September 3, 2021

Above: Carl Sagan says our world is a lovely pale blue dot in space, so let's not destroy it. Today we look at global climate change.

Homeless on the High Desert, who is often called Cassandra's Grandson, notes that sometimes the NYTimes gets something right: the weather, er, climate change!

Angry Bear rips a hole in the libertarian argument that we cannot afford to study the health effects of climate change.

The Moderate Voice says that the fire at Lake Tahoe was inevitable.

Bonus Track: The Digital Photography School has the finalists of the Bird Photographer of the Year. It is a beautiful world.

Round-up by Tengrain who blogs at Mock, Paper, Scissors. You can follow Tengrain on the Twitters, too. Send tips, requests, and suggestions to mbru@crooksandliars.com (with For MBRU in the subject line).

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