An unusually warm late October and early November had me thinking. I remember that it was very warm in October of 1979, as I went swimming in the ocean on my birthday (the water was still very cold). So it happens, just not with any frequency. I also remember snow on my birthday, and last year there was a snowstorm in early November.
So individual weather patterns can change year-to-year, but overall climate change is real, and it is caused by humans. What I just wrote shouldn’t be controversial, but there are still “climate deniers” who don’t believe that there is a climate adjustment or that humans are the cause. The story that Exxon scientists knew about climate change and that Exxon suppressed the research should help those who believe in climate change – wonder if it will. I think that people should acknowledge what the science is saying, but that they can then question whether the predictions of doom and gloom that accompany the statements are too much. Shifting that debate would be a good place to start. And we should also look to reduce our carbon footprint to reduce the crap we put into the air. Let’s be reasonable.
I’m not sure that climate change is discussed by any of the acts in today’s podcast, but I’m sure they care deeply. Take a breath of fresh air with Deerhunter, !!!, Neon Indian, The Nuns, Stone the Crows, Bobby Whitlock, Los Lobos, The Waitresses, The Stranglers, Marshall Crenshaw, Elvis Costello, Siouxsie & the Banshees, The Beautiful South, and Kate Bush.
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