Crash Course: The world, with or without us: Increasing gas and oil production is a disastrously bad idea

Author of "The World Without Us" on his recent trip to Iraq — and why the Ukraine war is no excuse to pump more oil Your daily update from [Salon](~/AASU4wA~/RgRkbe5AP0QWaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tL1cDc3BjQgpihkBpi2KdZEOzUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~). (Getty Images/imaginima) The world, with or without us: Increasing gas and oil production is a disastrously bad idea Even as the [IPCC warns](~/AASU4wA~/RgRkbe5AP0RbaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cudGhlZ3VhcmRpYW4uY29tL2NvbW1lbnRpc2ZyZWUvMjAyMi9hcHIvMDYvc2NpZW50aXN0cy1jbGltYXRlLWNyaXNpcy1pcGNjLXJlcG9ydFcDc3BjQgpihkBpi2KdZEOzUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~) that worldwide carbon emissions must peak in just three years, then plummet by half only five years later to hold to a relatively safe increase over preindustrial temperatures, the U.S. is [boosting gas and oil output](~/AASU4wA~/RgRkbe5AP0R6aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnByLm9yZy8yMDIyLzAzLzA0LzEwODQ2MjcxODcvdS1zLWxhd21ha2Vycy1hcmUtdXNpbmctdGhlLXVrcmFpbmUtY3Jpc2lzLXRvLXB1c2gtZm9yLWRvbWVzdGljLWVuZXJneS1wcm9kdWN0aW9XA3NwY0IKYoZAaYtinWRDs1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) to offset embargoed Russian supplies. Meanwhile, Russia, with other markets like [insatiable India](~/AASU4wA~/RgRkbe5AP0RvaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cucmV1dGVycy5jb20vYnVzaW5lc3MvZW5lcmd5L2luZGlhcy1vaWwtaW1wb3J0cy11cy1yaXNlLWFtaWQtY3JpdGljaXNtLXJ1c3NpYW4tcHVyY2hhc2VzLTIwMjItMDMtMTkvVwNzcGNCCmKGQGmLYp1kQ7NSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjg1QGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAKA~~), continues to increase production — including from the Lukoil wells I saw flaring at [al-Qurna](~/AASU4wA~/RgRkbe5AP0Q9aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubHVrb2lsLmNvbS9CdXNpbmVzcy9VcHN0cmVhbS9PdmVyc2Vhcy9XZXN0UXVybmEtMlcDc3BjQgpihkBpi2KdZEOzUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~), where the [Tigris and Euphrates meet](~/AASU4wA~/RgRkbe5AP0QqaHR0cHM6Ly9yZWxpZ2lvbi5mYW5kb20uY29tL3dpa2kvQWwtUXVybmFoVwNzcGNCCmKGQGmLYp1kQ7NSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjg1QGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAKA~~). Something is gravely wrong here. Think of it this way: Unlikely as it seems that we might really [brake emission increases by 2025](~/AASU4wA~/RgRkbe5AP0RNaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cud2Vmb3J1bS5vcmcvYWdlbmRhLzIwMjIvMDQvaXBjYy1yZXBvcnQtbWl0aWdhdGlvbi1jbGltYXRlLWNoYW5nZS9XA3NwY0IKYoZAaYtinWRDs1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo), then halve them by 2030, we will never have this chance again. [Read the rest from Alan Weisman.](~/AASU4wA~/RgRkbe5AP0R3aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjIvMDUvMjIvdGhlLXdvcmxkLXdpdGgtb3Itd2l0aG91dC11cy1pbmNyZWFzaW5nLWdhcy1hbmQtb2lsLXByb2R1Y3Rpb24taXMtYS1kaXNhc3Ryb3VzbHktaWRlYS9XA3NwY0IKYoZAaYtinWRDs1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) (Will Heath/NBC) "Saturday Night Live" will be trash without Aidy Bryant Only 25 when she joined the show, Bryant stole every sketch she was in. Even if she was only intended to be a background player, Bryant's energy, vocal delivery, and perfect timing made her impossible to look away from; unlike Davidson who always kinda looked like he was doing someone a favor by being there, exhibiting the energy of a guy doing a TikTok bit at the request of his girlfriend. [Read the rest from Kelly McClure.](~/AASU4wA~/RgRkbe5AP0RXaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjIvMDUvMjIvc2F0dXJkYXktbmlnaHQtbGl2ZS13aWxsLWJlLXRyYXNoLXdpdGhvdXQtYWlkeS1icnlhbnQvVwNzcGNCCmKGQGmLYp1kQ7NSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjg1QGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAKA~~) - Here's to a coming era of "[Doctor Who](~/AASU4wA~/RgRkbe5AP0RbaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjIvMDUvMjIvZG9jdG9yLXdob3ZpYW4tcnVzc2VsbC10LWRhdmllcy1uY3V0aS1nYXR3YS1qYXNtaW4tZmlubmV5L1cDc3BjQgpihkBpi2KdZEOzUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~)" where