May 2023

May 1, 1980 – ABC talks about atmospheric carbon dioxide measurement

May 2, 2019 – Committee on Climate change report on net zero by 2050

May 3, 1978 – First and last “Sun Day”

May 4, 1990 – coal industry sweats over greenie influence

May 5, 1973 – Miners advertise for a greenie to join them

May 5, 1953 – Gilbert Plass launches the carbon dioxide theory globally

May 6, 2004 – Australian Prime Minister John Howard meets business, to kill renewables

May 7, 2001 – The American way of life is non-negotiable. Again.

May 8, 2015 – denialist denies in delusional denialist newspaper

May 8, 2013 – we pass 400 parts per million.  Trouble ahead.

May 9, 2016 – South Australia’s last coal-plant shuts down 

May 10, 1997 – Murdoch rag in denialist shocker 

May 11, 2001 –  Bush Signs Oil Lobbying Organization’s Executive Order

May 11, 1971 – U Thant gets The Message

May 12, 1995 – Another bet between cornucopians and realists

May 13, 1991 – UK Energy minister fanboys nuclear as climate solution. Obvs.

May 13, 1983 – idiots get their retaliation in first…

May 14, 2010 – a day of action/mourning on climate

May 15, 2010 – another pointless overnight vigil.

May 16, 2005 – Anthony Albanese, eco-warrior…

May 17, 1972 – New York Times reports carbon dioxide build-up worries…

May 16 – Interview with Rosie, about zero population growth, zero climate progress, etc…

May 18, 1953 – Newsweek covers climate change. Yes, 1953.

May 18, 2006-  Denialist nutjobs do denialist nutjobbery. Again.

May 19, 1993 – President Clinton begins to lose the BTU battle…

May 19, 1997 – an oil company defects from the denialists. Sort of.

May 20, 1960 – Spengler suggests decline of the … whole shebang

May 20, 2010 – climategate keeps delivering for denialists

May 21, 1998 – “Emissions Trading: Harnessing the Power of the Market”

May 22 – Build Back Biodiversity:  International Biodiversity Day

May 23, 2012 – wicked problems and super-wicked problems all around…

May 24, 2000- Australian denialist nutjobs have nutjob jamboree

May 25, 1990 – Thatcher opens Hadley Centre

May 25 – Interview with Ben King – of #climate, education and the need for tubas

May 26, 1993 – more “green jobs” mush

May 27, 1973 – World Council of Churches wrings its hands

May 28, 1954 – Will we control the weather?!

“Ecology and Politics in America” teach-in, Berkeley, May 28, 1969

May 29, 1968 – UN body says “let’s have a conference, maybe?”- 

May 30, 1996 – Denialist goons smear scientist

May 31, 2012, an Australian climate minister makes a song and dance