1	Global Warming Demystified Why global warming is not an ‘environmental’ problem. Ted McIntyre, Ph.D. Greenhousenet.org
2	Myths about Global Warming The Science is Uncertain… It’s 100 years away… Nothing can be done about Global Warming… It’s just another ‘environmental issue’… Only Wacko “Tree huggers” (who hate America and want to destroy capitalism) care…
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7	The Greenhouse Effect It is natural: light carries heat in, the CO2 traps heat.
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13	"The 1990s are likely to..." The 1990s are likely to have been the warmest decade of the millennium in the Northern Hemisphere, and 1998 is likely to have been the warmest year.
14	CO2 increases correlate with increased temperatures. Other indicators are: -- weather extremes -- chronic effects
15	Paris heat wave, 2003, 10,000 dead
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26	The science is real. The effects are happening. What does the future hold?
27	Variations of the Earth’s surface temperature Historical and Projected
28	What does a 6.0^oF change mean? Don’t think that each day will be 6^o warmer, and so less snow in the winter! A 6.0 ^oF change is significant!! Much higher temperature extremes Changes in precipitation patterns More weather variability Sea level changes Enormous implications!
29	When it comes to average temperatures, little changes matter.
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36	Himalayas
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38	Global warming is not just an environmental problem Health Food Economic Environmental Political Diplomatic Ethical
39	Violating our values? See personal responsibility as a the mark of maturity Value (all) our children’s future. View ‘thrift’ and ‘sufficiency’ as good traits. Value reason and evidence as a basis for public policy. Treat social justice as a valuable means to a peaceful world. Have awe, reverence and respect for the web of life and the astonishing fact of our existence.
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43	Lessons of Katrina Poor get hurt first and worst Fragile democracies are at risk We have been warned! Government action is needed
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45	Public Action is Needed
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47	Playing with fire…. Not a choice between a safe ‘do nothing’ status quo and a risky new proposal Using fossil fuels is a high risk policy New proposals should be viewed in comparison to the damage avoided
48	American “Can Do!” It is possible to move beyond petroleum! American success stories: Horse and buggy to cars Won WWII Built atom bomb Invented Computers Eliminated polio Recycling! Fixing Acid rain Moon landing
49	What to do Think about, identify and understand Why this issue is important to you Which of your values is violated What your emotional connection Determine which aspect is your ‘entry point’ Then address the ‘to do’ list..
50	What to do...personally What you eat Buy fresh and local Where you live Cut wasted electricity Buy green power- for example Mass Energy Use CFL’s Buy Energy Star appliances What you drive Walk or bike when you can drive when you must. Drive the most fuel efficient car you can.
51	What to do…publicly Help create a broad, positive values based coalition to work for the kind of world we want to live in. Green states, not red or blue ones! Find allies in sustainability, peace, health, sprawl, labor, social justice, or business communities. Apollo Alliance Choose a ‘clean energy’ candidate, and work for her!
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53	Did we get the question right?
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58	"We must work to regain..." We must work to regain a worldview which recognizes humankind as part of the web of life, and places value on that idea. This worldview would make action on global warming obvious, imperative and desirable.
59	Hug a tree. Recapture, rekindle and rejoice in your connection to all the forms of life you see.
60	Be the change you seek.
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62	Myths about Global Warming The Science is Uncertain… it is certain. It’s 100 years away… It is NOW Nothing can be done about Global Warming…. Lots can be done. It’s just another ‘environmental issue’ … It impact human happiness in many ways. Only Wacko “Tree huggers” care… Fundamental values common to us all demand our attention.
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64	Thank YOU! emcintyre1@ Comcast.net