Neil deGrasse Tyson Has A Sobering Reminder For You This Earth Day

Neil deGrasse Tyson.

Famed astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson took a moment on Earth Day to remind those calling for the planet’s “saving” to revise their message.

The author, podcast host and director of the Hayden Planetarium at the Museum of Natural History tweeted the advice on Sunday.

Read the Huffington Post story - “Neil deGrasse Tyson Has A Sobering Reminder For You This Earth Day.”

Neil deGrasse Tyson says it might be 'too late' to recover from climate change.

Scientist and astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson said Sunday that, in the wake of devastating floods and damage caused by Hurricanes Harvey and Irma, climate change had become so severe that the country "might not be able to recover.”

Neil deGrasse Tyson.

In an interview on CNN's "GPS," Tyson got emotional when Fareed Zakaria asked what he made of Homeland Security Adviser Tom Bossert's refusal to say whether climate change had been a factor in Hurricanes Harvey or Irma's strength -- despite scientific evidence pointing to the fact that it had made the storms more destructive.

"Fifty inches of rain in Houston!" Tyson exclaimed, adding, "This is a shot across our bow, a hurricane the width of Florida going up the center of Florida!"

Read the CNN story - “Neil deGrasse Tyson says it might be 'too late' to recover from climate change."

Cherry-picking politicians: 'great tragedy of modern society'

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strophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson participated in a Q&A panel on Monday night with doctors, mathematicians and other scientists.

Neil deGrasse Tyson- politicians cherry-picking
scientific facts for political advantage.

The panelists took questions on topics including climate change, extra-terrestrial life and artificial intelligence.

Tyson said it’s “one of the great tragedies of modern society that we have politicians who are cherry-picking science in the interest of social, cultural, political or religious belief systems.”

Read the EcoWatch story - “Neil deGrasse Tyson: Politicians,Stop ‘Cherry-Picking Science’ for Political Gain”.

Good governance leads to climate change mitigation

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limate change mitigation hinges entirely on governance and democracy appears to be the best avenue to changes so urgently needed.

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are becoming an ill-informed democracy.

However, despite the protestations of many, democracy in its ideal sense is under threat and little by little, piece by piece, oligarchy is replacing it.

Elite rule is becoming pre-eminent, inequality is becoming even further entrenched and what exists favours a few, while most scramble for the scraps.

American astrophysicist and author Neil deGrasse Tyson’s new show StarTalk

in the hope that people will get a regular dose of science as pain-free as possible.

He thinks that by embedding discussions about science between pop culture discussions and entertaining asides, the science will go down easy, and even leave you wanting more.

deGrasse is concerned, however, that the practice of politicians denying science will be the end of an informed democracy.

The ClimateProgress story, “Neil deGrasse Tyson: Politicians Denying Science Is ‘Beginning Of The End Of An Informed Democracy’” discusses this along with a trusty cast of comedians and science-minded folks like Bill Nye.

Denial could lead to massive and catastrophic recession

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enial of climate change could lead to a massive catastrophic recession in Florida.

In discussing the U.S. state, ClimateProgress reports that there is at least $1.4 trillion in property within 660 feet of the U.S. coast.

Florida continues to deny the very existence of climate change and yet astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson reminds us that, “The good thing about science is that it’s true whether or not you believe in it.”

ClimateProgress reports: “And what science told us in the last 12 months about likely sea level rise has been shocking. It’s the kind of news that should have stopped coastal development cold.”

The story - “Florida’s Climate Denial Could Cause Catastrophic Recession” – says, “A January study found that global sea level-rise since 1990 has been speeding up even faster than we knew.”