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 On THE BLOG

07/29/10: Some conservative commentators continue to insist that global warming is nothing to get shook up about. Their prescription for change is to 'wait, get richer, and then try to muddle through' Future generations will see this as the ultimate 'Let them eat cake' moment in the battle over climate change ... Read More

07/24/10: If there is any truth to the idea of the butterfly effect - small changes can lead to large results - then what can we expect from 150 years of pumping what now amounts to billions of tons of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases into the atmosphere? Somehow the term butterfly effect seems inadequate. ... Read More

Let's Go Surfing . . .

Ten Indicators of a Warming World: The 2009 State of the Climate report released today draws on data for 10 key climate indicators that all point to the same finding: the scientific evidence that our world is warming is unmistakable. The report defines 10 measurable planet-wide features used to gauge global temperature changes. The relative movement of each of these indicators proves consistent with a warming world. Source: NOAA