The latest computer modeling I've seen indicates that at mid-century, there might be 150 million people classified as "environmental refugees."
Bill McKibbenWe've lost half the summer sea ice in the Arctic. We've wiped out an enormous percentage of the world's coral reefs. We see huge changes in the planet's hydrology already, the cycles of drought and flood both amped up because warm air holds more water vapor than cold. These things are happening with a one-degree increase and going to two degrees won't be twice as bad, the increase in damage won't be linear, it most certainly will be exponential. So it was precisely the wrong moment to elect Trump.
Bill McKibbenIf [a student's] collegeโs endowment portfolio has fossil-fuel stock, then their educations are being subsidized by investments that guarantee they wonโt have much of a planet on which to make use of their degree.
Bill McKibbenWe're mathematically past the point where the accumulation of individual actions can add up quickly enough to make a difference. The individual action that actually matters is not being an individual. It's joining together with other people in groups large enough to change the political dynamic around climate change.
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