VOLCANO MADNESS: Re: [Geology2] Just a reminder....

Saturday, August 17, 2013

Re: [Geology2] Just a reminder....

We as individuals and descendents can survive this and some will but let's be honest, we as a civilization are not going to do what it necessary to turn things around because A) it's already too late as that would have needed to have started happening a century ago and B) our race always waits until it is too late to avoid doom because we don't like to be troubled and inconvenienced by that which is not an immediate crisis forcing change and by the time the crisis arrives it usually is too late and C) we are much too divided to agree on any solution were there actually one which there is not one that is not hugely disruptive and "painful" and hence we keep kicking the ball further along with a not-on-my-watch attitude and/or an attitude of complete denial.

On Sat, Aug 17, 2013 at 6:33 AM, Allison Maricelli-Loukanis <allison.ann@att.net> wrote:

This is an excellent group of very well educated folks that post informative and interesting articles. I greatly appreciate being a part of it. But... I remind you that if the world is ever to be saved from the greenhouse effect, it will be because regular non professional people are acting on the advice of experts. I am convinced it can be done. In WWII, people had victory gardens and rationed butter and eggs with food stamps. Gas too. In more recent times we have established recycling centers and while the vote seems to be out on the use of electric cars vs gas powered cars, at least folks are trying. Somewhere along the way we will figure it out. But the solution will have to be practical, within the means of everyone and show some positive immediate effect else people won't do it. This is the opinion of a humanities English major. Allison