Wednesday, December 18, 2019

Celebrated climate "guru" on why she chooses not to read "cli-fi:" true confessions over the last 5 years on twitter


  1. Prof. Katharine Hayhoe‏Verified account @KHayhoe 18 Aug 2018
  1. Replying to @ClimateKeys
  2. I am sorry, but I do not ever dream about climate change. Nor do I read cli-fi. I prefer to keep a firm grip on reality when it comes to really tough and anxiety-inducing issues like this!
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    1. Prof. Katharine Hayhoe‏Verified account @KHayhoe May 2
    1. Replying to @simondonner
    2. This is exactly why i don’t read cli-fi, I get enough bad news in real life!
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    1. Climate guru Hayhoe explains on Twitter .@khayhoe why "cli-fi" novels are not her cup of tea. She tells fellow Canadian David: "You're right, my reading preferences are just my preferences. I study bad news every day. My free time is how I recover from it. Cli-fi doesn't help."
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    1. Everett Hamner‏ @everett_hamner 23 Feb 2018

    1. Replying to @LandrumAR @KHayhoe
    2. Yep, saw your hat-tip, and #GlobalWeirding indeed rocks--using in my cli-fi class!
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    2. You mean cli-fi films. See http://cli-fi.net 
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    1. Boulder Writers Alliance‏ @BoulderWriters Apr 15

    1. Watermelon Snow, the title of my cli-fi novel, has been found to play a role in Earth's disappearing glaciers and maybe life on Mars. Read recent article: http://bit.ly/2UNcNdA  #clifi #climatechange #novels @SJonasBooks @KHayhoe @glacierhu http://glacierhub.org/2019/04/02/snow-algae-climate-change-mars/ … via @liggett1
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    2. Tim, the stories are "climate fiction", not science fiction. Aka cli-fi and I coined the new literary term that this collection uses. See http://cli-fi.net  . . Sure, I will debate u anytime. @Revkin @michaelemann @ericholthaus @khayhoe @drkatemarvel @DoctorVive RSVP
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    1. David Chernushenko‏ @chernushenko 14h14 hours ago

    2. It is true that cli-fi isn't always depressing. But the problem with any genre label is that it acquires a stigma or at least preconceptions. I like "ecofiction", so thanks. Because #BurningSoulsBook is about so much more than climate. And has really uplifting characters!
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    2. Yes, there's still hope for Dr hayhoe. I hope she does at least read yr first two chapters. Cli-fi isn't always depressing storytelling. She has wrong impression about the term. So let her be. Call yr book ecofiction. That might help. this chat has been useful. She's a good egg.
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    2. I had not replied to 2020s as he was muted for being unable to communicate in a civil + constructive manner; now, he's blocked for his third strike 😬 You're right, David, it's a preference. I study bad news every day. My free time is how I recover from it. Cli-fi doesn't help 😰
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    1. Canadian climate guru Dr Katherine Hayhoe .@khayhoe in Texas personally and sincerely apologizes to all cli-fi novelists and #clifi fans for saying "sorry, I do not read cli-fi" to one of her Canadian fans. What would @MargaretAtwood say?
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    2. Yes, and while Dr H confesses publicly she does "not read cli-fi" novels, does that mean she does not read #scifi either. But "fiction" from her made-up propaganda Bible is okay. Strange how some media stars see the world. Imagine she says, "sorry KSR I don't read #scifi." @revkin @climatehuman
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    1. Replying to @chernushenko @KHayhoe
    2. So Prof. .@khayhoe told a fellow Canadian, a cli-fi novelist who sent her a free copy of his new cli-fi novel to read: "Thank you. I will add it to my shelf from which my students can sample, but to be totally honest I do not read cli-fi." (A closed- minded thing for her to say?)
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    1. David Chernushenko‏ @chernushenko Dec 15

    1. Replying to @KHayhoe
    2. Cli-fi as a label may not do it justice. More an eco-political thriller. Ah, labels! Thanks for sharing Burning Souls in whatever way you feel appropriate. You may be intrigued by the climate scientist main character Sagan and his exploration of spiritual/religious themes.
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    1. Replying to @chernushenko
    2. Thank you David! I am truly grateful and will add it to my shelf from which students can sample, but to be totally honest I do not read cli-fi.
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    1. David Chernushenko‏ @chernushenko Dec 15

