GW….No, not Bush; Global Warming Redux



Okay, what does it take to get the message?

We’ve had unnatural storms in the Pacific Northwest; Hawaii’s most populous island is flooded; raging storms have virtually taken out New Orleans. When will New York, Miami, Baltimore and Washington get it?

The mantra should be target Global Warming.

All of the major cities should get together and demand a crusade to eliminate this threat to not only coastal cities and low lying areas but hurricane prone areas, flooding areas and other regions of the country susceptible to earthquakes and other events caused, either directly or indirectly, by Global Warming.

Think of this as a prelude—a warning to get us off the dime; to motivate our spokespeople to start talking the talk. Not as a time to wipe your brow, and say, “Wow! Weren’t we lucky this time….”

We can’t afford that.

We know worse times are coming and what have we done?

Have we built retaining walls around New York City, Washington or Miami?

Have we done anything to protect low lying areas.

Are the hurricane sensitive areas any less vulnerable?

Hell, no.

And to ignore these problems is tantamount to a criminal act.

We need to form a citizen army that’s going to go after government and get them to bite the hard bullet.

We need a crusade for alternative energy; we need a crusade to cut dangerous emissions laden with heavy metal effluents that poison the air and the water.

We need to get cracking.

There are no more excuses.

There is no greater certainty.

If we don’t act, what we see happening today in Oregon and Washington will be just like a hint of what’s coming down the pike.

If we act for no other reason, we should recognize our own commitment to self-interest.
If only for Darwinian reasons.

Remember, the dinosaurs weren’t as dumb as we made them out to be….

And they didn’t make it.

Will we?


Les Aaron