All Our Yesterdays
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Daily "on this day" posts abt climate history - science, politics, protest, technology, etc (from 1661 to 2024). Also interviews, commentary.
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CO2 Newsletter Vol. 1 no. 1 (Oct 1979) is live!
Between 1979 and 1982 American geologist William N. Barbat published 18 issues. Each was 8 pages of news (scientific abstracts, testimony, science and policy reports) editorials, investigations etc.
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Between 1979 and 1982 American geologist William N. Barbat published 18 issues. Each was 8 pages of news (scientific abstracts, testimony, science and policy reports) editorials, investigations etc.
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Mary Somerville - the person for whom the word scientist was coined by William Whewell in his 1834. She was a polymath, an intellectual tour de force at a time when teaching women to read and write let alone think deeply was frowned upon or ignored ⚒️🧪🌊
www.geological-digressions.com/mary-somervi...
www.geological-digressions.com/mary-somervi...
January 5, 2026 at 8:06 PM
Mary Somerville - the person for whom the word scientist was coined by William Whewell in his 1834. She was a polymath, an intellectual tour de force at a time when teaching women to read and write let alone think deeply was frowned upon or ignored ⚒️🧪🌊
www.geological-digressions.com/mary-somervi...
www.geological-digressions.com/mary-somervi...
Thanks to everyone who has reposted this thread! Through the course of 2026 all 18 issues of the CO2 newsletter will be uploaded to allouryesterdays.info and also onto social media (I may even make some videos).
January 6, 2026 at 2:25 PM
Thanks to everyone who has reposted this thread! Through the course of 2026 all 18 issues of the CO2 newsletter will be uploaded to allouryesterdays.info and also onto social media (I may even make some videos).
By 1982 the dangers of climate change from carbon dioxide build-up were extremely well-established in the relevant scientific communities, & being reported in the popular press (and, intermittently) on television.
The Reagan administration's response was basically "suck it, loser hippy commie scum"
The Reagan administration's response was basically "suck it, loser hippy commie scum"
January 6th, 1982 – AAAS meeting warns about carbon dioxide build-up
James Hansen, Roger Revelle, Herman Flohn and others.
"we must expect [a large climatic impact] and take action to avoid it."
44 years later, here we are, in the FAFOcene...
allouryesterdays.info/2026/01/05/j...
James Hansen, Roger Revelle, Herman Flohn and others.
"we must expect [a large climatic impact] and take action to avoid it."
44 years later, here we are, in the FAFOcene...
allouryesterdays.info/2026/01/05/j...
January 6th, 1982 - AAAS meeting warns about carbon dioxide build-up - All Our Yesterdays
On this day 43 years ago, the American Association for the Advancement of Science (created 1848) held its annual meeting, this time in Washington DC. The climatologists held panels within that. They ...
allouryesterdays.info
January 6, 2026 at 9:41 AM
By 1982 the dangers of climate change from carbon dioxide build-up were extremely well-established in the relevant scientific communities, & being reported in the popular press (and, intermittently) on television.
The Reagan administration's response was basically "suck it, loser hippy commie scum"
The Reagan administration's response was basically "suck it, loser hippy commie scum"
Here's all 8 pages of CO2 Newsletter Vol 1 no 1 (Oct 1979)
Geologist William N. Barbat published the Newsletter for 3 years (18 issues). They are incredible - detailed, precise and, ultimately, heart-breaking because they reveal how much was known, how many warnings were ignored.
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Geologist William N. Barbat published the Newsletter for 3 years (18 issues). They are incredible - detailed, precise and, ultimately, heart-breaking because they reveal how much was known, how many warnings were ignored.
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January 6, 2026 at 8:52 AM
Here's all 8 pages of CO2 Newsletter Vol 1 no 1 (Oct 1979)
Geologist William N. Barbat published the Newsletter for 3 years (18 issues). They are incredible - detailed, precise and, ultimately, heart-breaking because they reveal how much was known, how many warnings were ignored.
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Geologist William N. Barbat published the Newsletter for 3 years (18 issues). They are incredible - detailed, precise and, ultimately, heart-breaking because they reveal how much was known, how many warnings were ignored.
1/8
Reposted by All Our Yesterdays
January 6th, 1982 – AAAS meeting warns about carbon dioxide build-up
James Hansen, Roger Revelle, Herman Flohn and others.
"we must expect [a large climatic impact] and take action to avoid it."
44 years later, here we are, in the FAFOcene...
allouryesterdays.info/2026/01/05/j...
James Hansen, Roger Revelle, Herman Flohn and others.
