Climate journalists confess to needing ‘psychological counseling’ similar to investigators of human trafficking, rape, abuse
https://quadrant.org.au/opinion/doomed-planet/2023/05/the-sooking-simpletons-of-climate-coverage/ The Sooking Simpletons of Climate Coverage By Tony Thomas Climate journalists are confessing they need psychological counseling: reporting on the climate’s supposed death-spiral is damaging their mental stability. As one Stanford academic puts it, “This is quite similar to what happens with investigators of international crimes, human trafficking, rape, abuse and people who’ve been tortured. […]
Belgian man dies by suicide following long chats about climate change with AI bot
https://www.msn.com/en-in/news/world/belgian-man-dies-by-suicide-following-long-chats-about-climate-change-with-ai-bot/ar-AA19iwqZ By Mehul Reuben Das A young Belgian man recently died by suicide after talking to a chatbot called ELIZA for several weeks, prompting demands for greater citizen security and increased consciousness. “My husband would still be here if it hadn’t been for these conversations with the chatbot,” the man’s wife told La Libre. Her […]
‘Ecogrief’ – Interior Dept workshops help federal employees cope with ‘ecological grief’
https://amp.washingtontimes.com/news/2023/feb/15/ecogrief-interior-department-pays-help-employees-d/ A world of hurt: Workshops aim to help federal employees cope with ‘ecogrief’ By Stephen Dinan – The Washington Times The Interior Department’s Fish and Wildlife Service is offering “ecogrief” training to employees who are struggling with a sense of trauma or loss as they witness a changing environment. The class will give staffers a […]
Shellenberger: We are NOT in a ‘climate emergency’ — We are in ‘a psychiatric emergency’ caused by ‘climate misinformation that is…exacerbating anxiety disorders & exhibitionist narcissism’
They say we’re in a climate emergency. We’re not. They’re in a psychiatric emergencypic.twitter.com/JjOmg6RraT — Michael Shellenberger (@shellenberger) November 15, 2022
Psychological study on climate skeptics: ‘Contrary to our predictions, people with high analytical abilities were even more likely to be skeptical,’ study authors explained
https://newspunch.com/australia-to-treat-climate-change-denial-as-a-mental-disorder/ September 18, 2022 By Sean Adl-Tabatabai Australia To Treat Climate Change Denial as a ‘Mental Disorder’ People who question man-made climate change in Australia are now considered to be ‘mentally ill’, a team of psychological researchers have declared. Researchers from the University of the Sunshine Coast looked to explain why so many people continue […]
Al Gore tells NYT: ‘Fossil fuels pose a significant & ongoing threat to democracy’ – Warns of ‘a sense of climate despair’
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/01/podcasts/epa-climate-al-gore.html?smid=tw-share By Lauren Jackson July 1, 2022 This week, in one of the most important environmental rulings ever, the Supreme Court made it more difficult for America to meet its climate goals. Yesterday’s decision limits the Environmental Protection Agency’s ability to regulate carbon emissions from power plants — which, as we covered on The Daily, is […]
Aussie ‘Ambassador for Women’ claims ‘climate change’ causes rape! ‘Exacerbates the risks of sexual & gender-based violence’
Christine Clarke’s bio claims she “advocates for gender equality and the human rights of women and girls.” “As we confront the climate crisis, women and girls’ human rights, must be at the center of our collective efforts. Climate change and its consequences can exacerbate the risks of sexual and gender-based violence. This risk is most acute for […]
NYT & VOX’s moment of climate clarity & rebuking of Greta: ‘Your Kids Are Not Doomed’ – Stop telling kids climate change will destroy the world
https://hotair.com/john-s-2/2022/06/08/auto-draft-n474912 By JOHN SEXTON Earlier this week Vox founder Ezra Klein wrote a piece titled “Your Kids Are Not Doomed” for the NY Times. Klein’s argument was that people who decide to not have children because of fear about climate change need to put things in perspective. No mainstream climate models suggest a return to a world […]
Comedy Gold: How To Cope With Your ‘Climate Anxiety’
https://www.manhattancontrarian.com/blog/2022-4-25-comedy-gold-how-to-relieve-your-climate-anxiety By Francis Menton Every day you read how the “climate crisis” is real, and rapidly getting worse. Humans burning fossil fuels to support out-of-control consumerism have brought the earth to the brink of disaster. Droughts, floods, hurricanes, tornados, earthquakes, and plagues of every sort are proliferating. Of course, you are feeling all the natural […]
Baby boomers robbed young of all hope – ‘A heritage of economic carnage’ by ‘investment bankers, tech oligarchs’ that have ‘undermined chances of upward mobility’
https://spectatorworld.com/topic/how-the-boomers-robbed-the-young-of-all-hope/ How the boomers robbed the young of all hope Younger generations inherit a world in which the middle ranks are struggling almost everywhere April 18, 2022 | 12:00 am FROM THE MAGAZINE Written by: Joel Kotkin “Young people do not degenerate; this occurs only after grown men have already become corrupt.” — Montesquieu, The Spirit of […]