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We Know Who’s Responsible for Orange Sky

We need to hold them accountable

Tucker Lieberman
2 min readJun 10, 2023
Statue of Liberty, tinted dark orange like the sky over Manhattan in recent days
Statue of Liberty by Ronile from Pixabay

It doesn’t look like the apocalypse. It is the apocalypse.

Two things come to mind.

First: It’s Exx-smog and Shell-smoke. They took the carbon out of the ground and sold it to be burned, which increased atmospheric CO2, which increased average global temperatures, which has led to megafires, which in turn increase atmospheric CO2. They put the particles in the air. The science is known. Much of the history is too. Watch FRONTLINE’s three-part series The Power of Big Oil. ⬇️

Second: This man needs to go to jail. Although encouraging fossil fuels and lying about science is not a crime he’s been charged with, he’s a defendant in other cases that could send him to prison. It’s important to hold him accountable for everything in all the relevant ways. He should not be president again. Must not, if “climate apocalypse” is a word that carries any weight.

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Tucker Lieberman
Tucker Lieberman

Written by Tucker Lieberman

Cult classic. Author of the novel "Most Famous Short Film of All Time." Editor for Prism & Pen and Identity Current. tuckerlieberman.com

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