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Meet Guy McPherson, the extinction enthusiast who undermines legitimate climate concerns by predicting we're all going to die yesterday. Please share this episode with your friends and start a conversation.Warning: This podcast occasionally uses spicy language.For an entertaining deep dive into the theme of season five (Phalse Prophets), read the definitive peer-reviewed taxonomic analysis from our very own Jason Bradford, PhD. Sources/Links/Notes:Guy McPherson, "Near-Term Extinction blog post," Nature Bats Last (last updated 2016).Scott Johnson, "How Guy McPherson gets it wrong," Fractal Planet, 2014.Michael Tobis, "McPherson's Evidence That Doom Doom Doom," Planet 3.0, 2014.Nathan Curry, "Humanity Is Getting Verrrrrrry Close to Extinction," Vice, 2013.BizNewsTV, "'Humans will be extinct by 2026' - 'doom and gloom prophet' Prof McPherson on abrupt climate change," January 19, 2023.Shannon Osaka, "Why climate 'doomers' are replacing climate 'deniers',” Washington Post, March 24, 2023.Jerome Roos, "We Don't Know What Will Happen Next," New York Times, April 18, 2023.List of McPherson predictionsSupport the show
George Szamuely, columnist and senior research fellow at the Global Policy Institute, joined John and Michelle during the first hour to break down the latest developments from a very tense session yesterday between British Foreign Minister Liz Truss and Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov.For the next segment, Guy McPherson, scientist, professor emeritus of natural resources, ecology and evolutionary biology at the University of Arizona, joined the show to talk about the recent increase in earthquakes in Texas, which saw twice as many earthquakes in 2021 compared to the year prior, according to research by the Bureau of Economic Geology at the University of Texas at Austin. The Misfits ask McPherson why fracking causes earthquakes and how dangerous they are. Recent earthquakes are a result of wastewater disposal wells, a byproduct that results from drilling for natural gas that induces earthquakes, McPherson said.At the top of the last hour, Andalusia K. Soloff is a multimedia journalist, documentary filmmaker, and graphic novelist based in Mexico City who specializes in state violence, migration, indigenous land struggles and gender-based murders in Latin America. She joins the show to shed light on the assassinations of journalists in Mexico. Six weeks into 2022, five journalists have been murdered in Mexico, the deadliest year for journalists there in over a decade. Between 2000 and 2021, Mexico saw the murder of 145 journalists. Soloff explains that many of the murders follow reporting on corruption cases involving local politicians and drug cartels. Many journalists, especially those in border towns like Tijuana, are in fear of their lives yet remain committed to reporting on crime and corruption.KJ Noh, is a global justice activist, writer, teacher, and a member of Veterans for Peace, joins Michelle and John to talk about what, if anything, results from the Quad meeting today in Australia. Foreign ministers of a bunch of NATO allies have been doing the rounds between Kiev and Moscow, with Secretary of State Antony Blinken in Asia meeting with leaders from Australia, Japan and India in the Quad format. Blinken is then headed to Fiji and then back on US soil in Hawaii. The Misfits close the show with Friday's Stories of the Weird, not to be missed. We sign off till Monday…
Leela Anand, organizer with the ANSWER Coalition, joins us to talk about the current situation in Myanmar, after a military court issues the first of many sentences condemning Aung San Suu Kyi to four years in detention, which was immediately reduced to two years. We also talk about other measures that the military have taken against other opposition figures, what this means for the future of democracy in Myanmar, and about the lawsuit filed against Facebook by Rohingya refugees over the promotion of hate speech. John Ross, author and economist, a senior fellow of the Chongyang Institute at Renmin University of China, talks to us about how the United Nations' Food and Agriculture Organization found that global food commodity prices have risen 27.3% on the year, whether supply chain issues are the main driver of these price hikes, and whether price controls could be a solution or exacerbate the problem.Sean Michael Love, founder and editor-in-chief of Black House News, and Chuck Modiano, justice journalist and sports writer at Deadspin, join hosts Michelle Witte and Bob Schlehuber to talk about increases in car crash deaths in 2020 and 2021, how some experts say that behavior on the road is likely a reflection of widespread feelings of isolation, loneliness and depression in the broader society, and how these may also be the drivers for increasing homicide rates. We also talk about the state of protests in the United States and how it feels like the country finds itself in a bit of a lull, and the case of Antwan Gilmore. Guy McPherson, scientist, professor emeritus of natural resources, ecology and evolutionary biology at the University of Arizona, talks to us about President Biden's plan to make the government carbon neutral by 2050, the merits of the measures outlined in the proposal, whether they'll actually result in a carbon neutral government by 2050, and how even if this is feasible. The 2050 goal post could prove to be too late to mitigate the destructive effects of climate change.
Family and Medical Paid Leave to Drop from Biden's PackageOn this episode of Fault Lines, hosts Jamarl Thomas and Shane Stranahan talk about Biden's trip to Europe to discuss climate change with world leaders, what Taiwan's fight for independence will look like as the U.S. stake their support, and the 'Build Back Better' campaign that has failed to build anything.Guests:Guy McPherson - Climate Scientist | COP26 Summit Scott Ritter - Former U.N. Weapons Inspector | NATO Expanding Budget And Imaginary DogmaMichael Goodwin - Journalist | Biden's 'Build Back Better' Hasn't Built AnythingIn the first hour Guy McPherson joined the show to talk about the COP26 climate change summit where the UN will discuss definitive ways to slow the overall warming of Earth. Guy has a plan to cover surfaces around the globe with a reflective material that would cool the planet ever so slightly.In the second hour Fault Lines was joined by Scott Ritter for a discussion on Taiwan counting on the United States to defend them in a Chinese invasion. Scott says there is no resolve, in a war between China and the US, that will not achieve nuclear strikes.In the third hour Michael Goodwin joined the conversation to talk about the losses in Biden's Build Back Better Plan and the decrease in the budget for it as he nears Joe Manchin's original mark. Michael also talked about Letitia James' now running for New York Governor.
Arnold August is an author, lecturer, journalist, and political and trade union activist based in Montreal; his latest book is “Cuba-U.S. Relations: Obama and Beyond.” He joins us to talk about news about a report from the Brazilian Congress that is recommending that President Jair Bolsonaro be charged with homicide and crimes against humanity over his handling of the COVID-19 pandemic, which has seen Brazil suffer the most deaths after the U.S. We also talk about how these charges may be pursued, the public reaction to these charges, and whether this could set a new trend to hold governments accountable for negligence. Dr. Guy McPherson, scientist and professor emeritus of natural resources, ecology and evolutionary biology at the University of Arizona, joins us to discuss plans by corporations to restore tree canopies, and purchasing forest lands in order to offset their carbon emissions. We talk about how these initiatives, which allow polluters to rebrand themselves as carbon neutral, are not an effective way to combat climate change and global warming, how they end up being glorified public relations campaigns and are just a retread of carbon trading policies.Margaret Kimberley, editor and senior columnist at Black Agenda Report and author of the book "Prejudential: Black America and the Presidents," talks to us about the the interview the former US Secretary of Defense and former head of the CIA, Robert “Bob” Gates, had with Anderson Cooper on “60 Minutes” on Sunday, discussing the disaster of Afghanistan and potential war with China, and the new documentary on Hulu that brings back the infamous Steele dossier to the forefront and continues to reinforce the Russia-gate conspiracy theory. Josh Gomez, producer for By Any Means Necessary on Radio Sputnik, talks to us about the National and American League Championship series and the late game comebacks by the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Houston Astros, Major League Baseball planning to provide housing for affiliated minor-league players starting in the 2022 season, how this is not enough to offset their meager salaries, and the start of the new NBA season.
This week, on the Global Research News Hour, we spend the entire program with conservation biologist, social profit and predictor of near term human extinction Guy McPherson for a rousing discussion of Climate Disruption triggering events, elite management of the situation and one sliver of a chance he is exploring of how our demise as a species could possibly be avoided.
Update on new evidence of human activity fueling climate change Dr. Guy McPherson is a professor emeritus of Natural Resources, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at the University of Arizona. He has specialized in forest resources, energy decline and climate change and its economic consequences. In the past he has also taught at Texas A&M and University of California at Berkeley. Having become disillusioned with the American university environment and academia, and after attempts by university officials to silence his outspokenness about the human causes of climate change, Guy abandoned his tenured position as a full professor for ethical reasons of conscience. He is the author of several books, the latest co-written with Carolyn Baker entitled “Extinction Dialogs: How to Live with Death in Mind.” He hosts a website, Nature Bats Last, with articles, commentaries, personal videos with science updates addressing topics related to climate change, human issues and philosophy. His website is GuyMcpherson.com
This episode is sponsored by Davwill Consulting. Emotional agility? Yep, it's needed more now than ever. Let's chat! Click Here Guy McPherson is the owner and founder of Grant Advance Solutions, a software company that works with non-profits in the area of fund development. His background is almost exclusively in the non-profit sector, having worked as the executive director of several faith-based and humanitarian charities both nationally and abroad. As an international speaker, he has travelled widely, primarily to ignite a belief in the power and impact that inter-denominational and ecumenical cooperation can achieve. He has also always been an advocate for social justice, inclusion, equality, and diversity. His immediate family include 5 daughters, 18 grandchildren, and this year included the first of the next generation with the birth of a great-grandchild. He considers his greatest opus to be this little clan of great world citizens! Website: https://grantadvance.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/grantadvance/
Author, economist and radio show host Jack Rasmus joins Misfit hosts Bob Schlehuber and Michelle Witte to discuss how personal finance reporting represents and distorts the economic reality for most Americans. He also breaks down the winners and losers of the first year of the covid recession. Guy McPherson, scientist and professor emeritus of natural resources and ecology and evolutionary biology at the University of Arizona, discusses the water shortage in Lake Mead, the way climate change will divide the US West and East, and the way agriculture in the US will have to change before it's too late. Wisconsin State Senator Lena Taylor discusses the frustrating process of waiting for federal funding for urgent needs in states; the infighting that, along with partisan politics, holds such funding up; and the terrible persistence of the filibuster, among other anti-democratic patterns and institutions. She spoke of the opportunities presented by urban agriculture, and the slow movement of police reform efforts. Hip-hop artist and educator Bomani Armah talked about Watermelon Day, the symbolism of the fruit and its color and about food and sweetness as a vehicle for gathering and organizing.
On this episode of Fault Lines, hosts Jamarl Thomas and Shane Stranahan talked with guests about Alexei Navalny, Vladimir Putin, and the future of leadership in Russia, also looking at the morbid legacy of Donald Rumsfeld and how leaks from inside Kamala Harris' camp show deep dysfunction.Guests:Bryan MacDonald - Head of the Russia Desk at RT Online | Navalny's Role in Russian Politics, Putin's Future, Naval Drills in the Black SeaScott Ritter - Former U.N. Weapons Inspector & WMD Whistleblower | Remembering Donald Rumsfeld & Understanding the Wars on Iraq and AfghanistanGuy McPherson - Speaker, Scientist | UN Getting More Pessimistic In Details Leaked from Climate ReportTed Rall - Political Cartoonist & Syndicated Columnist | The Prosecution of the Trump Organization, Biden/Harris Admin's Deep Internal ProblemsIn our first hour we were joined by Bryan MacDonald to take a look at Vladimir Putin's extended term limits, what he'd be looking for in a successor, and to debate whether or not the Americans would have declared war if Russia had taken out the British ship sailing too close to Crimea.In our second hour we were joined by Scott Ritter to review Donald Rumsfeld's life, work, and roles in the wars on Iraq and Afghanistan, looking into Scott's run-ins with Rumsfeld and what they taught him about the recently deceased two-time Secretary of Defense. We then spoke with Guy McPherson about whether climate change is an existential threat or merely a humanitarian crisis.In our third hour we were joined by Ted Rall to talk about the charges brought against the Trump Organization, whether prosecutors can get Allen Weisselberg to flip on Trump, and to take a look at Biden's sagging support among Democrats and Kamala Harris' internal camp divisions, which don't shed a positive light on her capacity to unite an administration as prospective future president.
Jamarl Thomas, cohost of Fault Lines on Radio Sputnik and host of The Progressive Soapbox on YouTube, joins us to talk about the summit between the European Union and the U.S., whether Biden saying “America is Back” is different from Trump's nationalist statements about U.S. hegemony. We also talk about U.S. media coverage of Biden's upcoming meeting with President Putin, which has likened it to a sporting event, and the prospects of repairing relations between the U.S. and Russia.Ray Baker, political analyst and host of the podcast Public Agenda, joins us to talk about Biden's statements about the state of the GOP being weakened and fractured, Merrick Garland's statements about fighting white supremacist extremists without acknowldedging the systemic racism that is part and parcel of the country. We also talk about how critical race theory has been under attack by conservative sectors, and how this has turned into a culture war that fails to consider actual policy debates that would tackle the structural issues that sustain white supremacy.Guy McPherson, scientist and professor emeritus of natural resources and ecology and evolutionary biology at the University of Arizona, tells us about the historic heatwave and wildfires that continue to impact Western states in the US, which have burned hundreds of thousands of acres and caused mass evacuations, how an ongoing drought is creating the conditions for more wildfires, the impacts on the ecosystem, and whether we will see similar events in the future due to climate change.Robert Hockett, Edward Cornell Professor of Law and a professor of public policy at Cornell University in New York, Senior Counsel at Westwood Capital, and a Fellow of The Century Foundation, joins us to talk about the NATO summit and how it was viewed as a success for Biden by focusing on China and enlisting members on a new cold war, how this anti-Chinese sentiment has had a domestic impact, the Trump DOJ's persecution of leakers, and whether the Trump cabinet's inability to function at a reasonable level could have led to these leaks.