"we must expect [a large climatic impact] and take action to avoid it."
44 years later, here we are, in the FAFOcene...
allouryesterdays.info/2026/01/05/j...
January 6th, 1982 - AAAS meeting warns about carbon dioxide build-up - All Our Yesterdays
On this day 43 years ago, the American Association for the Advancement of Science (created 1848) held its annual meeting, this time in Washington DC. The climatologists held panels within that. They ...
allouryesterdays.info
January 5, 2026 at 9:02 PM
January 6th, 1982 – AAAS meeting warns about carbon dioxide build-up
James Hansen, Roger Revelle, Herman Flohn and others.
"we must expect [a large climatic impact] and take action to avoid it."
44 years later, here we are, in the FAFOcene...
allouryesterdays.info/2026/01/05/j...
James Hansen, Roger Revelle, Herman Flohn and others.
"we must expect [a large climatic impact] and take action to avoid it."
44 years later, here we are, in the FAFOcene...
allouryesterdays.info/2026/01/05/j...
Reposted by All Our Yesterdays
Mark my words - Boston Dynamics, and other companies like them, will make superhuman robots that will be used by governments to suppress their citizens.
January 5, 2026 at 1:14 AM
Mark my words - Boston Dynamics, and other companies like them, will make superhuman robots that will be used by governments to suppress their citizens.
Reposted by All Our Yesterdays
CO2 Newsletter Vol. 1 no. 1 (Oct 1979) is live!
Between 1979 and 1982 American geologist William N. Barbat published 18 issues. Each was 8 pages of news (scientific abstracts, testimony, science and policy reports) editorials, investigations etc.
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allouryesterdays.info/2026/01/05/c...
Between 1979 and 1982 American geologist William N. Barbat published 18 issues. Each was 8 pages of news (scientific abstracts, testimony, science and policy reports) editorials, investigations etc.
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allouryesterdays.info/2026/01/05/c...
January 5, 2026 at 3:09 PM
CO2 Newsletter Vol. 1 no. 1 (Oct 1979) is live!
Between 1979 and 1982 American geologist William N. Barbat published 18 issues. Each was 8 pages of news (scientific abstracts, testimony, science and policy reports) editorials, investigations etc.
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allouryesterdays.info/2026/01/05/c...
Between 1979 and 1982 American geologist William N. Barbat published 18 issues. Each was 8 pages of news (scientific abstracts, testimony, science and policy reports) editorials, investigations etc.
1/2
allouryesterdays.info/2026/01/05/c...
January 6th, 1982 – AAAS meeting warns about carbon dioxide build-up
James Hansen, Roger Revelle, Herman Flohn and others.
"we must expect [a large climatic impact] and take action to avoid it."
44 years later, here we are, in the FAFOcene...
allouryesterdays.info/2026/01/05/j...
James Hansen, Roger Revelle, Herman Flohn and others.
"we must expect [a large climatic impact] and take action to avoid it."
44 years later, here we are, in the FAFOcene...
allouryesterdays.info/2026/01/05/j...
January 6th, 1982 - AAAS meeting warns about carbon dioxide build-up - All Our Yesterdays
On this day 43 years ago, the American Association for the Advancement of Science (created 1848) held its annual meeting, this time in Washington DC. The climatologists held panels within that. They ...
allouryesterdays.info
January 5, 2026 at 9:02 PM
January 6th, 1982 – AAAS meeting warns about carbon dioxide build-up
James Hansen, Roger Revelle, Herman Flohn and others.
"we must expect [a large climatic impact] and take action to avoid it."
44 years later, here we are, in the FAFOcene...
allouryesterdays.info/2026/01/05/j...
James Hansen, Roger Revelle, Herman Flohn and others.
"we must expect [a large climatic impact] and take action to avoid it."
44 years later, here we are, in the FAFOcene...
allouryesterdays.info/2026/01/05/j...
Saying the quiet part out loud.
Occasionally they spell it out.
Here's the US at the UN security council this afternoon
Here's the US at the UN security council this afternoon
January 5, 2026 at 5:23 PM
Saying the quiet part out loud.
CO2 Newsletter Vol. 1 no. 1 (Oct 1979) is live!
Between 1979 and 1982 American geologist William N. Barbat published 18 issues. Each was 8 pages of news (scientific abstracts, testimony, science and policy reports) editorials, investigations etc.
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allouryesterdays.info/2026/01/05/c...
Between 1979 and 1982 American geologist William N. Barbat published 18 issues. Each was 8 pages of news (scientific abstracts, testimony, science and policy reports) editorials, investigations etc.
