Tag: Carl Sagan
Politics and its Discontents: Thought For The Day (The Week, The Month, The Year, Etc.)
This from Professor Michael E. Mann: Sagan rightly feared the “celebration of ignorance”. He didn’t quite anticipate, however, the *weaponization* of ignorance that we are now seeing. Carl Sagan predicted QAnon more than two decades ago: If you have never read the book, The Demon-Haunted World is well-worth your time.
Continue readingDead Wild Roses: The DWR Friday Musical Interlude – Holiday Favourites
Greetings loyal readers. This is the time and space where I get to curate a musical experience for you (who knew “curate” had become a verb). So, as an atheist finding good tunes during this particular time of year can be challenging; but not impossible. So today I present to
Continue readingDead Wild Roses: The DWR Sunday Disservice – god, A Reassuring Fable
With all the noise coming from the rightwing deluded conservo-nut side of the blogosphere decrying loss of all hope, I thought I would reaffirm the reason why they lost and lost big in their election. Your base is believes in magic and mythology, here and now in the 21st century. Your wacky ideas had their […]
Continue reading350 or bust: ExxonMobil Response to Extreme Weather Events Linked To Climate Change: Adapt
* Compare Tillerson’s response to what super-scientists Stephen Hawking and Carl Sagan have to say about a destabilized climate from unchecked fossil fuel emissions: “The ‘hell’ of Venus an important warning to take increasing greenhouse effect on Earth seriously”
Continue reading350 or bust: Earth Day: Carl Sagan On Global Warming
Via Climate Crocks, Carl Sagan on global warming on Earth Day 19990. Note that Sagan’s C02 numbers reflect the 1990 numbers, not current ones. And when he says that the U.S. generates 21% of the gasses that are responsible for greenhouse effect, he means the extra gases that contribute to atmospheric
Continue reading350 or bust: Don’t Sit This One Out
* Citizens Climate Lobby.org TransitionNetwork.org
Continue readingDead Wild Roses: Carl Sagan – On Irony
Yea us! *sigh* Filed under: Science Tagged: Carl Sagan, Humanity, Irony
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