    1. Replying to @KHayhoe
    2. Indeed. I touch on some of this in my novel #BurningSoulsBook, a copy of which is on its way to you. In case you have any reading time in your incredibly active schedule for "cli-fi" speculative fiction anchored in science.
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    1. David Chernushenko‏ @chernushenko Nov 14

    1. Replying to @KHayhoe
    2. So it goes. Such a sad reality in our world (esp for female climate scientists/activists, politicians + journalists) that I had to make it a key theme in my "cli-fi" novel #BurningSoulsBook #BurningSoulsAudiobook Keep on sticking to the high road!
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    1. Replying to @do_you_cli_fi_ @DrShepherd2013 and
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    1. Replying to @DrShepherd2013 @PeterGleick and
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    1. Rainbomb‏ @Rainbomb2 Jul 2

    1. Replying to @KHayhoe
    2. Have them read and analyze and critique some cli-fi #novels like "flight behavior" by Barbara Kingsolver and "odds against tommow" by @nathanielrich and others
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    1. William Liggett‏ @liggett1 Apr 10

    1. Watermelon Snow, the title of my cli-fi novel, has been found to play a role in Earth's disappearing glaciers and maybe life on Mars. Read recent article: http://bit.ly/2UNcNdA  #clifi #climatechange #novels @SJonasBooks @KHayhoe @GlacierHuhttp://glacierhub.org/2019/04/02/snow-algae-climate-change-mars/ …
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    1. ICSD‏ @InterfaithEco Feb 10

    1. Do YOU get #climatechange facts from #Hollywood?! "#Film, so far, is the most powerful form of storytelling that we've devised." Get the facts on cli-fi here 🎥🌍 @ecotone2 @yaleFES @YaleClimateComm @KHayhoe @TucsonPeck @JFlemingHistory https://edition.cnn.com/2019/02/08/world/climate-change-movies-eprise/index.html …
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    1. The 2020s: Decade of Cli-Fi Novels, Movies, TV Retweeted The 2020s: Decade of Cli-Fi Novels, Movies, TV
    2. @DatHarass @Rare_org @DrKateMarvel @KHayhoe re CNN major news article on power of climate cli-fi movies and storytelling. Reported by CNN producer @jechristensenhttps://twitter.com/do_you_cli_fi_/status/1094041363677474816 …
    3. The 2020s: Decade of Cli-Fi Novels, Movies, TV added,

    4. The 2020s: Decade of Cli-Fi Novels, Movies, TV @do_you_cli_fi_
      Well said. #PowerofCliFi https://twitter.com/TheRegReview/status/1093997654609195008 …
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    1. Replying to @GhoshAmitav @KHayhoe
    2. Political Cli-Fi – Thomas H. Ford: George Turner’s The Sea and Summer (1987) – Urban Dystopian Cli-Fi – Dana Phillips: Margaret Atwood’s MaddAddam Trilogy (2003–2013) – Post-Apocalyptic Cli-Fi – M. Isabel Pérez-Ramos: Paolo Bacigalupi’s The Windup Girl (2009) – Biopunk Cli-Fi –

