Comments on: An Ominous Outlook http://www.greenlightreflections.com/an-ominous-outlook/ Fri, 03 Apr 2009 12:06:52 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Reflector http://www.greenlightreflections.com/an-ominous-outlook/comment-page-1/#comment-30 Reflector Wed, 01 Apr 2009 01:52:12 +0000 http://www.greenlightreflections.com/?p=450#comment-30 Jill, thanks for the comment. I completely agree with your thoughts. I didn't mean to sound so "doom and gloom", suggest there's no hope, or discourage action. Rather, I was really just reflecting on the implications of what we've done to our planet and how dangerous our current trajectory is, and noting that altering this trajectory will take major action. Also, I wanted to present the sobering reality that, if we don't change our ways soon, WE will feel the effects of climate change, not those many generations ahead of us. I wanted to make it tangible, because I think the severity of the situation is often lost on people, in a way similar to the way I don't worry about hardened arteries in 30 years when I'm eating bacon today. I didn't want to discourage action, I wanted to encourage it. And it'll need to be significant, so we all need to play a role... I could go on and on, but I'll spare you and stop rambling. Anyway, thanks again for the good comment. Jill, thanks for the comment. I completely agree with your thoughts. I didn’t mean to sound so “doom and gloom”, suggest there’s no hope, or discourage action. Rather, I was really just reflecting on the implications of what we’ve done to our planet and how dangerous our current trajectory is, and noting that altering this trajectory will take major action. Also, I wanted to present the sobering reality that, if we don’t change our ways soon, WE will feel the effects of climate change, not those many generations ahead of us. I wanted to make it tangible, because I think the severity of the situation is often lost on people, in a way similar to the way I don’t worry about hardened arteries in 30 years when I’m eating bacon today. I didn’t want to discourage action, I wanted to encourage it. And it’ll need to be significant, so we all need to play a role… I could go on and on, but I’ll spare you and stop rambling. Anyway, thanks again for the good comment.

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]]> By: Jill http://www.greenlightreflections.com/an-ominous-outlook/comment-page-1/#comment-27 Jill Tue, 31 Mar 2009 13:02:37 +0000 http://www.greenlightreflections.com/?p=450#comment-27 Thanks for the post...it's good to be reminded about the severity of the crisis we are facing and that "10 Ways to Green Your [Insert...anything]" are good, but possibly not enough. Let's not forget that climate change is acting on a natural landscape that is already heavily fragmented and further damaged by invasive species. BUT let's also not forget that there is still plenty that can be done. Yes, we are currently committed to a certain level of global warming, but if we can stabilize at that level, we can still adapt. It's not all doom and gloom. Thanks for the post…it’s good to be reminded about the severity of the crisis we are facing and that “10 Ways to Green Your [Insert...anything]” are good, but possibly not enough.

Let’s not forget that climate change is acting on a natural landscape that is already heavily fragmented and further damaged by invasive species.

BUT let’s also not forget that there is still plenty that can be done. Yes, we are currently committed to a certain level of global warming, but if we can stabilize at that level, we can still adapt. It’s not all doom and gloom.

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