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This sign, in black and yellow like a traffic warning sign, reads, “WARNING: No Easy Answers Ahead.”
Easy answers

Easy answers

Does it seem to you that all the easy answers have gone away? We live in a complicated time, a complicated world. Covid-19 upends our lives with its invisible, omnipresent death-threat. The American West is burning. Women’s progress in the workplace has turned into eroding sand beneath our feet. Relentless inequities, laid bare by the Covid-19 recession, have thrown our social order into chaos. It is terrifying. Infuriating. And exhausting. If only things were easier Remember the ad campaign with…

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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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The photo shows a flat wetland area with a large number of herons
The moment is now

The moment is now

The Artdog Quote-Pairing of the Week When must we do something about climate change? The moment is now. I kicked off last month with a video about climate change refugees. It featured a call to proactive action. This month, I’m pairing quotes about being proactive in one’s life with quotes about climate change. It’s not too late to mitigate the effects–but the moment is now. IMAGE CREDITS: Many thanks to Hal Elrod for the quote about taking responsibility, and to Tunza Eco-Generation for the quote…

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This rectangular image combines two news photos: one of flooding from Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico on the left and one showing the burned-out remains of Paradise, California on the right. The headline reads, “In Your Future, Too?”
In your future, too?

In your future, too?

The Artdog Quote of the Week Being a Climate Refuge Could be Our Future Too My fellow Americans tend to think of refugees as “other people.” But if you’re a Puerto Rican, or a former resident of Paradise, California, I bet it doesn’t feel so remote. Many communities in Alaska also are feeling the effects, but if you’re a Hurricane Katrina refugee, this is already an all-too-familiar story. This issue isn’t going away, it’s growing. Proactive planning is by far…

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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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This image is part of a globe with the words "Earth Day."
Are we paying attention yet?

Are we paying attention yet?

The Artdog Quote of the Week Are we paying attention yet? We’re heading into the Final Decade (or less) of last-minute chances to pull ourselves out of the (literal) fire. I hope we’ll all take this idea that Every day needs to be Earth Day more to heart. The evidence is all around us. Are we paying attention yet? I fear not enough of us are.

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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Into the storm

Into the storm

The Artdog Images of Interest Three major signals of climate change’s onset are increased rates and ferocity of fires, deepening drought, and increasingly violent storms. Today’s image focuses on storms. First, a little “storm porn,” because dramatic, high-contrast clouds plus lightning and panoramic skies make for jaw-dropping storm photos. Here’s a mini-portfolio from American storm-chaser Mike Mezeul II: Thunderstorm outside Cheyenne, WY by Mike Mezeul II Thunderstorm over Big Spring TX – Mike Mezeul II Thunderstorm with internal lightning over…

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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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Water stress

Water stress

The Artdog Images of Interest Three major signals of climate change’s onset are increased rates and ferocity of fires, deepening drought, and increasingly violent storms. Today’s image focuses on drought. A woman in India still can get a little water from her well, but she’s one of 300 million affected in the country during 2016. As my Images of Interest series in February emphasized, the United Nations has identified access to safe, clean, affordable drinking water as a basic human…

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