Opinion

Looking at where we are now, today, it seems to me that much of Congress is fighting over where to place the deck chairs and who gets to steer the ship of state into the looming iceberg.

Many, myself included, have been hollering for fast action to curb greenhouse gas emissions. We point out that there’s not much time, that the adverse effects of the climate crisis are upon us now and we need big, decisive, game-changing policies from government and equally disruptive decisions from businesses.

Read the entire article by John Mott-Smith, Per Capita Davis, Davis Enterprise, October 6, 2021

Come gather 'round, people
Wherever you roam
And admit that the waters
Around you have grown
And accept it that soon
You'll be drenched to the bone
If your time to you is worth savin'
And you better start swimmin'
Or you'll sink like a stone
For the times they are a-changin'

--Bob Dylan (1964)

If you really love your grandkids, you'll stop using travel to fill your time.

If you really love your grandkids, you'll learn about all the ways to lower greenhouse gas emissions.

If you really love your grandkids, you'll earn that conservation alone is not enough.

If you really love your grandkids, you'll learn that renewables alone can't solve the problem.

If you really love your grandkids, you'll become a climate activist and learn about and stop climate change.

If you really love your grandkids, you'll learn the truth about carbon-free nuclear energy.

If you really love your grandkids, you'll realize that their world will be different from yours.

If you really love your grandkids, you'll think about their kids' world.

We can stop the climate from changing but only if you actively get involved right now changing it.

You have the time and the experience and the resources...