My Thoughts (opinion).
Three Words- It is real.
At the tender young age of sixty-three I could sit this one out.
For two reasons, I won't sit this one out.
The solution...
Five Words- Get rid of fossil fuels.
Now for the reasons.
1. Basic Instinct- Species Preservation. I'd like to know that I have done something to prevent a disaster that can limit or destroy the human race within a few generations.(1) I don't want the generations living now to be remembered as the generations that didn't care. My ability to live a comfortable, free life was built on the contributions/sacrifices/efforts/willingness to act by women and men in prior generations. In my opinion, we are already late in addressing this problem.
2. Now is the time- I believe we are at a turning point in history. I believe that "Now is the time" to start taking serious steps towards turning away from a fossil fuel economy. I know that this will be a massive socioeconomic change but we've been in this crisis for a while now and just did not realize it. The step from horse and buggies to automobiles was no bigger than the change we need to make now. "Now is the time" for action.
(1) Recently a friend of mine went on a cruise through the Northwest passage. This passage did not exist-ever during human existence until the icecap receded recently. Okay, Okay... I can hear some of you thinking "well that's a plus!" I can appreciate your slightly sick humor, but I also realize that climate warming is real and anyone capable of reading this and the vast majority of scientific publications on the subject also realize that climate warming is real.
2022 UPDATE
First, let me state that I stand by what I stated in my blog before this update.
Second, let me state that the "geniuses" instructing the current Executive Branch of our National Government don't know "how" to do anything ( Huge topic for another blog!)
We do have to address climate change but we do not need to destroy our country in doing so. Therefore, climate change needs to be done as a process.
Secondly, I'd like to explain my take "global warming" on an unsophisticated level (my level).
Air pollution is destroying our atmosphere.
Our atmosphere acts as a "green house".
In the winter it helps hold in warm- it keeps it from getting too cold.
In the summer it filters moderates the heat of the sun rays.(1)
So, a thinning atmosphere, much like a damaged roof of a green house, results in higher temperatures in the summer and colder temperatures in winter.
From looking at current trends, scientists speculate that heat is winning this atmospheric war. So, although there are colder winters and hotter summers, generally, the average temperature is tending up. Hence the term "global warming". (I suspect there is enough data to support this view, but I don't know that for sure.)
Violent weather is caused by cold air masses colliding with hot air masses. That is rain, wind, thunder and lightning. That is basic science.
But, if a thinning atmosphere has caused colder than normal cold air masses (from winter weather) and hotter air masses from normal hot air masses (from summer weather). As weather changes especially in spring and autumn, more larger and more powerful violent weather will be expected to occur.
I think that is occurring now.
For me on the coast, I believe we are seeing more and more powerful and larger hurricanes than ever before.
Same for tornadoes inland.
The way to change course is to move away from fossil fuel. I have faith that there are sufficient centrist Republicans and centrist Democrats who can address climate change with a 5-10 year process to move away from our fossil fuel economy(2). This cannot be done over night without destroying our country's economy which is based heavily on fossil fuel (as is the rest of the world's economies). But this process must start and be kept on track.
Left wing and Right wing extremist must not derail this.(3)
I have faith that there are sufficient centrist Republicans and centrist Democrats who can address climate change with a 5-10 year legislative process to move to away from our fossil fuel economy.
(1) Many skin conditions too are resulting from more intense sunrays.
(2) Solar panels and Windmills are not the only answer!
(3) How do we keep Extreme Rightists from destroying it (and our atmosphere in the process)?
How do we keep Extreme Leftists from influencing it to be too strict (and destroying the U.S. economy- and our country in the process)?
That's above my pay grade.
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