Surviving Capitalism (Not) : What’s With the Weather? Is Climate Change to Blame?

We’ve lived so long under the spell of hierarchy—from god-kings to feudal lords to party bosses—that only recently have we awakened to see not only that “regular” citizens have the capacity for self-governance, but that without their engagement our huge global crises cannot be addressed. The changes needed for human society simply to survive, let alone thrive, are so profound that the only way we will move toward them is if we ourselves, regular citizens, feel meaningful ownership of solutions through direct engagement. Our problems are too big, interrelated, and pervasive to yield to directives from on high.
—Frances Moore Lappé, excerpt from Time for Progressives to Grow Up

Friday, April 29, 2011

What’s With the Weather? Is Climate Change to Blame?

Click here to access article by Alyson Kenward from Environment 360.

Climate models...show that global temperatures should continue to rise as concentrations of CO2 and other greenhouse gases increase, and suggest that heat waves, severe floods, and powerful storms will also become more frequent. But most people want to know: Is it already happening?

I've noticed that mainstream media has stopped nearly all mention of climate change. The ruling capitalist class seems to think that if we ignore it, it will go away! With all the extreme weather that we have seen, I can't help but think about it. Actually, I think what we are now experiencing is only a mild version of what lies ahead if we keep ignoring the problem. The only solution is to kill the system that causes climate change, and replace it with something that is in harmony with the ecosystem.