Re: Climate Change, Bill McKibben | <– Date –> <– Thread –> |
From: Adam Cohen (acohenstructuresdb.com) | |
Date: Mon, 14 Jun 2010 04:56:11 -0700 (PDT) |
Transition town movement is a starting place for those who have not discovered it. On Mon, Jun 14, 2010 at 3:49 AM, Marganne Meyer <marganne [at] macnexus.org>wrote: > At 9:20 AM -0400 6/13/10, Sharon Villines wrote: > >> On Jun 12, 2010, at 12:28 PM, Adam Cohen wrote: >> >> Bill is exactly right. As Amory Lovins has said, "Global Weirding is >>> here". >>> I have taken to advising my clients to adapt to the change and prepare >>> for >>> more extremes in the short run. >>> >> >> What do you advise them to do? >> > > Ditto. I'd like to read about how climates are predicted to change. For > instance, where I live keeps getting hotter and hotter each year and, > overall, we have more drought. Is it too simple to think a move north would > be toward lower temps and more water? > > The other thing that seems a big concern is availability of water. Not sure > what information supports this or suggests if it will be world-wide or > regional. I live in an area subject to high fire danger -- low humidity, > high temps. We've already had the start of fire season, which is a bit > earlier each year. > > So many factors to think about. I'd like to try and make plans that might > help avoid some of the predicted changes, even though it's not necessarily a > hard science. Choosing where and how to build a house or how to refurbish an > existing home to anticipate potential changes is something many people in > this early stage are interested in knowing. > > Is there another mailing list or web site anyone can suggest that might > deal with this topic so this list isn't overwhelmed with climate change > questions? > > Cheers! > Marganne > -- Adam Cohen Certified Passivhaus Consultant, LEED AP, NAHB Green Professional Structures Design/Build, LLC 5104 Bernard Drive Roanoke, VA 24018 Web site: www.structuresdb.com Blog: http://zeroenergyconstruction.blogspot.com/ Passivhaus information: http://www.passivehousedesign.us/ 540.774.4800 (office) 540.989.7062 (fax)
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Re: Climate Change, Bill McKibben and the 2010 Conference (was: Boulder Questions) Adam Cohen, June 12 2010
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Re: Climate Change, Bill McKibben and the 2010 Conference (was: Boulder Questions) Sharon Villines, June 13 2010
- Re: Climate Change, Bill McKibben and the 2010 Conference (was: Boulder Questions) Adam Cohen, June 13 2010
- Re: Climate Change, Bill McKibben Marganne Meyer, June 14 2010
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- Re: Climate Change, Bill McKibben Adam Cohen, June 14 2010
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Re: Climate Change, Bill McKibben and the 2010 Conference (was: Boulder Questions) Sharon Villines, June 13 2010
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Re: Climate Change, Bill McKibben and the 2010 Conference (was: Boulder Questions) Adam Cohen, June 12 2010
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