A very conservative colleague posted a stilted article against Biden because the oil industry is suffering and gas prices are so high because of Biden, on and on. I replied so maybe the government should quit subsidizing oil companies. Our tax dollars go to support them and they gouge us at the pump. That doesn’t seem right. No response.…
A very conservative colleague posted a stilted article against Biden because the oil industry is suffering and gas prices are so high because of Biden, on and on. I replied so maybe the government should quit subsidizing oil companies. Our tax dollars go to support them and they gouge us at the pump. That doesn’t seem right. No response.
Another conservative friend said we’re just going through natural cycle, the Earth does this. So the Earth pulled oil out of the ground, turned it into plastic, and threw it into the ocean the size of Texas and ten miles deep? His wife said I caused him to have a stroke. I didn’t know I was that powerful! Get dumpty on the phone!
The writing is not just on the walls, it’s everywhere. If it’s this bad we may already be too late. It will be hard to change but even harder to find a new planet. Or to become extinct!
Thank you, Heather! Appreciate your insight and continuing the conversations we need to have.
OMG. Sorry. I laughed at ¨the stroke¨. It is most likely already too late. I read an article 15+ years ago from a scientist who said the world needed to act at that time, or it would be too late. My husband recently told me that if the earth warms 1 degree more, that´s it. If the oceans continue to warm, the plankton at the bottom of the sea die off. Then fish. It will happen quite quickly.
That may have been James Hansen, who pretty much predicted the progression of climate change in the 1980s. He also testified to Congress back then, stressing that changes needed to be made. Needless to say, all he got was crickets.
Apropos of nothing and everything, I had a beehive completely melt down yesterday. All the honeycomb and brood ended up on the floor of the hive. I’ve never even heard of this happening before.
That's horrifying. I'm very concerned because I live on the edge of a 2000+ acre forest, bordered as well by a wetland full of birds and mammals but have seen exactly one bumblebee , two tiny wild bees, two butterflies and two dragonflies so far this summer. This extreme lack of pollinating insects is abnormal and very worrisome. I have a huge variety of organically grown native plants and flowers just sitting here waiting.........something is very wrong.
The water is helping, yes. The bees are doing their best to salvage the hive. If they lost their queen in the mess, their only hope is if they have some brood less than three days old that they can then make some queen cells and raise some queens.
My neighbor who was a bee inspector for 35 years said he never head of this happening... ever.
We had all better stroke out Denise. This is the battle of our lifetimes! Big oil has been sucking at the teat of Government forever and now it is time to disconnect or roast. We can already see the battle lines drawn out. Unfortunately theRepublicans probably have found their winning issue. Today HCR has eloquently written about the key problem facing us. Do we gather together to change the climate? Or do we allow the Continued support of a dying industry to the detriment of the world? Climate change will wreck our civilizations. Desertification caused the problems that wracked Syria. Today we read about desertification wreaking havoc in the Pacific Northwest. Heaven help us if we don’t figure this out.
A very conservative colleague posted a stilted article against Biden because the oil industry is suffering and gas prices are so high because of Biden, on and on. I replied so maybe the government should quit subsidizing oil companies. Our tax dollars go to support them and they gouge us at the pump. That doesn’t seem right. No response.
Another conservative friend said we’re just going through natural cycle, the Earth does this. So the Earth pulled oil out of the ground, turned it into plastic, and threw it into the ocean the size of Texas and ten miles deep? His wife said I caused him to have a stroke. I didn’t know I was that powerful! Get dumpty on the phone!
The writing is not just on the walls, it’s everywhere. If it’s this bad we may already be too late. It will be hard to change but even harder to find a new planet. Or to become extinct!
Thank you, Heather! Appreciate your insight and continuing the conversations we need to have.
There is no planet B.....
Within 100-1000 light years travel distance, we can assuredly find something for a billionnaire or 2
Let’s pack ‘em up and send ‘em on their way!
Amen!!
Jeff Bezos is already on the hunt.
And so is Richard Branson from something I read recently. (Stuart-was that why you said a billionaire or 2? If so-LOL!)
I wear those clothes and carry those bags. Not that it does any good.
OMG. Sorry. I laughed at ¨the stroke¨. It is most likely already too late. I read an article 15+ years ago from a scientist who said the world needed to act at that time, or it would be too late. My husband recently told me that if the earth warms 1 degree more, that´s it. If the oceans continue to warm, the plankton at the bottom of the sea die off. Then fish. It will happen quite quickly.
That may have been James Hansen, who pretty much predicted the progression of climate change in the 1980s. He also testified to Congress back then, stressing that changes needed to be made. Needless to say, all he got was crickets.
This is the truly heart-breaking reality, I’m afraid. And on one level, we all know it. We are experiencing existential dread.
Yes and for many of the deniers their constitution can’t handle that. Denial is a powerful tool human’s alone use.
Apropos of nothing and everything, I had a beehive completely melt down yesterday. All the honeycomb and brood ended up on the floor of the hive. I’ve never even heard of this happening before.
That's horrifying. I'm very concerned because I live on the edge of a 2000+ acre forest, bordered as well by a wetland full of birds and mammals but have seen exactly one bumblebee , two tiny wild bees, two butterflies and two dragonflies so far this summer. This extreme lack of pollinating insects is abnormal and very worrisome. I have a huge variety of organically grown native plants and flowers just sitting here waiting.........something is very wrong.
Direct evidence that there is something very wrong.
That's horrifying
The poor bees! Did you water dish help to save any of them?
The water is helping, yes. The bees are doing their best to salvage the hive. If they lost their queen in the mess, their only hope is if they have some brood less than three days old that they can then make some queen cells and raise some queens.
My neighbor who was a bee inspector for 35 years said he never head of this happening... ever.
Yours and Beth's accounts are very worrisome, Stephen. I hope your bees can muster a rebound. Fingers crossed.
That is awful!
Wow.
SO sorry. We, all of us beings, are just not really equipped for heat bombs.
If I could cause a stroke or heart attacks believe me the Ex would have been the first target! 😂
I’m just speaking up and taking up oxygen!
I just laughed out loud and spit a bit of coffee after reading “ I didn’t know I was that powerful! Get dumpty on the phone! “ 😂👍
🤣😂🤣😂
Thank you for your work!
Way to go for speaking the truth ! (and making me laugh in spite of the serious subject).
You caught me, Denise. I just copied your counter-arguments for future use elsewhere. The size of Texas, for sure.
We had all better stroke out Denise. This is the battle of our lifetimes! Big oil has been sucking at the teat of Government forever and now it is time to disconnect or roast. We can already see the battle lines drawn out. Unfortunately theRepublicans probably have found their winning issue. Today HCR has eloquently written about the key problem facing us. Do we gather together to change the climate? Or do we allow the Continued support of a dying industry to the detriment of the world? Climate change will wreck our civilizations. Desertification caused the problems that wracked Syria. Today we read about desertification wreaking havoc in the Pacific Northwest. Heaven help us if we don’t figure this out.
You’re a rock star 🤩🤩🤩. A few key words well planted.