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I know. Have you read Flannery's new book "The Weather Makers?" I'm about 1/2 way through and it's pretty breathtaking how much damage has either been done, is already happening, or is 100% locked-in over the next 40-50 years. I really, really hope he's got some good ideas about how to tackle this.
I'm reading Elizabeth Kolbert's book, Field Notes from a Catastrophe. Much of the same stuff as An Inconvenient Truth. I guess Al's approach is to go for the tipping point politically. Most days I think holy moley, is that our only hope? (Sigh.)
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I know. Have you read Flannery's new book "The Weather Makers?" I'm about 1/2 way through and it's pretty breathtaking how much damage has either been done, is already happening, or is 100% locked-in over the next 40-50 years. I really, really hope he's got some good ideas about how to tackle this.
I'm reading Elizabeth Kolbert's book, Field Notes from a Catastrophe. Much of the same stuff as An Inconvenient Truth. I guess Al's approach is to go for the tipping point politically. Most days I think holy moley, is that our only hope? (Sigh.)
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