    ***"Curious, empathetic, compassionate: What we should be as human beings."***

    THE ''Cli-Fi ''REPORT:
    100 academic and  media links:
    http://cli-fi.net




    On Fri, Dec 20, 2019 at 2:48 PM Dan Bloom <danbloom@gmail.com> wrote:
    1. The 2020s: Decade of Cli-Fi Novels, Movies, TV‏ @do_you_cli_fi_ 14h14 hours ago
    1. Climate guru Hayhoe explains on Twitter .@khayhoe why "cli-fi" novels are not her cup of tea. She tells fellow Canadian David: "You're right, my reading preferences are just my preferences. I study bad news every day. My free time is how I recover from it. Cli-fi doesn't help."
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    1. Replying to @liminal_haunt @debraj112 and
    2. True but hayhoe believes in it. She is evangelical . reads bible literally as word of god. Ask her @khayhoe, http://tell.me  what she says.
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    2. Well said, David. So yes, go with eco fiction. Call it an eco fiction thriller. That's a good description. Good luck, nice to chat, cheers. Dan
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    2. It is true that cli-fi isn't always depressing. But the problem with any genre label is that it acquires a stigma or at least preconceptions. I like "ecofiction", so thanks. Because #BurningSoulsBook is about so much more than climate. And has really uplifting characters!
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    2. You are right, David. I read too much into her response. She was just being cheeky. I forgive her.
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    2. Yes, there's still hope for Dr hayhoe. I hope she does at least read yr first two chapters. Cli-fi isn't always depressing storytelling. She has wrong impression about the term. So let her be. Call yr book ecofiction. That might help. this chat has been useful. She's a good egg.
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    1. Replying to @debraj112 @KHayhoe and
    2. She believes that her God created the Earth 6000 years ago as evangelicals do or her God created the earth 13 million years ago? She should be honest. She never answers this question.
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    2. I had not replied to 2020s as he was muted for being unable to communicate in a civil + constructive manner; now, he's blocked for his third strike 😬 You're right, David, it's a preference. I study bad news every day. My free time is how I recover from it. Cli-fi doesn't help 😰
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    2. Exactly
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    2. David , professor hayhoe was not expressing her reading preferences, she was rather condescendingly expressing her reading biases. And notice she has not replied directly to me in 5 years. That says it all.
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    2. Dr Hayhoe is certainly free to choose her reading preferences, of course, but for an activist of her high caliber to dunk on an entire literary genre she knows little about is totally out of character for a person of her character. Hopefully she will mend her ways, and her biases
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    1. The 2020s: Decade of Cli-Fi Novels, Movies, TV Retweeted The 2020s: Decade of Cli-Fi Novels, Movies, TV
    3. The 2020s: Decade of Cli-Fi Novels, Movies, TV added,

