It's my number one issue too. It's so scary and hate how helpless I feel. They act like it's people's personal choices that matter when really its huge corporations and legislation that's out of our control. I joined the DSA & NRDC and vote for people who make it an issue, but it feels like a drop in the bucket. I am currently working on a degree in an area which might qualify me to at least help people who are fleeing climate crisis. I think there will be a lot more suffering and I'm working on preparing myself to be helpful on some level, because it's too late to stop it completely. Since I started doing that I have felt less helpless, at least preparing for that eventuality feel like doing something.
While we should of course be working on sustainability, we need to start talking about getting people out of danger zones. Subsidized flood insurance has got to end and we need to return coastal areas to their naturally wild wetland state. People can't live in the tinderbox forests of the mountain west or deserts where the temperature is above 100° for weeks on end. This country needs municipalities with strong growth management plans and a shift from energy-hogging yards and detached homes to townhouses with easy access to public transportation. And we need homes with passive design that can reduce our reliance on heating and cooling systems.
Go see a doc
Don’t gaslight her.
@Anonymous This. Nothing in OP's post suggests she needs medical help.
@Anonymous ok. A lighter version then "stay away from News"
np. It’s for sure my number one issue.
It's my number one issue too. It's so scary and hate how helpless I feel. They act like it's people's personal choices that matter when really its huge corporations and legislation that's out of our control. I joined the DSA & NRDC and vote for people who make it an issue, but it feels like a drop in the bucket. I am currently working on a degree in an area which might qualify me to at least help people who are fleeing climate crisis. I think there will be a lot more suffering and I'm working on preparing myself to be helpful on some level, because it's too late to stop it completely. Since I started doing that I have felt less helpless, at least preparing for that eventuality feel like doing something.
While we should of course be working on sustainability, we need to start talking about getting people out of danger zones. Subsidized flood insurance has got to end and we need to return coastal areas to their naturally wild wetland state. People can't live in the tinderbox forests of the mountain west or deserts where the temperature is above 100° for weeks on end. This country needs municipalities with strong growth management plans and a shift from energy-hogging yards and detached homes to townhouses with easy access to public transportation. And we need homes with passive design that can reduce our reliance on heating and cooling systems.