Michael Muntisov's Blog, page 7
January 10, 2021
Paddling away from a waterfall
“We’re going over the waterfall, but I’m paddling my little boat upstream.” That’s how author Rod Taylor describes the scale of his personal resistance against the tide of climate change. But he does himself a disservice.
In his book Ten Journeys on A Fragile Planet, Rod has sewn together ten stories of otherwise average Australians doing remarkable things. From maggot farmer to solar pioneer, from politician to social advocate, we meet people motivated to do what they can for the env...
December 17, 2020
#ClimateBrawl
“Just sitting back this morning … enjoying the aroma… of my first sips of a hot cuppa of… insults from climate deniers… more proof that: CLIMATE DENIAL IS A LOST CAUSE”. That’s almost a daily refrain on twitter from Canadian Ph.D. chemist and climate twitteratti Gerald Kutney as he engages with climate deniers.
It all started a couple of years ago, when Gerald, then new to the twitterverse, found himself swarmed by the followers of a high profile climate denier. “This isn’t fun,” he thought. ...
