Connected to every problem that faces the world, there are infinite possibilities for positive, sustainable change. Rather than a) sticking to business as usual or b) kvetching non-stop, why don't we grasp some of these possibilities? Do something, change something, make the world a better place.
Catching Elephant is a theme by Andy Taylor
Faced with rising political attacks, hundreds of climate scientists are joining a broad campaign to push back against congressional conservatives who have threatened prominent researchers with investigations and vowed to kill regulations to rein in man-made greenhouse gas emissions.
The still-evolving efforts reveal a shift among climate scientists, many of whom have traditionally stayed out of politics and avoided the news media. Many now say they are willing to go toe-to-toe with their critics, some of whom gained new power after the Republicans won control of the House in Tuesday’s election.
This is important. The time is long past for the scientists and the people directly involved in this research to start going on the offensive. The only voices ever heard in the mainstream are the zealots on both sides - the big oil-funded skeptics vs. Greenpeace. While there is a place for the hard-nosed activism of Greenpeace, they aren’t the ones doing the work, they aren’t the ones having their results challenged in the name of destroying the planet over a few bucks in the quarterly report. Climate scientists, energy scientists - these aren’t radicals. They’re hardworking people, with hard, appreciable data. It’s about damn time they stuck up for their work, and for the planet.
