Here’s a novel way of looking at the future that doesn’t just apply to climate change. The four generic futures are (1) Continuation, (2) Collapse, (3) Discipline, and (4) Technology and Innovation. Each alternative has good and bad aspects. There’s no best or worst case, no most likely scenario. All need to be considered equally. The best strategy is to plan for all four of them, beginning with a detailed plan to move us quickly toward a new energy paradigm. That plan should include innovative technologies, but will need economic, cultural, and spiritual change too. The four climate futures aren’t either-or, but and-and-and-and.


CONSEQUENCES
SCOTUS Poised to Handcuff the EPA
In the wake of reactionary rulings by the Supreme Court that seized a woman’s right to abortion after the Justices had unleashed potentially lethal freedoms to gun owners, one can only shudder at the prospect of the court’s upcoming decision on West Virginia v. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).