How Are We Doing?

Grist.org has an excellent write-up of the just released report of how each nation is faring in the fight to become more friendly to the global climate. It is worth noting that while no nation made the top 3 (reminding all nations that enough has not yet been done to qualify for such a position), the best countries overall were Sweden, the UK, and Germany. The U.S. didn't even make the top 50. That shouldn't be surprising as grist.org is also reporting that the U.S. is proposing to the Durban U.N. Climate Talks that no new treaty should take effect until 2020.

I don't know what to think anymore. Republicans are committed to denying the science of climate change. Democrats who promise change and speak like they accept the science, don't act any differently. The current administration has gone around trying to tout greener, cleaner energy sources, but they send a rep to the climate talks to say we should do nothing as a world to mitigate human-induced global warming until 2020.  I'm over it. Both Republicans and Democrats have been bought out by Big Oil, Big Coal, and the other fossil fuel giants. We are willing to bring our existence into upheaval because we don't want to change course. Money is too important. It's time we got leaders with balls and with the brains to know drastically reducing greenhouse emissions is in our best interest. The long-term should win out over the short-term on this issue. It's not rocket science. Who will help us stand up to those who would destroy us for their own gain?

I can go on ranting but that won't help. Please, read all three articles. They are all very well written and are quite informative. The facts are clear. The evidence is as high as Mt. Everest. It's time we do something.