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FIGHT THE FOSSIL FUEL INDUSTRY: TAKE A CARBON HOLIDAYGary Stark

Gary Stark — Thu, 28 Mar 2024 14:03:46 +0000

“Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.” By now most of us are familiar with this expression, and nowhere does it apply more than in our response to climate change. Individually, we can recycle, stop flying and driving, turn off lights, plant trees, cut out meat, lobby [...]

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Don’t Be Like MeMark Engineer

Mark Engineer — Thu, 10 Mar 2022 08:00:10 +0000

I have a confession to make. I’m a world class procrastinator. A heavyweight champion faffer-abouter. An Olympic standard timewaster. (This isn’t the confession. I’m just setting the scene.) It’s not great. It drives my friends and family nuts. It’s of practically no use in a climate and ecological emergency, which is all about acting [...]

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They have given us no reason to trust themEmma Garnett

Emma Garnett — Thu, 16 Sep 2021 06:59:47 +0000

This is an edited version of a speech given to XR Scientists at the Science Museum on 29th August 2021 My name is Emma. I am a Research Fellow at Cambridge University looking at behaviour change and sustainable diets. But I’m not here to talk about that. Instead, I’ve been asked to speak today [...]

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