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(group member since Aug 05, 2016)
Dave’s
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from the The Transition Movement group.
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Laura wrote: "Hello everyone,I have not specifically heard of the transition movement. I feel like I'm an average American who cares about the environment, but is too busy with life to do more than recycle ev..." Welcome, Laura. There's lots of threads of conversations here, some of them about books. There are Transition groups in many cities, such as here in Chicago. You might google what is going on in your area.
David wrote: "Ted wrote: "Antonomasia wrote: "Hey. I read this last summer. (review)What would you guys like to discuss about it?
One of the things I wonder is how helpful it is for Lynas to use the highest-t..." We have to be able to imagine the future if we continue on the path we are going on now. The failure of imagination is one problem here. Most people only imagine that with higher temperatures they will get more time at the beach in midwinter. Weather people are still today celebrating the forty and city degrees above normal temperatures here in February as a "gift" rather than very very bad news.
Ted wrote: "Antonomasia wrote: "Hey. I read this last summer. (review)What would you guys like to discuss about it?
One of the things I wonder is how helpful it is for Lynas to use the highest-temperature r..." I think arms should be going off now, if not already then. He does not say what is going to happen, but he makes it clear nothing much has done to work against the models...
Finally read the 2004 The Limits to Growth: The 30-Year Update, finishing it on the date that the Arctic Circle had temperatures 50 and 60 degrees above normal for February, creating an unheard of winter thaw, Terrifying. And here in Chicago, it felt like May and everyone seemed thrilled to be done with winter. "So gorgeous today! Snow's gone, and that's okay with me! bring on summer!" Watch what you wish for. . .https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I am actually finally reading Six Degrees, by Lynas, but will be reading several more this year from your list, Ted. I've read many of them, but will read more and from suggestions I see from group members,
I think I may never have introduced myself. Thanks for the invitation, Ted. I'm an English educator and long time environmental activist, reader and more and more writer into these issues. Ashamed to say haven't pushed my professional organizations enough to get active. I'm in Chicago. Look forward to suggestions for reading, activism, from this group.
