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Steeling myself with a strong coffee to sit down and read major new report on avoiding dangerous #climatechange (@IPCC_CH #SR15, available here: ipcc.ch/report/sr15/). My takes to follow (1/n)
As always, the #peerreview effort by @IPCC_CH is Herculean. A couple hundred volunteer scientists read & cited 6,000+ studies to support conclusions w/ evidence. Responded to 42,001 comments in 3 rounds of review. The most robust process there is to establish scientific consensus 
Now, this #SR15 report title is descriptive, but doesn't exactly roll off the tongue...
npr.org/sections/goats… @NPRGoatsandSoda Usually a big fan of your journalism, but you guys did a disservice to your readers in the piece on gene drive in A. gambiae. Why would you reach out to anti-GMO activist Dr. Ricarda Steinbrecher for comment on this research? #malaria
First of all, asking Dr. Steinbrecher to comment on the consequences of using genetic engineering to suppress a disease vector is a bit like asking the pope about a newly developed form of birth control.
Of COURSE she’ll be against it - for ideological, arbitrary reasons
Of COURSE she’ll be against it - for ideological, arbitrary reasons
Plus, Dr. Steinbrecher’s degree is in developmental biology, not #ecology. Her statement about “ecosystem crashes” is absurd, and displays her ignorance in this area
.#AugustaGA "euthanized" an alligator in Lake Olmstead wfxg.com/story/38792486… Many people were bothered by this story, including myself. Only after watching a @pbs @PBSNature episode on people & lions in #Gujarat #India was I able to articulate why this seemingly trivial
event actually points to the larger issue of whether we humans are going to adapt to this planet or whether we are going to continue to act as if our choices have no consequences until this planet changes & boots us out. #IndiasWanderingLions pbs.org/video/nature-i… Rather than
change our behavior which resulted in an alligator inhabiting this lake or take measures to limit the risk it would cause harm, we humans killed it to eliminate the minor risk it posed. We again positioned ourselves *outside* of the biosphere, even though our lives would be
Reporting at a seed bank for native and ancient plants today ... #biodiversity
Just a reminder that healthy ecosystems and landscapes support insect diversity.
... and #pollinators
We are living under International Law via the #ClimateChange/UN"Sustainable Development" Agenda 21 BS. Infiltrated down to city/local level via #CityComprehensivePlanning #Biodiversity BS. Quiet #SanctuaryCity #Sanctuary USA #FakeRepubs at the top have BURNED US BAD! #TREASON🇺🇸
#GlobalHealthInitiatives CLEARLY state "we need to CONTROL and REDUCE the population via #Healthcare and #Vaccines to eliminate #CarbonEmissions. Let that sink in.
#SilverTsunami...20 years of massive Medicare age growth starting. Massive EMS shortages looming. NO info given under #CityComprehensivePlanning to disguise mass population of urban areas as rural is decimated. Quiet DESTRUCTION of the healthcare system from the streets. #EVIL👹
