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(47,544 posts) Wed Nov 27, 2019, 01:41 PM Nov 2019

How 'climate procrastination' has put the planet in peril - PBS NewsHour

The United Nations has an alarming assessment of climate change and how countries around the world are not doing nearly enough to slow its damage before it becomes worse. The report finds that the warming effect of greenhouse gases on the planet has increased 43 percent just since 1990. Columbia University’s Dr. Radley Horton joins Judy Woodruff to discuss the problem and potential solutions.

https://www.pbs.org/video/how-climate-procrastination-has-put-the-planet-in-peril-1574810529/

and on many other outlets.

https://www.democraticunderground.com/10142400332

And... I may be petty but I could not help, while watching this story, thinking about this ad running second (or third) year in a row, about how a man buys two gas guzzlers GMC trucks "one for you and one for me" and she "loves it."

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We are truly in a climate emergency and this was shown very clearly in the PBS program. CaliforniaPeggy Nov 2019 #1

THIS Mike 03 Nov 2019 #2

I really wish they'd phrase this properly. HUMANITY IS IN PERIL. The planet will survive . . . CousinIT Nov 2019 #3

Lifeless planet though Cetacea Nov 2019 #4

Yea. But we can't expect humans to care about that. CousinIT Nov 2019 #5

But, but.....2100! Cetacea Nov 2019 #7

I blame media and shy scientists too. Mostly, CU and bought-out politicians.. CousinIT Nov 2019 #8

fossil fuels industry manipulates MAGAts to party on until we die Hermit-The-Prog Nov 2019 #6

CaliforniaPeggy

(149,726 posts)

1. We are truly in a climate emergency and this was shown very clearly in the PBS program.

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Wed Nov 27, 2019, 01:55 PM

Nov 2019

It is so alarming that it disturbed my sleep this morning.

It's like a world-wide war that nobody is paying any attention to.

The only thing that scares me more is tRump.

Mike 03

(16,616 posts)

2. THIS

Reply to CaliforniaPeggy (Reply #1)

Wed Nov 27, 2019, 02:01 PM

Nov 2019

What's so frustrating is that Climate is THE issue of our time and first we have to fight this exhausting battle to get rid of this president, and he's only one obstacle. In our country, but also in Australia and other major nations the leaders are preventing us from even trying to save ourselves and our fellow creatures. It's horrible.

CousinIT

(9,262 posts)

3. I really wish they'd phrase this properly. HUMANITY IS IN PERIL. The planet will survive . . .

Reply to question everything (Original post)

Wed Nov 27, 2019, 02:01 PM

Nov 2019

...without our asses on it. But WE. CANNOT. SURVIVE. if we make it uninhabitable by humans and we are quickly doing just that.

Cetacea

(7,367 posts)

4. Lifeless planet though

Reply to CousinIT (Reply #3)

Wed Nov 27, 2019, 02:06 PM

Nov 2019

Currently a million species are threatened with extinction. This is only a surprise because the media has tried to balance deniers with scientists who know.

https://www.newsweek.com/media-air-time-climate-change-deniers-scientists-1454498

CousinIT

(9,262 posts)

5. Yea. But we can't expect humans to care about that.

Reply to Cetacea (Reply #4)

Wed Nov 27, 2019, 02:19 PM

Nov 2019

Humans currently don't give a rat about that because we keep talking about destroying the planet - as if it's a separate thing from humans. It isn't.

This entire debate needs to be framed in terms of saving HUMANITY - humans, not the planet. Because frankly humans don't care about other animals or the planet. They mostly stupidly believe it's all separate from themselves and it isn't.

Humanity's survival as a species is intricately tied to the survival of all other species. How often do you hear that in the media? Or Presidential debates?

NEVER.

It's being framed wrong.

Of course saving the human race involves saving the planet and other species but that has to be treated as secondary before people will even begin to grok the problem.

Humans are dumb bunch. Especially the Jesus freak evangelicals and the Trump cult.

Cetacea

(7,367 posts)

7. But, but.....2100!

Reply to CousinIT (Reply #5)

Thu Nov 28, 2019, 08:02 AM

Nov 2019

Everything will be ok until Jan 1, 2100. when the sea levels will rise a bit. And most species will become extinct but not humans. Our hubris surely will save us.
I blame both media and reticent scientists afraid of appearing alarmist and/or losing their funding.

CousinIT

(9,262 posts)

8. I blame media and shy scientists too. Mostly, CU and bought-out politicians..

Reply to Cetacea (Reply #7)

Thu Nov 28, 2019, 08:50 AM

Nov 2019

...owned by big oil, gas, chemical, big ag companies.

That crap has to go.

Hermit-The-Prog

(33,468 posts)

6. fossil fuels industry manipulates MAGAts to party on until we die

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Wed Nov 27, 2019, 03:09 PM

Nov 2019

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