"Earth 2100"

We watched an interesting program on demand last night. It was called "Earth 2100" by the Discovery Channel. I liked it mostly because it was more about what would happen and less about what's causing it. I think that by now most people know what is causing global warming, it's just hard to take the blame since we seem to be the relief pitchers in the game. I know that we didn't start this or even really know a great way to fix it, but I do know that if we don't figure it out and start doing it, the earth will do it for us. One of the greatest emphasis of the program was that extreme weather is here to stay, and it's only going to get worse. I know that one of the reasons we wanted to move was to try and stay in a weather environment that we are accustomed to. We figured that by moving north we would be better able to handle the increase in heat and less "crazy" weather. We live in Maryland and one thing that has always been said here is that if you don't like the weather wait a minuet (meaning that it changes a lot, you never know what system is going to win since we seem to sit in the middle of quite a few different fronts), but it snowed yesterday and laid a light dusting the day before Easter and that was definitely a surprise. We were wearing shorts at the beginning of the week and I had gotten spring clothes for the children to wear at Easter dinner, now they're wearing jeans and shirts (it has also helped the flu flare back up, since 3 out of 4 only got it mildly, now 3 out of 4 has it. I've taken to looking for alternative cures to help). So even if it's hard to accept that it is everyone's responsibility and I would say right to work on this problem, it truly is something that we need to get our government to work on and not just during election time either! If even half of what the program was talking about happens that means that we lose coastal areas, where about 30 million(or more) live, the rainforest everyone wants to protect will become a dessert because the oceans will be to warm for the rains to make it, they will dump it back in the ocean and the Amazon would dry out and the area would become a dessert. That definitely will not help get the CO2 out of the atmosphere. I'm not sure what is the "right" answer, or if there is one, but I know that my family and I are going to be working on it. The one thing this country has always proven true is that supply and demand works to change the market place so we are changing our demands. Hopefully there are or will be enough people to do this so that the supplies available become better for all of us and the environment.

I don't know about you but I want to be the relief pitcher that wins the game, not let it go, and say it wasn't my fault. Because yes it might not be my fault for how bad it was when I was born or to young to do much, but it is my fault if left to keep going and not try to find an answer or answers to change it. I'm willing to take that responsibility on and teach my children to think of it as natural to do, I hope that you are too.

Have a great holiday if your celebrating and if not have a great day!