More Than One Billion Animals Killed in Australia Wildfires Called a ‘Very Conservative’ Estimate, by Jake Johnson (updated)

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Updated: Jan. 9, 2020

by Jake Johnson
Common Dreams
January 8, 2020

Chris Dickman of the University of Sydney said “without any doubt at all” the animal death toll has exceeded one billion.

As Australia’s catastrophic wildfires rage on with no end in sight, University of Sydney ecologist Chris Dickman said the number of animals killed in the blazes has topped one billion—a horrifying figure that the scientist described as a “very conservative” estimate.

We Need System Change to Stop Climate Change by Chris Williams + Naomi Klein: Capitalism vs. the Climate

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by Chris Williams
socialistworker.org, Sept. 15, 2014
September 18, 2014

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World leaders are coming to New York City this week for another United Nations-sponsored summit on climate change. This time, though, they’ll be greeted by the largest climate justice march in history. What are we fighting for in New York City? Chris Williams, author of Ecology and Socialism: Solutions to Capitalist Ecological Crisis, looks at what our side needs to do to successfully confront the challenges ahead.

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VIKING I landed on Mars, the Ramones released their first album, the Soweto Uprising began in South Africa, North and South Vietnam reunified to become the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, and Gerald Ford was in the White House.

What is the Social Cost of Carbon Emissions? + Why Climate Deniers Are Plain Wrong

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TheRealNews on Sep 30, 2013

James Boyce: Cost-benefit analysis of carbon emissions has shortcomings.

Noam Chomsky: Wrecking Nature For Short-Term Profit

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Recorded May 7 2013 in Denver, Colorado at an event organized by community radio station KGNU (http://kgnu.org). Noted social critic Noam Chomsky talks about the willful and reckless destruction of the environment by the US and other Western nations. Corporate-run governments have abdicated their responsibility toward protecting the welfare of their citizens and are rushing the world toward climate catastrophe.

More from this event at KGNU.org Free Speech TV (freespeech.org)
Tech: Panasonic GH3, adapted Sigma 70-210mm f2.8 lens & Sony URX-P2/UTX-B2 wireless. Available light. Venue: Central Presbyterian Church, Denver.

If We Love Our Children, Why Are We Dooming Them? by Ed Ciaccio + The Campaign to Mislead the Public on Climate Change

by Ed Ciaccio
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May 10, 2013

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Environmentalist/Climate Catastrophe activist Bill McKibben’s campaign and web site www.350.org has a very specific, vital mission:

“350 means climate safety. To preserve our planet, scientists tell us we must reduce the amount of CO2 in the atmosphere from its current level of 392 parts per million to below 350 ppm. But 350 is more than a number—it’s a symbol of where we need to head as a planet.”

The Climate Question: Degrees of Change, Parts 1 and 2

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Nov 25, 2012 by AlJazeeraEnglish

Climate Change has become one of the biggest, most complex issues of our time. And the warnings from some of the world’s leading scientists are getting louder. But skeptics remain. Despite the data, many are unconvinced the science is on target. So we ask: is climate change man-made and, if so, what can we do to stop it? From the crumbling ice caps of the Arctic to the shifting sands of the Arabian Gulf, Al Jazeera takes you around the world to see first-hand the impact mankind is having on our planet.

Medieval Warm Period: Fact vs. Fiction

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Jul 28, 2012 by potholer54

This video looks at the scientific research to answer three basic questions: 1) Was the Medieval Warm Period global? 2) Was it warmer than today? 3) And what does this all mean anyway? I examine the internet feud over the hockey stick and the various myths and misinterpretations about the Medieval Warm Period that seem to be rife on the Internet. My sources for the myths are blogs and videos; my sources for the facts are scientific papers.

“Welcome to the Rest of Our Lives” + Yes, Virginia, Sea Level Really is Rising

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Jul 9, 2012 by greenman3610

Don’t miss the Companion video at the Yale Forum on Climate Change & the Media
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Dallas Hail Storm

Are cosmic rays causing global warming?

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potholer54 on Sep 8, 2011

SOURCES:

0:27 “CERN: Global Warming Caused by Sun”
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UK Snow: Debunking Lord Stirling + Global Warming: Winter Weirding

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potholer54 | January 13, 2011

Debunking Lord Monckton + Global Warming: Deniers Exposed! Vol. 1 Christopher Monckton

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Greg Craven: Climategate

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wonderingmind42

April 01, 2010

Greg Craven: Utopia Konferenz (2008; must-see)

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wonderingmind42
March 10, 2010

A presentation I was invited to give to 500 “movers and shakers” in Berlin, Germany in November of 2008.

No earth-shaking new insights here that aren’t already in my book, and I had to talk slow because English was the audience’s second (or third, or fourth) language.

Climate Denial Crock of the Week: Flogging the Scientists

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greenman3610
March 15, 2010

As a nonscientist, it’s daunting for me to work thru the huge volume of information on global climate change.

I’ve found that the most reliable scientific information comes from respected peer reviewed science journals .

But journals have lots of big words, and lots of small print, and very few illustrations to make it easy for me. You can see why climate denies don’t like them.

But that’s where the facts are.

How can you tell a good science journal?

What We Know about Climate Change

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greenman3610
February 27, 2010

In the many responses I get to these videos, it appears that a number of people want to deny, or are not even aware, that there is a scientific foundation to the overwhelming consensus on climate change.

In fact, the science is built on thousands of publications and many decades of observation.