"the deputy prime minister told her she should abandon the actions and “do something useful like volunteer for Meals on Wheels instead”. She is a GP obstetrician AND a climate change activist. Why don't you do something useful, McCormack!
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2019/jul/19/deputy-pm-michael-mccormack-accused-of-disputing-evidence-of-global-heating?CMP=share_btn_tw …
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this language is sexist, patronising and ignorant. How DARE he speak like this to such an accomplished woman. It is impossible to imagine him speaking like this to any man, let alone a male doctor.
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This quote is brilliant. He's correct - measurements before the 1920s were less accurate because they OVERESTIMATED temperature. If you correct for this, the increases in climate become even larger over the last few decadespic.twitter.com/sZMq5aIH3f
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