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I wouldn't be surprised if the first major acts of eco-terrorism (for lack of a better term) were to happen. Peaceful protestors, as is tradition, were largely

I wouldn't be surprised if the first major acts of eco-terrorism (for lack of a better term) were to happen. Peaceful protestors, as is tradition, were largely ignored. Acts of civil disobedience were ignored. Acts of obstruction are being frowned upon and the people involved are turned into villains by the media. There are people out there who went through all these efforts, faced rejection or deafening silence at each step of the way and are now out there further radicalizing themselves. Policymakers are still largely sleeping on the issue. This summer broke records and hit concerning extremes all over the globe. It feels like it's just a matter of time before something boils over.

mustacheemperor 3y ago
I've really been wondering what the plan is for the construction industry through climate change. A lot of people on job sites around the country are experiencing temperatures unlike anything that was ever normal, day after day after day. Most states do not have good protections for their workers in the heat. There is no federal OSHA heat safety regulation, despite the common misinformed assumption that there is. If the USA keeps sending its construction crews to sweltering jobsites with no legal protection for their safety in the heat, hotter summer after hotter summer, people are going to suffer and die for no good reason and there will be follow-on effects. It is a heavily unionized industry that the entire country relies on and generally undervalues.
- alephnerd 3y ago
  I was in DC during the wildfires, and the construction companies there seemed to hire (I assume undocumented) Central Americans to do all the construction work during that whole ordeal. They'll probably continue to resort to undocumented labor.
- MildlySerious 3y ago
  One approach seems to be to just double down[1] [1] https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2023/06/19/water-breaks-texas-heat-wave-labor/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2023/06/1...
technion 3y ago
We kind of had an example last year in Australia where a climate protester shut down Sydney bridge. It was absolute chaos city wide and I'm sure it will inspire copycats.

mustacheemperor 3y ago

I've really been wondering what the plan is for the construction industry through climate change. A lot of people on job sites around the country are experiencing temperatures unlike anything that was ever normal, day after day after day. Most states do not have good protections for their workers in the heat. There is no federal OSHA heat safety regulation, despite the common misinformed assumption that there is. If the USA keeps sending its construction crews to sweltering jobsites with no legal protection for their safety in the heat, hotter summer after hotter summer, people are going to suffer and die for no good reason and there will be follow-on effects. It is a heavily unionized industry that the entire country relies on and generally undervalues.

alephnerd 3y ago
I was in DC during the wildfires, and the construction companies there seemed to hire (I assume undocumented) Central Americans to do all the construction work during that whole ordeal. They'll probably continue to resort to undocumented labor.
MildlySerious 3y ago
One approach seems to be to just double down[1] [1] https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2023/06/19/water-breaks-texas-heat-wave-labor/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2023/06/1...

technion 3y ago

We kind of had an example last year in Australia where a climate protester shut down Sydney bridge. It was absolute chaos city wide and I'm sure it will inspire copycats.