It is time for the people to lead

…it is the year 2031. The planet has continued warming at an alarming
rate. Weather patterns are shifting and becoming increasingly extreme.
Each new year breaks the records of the previous year. More tornados,
hurricanes, and wild fires. Severe droughts and flooding combined with
shortages of oil and natural gas have made food production increasingly
difficult. Food shortages have become common and when available it is
much more expensive. Gasoline has also become expensive at $15 a gallon
and is often not available. For those who still rely upon the central
utilities grid 8-12 hour blackouts are a daily occurence.

You try to grow some of your own food but it is increasingly difficult.
Pollinating insects such as bees and butterflies are rare these days
and often the plants you are able to keep alive do not produce much.
Animal populations are fluctuating wildly as migration patterns change
radically and once common species become endangered due not only to the
rapidly shifting climate but also greatly increased hunting by humans
in search of food.

That may prove to be our future given our
current path. It might not be so bad. It might be worse. The above
description is not at all far fetched. Think about the possibilities.
I’ve only touched on a few. There really much more to imagine in that
scenario. How old will you be in 25 years? Your children?
Grandchildren? 25 years is not so far away. Perhaps you are still not
convinced. Perhaps you won’t be until that day comes in 2031. Perhaps
it will be a day in 2015? The truth may prove to be that even if we do
work very hard to reduce greenhouse gas emissions that we are too late.
That is a very real possibility. Do you want to look back at this
moment with the realization that you did nothing? Make your decision
and make it soon. If you do want to join in the effort continue reading.

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