The scientific world is, finally, actually saying right out loud: "Global 'warming' is here; now; faster and worse than we thought." James Hansen, the most visible of the mainstream scientists who have been willing to stake their careers on plain speaking, is speaking plainly again today in The Washington Post. So; that's headline news, right? Top feature? Nah, you have to go dig on the Opinion page; and of course, they provide "balanced coverage", with a counter-opinion; from the Editor (idiotors) of the Post.
For those who've been reading this blog for a while; you'll remember I tried to point this out in 2007; scientific "best practices" will cause systemic underestimates for this problem. And that's a really big problem.
If you've been dithering about changing your life to adapt; I think it's time to stop dithering.
It's so frustrating. I highly doubt any big change will occur until it becomes to severely impact peoples daily lives. Also frustrating.. :(
ReplyDeleteWould you please start writing about some strategies for living lighter on the land and less dependent on the grid? I'm doing a good bit but can always benefit by learning what others are doing. Especially helpful would be things that are low cost or DIY.
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agree with anonymous. and get mildly repetetive on those subjects.like mass murders, the more it's in front of us,the more likely it is to become the norm. and i did just skip right over the story out of nyc this am. i don't need to know...
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