Although the following article is an opinion piece, not an article, it comes from someone that is well-known in climate change circles. Basically, his point is that even though we might not notice drastic changes right now, things are getting very bad, very quickly. And in order to avoid TEOTWAWKI (The End Of The World As We Know It), we have to virtually stop in our tracks, right NOW, and make immediate drastic changes. As individuals and collectively.
I know this sounds impossible, and I totally understand that. In fact, it feels impossible to me. I am flying twice and my 13 year old son is flying once in the next month, thousands of miles each trip. I drive 55 miles to work each way every day, and I can't just stop, because my family depends on my income, and the kids I see every day deserve a chance to be safe. It's a pickle, to be sure.
But there are things that I can do, even if they aren't really enough. As soon as I can get it back on the road, I will start driving my Geo, which uses much less gas, and has much lower emissions than either my truck or James' work van. And we are planting a large garden, to try to eat as much as we can off of what we produce. It's a small step, but at least I am making it. You may not be able to stop in your tracks, but you can slow down. And you should. We all depend on it.
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