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Joseph Romm on climate

By Brij ⋅ February 18, 2007 ⋅  Email This Post ⋅  Print This Post ⋅ Post a comment

We have heard all sorts of global warming (Climate change as per Bush’s policy makers) predictions and political spin around it. Scientific community is quite unanimous in voicing their concerns and putting the blame squarely on Time man of the year.

Dr Michio Kaku’s interview with scientist Joseph Romm was by the far the most chilling scenario I have heard in recent time. Coming from a scientist who knows what he is talking this should make people sit up and do something about this global issue. His book - Hell And High Water; uses tons of scientific data to make  dire predictions.  Which includes Manhattan under 10 ft of water by 2050 !

His solution for fixing this problem involves following  three steps:

• reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 50 percent by midcentury
• adopting a California-style energy-efficiency effort nationwide
• embracing high-mileage, advanced “hybrid” cars that can run on both electricity and biofuels

Acknowledging the problem is a first step towards solving any problem. There are still people out there who have peripheral notion of this issue and that must change.

I am wondering if we can borrow concepts from open source world to increase activism in this space? I am sure it will be a good thing to  try.