Climate Change Response Families

   Most people feel frustrated, and are unaware of what can be done globally and individually to reverse climate change. Following are a couple of thoughts for consideration.    Most climate scientist agree that in order to have a real effect on climate change, we MUST change the way we deal with fossil fuels. The fossil fuel industry will not give up the way they produce energy because they are making a lot of money. We, the consumers, keep using fossil fuel because it is the cheapest form of energy.    Solution? What is referred to as a "carbon tax". A carbon tax is actually a fee. A cost is set for a particular company yearly, based on fossil fuel production, distribution, and pollution emitted. Making fossil fuel more expensive by reflecting what it really costs our world, will I believe, get the attention of the citizenry as paying more for energy will not be welcomed. But, if we have ways to counter global warming, like investing in efficiency and...

First off, I want to thank Kris for bringing our family together to talk about Climate Change. It is easy to feel overwhelmed, helpless and lost. It is easy to complain and fret and to forget that actually there are things we can all do, right now that will make a difference. I appreciate how Kris is constantly thinking about this and really doing things. He doesn't sitting idly watching while the Earth is pleading with the humans to get up and do something.  Reducing Our Plastic Consumption: I have recently been thinking more about what can I do in my life to reduce the amount of plastic we use as a family. I am lucky to be married to Ken, Kris's son, who thinks a ton about the environment and pushes to reduce our plastic consumption. His conscientiousness about the environment really shapes our home. I am also part of a really unbelievably strong, intelligent group of moms on a Slack channel whose collective wisdom I find inspiring and motivating. When Kris asked...