In this episode I will discuss: solutions oriented topics, Americans need to stop supporting the health mandates, Americans must stop supporting the police if the police enforce the health mandates, anyone who supports the police supports the mandates, the entire world needs to stop supporting the mandates and the enforcers of the mandates, I think many of the pilots flying the planes for the geoengineering operations know that if the operations stop society could collapse (at minimum), the Milgram Experiments, extinction 2026, Guy McPherson.
Guy McPherson, scientist, professor emeritus of natural resources and ecology at the University of Arizona, joins us to discuss climate change under Biden. John Kerry is now the new climate czar.There are several other people allegedly in positions to dramatically reimagine how the United States engages with climate, and it seems at least on the surface to want to consider maybe doing something about natural disasters. But is there anything below the surface?Jack Rasmus, economist, radio show host & author of 'The Scourge of Neoliberalism: US Economic Policy from Reagan to Trump, joins us to discuss all the craze about GameStop. Individual investors decided to stick it to Wall Street when they learned some big players were going to try to short GameStop. Their GameStop buying spree sent the price of the stock surging, and looks like it’s going to leave at least one big hedge fund on the hook for billions of dollars after its short bet went wrong. We'll look at the nuts and bolts of what’s happening and then talk about how these retail investors are being characterized.James Early, Former Director of Cultural Heritage Policy at the Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage at the Smithsonian Institution and board member of the Institute for Policy Studies, joins us to discuss Joe Biden’s calls for unity; his terrorism warning issued through the Department of Homeland Security and what to make of America’s foreign policy terror under the new President.Dr. Yolandra Hancock, board-certified pediatrician and obesity medicine specialist, joins us to discuss the opioid and overdose crisis in the US that just keeps getting worse. At the end of last year, the CDC revealed that the period from May 2019 to May 2020 saw more overdose deaths in the country than had ever been recorded - more than 81,000 overdose deaths in a 12-month period. Overdoses on synthetic opioids like fentanyl increased by more than 38 percent, with 10 western states reporting a more than 98 percent increase in synthetic opioid-involved deaths.
Join me as I chat with Guy McPherson of The Trauma Therapist Project. We take a deeper dive into vulnerability, authenticity, end of life and being present. We covered a lot and as you will hear from my voice, I am so excited to be chatting to Guy!Excuse the sound quality as I forgot to input my mic! But, you will get the information. Enjoy! Don't forget to RATE, REVIEW and SHARE! Help me reach more people!Quote "It's not what you know it who you are" ~ UnknownTrauma Therapist 2.0
Dan Kovalik, lawyer, professor and author of “No More War: How the West Violates International Law by Using ‘Humanitarian Intervention’ to Advance Economic and Strategic Interests"; and Ted Rall, award-winning political cartoonist and columnist, join us to discuss what’s happening at the Defense Department. Trump recently fired Defense Secretary Mark Esper; Esper’s chief of staff resigned and was followed by top Pentagon policy official James Anderson and top intelligence official Joseph Kernan. Sliding over as acting defense secretary is Christopher Miller, who had been director of the National Counterterrorism Center. And replacing Anderson is someone who has raised a lot of hackles - Gen. Anthony Tata, who was forced out of consideration for that job originally because of a bunch of pretty vicious, Islamophobic statements. What could do these changes mean for the potential Biden administration?Guy McPherson, scientist, professor emeritus of natural resources and ecology at the University of Arizona, joins us to discuss energy and the environment and what it would mean for the US to rejoin the Paris Climate Agreement. Biden can have the US rejoin the accord and has promised to do so as he takes office. What does the deal bind us to? Under Trump, how far have we shifted from the emissions limits and funding promises to which we were supposed to adhere, and what is it going to take to pull us back in line?David Schultz, Distinguished University Professor of Political Science and Legal Studies at Hamline University and author of "Presidential Swing States: Why Only Ten Matter," joins us to discuss Trump’s ongoing legal efforts to change what appears to be a victory for Biden in the presidential election, and also get into what’s happening in our education systems as COVID-19 tears unhindered through the US.Chris Garaffa, web developer and technologist, joins us to examine the trend of tech executives being invited to weigh in on what seems like every single aspect of our government! There are a few employees from Amazon joining Biden's transition agency review teams, as well as a LinkedIn representative. There's someone who previously worked for Google and the Obama administration who is back to oversee the National Security Council review team. There are also staff from Airbnb, Uber, Lyft and Stripe. What should we make of all these tech employees being involved with the State Department and aspects of national security?
Guy McPherson, scientist and professor emeritus of natural resources and ecology at the University of Arizona, joins us to discuss energy and the environment and what it would mean for the US to rejoin the Paris Climate Agreement. US President-elect Joe Biden can have the country rejoin the accord and has promised to do so as he takes office. What does the deal bind us to? Under US President Donald Trump, how far have we shifted from the emissions limits and funding promises to which we were supposed to adhere, and what is it going to take to pull us back in line?
After a 15-minute, pre-recorded segment with Dr. Ye Tao of Harvard’s Rowland Institute, Guy McPherson and guest host Pauline Schneider were joined by Ken Avidor, renowned graphic artist. We discussed Avidor’s ongoing work as a social critic.
On this episode of Fault Lines, hosts Jamarl Thomas and Shane Stranahan discuss Russian President Vladimir Putin's position in the Kyrgyzstan, Belarus, and Nagorno-Karabakh conflicts. Guests:Peter Lavelle - Journalist and Host of CrossTalk on RT | Putin's Plate: Belarus, Nagorno-Karabakh, What else? Dr. Guy McPherson - Award-Winning Scientist and Emeritus Professor at University of Arizona | Exxon Exposed, 'Planet of the Humans'Margaret Kimberley - Author of 'Prejudential: Black America and the Presidents' and Editor of Black Agenda Report | Liberal Sympathy for Trump?Ted Rall - Political Cartoonist and Syndicated Columnist | Trump's Tax Returns The year 2020 has proven to be shockingly unpredictable. Now in the last quarter, not only is the US presidential election on the table, but international conflicts and uprisings have flared up. Host of CrossTalk Peter Lavelle explains what Moscow has publicly planned to diffuse these situations. Exxon Mobil Corp. planned to increase annual carbon-dioxide emissions despite growing global warming concerns. Award-winning scientist Dr. Guy McPherson discusses how Exxon has exposed itself. Trump has dominated headlines for years. Margaret Kimberley, Editor of Black Agenda Report, talks about her opinion piece describing hypocracy pouring from anti-Trump politicians when he was diagnosed with COVID-19. Syndicated columnist Ted Rall analyzes Trump's tax returns against other businessmen in America.
Regular cohosts Kevin Hester and Guy McPherson were joined by the voice of Pauline Schneider as she read replies to questions from climate-change expert Sam Carana. We discussed Carana's recent and ongoing work as a voice of synthesis on the topic of abrupt, irreversible climate change.
Guy McPherson, scientist, professor emeritus of natural resources and ecology at the University of Arizona, joins us to talk about a shocking report out that after a spring and summer that saw record-breaking heat waves above the Arctic Circle — with 100+ degree Fahrenheit temperatures — the sea ice floating atop the Arctic Ocean reached its annual minimum extent last Wednesday, with 1.44 million square miles of sea ice remaining, coming in a close second to 2012. In the last decade, Arctic sea ice cover has declined drastically. What does this melting mean and what does it mean for the Arctic to enter a new ecological state?
Mohammed Elmaazi, journalist and editor of the Interregnum, joins us to discuss the latest in the Julian Assange trial in London. Yesterday and today the court was told that Assange poses a serious suicide risk - which was of course sad to hear. What role will this risk play in the defense’s case? Also, a lot of his testimony seemed to be about protecting the names of US sources on the ground - what did we hear in Assange’s defense about the charges that he recklessly endangered people by making their names public?Guy McPherson, scientist, professor emeritus of natural resources and ecology at the University of Arizona, joins us to talk about a shocking report out that after a spring and summer that saw record-breaking heat waves above the Arctic Circle — with 100+ degree Fahrenheit temperatures — the sea ice floating atop the Arctic Ocean reached its annual minimum extent last Wednesday, with 1.44 million square miles of sea ice remaining, coming in a close second to 2012. In the last decade, Arctic sea ice cover has declined drastically. What does this melting mean and what does it mean for the Arctic to enter a new ecological state?Caleb Maupin, journalist and political analyst to talk about the Bidens, Ukraine and Senate Republicans report; Navalny and calls for the West to “do something,” and a boat load of bank financial crimes! What does it all mean?
In this classic episode of Wine, Women, and Revolution, Heather interviews author and ecologist Guy McPherson about his work concerning near term extinction.
Air pollution is the biggest environmental health risk in Europe, what's being done about it?Guy McPherson, scientist, professor emeritus of natural resources and ecology at the University of Arizona discusses the quietly horrifying little report released by the European Environmental Agency that found that environmental factors such as air pollution and heatwaves exacerbated by climate change contributed to around 13% of all deaths in Europe. They were looking at data from 2012, the latest year data was available from, and found that a total of 630,000 deaths in the European UN countries plus Britain were attributable to environmental factors that year. How preventable are these deaths?Tom Luongo, independent analyst on politics, culture and markets at his blog, Gold Goats 'n Guns, discusses how American presidential politics continue to be determined by a small number of swing states, and while states may come and go from the list of swing states, in the last 3 cycles there are only really 10 states that come into play. We'll also analyze the two parties, election strategies and how they pander to their base.
Guy McPherson, scientist and professor emeritus of natural resources and ecology at the University of Arizona, discusses the quietly horrifying little report released by the European Environmental Agency (EEA) which found that "environmental factors such as air pollution and heatwaves exacerbated by climate change contributed to around 13% of all deaths in Europe," as reported Tuesday by Reuters. The EEA was looking at data from 2012, the latest year for which information was available, and found that a "total of 630,000 deaths in the European Union's 27 countries plus Britain were attributable to environmental factors" that year, Reuters noted. How preventable are such deaths?
Guy McPherson and guest host Pauline Schneider were joined by Dr. Morris Berman, renowned educator who has taught at several universities in Europe and North America. We discussed Berman’s ongoing work as an innovative cultural historian and social critic.
On this week's Global Research News Hour we host a timely and incisive interview with Guy McPherson on the Near Term Extinction of the human species and all life on earth. Guy elaborates on the threat due to melting of polar ice, the aerosol masking effect, challenges of persisting off the grid, and the determination of the mainstream climate movement to disregard his views. Guy McPherson is professor emeritus at the University of Arizona, author of over a dozen books and host/producer of Nature Bats Last, a radio podcast.
On this week’s Global Research News Hour we host a timely and incisive interview with Guy McPherson on the Near Term Extinction of the human species and all life on earth. Guy elaborates on the threat due to melting of polar ice, the aerosol masking effect, challenges of persisting off the grid, and the determination of the mainstream climate movement to disregard his views. Guy McPherson is professor emeritus at the University of Arizona, author of over a dozen books and host/producer of Nature Bats Last, a radio podcast.
On this episode of Fault Lines, hosts Jamarl Thomas and Shane Stranahan discussed a variety of topics, from climate change to Israel to a Marvel-ous economy.GUESTSDr. Guy McPherson - Internationally Recognized Speaker, award-winning scientist, world's leading authority on abrupt climate change | Climate Change Is ScaryMiko Peled - Human Rights Activist and Author of The General's Son, Journey of an Israeli in Palestine and Injustice, The Story of the Holy Land Foundation Five | Israel is BadMark Frost - Economist, professor, consultant, drummer, Eagle Scout, Marine, libertarian'ish | Scarcity, Profit and ThanosIn Jamarl's first hour monologue, he voiced his displeasure that Tucker Carlson gave an explanation for the 17-year-old that shot three people in Kenosha, killing two. Shane pushed back on Jamarl's interpretation of Carlson's comments.Then the hosts talked to Dr. Guy McPherson, who said that events are happening once a decade and that he's not surprised human beings are losing habitats, since a warmer planet is a wetter planet. They also discussed extra political scientific approaches to dealing with climate change, including the Mirrors Project, which he contrasted to other attempts that have been tried in Europe and elsewhere that have not been successful. Dr. McPherson also described how he opted out of the global economic system and moved off the grid for a period of time before deciding it was not an effective way to get his message out, stating that time is of the essence.In the second hour, Shane and Jamarl spoke to Miko Peled about the situation of the Palestinians, who he says are under severe oppression by the state of Israel, which includes food, water, and power shortages. Miko discussed the recent headlines about the peace deal between Israel and the United Arab Emirates and how the media is using it to cover for the real nature of what's going on. Miko discussed his background as the son of an Israeli general in a patriotic Israeli household and talked about his journey from that background to being an anti-Israeli activist. They also talked about Mike Pompeo's RNC speech and how it was aimed at a Republican evangelical base, and he described Trump's popularity in Israel. Miko said the only solution for peace in the region is real one-man-one-vote democracy, In the third hour, the hosts talked to Mark Frost who said that he is a recovering libertarian and expressed a general disappointment in politicians across the board, although he said he is planning to vote for President Trump in the 2020 election. Given that, he said some might find it surprising that the Republican convention bothered him more than the Democrat one because as an atheist he felt the Republicans were too focused on God, when all he is interested in is how the party in power will use that power. Marc talked about how war creates significant economic problems because the cost of war is generally kicked to the next generation. They discussed Malthusian economics and its relationship to the Marvel universe before a discussion about love, scarcity of resources, and profit motive.
