[Homestead] So what do we do?

Lynn Wigglesworth lynnw1366 at hotmail.com
Thu Feb 12 19:51:55 EST 2009


> I think we can probably quit worrying about terrorism, etc. When the
> ecosystem shafts us, we're in deep doodoo. Have any of you given this
> consideration? In practical terms, I mean.

In practical terms, I think all we control is ourselves. For me it comes 
down to being part of the problem or part of the solution. I have a very 
small footprint and try to contribute what I can, in terms of maintaining 
lots of open space with trees and grass (sucking up CO2), improving the soil 
and stopping runoff, providing healthy local food, even if people don't 
appreciate it.

Climate change is going to happen. We have to get used to it. People will 
eventually move, when life isn't viable where they are, and stealing water 
from other places becomes impossible. For every desert that becomes 
unlivable, there are northern places with lush forests and plenty of water 
that are warming up a zone or two. The northeast has been losing population 
for decades; maybe that will change.

Lynn Wigglesworth
Tioga Co. PA 




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