Following what goes on with oil and gas exploitation in and around Adrian, Michigan since 2013 - and how these events in our little city connect to the global environmental situation... - with the occasional sidetrack to other related environmental issues in Lenawee county, Michigan and how those relate to global issues.
Sunday, March 11, 2018
Friday, March 9, 2018
Want to see 168 years of climate change in two minutes? 1850-2017
Want to see 168 years of climate change in two minutes?— Robert Rohde (@rarohde) January 18, 2018
Here is our movie, updated through 2017. pic.twitter.com/ppwXgFPGdA
Explainer: The polar vortex, climate change and the ‘Beast from the East’
Disrupted polar vortices: Reason for large climate fluctuations, warm arctic winters and extreme cold waves in Europe and elsewhere. Highly probable to get worse with climate change - generating another tipping point that might change global climate drastically in very short time...
https://www.carbonbrief.org/explainer-polar-vortex-climate-change-and-beast-from-the-east
https://www.carbonbrief.org/explainer-polar-vortex-climate-change-and-beast-from-the-east
Wednesday, February 7, 2018
TODAY: Films on Indigenous Resistance Against Fossil Fuels
The 6th Environmental Documentary Series is showing Water Warriors (22 min) and Standing Rock - Take me to the river (29 min). I was given permission by the film makers to show these not publicly available short films, which are currently screened at many film festivals. The topics are Indigenous resistance against fossil fuels, climate change, and pollution. Location: Siena Heights University, Adrian Campus, Science Building, Room 131. Today, Wednesday, 7 PM. Links: http://www.storyline.media/waterwarriors/
Tuesday, February 6, 2018
Saturday, February 3, 2018
Tuesday, January 30, 2018
Climate Action live stream with Bernie Sanders and Bill McKibben tomorrow January 31st
Climate Action live stream with Bernie Sanders and Bill
McKibben on January 31st will start at 7:30 PM also in SCI 131. The event is
free and open to everybody.
Join us on Jan 31st for a Fossil Free Fast: The
Climate Resistance Live Event. Movement leaders including Senator Bernie Sanders,
Varshini Prakash of the Sunrise Movement, Rev. Yearwood of the Hip Hop Caucus,
Jessica Lorena Rangel of Houston Eyes of a Dreamer, Bill McKibben, co-founder
of 350.org, and many more will deliver the state of our climate movement. Meet
others in your community who want to organize to build local power and take
climate action. Working together, we will end the use of fossil fuels and
transition our world to 100% renewable energy for all. Find out what you can do
in your city or town to begin to build the Fossil Free future we need -- and
connect with other activists equally passionate about this work. More info at: https://350.org/kicking-off-2018-with-a-plan-to-win/
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