On today's episode of Fault Lines, hosts Jamarl Thomas and Shane Stranahan talked about a variety of topics from the current spike in COVID-19 cases to innovative ways to fight climate change to game theory as it applies to our economy.Guests:Dr. Mikhail Kogan - Medical Director at the George Washington Center for Integrative Medicine | COVID SpikeDr. Guy McPherson - Internationally Recognized Speaker, award-winning scientist, world's leading authority on abrupt climate change | Dealing With Extreme Climate Change.Scott Santens - Writer, full-time advocate for UNCONDITIONAL Basic Income (UBI) | Action to Save the EconomyIn the first hour monologue, Jamarl Sounded alarm bells over President Trump's incorrect predictions on the COVID-19 pandemic and said he was putting economic interests over health.Also in the first hour, Jamarl and Shane spoke with Dr. Mikhail Kogan, who said that a lot of people not only don't seem to take the virus seriously, but also are not implementing the recommended policies. He also said that summer heat doesn't seem to have continued to flatten the curve and predicted more restrictive measures will be put into place.In the second hour, the hosts talked to leading climate change expert Dr. Guy McPherson, who discussed his long-term work as a climate scientist and said that it's been met largely with derision, plagiarism, and contempt. He also discussed a new project he's working on with a colleague from Harvard that involves using mirrors to reflect the sun's energy back and said he hoped the project would find funding.In the third hour, the hosts talked to Unconditional Basic Income advocate Scott Santens, who discussed the need to stimulate spending as a way to combat the economic troubles created by the COVID-19 pandemic. They also discussed the history of the game Monopoly, and Scott pointed out there is an alternative version called Prosperity that allowed everyone to win, something he said is a very different model then we use in our current economy.
In this episode Yoni and Terry interview Guy McPherson, a leading authority on climate crisis and cautionary voice on the masking effect. Part 2 of 2. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/semiobytes/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/semiobytes/support
No Megan's Megacan this week we're afraid - instead here's an extended interview from Konrad's (AKA Ben's) upcoming film about collapse, called "We're All Going To Die". It's a talk from October 2019 with conservation biologist Guy McPherson, who says human life will be extinct by 2026. He hopes he's wrong, obviously, but that's not the point. The point is, what do you do with that knowledge?
In this episode of By Any Means Necessary hosts Sean Blackmon and Jacquie Luqman are joined by Jim Kavanagh, a political analyst and contributor to Counterpunch and ThePolemicist.net, to talk about former National Security Adviser John Bolton's new book, why "#resistance" pro-establishment Democrats have largely embraced the far-right neocon despite his lifelong bellicosity, and why so many countries (including US allies) have rejected a number of his claims.In the second segment, Sean and Jacquie are joined by Guy McPherson, an author, scientist, and Professor Emeritus of Natural Resources and Ecology & Evolutionary Biology at the University of Arizona, talk about the record-breaking temperatures in Siberia, whether we're past the point of no return ecologically, and the connections between the uprising for racial justice, the pandemic, and the climate crisis.In the third segment, Sean and Jacquie are joined by Ken Hammond, an activist and professor of East Asian and Global History at New Mexico State University, to talk about why both sides of the US ruling class are "lashing out" towards China, how the passage of the Uyghur Human Rights Policy Act by US Congress aims to suppress economic activity in China, and why any attempt to "decouple" the American and Chinese economies would almost certainly blow up in the face of the US government.Later in the show, Sean and Jacquie are joined by Brandon Sutton, host of The Discourse podcast, to talk about whether President Trump's rally in Tulsa was as much of a failure as the mainstrean media presents, why the US ruling class response to the pandemic and the anti-racist uprising reveal that capitalism is facing a crisis of legitimacy, and the signifance of the cancellation of various "copaganda" shows.
In this episode of By Any Means Necessary hosts Sean Blackmon and Jacquie Luqman are joined by Guy McPherson, an author, scientist, and Professor Emeritus of Natural Resources and Ecology & Evolutionary Biology at the University of Arizona, talk about the record-breaking temperatures recorded in Siberia, whether we're past the "point of no return" ecologically, and connections between the uprising for racial justice, the pandemic, and the climate crisis.
In this episode Yoni and Terry interview Guy McPherson, a leading authority on climate crisis and cautionary voice on the masking effect. Part 1 of 2. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/semiobytes/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/semiobytes/support
Guy McPherson, scientist, professor emeritus of natural resources and ecology and evolutionary biology at the University of Arizona, explains how human efforts to clean up are actually spreading carcinogens further. Climate change is also doing this: as dams break, for example, pollutants are carried further; as wind speeds increase, harmful particles and debris find new places to contaminate. A warming planet is also much more hospitable for infectious disease, he explains. A tiny thing like a virus can have huge, global effects, he says, and what we’re seeing now is only a fraction of what could happen. There is some good news, however: this lockdown that was forced upon us has dramatically lowered global carbon emissions, and renewable energy use is on track to eclipse coal use in the US by the end of this year. These are both positive trends, but climate change is a thorny issue, Guy reminds us. We’ve already overused extractive energies and pushed our planet to the brink, and it’s not only greenhouse gasses we have to worry about, but the loss of the aerosol masking effect. There might be technological solutions to help ameliorate these problems, but if we can’t tackle them, soon, it's time to begin saying goodbye to life as we know it.
Steve Grumbine, founder of the nonprofit Real Progressives and host of the podcast Macro n Cheese, tells hosts Bob Schlehuber and Jamarl Thomas that we are cruising for an economic crisis triggered by dodgy commercial property loans, and that this whole racket has been conducted and shielded for decades. The same people who are evaluating the creditworthiness of these loans, and of the securities they’re packaged into, are exactly the ones who created the last loan crisis. This is an entire criminal enterprise organized to enrich a very few people who know exactly what they’re doing, he says. As for the rest of us, the results of this crash will be biblical. There are efforts underway to stimulate local commerce, including looking into alternative currencies. Guy McPherson, scientist, professor emeritus of natural resources and ecology and at the University of Arizona, explains how cleanup efforts can spread carcinogens. Climate change can, too: as dams break, pollutants are carried further; as wind speeds increase, harmful particles find new places to contaminate. A warming planet is also more hospitable for infectious disease. A tiny new virus can have huge, global effects, he says, and what we’re seeing now is just the beginning. There is some good news, however: this lockdown has slashed global carbon emissions, and renewable energy is on track to eclipse coal use in the US by the end of 2020. These are both positive trends, but climate change is a thorny issue, Guy reminds us. We’ve already overused extractive energies and pushed our planet to the brink, and greenhouse gasses aren’t our only problem. There might be technological solutions to help ameliorate these problems, but if we can’t tackle them, soon, it's time to begin saying goodbye to life as we know it. The Misfits also got into Klob for VP, the US exiting the Open Skies treaty, the double standard on China and Hong Kong, the continued trashing of Tara Reade, and Biden’s sneaky position on Syria.
In this episode of Wine, Women, and Revolution Heather is joined for a second time by author and activist Guy McPherson
In this episode of Wine, Women, and Revolution Heather is joined for a second time by author and activist Guy McPherson
“Political Misfits” Bob Schlehuber and Jamarl Thomas were joined by Dr. Dady Chery, associate professor of biology, co-editor-in-chief of News Junkie Post and author of "We Have Dared to Be Free," to discuss COVID-19 and how RNA viruses like this coronavirus get a huge assist from climate change and urbanization. COVID-19 also got an assist from classism, she said: the first travelers spreading the disease were arriving in airports in suits, and staff there were reluctant to test them. In many ways, COVID-19 began as a disease of the rich. And now, of course, it’s everywhere. We also got an update from Paul Jones, president of the Columbia Heights tenants association, on the lack of assistance and information the seniors and vulnerable people in his neighborhood have received from their government so far. As airlines, casinos and other industries clamor for government cash taken from taxpayers, who will make sure those actual taxpayers get relief, too?Guy McPherson, scientist and professor emeritus of natural resources and ecology and evolutionary biology at the University of Arizona, brought good news, telling the Misfits we don’t have to worry about the Yellowstone supervolcano - but we still should be living as though we’re in planetary hospice. Eleanor Goldfield, frontline activist and journalist focusing on radical and censored issues and co-host of the podcast Common Censored, discussed the irresponsible decision to continue Democratic primaries during a pandemic. With the DNC realizing that the Sanders movement isn’t actually made up of Democratic hostages, they’re happy to see turnout drop, so they can find a way to blame it on Sanders and avoid a much-needed conversation about healthcare. They can’t block this powerful movement completely, however, and this could be a time for a new alignment of political will and social might. The pandemic is also a convenient way to bury the latest Russiagate embarrassment, with even the “troll farm” lawsuit dying an ignominious death. The Misfits were also visited by Eduardo Machado, author of the play “Celia and Fidel,” which offers a creative and complex look at the US, Cuba, and what binds us.
Guy McPherson, professor emeritus of natural resources, ecology and evolutionary biology at the University of Arizona, tells "Political Misfits" what's scarier than super volcanoes.
Welcome to the Human Performance Outliers Podcast with hosts Dr. Shawn Baker and Zach Bitter. For this episode, Professor Guy McPherson joined the show. Guy is an American scientist, professor emeritus of natural resources and ecology and evolutionary biology at the University of Arizona. He is known for the idea of Near-Term Human Extinction, a term he coined about the likelihood of human extinction by 2030. Episode Sponsor: Butcher Box - https://butcherbox.com Promo code "HPO" at checkout for 20% off. Consider supporting us: - https://www.patreon.com/HPOpodcast or https://www.paypal.me/hpopod ***DR. SHAWN BAKER'S BOOK*** "The Carnivore Diet" Amazon and Barnes and Noble Instagram handles: @shawnbaker1967, @zachbitter, @mcphersonguy Twitter handles: @SBakerMD, @zbitter, @Guy_McPherson Facebook handles: Shawn Baker, @zach.bitter, Website URLs: https://zachbitter.com , https://shawn-baker.com, http://meatrx.com and https://guymcpherson.com/ YouTube: Zach (https://www.youtube.com/c/ZachBitterUltra) Shawn (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5apkKkeZQXRSDbqSalG8CQ) If you would like to set up a consult call with either Zach or Shawn, you can schedule with Zach at https://calendly.com/zbittercoaching and with Shawn at https://shawn-baker.com/consultation/ If you would like to contact the show, please send your emails to hpopodcast@gmail.com
Honorable guest judge Guy McPherson determines the winning argument, with Sam Tonning arguing for The Tubes' "Talk To You Later", versus Harris Anderson arguing for Glenn Miller's "In The Mood". Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.
