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This is a view of how a bamboo forest looks if you lie on the ground and look straight up.
Still time to create a better world

Still time to create a better world

The Artdog Quote-Pairing of the Week  Enough naysayers persist in positions of power to dangerously impede efforts to mitigate climate change. Most insist nothing is wrong with the world. Others claim it’s impossible to do anything.  But “impossible” is what the unimaginative tend to call the problem we haven’t yet solved. One of the most useful things we can do for our future is work hard to vote all of the former out of office. The other thing we must figure out is how to ensure that the…

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Are we feeling it yet? These youthful climate protesters in the UK are worried it's almost past time to mitigate climate change.
Are you feeling it yet?

Are you feeling it yet?

The Artdog Image(s) of Interest Are you feeling it yet? I don’t think anyone in the world lives a charmed enough life to avoid bumping up against the effects of climate change in recent years. No matter how hard they close their eyes, cover their ears, and try to make it go away by ignoring it. Are you feeling it yet? In my area recently we’ve been feeling it in the form of extreme weather,from historic flooding to a recently-broken heat wave that blanketed well beyond half…

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Repeated flooding in parts of south Asia have caused increased climate change migration.
Opportunity now, crisis later. How will we choose?

Opportunity now, crisis later. How will we choose?

The Artdog Video of Interest We still have a choice: Opportunity now? Or crisis later? This week’s Video of Interest kicks off a theme I want to explore this month: migration sparked by climate change. This is one of the most recent short videos on the subject that I could find, and I especially appreciate its approach. Sponsored by the World Bank, it frames what many see as a problem differently. Countries can take steps now, the video argues, to…

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Return on investment?

Return on investment?

The Artdog Quote of the Week: Two contrasting thoughts on investing in our future, while it’s still April: Might note that 2014 went on to be the third-hottest year on record (so far), after The Donald tweeted this pearl of perspicacity. IMAGES: Many thanks to The Triple Pundit via Pinterest, for Dr. Shiva‘s economic reality-check, and to the iamcorrect blog for the tweet from the regrettable orange person who currently resides in the White House. I also am grateful to…

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Moral and historical responsibilities

Moral and historical responsibilities

The Artdog Quotes of the Week: Today I present a study in contrasts. UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon speaks for the global community on this one. United States leadership still persists in questioning the science to a greater extent than any other major nation. Including, unfortunately, this guy: IMAGES: Many thanks to the World Economic Forum for the Ban Ki-moon quote (check the linked page for more good ones), and to Business Insider, CNN and Bill Nye for the quote…

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Odd politics

Odd politics

The Artdog Quote of the Week: Neil DeGrasse Tyson has a good point here, as usual. Problem is, E=mc2  doesn’t threaten certain industries’ corporate profits. The climate change “controversy” stems from the same root cause (and had been promoted by some of the exact same people) as the “controversy” over whether smoking causes lung cancer (brace yourself: it does!). IMAGE: Many thanks to the Climate Reality Project (check out their website!) for this image, and many other resources. 

Tribulation

Tribulation

The Artdog Quote of the Week: Does anybody else miss President Barack Obama the way I do? As usual, he’s making good sense, here. Also as usual, a lot of people haven’t/aren’t/refuse to listen. Gonna be a squeaker, if it isn’t already too late, I fear. IMAGE: Many thanks to TodayInSci for this image.