All over the world, mouths were dropping and eyeballs were popping.  Bill Gates has changed his approach to the climate change issue.

This week Gates flipped a switch from funding climate change initiatives, to urging the world’s decision makers to put their attention and their funding towards issues such as fighting poverty and illness.:

Click here to read what Bill Gates said in his own words:

Bill Gates’ is no climate scientist but his about face has brought the issue to the forefront.  This could lead to a breakthrough in the way average people approach climate change.

For decades we’ve been told “the science is settled”.  Serious scientists don’t make such claims, but the statement has halted millions of conversations that might otherwise have informed.  That was the intezntion.

Now that the issue has been opened, it’s a great time to take in this recent interview from the Joe Rogan Experience.

If you have anxiety over climate change or if you know young people who are overwhelmed by concern, this is a must see.  If you’re simply someone who simply appreciates the pursuit of knowledge and you’ve never heard from Dr’s Linzen or Happer before, you will be amazed at this conversation.

From the Joe Rogan Experience

Richard Lindzen, PhD, is Professor Emeritus of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. William Happer, PhD, is Professor Emeritus of Physics at Princeton University. Doctors Lindzen and Happer are recognized for questioning prevailing assumptions about climate change and energy policy.

John Desjarlais of the Indigenous Resource Network and Norway PM Jonas Gahr at 2024 Arctic Frontiers Conference

From the Frontier Centre for Public Policy

Many Indigenous communities support pipelines and resource projects—but their voices are often drowned out by noisy activists and media narratives. Engineer and policy expert John Desjarlais, who works closely with First Nations, explains what Indigenous communities actually want and why their perspectives are ignored. Projects like Cedar LNG and Woodfibre LNG show Indigenous leadership and co-governance in action. Natural resources are foundational for Canada—and his vision might surprise you.  (45 minutes)