Wednesday, June 07, 2023

Quote of the Day


The smoke is not normal. The air is compromised from Minneapolis to DC to Boston, [with] the worst from western New York to Ottawa.

– Capital Weather Gang
Quoted in Olivia Rosane’s article,
‘Declare a Climate Emergency’: Biden Urged to Act
as Wildfire Smoke Chokes Midwest and Eastern U.S.

Common Dreams
June 7, 2023


Related Off-site Links and Updates:
Canada’s Worst Wildfire Season Pumping Smoke Into Minnesota – Paul Huttner (MPR News, June 6, 2023).
Through the Smoky Haze, Can We See Clearly Now the Climate Emergency? – Bill McKibben (Common Dreams, June 8, 2023).
“Airpocalypse”: David Wallace-Wells on Red Skies, Raging Wildfires and Pollution Link to Climate CrisisDemocracy Now! (June 8, 2023).
As Canada Burns, Documents Reveal Oil Giant Weighed In on Government Carbon Plan – Jessica Corbett (Common Dreams, June 8, 2023).
“Wake Up Call”: Climate-Warming Emissions Reached Record This Decade – Olivia Rosane (Common Dreams, June 8, 2023).
Choking on Smoke? There Are Very Specific People to Blame – Arielle Swernoff (Common Dreams, June 9, 2023).

See also the previous Wild Reed posts:
“It Is in Our Hands”
George Monbiot: Quote of the Day – July 21, 2022
Declaration of Interdependence
Biophilia, the God Pan, and a Baboon Named Scott
Bernie Sanders: Quote of the Day – July 1, 2021
The Stakes Have Shifted
The Link Between Destruction of Biodiversity and Emerging Infectious Diseases
Something to Think About – February 10, 2020
In Australia, “the Land As We Know It Is No More”
Greta Thunberg: Quote of the Day – September 23, 2019
Five Powerful Responses to the Amazon Fires
Greta Thunberg: Quote of the Day – March 16, 2019
As the World Burns, Calls for a “Green New Deal”
Marianne Williamson: Quote of the Day – August 29, 2017
The People’s Climate Solidarity March – Minneapolis, 4/29/17
“It Is All Connected”
Standing Together
Standing in Prayer and Solidarity with the Water Protectors of Standing Rock
The Paris Climate Talks, Multilateralism, and a “New Approach to Climate Action”
Rachel Smolker: Quote of the Day – September 19, 2014
Superstorm Sandy: A “Wake-Up Call” on Climate Change
Chris Hedges: Quote of the Day – May 31, 2011

Image: Michael J. Bayly (Minneapolis, June 6, 2023).


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