McKibben is right: the wacko “buffoonery” on social media has its roots in fossil fuel disinformation. Just like the severity of Helene and Milton has its roots in fossil fuel pollution.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2024/10/09/meteorologists-milton-climate-change-misinformation/
Northern Lights here in Rhode Island — wild!!
Is it something cognitive when he says the same wrong thing about Category 5 hurricanes over and over and over across the years?
My Save Our Seas 2.0 Act directed the NOAA to compile a report on derelict fishing gear and recommended solutions. The first report confirms what Rhode Island knows: “ghost gear” pollutes the oceans, kills whales, and poses harms to the fishing industry.
‘Ghost gear’ haunts R.I. waters, harming marine life and the environment - The Boston Globe
The Commercial Fisheries Research Foundation is working to change regulations that would allow for more removal of abandoned fishing gear.
www.bostonglobe.com