Joe's Amazing Technicolor Weblog » climate http://slagwerks.com/blog Fri, 23 Jul 2010 22:31:13 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 It is very difficult to wrap your head around complicated issues like regional climate change policy, but I’m giving it a shot http://slagwerks.com/blog/index.php/2007/01/04/it-is-very-difficult-to-wrap-your-head-around-complicated-issues-like-regional-climate-change-policy-but-im-giving-it-a-shot/ http://slagwerks.com/blog/index.php/2007/01/04/it-is-very-difficult-to-wrap-your-head-around-complicated-issues-like-regional-climate-change-policy-but-im-giving-it-a-shot/#comments Thu, 04 Jan 2007 02:16:45 +0000 joe http://slagwerks.com/blog/?p=9 I was talking to a friend today about our collective sense of dread over climate change. We know it’s happening; we know it’s probably the biggest problem facing any children we may be lucky enough to have, if not ourselves in a few years; and we know that all kinds of things need to be happening both on personal and societal levels to improve the situation.

Given that very recent conversation, it’s interesting to observe that trying to get through Environment Northeast’s recently released Climate Change Roadmap for New England and Eastern Canada gets my eyes glazed over in no time at all. I truly believe that this is vitally important stuff, but I’m sure having a hard time wrapping my head around it.

Part of the problem is that the solutions outlined in this roadmap all require action at a higher level than the individual - legislatures, executives, and other institutions. Not belonging to any such group, it’s a little tough to relate. What I can do, besides the various personal efforts that I will refrain from boring either of my readers with, is nag my elected officials. According to this Globe article, the Patrick administration is on board with the roadmap, so I’m planning to start bugging my elected officials to see what they’ve committed to on this issue.

As soon as I make it through the roadmap.

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