[Oe List ...] George's Response to Del

[R Williams]

Jann,
 
In the Dallas area we've had nearly 2 inches of rain since last evening.  It's still raining slowly and soaking in, and it's supposed to continue until tomorrow morning.  This is the first significant rainfall we've had here since before Easter.  So little precipitation is very unusual for this time of year, but it could be the new normal.  I wonder if some day people will fight over water they way they fight over oil today.
 
Randy

"Whatever the problem, community is the answer.  There is no power greater than a community discovering what it cares about."  Margaret Wheatley
 

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Sent: Wednesday, January 9, 2013 11:06 AM
Subject: Re: [Oe List ...] George's Response to Del
  

 
Thank you, George, for bringing us to the primary issue of climate change. 
I looked at my front lawn this morning and thought, "This is the time to dig it 
up and plant a native, drought tolerant ground cover of some kind. Our ground 
water in the San Joaquin Valley is polluted with nitrates, but it's still 
precious. Hopefully, some young people are working on purifying it. Thankfully, 
we have a good snow pack so far this season. I pray for rain (and sanity) for my 
native state of Texas. Hope appeareth indeed. 

And thank you, Del, for starting this discussion. 

Blessings, 
Jann McGuire 

In a message dated 1/9/2013 8:52:29 A.M. Pacific Standard Time, 
geowanda at earthlink.net writes: 
Yes,  everything seems to be in contention.  From gun control to how do we  address the rapidly growing inequity between rich and poor, but the matter  that will put all of this as secondary is global climate change.  What is  happening in Australia, the island nations, rise of seas, the Arctic melt and  increasing acidity of the oceans, the violent weather, Sandy in the U.S.,  Cyclone season in other parts of the world and last years Tornado season,  expanding desertification and loss of potable water is going to change  everything very quickly.   
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>Last night at our community meeting the question of water rates came up  and the resident who serves on several state and federal water regulation and  study groups, jumped to his feet and announced that what we are paying for  water is a 4th of what it's worth and the cost will rise rapidly in the coming  year,  He also pleaded for everyone to stop watering their lawns, saying  that's our drinking water. I'd never seen such passion coming from this cool,  reasonable mediator type before.   It is more than likely that the water  sold to rice farmers in South Texas will be cut off because the lakes and  aquifers around Austin are at historic lows and even if there were sustained  heavy rains it would not fill the lakes or recharge the aquifers.   
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>In as much as the wealthy and corporate interests have large stakes in  keeping the exploitation of natural resources and pollution levels as they  are, or even increasing them, what is unfolding is breaking all of the models  of sustainability and, in proportion,  governance and life style.   It is likely that, in my thinking, that locality will become more  contentious and some of the questions that will be driving things will be how  can I protect what I have.  Facilitators might want to consider how to  implement ways to aid the wealthy and the corporate world in how to step back  from exploiting consumerism and become expert in conservation and slimming  down as a way to profitability.  Just as a way was found to eliminate  CFCs for the most part and other chemicals creating the Ozone hole, I imagine  something similar may begin to occupy the powers that have ignored climate  change so far, which will have an enormous effect on how business and
  governance is done, and will effect everyone's life style and economics,  particularly if these measures do not work.  Some of the climatologist  feel we passed the tipping point.  If this be true, what are the models  for living on the other side of that?  Maybe some of our young folk are  already working on that. 
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>Austin, TX 78728
>Mobile 
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>geowanda at earthlink.net 
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