1/2
allouryesterdays.info/2026/01/05/c...
January 5, 2026 at 3:09 PM
CO2 Newsletter Vol. 1 no. 1 (Oct 1979) is live!
Between 1979 and 1982 American geologist William N. Barbat published 18 issues. Each was 8 pages of news (scientific abstracts, testimony, science and policy reports) editorials, investigations etc.
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allouryesterdays.info/2026/01/05/c...
Between 1979 and 1982 American geologist William N. Barbat published 18 issues. Each was 8 pages of news (scientific abstracts, testimony, science and policy reports) editorials, investigations etc.
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allouryesterdays.info/2026/01/05/c...
Here's the video of the 60 Minutes segment (thanks to Matthew for this!)
Watch it and weep...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=l2Qj...
Watch it and weep...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=l2Qj...
January 5, 2026 at 9:57 AM
Here's the video of the 60 Minutes segment (thanks to Matthew for this!)
Watch it and weep...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=l2Qj...
Watch it and weep...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=l2Qj...
20 years ago today (Jan 5, 2006) climate scientist James Hansen broke his 19 yr media silence and spoke to 60 Minutes about government interference/suppression of the truth, the dangers ahead because of climate etc. It set of a shit storm.
allouryesterdays.info/2026/01/04/j...
allouryesterdays.info/2026/01/04/j...
January 4, 2026 at 9:46 PM
20 years ago today (Jan 5, 2006) climate scientist James Hansen broke his 19 yr media silence and spoke to 60 Minutes about government interference/suppression of the truth, the dangers ahead because of climate etc. It set of a shit storm.
allouryesterdays.info/2026/01/04/j...
allouryesterdays.info/2026/01/04/j...
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January 4th - On this day in #ClimateHistory
Jan 4, 1977 – US politician introduces #climate research legislation
Jan 4, 1982 – Global 2000 Report updated
Jan 4, 2005 – Senator James Inhofe exemplifies denialist bullshit
Jan 4, 2015 – Senator Christine Milne exemplifies sanity
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Jan 4, 1977 – US politician introduces #climate research legislation
Jan 4, 1982 – Global 2000 Report updated
Jan 4, 2005 – Senator James Inhofe exemplifies denialist bullshit
Jan 4, 2015 – Senator Christine Milne exemplifies sanity
🧵
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January 4, 2026 at 10:01 AM
January 4th - On this day in #ClimateHistory
Jan 4, 1977 – US politician introduces #climate research legislation
Jan 4, 1982 – Global 2000 Report updated
Jan 4, 2005 – Senator James Inhofe exemplifies denialist bullshit
Jan 4, 2015 – Senator Christine Milne exemplifies sanity
🧵
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Jan 4, 1977 – US politician introduces #climate research legislation
Jan 4, 1982 – Global 2000 Report updated
Jan 4, 2005 – Senator James Inhofe exemplifies denialist bullshit
Jan 4, 2015 – Senator Christine Milne exemplifies sanity
🧵
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September 2 or 3, 1983, at the tensest moment of the Cold War.
Three weeks later, Stansilav Petrov..
The only reason we didn't all fry was two calm, disobedient Soviet military men.
Three weeks later, Stansilav Petrov..
The only reason we didn't all fry was two calm, disobedient Soviet military men.
Two MIG-23s identified the aircraft correctly as a civilian television plane.
[The pilot] said ‘Are you sure you want me to shoot?’
And they said ‘You have your orders; shoot it down.’
This young pilot then responded ‘We’re low on fuel. We’re returning to base.’
marchudson.net/2026/01/04/c...
[The pilot] said ‘Are you sure you want me to shoot?’
And they said ‘You have your orders; shoot it down.’
This young pilot then responded ‘We’re low on fuel. We’re returning to base.’
marchudson.net/2026/01/04/c...
Calm and Disobedient Soviets versus nuclear war
I am listening to an extraordinary podcast (see below). First though, a couple of preliminaries for those who don’t know. During the Cuban Missile Crisis there was a Soviet submarine with nuk…
marchudson.net
January 4, 2026 at 1:20 PM
September 2 or 3, 1983, at the tensest moment of the Cold War.
Three weeks later, Stansilav Petrov..
The only reason we didn't all fry was two calm, disobedient Soviet military men.
Three weeks later, Stansilav Petrov..
The only reason we didn't all fry was two calm, disobedient Soviet military men.
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The C02 Newsletter: all 18 issues to be published in 2026.
They are heart-breaking.
