Extinction Rebellion Ithaca

I only read about climate change now because I have to | First Dog on the Moon theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

"How many times did you fly in 2019? If you took more than six flights, or three roundtrips, you flew more than 98% of the world population. Consequently, you also contributed much more carbon than all other humans on the planet." time.com/6274716/climat…

"We are being compelled by law to accept the destruction of the living world." monbiot.com/2023/05/17/fal…

"[I]n this struggle we are contesting not only fossil capital and the governments that support it. We are fighting against all capital and, perhaps, most of the people it employs." < ?perhaps?monbiot.com/2023/05/02/car…

"[T]he revolt against environmental collapse is a revolt against the entire system. To prevent the destruction of the habitable planet, every aspect of our economic lives has to change." monbiot.com/2023/05/02/car…

Does this describe you? - "...the now-dominant agenda tell[s] us that technology, enterprise, surveillance, restrictions and the schemes of billionaires, are the way ahead, and so we must force each other to stay hopeful and compliant." jembendell.com/2023/04/19/4-b…

Big news in the close-knit and secretive climate change community! | First Dog on the Moon theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

Everyone is anxious, exhausted, in a flap. How can we help ourselves to get by? | First Dog on the Moon theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

"The protesters condemned as criminals today will be the heroes of tomorrow. One of the greatest fears of those who wield power is that judges and juries will come to see them this way." monbiot.com/2023/02/27/sil…

Are 15-minute cities a good idea or the work of UN greenist devils? | First Dog on the Moon theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

Three easy steps to stop creatures becoming extinct | First Dog on the Moon theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

Why can't Ithaca do this? #twithaca

"Sure life is hard but most of the misery is inflicted by the wealthy" | First Dog on the Moon theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

We’ve been conditioned to think democracy is inseparable from our capitalist system. But surely a system where capital = power is the opposite of democracy. And that’s what we have right now.

For three years, the hands of the world's Doomsday clock were set at 100 seconds to midnight. But now, the world has officially crept even closer to what the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists calls a "global catastrophe." cbsn.ws/3kBl42J

Flying is a bellwether for how society views the climate crisis. If the aviation industry is growing, it means we're still not taking global heating seriously. As soon as society shifts into some kind of emergency mode, policies to rein in flying WILL be put in place.

Beware! The PC push to ban this patriotic hardworking kitchen appliance is afoot: your gas stove! | First Dog on the Moon theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

Where are Ithaca's trams! @twIthaca Trams! They can be slow and sometimes they smell funny. Why do we love them so? | First Dog on the Moon theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

“So today capitalism has outlived its usefulness. It has brought about a system that takes necessities from the masses to give luxuries to the classes." —Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

I’m a Scientist Who Spoke Up About Climate Change. My Employer Fired Me. nytimes.com/2023/01/10/opi…