    4. The 2020s: Decade of Cli-Fi Novels, Movies, TV @do_you_cli_fi_
      Quote Unquote: "Cli-fi is a rapidly expanding literary genre in direct response to the climate crisis." NONFICTION Book titled "Our Entangled Future": an Excerpt ...(free) …
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    1. Canadian climate guru Dr Katherine Hayhoe .@khayhoe in Texas personally and sincerely apologizes to all cli-fi novelists and #clifi fans for saying "sorry, I do not read cli-fi" to one of her Canadian fans. What would @MargaretAtwood say?
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    2. Yes, and while Dr H confesses publicly she does "not read cli-fi" novels, does that mean she does not read #scifi either. But "fiction" from the Bible is okay. Strange how some media stars see the world. Imagine she says, "sorry KSR I don't read #scifi." @revkin @climatehuman
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    1. Replying to @chernushenko @KHayhoe
    2. So Prof. .@khayhoe told a fellow Canadian, a cli-fi novelist who sent her a free copy of his new cli-fi novel to read: "Thank you. I will add it to my shelf from which my students can sample, but to be totally honest I do not read cli-fi." (A closed- minded thing for her to say?)
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    1. Replying to @KHayhoe
    2. Cli-fi as a label may not do it justice. More an eco-political thriller. Ah, labels! Thanks for sharing Burning Souls in whatever way you feel appropriate. You may be intrigued by the climate scientist main character Sagan and his exploration of spiritual/religious themes.
    3. 1 reply 0 retweets 2 likes
    1. Replying to @chernushenko
    2. Thank you David! I am truly grateful and will add it to my shelf from which students can sample, but to be totally honest I do not read cli-fi.
    3. 2 replies 1 retweet 2 likes
    1. Replying to @KHayhoe
    2. Indeed. I touch on some of this in my novel #BurningSoulsBook, a copy of which is on its way to you. In case you have any reading time in your incredibly active schedule for "cli-fi" speculative fiction anchored in science.
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    2. Well said, David.
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    2. Exactly.
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    1. Replying to @KHayhoe
    2. So it goes. Such a sad reality in our world (esp for female climate scientists/activists, politicians + journalists) that I had to make it a key theme in my "cli-fi" novel #BurningSoulsBook #BurningSoulsAudiobook Keep on sticking to the high road!
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    1. Replying to @do_you_cli_fi_ @DrShepherd2013 and
    2. They appear in my Twitter feed every time a new news article about the rise of cli-fi appears online in the media or blogs! The tweets are always friendly and humorous.
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    1. Replying to @DrShepherd2013 @PeterGleick and
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    1. Replying to @KHayhoe
    2. Have them read and analyze and critique some cli-fi #novels like "flight behavior" by Barbara Kingsolver and "odds against tommow" by @nathanielrich and others
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    1. Replying to @simondonner
    2. This is exactly why i don’t read cli-fi, I get enough bad news in real life!
    3. 1 reply 0 retweets 3 likes
    1. Watermelon Snow, the title of my cli-fi novel, has been found to play a role in Earth's disappearing glaciers and maybe life on Mars. Read recent article: http://bit.ly/2UNcNdA  #clifi #climatechange #novels @SJonasBooks @KHayhoe @glacierhu http://glacierhub.org/2019/04/02/snow-algae-climate-change-mars/ … via @liggett1
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    1. Do YOU get #climatechange facts from #Hollywood?! "#Film, so far, is the most powerful form of storytelling that we've devised." Get the facts on cli-fi here 🎥🌍 @ecotone2 @yaleFES @YaleClimateComm @KHayhoe @TucsonPeck @JFlemingHistory https://edition.cnn.com/2019/02/08/world/climate-change-movies-eprise/index.html …
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    2. You mean cli-fi films. See http://cli-fi.net 
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    2. Tim, the stories are "climate fiction", not science fiction. Aka cli-fi and I coined the new literary term that this collection uses. See http://cli-fi.net  . . Sure, I will debate u anytime. @Revkin @michaelemann @ericholthaus @khayhoe @drkatemarvel @DoctorVive RSVP
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    1. Replying to @ClimateKeys
    2. I am sorry, but I do not ever dream about climate change. Nor do I read cli-fi. I prefer to keep a firm grip on reality when it comes to really tough and anxiety-inducing issues like this!
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    1. Replying to @LandrumAR @KHayhoe
    2. Yep, saw your hat-tip, and #GlobalWeirding indeed rocks--using in my cli-fi class!
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    1. @KHayhoe SWEDEN GOES CLI-FI -- A novel titled Hotet ''Cli-fi'' där troll styr världen hade behövt mer kärlek https://cli-fi-books.blogspot.tw/2018/02/swedish-cli-fi-mats-soderlunds.html … Även vana läsare har svårt att hänga med i första delen av Mats Söderlunds dystopiska fantasitrilogi. Sebastian Lönnlöv. #CliFi
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    1. @KHayhoe A powerful cli-fi novel by J.M. Ledgard in 2011 is now a cli-fi film in 2017 from Wim Wenders https://cli-fi-books.blogspot.tw/2017/08/a-powerful-cli-fi-novel-by-jm-ledgard.html … #CliFi
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    1. @KHayhoe 'Cli-fi' mirrors our climate angst anxieties, and it's borderless. Links here in German, French, Italian https://cli-fi-books.blogspot.tw/2017/07/cli-fi-mirrors-our-climate-change-angst.html …
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    1. @KHayhoe ‘Watermelon Snow’ by William Liggett paints ‘cli-fi’ in astounding new colors http://cli-fi-books.blogspot.tw/2017/05/watermelon-snow-paints-cli-fi-in.html … #CliFi
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    1. @KHayhoe ''Cli-fi'' news: "An important alternative to dystopian Hollywood doom-and-gloomers? ''Cli-fi'' is here!’ http://northwardho.blogspot.tw/2016/04/the-alternative-to-those-dystopian.html …
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    1. Replying to @PeterWSinclair
    2. @greenman3610 @khayhoe #TAKLUB by Brillante Mendoza - ''Cli-Fi'' Film wins Cli Fi Movie Awards Top Honors 2015 http://bit.ly/1JL5E03 
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    1. @KHayhoe Cli-Fi: #climatechange is hottest thing in science fiction right now: http://ow.ly/vzNsJ  (via @grist)
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