Dr Guy McPherson is a conservation biologist, social critic, thought leader and expert witness. He is an internationally recognised speaker, award-winning scientist and the world's leading authority on abrupt climate change leading to near-term human extinction.He is a Professor Emeritus at the University of Arizona and his published works include more than a dozen books and hundreds of scholarly articles. Dr McPherson has been featured on television and radio and in several documentary films. He's a blogger, cultural critic and co-host of his own radio show Nature Bats Last.McPherson speaks to general audiences around the globe and to scientists, students, educators and non-for-profit business leaders who seek their best available options when confronting Earth's cataclysmic changes.Dr McPherson will share with us:His philosophies and scientific evidence on the future of our planet and the future of our species.The aerosol masking effect, and the parallel but opposite effects of global warming and global dimming.How to understand the importance of a change in global average temperature.To find out more about Dr Guy McPherson, please visit his website, GuyMcPherson.com.I'd love to know your thoughts and experiences - join the conversation on my Facebook page. For more episodes of HEAL, find us on iTunes at https://apple.co/2NpsIba, Spotify at https://spoti.fi/2NpSiN0, Acast at https://play./s/pete-evans, click the link on https://peteevans.com, or just look up "HEAL" in your favourite podcast app. I'd love to spread the knowledge in these podcasts far and wide. If you liked this episode, I'd love it if you could share it with your friends, and perhaps even leave a review on iTunes. This podcast is proudly presented by The Institute For Integrative Nutrition, or IIN for short.I've completed this amazing health training course through IIN, and I would thoroughly recommend it for anyone wanting to start a career in the health coaching and wellness space.This course is conducted over a year long period and it's constructed in a way that if you're a full time worker or a busy parent or wherever you are in your life will still be able to complete all the required curriculum and modules. Please see the link included in this post on my Facebook or Instagram page or on iTunes, to access the free sample class and first module of the program, to get a great taste of the format and structure as well as utilise my special discount that I can offer you if you decide to sign up.Make sure you tell the admission team that you're part of the Pete Evans tuition savings to claim your very substantial discount visit https://www.integrativenutrition.com Theme music by Mandharu. Audio production by AndyMaher.com. See /privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Dr Guy McPherson is a conservation biologist, social critic, thought leader and expert witness. He is an internationally recognised speaker, award-winning scientist and the world's leading authority on abrupt climate change leading to near-term human extinction.He is a Professor Emeritus at the University of Arizona and his published works include more than a dozen books and hundreds of scholarly articles. Dr McPherson has been featured on television and radio and in several documentary films. He's a blogger, cultural critic and co-host of his own radio show Nature Bats Last.McPherson speaks to general audiences around the globe and to scientists, students, educators and non-for-profit business leaders who seek their best available options when confronting Earth’s cataclysmic changes.Dr McPherson will share with us:His philosophies and scientific evidence on the future of our planet and the future of our species.The aerosol masking effect, and the parallel but opposite effects of global warming and global dimming.How to understand the importance of a change in global average temperature.To find out more about Dr Guy McPherson, please visit his website, GuyMcPherson.com.I’d love to know your thoughts and experiences - join the conversation on my Facebook page. For more episodes of HEAL, find us on iTunes at https://apple.co/2NpsIba, Spotify at https://spoti.fi/2NpSiN0, Acast at https://play.acast.com/s/pete-evans, click the link on https://peteevans.com, or just look up "HEAL" in your favourite podcast app. I'd love to spread the knowledge in these podcasts far and wide. If you liked this episode, I'd love it if you could share it with your friends, and perhaps even leave a review on iTunes. This podcast is proudly presented by The Institute For Integrative Nutrition, or IIN for short.I've completed this amazing health training course through IIN, and I would thoroughly recommend it for anyone wanting to start a career in the health coaching and wellness space.This course is conducted over a year long period and it's constructed in a way that if you're a full time worker or a busy parent or wherever you are in your life will still be able to complete all the required curriculum and modules. Please see the link included in this post on my Facebook or Instagram page or on iTunes, to access the free sample class and first module of the program, to get a great taste of the format and structure as well as utilise my special discount that I can offer you if you decide to sign up.Make sure you tell the admission team that you're part of the Pete Evans tuition savings to claim your very substantial discount visit https://www.integrativenutrition.com Theme music by Mandharu. Audio production by AndyMaher.com. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Conversation held with Dr. Guy McPherson on Dec. 11, 2019*THIS PODCAST HAS AUDIO DISRUPTION THROUGHOUT*Guy McPherson - http://www.guymcpherson.comPeter Miller - http://www.breakawaymhe.comTo watch the Youtube video of this same conversation, go here... https://www.youtube.com/user/FreeMarketer2009/videos
For this week's episode, Mariana and Jonah sat down with their first guest to have a conversation about land ethics. Eric Freyfogle has dedicated his career to studying and writing about our relationships with nature and land, and how the Aldo Leopold land ethic can bring culture and conservation together. Thank you so much to Eric for a great discussion! Sources & Links: Learn more about Eric Freyfogle and his writings: https://law.illinois.edu/faculty-research/faculty-profiles/eric-t-freyfogle/#about And read Guy McPherson's essay Going Back to the Land in the Age of Entitlement Thanks for listening! We’d love to hear from you. Send any questions or comments to conservationchronicles@gmail.com, and find us on Facebook & Instagram @ Conservation Chronicles. Lastly, our show’s webpage can be found at conservationchronicles.podbean.com. Music: Epic Cinematic by Scott Holmes / https://scottholmesmusic.com; and Island Coconuts by Aaron Kenny
Conversation held with Dr. Guy McPherson on Nov. 7, 2019Guy McPherson - http://www.guymcpherson.comPeter Miller - http://www.breakawaymhe.comTo watch the Youtube video of this same conversation, go here... https://www.youtube.com/user/FreeMarketer2009/videos
Guy McPherson, professor emeritus at the University of Arizona, returns to the show to talk about his blog Nature Bats Last. He believes we are in the end days as a species, and has paid the price for being so outspoken. Laura Calvert from Advocates for Urban Agriculture and Martha Boyd of Chicagoland Chicken Enthusiasts report on their opposition to a proposed ordinance that would ban roosters and impose fees and fines on people raising livestock in the city.
Mitchell's guest this week is University of Arizona Professor Emeritus, Guy McPherson, Ph.D. Today, Mitchell interviews environmental scientist, Guy McPherson, about the true seriousness of our environmental plight this very moment. Based on unfiltered science, Guy interprets the findings of global dimming, greenhouse gas overwhelm of our atmosphere and the presence of nuclear power plants throughout the world as painting a very dark future for humankind. Guy R. McPherson is an American scientist, professor emeritus of natural resources and ecology and evolutionary biology at the University of Arizona. He is best known for promoting the idea of near term extinction (NTE), a term he coined about the possibility of human extinction as soon as 2030. In May 2009, McPherson began transitioning to living on an off-grid homestead in southern New Mexico. McPherson authors a blog called “Nature Bats Last”, that focuses on global apollo earth picclimate change, energy decline and the possibility of imminent human extinction due to the increasing accumulation of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. On November 1, 2015, McPherson was interviewed on National Geographic Explorer with host Bill Nye. Regarding his NTE views, Andrew Revkin in The New York Times said McPherson was an “apocalyptic ecologist … who has built something of an ‘End of Days' following”.Michael Tobis, a climate scientist from the University of Wisconsin, said McPherson was out of his depth and “is not the opposite of a denialist. He is a denialist, albeit of a different stripe.” Guy was a guest on A Better World 9-2018 http://abetterworld.tv/mitchell-rabin-interviews-environmental-scientist-guy-mcpherson-ph-d-on-near-term-extinction Mitchell Rabin is the Founder, President and CEO of A Better World Foundation & Media, www.abetterworld.tv www.mitchellrabin.com --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/abwmitchellrabin/support
Current events newscast with heavy theoretical component and call-ins
Current events newscast with heavy theoretical component and call-ins
Conversation with Guy McPherson held on May 12, 2019Peter Miller - http://www.breakawaymhe.comGuy McPherson - http://www.guymcpherson.comTo watch the Youtube video of this same conversation, go here... https://www.youtube.com/user/FreeMarketer2009/videos
Conversation held with Guy McPherson on Jan. 27, 2019Guy McPherson - http://www.guymcpherson.comPeter Miller - http://www.breakawaymhe.comTo watch the Youtube video of this same conversation, go here... https://www.youtube.com/user/FreeMarketer2009/videosTopics discussed:- religious backgrounds- hope as a concept (when and how to apply)- truth as a concept (what counts as truth to different people)- potential connections b/w religious belief, environmental degradation, and extinction- laws of thermodynamics versus laws of god- "personal sin" versus "environmental sin"- dashboard analogy- titanic analogy- political/religious distraction from environmental truth- using religion to rationalize environmental ignorance- addiction to "upward mobility" in lifestyle, career, and spirituality- viewing authorities and institutions as inherently benevolent- defining "only love remains"- moving past blame and shame- accepting people and things as they are- environmental event possibilities for 2019- how death during human extinction may happen
Conversation held with Guy McPherson on Dec. 1, 2018Guy McPherson - http://www.guymcpherson.comPeter Miller - http://www.breakawaymhe.comTo watch the Youtube video of this same conversation, go here... https://www.youtube.com/user/FreeMarketer2009/videosTopics discussed:- Facebook memes and conversations about environmental issues- political/moral orientations of scientists- political/moral orientations of everyone- corruption in science- dependence on scientists for answers- reality versus unreality of dangerous greenhouse effect- potential biases in scientific conclusions- scientific method- scientific debates- usefulness of peer review process and peer reviewed articles- comparisons between fossil fuel industry and tobacco industry
Conversation with Dr. Guy McPherson on Nov. 18, 2018Guy McPherson - http://www.guymcpherson.comPeter Miller - http://www.breakawaymhe.comTo watch the Youtube video of this same conversation, go here... https://www.youtube.com/user/FreeMarketer2009/videosTopics discussed...- comments in youtube videos- carbon sequestration technologies- accountability for greenhouse effect (who got us here? who should take responsibility?)- the self-defeating nature of neoclassical economics/capitalism- pathology of the rich and powerful- shifting pathology to the powerless (gaslighting)- hubris in science, hubris in general- thoughts about "deep state"- when/how/if to communicate extinction info. to children
Conversation with Dr. Guy McPherson - Oct. 21, 2018Guy McPherson - http://www.guymcpherson.comPeter Miller - http://www.breakawaymhe.comTo watch the Youtube video of this same conversation, go here... https://www.youtube.com/user/FreeMarketer2009/videosPeter's blog article written after the conversation... http://breakawaymhe.com/managing-anxiety-while-pondering-the-end-of-the-world-my-chat-with-dr-guy-mcpherson/
Discussion held with Guy McPherson on June 16, 2019Guy McPherson - http://www.guymcpherson.comPeter Miller - http://www.breakawaymhe.comTo watch the Youtube video of this same conversation, go here... https://www.youtube.com/user/FreeMarketer2009/videos
Conversation held with Dr. Guy McPherson on July 8, 2019Guy McPherson - http://www.guymcpherson.comPeter Miller - http://www.breakawaymhe.comTo review and fill out the hospice conversation application form as discussed in the video, go here... http://breakawaymhe.com/nthe-hospice-conversation-w-peter-miller-the-booking-process/To watch the Youtube video of this same conversation, go here... https://www.youtube.com/user/FreeMarketer2009/videos
Conversation held with Guy McPherson and Kevin Hester on Feb. 2, 2019Guy McPherson - http://www.guymcpherson.comKevin Hester - https://kevinhester.live/tag/arctic-news-blog/Peter Miller - http://www.breakawaymhe.comTo watch the Youtube video of this same conversation, go here... https://www.youtube.com/user/FreeMarketer2009/videosVideos and articles relevant to the discussion...- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DzUmjU4lwAU- https://youtu.be/5YrlRk-bHxk?t=2157- https://www.quora.com/Are-there-any-prominent-and-well-respected-scientists-who-do-not-believe-in-climate-changeTopics discussed...- why different scientists communicate their messages differently- acknowledging versus ignoring the reality of global dimming (aerosol masking effect)- things that influence/bias scientists and scientific conclusions- waiting for scientists to disprove Guy McPherson's paradox (greenhouse effect/global dimming)***- scientific reticence- digging for environmental truth- risks associated with scientific honesty- facing truth as more humanistic than clinging to "hope"- psychological dilemmas climate scientists may face- how the polar vortex is related to global warming- benefits of scientists being completely honest to everyone- ad hominem attacks- appeal to viewers to share the video
Hello everyone - while this was a bit rushed this is the introcution to the Last Dance podcast and what I'll be covering as we go along. My webpage is lastdance.blog where you will find my latest news, links to many climate sites and climate scientists.
Conversation with Guy McPherson held on Mar. 18, 2019Peter Miller - http://www.breakawaymhe.comGuy McPherson - http://www.guymcpherson.comTo watch the Youtube video of this same conversation, go here... https://www.youtube.com/user/FreeMarketer2009/videos
Guy Mcpherson, author most recently of 'Only Love Remains', joins Thom in studio to consider if it may be too late to human-caused climate change. Do you think he is right? Is there time to fix the damaging climate change effects or has the Arctic melted too much for us to stop it? ~~~ Thom's insightful listeners add their ideas to the climate change debate. ~~~ Thom reads from 'Cities: The First 6000 Years' by Monica L. Smith. ~~~ Nuclear power plants are not prepared for the effects of climate change. Beyond Nuclear's Paul Gunter discussed the dangers of flooding, earthquakes and climate change on America's nuclear power infrastructure. ~~~ Thom reads from 'Midnight in Chernobyl: The Untold Story of the World's Greatest Nuclear Disaster' by Adam Higginbotham. ~~~ Thom checks in with Luke Vargas, Chief Foreign Correspondent for Talk Media News.
This is my 9 minute speech at the Abrupt Climate Change event with Guy McPherson and Peter Melton. There were approximately 100 people in the audience! =D
We pay tribute to Michael C. Ruppert about five years after his death. We hear the voices of cohosts Guy McPherson and Pauline Schneider, along with seven other people influenced by Michael's abbreviated life.
In Part 2, we discuss the human aspects of facing climate change and Dr. McPherson’s conclusions of near-term human extinction, and how his message has effected his life personally and professionally. We also discuss the spiritual way of dealing with death and human extinction; and how societies deal with climate change and the best way for scientists to present climate change to the public.
In Part 1, we discuss the scientific aspects related to Dr. McPherson’s conclusion of near-term extinction occurring within the next decade caused by abrupt climate change. Dr. McPherson addresses our questions of uncertainties in climate models, global dimming and the prospect of geoengineering.
Mitchell's guest this evening is University of Arizona Professor Emeritus, Guy McPherson, Ph.D. Today's show is Part 2 of 3. Today, Mitchell interviews environmental scientist, Guy McPherson, about the true seriousness of our environmental plight this very moment. Based on unfiltered science, Guy interprets the findings of global dimming, greenhouse gas overwhelm of our atmosphere and the presence of nuclear power plants throughout the world as painting a very dark future for humankind. Guy R. McPherson is an American scientist, professor emeritus of natural resources and ecology and evolutionary biology at the University of Arizona. He is best known for promoting the idea of near term extinction (NTE), a term he coined about the possibility of human extinction as soon as 2030. In May 2009, McPherson began transitioning to living on an off-grid homestead in southern New Mexico. McPherson authors a blog called “Nature Bats Last”, that focuses on global climate change, energy decline and the possibility of imminent human extinction due to the increasing accumulation of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. On November 1, 2015, McPherson was interviewed on National Geographic Explorer with host Bill Nye. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/abwmitchellrabin/support
Guy Mcpherson talks to Larry and Olav about the coming climate changes. This is a VERY interesting one!
In this episode of Wine, Women, and Revolution, Heather interviews professor and climate scientist, Guy McPherson. Guy is an emeritus professor at University of Arizona and teaches in the School of Natural Resources. He joins Heather to talk about catastrophic climate change, capitalism, and near-term extinction. Guy McPherson Professor McPherson specializes in ecology and...