showrunner Russell T. Davies helps more kids feel seen - "I used birth": [Alex Garland](~/AASU4wA~/RgRkbe5AP0RFaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjIvMDUvMjIvYWxleC1nYXJsYW5kLW1lbi1iaXJ0aC1yb3J5LWtpbm5lYXIvVwNzcGNCCmKGQGmLYp1kQ7NSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjg1QGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAKA~~) on creating the horror in "Men," miscommunication and vicars - "Our Father" filmmaker's ode to "Handmaid's Tale" as an [IVF "horror story"](~/AASU4wA~/RgRkbe5AP0RGaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjIvMDUvMjIvb3VyLWZhdGhlci1pdmYtbmV0ZmxpeC1sdWNpZS1qb3VyZGFuL1cDc3BjQgpihkBpi2KdZEOzUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~) of consent - [Bill Maher](~/AASU4wA~/RgRkbe5AP0RXaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjIvMDUvMjIvYmlsbC1tYWhlci1tZXNzZWQtdXAtd2l0aC10aGUtbGdidHEtY29tbXVuaXR5X3BhcnRuZXIvVwNzcGNCCmKGQGmLYp1kQ7NSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjg1QGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAKA~~) messed up bad with the LGBTQ community - I have a hard time [hearing men talk](~/AASU4wA~/RgRkbe5AP0SBaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjIvMDUvMjEvaS1oYXZlLWEtaGFyZC10aW1lLWhlYXJpbmctbWVuLXRhbGstbGl0ZXJhbGx5LXRoYXRzLW5vdC10aGUtbW9zdC10cm91YmxpbmctcGFydC1vZi1teS1kaWFnbm9zaXMvVwNzcGNCCmKGQGmLYp1kQ7NSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjg1QGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAKA~~) — literally. That's not the most troubling part of my diagnosis - A [nostalgic southern dessert](~/AASU4wA~/RgRkbe5AP0RsaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjIvMDUvMjEvYS1ub3N0YWxnaWMtc291dGhlcm4tZGVzc2VydC1tYWRlLWZyb20tc3ByaW5ncy1ncmVhdGVzdC10cmVhdC1zdHJhd2JlcnJpZXMvVwNzcGNCCmKGQGmLYp1kQ7NSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjg1QGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAKA~~) made from spring’s greatest treat: strawberries - How to use your [air fryer](~/AASU4wA~/RgRkbe5AP0RiaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjIvMDUvMjEvaG93LXRvLXVzZS15b3VyLWFpci1mcnllci10by1tYWtlLXRlbmRlci1wZXJmZWN0bHktY29va2VkLXNhbG1vbi9XA3NwY0IKYoZAaYtinWRDs1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) to make tender, perfectly-cooked salmon - Why [“stealth research”](~/AASU4wA~/RgRkbe5AP0QyaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjIvMDUvMjIvc3RlYWx0aC1yZXNlYXJjaC9XA3NwY0IKYoZAaYtinWRDs1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) is the bane of scientific inquiry - What is [fentanyl](~/AASU4wA~/RgRkbe5AP0R-aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjIvMDUvMjIvd2hhdC1pcy1mZW50YW55bC1hbmQtd2h5LWlzLWl0LWJlaGluZC10aGUtc3VyZ2UtaW4tb3ZlcmRvc2VzLWEtdG94aWNvbG9naXN0LWV4cGxhaW5zX3BhcnRuZXIvVwNzcGNCCmKGQGmLYp1kQ7NSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjg1QGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAKA~~) and why is it behind the deadly surge in overdoses? 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Speaking to Salon, Weingarten made it clear that she cares deeply about the welfare of both the teachers and their students — but unwanted partisan politics keeps getting in the way. [Read the rest from Matthew Rozsa.](~/AASU4wA~/RgRkbe5AP0RHaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjIvMDUvMjIvc29jaWFsLXdvcmtlcnMtcGVkb3BoaWxlLWdyb29tZXItc2x1ci9XA3NwY0IKYoZAaYtinWRDs1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) Have a tip for Salon? Feedback on this newsletter? [Let us know](mailto:brett.bachman@salon.com). Our mailing address: 1000 N. West Street, Suite 1200 Wilmington, DE 19801 [Unsubscribe from this list](~/AASU4wA~/RgRkbe5AP0RCaHR0cHM6Ly9yZWFkLmxldHRlcmhlYWQuZW1haWwvY3Jhc2gtY291cnNlL3Vuc3Vic2NyaWJlP2lkPUAzNTQzOTUyVwNzcGNCCmKGQGmLYp1kQ7NSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjg1QGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAKA~~) Copyright © 2022 Crash Course, All rights reserved. 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