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

Wednesday, February 27, 2013

Killer Heat Waves and Floods Linked to Climate Change

Click here to access article by Stephen Leahy from Inter Press Service. 
Scientists are surprised by how extreme these changes have been with a relatively small amount of warming. That has prompted some to speak out politically to urge emission reductions. On Monday, a group of Canadian and U.S. scientists pleaded with the Canadian government to stop the expansion of the Alberta tar sands oil projects and take real steps to reduce carbon emissions.
I don't like the one sentence paragraphs, which likely have been designed to fit well with tweets on hand-held electronic gadgets, as a writing style especially if used to explain a phenomenon. Having made that point, I recommend this report of new scientific findings from Europe to explain how extreme weather patterns happen.
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