Re-Gain

Is true that our human growth is causing such damage to our planet it may imperil future generations?  Do recent facts that climate change is "unequivocal” and that human activity is partially responsible for this warming?  If this is true it is prudent for us to best go forth with a call for action.   If we continue to seriously not address this situation all on this planet will greatly suffer. For example such weather extreme’s include Hurricane Sandy’s $50 billion plus damages  Other costs include one quarter of all plant and animal species face the risk of extinction if temperatures increase by 2.7 °F; by 2020, 75 million to 250 million people in Africa will suffer water shortages, residents of Asia's large cities will be at great risk of river and coastal flooding, Europeans can expect extensive species loss, and North Americans will experience longer and hotter heat waves and greater competition for water; and more GHG emissions could bring "abrupt and irre...

We face a host of challenges around our planet’s future prosperity.  One key is how we view resources and our role in conserving them. For example China's solar production replaced 10 large power plants last year and their development will replace 25 plants in the next few years.  While our global economic downturn has lessened carbon use on one hand our growth is not. What is our new model for growth on this crowded and polluted planet?  For example California, has the 9th largest economy in the world and the first State to address climate change. The 10 largest countries generate 70 percent of our greenhouse gases. India is the 2nd largest coal burning with 455 proposed new plants. Who is going to plant the seeds for change? How can we Americans best prepare for climate change from an economic, social and cultural perspective? Water, food and national security are all reasons we Americans can invest in new jobs to address new energy and sustainable tech...