It’s Getting Hot In Here

As we recover from Power Shift the message that Nancy Peloci sent us rings true, we want a new direction as a country. We are locked into a war with a country that has never attacked us, over a resource that will eventually run out. It is as if we are playing a game of “Who wants to use all the worlds oil?” in prime time on Fox. It is in these times that voices emerge and challenge us to put our actions where our ideals are, and deciding how to take those actions can be hard. What message do I send? What is my voice?

I also agree with Teryn Norris’ statement that we must leave behind our focus on “the “planetary crisis” and the regulatory-centered agenda, and embrace an energetic and inspiring vision that captures people’s minds, hearts and votes.” The key that we must not forget as we forge these new politics, is who we are doing this for. I am a father, and when I look into the eyes of my son I do not want to think about a crisis, I want to think about an opportunity. If we can’t agree on global warming as a nation, can we at least agree that sustainable living with renewable energy and practices cuts down on air polution? Cuts down on landfills? The Church of fossil fuel will no longer be able to wage a war in our names when we stop praying at the pump in its name.

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