"Tony Abbott dares us to reject evidence on climate, but reveals a coward."

How daring is it to repeat bullshit and get richly rewarded by the planet roasters? I call that "gall", not "daring".

Part of the strategy of the planet roasters is to whip up passionate concern for the short term. This has been so expensive that, to shut down coal-fired electric generation in Australia, one has to argue that this electricity is too expensive.

The same appears in government's plans to reduce the tiny risk of terrorism by tracking Australians with face recognition.

British thugs use absurd pretexts to attack anti-fracking protests.

US states are suing to keep the Clean Power Plan in effect.

That measure is far from sufficient to the avoid coming disaster, but it is a lot better than doing nothing at all. The planet roasters are not satisfied with a high probability of global disaster — they are determined to reduce the chances of avoiding it.

The Catalan government has called off the declaration of independence.

This is proper, since many Catalans have made it clear they do not want independence.

Teenagers have an additional reason to become activists: it helps them get good jobs.

That's in addition to the contribution to the world of the activism itself.