How many here struggle with fear, helplessness, and worse, depression in the face of #GlobalWarming?
I know I have.
What have you done to allay your #ClimateAnxiety?
Jio Tolentino of the #NewYorker has a thoughtful article on the subject - see link below
#Climate #ClimateChange #MentalHealth
https://www.newyorker.com/news/annals-of-a-warming-planet/what-to-do-with-climate-emotions
2) Ben Falk is a #permaculture, #farmsteading consultant amongst many other descriptors. I find his approach, mindful of #GlobalWarming, to be particularly upbeat and hopeful
Take a few mins out of your day and checkout the video below
3) Interesting to see this article from EuroNews acknowledging the problem of #Ecoanxiety.
While it’s important to be realistic about the #ClimateChange situation, it’s equally important to understand that things are changing in many areas for the better. We need that change to be faster, but also to dispel the notion of #AllIsLost that can paralyze us and drove us into #depression
4) A story from my backyard which illustrates the regenerative power of nature when local people care about their waterways. #TheBronx used to be a byword for urban blight not just in New York and America, but the whole planet
Now dolphins swim in its river which used to be little more than an industrial sewer. Local action can fix what are often thought of as intractable problems
#Environment #CleanWater #Regeneration
https://www.cbsnews.com/amp/news/dolphins-bronx-river-new-york-city/
5) Good to see the US and China holding #climate talks. According to Worldometer, the two countries represent 43% of world CO2 emissions with China at 29% and the US 14%. China has made enormous gains in the installation of renewable electricity while counterproductively continuing to build coal fired generation plants
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/17/world/asia/john-kerry-china-climate.html
https://www.worldometers.info/co2-emissions/co2-emissions-by-country/
6) Less car trips are better for the environment and so is #bike commuting. In this article #NYC is featured prominently, but that is not the only American city that is seeing a surge.
We can attribute the growth to #BikeShare services or people buying their own #bicycle, either way, it is good for the head, the body and the community. Less #pollution, less #CO2
7) Something to share. An #Irish take on the #Oil Business
I would suggest that you tag your favorite #OilCompanies and their executives but they’re likely only on #Twitter. Somewhat appropriate given the level of toxicity both produce.
8) No war is good, but sometimes they can yield beneficial changes.
The war in #Ukraine has forced the European Union to reassess its dependence on Russian oil triggering a shift towards #renewables.
9) How about using #RICO to sue the #oil companies for the devastation wrought by the #ClimateCrisis?
For those not familiar with - RICO - Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations act - a body of law designed to destroy organize crime aka the Mafia
An important case using RICO exposes the #oiligarchy to crippling fines. Should the suit succeed a new front will be opened up against the polluters
#ClimateChange
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/19/climate/climate-lawsuit-puerto-rico.html
10) Concrete contributes 4% - 8% of global carbon emissions.
Finding a substitute or a more efficient way to produce would be a game changer
The good news is that there are multiple approaches now that dramatically reduce the associated emissions
Check the article linked 👇
#ClimateSolutions #ClimateCrisis #Climate #CleanTech
https://cleantechnica.com/2023/07/18/c-crete-a-cement-free-concrete-debuts-in-seattle/
11) I watched this #film last night which tells the story of a different and more resilient type of #farming
#RegenerativeFarming is a different path towards abundance then 20th century insecticide and herbicide #FactoryFarming
So go on give yourself a feel good moment be seeing what can be done 😜
12) We live in a #NewsMedia culture which gravitates towards the sensational and fear inducing.
#News companies know that the deep squirrely part of our brain gravitates towards the lurid and the scary. So they keep serving up a steady diet of misery
For every bad story, there are likely as many or more #GoodNews stories, we just don’t see them in our #NewsFeeds unless we purposefully change our feeds
Here’s a site that falls into the more hopeful category:
13) I live in #NYC, a city which likely has the highest density of #MentalHealth professionals in the world. Likely the fast paced, high intensity lifestyle has something to do with that
The recent #CanadianWildfires smoke event in NYC added an extra level of anxiety and doomerism to many. It’s important there is help to be had as the article 👇notes
The big question is how to restore a sense of agency to people in the grip of a #ClimateCrisis reality and realization?
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/jun/09/climate-crisis-psychology-new-york-smoke
14) #Australia is on the front line of #ClimateCrisis heatwaves and so this video shows the surprising creation of a #FoodForest in an arid environment provides much food for thought. There is much to learn here, this was my first encounter with the phrase #SyntropicFarming
15) in an impressive display of DENSITY, Gov. Philip Murphy of #NewJersey displays impressive ignorance of DENSITY, at least that associated with #CongestionPricing in #NYC
Said governor apparently claims to be #environment friendly and yet can’t seem to grasp the notion that cars in the densest urban locale in the country might not be a good idea
#ClimateCrisis #PublicTransit #Politics #Transportation
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/07/nyregion/congestion-pricing-phil-murphy-new-jersey.html
16) As much as the forces of inertia attempt to slow the transition to #CleanEnergy, the change is happening faster than many appreciate. There will be missteps along the way and no shortage of critique but the days of the #carbonarchy are drawing to a close
#FossilFuels #ClimateAction #ClimateCrisis
🔑 https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2023/08/12/climate/clean-energy-us-fossil-fuels.html
17) What does it take to overcome polarization and #RedState opposition to electric cars or #SolarPanels?
Lead with the economic and job benefits and refrain from talking about the #ClimateCrisis.
#NYTimes tells the story of those dedicated to persuade Red State Americans to make the shift to #GreenTech
#EVs #ElectricVehicles #CleanEnergy #GreenNewDeal #SolarEnergy
18) Feeling blue about the #ClimateCrisis? It's difficult not to be affected by stories of killer #wildfires and shrinking ice caps
Of course #ClimateChange stories can make us full bleak, but "We Are Not Doomed" as @kathhayhoe reminds us.
Even more important is the importance of reminders about what we can do to bring change about rather than curling up in a ball. So do yourself a favor and give Kath's article a read
Martin Nutty
Gayle