Status Updates From The Language of Climate Pol...

What the hell? You don’t need to peddle the U.S. as so-called “defenders of freedom” to critique both China’s authoritarianism and the U.S.’ global-level obstruction of progress.

I have to admit I’ve started to struggle with this one. The writing is dry, but what’s worse is that the “advice” she gives is stuff that’s been said before, eg “And THAT’S why it’s important to tell your rich neighbors that global warming affects them, too!” There’s more than a bit of gung-ho optimism about American democracy that I find nonsensical at this point.

Man, the bipartisan belief that *more* economic growth will save us from global warming. 😔

“Oil and gas interests use the word ‘cost’ so often partly because the term has a remarkable implicatory power to make people feel poorer.”

Daaaaaang.

A really detailed, really helpful breakdown of the different types of rhetoric surrounding climate change, and how each type needs to be approached differently.

Okay, Genevieve Guenther! I’m loving the way you use critical analysis to break down the truths behind the language used by enemies of climate change.

Huhhhhhh…. Just go ahead and mentally strike that whole paragraph.

“In adapting to drought years, some California farmers are buying lightly filtered oil-drilling wastewater from fossil-fuel companies. About 100,000 acres of nuts, citrus, and vegetables, even those certified organic, are irrigated with this chemical-laden slurry.”

Just brimming with rage and petrochemicals over here.

Shout out to MMT, but also:

“US billionaires, a mere 650 people, could pay for over a year of the entire national transition to net zero with the extra money they made in the first year of the Covid-19 pandemic alone.”

Feel like we should add an ‘or else’ 🍽️