Finding Writers, Solving Problems

ITS ALWAYS EXCITING finding writers, romance writers, science fiction authors, whatever floats your boat, finding a new one and really likeing him/her, and then discovering that the author has written several books, with more on the way, a whole new universe of reading pleasure for you. Introducing Jeff Goodell, a writer from the S.F. Bay area who focuses on the Earth's ecosystem, and therefore, climate change.C limate change is, above all else, what we eed to be writing about, talking about, doing somethinb about, obviously. Three book by Goodell which seem to be "must reads" are: "The Heat Will Kill You First", his most recent, and, "How To Cool the Planet", and, "The Water Will Rise". Two of the books dal with the two main components of global warming; sea level rise, and burgeoning heat. The former will force humanity to invest untold billions of dollars moving itself back and away from the encroaching oceans worldwide, relocating thousands of cities and billions of people, and the heat is already killing people, more every year. Al that we already know, need to know, and can learn a great deal more about by smmoothly reading Goodells's clear, easy to read prose. For a little bit more optimism, let's try "How To Cool the Planet", in which Goodell claims that for the most part, humanity already has the necessary technologies, or can rapidly develop them, to actually reverse global warming and climate change, and save the planet for future generations. Massive geo-engineering projects, such as removing billions of tons of carbon from the atmosphere, are possible. What we lack presently is teh human political determination and political will to get started, and the comprehensive international cooperation necessary. However, it is comforting to know that intelligent people are researching and explaining the situation to the rest of us; now, its up to the rest of us to take advangae, learn, and take action.