Monthly Archives: September 2021
UNGA & Climate Change
The end of September brings world leaders to New York to attend the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA). Though the leaders speak out on many issues during the annual gathering, I focused on the media coverage of the UNGA concerning Climate Change. Al Jazeera: Verge of the abyss’: Climate change to dominate UNGA talks In this …
Breaking the Chain
Truth is confirmed by inspection and delay; falsehood by haste and uncertainty. -Tacitus, Roman Historian (56-120 CE) With the increasing numbers of people online and the quantity of original and shared content growing exponentially, one could argue that this is a golden age of communication. However, false and misleading information on the internet has effectively …
The War That Never Ends…
At an anti-war march in 2003, we chanted a protest song borrowed from an old-time novelty song: “This is the war that never ends, It just goes on and on, my friends. George Bush started fighting it, not knowing what it was. Now we will keep on fighting it forever just because” (repeat ad-nauseam) Unfortunately, …
News versus Opinion
The Climate Crisis News: In the Aftermath of Hurricane Ida, The Guardian published a story whose title borrows a recent quote from President Biden, ‘Climate crisis is here’ says Biden in week of storms, floods and wildfires. This article contained a number of relevant links, including Biden’s White House remarks on the subject, along with …
