Mostly everyone is aware by now that September of 2023 was the hottest September in recorded history and not by a little, by a lot! The graph above was created by well known climate scientist Zeke Hausfather from data compiled by the Japanese Meteorological Agency and reported by Bill McKibben … [continued]
POPE Francis’ “Laudato si’ Action Platform” is getting charged up again with the delivery of a Nissan LEAF to the Pontiff’s garage. Delivered on the celebration of World Environment Day, the gesture symbolized the two organizations’ shared goal of carbon neutrality. The Vatican seems to have several environmentally conscious vehicles … [continued]
Pope Francis will make good on his climate change agenda, giving flesh to his progressive nature, and will probably beat every head of state to an all-electric jalopy to move him about his official functions in St. Peter’s. This will happen when he receives the Fisker version of the Popemobile … [continued]
Pope Francis has been a relatively progressive pope — at least when it comes to matters of the environment. I’ve been a fan since Pope Francis traded a Ford Focus for a 1984 Renault 4
Frattelli Tutti, Pope Francis’ third encyclical, focuses on the idea that All Lives Matter. He says the challenges of an overheating planet can only be met if we work together as a global community.
Long ago, reviewers pondered over the Tesla Model S being “the Jesus Christ of automobiles.” But what about Tesla’s newer, lower-priced Model 3? It turns out the company’s smaller sedan has also been well received by both mainstream and automotive media outlets. Maxim, the swashbuckling men’s magazine, recently joined the fray with its own review of “the world’s most controversial car,” asking the all-important question: “Does Elon Musk’s baby live up to the hype?”
Voices have been raised in the past few days about the urgent need to address fossil fuel use and climate change by Bill McKibben, the Poor People’s Campaign, and Pope Francis. Their message is clear and strong. But is anyone listening?
Indifference to the effects of anthropogenic climate change, and also the outright denial of growing climate warming and instability, are “perverse attitudes,” Pope Francis stated in a message to some of the ministers meeting at the ongoing climate talks in Bonn.
On the way back from Colombia, Pope Francis gave a press conference on a plane that included some interesting comments. Amongst them was the statement that humanity will “go down” if strong action to address climate change isn’t taken.
Pope Francis was presented with his all-new Opel Ampera-e — a rebranded Chevy Bolt EV — at the recent Laudato Si sustainability conference by Opel CEO Karl-Thomas Neumann, as revealed in a recent press release.
