Brutal numbers and tenuous hope, a MUST read
Global inequity means that a disproportionate share of the climate change problem is caused by very few people. For the moment we don’t really need to worry about changing 7 billion people, the real problem is the global 1%. That includes most of us in the developed world;
Cohabit Eaarth: We are the 99.999%
Staggering as it may be to imagine that so much wealth is concentrated in the hands of a mere 1% of the population, remember that it refers to 1% of the human population in the United States and/or the Industrialized world. When we recognize that those deserving a fair share must include the entire human population, and that this “wealth” comes at the expense of the natural world on which we all depend, then the inequity and absurdity (insanity?) becomes all the more glaring.
The Sorcerer’s Apprentice: Geoengineering, Hubris and Reality
Geoengineering Catch 22, what if the problem is that we don’t even know what the problem is? As such the problem is more of human ignorance and incapacity to make rational choices rather than a technological one per se. If that is the case then clearly “the solution” is education. Obviously we need to get the public to realize that geoengineering is no solution and to understand just how great the risks are, however.
On Every Level, The Time To Act On Climate Change Is Now
Statement by Salt Spring Island Trustee Torgrimson on urgent need for climate action with reference to Climate Code Report 4 Degrees Hotter: an Adaptation Trap
Climate Scientist James Hansen and Bill McKibben Talk Together About Dangerous Climate Change
James Hansen tells Bill McKibben “science demands actual reductions in fossil fuel emissions, not phony offsets.” He may bring suit against the US government on behalf of his grandchildren.
A New Magazine From 350.org: The Solutions Journal
“The Solutions Journal” from 350.org is one the best resources for climate change and energy problem solving. Period. No matter how much you know now, you can learn from this magazine.
Is the Climate Emergency Boring You? It Shouldn’t
In facing the climate emergency, thanks to our long evolutionary past, we humans are first visceral, then emotional, and only finally are we rational.
The climate emergency is getting closer every day, whether or not people have registered, and the only rational response is to persist with public education, persist with political lobbying, persist with the warnings, and persist with the vision of a world that can flourish without fossil fuels, air pollution, tar-sands, and oil-fueled terrorism.
White House Will Have Solar Panels Installed, After All
Energy Secretary Steven Chu announces that the White House will install solar panels on the roof and a solar water heater
Policy Shift from Mitigation to Adaptation for Climate Change Taking Place
UK committee on Climate Change finds a degree of adaptation to global warming vital because even most drastic cuts in emissions cannot prevent some impacts
Bill McKibben: We’re Hot as Hell and We’re Not Going to Take It Any More
By Bill McKibben Cross-posted from CommonDreams.org: http://www.commondreams.org/view/2010/08/04-1 Published on Wednesday, August 4, 2010 by TomDispatch.com Three Steps to Establish a Politics of Global Warming Try to fit these facts together: According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the planet has just come through the warmest decade, the warmest 12 months, the warmest six months, [...]
