Save Earth instead of arguing about it
February 17, 2016
It’s
official: Global temperatures in 2015 were the hottest since record keeping began in 1880. This is based on
independent data collected by NASA and the National Oceanographic and
Atmospheric Institute.
More
warming is in store for us because the oceans continue to warm up long after
greenhouse gases enter the atmosphere. This phenomenon is called “thermal
inertia.”
Unfortunately,
political inertia is slowing action on this important issue. But there is hope
that the tide is turning. A resolution addressing the threat of climate change
was introduced into the House last year, and has been endorsed by 13
Republicans. Two weeks ago, the first bipartisan Climate Change Solutions caucus
was formed in the House.
My
first grandchild is due to arrive in April. What we do now will have a profound
impact on the kind of world our children and grandchildren inherit.
Instead
of arguing about it, it's time we started doing something about it.
Don Gaede
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