Friday, July 1, 2022

Do we give up on a livable planet because a government agency isn’t handling it?

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled badly for the global climate in West Virginia vs. EPA.

"Supreme Court’s EPA ruling upends Biden’s environmental agenda," Maxine Joselow, Washington Post, June 30, 2022



The EPA can't effectively address climate change — not after this ruling.

But we aren't the EPA. What do we do?



See: "Democrats Want Biden To Go 'Beast Mode' And Fight Climate Change Via Executive Action." Time is of the essence if the U.S. wants to avoid a global climate catastrophe, Democratic senators warned after hopes for climate legislation faded once again. Igor Bobic. Huffpost. Jul 18, 2022.


"The most common question I get asked when I give talks about the #ClimateCrisis is "but what can I do as an individual?"
Here's my answer...
NOTHING.
We *cannot* address the #ClimateCrisis as individuals.
The crisis is a symptom of a system of social relations, and therefore we must cooperate to *collectively* change that form of social organization.
Luckily for us this is what humans excel at!"
— Dr. Aaron Thierry, Twitter, August 10, 2023

Thierry gives examples here: "How to Defeat the Fossil Goliath?" Dr. Aaron Thierry / filmsforaction.org / Nov 21, 2022

Earth seen from space

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