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Monthly Archives: Dec 2019
The Moral Decrepitude of ExxonMobil
ExxonMobil has released its strategy for the coming decades, up through 2040. The company expects no reduction in carbon pollution because it plans to continue building fossil fuel infrastructure. At this moment, they are investing billions of dollars in building…
Read MoreRailroads’ Dirty Money
Another piece of the Climate Denial Industry’s funding has been uncovered. Railroads rely on coal for up to one-third of their business. They have donated billions.
Read MoreVoting by Climate Change
A candidate for the U.S. Senate in Colorado has posted an apocalyptic view of climate change as an ad campaign. (Aklim does not endorse any candidate for office.) This is the first cycle of elections where climate change is put…
Read MoreGreta Thunberg and TIME
TIME Magazine named Greta Thunberg their “person of the year,” in an acknowledgement of the dire need to address climate change now. Her nomination is a bright spot, which deserves further examination. First though, we must acknowledge the other developments…
Read MoreWhere do you bank?
Are you giving carte blanche to your bank to not only to continue to pollute the world, but actually increase the rate of carbon pollution? Where does your synagogue or organization bank? It is your money; use it wisely: Financing…
Read MoreHot Tea
Love your tea? Don’t use a teabag. The teabag used today is a paper product infused with plastic to keep it from disintegrating. What could take away the joy of a cup of tea more than seven million bits of…
Read MoreUnder Counting Micro-plastics
The counting of micro-plastics in the world’s oceans is off by a magnitude of 5x to 7x. New research using a bucket instead of a net to collect samples sends the count exponentially skyward. Scroll down one paragraph for the…
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