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Extinction

Relating to posts centered on extinction, threatened or actual.

Death of a Pipeline

January 21, 2021 by XRPDX

On Day One of his presidency, Joe Biden signed executive orders to re-enter the United States into the Paris Climate Agreement and rescind the Keystone XL pipeline permit. Pretty good for starters. Kudos to all … Read more

Tags Jordan Cove LNG, Keystone XL, Paris Climate Accord, pipelines

Tipping Points and Greta and the Dalai Lama, oh my!

January 14, 2021 by XRPDX
Two people standing next to a big green banner that says "Climate Emergency: Tell the Truth"

tipping point: 1. (mathematics, catastrophe theory) The point at which a slow, reversible change becomes irreversible, often with dramatic consequences. 2. (sociology) A point in time when a group rapidly and dramatically changes its behavior by widely adopting … Read more

Tags Dalai Lama, Greta Thunberg, IPCC, tipping point, webinars

Five Years Later: The Paris Climate Accord

December 14, 2020 by XRPDX

As the plague-haunted year of 2020 comes to a close, the Paris Climate Accord concludes its first five years…of ever-higher greenhouse gas emissions and climate impacts. Greta Thunberg shared a video message about this sad … Read more

Tags Paris Climate Accord

Are We “Past the Tipping Point”? Don’t Panic!

December 6, 2020November 16, 2020 by XRPDX

Icy rain was hitting my window as I read through my Twitter feed. November’s gray gloom made the afternoon feel like an endless evening, and a recent report published in Nature titled “An earth system … Read more

A Case for Optimism

December 6, 2020September 14, 2020 by Austen Lethbridge-Scarl

As the world literally burns and melts around us, it’s very easy to feel discouraged. The concept of “climate grief” is back in the news and I’m sure a lot of you are feeling it. … Read more

Tags Climate Grief, Just Transition
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