It's totally insane that we're basically sitting on our hands where climate change is concerned. The evidence that humans have caused it is ovewhelming. Virtually all the world's climate scentists agree on that, with the exception of those being paid to tell a different story by the fossil fuel industry.
In the U.S., the Summer of 2012 saw enormous stretches of draught, excessive heat, and wildfire caused by climate change. Massive numbers of people have been impacted, especially in the southeast, southwest, and in the mid-west, where the largest share of climate deniers live.
The first step in dealing intelligently and responsibly with climate change is to elect politicians, who are not shills for the fossil fuel industry. Not an easy task since our disfunctional Supreme Court gave us 'Citizens United', a ruling that opened the floodgates to the legalized bribery of politicians.
We are headed rapidly to the point of no return with climate change. We must deal with it now. The good news is, with the exception of the tea party types, most people recognize that our collective behavior has caused the heating up of our atmosphere. There is an awareness that we must change our ways in order to meet this challenge.
One group has put together a strategy based on inspiring the public's responsibility, patriotism, and accountability. Here is a link to that group's terrific summation of the climate change challenge, with an emphasis on how to turn our public policy toward solutions and meaningful action.
http://breakthroughstrategiesandsolutions.com/uploads/A_Guide_For_Engaging_and_Winning_on_Climate.pdf
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