June 1, 1965 – Tom Lehrer warns “don’t drink the water and don’t breathe the air”
June 1, 1992 – “environmental extremists” want to shut down the United States, says President Bush
June 3, 1989 – Liberal Party to outflank Labor on #climate?!
June 4 , 1989, 1992, 1996 – from frantic concern to contempt for everyone’s future…
June 5, 1993 and 2011- let’s have a march for #climate… It will make us feel good.
June 6, 1977 – German scientist Hermann Flohn asks “Whither the Atmosphere and the Earth’s climate?”
June 7, 1971 – Australians warned, on television, about ecological breakdown. #ABC
June 8, 1973 – Australian Treasury dismisses carbon dioxide build-up. Yes, 1973.
June 8, 1997 – US oil and gas versus Kyoto Protocol, planet
June 9, 1989 – the Australian Labor Party versus the unions versus the planet #climate
June 11, 1997 – US ambassador says Australia should stop being so awful on #climate
June 13, 1988 – “‘Greenhouse Effect’ Could Trigger Flooding, Crop Losses, Scientists Say”
June 13, 2008 – activists stop coal train, throw coal off. Convictions eventually quashed…
June 14, 1979 – the messy inclusion of climate change in energy politics
June 15, 1994 – Canberra Times soils itself by publishing denialist claptrap
June 16, 1971 – “Ecology Action” formed in Sydney.
June 16, 1972 – David Bowie and (Five Years until) the End of the World. Also, Stockholm
June 17, 2009 – Blistering speech about how “The Climate Nightmare is Upon Us” by Christine Milne
June 18, 2008 – Carbon Capture and Storage is going to save Australia. Oh yes.
June 18, 1976- UK Meteorological Office explains things to Cabinet Office
June 20, 1977- “Alternative Three” – An early Climate Hoax
June 20, 1979 – Jimmy Carter installed solar panels on the White House
June 21, 2007 – ABC unleashes “Carbon Cops” on the world. ACAB – All Climate Activists Barf…
June 22 ,1988 – Roger Rabbit on forced consumption (and so on to #climate apocalypse)
June 22, 1976 – Times reports “World’s temperature likely to rise”
June 23, 1997 – Australian Prime Minister skips climate meeting to fanboy Thatcher #auspol
June 24, 1986 – New Yorkers get to watch a documentary on “The Climate Crisis”
June 25, 2002, 2003 and 2008 – CCS’s first hype cycle builds
June 26, 1991 “environment is not flavor of the month any more”
June 27, 2000 – crazy but well-connected #climate denialists schmooze politicians
June 28, 1982 – Secretary of State for Energy justifies flogging off public assets
June 29, 1979 – G7 says climate change matters. Yes, 1979.
June 30, 2008 – Judge stops a coal-burning power plant getting built.