Last Dance: What Really Matters Now

So much today - why do all the local trees look so sick? We'll take a look at my neighborhood. Introducing my 'Say Goodbye to Florida' vacation coming up - what we're going to see and do and how a Yankee needs to protect themselves when going into 'Confederate' territory. News updates: Warmest September on record! Dull surprise. One of the greatest emitters of CO2 in the world is - concrete! Did you know that? I didn't either. Another wacko makes a threat against Greta Thunberg.

I'll be in NYC Saturday the 20th for Climate Strike and will be live on my You Tube channel (see below). I talk a little about why a 'doomer' is looking forward to going to Climate Strike. Dr. Kate Marvel in* Scientific American* tells Jonathan Franzen to "shut up" over his article in The New Yorker. Why? Do us 'doomers' have a right to draw out own conclusions? A contentious debate online and in the pages of Scientific American. Being a 'doomer' does not mean lying down and dying. I talk a little about the idea behind 'going down fighting.' There is much to do to take care of people. And besides, Franzen was actually writing about what people could do. No one has the right to order well-meaning people to 'shut up' on climate issues. This does not go for DENIERS however, IMHO. Links: My webpage - www.LastDance.blog My You Tube Channel - Last Dance https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLXVnioDzzf6wrixZ9NWeIQ? Facebook: Approaching Oblivion https://www.facebook.com/approachingoblivion/ Twitter: Last Dance https://twitter.com/samizdat62

Football season starts with the world on fire - how long can this go on? How to talk (or not) to a relative who does not believe in climate change? I'll be at Climate Strike with Greta (hopefully) on Sept. 20 in NYC My webpage - www.LastDance.blog My You Tube Channel - Last Dance https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLXVnioDzzf6wrixZ9NWeIQ? Facebook: Approaching Oblivion https://www.facebook.com/approachingoblivion/ Twitter: Last Dance https://twitter.com/samizdat62

The world continues to burn - is there hope for the Amazon? Or have we reached the point of no return? Trump wants to bomb hurricanesExistential angst time(Show and tell portion excluded from podcast. Want to see it? Check out the You Tube channel)My webpage - Last DanceMy You Tube Channel - Last DanceFacebook: Approaching OblivionTwitter: Last Dance https://twitter.com/samizdat62

If we have a limited time left, what should our priorities be? In the news: crop disasters in the Midwest mean sharply higher food costs in the Fall We'll save Greta for later Having babies now? What should people consider? Mental health organizations springing up to help What should our priorities be?

Where to find climate support and conversation groups online Why agriculture won't change it's methods Climate change to cause bumpier flights Germany losing forests and the Rhine is drying up affecting shipping Florida invasive species - don't shoot those iguanas. Igunanas falling from trees.

Record heat in Europe The unseen damage of that heat that will reveal itself later July will be the hottest in history as records continue to fall Trump administration deletes climate science from .gov sites Continuing atrocity in the Amazon Comment from Tim Flannery to the BBC - climate deniers are threatening our children. Discussion on how hard it is for me to hold back Future of Extinction Rebellion in the US Climate Anxiety and how we may cope. Links: My webpage - Last Dance My You Tube Channel - Last Dance Facebook: Approaching Oblivion Twitter: Last Dance https://twitter.com/samizdat62

Hello everyone - while this was a bit rushed this is the introcution to the Last Dance podcast and what I'll be covering as we go along. My webpage is lastdance.blog where you will find my latest news, links to many climate sites and climate scientists.