Press release done (if you are a journo, let me know and I will send it you).
Vol 1 no 1. comes out on Monday January 5...
allouryesterdays.info/co2-newslett...
They are heart-breaking.
Press release done (if you are a journo, let me know and I will send it you).
Vol 1 no 1. comes out on Monday January 5...
allouryesterdays.info/co2-newslett...
CO2 Newsletter - All Our Yesterdays
The C02 Newsletter was an eight-page round up of current knowledge about carbon dioxide build-up and policy developments. It was published bi-monthly from September 1979 to July 1982 by William N. Bar...
allouryesterdays.info
January 3, 2026 at 1:21 PM
The C02 Newsletter: all 18 issues to be published in 2026.
They are heart-breaking.
Press release done (if you are a journo, let me know and I will send it you).
Vol 1 no 1. comes out on Monday January 5...
allouryesterdays.info/co2-newslett...
They are heart-breaking.
Press release done (if you are a journo, let me know and I will send it you).
Vol 1 no 1. comes out on Monday January 5...
allouryesterdays.info/co2-newslett...
Open access book "Pipeline Cinema: The Cultural Infrastructure of Oil Extraction in Iran and Iraq"
luminosoa.org/books/m/10.1...
luminosoa.org/books/m/10.1...
January 4, 2026 at 10:27 AM
Open access book "Pipeline Cinema: The Cultural Infrastructure of Oil Extraction in Iran and Iraq"
luminosoa.org/books/m/10.1...
luminosoa.org/books/m/10.1...
January 4th - On this day in #ClimateHistory
Jan 4, 1977 – US politician introduces #climate research legislation
Jan 4, 1982 – Global 2000 Report updated
Jan 4, 2005 – Senator James Inhofe exemplifies denialist bullshit
Jan 4, 2015 – Senator Christine Milne exemplifies sanity
🧵
1/6
Jan 4, 1977 – US politician introduces #climate research legislation
Jan 4, 1982 – Global 2000 Report updated
Jan 4, 2005 – Senator James Inhofe exemplifies denialist bullshit
Jan 4, 2015 – Senator Christine Milne exemplifies sanity
🧵
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January 4, 2026 at 10:01 AM
January 4th - On this day in #ClimateHistory
Jan 4, 1977 – US politician introduces #climate research legislation
Jan 4, 1982 – Global 2000 Report updated
Jan 4, 2005 – Senator James Inhofe exemplifies denialist bullshit
Jan 4, 2015 – Senator Christine Milne exemplifies sanity
🧵
1/6
Jan 4, 1977 – US politician introduces #climate research legislation
Jan 4, 1982 – Global 2000 Report updated
Jan 4, 2005 – Senator James Inhofe exemplifies denialist bullshit
Jan 4, 2015 – Senator Christine Milne exemplifies sanity
🧵
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On this Day: January 4th – research funding (1977), reports (1982), denial (2005) and warnings (2015) – just another day for you and me in the Anthropocene/Fafocene
#ClimateHistory
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#ClimateHistory
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On this Day: January 4th - research funding (1977), reports (1982), denial (2005) and warnings (2015) - just another day for you and me in the Anthropocene/Fafocene - All Our Yesterdays
On this day forty nine (!) years ago, as the Carter administration was about to begin, a US politician introduced legislation to boost climate research fundings. This wasn’t the first time – legislati...
allouryesterdays.info
January 3, 2026 at 10:16 PM
On this Day: January 4th – research funding (1977), reports (1982), denial (2005) and warnings (2015) – just another day for you and me in the Anthropocene/Fafocene
#ClimateHistory
allouryesterdays.info/2026/01/03/o...
#ClimateHistory
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39 yrs & 1 day ago, Primo Levi's Almanac
....
Earth, too, obeys creation's immutable laws.
But we, rebellious offshoots, ingenious fools,
Destroy and corrupt, always in more of a hurry;
Spreading the desert to the forests of the Amazon;
To the living hearts of our cities; to our very own hearts.
....
Earth, too, obeys creation's immutable laws.
But we, rebellious offshoots, ingenious fools,
Destroy and corrupt, always in more of a hurry;
Spreading the desert to the forests of the Amazon;
To the living hearts of our cities; to our very own hearts.
January 3, 2026 at 7:42 PM
39 yrs & 1 day ago, Primo Levi's Almanac
....
Earth, too, obeys creation's immutable laws.
But we, rebellious offshoots, ingenious fools,
Destroy and corrupt, always in more of a hurry;
Spreading the desert to the forests of the Amazon;
To the living hearts of our cities; to our very own hearts.
