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May 2, 2008
"Once our personal connection to what is wrong becomes clear, then we have to choose: we can go on as before, recognizing our dishonesty and living with it the best we can, or we can begin the effort to change the way we think and live." --Wendell Berry
Why Bother About Climate Change?
"There are so many stories we can tell ourselves to justify doing nothing, but perhaps the most insidious is that, whatever we do manage to do, it will be too little too late. Climate change is upon us, and it has arrived well ahead of schedule. Scientists' projections that seemed dire a decade ago turn out to have been unduly optimistic: the warming and the melting is occurring much faster than the models predicted.So do you still want to talk about planting gardens? I do." This thought-provoking New York Times article by best-selling author Michael Pollan discusses his take on how individuals can make significant contributions to tackling environmental issues.
BE THE CHANGE
Attempt one of the challenges Pollan puts forth: "For one day a week, abstain completely from economic activity: no shopping, no driving, no electronics."
