Biological evolution created all life on earth, constantly adapting everything to their ever-changing environments, and it's been doing this thankless job for over three billion years.

(My goodness, it even turned dog-otters into whales)

So instead of revolution, trying to "intelligent design" our way to Utopia, we could learn from evolution, the natural process that made all of us in the first place.

https://blog.ncase.me/evolution-not-revolution/

There's art in nature, too
@NatureChan

https://twitter.com/DoctorVive/status/1170815429864034304

Excellent takedown of this article by Dr. Genevieve Guenther.

and a critique of the backlash: https://medium.com/@george.gpt/is-the-green-new-deal-humanitys-latest-delusion-pill-c6c3608fe526

https://popula.com/2019/08/19/the-case-for-climate-rage/

"...It matters because the same patriarchal elites have remained comfortably in power for so long that their imaginations are unequal to the task we face. Arguments for civility, for “forgiveness,” for “we’re all in this together”, for a preservation of the status quo with just a few tweaks, won’t keep us all from going over the cliff.

In climate change, many of these elite white men might be experiencing their very first brush with imposed change, with a force beyond their control upending their lives; that might make them particularly ill-equipped to envision what’s next, let alone lead us there.

The story of climate change, both its history and its future, needs to be told by people who have already experienced injustice and disempowerment, people who are justifiably angry at the way the system works. And some of those stories are beginning to be told."

[OC] Which countries contribute a greater proportion of global CO2 emissions than they contribute to global GDP?

/r/dataisbeautiful
https://redd.it/d371kq

Total lifestyle-related carbon emission by global wealth bracket [OC]

/r/dataisbeautiful
https://redd.it/d1y857

Aquarium in Tokyo -- the EPSON Aqua Park Shinagawa -- touch panel exhibits, neon lights and audiovisual displays transform the encounter with sea creatures into a psychedelic, multi-sensory experience.

Official website:
http://www.aqua-park.jp/aqua/index.html

Draco mindanensis, commonly known as the Mindanao flying dragon, is a lizard species endemic to the Philippines. Characterized by a dull grayish brown body color and a vivid tangerine orange dewlap, this species is one of the largest of the genus Draco. It is diurnal, arboreal, and capable of gliding.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Draco_mindanensis