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0:00:00 – Intro
0:01:10 – Nora: ‘War’ footing needed to correct economists’ miscalculations on climate change, says professor – https://www.cnbc.com/2021/05/24/war-f…
Steve Keen – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Keen – author of “Debunkng Economics” – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Debunki…
0:07:57 – New NASA Earth System Observatory to Help Address, Mitigate Climate Change – https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/ne… “NASA will design a new set of Earth-focused missions to provide key information to guide efforts related to climate change, disaster mitigation, fighting forest fires, and improving real-time agricultural processes. With the Earth System Observatory, each satellite will be uniquely designed to complement the others, working in tandem to create a 3D, holistic view of Earth, from bedrock to atmosphere.”
0:12:15 – Greg – space junk – due to lack of global coordination.
0:16:33 – Steve Ross Talbot: World at risk of hitting temperature limit in next five years, scientists warn https://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/wo…
0:22:12 – SRT response – no guarantee that we’ll be the longest running species on the planet. Our stepping stone to interstellar travel.
0:24:24 – Darryl – Dyson Sphere theory: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dyson_s…
0:25:00 – SRT – first step: being able to leave the planet – 2: understanding nuclear 3: Nuclear fission 4: your environment 5: the sun.
0:26:10 – Greg – there’s a profound connection between the time that we are in and the Pentagon publishing info about tech that’s way beyond ours.
0:34:27 – SRT – autonomic computing – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autonom…
0:35:44 – Darryl – Climate tipping point? ExxonMobil’s shareholder revolt and the end of the line for fossil fuels – ExxonMobil shareholders fight back in a stunning week that makes clear the market for fossil fuels is winding down https://www.salon.com/2021/05/28/clim… Why a ‘crushing’ day for Big Oil represents a watershed moment in the climate battle https://www.cnbc.com/2021/05/27/big-o…
0:39:44 – After a week of setbacks for Big Oil, France’s Total wins support for its climate strategy https://www.cnbc.com/2021/05/28/total…
0:41:32 – SRT – all news broadcasts has a report on the number of covid infections and deaths – that’s what we should be doing with climate. Greg – blockchain based journalism solution – vetting stories SRT – double down news – https://www.doubledown.news/