Volts newsletter: “There is no ‘moderate’ position on climate change”
June 30, 2021From David Roberts’ Volts newsletter: “Perhaps the most politically difficult aspect of climate change is that, after decades of denial and delay, there is no longer any coherent “moderate” position to be had. To allow temperatures to rise past 1.5° or 2°C this century is to accept unthinkable disruption to agriculture, trade, immigration, public health, and basic…
The Politics of Climate Change
February 17, 2021As extreme weather events become increasingly common, it is clear that climate change is primarily a political problem. We know what to do, stop burning fossil fuels, and when we need to do it, right now. We have the technology to transition the energy sector and the markets favor renewable energy. Lack of political will…
The Great Australian Inferno
January 24, 2020This is a compelling interview with Kevin Rudd, former Australian PM. He discusses the fires in Australia, the science that predicted these events over a decade ago and the political and media forces that are standing in the way action. The Great Australian Inferno – Outrage and Optimism You can listen to Outrage and Optimism…
Coming together to fight climate change
August 17, 2016A recent AP piece argues that climate change is the most polarizing current social issue because it stimulates our intuitive tendencies toward collective action or individualism. The logic makes sense but that isn’t what happened in WWII. The country came together and galvanized its resources to fight a global threat. In The New Republic Bill McKibben…
REFUGEE at The Annenberg Space for Photography
July 3, 2016I recently visited the Annenberg Space for Photography in Century City, CA for the first time. The main space and Skylight Studios are in the middle of the Century City complex and you would never know they were there from the street. This felt elitist to me but the layout is nice, admission is free,…