“We will STOP you!” – An adaptation of Queen’s “We will rock you!” to support public protests against the fossil-fuel industry

An adaptation of Brian May’s rock anthem “We will rock you!” from Queen’s album “News of the World” (1977)  to support school kids striking against climate change, in general, or the fossil-fuel industry, in particular (original in bold vs modified italics) (Sorry, Freddie!). I wonder whether these lyrics with the famous “stomp-stomp-clap” would work at…

Kick-off protest on Saturday, 2019-03-02, in Uppsala

After I successfully applied for a permission to protest against climate breakdown in the pedestrian zone (Forumtorget) on Saturdays in Uppsala, Sweden, I would like to share some experiences after 4.5 hours of protest. Highlights: A family (both parents and three kids) joined for one hour with self-designed protest posters 2 friends stopping by  Interesting…

Download audio files to support public protests!

I am making the audio files below available which I find useful to support protests by playing the audio files to the public, eg playing the audio tracks from a smartphone, SD card, etc using a megaphone. (Note: I am using this megaphone, which I am happy with so far [PEARL, Germany] [AMAZON, Germany]. From…

Don’t mention the emergency? [BOOKLET + FLYER]

I just came across the following 24-page brochure which I found excellent in terms of condensing current science regarding the climate crisis into messages and actions, while firmly based on  psychology (esp. social, behavioral and clinical psychology) with statements well-referenced in the (scientific) literature. Some highlights: According to Professor of Psychology Noam Shpancer: “Human beings…

Deutsche Übersetzung der Gegendarstellung von Greta Thunberg vom 2. Februar 2019

Der folgende Text ist eine inoffizielle deutsche Übersetzung (Übersetzung: Wilmar Igl) der englischen Gegendarstellung der Klimaaktivistin Greta Thunberg, welche sie am 2. Februar 2019 auf Twitter [1] bzw Facebook [2] veröffentlicht hat. Eine Kopie des englischen Originaltextes [2] ist im Folgenden wiedergegeben. Deutsche Übersetzung Vor kurzem habe ich gesehen, dass viele Gerüchte über mich im…

Climate emergency declaration of 17.5 million people

Although governments on a state or country-level do not seem to realize, acknowledge or act upon the climate crisis emergency, local councils and cities are  acting much more decisive. According to the website “Climate Emergency Declaration” [1, 2] as of 2019-01-16, cities and councils representing 17.5 million citizens have declared a climate emergency, including major…

Open access to scientific information on climate crisis

Do we really want to lock original scientific information which is crucial for policy making behind paywalls, for example, in Springer’s journal “Nature Climate Change” [1]? Although the “Nature” brand may give scientific findings additional credibility and impact, this would mean that citizens, scientists, business leaders, and politicians, esp in poorer countries, will have less…

Important reports on the eco-socio-economic crisis

The following list contains important environmental reports which document the status of the biosphere in chronological order (to be extended). World Economic Forum (2019-01-15). Global Risks Report 2019. Source: https://www.weforum.org/reports/the-global-risks-report-2019  G20 (2018-11-14). G20 Brown to Green Report 2018. Source: https://www.climate-transparency.org/g20-climate-performance/g20report2018 Comment: The Brown to Green Report 2018 is the world’s most comprehensive review of G20…

Biofuels and carbon emissions

I recently came across the advertisement of Flygbra.se [1, 2], who advertises national flights in Sweden using bio fuels. While there is still a discussion going what effect various types of bio fuels have on carbon emissions (and other aspects of the biosphere, like land use change and biodiversity), environmental organization warn against using bio…

A primer on security, privacy, and anonymity of IT systems

Users of the internet who share information, e.g. by participating in public discussions, may protect their identity or control the audience with whom they share information. One basic reason is that individuals act as members of various social groups (e.g. family, rugby club, church choir, colleagues from oil company,…) who have different values and social…

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