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The defensive walls of the ‘Denial Citadel’ were breached on Saturday by Richard Muller’s announcement that he is no longer sceptical about climate science.
Call me a converted skeptic. Three years ago I identified Continue reading
The pride of lions closes in for the kill, stalking its prey, waiting to spot a weak buffalo.
African lions on the hunt prowl the edge of a herd, single out one buffalo, then hunt as a pack to separate the individual from the herd and bring it down. In The Hockey Stick and the Climate Wars, Michael E. Mann notes that critics of climate science often use the same tactic, which he dubs ‘The Serengeti Strategy.’ Continue reading
Like half the planet, I love Angry Birds. Apart from the intricate challenges of figuring out trajectories and new strategies, the game taps into a brutal and primal delight in the fierce battle for survival. Continue reading
As public pressure grows for cutting fossil fuel subsidies, activists are turning to social media to keep the heat on governments around the world.
Climate communicators are experimenting with fresh ways to use the two dominant social media, Twitter and Facebook, to spread messages and organise action. Click on Twitterstorm to learn what happened on June 18 and 350.org for updates on the campaign to urge the Rio Earth Summit to end subsidies. Continue reading
Sometimes I feel like I’m living in a bubble. Actually, we all live in our own custom-made bubbles that are shaped by our life experience and our education.
The world in my bubble is different from the world in your bubble. The TV show Madmen dramatized this in an early episode, when Betty comes home with her drycleaning. After a few minutes, the kids come running out of the bedroom Continue reading
Canadian artist Franke James gives reign to her ‘inner trickster’ to produce delightful visual essays that advocate for action to address climate change.
Charles Darwin (left) famously said,
“It is not the strongest nor the most intelligent of the species that survive, it is the one most adaptable to change.”
The most adaptable characters in many oral storytelling traditions are characters known as ‘tricksters.’ Continue reading