Planet Restart: Living With Climate Change

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Planet Restart: Living With Climate Change

Why Planet Restart?

Too many Americans think climate change isn't important. Why? Because it is hard to explain, because it is happening in faraway places, and because a lot of vested interests don't want to change how they do business. Our goal is to simplify without over-simplifying, to put a face on climate change, and to get past the rhetoric and give ordinary people the tools to make their own decisions.

 

What's New

Anyone visiting the Planet Restart site will have noticed a lack of recent postings. I have been working on a novel, which I have finished. There are several other writing projects I am anxious to undertake. I found that maintaining multiple blogs was impossible to do, so I have consolidated them into a single new blog, where I will continue to post on topics related to global warming, as well as anything else that strikes my fancy.

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In the meantime, check out my recently released e-book, Fifty Years of Global Warming, a collection of 65 essays from Planet Restart that reflect my personal journey to understand the three modern-day horsemen of the apocalypse who stalk mankind: climate change, peak oil, and population growth.

 

Let's Go Surfing . . .

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Climate Change Blogs - InsideClimate News: "A non-profit, non-partisan news organization that covers clean energy, carbon energy, nuclear energy and environmental science—plus the territory in between where law, policy and public opinion are shaped. Our mission is to produce clear, objective stories that give the public and decision-makers the information they need to navigate the heat and emotion of climate and energy debates." Source: InsideClimate News

 

Something To Think About

"Sea levels have risen 14 inches in Norfolk since 1930--almost double the global rate. Part of this alarming change is due to the natural sinking of the area's soggy tidal lands, but part of it is due to the rising sea levels brought about by global warming. Like stranded polar bears in the North Pole, like disappearing island nations in the Pacific, waterlogged Norfolk is yet another symbol of global warming at work. And even though Norfolk is within spitting distance of our nation's capital, Congress still hasn't seemed to grasp the seriousness of the situation." Source: Peter Lehner | The Energy Collective

 

Show and Tell

 

Worth Repeating

"We need a system of governance that takes a more long-term view. Its unlikely that governments will pass necessary regulation to force markets to allocate more money into climate friendly solutions, and must not assume that markets will work for the benefit of humankind. We already live in a manner that cannot be continued without major change. Humanity has overshot the Earth's resources, and in some cases we will see local collapse before 2052." Source: Jorgen Randers | 2052: Shaping Our Future, Club of Rome