“This time, the death of hundreds of Americans and tens of billions of dollars in damage was -again- not enough of an example of the dangers of climate change to lead to a reassessment of positions.” theplanet.substack.com/p/americas-o...#elections#politics#climatechange#guncontrol#news
The urgency of addressing climate change and gun safety
“Someday, you will tell your kids or grandkids about those days when U.S. democracy was hanging by a thread. You will share memories of a man who loved foreign dictators more than the people he represented.” theplanet.substack.com/p/historians...#Milton#news#elections#politics
American in Turmoil, 27 days until the elections
IPPR report: “climate change should be a core part of national security planning. National security is critically dependent on the resilience of communities, globalised systems and nature, and not just on defence and other traditional security matters.” www.ippr.org/articles/sec...#climatesecurity
The new UK government has initiated a Strategic Defence Review and is undertaking a review of national resilience. Security threats resulting from climate
With 28 days until the election, and after some ten years of one Trump scandal following the next, American voters still need help deciding who of the two candidates has the best resume to improve their lives and American society. theplanet.substack.com/p/hurricane-...#Milton#news#politics
America in Turmoil; 28 days before the election.
When Hurricane Milton's Extremes and Extreme Politics Collide theplanet.substack.com/p/when-hurri...#Milton
American politics are in turmoil, and so is the climate.
Creating chaos is the foremost aim for fascists in the phase before taking over power. It is well described in Chapter One of the yellow-cover manual on Trump's nightstand, "Fascist Leadership for Dummies." #HurricaneHelene#FEMA#NorthCarolina#Trumptheplanet.substack.com/p/america-in...
A storm of Republican lies. It was another week of chaos in the US, one deliberately created by Donald Trump and his MAGA followers, aided by the devastating impact of Hurricane Helene
🦈 Sharks should no longer be killed for squalane. Thanks to innovative alternatives developed by Amyris through JMP Software powerful statistical analysis, there are sustainable solutions for the environment. www.youtube.com/watch?v=ICxw...#yesJMPcan#innovation#oceans#tech
YouTube video by JMP Statistical Discovery
European Childhood Memories of Growing Up With Jimmy Carter as "My First US President" theplanet.substack.com/p/european-c...#JimmyCarter#history#VPdebate
Remembering President Carter's compassion, integrity, and environmental legacy
A new initiative within The Planet newsletter: we will explore the hidden historical connections surrounding us in everyday landscapes and urban environments in a new series. ➡️ Please share if you welcome this initiative. theplanet.substack.com/p/uncovering...#history#writing#travel
The new series, Relics of History, explores the hidden historical connections surrounding us in everyday landscapes and urban environments.