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Books: Plan B 4.0 by Lester Brown

      If you want to save the world and don't know where to start, I recommend "Plan B 4.0: Mobilizing To Save Civilization". Written by Lester Brown, president of the Earth Policy Institute, "Plan B" is an unswerving examination of the state our of our global society, our harmful activities to the world that sustains us, the ramifications of those actions and what we can do to provide ourselves and our descendants with a better, cleaner future. It's straight forward assessment of where we are as a global society and where we are headed paints a stark and frightening picture of our possible future. But it also gives us the blueprint for addressing the issues we face before its too late.

    "Plan B" outlines...

Quotes

God and Climate Change

     Some say you should never discuss certain things for fear of starting and argument: politics, religion, the Twilight Series. But, where's the fun in that? Life would be pretty boring. I mean, who doesn't like a good old-fashioned argument with a friend over the merits of Carbon Taxes, drilling for Oil off the East Coast of the USA or whether God gave us the Earth to treat like our frat house? Rarely do I weigh in on religious debate, but when I do I do not hold back. (You can read one of my rare pieces on the environment and religion here.)  I consider myself a Christian and do my best to be a good person and help others in need. My religious views are my own and my relationship with God is between Him and me. But, when it comes to the environment, I think many of us avoid the religious and political arguments so they don't have to talk about it or how it affects more than just one person or group.

     I recently read an article recently concerning Climate Change, Global Warming and the damage the human race is doing to the Earth from a more religious perspective. Written by Mark Strauss, it introduced me more intimately to the schism

Climate Reality Monday

     With mountains of evidence and the majority of the world's scientists agreeing that human beings are having a massive negative impact on the worlds climate. Yet, the world's leaders have yet to act definitively. Watch what the future leaders of the planet have to say about it.

Contact Your Local Civic Leaders to Voice Your Concerns. 

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