Backyard 4: Is climate change a crisis?

Chris and Jay and 4 dogs in the back yard with 2 lapel mics talking about how scared we should / shouldn’t be about climate change.

backyard4.mp3 (53m 25MB)

• 18m: During the past 25,000 years, the Earth system has undergone a series of dramatic transitions. The most recent glacial period peaked 21,500 years ago during the Last Glacial Maximum, or LGM. At that time, the northern third of North America was covered…
• 20m: Human Activity in China and India Dominates the Greening of Earth, NASA Study Shows
• 22m: We the People, and the Republic we must reclaim - Lawrence Lessig
• 40m: U.S. Increasingly Imports Nitrogen and Potash Fertilizer
• 50m: Pascal’s wager

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Musical intro by Skytrekg! Click to follow him on Twitch! An amazing traditional (oil, guache, etc) artist, guitarist, and singer.

Q: Is it back yard or backyard? A: If you barbecue in your back yard on Sunday, you can eat leftovers from your backyard barbecue on Monday. When you talk about your back yard as a place, use two words. If you’re describing a backyard activity or object, use one word.