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Review of ‘The Fate of the World: A History and Future of the Climate Crisis’ by Prof Bill McGuire
Read more: Review of ‘The Fate of the World: A History and Future of the Climate Crisis’ by Prof Bill McGuire‘Tomorrow, and tomorrow, and tomorrow, Creeps in this petty pace from day to day, To the last syllable of recorded time; And all our yesterdays have lighted fools The way to dusty death.’ Shakespeare’s words, from over 400 years ago, seem shockingly relevant today, as we face an existential climate crisis, but we witness no…
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Review of ‘The Language of Climate Politics- Fossil-Fuel Propaganda and How to Fight It’ by Genevieve Guenther
Read more: Review of ‘The Language of Climate Politics- Fossil-Fuel Propaganda and How to Fight It’ by Genevieve GuentherAlthough Francis Bacon acknowledged that ‘Knowledge is Power’, Dr Genevieve Guenther contends in this new release that instead, ‘Language is power.’ Language is the vehicle for creating ideologies and belief systems and those who control the narrative, can usually control the level of action and response. A truism that fossil- fuel companies have followed in…