Today we are interviewing Guy McPherson, professor emeritus at the University of Arizona and the world's leading authority on abrupt climate change leading to near-term human extinction. We talk to him about the current situation regarding the Earth's climate, how the Paris Climate Agreement and such accords are worthless, and why there is so much focus on individuals to combat climate change. His website is https://guymcpherson.com.
Today, Mitchell interviews environmental scientist, Guy McPherson, about the true seriousness of our environmental plight this very moment. Based on unfiltered science, Guy interprets the findings of global dimming, greenhouse gas overwhelm of our atmosphere and the presence of nuclear power plants throughout the world as painting a very dark future for humankind. Guy R. McPherson is an American scientist, professor emeritus of natural resources and ecology and evolutionary biology at the University of Arizona. He is best known for promoting the idea of near term extinction (NTE), a term he coined about the possibility of human extinction as soon as 2030. In May 2009, McPherson began transitioning to living on an off-grid homestead in southern New Mexico. McPherson authors a blog called "Nature Bats Last", that focuses on global climate change, energy decline and the possibility of imminent human extinction due to the increasing accumulation of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. On November 1, 2015, McPherson was interviewed on National Geographic Explorer with host Bill Nye. Regarding his NTE views, Andrew Revkin in The New York Times said McPherson was an "apocalyptic ecologist ... who has built something of an 'End of Days' following".Michael Tobis, a climate scientist from the University of Wisconsin, said McPherson was out of his depth and "is not the opposite of a denialist. He is a denialist, albeit of a different stripe." --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/abwmitchellrabin/support
During the last year 2017 I have published 12 episodes, including this one. Please listen to the excerpts of the episodes that have been played most. This is a review of the FasterThanExpected podcast in 2017. New Launch I had a break in the first half of the year. I have not been satisfied with the attention my work has received, especially the German episodes. I recognized that I had two different target groups: the international English speaking community, who is familiar with abrupt climate change and the resulting near-term human extinction and the German speaking group, where scarcely anybody has heard about „Abruptem Klimawandel“. I decided to concentrate on the first group and had a new launch in June 2017 with Listening in the Rain Forest, a talk with musician and instrument builder Catherine Thompson, who is living in Thailand. Kind regards to you, Cathrine. Stats The podcast had 4100 total plays in 2017. I had nearly 10,000 hits on the shownote pages of my website xwer.de. Now, here are my charts of 2017: The Third The third place in my podcast chart is: FTE18 - Exponential Disaster This episode from October 2017 had 193 plays. That is not really much attention, but I am aware, that only a few people in the world want to know something about the upcoming disasters. In this episode I have been talking with the American disaster manager Nick from ReliefAnalysis. I have talked with him about different phases of disaster management, about exponential extreme weather events and about a hospice situation. Place two FTE15 - worldwide connected: Water This is an episode co-hosted by Kevin Hester from July with 252 plays. We have dedicate this episode to the animals and the burden inflicted on the other species by us, Homo sapiens. Billions of animals are dying and suffering. And 200 species (of animals and plants) are going extinct every day. The first place And now, ta ta ta, the first place of the FasterThanExpected Charts: FTE13 - Biology for doomers This conversation with the one and only Guy McPherson from June 17 had 1343 plays. What makes a biologist like Guy McPherson suppose, that the climate change leads to the demise of the human species? One of the answers we hear in this episode is: Habitat, habitat, habitat! 2018 Well, I am not doing this work for clicks in the internet in the first place, but for you dear listeners. By the way, I enjoy it to produce podcast episodes. And it‘s mental hygiene for me to talk with people on the same wavelength about this difficult topic. In 2018 I will go on with the series about the Arctic. It‘s funny, I had planned to have weekly episodes in December, but now I am slower than expected. I hope we‘ll meet again in 2018. And if you hear this episode in 2018, I see, you are back again.
My guest today is Guy McPherson. We talk climate change, extinction, and the urgency of excellence and compassion in what may well be the last days of the human race. Buckle up and dive in!
http://atlanticcoastufos.com/SHATTERED/1-12-2016.mp3 On January 12, 2016 Kate Valentine and Fahrusha were honored to welcome Dr. Guy McPherson of the archived radio show “Nature Bats Last” to Shattered Reality Podcast. Dr. McPherson is a conservation biologist who has written numerous books, including most recently: Extinction Dialogs: How to Live with Death in Mind (with Carolyn Baker), Going … Continue reading Dr. Guy McPherson “Nature Bats Last” #23 → The post Dr. Guy McPherson “Nature Bats Last” #23 appeared first on Shattered Reality Podcast.
https://atlanticcoastufos.com/SHATTERED/1-12-2016.mp3 On January 12, 2016 Kate Valentine and Fahrusha were honored to welcome Dr. Guy McPherson of the archived radio show “Nature Bats Last” to Shattered Reality Podcast. Dr. McPherson is a conservation biologist who has written numerous books, including most recently: Extinction Dialogs: How to Live with Death in Mind (with Carolyn Baker), Going … Continue reading Dr. Guy McPherson “Nature Bats Last” #23 → The post Dr. Guy McPherson “Nature Bats Last” #23 appeared first on Shattered Reality Podcast.
We are talking about living and dying in times of abrupt climate change from the perspective of India. Since some years Jürgen is living in India in the small town Auroville. There he is working as a farmer and librarian. He loves books and so he had voluntarily translated some books into German during his holidays, some thick books, for example: from Charles Eisenstein and some novels. We got to know each other, as he asked me to look through the text of a translation project in the field of abrupt climate change. For Jürgen Auroville is an experiment with ways of life. He is working as a farmer to have to do with the basic needs and with relationships with animals and people. Now – 25 years after he has studied librarianship – he is also working in the library of Auroville. While he is a radical thinker – in the meaning of digging to the root – this is an infinitely deep and never ending story. Guy McPherson with his work about abrupt climate change leading to near-term human extinction rang a bell, because he has already realized, that our way of life can not last, it’s unsurvivable. LINKS Auroville: https://www.auroville.org/ Jürgen’s blog: http://wuestenzeitung.blogspot.de/ Jürgen on facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100010846146229 translation: Charles Eisenstein, Die Renaissance der Menschheit: http://www.scorpio-verlag.de/Buecher/94/Die-Renaissance-der-Menschheit.html
What should be our collective response to Earths newest phase of accelerated warming? Dr. Guy McPherson, a conservation biologist has been warning all who would listen that the existing economic […] The post Guy McPherson – On Habitat Loss and Human Extinction appeared first on KKFI.
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This is the first worldwide podcast episode, co-hosted by Kevin Hester, New Zealand, and Wolfgang Werminghausen, Germany. We are talking about the role of water in abrupt climate change, the lack of water, floods, risk for nuclear power plants and the inner connection with the whole nature, that can be experienced with water. Kevin Hester is living on Rakino Island, a small Island near Auckland New Zealand. He is a lifelong activist for ecology, for peace, against nuclear power and weapons and since some years he is tireless warning the world’s public about the dire consequences of the ongoing abrupt climate change. He is the living example, that the assumption, someone who is certain about the near term human extinction, will do nothing anymore, is really bullshit. We can laugh about that. [image] Wolfgang Werminhausen is living in Münster, Germany. He has 4 children and is more than half of his life father of children. After study of psychology and working as psychotherapist, he had a trip into the world of finance for some years. With the insight, that the economic paradigm of infinite growth is a delusion and does harm ecologically, it was only a small step to Guy McPherson’s theses of abrupt climate change and the near-term human extinction. Kevin and Wolfgang really have a different temper, you‘ll hear it obviously. So this an experiment, if this teamwork is working. Of course, we have one aim: to connect people in these dire times of collapsing bio-systems. Please give a comment on facebook. Kevin’s website: kevinhester.live Wolfgang's website: xwer.de/fte15
Climate change is real, and its impacts are beginning to be felt worldwide. Regardless of what agreements are made between nations, the reality of what has already been set in motion due to industrial activity and subsequent carbon emissions over the last few centuries is beginning to manifest. Rapid decline of sea ice, sea level rise, heat waves, severe and erratic weather patterns, crop failure.... all happening with increasing frequency. Will clean energy save us from abrupt climate change? Or has the damage already been done, so to speak? I speak with Joshua Graff, a student of Engineering and Sustainable Water Infrastructure, about these issues and more. Episode Notes: • Segment of Senator Bernie Sanders questioning Scott Pruitt on Climate Change at Confirmation Hearing 1/18/2017 • A reading of "The great climate silence: we are on the edge of the abyss but we ignore it" by Clive Hamilton Source: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2017/may/05/the-great-climate-silence-we-are-on-the-edge-of-the-abyss-but-we-ignore-it • Features segment of "Coffee In Belize & The End of the World w/ Guy McPherson" on Death Hangout Source: https://youtu.be/D-tjOJKUMPs • Features "Storm Clouds & Silver Linings" and "The Honesty of Constant Human Error" by Sixtoo - Podcast website: https://www.lastborninthewilderness.com - Support the podcast: PATREON: www.patreon.com/lastborninthewilderness ONE-TIME DONATION: www.ko-fi.com/lastborninthewilderness - Follow and listen: SOUNDCLOUD: www.soundcloud.com/lastborninthewilderness ITUNES: www.goo.gl/Fvy4ca GOOGLE PLAY: https://goo.gl/wYgMQc STITCHER: https://goo.gl/eeUBfS - Social Media: FACEBOOK: www.facebook.com/lastborninthewildernesspodcast TWITTER: www.twitter.com/lastbornpodcast INSTAGRAM: www.instagram.com/patterns.of.behavior
Award-winning scientist Dr. Guy McPherson has concluded that for human civilization, the end is near. He advises the rate of change of our climate is increasing far more rapidly than we are being told, and this puts us on his endangered species list. In this 2017 interview, McPherson reveals why the International Panel on Climate Change, and even many individual scientists, understate the problem. He critiques our modern “living arrangement,” and the lies our culture promulgates to avoid admitting, “We are trashing this planet at an astonishing rate of speed.” He also shares his thinking about a “sane” living arrangement. You might be surprised – both at how soon he expects we’ll be extinct, and at his positive advice about how to respond to this news. Links and more information at http://www.conversationearth.org
What makes a biologist like Guy McPherson suppose, that the climate change leads to the demise of the human species? One of the answers we will hear in this episode is: Habitat, habitat, habitat! Guy McPherson is Professor Emeritus at the University of Arizona. He taught and conducted research for 20 award-winning years before leaving the university. He is THE authority for abrupt climate change leading to near-term human extinction. A very few scientists in the world dare to talk about in public, that the climate is just now in a radical irreversible change, that will effect all life on our planet. Guy McPherson, with his major fields conservation and evolutionary biology, is the only biologist, I know, who assumes that these changes lead to a mass extinction, even of the human species, within a very short period of time, within a few years. So, in this episode we focus on Biology for Doomers. http://xwer.de/en/fte-013-biology-for-doomers
Steven is joined by Professor Emeritus of Arizona University, Dr. Guy McPherson. Guy is the worlds leading authority on Abrupt Climate Change leading to Near-term Human extinction. Guy believes the Environment will change so rapidly over the coming decade that the Earth will become Mars-like. Guy speculates that it will be highly unlikely the human species will survive. Steven and Guy cover positive feedback loops that could have already sent the earth past it's tipping point, including the effect of Methane and water vapour in the atmosphere. The science behind the claims and why it's too late to stop the inevitable along with recent news and research articles are highlighted to show the increase of extreme weather events and the records for climate change we (unfortunately) keep breaking. In the first quarter of the episode, Prof. McPherson does slightly misrepresent the work of Prof. Tim Garrett, for clarification, please listen to Ep 012 - A discussion with Professor Tim Garrett. For an interview with Science journalist Scott K. Johnson pointing out the downfalls of Guy McPhersons position, check out this episode of the Radio Ecoshock Podcast. Other criticism can be found here, and here. ---------- An edited / abridged transcript of this interview can be found here . Join the discussion on the environmental professionals postulating facebook group. All episodes coupled with computer generated transcripts, and the option to leave comments on each episode are available on the Environmental Professionals Postulating website www.epppodcast.com. For anything else I can be contacted via email at steven@epppodcast.com . I don't ask for donations, or advertise, if you've enjoyed the episode please help me out and show your support by leaving a 5 Star Review! (I'll be your best friend!)
