Posted March 26, 2024: Citing a Lack of Evidence, Editors of the Scientific American Call for Abolition of the Death Penalty in New Op-Ed https://deathpenaltyinfo.org/news/citing-a-lack-of-evidence-editors-of-the-scientific-american-call-for-abolition-of-the-death-penalty-in-new-op-ed
This long article has fascinating – and frightening – information. Almost no Americans know how horribly reckless, dangerous, crazy the U.S. policies for nuclear weapons have been for many decades. This article was posted March 27, 2024: America’s Nuclear War Plan in the 1960s Was Utter Madness. It Still Is. We rarely consider the dangers these days, but our existence depends on it. https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2024/03/nuclear-war-scenario-book-siop-weapons-annie-jacobsen/
The nuclear power industry has fooled many politicians — and much of the mainstream media — into thinking that nuclear power is a remedy for the climate crisis. It absolutely is NOT. I collected many smart, informative information resources debunking the scam of nuclear power as a remedy for the climate crisis. See the links in this document: Nuclear Power Is NOT a Remedy for the Climate Crisis For your convenience, I have also copied the links here: Triple nuclear plan lands with a thud: December 19, 2023: https://beyondnuclear.org/triple-nuclear-plan-lands-with-a-thud/ Biden wants to TRIPLE nuclear power! He must […]
COP28 results: Good Cop, Bad Cop: Breaking Down the UN’s New Climate Resolution: https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2023/12/cop28-historic-final-resolution-decision-text-explained-fossil-fuels/ Negotiators @COP28 Agree to Historic UAE Consensus With “A Litany of Loopholes”: https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2023/12/13/2211489/-Negotiators-COP28-Agree-to-Historic-UAE-Deal-With-A-Litany-of-Loopholes?detail=emaildkg&pm_source=DKRE&pm_medium=email Phase Down, Not Phase Out: COP28 Deal on Fossil Fuels Disappoints Activists & Vulnerable States: https://www.democracynow.org/2023/12/13/cop28_fossil_fuel_phaseout Gore: COP28 on “Verge of Complete Failure” as Pact Omits Fossil Fuel Phaseout: “[T]his obsequious draft reads as if OPEC dictated it word for word,” the former vice president wrote. https://truthout.org/articles/gore-cop28-on-verge-of-complete-failure-as-pact-omits-fossil-fuel-phase-out/ “Big Oil Wins Big at COP28 in Dubai” By Amy Goodman and Denis Moynihan: https://www.democracynow.org/2023/12/14/big_oil_wins_big_at_cop28 Greenfaith offers its reflections on COP28: […]
Al Gore Says Fossil Fuel Industry Has “Captured the COP Process.” The article linked here — https://www.commondreams.org/news/al-gore-cop28 — says this: “The former U.S. vice president accused the United Arab Emirates of ‘abusing the public’s trust’ by naming the CEO of its national oil company as president of COP28. Former U.S. Vice President Al Gore said Sunday that fossil fuel interests have effectively seized the reins of the United Nations climate summit process, preventing the kind of ambitious action that scientists say is necessary to prevent catastrophic warming and all of its cascading impacts.” COP28: Amy Goodman Attempts to Question […]
At federal, state and local levels, right-wingers and businesses are applying pressures to hurt honest science. Fewer Americans now understand and respect science. Here are some recent articles: Americans’ trust in science is declining: Americans’ Trust in Scientists, Positive Views of Science Continue to Decline Why Don’t Americans Believe in Science? https://www.thenation.com/article/society/anti-science-is-a-systematic-issueand-its-not-going-away/ The psychology behind right-wing authoritarians’ denial of science: https://www.alternet.org/2021/09/right-wing-science-denial/?utm_source=&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=7868&recip_id=22838&list_id=2 Don’t Let Them Fool You: Disinformation Is Not an Accident. – Union of Concerned Scientists (ucsusa.org): https://blog.ucsusa.org/astrid-caldas/dont-let-them-fool-you-disinformation-is-not-an-accident?utm_campaign=email&utm_medium=email&utm_source=email&emci=dc1183fa-a9ad-eb11-85aa-0050f237abef&emdi=839e82ea-72b2-eb11-85aa-0050f237abef&ceid=702115 Politically motivated bullies want to “tear down the fabric of science.” https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2023/9/23/2194654/-Overnight-Science-News-Politically-motivated-bullies-want-to-tear-down-the-fabric-of-science?detail=emaildkg&pm_source=DKRE&pm_medium=email State and Local […]
Montana Governor Signs Bill Banning State Agencies From Analyzing Climate Impacts: https://www.ecowatch.com/montana-governor-climate-impacts-analysis-ban.html Texas Education Officials Weaken Climate Science in Textbooks: https://www.ecowatch.com/texas-school-board-climate-science.html This alarming news occurred in 2021: University of Florida researchers destroyed data on COVID-19 to avoid offending Ron DeSantis: https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2021/12/8/2068226/-Florida-academics-live-in-fear-of-DeSantis-resulting-in-censored-results-destroyed-data?detail=emaildkre In July 2021 — during Biden’s tenure — this alarming news came out: EPA scientists allege in letter that the ‘war on science’ has continued under the Biden administration: https://www.alternet.org/2021/07/biden-science/ Trump’s EPA significantly sabotaged honest science. Biden has not done enough to restore scientific integrity and eliminate corruption in the EPA. BOTH Trump and […]
