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, May 25, 2011

More deadly heat waves coming, climate scientists warn

Click here to access article by Sunanda Creagh from The Conversation.

The author gives us a preview of an upcoming report from The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. And more heat isn't all that is in store for us. 
The report will also examine other climate change related extreme weather events, such as hurricanes, floods and heavy rains.
If we all sit on our bums and let the growth addicted system that serves one class of people to continue, then expect more such dismal reports.

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