Our cover story this week is a package of letters from local and national notables addressing climate change timed to coincide with the United Nations Climate Change Conference held in Paris the first two weeks of December. I’ve mentioned in previous Editor’s Notes importance of learning our history, so based on that history it’s hard to not be cynical about the conference. Will the conference result in a global treaty to reduce the impacts of global warming? I wish I was optimistic.
We’ve had so many opportunities to turn the tide, but the small agreements that happen here and there never seem to be enough. Will something like Letters to the Future help? Probably not.
I’m pretty sure, in the end, those who believe in climate science (emphasis on science, people), the project will only make us feel better. I know for me, thinking of my son’s children—besides apologizing to them for the Marvel-themed names my son will give them—I hope their future isn’t anything like what my cynical-heart imagines.
I hope it defies everything terrible I often feel about us being imperfect humans. They, of course, to me, will be perfection—as all children are—but I hope the leaders who come together next month not only get it right, but perhaps lead us to get on the same page.
Wouldn’t it be great if solved this crisis and figure out a way to live in peace? Saving the planet and being our own superheroes, just like the one’s my son loves. Let’s start making our capes and throw cynicism out the door. They’re depending on it.
— Mari Herreras, mherreras@tucsonweekly.com
This article appears in Nov 26 – Dec 2, 2015.
Mari, I am concerned that this world wide movement could actually over reduce and return us to an ice age. How will we combat the lost crops and starvation that will occur?
You must have forgotten that the UN rapes women and kills babies.
http://www.cnn.com/2015/08/19/africa/un-central-african-republic-sex-abuse/
http://thinkprogress.org/world/2015/08/13/3691199/un-peacekeepers/
“One reason why she says the alleged abuse has persisted is because of the image the U.N. seeks to maintain in the world.
“The U.N.’s organizational culture is based on fear,” Donovan said. “If something isn’t going well in the world, you can blame the member states. If something in the organization is not going well, everyone suppresses bad news and doesn’t pass it along.”
Is that what they’ve done with global warming? Blaming member states? Yes it is.
The UN told Poland to start killing their children
http://www.lifenews.com/2015/11/20/un-committee-on-the-rights-of-the-child-tells-pro-life-poland-to-legalize-abortions/
The UN uses global warming for its New World Order agenda for gaining control of countries and their economies.
http://www.rense.com/general75/who.htm
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2804727/There-NO-climate-crisis-Man-global-warming-lie-not-backed-science-claims-leading-meteorologist.html
Raise your child. Worry about something else. If you want to know when their will be world peace, read your Bible. It’s coming.
Jonathan K., it’s even worse than that. Read what Larry Bell says about the carbon credit scam and then you will know why the POTUS is pushing so hard to get Americans to believe in global warming. They will make hundreds of millions. But this is why the media is the only group that actively promotes gw. They must think they owe their loyalty to the President. What fools.
http://www.forbes.com/2010/12/22/chicago-climate-club-carbon-barack-obama-opinions-contributors-larry-bell.html
Meanwhile terrorists are killing Americans.
But take a look through the article at all the democrats trying to profit from this scam. It will blow you away. Now I know why the Republicans have opposed it.