We hear a lot about saving the planet. Who isn't for that?But what about us? What about our children and grandchildren? What about the other 7 billion or so people we share the planet with? It's time to restart our thinking about how we will live together with all the other living things on a planet that may be quite different from what we see around us today.
Here at Planet Restart we believe:
That climate change is real and that it is happening faster than everyone thought it would.
That climate change is more than just statistics and trends. Climate change is about places and people, politics and power. It is about the problems we face today: legal and illegal migrations, water shortages, disease outbreaks and pandemics, severe weather, oil shortages, overpopulation.
That all of us should support efforts to slow the pace of global warming. We also believe in having a Plan B in case our best efforts come up short.
This is what we offer:
The Resource Center contains links to educational institutions, governments, action groups, think tanks, clearing houses and blogs devoted to climate change. For students, it is a good starting place for any project that deals with climate change.
Area Studies looks at each region in the world and the issues specific to that region. Within each region one country is set aside as an area of special focus in recognition of that country's importance to the region and to the global community as a bellwether for climate change.
Loomings: a future forewarned is the Planet Restart blog. The blog is open for anyone to contribute their ideas and concerns.
So come on in and look around. Let us know if you see something you don't like or if you don't see something you would like.
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