Maud Powell
@maudpowell.bsky.social
Nature lover, reader, knitter/mender, equestrian, violinist, English teacher...concerned about the present and future of our planet.
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What's crazy about this is that extreme weather, pollution, etc. are all labeled "environmental" risks. They are ALSO economic, health, societal, and geopolitical risks. We have to stop treating climate change as if it is only about the environment.
Every year, the World Economic Forum at Davos reports on the consensus of risks facing the world.
In the short-term, it's DISINFORMATION.
Long-term, it's CLIMATE CHANGE.
And, guess what, they're linked!
In the short-term, it's DISINFORMATION.
Long-term, it's CLIMATE CHANGE.
And, guess what, they're linked!
January 24, 2025 at 5:33 AM
What's crazy about this is that extreme weather, pollution, etc. are all labeled "environmental" risks. They are ALSO economic, health, societal, and geopolitical risks. We have to stop treating climate change as if it is only about the environment.
this.
when you examine a text written by a human you can find layers and layers of meaning and intentionality, the complexity of the human conscious, an opportunity for one mind to commune with another outside the bounds of time and space. when you examine AI text you drown in a teaspoon of nothing.
January 8, 2025 at 7:34 PM
this.
I needed this beautiful essay today - perhaps you do, too. www.nytimes.com/2024/12/09/o...
Opinion | How to Keep Your Own Soul Safe in the Dark (Gift Article)
Even at my lowest, I have never entirely given up my faith that good people working together can change the world for the better.
www.nytimes.com
December 9, 2024 at 10:57 AM
I needed this beautiful essay today - perhaps you do, too. www.nytimes.com/2024/12/09/o...
From 2017 but even more relevant and thought-provoking today, IMO.
Per @aoc.bsky.social and co., I'm here to celebrate echo chambers and preaching to the choir. Which sings back, beautifully. "The primary assumption behind the idea that we shouldn’t preach to the choir is that one’s proper audience is one’s enemies, not one’s allies." harpers.org/archive/2017...
Preaching to The Choir, by Rebecca Solnit
harpers.org
November 24, 2024 at 6:11 PM
From 2017 but even more relevant and thought-provoking today, IMO.
i don't think that the NYT has generally been doing a good job on covering the climate emergency, but there's an occasional sign that they are at least trying to do better.
Earth’s warmest months on record redefined summer this year: Children at camps stayed inside. People worked and played outside late at night. Some considered moving to escape the worst effects. To many Americans, it felt like a climate inflection point. nyti.ms/3PCdmBq
October 6, 2023 at 6:10 AM
i don't think that the NYT has generally been doing a good job on covering the climate emergency, but there's an occasional sign that they are at least trying to do better.
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Alternate title for this was:
The UN Gave a Dire Climate Change Warning Five Years Ago. What Happened Next Will Not Shock You At All.
The UN Gave a Dire Climate Change Warning Five Years Ago. What Happened Next Will Not Shock You At All.
The IPCC's landmark 1.5-degree report came out five years ago Sunday. I asked some of its authors about its impact and what has happened since.
The UN Gave A Dire Climate Change Warning Five Years Ago. It’s Worse Than They Hoped
In 2018 scientists warned the window for meeting climate targets was closing. Half a decade later, they're dismayed at our progress.
themessenger.com
October 5, 2023 at 8:27 PM
Alternate title for this was:
The UN Gave a Dire Climate Change Warning Five Years Ago. What Happened Next Will Not Shock You At All.
The UN Gave a Dire Climate Change Warning Five Years Ago. What Happened Next Will Not Shock You At All.