RE: It's getting hot in here

You know, I was getting ready to pick a fight because I was sure you were going to say climate change is bullshit, so I was super happy to read this moderate, sensible and rational post. It's a no brainer that we've thrown things off balance - and that we've sped up what might have happened naturally/cyclically if that's the case. I think we're not very good at comprehending that our place on this earth isn't guaranteed and permanent. Geological time, for example, is vast against the scale of our 70 years of existance. Perhaps it's easier to deny than to admit things might be getting worse.

But of course, as you say, trust has been eroded by people/companies who stand to profit from the 'green' solutions to climate change, and in fact, green has become a dirty word.

I also think it's just freaking bizarre that we can totally deny solar farms/windfarms and yet it's fine to allow massive data centres.

It's all symptomatic of dark capitalism. I don't believe anything will change until most of us are wiped off the planet. In this way I welcome the apocalypse.