Louis CK – Indians, White People and God’s Earth

mammothfire

Published on May 13, 2013

Louis C.K.: Live at the Beacon Theater (2011)

Global Climate Change
Environment Ethics
Environment Justice

G7 leaders agree to phase out fossil fuel use by end of century | World news | The Guardian

German chancellor Angela Merkel announces commitment to ‘decarbonise global economy’ and end extreme poverty and hunger

G7 leaders, including Angela Merkel (in pink jacket), and invitees line up for the traditional group photo at the end of the summit. Photograph: Sven Hoppe/dpa/Corbis

Kate Connolly in Garmisch Partenkirchen Monday 8 June 2015 10.48 EDT

The G7 leading industrial nations have agreed to cut greenhouse gases by phasing out the use of fossil fuels by the end of the century, the German chancellor, Angela Merkel, has announced, in a move hailed as historic by some environmental campaigners.

On the final day of talks in a Bavarian castle, Merkel said the leaders had committed themselves to the need to “decarbonise the global economy in the course of this century”. They also agreed on a global target for limiting the rise in average global temperatures to a maximum of 2C over pre-industrial levels.

Environmental lobbyists described the announcement as a hopeful sign that plans for complete decarbonisation could be decided on in Paris climate talks later this year. But they criticised the fact that leaders had baulked at Merkel’s proposal that they should agree to immediate binding emission targets.

As host of the summit, which took place in the foothills of Germany’s largest mountain, the Zugspitze, Merkel said the leading industrialised countries were committed to raising $100bn (£65bn) in annual climate financing by 2020 from public and private sources.

…(read more).

Global Climate Change
Environment Ethics
Environment Justice

We’re all climate change deniers at heart | Oliver Burkeman

Monday 8 June 2015 13.09 EDT
The G7 goal to phase out fossil fuels by the end of the century matters – because as individuals we’re hardwired to shirk existential challenges

At yesterday’s summit in Bavaria, the G7 leading industrial nations agreed to phase out fossil fuels by the end of the century. It’s easy to be cynical about these things, but these official goals really matter. And one big reason is this: in the absence of intergovernmental action, we are hopelessly ill-equipped to deal with this problem as individuals.

In fact, if a cabal of evil psychologists had gathered in a secret undersea base to concoct a crisis humanity would be hopelessly ill-equipped to address, they couldn’t have done better than climate change. We’ve evolved to respond more vigorously to threats that are immediate and easy to picture mentally, rather than those that are distant and abstract; we’re more sensitive to intentional threats from specific humans, rather than unintentional ones resulting from collective action; we’re terrible at making small sacrifices in the present to avoid vast ones in future; our attention is seized by phenomena that change daily, rather than those that ratchet up gradually over years.

And should it dawn on us that our behaviours don’t match our beliefs – that we’re not doing our bit to save the planet, even though we think we should – we find it far easier to adjust the belief (downgrading the importance of climate change) than the behaviour (flying less, having fewer children).

…(read more).

Global Climate Change
Environment Ethics
Environment Justice

MORE Damning TPP Secrets Revealed…

The Big Picture RT

Published on Jun 5, 2015

Ari Rabin-Havt, The Agenda/SiriusXM Progress 127 joins Thom. Thanks to Wikileaks – Americans now know just a little bit more about the president’s secret trade deal.

For more information on the stories we’ve covered visit our websites at thomhartmann.com – freespeech.org – and RT.com. You can also watch tonight’s show on Hulu – at Hulu.com/THE BIG PICTURE and over at The Big Picture YouTube page. And – be sure to check us out on Facebook and Twitter!

Global Climate Change
Environment Ethics
Environment Justice

Congressman Grayson on The TPP and Its Evil Cousin TISA

The Big Picture RT

Published on Jun 5, 2015

Congressman Alan Grayson (D-FL, 9th district)/Trade Treachery joins Thom. If you thought the TPP was bad just wait until you meet its evil cousin TISA.

Global Climate Change
Environment Ethics
Environment Justice

Markey Discusses Aging Natural Gas Infrastructure, Methane Emissions & Coal Exports

Senator Markey

Published on Apr 14, 2015

Subcommittee on Superfund, Waste Management, and Regulatory Oversight, will hold a hearing on Tuesday, April 14, 2015 entitled “Oversight of the Management of the Federal Environmental Protection, Chemical Safety, and Fish and Wildlife Agencies.” The purpose of the hearing is to conduct oversight related to the management and performance of the Environmental Protection Agency, the Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board, and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Global Climate Change
Environment Ethics
Environment Justice

Sen. Markey & Ambassador Angus Friday Discuss Climate Change #ClimateMinutes

Senator Markey

Published on Jun 8, 2015

Global Climate Change
Environment Ethics
Environment Justice

Hubble Looks At Alien Planets’ Atmospheres On Path To Detecting Life

VideoFromSpace

Published on Jun 8, 2015

Though Space Telescope doesn’t typically discover exoplanets, it is sometimes used to determine what lies in their atmospheres. Future telescopes should be powerful enough to ‘see’ markers of life processes in the ‘air’ of Earth-sized alien worlds.

Global Climate Change
Environment Ethics
Environment Justice

Harnessing Energy from Ocean Waves

University of California Television (UCTV)

Published on Jun 8, 2015

(Visit: http://www.uctv.tv/) Berkeley Lab scientist Marcus Lehmann, a member of the Lab’s Cyclotron Road cohort, discusses his research on harnessing energy from ocean waves. [Science] [Show
ID: 29640]

Global Climate Change
Environment Ethics
Environment Justice

Rick Santorum Picks a Fight with The Pope

Ring of Fire Radio

Published on Jun 8, 2015

Spread the word! LIKE and SHARE this video or leave a comment to help direct attention to the stories that matter. And SUBSCRIBE to stay connected with Ring of Fire’s video content.

Rick Santorum has some advice for Pope Francis: When it comes to climate change, leave it to the scientists.

It’s very interesting that Santorum feels that scientists should be the one deciding whether or not we should take action on climate change, seeing as how he and his party refuse to believe the scientists that are telling us we need to be proactive about climate change.

Ring of Fire’s Farron Cousins discusses this.

Global Climate Change
Environment Ethics
Environment Justice