This week's Fool-on-the-Hill seems to prove her foolishness by the day (much less her toxicity) but we just stumbled on Rep. Marge Greene's global-warming-is-good-for-you comment from last year at this time. Not sure how that got by us, could be 'cuz of all the other fools going off on The Hill. So, here it is snagged by Newsweek last June, "This Earth warming and carbon is actually healthy for us. It helps us to feed people, it helps keep people alive, the Earth is more green than it was years and years ago and that is because of the Earth warming." Alternative Facts anyone?
Our recent encounter with certain bureaucrats in charge of certain interests yours truly hold dearly reminds us that "It's the Climate Crisis, Stupid!" Last week's dystopian brush with what looked like a world on fire (it actually was Canada on fire) was a record breaking reminder "U.S. Hits New Atmospheric Carbon Record, While Wildfires Blanket Continent In Smoke" The HuffPo piece notes, "United States scientists documented the highest level of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere in millions of years, at the same time as record wildfires blazed through Canada, lacing the air from the Midwest to the East Coast in a blanket of smoke with enough disease-causing particles to make venturing outside unsafe for people with breathing problems." NOAA Administrator Rick Spinrad points out, “Every year, we see the impacts of climate change in the heat waves, droughts, flooding, wildfires and storms happening all around us. While we will have to adapt to the climate impacts we cannot avoid, we must expend every effort to slash carbon pollution and safeguard this planet and the life that calls it home.” There it is, anybody listening?
"Their Brains were small & they died" returns with the sorry tale of a Colorado state Repugnican with some serious issues. During debate on a bill addressing discrimination of those with disabilities State Rep. Richard Holtorf (R-Akron) argued against civil liability for disability discrimination by likening people with disabilities to those hurt during Pamplona's running of the bulls. "If you're dumb enough to get on this road and run... you own it" Holtorf said. Further evidence of Holtorf's ignorance: "In 2021, Democrats confronted him for calling a colleague "Buckwheat" during a floor debate. That same year, he suggested state Sen. Tom Sullivan, D-Aurora, whose son was killed in the Aurora theater shooting, needed to "let go" of his son's murder."
In the Enviro Show Echo Chamber we shamelessly parrot ourselves regarding the struggle against vested interests and rogue agencies lording it over the people of Massachusetts with regard to our Public Lands and municipal trees. Our interview with Michael Kellett of Restore the North Woods on this show (and in past shows) no longer seem like voices in the wilderness; people all across the Commonwealth and groups like Massachusetts Sierra Club's Forest Protection Team; Trees as a Public Good Network; Wendell State Forest Alliance; Climate Action Now; ORMA Climate Working Group; Elders Climate Action Massachusetts and others are rising up in rapidly growing numbers to protect trees & forests. We call upon our listeners, their friends & neighbors and all people of goodwill to join us in an existential struggle for the public good and for future generations. It's the Climate Crisis, let's get to work!
Perhaps this is an appropriate time to check in with the Prez, are we Abidin' with Biden or Backslidin' with Biden? Maybe, like recently here in the Commonwealth, a bit of both. That said, should we really be making deals with The Takers in the midst of a climate emergency?? As Bill McKibben noted last week, sitting in front of the White House at a protest: the Biden Administration approved plans for an enormous new oil-drilling complex in Alaska (and liquefied-natural-gas exports), huge new offshore-drilling leases in the Gulf of Mexico, and more recently the Mountain Valley Pipeline as part of the Debt Ceiling deal. All that around the same time he did more than any president in recent memory to move us toward clean renewable energy. Sorry Joe, the days of having it both ways are over, OK?
On to our Enviro Show Quote of the Week which says something about compromise:
"The only way of finding the limits of the possible is by going beyond them into the impossible”
Saturday, June 24, 10am to 4pm. Women's March Nationwide Day of Action. Northampton City Hall steps, 210 Main Street, Northampton, MA, 01060. On June 24th, 2022, the SCOTUS struck down one of womens most fundamental rights: The right to abortion. One year later, we are still fighting for our rights back. Join us, and rally for our rights. We will mobilize to let partisan extremists know that we will not let democracy die; we’re not done fighting. We will mobilize to let authoritarians know that we will not allow protest or freedom of speech to be chilled or killed in our country.Our fight is bigger than Roe. We are fighting for nothing less than democracy itself. We are not done fighting. And together, we will win. Go HERE.
June 24-July 1 for the next Week of Action to Stop Cop City. You can read more about the Week of Action, what to bring, and what to expect here: stopcopcitysolidarity.org/
Monday June 26, 7p.m. Shutesbury solar forum where we will provide a thorough explanation about the current situation with Cowls et al lawsuit, what it means for you and our town, and what needs to happen next. Register to attend. Keynote speakers include State Representative for our district, Aaron Saunders and Environmental Lawyer Meg Sheehan
Wednesday, June 28th at 10 am (House) and 1 pm (Senate). With your help, Massachusetts can continue to be a leader in rejecting the false climate solution of burning our forests for energy. You can testify in person or virtually, and/or submit written comments. Either way, we now have to submit our testimony separately to the House and the Senate TUE committees, until they work things out. For more information and for talking points, please visit the NoToxicBiomass website.
Thursday June 29,7:00-8:30pm. MA: Forever Chemicals and the Climate Crisis. Robbins Public Library, 700 Massachusetts Ave, Arlington , Massachusetts, 02476 Contact: info.ma.healthy.soils@mothersoutfront.org. Healthy Soil, Livable Future invites you to learn more about “forever chemicals”. Because of their widespread and persistent use, PFAS are found in water, air, fish, humans, and soil.
That's it except this: Remember to listen to your Mother, OK?
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