Our class will attend the Boston Do The Math Tour event at the Orpheum Theater in Boston on November 15, 2012.  We'll learn steps we need to take to move away from harmful, CO2-creating fossil fuels, and how to influence governments to do the same.  We're active and engaged.

http://climatecounts.org/

http://climatecounts.org/scorecard_overview.php

^On the scorecard you can check out a bunch of well-known things from food services to electronics

Corporate CEO's taking advantage of position

This is the opposite of productive. David Siegel is one of several different CEO's who told the employees in their company through email that if Obama were to be elected, that their would be major reform in the company. Reform in the sense that he would make decisions that would cripple the company in a way to preserve his own net profit. He would fire many people, cut benefits and lower salaries just to make sure he's earning as much as possible. I have never seen such a selfish act in my life, especially at this level. What exactly does the phrase "be a professional" mean anymore?

Bad News: Sea Level Rising

http://www.climatecentral.org/news/sea-level-rising-faster-than-average-in-the-u.s.-northeast-15129

     The sea level is rising faster in Northeast than it is anywhere else in the country and rates far above average! If it continues, "Boston will see 27 inches of sea-level rise by 2050." Scientists have not reached a consensus on why this is happening, but it is most likely due to glacial meltwater and circulation of warmer currents, all due to greenhouse gases. 

Progess!

 





 

Tourists Can't Find Walden Pond

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/09/02/us/walden-pond-thoreaus-retreat-in-concord-is-often-hard-to-find.html?ref=henrydavidthoreau&_r=0

This is article is actually pretty interesting. It describes how many families have been led to a Lynn Reservoir by their GPS under the impression that they are at Walden Pond. This is another example of how technology isn't always a good thing, especially since some people knew that Walden Pond was in Concord but followed their GPS anyways.

Bill McKibben's got some pretty cool friends...  We'll be at the Do The Math event in Boston on November 15.  (see http://math.350.org/)  The song and event relate to Bill's July 19 Rolling Stone article, "Global Warming's Terrifying New Math."  (http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/news/global-warmings-terrifying-new-math-20120719)