Fifty four years ago today, a BBC documentary tackled the entirely-predictable (and well-funded) backlash against eco-concerns….
February 21, 1972 – Horizon and the backlash against “selling doomsday”
Forty eight years ago today, a workshop organised by the technocrats at the International Institute for Advances Systems “Analysis” took place. The technocrats will save us all (spoiler: no they won’t)
Feb 21, 1978 – “Carbon dioxide, climate and society” workshop
Twenty two years ago convenient and soothing lies about “clean coal” got a run at a conference in Australia.
February 21, 2004 – “Turning coal clean and green.” Sure. Any day now.
Are there other climate-related events that happened on this day that you think deserve a shout out? If so, let me know.
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