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August 22, 1987 - “Civilisation and Rapid Climate Change” - a short book… - All Our Yesterdays

  2024-08-21 by in All Our Yesterdays

Thirty seven years ago, on this day, August 22nd, 1987, a conference took place in Canada, with the snappy title Civilization and Rapid Climate Change, University of Calgary 22 – 24 August 1987. A short book “Thinking the Unthinkable” by Lydia Dotto emerged… The amount of carbon dioxide in the air was roughly 349ppm. As […]

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December 25, 1988 Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands says “the earth is slowly dying” - All Our Yesterdays

  2023-12-24 by in All Our Yesterdays

Thirty five years ago, on this day, December 25, 1988 Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands came out swinging, contradicting what she had had to say three months earlier… “Together with the publication of the report ‘Concern for Tomorrow’ (Netherlands Institute of Public Health and Environmental Protection), the Queen’s 1988 Christmas speech represents a watershed moment […]

  Tagged under: Health

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October 15, 1971 - “Man’s Impact on the Climate” published - All Our Yesterdays

  2023-10-14 by in All Our Yesterdays

Fifty two years ago, on this day, October 15, 1971, a crucial book was published… Man’s Impact on Climate Edited by William H. Matthews, William H. Kellogg and G. D. Robinson Hardcover 9780262130752 Published: October 15, 1971 The amount of carbon dioxide in the air was roughly 326,4ppm. As of 2023 it is 423ppm, but […]

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February 27, 1992 - climate denialists continue their effective and, ah, well EVIL, work - All Our Yesterdays

  2023-02-26 by in All Our Yesterdays

Thirty one years ago, on this day, February 27, 1992, denialists released a denial statement during what were supposed to be the last negotiations before the “Earth Summit”, the one where a text was supposed to be agreed that could then lock-in the attendance of Prime Ministers and Leaders… In February 1992 the Science and […]

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January 24, 1984 - Canadian TV documentary and discussion about #climate  - All Our Yesterdays

  2023-01-23 by in All Our Yesterdays

 Thirty nine years ago, on this day, January 24, 1984, Canadians got to understand what was coming, via a CBC documentary, including Stephen Seidel, one of the authors of a recent US EPA report “Can we delay a greenhouse warming?” As per the Climate State website – Topics discussed include, the scientific consensus, weather patterns, […]

  Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases

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January 23, 1957 - New Zealand scientist warns about consequences of carbon dioxide build-up   - All Our Yesterdays

  2023-01-22 by in All Our Yesterdays

  Sixty six years ago, on this day, January 23, 1957, New Zealand scientist Athol Rafter laid out what was ahead of us, at an ANZAAS meeting “A New Zealand scientist said that if the existing percentage of carbon dioxide gas in the air was doubled, the earth’s temperature would rise enough to melt polar […]

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Ten years on from the ANZ spoof - Jonathan Moylan reflects - All Our Yesterdays

  2023-01-07 by in All Our Yesterdays

Australian activist Jonathan Moylan recalls the non-violent climate action that could have sent him to jail Ten years ago today, at the age of 22, I hit send on a media release before brewing a pot of coffee. I didn’t realise it at the time, but that spoof release, which was intended to paint a […]

  Tagged under: Activism

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