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4 Jan, 4 tweets, 3 min read
Why did progressives try to cancel legendary biologist & conservationist E.O. Wilson for writing “Sociobiology”?

Join Pulitzer-winning historian Richard Rhodes & me to discuss his new biography of Wilson, and nuclear, at 5 PM ET / 2 PM PT!

callin.com/link/eDyshqqqng
Readers of Apocalypse Never will recall that Rhodes is the author of "The Making of the Atomic Bomb" and a pro-nuclear energy

He made a cameo in ApoNev
His new book is amazing

amazon.com/Scientist-Wils…
Here's an excellent interview with Wilson by @AliceDreger @quillette by before he died

quillette.com/2021/12/29/spe…

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6 Jan
Many people think climate change is increasing the frequency of natural disasters but they actually declined by 10% over the last two decades, the best-available data show Image
“The period since 2000 is viewed as the most reliable for data reliability, but it is safe to say that even since 2000, coverage has improved. So the 10% decline is possibly an underestimate.“ @RogerPielkeJr

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5 Jan
Many people in San Francisco say they support the plan by Mayor @LondonBreed to crack down on drug dealing & open drug use, but she is facing fierce resistance from progressive politicians and bureaucrats, and not getting the support she needs to succeed.

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San Francisco Mayor London Breed made national news last month after announcing a crackdown on drug crimes and an end to the “bullish**t” in the streets, including open drug use and open air drug dealing.

michaelshellenberger.substack.com/p/victory-san-…
But now her plan is being threatened by the progressive D.A., progressives on the Board of Supervisors, and progressives within the city’s homeless and public health agencies, including the San Francisco Department of Homelessness (HSH) & the SF Department of Public Health (DPH).
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5 Jan
@jack Thank you for speaking up for abundant energy and nuclear energy

Abundant energy allows for long lives and less poverty

There is no poor high-energy nation

There is no rich low-energy nation
@jack Only nuclear allows for large rich nations to produce cheap electricity with little pollution
@jack Weather-dependent renewables make electricity expensive for inherently physical reasons

The industrial revolution wasn't possible with renewables due to low energy return on energy invested
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4 Jan
Over the last 6 years my colleagues & I repeatedly warned that nations were becoming over-dependent on renewables & nat gas, and that we needed more, not less, nuclear. In response, we lost funding & were censored. Now, finally, many admit we were right

michaelshellenberger.substack.com/p/finally-bloo…
From 2017- 2021, Environmental Progress & I researched & published dozens of articles, testified before Congress, and authored a book, Apocalypse Never, arguing that renewables were making electricity unreliable & expensive & making nations dangerously dependent on nat gas.
In response, there was an organized and somewhat successful effort by progressive climate-renewables activists to cut off our funding, censor us on Facebook, and prevent me from testifying before Congress.

quillette.com/2020/07/29/why…
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4 Jan
Black Lives Matter cares about black lives in the exact same way that Greta Thunberg cares about climate change
BLM could have supported those protesting crime and violence just as Greta could have supported those protesting nuclear plant closures, which resulting in higher emissions.

It’s almost as though black lives and climate change are just props for attacking civilization
Receipts:

michaelshellenberger.substack.com/p/why-gretas-c…
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4 Jan
Will there be a Black Lives Matter march or rally in Chicago, Philly, or any other city in America to protest the increasing number of black lives lost to homicide in 2020 and 2021?
I would have asked that question in reply to the BLM tweet but it forbids replies 🤔
What would they demand? Here’s a good start
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