tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3575361857149684460.post6368173563074498093..comments2024-03-11T02:19:40.174-05:00Comments on Paul Douglas Weather Column: Not Much Change... Still Hot and Bothered by a Few StormsPaul Douglashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03119711149976645625noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3575361857149684460.post-33908756267768282062012-07-21T09:59:23.184-05:002012-07-21T09:59:23.184-05:00Bought Rolling Stone and reading Bill McKibben'...Bought Rolling Stone and reading Bill McKibben's article. I really appreciate his sense of urgency and is the best in the game in diagnosing the problems with climate change and our warming planet.<br /><br />However, I will honestly say, while I like what Bill has to say about the problems with our planet, I am not too crazy about some of his hyper uber local solutions he writes about in his 2010 book, Eaarth. It is a lot more complicated than what he suggests to have everything local. Renewable energy costs have plummeted in the past 15-20 years, thanks to information technology and a more globalized economy. Society needs this to see a more rapid deployment of cleaner energies to everywhere, including poorer countries. <br /> <br />I hope given the extremely wonky weather this summer there is a real discussion in the US about climate change. I just hope it does not go off the map after this summer. <br /><br />I am honestly more concerned about northern states in the US and my home country of Canada, with the relationship between climate change and winter. Increased chances of heavy rainstorms in winter/early spring months in states like Minnesota or Canadian provinces like Manitoba don't sit well with me. <br /><br />Thanks,<br /><br />Adam M Johnston, Winnipeg Manitoba CanadaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com