth is self-evident: #BAD on a colossal scale! #RemoveTheDams (ALL OF THEM). They are #ECOKillers and #HydroPower is dead, along with its #BaseloadParadigm. Be #SalmonLeaders and send the #HydropowerGrifters packing!

#WildSalmon #WildPacificSalmon #WildAtlanticSalmon.

https://www.latimes.com/environment/newsletter/2024-01-23/boiling-point-are-dams-good-or-bad-boiling-point

Boiling Point: Are dams good or bad?

A Walt Disney World film offers some interesting perspective.

Los Angeles Times
Richard R LeeOct 3, 2023

#SammyRoth succumbs to #NuclearMadness (again). How long will this episode last?
Nobody should take #NuclearGrifters & #NuclearBros seriously as they spew their #NuclearBullshit everywhere. Their #CleanEnergy #FeverDream is powered by #FUD & #Graft and #ratepayers - #taxpayers are their marks. #JustSayNo!

If only nuclear power were an easy climate change solution https://www.latimes.com/environment/newsletter/2023-10-03/if-only-nuclear-power-were-an-easy-climate-change-solution-boiling-point

If only nuclear power were an easy climate change solution

Navigating the energy transition will be hard, whether we like it or not.

Los Angeles Times
Richard R LeeJul 20, 2023

Two actions will stabilize the CA #grid; 1/ Abandon the #BaseloadParadigm. It is dead. 2/ Use #BehavioralChange to manage demand and consumption.

#Decarbonization, #Electrification & #BehavioralChange #AtScale are the only tools which will work to solve the #ClimateEmergency. Use them.

Would an occasional blackout help solve climate change? https://www.latimes.com/environment/newsletter/2023-07-20/would-an-occasional-blackout-help-solve-climate-change-boiling-point

#SammyRoth #LATimes

Would an occasional blackout help solve climate change?

Shutting down gas plants faster could reduce carbon pollution — while also causing power shortages.

Los Angeles Times
Richard R LeeMay 16, 2023

Journalists (and #SammyRoth is a good one) continue to make a #DogsBreakfast out of the language associated with the #ClimateEmergency. Why do they call it #Green, or #Clean or #Sustainable or #whatever other dubious term, when it should simply be referred to as ‘#CarbonFree (or NOT)?’

Boiling Point: It's not easy being green https://www.latimes.com/environment/newsletter/2023-05-16/boiling-point-its-not-easy-being-green-boiling-point

Boiling Point: It's not easy being green

I wish solving climate change weren't so complicated. But it is.

Los Angeles Times