How long do we, as a species, have left on this planet? It may be a lot less time than you may had previously thought, according to today's guest. Guy McPherson, the leading authority on abrupt climate change and near-term human extinction, predicts that we, collectively, have reached the tipping point that has lead the human population careening towards the sixth great extinction of our planet. So what're we to do? Guy's answers range from mailing your local congressmen... to dynamiting cell phone towers—all in the name of dismantling industrial civilization, which Guy believes, is the root cause of many of our modern ills—including, but no limited to—abrupt climate change. Love it or hate it... In today’s episode, you’ll learn: Why we should take action but be unattached to the outcome, Why we as a species are driving ourselves towards a sixth mass extinction, The solutions we can take on a local level to extend our time here on Earth, And much, much more... Subscribe on iTunes | Stitcher Radio | Google Play | SoundCloud Episode Breakdown Guy gives a statement to President Trump about climate change Why Guy believes being unattached to an outcome is not only important but necessary Guy gives solid examples of self-reenforcing feedback loops Guy shares his perspective on why he doesn't like to attach himself to outcomes Why Guy believes civilization has become an omnicidal heat-engine Guy defines anarchy and anarchism as described by Edward Abbey Guy describes how conservation biologists like himself are the ones who pushed the efforts of rewilding into mainstream media Guy argues that the trigger for humans and civilization came when people began to "lock up the food" What's the difference between the leavers versus the takers? Guy shares his experience with living in a transition town in the wilds of New Mexico Guy tells us what steps we might need to take in order to live more harmoniously with the humans and nonhumans of this earth Why we need to escape cityscapes Why Guy says there are no parties that are free from environmental damage Why we focus on making money instead of building skills Guy describes what a holistic human-being is and how we've been distracted Guy shares his biggest challenges when making his own transition in New Mexico Why modern culture can drive us away from interpersonal intimacy Why Guys says we're "all about the money" Guy observes how profoundly driven humans are for material possessions The sixth mass extinction Guy briefly explains the Great Dying Why Guy believes we shouldn't blame or shame anyone into taking action Why Guy says the sixth mass extinction is directly rooted in industrial civilization Why The Jason Group believes that the Earth will be a lifeless planet in the not-so-distant future Guy gives two examples of taking direct action against industrial civilization Deep Green Resistance and Idle No More The best excuse in the world not to take action Why Guy believes there should be no "should" The Seventh Generation Principle
I knew this was going to be an insightful interview, because Guy had already laid down the parameters of his argument: In just 10 years time humanity would become extinct on our planet. In the intro before we went to air - I asked Guy if he was open to me looking at ALL possibilities and to even humour me in my indulgences. So read on dear reader - this is a very unique interview and I will summarise what subjects I was unable to totally cover at the end. I knew this was going to be an insightful interview, because Guy had already laid down the parameters of his argument: That in 10 years humanity on our planet would become extinct. Well, I am 12 years older than Guy and have heard statements like this before... but 10 years! Then he opened the door to take him up on his following statement on his website: Nature Bats Last. (www.guymcpherson.com) As always, I’m open to alternative views. In fact, I’m begging for them, considering the gravity of this particular situation. I was ready for Guy, but I needed another hour to be able to build out a more compelling case for a global shift in consciousness. Or to at least seed the ideal. One of my first interviews (that I do not have a record of) was with NZ’s top scientist for 2004, Peter Barrett. At that time he was Director of the Antarctic Research Centre at Victoria University of Wellington. In his acceptance speech for the Marsden medal for exceptional scientific achievement he stated: “We have to change our ways because continuous growth and business as usual on our planet, will cause us to become extinct within the next 100 years." Well, the status quo in Wellington were not happy and he was asked to recant and offer up another statement, which he duly did, and stated: “the end of civilisation as we know it!" That same year I also interviewed James Lovelock, instigator of the Gaia hypothesis, that our planet is a super organism. He too implied that we had reached a tipping point. His two subsequent books The Vanishing Face of Gaia and The Revenge of Gaia were grim and pessimistic outlooks at what was happening due the sustained abuse and avarice that we humans have been engaged in, especially over the last 70 years in exploiting our great sustainer. He too said that we would not make it into the next century. He said “Enjoy life while you can. Because if you’re lucky, it’s going to be 20 years before it hits the fan.” That was early 2008, however he later stated in 2012 that he was an alarmist. He still maintains that by the end of this century 80% of the population will be wiped out. When hearing Guys pronouncement last week that "humanity would become extinct in 10 years time", I was already case hardened. As a ‘trooper’ it did not phase me - I was/am ready. I've been steeled for this since 1975, when I read the Doomsday Book by a Gordon Rattray Taylor. This book covered the fate of what we as a humanity were doing to our planet. In one nights reading it shocked the daylights out of me altering me substantially to this day. His foreboding narrative of the future of Planet Earth painted a collision course with the death of humanity, into a morbid, lifeless, Martian outlook. So I opened up with the recent Paul Henry morning TV3 show where ‘NZ’s loose canon and fervent denier of so many things’ was totally gob smacked. For this was the first time of hearing of his 10 years death sentence to his future dreams, unfinished diatribes and indulgences. He was like a goldfish blowing bubbles, yet looking very closely at Guy, you could see his eyes intently staring out at the world. The original 4 minute sound bite interview turned into a 10 minute one, as Paul wavered all breaks for advertising. He wanted more information about his starkly shortened future! In short, Guy maintains that planetary temperatures are all locked in already. We have blown the thermostat of our planet and we can’t do anything now. It’s like giving the command for an oil supertanker that has been at top speed to stop! This takes something like 120 miles or so to bring it to a complete halt, as its momentum is so powerful. Guy encourages us to go back to the land, take action and protest this takeover, such as in South Dakota at Black Rock. “It’s the right thing to do”, he says. People today suffer from NDD or ‘Nature Deficit Disorder’. We have lost our connection and don’t know where much of our food comes from. Hence our lack of consciousness of our living planet. There are always consequences. Year after year we have failed to solve the problem of growth at all costs. Not to mention the poisons we produce due to extraction of resources from the bounty of the land we inhabit. We have had the warnings time and time again and we took no action. We have all been born into the situation to find we are now born into captivity! Lack of Connection Kevin says the 1% are not burdened with empathy, to care about what they do. It’s a huge social disconnection that when they make decisions, they hurt the world. My question to Guy: Do you think we have sociopaths running the high end of our planet? Yes, we have. He could argue that we are all part of the problem because we (in my words) have all become consumers, consuming ourselves and our common future. That basically 95% of us always vote on our bank balance and what’s in it for Me? Kevin then jumped in and stoically stated that he wanted to be the last person planting the last tree on our planet, before the lights go out. I then leapt in and said I would be there with him! Ready to eat of the fruit of that tree! We are Slow Learners Then I introduce the concept that: 50 Years ago we heard that we would destroy our civilisation possibly in around 100 years or so - if we did not change our ways. 20 years ago they revised it to possibly 40 years 15 years it was down to 30 years Now Guy today is saying about 10 years to go... It nearly rhymes with. 50 years ago the human race were only using 10% of their potential 20 years ago they then said it was 7% 5 years ago it was down to 5% 2 years ago it was we were only using 2% of our potential So we are using less and less of our potential … to find out we're using less and less of our potential … What is going to happen in 5 years time? Guy jumped in and said yes, we have totally lost our way. Changing the Whole Focus: From Disaster to Changing of Human Consciousness Without grinding into what is actually happening … temperatures rising, droughts, catastrophic events, etc. (I was even going to ask him about Geo engineering however our time was short and this is covered in my summary at the end.) I decided to beat a path to the inner self, to our potential as a human and what can we as a humanity do, seeing the situation in Guys words was so dire. Albert Einstein said that we cannot solve the problems with the same consciousness that caused them in the first place. Where do you see yourself in relationship to this Guy? And he says he is all for it, but we have not done anything about it. Next, Nikola Tesla said "when mankind starts researching the invisible he will make more progress in 10 years that he will have in the whole of civilisation". Guy says that there is a lot that we do not know, because it is invisible and we have not learnt enough to become more evolved. Tesla talked about the ‘luminous akasha’ as to where he tapped into Akashic Records . Akasha is a sanskrit word that Buddhists believe in “a permanency of records in the Akasa” and “the potential capacity of man to read the same". What do you think Tesla was saying here? (listen to the interview for more) We are one Molecular Unified Energy Field. What about the fact that our planet is one unified molecular field that we are all connected - you to me in the gigantic sphere of atomic frequency - the air molecules between us, our bodies and this building is all one field oscillating at a particular frequency. Guys says ‘that we are that.’ This is fact YES? We are “one field". We Humans are the Nerve Endings of Our Planet I mention that James Lovelock says that we humans are the nerve endings for Gaia, Mother Earth and that when someone stands up in the Amazon with a sign saying “No more deforestation!” they are a nerve ending telling the world that the Amazon is wanting help. Same for someone standing up in Palestine with a sign saying “We want Peace”. This again is another nerve ending communicating with all other nerve endings that we need to change, stop war and heal for Peace. Well the planet is inflamed and the ones who are hearing the Earth’s call and feeling this calling deeply, are coming in with compassionate mindfulness to be a part of ‘her immune response!" Guy says that he is open to a miracle - and that we need to ‘Passionately Pursue a Life of Excellence’ We have the saying the ‘anima mundi' which is Latin for World Soul? So for arguments sake we could be all connected at the energy unified field? We share the one breath - all of us. This is all unseen and is invisible. Kevin adds that the Nuclear power stations in the US are still going and there are dangers of invisible radiation escaping. The US government has now extended the power station’s licenses by many more years. Even though virtually all have passed their use by date. They are now extremely dangerous because the cost of decommissioning them is outrageously enormous. The Japanese reactors at Fukushima are equally dangerous because they have been idle and out of action for 5 years. They are now being recommissioned, and this is fraught with problems. Guy says of Tesla and regarding ‘the invisible' that there is so much we do not know. He talks of 'dark matter' and that science is now recognising there are many other Universes other than our own. It’s a Multi verse. And he says about a change of consciousness - is there enough time for a change of consciousness? … Mass consciousness? He says he does not know, but is open to it for sure. Also mentioned are Walter Russell (the American mystic) and Viktor Schauberger, who have seen into the invisible. Schauberger, (known as the 'father of water'), was able to lie down beside rivers and ‘become one with them’ in consciousness. Meditation was mentioned as a way of being able to find solace from the outside world as well as heal from grief, which is what many people are experiencing as we learn of the plight of our home planet, mother earth. The conversation then moves to Elisabeth Kubler-Ross where 1600 people came to listen to her tell of her research at the Auckland Town Hall. She had interviewed 20,000 people who had had ‘near death and out of the body’ experiences that we were more than a mere body. This was to extend the conversation beyond the limitations of seeing the world from a 3 dimensional world devoid of spirit or soul. That there is far more to existence than this world of the so called 5 senses. I mention names like: Drs. Kenneth Ring Drs. Raymond Moody Ian Stevenson University of Virginia Who have all studied death and Guy agrees that death and dying plus sex are taboo subjects. Also there are books like Super Nature - Dr Lyall Watson, prolific author of many books on life The Secret Life of Plants and the Secrets of the Soil by Peter Thompkins & Christopher Bird. These books on nature extend our knowingness about how ‘alive’ nature is. And we are now running out of time, to extend our view of the human capacity to learn and grow. Guy says that finding joy and to be open to allow joy to find us is so important. Find your tribe. Go back to grass roots working with your neighbourhood. Pursue excellence. These are the best things we can do at present. Guy says that extinction is a natural process and we are in the 6th great extinction. Kevin says, that now he knows his time is limited, it has freed him up immensely. He can do far more things that benefit the community that he is part of, on the island that he lives on. And there is no better time than the now. Guys says, if we had made the change during the cultural or flower power revolution in 1966-67 it may have made a difference to the world if it had spread. However, our children and grandchildren are not being factored into our future. This interview covers many other heartfelt subjects and is well worth the listen as it is sprinkled with little gems. In Summary: So that was it, we ran out of time. However, I also wanted to cover the other unknowing capacities of the human being such as: The story of savants There was the 'Mega Savant' Kim Peek, best known by the movie character he inspired the “Rain Man” played by Dustin Hoffman in the 1988 film of the same name. Fast absorption was no problem for Peek, who could just as easily read and memorise a telephone book as a compendium of Shakespearean plays. Kim could take in 10,000 words-per-minute reading two pages at a time—the left page with his left eye and the right page with his right eye. If a human can do this, can not any other human, once we tap into that aspect of our psyche? Then there was fire walking - Fijians and Indians in South Asia and their diaspora in Sri Lanka, Mauritius, Réunion, South Africa, Malaysia and Singapore, who celebrate the Thimithi festival. David Willey, professor of physics with the University of Pittsburgh, says he believes fire walking is explainable in terms of basic physics and is not supernatural nor paranormal. Willey notes that most fire walks occur on coals that measure about 1,000 °F (538 °C), but he once recorded someone walking on 1,800 °F (980 °C) coals. Mind over matter? What about Speed reading? Anne Jones, six times World Speed Reading Champion told the Guardian media that most of the time, she reads at speeds between 800 and 1,500 words per minute. This is much higher than the average for a good reader given by fellow academics, of 200 to 400 words per minute. Theodore Roosevelt Theodore Roosevelt was among the most intelligent U.S. Presidents and famous for his efficient reading skills. He would often take in an entire book before breakfast. If time permitted after dinner, he’d read through a few more before bed. Then his relative, President Franklin D. Roosevelt Inspired by his fifth cousin, Franklin D. Roosevelt adopted old Teddy’s auto didactic approach and taught himself to speed read. He began by fixating on two-to-three words at a time. He then pressed on to three-to-four, six-to-eight, and so on. Eventually, America’s beloved four-term President could read whole paragraphs like ordinary folks read individual words. Following in the Roosevelt’s footsteps, President John F. Kennedy made speed reading a personal priority during his tenure in the White House. With practice, he cultivated a rate of 1,2000 wpm, as he wanted to be able to read two or three books daily. JFK wanted his brother Bobby to learn to speed read, too, and the pair of Kennedy’s took classes together to that end. So what is the capabilities of the human mind? This is the never ending question. I also had many other questions about some yogi’s in India that I wanted to talk about. Information that’s not publicised in the main stream media such as Paramahansa Yogananda and his astounding death. ET Intervention? Plus, in my pre-talk with Guy before the interview, I did even mention to him the ET situation. Captain Edgar Mitchell (6th man to walk on the moon) mentioned on Campbell Live here in Auckland in 2008 that the US authorities have bodies and that they have been studied. So there is most definitely an Extra Terrestrial equation that has to be at least discussed. If our planet is in free fall and losing it and they have super energy technologies that can reverse all the heating and reflect sunlight back into space... They could have reason to push into our world, defying the prime directive not to intervene in another planet’s evolution, however again I ran out of time to bring this subject back up. Post Thoughts on 10 years or not? With the subject based on only 10 years to live as a species, I personally have another slightly optimistic opinion. The Antarctic ice is close to 1.9 km (1.2 mi; 6,200 ft) in thickness and covering an area of almost 14 million square kilometres (5.4 million square miles) containing 26.5 million cubic kilometres (6,400,000 cubic miles) of ice. It will take a long time to melt, as it is in darkness and cold for 4 to 6 months a year. And Greenland has a mean altitude of ice at 2,135 metres (7,005 ft). The thickness is generally more than 2 km (1.2 mi) and over 3 km (1.9 mi) at its thickest point and covers an area of 1,710,000 km2 (660,000 sq mi). And yes there is the slowing down of the Atlantic ocean gulf stream too. There are many, many other contingencies to play out before I adhere to Guys 10 year statement, though he has far more up to date information than I. I remain confident that I am still going to enjoy a long life of a degree of happiness, bearing in mind we are in such a majorly critical evolutionary phase. Yes, Geo Engineering! I was going to ask Guy about what is happening about Geo Engineering. (geoengineeringwatch.org) I see there is a large in-house disagreement between them and Mr.G Edward Griffin of ‘What in the World Are They Spraying?’. However as this is still unclear - I decided against it. Yes we live in very interesting times!
