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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Imagine if Biden or Obama mobilized their millions of supporters to get out in the streets and demand immediate action on climate change.

Because that’s what we need: a mass civil action.[b] Sadly, until we’re in the streets demanding this be dealt with, nothing will change[/b].[/quote]
I think we're long past demonstrating in the street. What needs to happen is that people need to educate themselves (there's tons of information available), and then they need to work to implement solutions. This means getting active in local politics where many significant decisions are being made and ensuring that the decisions are sound. Building codes need to prioritize reduction in energy use and the use of sustainable materials. Planning decisions need to account for the impacts of rapidly changing climate (e.g. flooding, fires, etc) and promote walkable/bikable communities so we can reduce our day-to-day reliance on vehicles. Water utilities need to promote conservation. Electric utility policies need to promote renewable generation and efficiency. In the US, exactly none of these things are federal issues...so there is plenty of opportunity for people to get involved and actually implement changes.

We are all conditioned to feel so helpless when it comes to policy decisions, but the strength of democracy is that we are not really...unless we choose to be.[/quote]

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