It’s hard to believe the terror attack in Russia happened a week ago, because it’s basically disappeared from our media as so much has happened since, like the Baltimore bridge collapse, not to mention Beyoncé released a new country album, which is getting a lot of interesting attention!
On the climate front, there’s plenty of news, however, within the last 24 hours, James Hansen and team released a new paper – Global Warming Acceleration: Hope vs Hopium – with the statement: “Accumulating evidence supports the interpretation in our Pipeline paper: decreasing human-made aerosols increased Earth’s energy imbalance and accelerated global warming in the past decade.”
All this bad news can make us feel useless, but here’s some inspiration for you. Meet India’s Lake Man. He saw a problem and decided to do something about it, and look at the positive impact it had on his community. Let’s all be like the Lake Man!
Because India really needs lots of Lake Men – check this out – Indians may already be experiencing temperatures close to limits of human survivability without even being aware.
Oh and did you know, some new research is showing that ice loss caused by climate change is redistributing mass on the Earth enough to alter its spin AND it’s going to impact time keeping – mind blowing huh? We’re pretty powerful us humans, aren’t we? Look what we can do! Melting polar ice is slowing Earth’s rotation and may affect time.
I’m talking about and sharing information on novel entities, focusing on the impact it has on us and all life on earth. There’re some really interesting pieces coming out, including long overdue research, and I can’t emphasize this enough – this is a critical area we MUST address and soon.
More than 4,000 plastic chemicals are hazardous, report finds
Chemicals used in plastic food packaging linked to 10% of preterm births in 2018
Household Chemicals Linked to Brain Health Risks
Global Warming and Plastic Pollution Are Inextricably Trapped in a “Vicious Circle” – this is very ironic!!
Smile!
Here’s something to make you smile and a really great use of humour for a serious message. We just don’t comprehend the pollution around us, do we?
Friends content and mine
Hats off to the amazing Stephanie Dickson and the team at Green is the New Black. The event’s sustainability report is out, and provides a comprehensive list of ideas to run events with less impact. If you know someone in the events business, pass this onto them. Super valuable – Transparency and Sustainability at The Conscious Festival – Green is the New Black.
I’ve been collecting news on extinctions and ecosystem collapses, because, you know, at some point we’re going to wake up and reverse this, right? How many mass die-offs or extinctions will we accept before we act?
And the latest in my “We need a new middle-class dream” series and this time, we’re focused on pets, yes pets are a BIG issue. Check it out.
Plenty more to read or watch, so do click through to the reads at the image below, and a reminder, this platform (elink.io) means the articles go back weeks, and potentially months as the year progresses. If you want to see the latest, it’s the first 100 or so added.
Please do let me know what caught your attention? Or share with me what has your attention now? There’s a lot going on, which means none of us can cover everything. Besides, it’s always great to get feedback so I know I’m delivering something of value.
Before I go, a final message. Don’t feel useless, get involved in something you’re passionate about and watch the world change around you!
Cheers
Andrea
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Uncommon Courage, an invitation
Uncommon Courage is an invitation to be your courageous best self every day. It’s also an antidote to the overwhelm, fear, and rage rolling around the world. But it’s more than a book; it’s an invitation to join an inclusive community that wants to better understand humanities challenges – both global and personal – in order to take courageous action and create a better world for everyone. If Covid19 gave us the time and space to reflect, Uncommon Courage gives us the nudge we need to create lasting change.
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The Know Show
Check out The Know Show. It’s a fortnightly wrap up of the news and we started again for 2024.
Climate Courage
A fortnightly conversation on issues that matter to you and I, focusing on the actions we can all take. I am yet to confirm the return date for this, but it’s coming. In the meantime, I’m doing a three-part series called: We need a new middle-class dream, and one billion people with Uncommon Courage!
18 Steps to an All-Star LinkedIn Profile
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Andrea- big wow! I think I can (and need) to learn a lot from you.
Thank you so much Kim, I really appreciate the comment. Been doing this a long time, so I always appreciate the support xxxx