I am honored to have the opportunity to present five great personalities, who share their knowledge about a burning issue, the melting of the Arctic sea ice and consequential a massive change of the global climate. We may listen to Sam Carana, Guy McPherson, Jennifer Hynes, Peter Wadhams and Kevin Hester, all short and condensed interviews or statements.
Ted is a peace and community activist, Permaculture designer and teacher that loves to grow 'edible landscapes' - He is truly an ecological visionary. Ted is also ex-military (12 years in NZ Army Territorials) becoming a peace activist, especially campaigning against depleted uranium, where NZ troops were deployed. NZ Defence personnel today will be suffering health problems because of this. He has also completed a master’s paper in remote sensing (aerial and satellite photo mapping) to compliment his Degree in Geology and Geography. Ted co-founded Transition Towns Nelson, but with the change of government from Labour to National, they lost their funding for employing a co-ordinator, and with the collapse of the price of oil, lost their impetus, and most members drifted away. The one thing that survives is the Permaculture in Nelson Group (PNG), that he still co-hosts. Hosting the Nelson Peace Group during after hours - he also lead a book discussion group based on the books by Daniel Quinn: 'Ishmael', 'My Ishmael', 'The Story of B', 'Beyond Civilisation'. This started a process of questioning the foundations of who he was and what culture he was living in. Permaculture His main focus now is Permaculture gardening/design during the week. He’s also studying part time as a student on National Certificate in Horticulture, level 4. He is passionate about his gardening, but especially about building healthy living soil, such as biological farming and especially soil banking, including installing chook runs and small water harvesting projects. Activism He also follows a lot of writings and speeches by Guy McPherson on abrupt climate change - by Derrick Jensen on bringing down "civilisation", by Carolyn Baker and Andrew Harvey on grief work, and Paul Levy on the Greatest disease of our times: Wetiko = a collective psychosis. Ted’s pretty sure we have entered a period of great change. He calls it The Great Unravelling. He hopes we can get to The Great Turning idea from Joanna Macy. It’s very late in the game though, collapse of the biosphere is well underway. But he’s here for the natural communities and the rest of life, to make a difference with the time he has left, regardless of how short that is, or isn't! In this interview, Ted expresses condolences to Bill Mollison who with David Holmgren initiated Permaculture, a system that encompasses not only agriculture, horticulture, architecture, and ecology, but also economic systems, land access strategies, and legal systems for businesses and communities. Bill Mollison, died this last week after initiating a revolution on how humans can survive with living on and with the land, Ex Military As an ex territorial soldier – he states that after 12 years of service he realised that even in NZ we live under a government of occupation on behalf of empire, it is about dividing and ruling the communities, it’s about opening the country up to rape, pillage and extraction – and this also includes the so called NZ defence forces. Is not so much about defence of NZ – but actually an offensive tool of Empire – and NZ armed personnel have been used all around the world and are still being used as offensive weapons for Empire. With that realisation and start of the Gulf War in Iraq - Ted resigned and became a peace activist. Stating that the modern industrial, intelligence, military, complex is completely insane and out of control – that it has been for sometime, but has been getting a lot worse. Ted says he is so grateful that he has been given the opportunity to wake up to this and to take a stand even when his voice trembles and his knees quiver and say ‘this is not what we are here for.’ As an ex-soldier he stands and states - we can do this differently. Indigenous Knowing At a local level Ted has studied and found himself embedding himself in indigenous wisdom and realised that indigenous peoples are ‘an extension of their environment’ and that they are infused with the ecology that surround them. That, they are intimately connected with the seasons and know that the earth is their great sustainer. That the people of the first nations of North America took into the deepest of consideration the term ‘looking seven generations ahead’ to see that the environment could peacefully fulfil their needs whilst they revered and acknowledged the sacredness of life. Though very, very late in the ‘game’, Ted says this is basically our only way forward, because to carry on the same habits that currently run our paradigm is in essence a race to the bottom. There is a great unravelling happening all around us today as the biosphere can only absorb so much punishment before the tightly coupled ecological systems that so elegantly overlap and blend both up and down the vastness of the nature kingdom collapse. Rural Maori that Ted knows have much respect from him, because they know how to live more sustainably and understand living within community most being connected by a marae, or meeting place. This will stem from their original belief systems. Localising Training as a permaculture, gardener-designer and aware of the radical things happening globally – his focus is very neighbourhood, at grass roots and what can be done locally as a humble yet stirring permaculture gardener. He finds deep satisfaction and huge relief in getting his hands dirty in the garden on a daily basis. Mainly helping out with friends, colleagues and clients to put in an edible landscape to help with biodiversity and raise as much awareness as possible. Maintaining that ‘civilisation’ (a swear word in Ted’s vernacular) is insanely unsustainable – and we could do it differently. Meanwhile the indigenous methods have been quietly waiting for us to waken up to, as they have a lot of wisdom that could make a difference. Education & Learning One of the benefits of ‘being’ and doing gardening is that Ted, can download from the web, interviews on organic gardeners and biological farmers telling their story, some interviews even from GreenplanetFM.com - such as Graeme Sait and Dee Pigney that their knowing is so very inspiring. That he fires up and enthusiastically put his whole being into aligning with the garden and helping with the landscape. And on a lovely day it is a joy and a pleasure … Ted talks about soil bacteria and that the micro-organisms that when our hands are in the soil they somehow communicate across our skin membrane and interact with the micro-organisms within us. And there is a sort of osmosis that occurs that affects our brain chemistry and we feel good. This helps him deal with the grief of watching our ‘civilisation’ and biosphere unravelling – yet - this connection with the soil and his hands in the earth, helps him deal with the hurt and thus the soil heals him as well as grounds him. By finding joy in this whole process and he states - deep joy it’s so profound and this is what keeps him going – this is his juice - however, he does not know how long he can keep doing this? But he will continue until he is unable. Challenges Surrounding Us We talk about the huge change that is coming right now. The 6TH Mass Extinction and we are in it right now! 200 plus species a day going to extinction – day after day after day – these are our kin – our cousins and we ignore this at great peril. And we do not know which of them at some stage in the radical interdependent interconnectedness of everything- is going to pull apart the web of life and impact us even more … So Ted does what he does - for them – doing his best for all the biota that live within our biosphere. Radical Viewpoints? Asked by numerous people why he does not stand for local government – Ted states that if he did – it would only be for a platform – to rant. That he would state - from Derick Jensen’s book ‘End Game’ –‘that the needs of the natural community come before the needs of the economic system.” So he is not about to be enter politics where he is up against the continuation of the same economic growth system based on money and export earnings, more housing sub-divisions and we will get more prosperous blah, blah etc. What he is - is an advocate for de-growth and smart decline. He is also an exponent for ‘growth of relationships’ – with each other and growth of relationships with everything within the ‘living community.’ He is for growth of recognising that we need to preserve, regenerate, revive and protect the natural environment – because without it we don’t have an economy! Gift economy - Sharing Having a garden or chickens you can gift your produce to friends and people – it’s a wonderful feeling to do, because you have put so much love and good vibes into growing lovely organic splendour. Ted is an urban chook farmer which he feeds fresh greens to like puha and dandelion and they go crazy over wanting to eat it – same for silver beet and spinach. Listen to this talk by Ted - about his chickens and the win, win, win situations he is involved in. Globally much more food comes from small farmers. He mentions Vandana Shiva – who in many ways speaks for small farmers on many issues, especially the perils of GE & GMO’s and mentions that Agri business is not only very new but it is not as productive as small farmers globally. Starting Anew and Being More Heart Centred. Having academic degrees did not satisfy him s he has switched course and gone off on a different direction . “A revolution can start in a garden” says Bill Mollison - “and can be disguised as gardening” – so by including local food sovereignty – this is quite revolutionary – but it can’t stop there it has to be a lot more revolutionary – Listen to this interview to Teds response to being engaged in sedition☺ He finds it a fascinating time to be alive – so much in flux With barter, green dollars, times banks – and the GIFT economy. Transition Neighborhoods seem to be the way forward – cells communicating with cells and clusters of cells … Communion With Nature Are Humans biophobic? Why? We we need instead to be biophiliac’s, floating in biophilia –the love of nature – the joy of nature - the joy of nature with us and around us. We are an integrated part of the entire natural community. That natural community is not what we control – that natural community is our natural kin – is our family … listen for more to Ted on this interview. Most indigenous peoples are unable to understand why it is taking us so long to work out that we are not separated from nature … they shrug their shoulders in disbelief. Ted reckons that we will return to a light ecological foot print when our present economic system ‘drops out’ and by us then returning to total immersion in ecological communion with the land we can/may be able to draw from the earth for all our needs. Separation and Disconnection & Why? He ventures the statement that we are actually in a dark ages and that at present humanity is neck deep in a malaise of greed, avarice, consumption and competition. A predicament that the North America First Nation Peoples say - that we are afflicted by Wetico – ‘the disease of the civilised ones’ – better known in some circles as being taken over by a mind parasite – and our urgent need and task is to face this - and climb out of this pit. Ted calls it “climb-out-ology” - time to climb out to a light ecological footprint. To also embraces smart decline and de-growth rebuilding our local land bases – a re-naturing of areas of areas. Time is of the Essence And it is very, very late in the game! We may not pull it off – so be it - but he will continue unabated to his last breath. Maori Understanding of Nature. He is doing a lot for all those creatures and kin who are going extinct every day, by working with the ecology and talking to people of his concerns. Ted, encourages us to go and listen to local Maori – and their communities as they are less individualistic and more community players. They having a reverence of nature and invoke their gods when cutting a tree down or going fishing. What To Do? Plan A – continuance is unsustainable Plan B - Big Green Party vision - renewable energy – smart cars etc – Ted doesn’t believe it will succeed – being not sustainable. Still based on industrialism and the extractive economy Plan C - Energy descent and earth stewardship – David Holmgren said that this was the way – but has canned it recently and now says we are going to do plan A (brown tech) until we can’t and then when it crashes we immediately go to . Plan D - Which is ‘lifeboat communities.’ Ted feel that this is closer to the truth. NZ is a potential lifeboat community – hence our influx of migrant population, from nearly every country including a vast number of races. Our economy according to the spin of the National Government is a ‘rock star economy’ however Ted’s says it’s unsustainably on the rocks. As it is immigration that is artificially keeping NZ‘s balance of payments in the black and it’s take their money to pay for housing and infrastructure. There are many environmental communities still going across the country and they are surviving – Ted posits the idea of a ‘network of resistance’ – that their love of community and nature brings them together. There are wonderful people living out on the land across the whole country who love their land and their animals and have been doing wonderful work helping to preserve, protect, regenerate and defend it. The biggest difference between those in the world today says Derek Jensen is ‘those that do something and those who do nothing’ - Find what you like to do your passion – what you love that supports local community and land base and go and do it – because that is the only future that Ted can see. Plan C is what Ted thinks is best as the political process unravels. We have to work in community – we cannot do it by oneself – in todays world self sufficiency and self reliance is virtually impossible - it is to hard and lonely Talk to any remnant indigenous peoples who have lived for thousands of years and they will say - “how long has it taken you to work that out?” Indigenous peoples say that they do everything with the village as their prime consideration - also the tribe – it’s about the community about the neighbourhood- it has always been ‘the collective’ – this is why they have been this sustainable for this long. Present Day 21st Century Culture In our modern culture which is ‘hyper individuated’ - is narcissistic and is about ‘look at me, look at me, look at me’ … whose got the best toys? Whose got the biggest toys?Whose got the most toys? It’s gone insane - especially when we bother to look up and look around we see we are pulling the whole biosphere down, by pulling the rug out from under it by all - by our unconscious actions of material extraction and consumption. Now ask the question. Where is your water coming from – where is your food coming from? The message from the Hopi Elders the 11th hour – we are in it and it is closing on 12 o’clock – It’s come together time, know your community, know your garden. Hopi Prophecy. Ted is hopeful of the Joanna Macy concept of ‘the great turning’ is going to come – but we cannot have ‘a great turning’ until we have done an unravelling says Ted - in this way of living – this incredible toxic hubris that keeps us trapped into thinking that this is the way humans are supposed to live. And it is killing us (look at the cancers stats) it’s killing the community and it’s killing our planet at a rate never seen before. So the need to do it differently or we won’t be here. In 1980 our planet population was 4 billion today it is 7.5 billion – we are locked into a growth fetish. Hitting limits to growth. Listen to Ted by downloading. The change of the ages is happening right here right now! Global Conflict & War As an ex military man the interview: Covers the Middle East – Syria, Ukraine & Russia and the proxy wars going on … Plus NZ’s involvement with the Waihopai ‘Five Eyes’ spy base and satellite download and upload system - we are now a target - and most probably a target of a Russian Intercontinental ballistic missile that has an enormous payload and capacity to obliterate a vast area – not far at all from where Ted lives in Nelson and everyday he lives in a state of grace. How can we evolve the organism that is ‘the human race’ to break out of the paradigm that we have made a habit of staying in – covering the 100th monkey phenomenon as a metaphor of shaping our evolution on a ‘collective and very rapid scale.’ We humans are it – time has basically run out … Are you a Shambhala warrior that Joanna Macy talks about – there will be4come a time of great darkness that will then bring forth the emergence from all nations the Rainbow Warriors the Shamballah warriors – and their 2 weapons are … insight and the radical interconnectedness and interdependence of everything – and compassion Time to talk truth to power to speak from the heart and the soul That the indigenous people say today to we civilised people today is for us to decolonise our hearts and minds and look around and see that we can do this differently. This is what drives Ted. This interview continues to cover: Gaia that our planet is a super organism that we can align with and tune into. Seeing the sacred in nature. To all our relations. Woodwide web – Tree roots connecting with many other trees. James Camerons Movie Avatar - where on the moon Pandora all the biota can connect into a greater reality - animals, trees and the indigenous Na’vi. This connection allows a Na'vi to sense the energetic and kinetic signals broadcast by creatures, plants and even the moon itself. Connection – the dance of life and with nature – being in a state of love and joy and whenever we can - having gratitude and being thankful for nature and that which supports us. This is what Ted exemplifies and surrenders into. A exceptionally stimulating interview.
