EPISODE · Apr 16, 2022 · 6 MIN
Quick Climate Links: 'A gullible fool and a pusher of lies', you decide
from Climate Conversations · host Robert McLean
A nameless correspondent has called me a "gullible fool and a pusher of lies" - you decide. He/she writes: "You are in need of a proper education! Going to only biased conferences, run by corrupt institutions, does not make you an expert, it make (sic) you a gullible fool and a pusher of lies". Meanwhile, Yale Climate Connection tells us "A switch to clean energy rapidly improves community health". Other Quick Climate Links for today are: "Canada in deepwater: behind the Trudeau government’s approval of the Bay du Nord offshore oil development"; "This election, the Ontario NDP’s climate plan is to undo the past four years"; "Steven Del Duca once halted Highway 413. But is the Ontario Liberal leader a climate visionary?"; "Spraying herbicides from helicopters? Concerns mount over plans for southern B.C. forests"; "Could a climate of change eject the Liberals from the Perth blue-ribbon seat of Curtin?"; "Listen to the Albert’s lyrebird: the best performer you’ve never heard of"; "Powerful 'rivers in the sky' could cause Antarctic Peninsula's biggest ice shelf to collapse"; "Canada is a rogue super-emitter"; "Just Stop Oil protesters scale fuel tanker in west London to block M4 access"; "Climate policies must allow women to control their bodies and their fates"; "‘No one has been spared’: The climate crisis and the bleak future of food"; "How Francia Marquez aims to break barriers in Colombia"; "Historical GHG Emissions"' "March 2022: Earth’s 5th-warmest March on record"; "Central U.S. facing multi-day threat of severe storms and wildfires"; "Hurry up, future: International city initiatives that could lift Melbourne"; "Why the Daintree’s going to be ‘the only rainforest that’s growing, not shrinking’"; "How To Avoid Climate Doomism"; "California’s Cap-and-Trade Program and Local Climate Action Plans"; "Biden Plans to Open More Public Land to Drilling"; "South Africa flood toll nears 400 as rescuers search for missing"; "Regenerating Australia by Damon Gameau asks, what could Australia look like by 2030?"; "Atmospheric rivers could trigger next big Antarctic ice shelf collapse, study says"; "Methane emissions break record for second consecutive year: NOAA"; "Business Leaders Know the Climate Status Quo Is Untenable"; "The hottest electric vehicles at New York’s auto show have two wheels"; "Honda targets ‘Electric Vision’ for 2022"; "New report finds renewable energy can create three times as many jobs compared to fossil fuels"; "In Houston, one neighborhood’s trial – and retrial – by water". Enjoy "Music for a Warming World". Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/climateconversations
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A nameless correspondent has called me a "gullible fool and a pusher of lies" - you decide. He/she writes: "You are in need of a proper education! Going to only biased conferences, run by corrupt institutions, does not make you an expert, it make (sic) you a gullible fool and a pusher of lies". Meanwhile, Yale Climate Connection tells us "A switch to clean energy rapidly improves community health". Other Quick Climate Links for today are: "Canada in deepwater: behind the Trudeau government’s approval of the Bay du Nord offshore oil development"; "This election, the Ontario NDP’s climate plan is to undo the past four years"; "Steven Del Duca once halted Highway 413. But is the Ontario Liberal leader a climate visionary?"; "Spraying herbicides from helicopters? Concerns mount over plans for southern B.C. forests"; "Could a climate of change eject the Liberals from the Perth blue-ribbon seat of Curtin?"; "Listen to the Albert’s lyrebird: the best performer you’ve never heard of"; "Powerful 'rivers in the sky' could cause Antarctic Peninsula's biggest ice shelf to collapse"; "Canada is a rogue super-emitter"; "Just Stop Oil protesters scale fuel tanker in west London to block M4 access"; "Climate policies must allow women to control their bodies and their fates"; "‘No one has been spared’: The climate crisis and the bleak future of food"; "How Francia Marquez aims to break barriers in Colombia"; "Historical GHG Emissions"' "March 2022: Earth’s 5th-warmest March on record"; "Central U.S. facing multi-day threat of severe storms and wildfires"; "Hurry up, future: International city initiatives that could lift Melbourne"; "Why the Daintree’s going to be ‘the only rainforest that’s growing, not shrinking’"; "How To Avoid Climate Doomism"; "California’s Cap-and-Trade Program and Local Climate Action Plans"; "Biden Plans to Open More Public Land to Drilling"; "South Africa flood toll nears 400 as rescuers search for missing"; "Regenerating Australia by Damon Gameau asks, what could Australia look like by 2030?"; "Atmospheric rivers could trigger next big Antarctic ice shelf collapse, study says"; "Methane emissions break record for second consecutive year: NOAA"; "Business Leaders Know the Climate Status Quo Is Untenable"; "The hottest electric vehicles at New York’s auto show have two wheels"; "Honda targets ‘Electric Vision’ for 2022"; "New report finds renewable energy can create three times as many jobs compared to fossil fuels"; "In Houston, one neighborhood’s trial – and retrial – by water". Enjoy "Music for a Warming World". Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/climateconversations
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Quick Climate Links: 'A gullible fool and a pusher of lies', you decide
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