Whatever Will Climateers Cook Up Next?
Posted on 09 Aug 24
by Tony ThomasIn Uncategorized
Among the inspirational spokesfolk sermonising about saving the planet from fossil fuels are actress Jane Fonda and ex-husband Ted Turner (2024 net worth $US2.5 billion). Jane ditched Ted in 2001 after 10 years marriage, leaving Ted so heart-broken that he needed a quartet of girlfriends for consolation. He rotated each for one week per month.
Jane extracted $US40 million from Ted as a divorce settlement. This helped keep the wolf from her door as she turned author in 2020 to write “What Can I Do?” about arresting the planet’s imminent death from CO2. The same year, with other Hollywood A-listers, she also signed a petition against excessive consumerism, which demanded that governments fiercely crack down on emissions:
The ongoing ecological catastrophe is a meta-crisis: the massive extinction of life on Earth is no longer in doubt, and all indicators point to a direct existential threat … The pursuit of consumerism[see here] and an obsession with productivity have led us to deny the value of life itself …
For Leigh Sales at ABCTV’s 7.30, the combination of celebrity Jane and more touting of global warming was irresistible. The interview was a classic. Fonda literally wept on camera about emissions “trashing our home” (in her case an $US5.4 million Los Angeles townhouse):
https://cliscep.com/2024/08/09/whatever-will-climateers-cook-up-next/
