Posted on 09/13/2018 9:45:12 AM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer
Climate change is here now, and it’s time to urgently ask ourselves: What kind of future do we want to work toward? The air we breathe is key to answering this question. Global warming is not just manifesting in devastating fires, floods and heatwaves; its causes are impacting nearly every breath we take.
A recent World Health Organization report said that nine out of 10 people on the planet breathe dangerous air, and an estimated 7 million premature deaths a year are caused by air pollution-related diseases, including stroke and heart disease, respiratory illness and cancer.
The most vulnerable people are impacted the hardest. Fossil fuel combustion byproducts have been deemed one of the most serious threats to children’s health and global equality. Emerging evidence indicates that pollution from coal combustion and motor vehicles has been linked to development delays, reduced IQ and autism in children.
Carrying on along this trajectory is irresponsible and absolutely unacceptable.
But another trajectory is emerging as more people are standing up and campaigning for their inalienable right to clean air - and therefore, to life. On Wednesday in San Francisco, the Global Climate and Health Forum is bringing together 250 leaders to generate momentum and commitments for action on climate and health.
We know that a comprehensive response to climate change could be “the greatest global health opportunity of the 21st century.” The New Climate Economy report just out shows it will also deliver at least $26 trillion in economic gain over business as usual by 2030.
However, to do this within the window of time we have left to avoid the worst impacts of climate change, we must act with boldness and unprecedented urgency. There is no time to lose. Every breath matters.
(Excerpt) Read more at washingtonpost.com ...
The body weight of some of the dead is more than 18% carbon!
I am always puzzled about this. If these policies are so beneficial for everyone involved, why do these all-knowing elites not show us the way by setting an example?
They should stop using all petroleum derived products and only use energy from renewable resources and food grown in a sustainable fashion. Then they could prove how foolish we all are.
I know of no easy way to do it either; since the ability to directly post PICTURES; from your OWN computer; directly to the web; is a function we peons cannot do.
First I have to post them to some kind of photo storage site; THEN I have a URL to use to post them.
I've a LOT of stuff in Photobucket; "SAMPLE src="http://i591.photobucket.com/albums/ss354/elsieel/homerdecision.gif?t=1311767880" galleryimg="no"> but since they attempted to hold my EVERYONE's! pictures hostage until a ranson waS PAID; I've NOT STORED ANY MORE PIX THERE (OR ANY WHERE)
Pressing the prt sc button on your keyboard will save a screen image into the CLIPBOARD; then you can post that into an image changing program - I use Jasc Paints Shop Pro - then I can upload that saved picture to a photosharing service.
Boy!, if there is an easier way I'd LOVE to find out about it!
(I do NOT do 'social media'!)
The total weight of carbon on earth has NOT changed since our home was formed.
It just gets rearranged into differing forms of compounds.
I guess this old fuddy-duddy COULD use the ‘net as a tool; and actually LOOK STUFF UP!
I found this...
https://www.wikihow.com/Upload-Images-to-the-Internet
This appears at the end of the article:
This was produced by The WorldPost, a partnership of the Berggruen Institute and The Washington Post.
Berggruen ought to be on a lot of folks’ radar.
I just looked THIS up:
but it is WAY too early in the AM for me to be thinking about these things!
No coffee yet!
Maybe later...
So, you disagree with me. That’s nice. Opinions apparently vary. :-D
the 8 largest cargo ships create more pollution than all the cars on the planet put together. Maybe do something about that first
and if you care about the environment so much go complain to India and China.
So, in the very first paragraph, she can’t even decide if it is “global warming” or “climate change?” And we’re supposed to take her seriously?
Awesome, truthful graphic!
If there wasn’t tons of money to be made from global warming, none of the RATS would be interested in it.
Re: “The total weight of carbon on earth has NOT changed since Earth was formed.”
Elsie, I was trying to make people laugh.
Every human body is more than 18% carbon.
Carbon is the structural framework for almost every organic molecule in your body.
By the way - at least 100 tons of space dust and space pebbles find their way through Earth’s atmosphere every day, so the total amount of carbon on Earth actually does increase every day.
So; does this added weight slow down, speed up, or have no effect on our rotational speed: length of a sidereal day.
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