....
Earth, too, obeys creation's immutable laws.
But we, rebellious offshoots, ingenious fools,
Destroy and corrupt, always in more of a hurry;
Spreading the desert to the forests of the Amazon;
To the living hearts of our cities; to our very own hearts.
One of the better bios I've seen on this site -
"We have all underestimated the resources the ultra-wealthy have put into culture war bullshit to get us to fight each other instead of them."
(it's @spqesq.bsky.social , since you ask)
"We have all underestimated the resources the ultra-wealthy have put into culture war bullshit to get us to fight each other instead of them."
(it's @spqesq.bsky.social , since you ask)
January 3, 2026 at 5:03 PM
One of the better bios I've seen on this site -
"We have all underestimated the resources the ultra-wealthy have put into culture war bullshit to get us to fight each other instead of them."
(it's @spqesq.bsky.social , since you ask)
"We have all underestimated the resources the ultra-wealthy have put into culture war bullshit to get us to fight each other instead of them."
(it's @spqesq.bsky.social , since you ask)
The C02 Newsletter: all 18 issues to be published in 2026.
They are heart-breaking.
Press release done (if you are a journo, let me know and I will send it you).
Vol 1 no 1. comes out on Monday January 5...
allouryesterdays.info/co2-newslett...
They are heart-breaking.
Press release done (if you are a journo, let me know and I will send it you).
Vol 1 no 1. comes out on Monday January 5...
allouryesterdays.info/co2-newslett...
CO2 Newsletter - All Our Yesterdays
The C02 Newsletter was an eight-page round up of current knowledge about carbon dioxide build-up and policy developments. It was published bi-monthly from September 1979 to July 1982 by William N. Bar...
allouryesterdays.info
January 3, 2026 at 1:21 PM
The C02 Newsletter: all 18 issues to be published in 2026.
They are heart-breaking.
Press release done (if you are a journo, let me know and I will send it you).
Vol 1 no 1. comes out on Monday January 5...
allouryesterdays.info/co2-newslett...
They are heart-breaking.
Press release done (if you are a journo, let me know and I will send it you).
Vol 1 no 1. comes out on Monday January 5...
allouryesterdays.info/co2-newslett...
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Our current agricultural system is choking birds out of existence + farmers out of business. The report identifies a need for:
- better agri-environment schemes to protect grass margin + fallow habitats
- engagement with farmers to support bird-friendly practices
www.birdguides.com/news/farmlan...
- better agri-environment schemes to protect grass margin + fallow habitats
- engagement with farmers to support bird-friendly practices
www.birdguides.com/news/farmlan...
Farmland birds in steady decline across Scotland, new report finds
A comprehensive report finds continued declines in Scotland's farmland birds, highlighting significant losses for Tree Sparrow, Grey Partridge and other priority species, and calling for strengthened ...
www.birdguides.com
January 3, 2026 at 1:09 PM
Our current agricultural system is choking birds out of existence + farmers out of business. The report identifies a need for:
- better agri-environment schemes to protect grass margin + fallow habitats
- engagement with farmers to support bird-friendly practices
www.birdguides.com/news/farmlan...
- better agri-environment schemes to protect grass margin + fallow habitats
- engagement with farmers to support bird-friendly practices
www.birdguides.com/news/farmlan...
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Jan 3, 1992 – Greenpeace try to shame George HW Bush into action, ahead of the Rio Earth Summit, as he visits Australia. Didn’t work, but what else could they do?
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January 3, 2026 at 10:13 AM
Jan 3, 1992 – Greenpeace try to shame George HW Bush into action, ahead of the Rio Earth Summit, as he visits Australia. Didn’t work, but what else could they do?
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If Nicolás Maduro stands trial in the United States and gets convicted of 34 felonies, does that mean he’s qualified to be our next president now?
Just checking what the standards are these days.
Just checking what the standards are these days.
January 3, 2026 at 12:01 PM
If Nicolás Maduro stands trial in the United States and gets convicted of 34 felonies, does that mean he’s qualified to be our next president now?
Just checking what the standards are these days.
Just checking what the standards are these days.
So much murder, so much social murder, violence fast and slow. Centuries of it.
#OtD 3 Jan 1966 military veteran and civil rights activist Sammy Younge, Jr was murdered in Alabama. Younge was killed by a gas station attendant in Macon County for trying to use the "whites-only" restroom stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/1018...
January 3, 2026 at 10:26 AM
So much murder, so much social murder, violence fast and slow. Centuries of it.