Category Archives: Environmental issues

Cartoon: The Existence of Trains Debate

Posted on August 19, 2019 by Ampersand

Help me keep drawing these cartoons by supporting my Patreon! Each $1 pledge helps. This one was a bit challenging to draw – I normally like having my characters move around a bit and “talk with their hands” and so … Continue reading →

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Cartoon: Climate Change and the Politics of Personal Purity

Posted on March 24, 2019 by Ampersand

Help me make more cartoons by supporting my Patreon! A $1 pledge means so much to me. Wow, this one took forever to make. It didn’t take long because of the drawing  —  the cross-hatching on the large figure took … Continue reading →

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Cartoon: How The Climate Change Hoax Works

Posted on January 20, 2019 by Ampersand

If you like these cartoons, please support my Patreon! A $1 pledge helps keep me drawing cartoons. I drew this one back in June, but as far as I can tell, I never got around to posting on “Alas.” Oops! … Continue reading →

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Cartoon: If Global Warming Is Real, Then Explain All This Snow!

Posted on December 4, 2018 by Ampersand

If you like these cartoons, please help me make more by supporting my patreon. A $1 pledge really matters to me. I wrote this cartoon months ago… and then realized that it shouldn’t be released until after the first snowfall … Continue reading →

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Cartoon: If Global Warming Were Real

Posted on November 14, 2017 by Ampersand

If you enjoy these comics, and you can spare it, please support them on Patreon. Even $1 matters a lot to me. Transcript of cartoon Panel 1 A white man wearing a collared shirt and glasses, sitting at a desk. … Continue reading →

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Cartoon: Seeing Global Warming

Posted on November 1, 2017 by Ampersand

If you enjoy these cartoons, please help me make them by supporting my Patreon! A $1 pledge makes a big difference for me. Extra thanks to SocProf, who is thanked in the sidebar of this cartoon. All $10 patrons occasionally … Continue reading →

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Cartoon: Hiring

Posted on May 1, 2017 by Ampersand

If you enjoy these cartoons, please support them on Patreon. Transcript of cartoon: Panel 1 The panel shows two white men; one is wearing a turtleneck shirt, the other is wearing a necktie with a sweatervest. Both are balding, but … Continue reading →

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Global Warming Discussion Thread (moved from the “Six Kinds of Republican” thread

Posted on February 20, 2017 by Ampersand

There is now a significant discussion of global warming and denialism going on in the “Six Kinds of Republican” thread. I’m creating this post to move those comments to.

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Cartoon: Global Warming Can’t Be Real

Posted on July 17, 2014 by Ampersand

TRANSCRIPT Panel 1 The image shows a businessman wearing a jacket and tie and standing on a tiny planet Earth. He is angrily lecturing. In the background we see outer space. MAN: Global warming can’t be real. Because if it … Continue reading →

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Why Tea Party Members Believe Global Warming Is A Hoax

Posted on May 13, 2014 by Ampersand

Christopher Flavell, in an article about climate denialism, interviews Harvard professor Vanessa Williamson: Williamson attributed the receptiveness of Tea Party supporters to two widespread views: First, the coastal elite looks down on people in Middle America; second, the government wants … Continue reading →

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