by Quinton Y. Zondervan
Human civilization needs a plan for survival. The truth is, we've been winging it since the beginning of time, and so far we've been lucky. Unfortunately that will no longer cut it. We are now confronted with such dire threats that our civilization is seriously endangered on a global scale. And we don't seem to have a plan for how to overcome these challenges.
Please join the Carbon Pledge campaign of commitment to reducing personal contributions to global warming and climate disruption. You can join the campaign now in four simple steps:
1. Click here to download the Cambridge Carbon Pledge form.
2. Fill out the form.
3. Save it.
4. Email it as an attachment to Pledge@cceag.org.
Some came by kayak from Cambridge to Boston to join the Moving New England rally on September 24, 2011
On Saturday, Sept. 24, come to the – Moving Planet – march and rally in Boston calling on our elected leaders, businesses and communities to get serious about moving beyond fossil fuels. Join one of the contingents leaving Cambridge to march together in Boston.
Moving Planet is part of a worldwide day of events spearheaded by 350.org.
Thursday evening was a watershed moment (pun intended) for environmentalists and climate activists in Cambridge, Belmont, Arlington and Somerville. The event, organized and hosted by Ellen Mass from Friends of Alewife Reservation, promised to educate us on the issue of development in the wetlands around Little Pond, a small pond in the Alewife Brook Reservation that drains into the Mystic River by way of Little River.
Cambridge Climate Change Week takes place May 13 through 21, 2011 with events all across Cambridge. During this week you will… Hear and share important facts about climate change. Share personal stories to move and inspire each other. Learn and share how to put the brakes on climate change.
by Quinton Zondervan
A good article about different amounts of sea level rise in various locales, and why so. Article includes links to other very relevant and current articles.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-13011073