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Unser schöner Planet in der Krise, Abschmelzen der Eisschilde, abrupter Klimawandel, Baldiges Aussterben der Menschheit, das Ende unserer Zivilisation. Da haben wir große Themen. Ich spreche mit David darüber, auf welchen Boden diese Themen bei uns persönlich gefallen sind. Wie haben uns diese niederschmetternden Nachrichten in Deutschland erreicht? Wie gehen wir seither damit emotional um? Besonders interessiert an Zivilisations-Geschichte versucht David die Ursachen für dieses Desaster zu verstehen. In der nächsten Episode werden wir mit Edwin und David einen Rückblick auf die Europa Tour 2015 von Guy McPherson vor einem Jahr halten.
No political endorsements. No corporate dollars, No hype. No lies.Meet the Press meets The View? Who knows, but it sounds like a great model to strive for! Join Cheri Roberts with special #theGRILL guest, Guy McPherson, Wednesday @ 6pm PDT/9pm EDT for an engaging analysis of the week’s news and current events along with the other popular CTR segments: #LiarOfTheWeek , #MusicJones & #EconRecon. Please visit the CTR WEBSITE, FACEBOOK, TWITTER @CTRNewsFeed & #CTRMusicJones & YOUTUBE. Every $5 helps so please consider a donation to the maintenance of the show HERE. *"Challenging the Rhetoric" is a registered, “Assumed Business Name” or ABN owned by Cheri Roberts. Cheri is a 20+year media veteran and freelance investigative journalist, popular blogger, business owner and social justice activist. She is also a long-standing member of the National Writers Union (NWU).
This week's Global Research News Hour examines two of the biggest threats to human existence on planet Earth: the elimination of human habitat due to Climate Change and the dangers of an increasingly likely World War 3 scenario evolving out of the tensions growing between US/NATO and Russia/China. The first interview guest is Guy Mcpherson, Emeritus Professor of Natural Resources and Ecology and Evolutionary Biology from the University of Arizona, and author of the blog Nature Bats Last (guymcpherson.com) He has put together a workshop on Abrupt Climate change on the site onlyloveremains.org The second guest is Mahdi Darius Nazemroaya, a Sociologist and a Research associate with the Centre for Research on Globalization, and an award-winning author. His book The Globalization of NATO is available for purchase at the Global Research Website. Nazemroaya lays out the geopolitical dynamics pushing the US/NATO in the direction of a nuclear confrontation with RUSSIA and China.
The year 2014 was notable not only for the political crises that often dominated the headlines, but very often for the way in which these events were distorted by the mainstream media. Events overtaking Ukraine were a particular case in point. While the Western Press blames Russian President Vladmir Putin for the instability and tragic loss of life in the Eastern Donbass region, it consistently ignores the role of the West in backing the forces that overthrew the democratically elected government, and even employed Neo-Nazi operatives in the coup and subsequent anti-coup resistance. Likewise, inadequate coverage of a new bogeyman in the form of the Islamic State, also known as ISIS or ISIL, has allowed political leaders like Canadian Prime Minister Harper to galvanize a confused and frightened public behind a neo-conservative program of military warfare and further erosions of our civil liberties. Mainstream media generally works to foster agendas that serve elite purposes, and media plays a crucial role in providing the information and analysis that can help the public to determine responsible policies. The Global Research News Hour and the Global Research website has tried to bring necessary critical perspectives during these historic times. This week, on our first new radio broadcast of 2015, we provide a digest of some of the many stories we have covered over the previous year. Includes contributions by Richard Sanders, Robin Philpot, Jon Rappoport, Yves Engler, Peter Dale Scott, James Petras, Henri Feron, Jacques Pauwels, Barrie Zwicker, Guy McPherson, Michel Chossudovsky, and Roger Annis.
“Followers of climate science will recall COP15 as the climate-change meetings thrown under the bus by the Obama administration. A summary of that long-forgotten briefing begins with this statement: ‘THE LONG-TERM SEA LEVEL THAT CORRESPONDS TO CURRENT CO2 CONCENTRATION IS ABOUT 23 METERS ABOVE TODAY'S LEVELS, AND THE TEMPERATURES WILL BE 6 DEGREES C OR MORE HIGHER. THESE ESTIMATES ARE BASED ON REAL LONG TERM CLIMATE RECORDS, NOT ON MODELS.' “In other words, Obama and others in his administration knew near-term extinction of humans was already guaranteed.” -Guy McPherson, from the 2013 book Going Dark On the occasion of the UN Climate Conference in Lima, Peru, this week's Global Research News Hour examines the latest research into the causes of Earth's current Climate predicament. Guy McPherson is emeritus Professor of natural resources and the environment at the University of Arizona, He is the author of about a dozen books including Going Dark and his most recent, Extinction Dialogs: How to Live with Death in Mind.' co-authored by Carolyn Baker. Guy is the author of the Nature Bats Last blog at www.guymcpherson.com. Professor McPherson believes that there is virtually nothing humans can do to reverse the damage done by modern industrial civilization and that humans will likely become extinct as a result of runaway Climate change by the middle of the twenty-first century. Professor McPherson explains his thesis of Near Term Human Extinction, the need to come to terms with the grief that goes along with that realization, the problems with geo-engineering as a remedy, and the problematic behaviour of both political leaders and mainstream environmental organizations in the face of the Climate Predicament.
As a global community, we currently face vast challenges. We collectively depend on shared resources including clean water, energy, a just economy, access to food and the Internet. However, these assets are threatened by economic, political,and social systems that do not support what’s best for the vast majority of people or the natural world and in many ways they are not interested in changing their business model of growth for growths sake. Yet, representing transition towns, eco-villages, small business cooperatives, spiritual communities, seed sharing networks, local currency practitioners, gift cultures, civic society, these new movements across the planet are the counterculture of today. Initiatives and events like these give us great hope and encouragement that transformation is indeed occurring at every level of the human story: individual, institutional and collective.
What if you had only a few years left to live? Would you want to know? Dr Guy McPherson says you have the right to know. His newest book "Extinction Dialogs, how to live with death in mind" is a candid conversation about just that. What will you say after you hear him out? Listen in and find out.
A Speech by Guy Mcpherson. The Global Research News Hour Episode 70This week's Global Research News Hour features a speech given by scientist and ‘doomer' author Guy Mcpherson. While much of the public may have doubts about whether or not anthropogenic climate change is a reality, it is a FACT that over 97% of peer-reviewed scientific research published over the last two decades confirm the viewpoint that the planet is indeed warming due to human activities. As noted in a previous interview, Dr. Mcpherson, Professor Emeritus of Natural Resources and the Environment at the University of Arizona, has spent countless hours pouring over the scientific literature, and connected numerous dots. Dr. Mcpherson is in full agreement with the scientific concensus around anthropogenic (human-generated) climate change. Further, he concludes that global warming has passed a “tipping point” and that habitat loss associated with the warming of the planet will condemn the human species to extinction within 20 years. Unlike other prominent scientists and activists, Mcpherson concludes that there is really nothing the human species can do to prevent or mitigate this catastrophe. Dr. McPherson has given many lectures to public audiences across Canada and the United States and has now done multiple media interviews. His February 6 speech in Winnipeg laid out the evidence in detail. Winnipeg audience members had a chance to direct questions to the American speaker afterward. The talk was introduced by his host, Gerry Kopelow of the Dharma Centre of Winnipeg. Guy McPherson is the author of Going Dark. His blog, Nature Bats Last, can be found atwww.guymcpherson.com.
On April 13, 2014, Michael Ruppert had just completed his final broadcast of his weekly radio show The Lifeboat Hour, which he has helmed since September 12, 2010. He went to an outdoor meditation spot on the property at which he had been residing. When he was found, he had apparently shot himself in the head with a Glock 30 .45 caliber pistol. He was 63. Mike Ruppert had become one of the most outspoken and compelling voices in the realm of independent journalism and analysis. He brought to the table a stupendous command of economic, historical and political issues. Ruppert represented a convergence of valuable traits which included an academic's restless intellect, a cop's eye for detail, a heart-felt passion for justice, and the street-level experience of a whistleblower who broke ranks with the people he trusted in the name of an all too uncommon ethical code that he lived by. He was able to bring to the table the critical arguments challenging official government narratives about the global economy, the 9/11 attacks, the fratricidal death of Pat Tillman, CIA drug dealing in Black communities throughout the US, peak oil as a causative factor underlying US foreign policy, and many, many other stories. This week, the Global Research News Hour pays tribute to Mr. Ruppert on the occasion of his recent tragic death. The podcast contains audio from past speeches and a previously recorded conversation with him, as well as post-mortem conversations with five individuals who knew and worked with Mike Ruppert over the years. Carolyn Baker is a long-time acquaintance of Mike Ruppert's. She was an adjunct professor of history and psychology for 11 years and a psychotherapist in private practice for 17 years. She authored several books related to the concept of societal collapse. She contributed to Ruppert's on-line newsletter From The Wilderness, and co-hosted his final radio broadcast before he died. Kellia Ramares-Watson is an Oakland-based independent journalist and broadcaster. She was Bonnie Faulkner's co-host on the very first broadcast of Guns and Butter for radio station KPFA back on October 12, 2001. This debut episode featured none other than Mike Ruppert with his initial impressions of the 9/11 attacks and the US role in failing to prevent the attacks. The transcript of that interview is available on the Global Research website. Wesley Miller was Mike Ruppert's attorney, executor and personal friend. He replaced Ruppert as CEO and President of COLLAPSENET, the on-line community portal for individuals and communities seeking to transition away from a dependence on fossil fuels and industrial civilization. Barrie Zwicker is a long-time independent journalist and media critic. He became one of the first people in the world to publicly critique the official story of 9/11 on a national television broadcast. Barrie was largely for getting RUppert's analysis of 9/11 aired on Canadian television and paid tribute to him in his 2006 book Towers of Deception: The Media Cover-up of 9/11. Guy McPherson is Professor Emeritus of Natural Resources and Ecology & Evolutionary Biology at the University of Arizona. He has appeared on Ruppert's radio show a number of times pioneering his research pointing to the prospects for the Near Term Extinction of the human species due to climate change. Ruppert's work has appeared often over the years on the Global Research website. A link to some of those stories can be found here.
Tonight Guy McPherson, Professor Emeritus of Natural Resources and Ecology & Evolutionary Biology at the University of Arizona joins us to talk about Climate Change and Near Term Extinction. Despite the media black out, and misinformation campaign by the minions of the Ruling Class, this brave man dares to join the few scientists addressing reality - we are truly and well on our way to an uninhabitable planet. Our goal is to offer user friendly explanations of what feed back loops are, what a 2 degree Celsius rise means, and how quickly that will turn into a 6 degree rise that will ultimately mean the death of the planet. Depressing, to be sure... but if I found I had terminal cancer, I would fight with every fiber of my being to live... so lets arm ourselves with the facts, and fight on.... For more information, Guy's website is Nature Bats Last His book, Walking Away From Empire: A Personal Journey is available on Amazon.
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