Reply #10: I so wish this kind of story mattered [View All]

Whenever I see an article like this I am saddened to once again have to admit to myself that these stories don't matter, that the dishonest anti-science PR campaign against action on climate change has been a total success, and that people will now continue to believe things that are false no matter what the evidence.

This is why there is no reasonable hope of any action being taken that will avoid the worst effects of climate change, which we know will include famines, wars, migrations, security nightmares, etc. I fear that the only reasonable course of action for intelligent people is to hunker down, await the looming disasters, and prepare to do what we can at the household and community level to survive once it becomes apparent that we have fucked up monumentally and our global goose is indeed cooked.

Since I'm into my sixties, I'll not be experiencing the worst of it. To those of you who will have to suffer, gee, sorry about all that. I wish we'd have tried harder, but the right wing just basically mowed us down on this area of public policy, and we were busy working hard so we could buy crap we didn't need.

Have a nice day.