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- Are humans a cancer on the planet? A physician argues that civilization truly is https://www.salon.com/2023/08/05/are-humans-a-cancer-on-the-planet-a-physician-argues-that-civilization-is-truly-carcinogenic/ 3 comments
- "If the planet were a sick human, the best analogy is that she has advanced-stage cancer..." (slide 109/113) - this deck takes 20-30mins to get through...but it feels like 5. https://jeremyleggett.net/2019/09/11/global-heating-and-the-climate-chaos-that-results-from-it-an-overview-slideshow-summary-to-mark-the-global-schoolchildrens-strike/ 5 comments climate
- One of the world's largest and most knowledgeable scientific bodies wants to make one point very clear: Just as smoking causes cancer, so too are humanity's greenhouse gas emissions causing the planet to change, with potentially unknown and unalterable impacts. http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/climate-risks-as-conclusive-as-link-between-smoking-and-lung-cancer/ 64 comments worldnews
- "Frozen Planet," a series on Discovery Channel, shows dramatic changes happening now on Earth but without ever mentioning the cause: human caused global warming. “It’s kind of like doing a powerful documentary about lung cancer and leaving out the part about the cigarettes,” said Bill McKibben. http://www.nytimes.com/2012/04/21/business/media/discoverys-frozen-planet-is-silent-on-causes-of-climate-change.html?_r=2&hpw 6 comments politics