OUR PLANET EARTH
Making a Difference, one choice at a time
I have always felt a very deep commitment to and reverence for our planet earth, inspired by Henry David Thoreau's Walden, Ralph Waldo Emerson's writings, Rachel Carson's Silent Spring, and Barbara Kingsolver's Animal, Vegetable, Miracle, among many other books. Over the years, it has taken on various shapes and forms, and the passion has waxed and waned, as I guess is pretty normal. I have championed dolphins & whales, manatees, the Florida panther, birds, and have been active in many, many environmental groups and organizations over the years. I've long been part of the Sierra Club, 350.org and Southern Alliance for Clean Energy, among others, to promote clean, alternative energy in the form of solar, wind, geothermal, etc. and to work to keep fossil fuels in the ground. In particular, my focus has been on the Climate Crisis and what we can do to act now to preserve our fragile earth. Ultimately, I encourage you to follow the dictates of your own heart and to think globally and act locally. Whatever you do, get involved NOW.
I think perhaps the greatest challenge facing us all today is the global climate crisis. The books that have caught my attention and moved me to act are Bill McKibben's Eaarth: Making a Life on a Tough New Planet and most recently, Falter: Has the Human Game Begun to Play Itself Out? These are books which make you examine your choices, their impacts, and give fresh perspective on how completely interconnected everything truly is.
I believe we each have to find our own paths and responsibilities with regard to the climate crisis, but there is absolutely no trace of doubt in my mind that we are in the midst of it now and it is only going to worsen. The evidence is irrefutable, definite and scientifically proven and we are seeing the consequences already in the weird and wild weather anomalies that have now become our "new normal". Unless we act quickly and dramatically to effect changes -- initiating a total shift to renewable sources of energy and shutting down fossil fuels, I think the future will be pretty grim. There are many things that we can each do in our own small sphere of influence. I have provided some links to organizations that have information and solutions. Whatever you do, choose to ACT. Don't simply bury your head in the sands of denial or fear. Your planet and all its inhabitants deserve and need your highest action as, I believe, our very future and that of earth hangs in the balance.
I think perhaps the greatest challenge facing us all today is the global climate crisis. The books that have caught my attention and moved me to act are Bill McKibben's Eaarth: Making a Life on a Tough New Planet and most recently, Falter: Has the Human Game Begun to Play Itself Out? These are books which make you examine your choices, their impacts, and give fresh perspective on how completely interconnected everything truly is.
I believe we each have to find our own paths and responsibilities with regard to the climate crisis, but there is absolutely no trace of doubt in my mind that we are in the midst of it now and it is only going to worsen. The evidence is irrefutable, definite and scientifically proven and we are seeing the consequences already in the weird and wild weather anomalies that have now become our "new normal". Unless we act quickly and dramatically to effect changes -- initiating a total shift to renewable sources of energy and shutting down fossil fuels, I think the future will be pretty grim. There are many things that we can each do in our own small sphere of influence. I have provided some links to organizations that have information and solutions. Whatever you do, choose to ACT. Don't simply bury your head in the sands of denial or fear. Your planet and all its inhabitants deserve and need your highest action as, I believe, our very future and that of earth hangs in the balance.