Many new jobs on the horizon
Submitted by James on Sat, 12/17/2011 - 11:57am
If our species survives long enough to fill them.
In the minds of most experts, the chief worry is not that the carbon in the permafrost will break down quickly — typical estimates say that will take more than a century, perhaps several — but that once the decomposition starts, it will be impossible to stop.
The only problem with this paragraph is the use of future tense. The decomposition has already started, and from everything I've been able to read, it is already impossible to stop. Thank you free market!
Happy holidaze!
You think the job market is tight now? Try being a Realtor on the coast where your main job is to sell property that could be underwater (literally) in fifty years.
Do good. Be nice. Have fun.
It's even worse than that
There was this earlier this week.
Here's the lede from it:
Our grandchildren are going to be cursing out intransigence. Here's what we're facing.
We should be fighting hard against coal and oil, and for renewable energy, energy efficiency, and public transit.
Very spooky
And what's (almost) spookier is the vehemence and hard-headedness of the deniers commenting on that article.
For every new discovery about climate change, there's a semi-circular argument against it waiting in the wings.
I think it's too late
The deniers won. After two decades sitting on their hands, we seem to have reached a tipping point from where there is no return. Time to start investing in suntan lotion and wading boots.
Do good. Be nice. Have fun.
You may be right
The dominoes appear to be already falling, and it almost doesn't matter how the first one got tipped. Then again, having us give up would probably suit the fossil fuel industry just fine. It's maddening.
I think the Transition movement is on to something
They're talking about building community self-reliance - in food production, transportation, energy production, etc.
It's not crazy. At some point this century, life is going to get a lot harder. We may or may not be around to see it, but on our current path, it'll happen.
A friend that writes on climate stuff said the other day, after she read that piece about the fields of methane in the Siberian Arctic, that she doesn't know what more to do but march around with a sign that says "Repent!" :-)
Repent
That would be a start. Unfortunately, many of those pushing the carbon agenda claim to have a corner on religion, asserting that whatever humans choose to do is always god's will. If they're right, god needs a refresher course in omnipotence.
Do good. Be nice. Have fun.