I don’t remember where I saw this satirical news article, but I saved it, and I’m sharing it with you now: School Teacher Arrested at JFK Airport A school teacher was arrested today at JFK International airport as he attempted to board a flight while in possession of a ruler, a protractor, a compass, an ancient wooden device called a “slide-rule” as well as a code device called an “abacus” that he claimed was a calculator. At a morning press conference, the U.S. Attorney General said he believes the man is a member of the notorious Al-Gebra movement. He did […]
The scientific method is valid. It is scrupulously honest. But some people still try to deny science. For example, in order to deny science, right-wing extremist Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene used the gimmicks mentioned in this article: https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2023/4/15/2164134/-MT-Greene-attempts-to-explain-climate-change-is-fake-it-goes-badly?detail=emaildkbow&pm_source=DKRE&pm_medium=email
It’s surprising that anyone trusts the Republican Party after they have screwed up so badly regarding the COVID pandemic. When the pandemic struck, Trump denied that it was happening. Then he said it would completely go away within 2 months. He said it was nothing more than the flu. He blamed China in a very racist, xenophobic way. He put incompetent and corrupt people in charge of it. When he conducted nationwide TV programs about it, instead of providing honest scientific information he promoted “snake oil” cures manufactured by companies his cronies owned, and he used those TV programs […]
Sign up now for FREE online workshops: Strengthen your skills for ABOLISHING NUCLEAR WEAPONS. We are always the underdogs in working for peace, but these FREE online workshops really can strengthen our skills and strategies so we can make truly significant progress toward abolishing nuclear weapons! Nonviolent grassroots organizing has been proven to be effective, but people – even experienced activists – could make much more progress by strengthening our skills. This series of workshops (“Nonviolent Grassroots Organizing”) really can help! ALL OF US — new people, experienced organizers, and everybody in between — can STRENGTHEN OUR SKILLS and add […]
Ever since 1945, the vast majority of Americans believed what the government said about nuclear weapons. Not only did the politicians tell us what to believe, but – as always – the mainstream news media reinforced the official government messages. Here are some crucial steps in how the U.S. trapped the world in nuclear weapons: #1. Since the 1940s, the U.S. government – and mainstream news media – have been telling us that our nuclear weapons are a “deterrent” that prevent nations from attacking us. Actually, the U.S. military could repel any attempted invasion without using nuclear weapons. #2. The […]
U.N. warning #1: A U.N. report blames short-sighted economics for endangering nature. The dominant policies focus on short-term profits from exploiting nature. Instead, we need to “value” other aspects of nature. The smart article is at this link: https://grist.org/international/nature-is-in-crisis-a-un-report-says-short-sighted-economics-is-to-blame/?utm_medium=email&utm_source=newsletter&utm_campaign=daily U.N. warning #2: Pay attention to economics: U.N. warns that increasing disasters are ‘setting humanity on a spiral of self-destruction’ Currently, our politicians and our economic models are FAILING TO PAY ATTENTION to the escalating disasters (environmental, climate, etc.). The United Nations issued this warning. We – grassroots people – need to push our politicians, big businesses, economists, etc., to […]
Greenland ice melt will raise global sea levels at least 10 inches, scientists conclude. The scientists worry severe melting events, like the melting seen in 2012, could push eventual sea level rise closer to 30 inches. https://www.nationofchange.org/2022/09/01/greenland-ice-melt-will-raise-global-sea-levels-at-least-10-inches-scientists-conclude/ Greenland’s Melting Glacier Could Raise Sea Levels Twice as Much as Predicted. https://truthout.org/video/greenlands-melting-glacier-could-raise-sea-levels-twice-as-much-as-predicted/?eType=EmailBlastContent&eId=9fdc01f7-7fc4-4187-8881-0270d5ea3953 The best-case scenario for Greenland ice melt just got worse. In a warming world, scientists keep needing to revise their projections. https://grist.org/science/the-best-case-scenario-for-greenland-ice-melt-zombie-ice/?utm_medium=email&utm_source=newsletter&utm_campaign=daily Greenland Ice Melt Will Raise Global Sea Levels at Least 10 Inches, Scientists Conclude. https://www.ecowatch.com/greenland-ice-melt-sea-level-rise.html […]
Aldous Huxley’s famous quotation about denying science is worth repeating: “Facts do not cease to exist because they are ignored.” U.S. Has Highest Percentage of People Not Worried About Climate Change in Survey of 31 Countries: Clearly, the climate deniers, the fossil fuel companies’ propagandists, and the right-wing media have been succeeding: https://www.ecowatch.com/climate-change-concern-survey-us-countries.html We must get more savvy in communicating effectively with the general public. I offer FREE online workshops to help people build a stronger grassroots movement for the climate. Although the opportunity linked here has passed, I invite you to contact me if you’d like me […]
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