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Climate Change

Climate Change. What is it? What are we doing to create it? Why should we care?. The b asic science and history. History of the Earth and humans Greenhouse gases Global warming and Climate c hange Natural and human caused factors Scientific Consensus The rate of change. EPA

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Climate Change

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  1. Climate Change What is it? What are we doing to create it? Why should we care?

  2. The basic science and history • History of the Earth and humans • Greenhouse gases • Global warming and Climate change • Natural and human caused factors • Scientific Consensus • The rate of change EPA http://www.epa.gov/climatechange/basicinfo.html NOAA http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/sotc/global/ U.S. Climate Policy http://www.epa.gov/climatechange/policy/index.html Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change http://www.ipcc.ch/ Corvallis Sustainability Coalition http://sustainablecorvallis.org/ OSU Climate Plan http://oregonstate.edu/sustainability/sites/default/files/docs/osuclimateplan2009.pdf

  3. A brief look at some recent events…

  4. A Difficult Problem to Tackle Practically everything the majority of society depends on is contingent on fossil fuel burning. • Food • Home energy use (heating/cooling and electricity) • Transportation • Education/work facilities • Consumer goods, public services • Medical services • Leisure activities such as going to the movies or going skiing • Climate change tied to social/economic conditions • Policy • Cultural paradigms • Societal Perspectives • Education • Value systems, worldviews

  5. Why should we care? • Our children and grandchildren • Humanity in general • Life in general • Interconnectedness • Quality of life • Intrinsic value • Spiritual and philosophical reasons • Human integrity It is time to open ourselves to discussions on morality, based on sound reasoning-which includes fact based knowledge and human virtues. The actions described in this presentation are more lasting when attached to personal values.

  6. Food and Carbon • Green Revolution • The idea of eating carbon • Production, processing, transportation, storage, distribution. • Average miles traveled from farm to plate=1500 • What you can do • Buy local • Buy organic • Farmers market • Co-ops • CSAs • Community Gardens • Home gardening, organic, permaculture

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