Climate Reality Project

One day in class, we had Drew Solomon come and give us a presentation on climate change. He works with The Climate Reality Project which is a non-profit organization involved in the education and advocacy of climate change. The presentation consisted of information on how climate change is affecting the weather patterns that are happening all over the world. Floods, droughts, and mudslides were highlighted in his presentation. What left a lasting impression on me were the opportunities that they have for normal people to take action.

They highlight the fact that our voice does matter and that we can make a difference. Suggestions that they made for us to speak up was that we should write a letter to our elected officials. I have an unpleasant experience in this area because in the 9^th grade, I wrote a letter to one of my elected officials talking about class sizes and the respond that I got was from a department that wasn’t related to what I wrote saying that they appreciate my concern and that they are doing something about it. Another suggestion for making a difference was for us to join organizations that are committed to solving the climate crisis. I really liked how they didn’t highlight just their efforts but the efforts of other groups.

My favorite two favorite suggestions that they made were to stay educated and to keep talking about the climate crisis with anybody I know. Many Americans don’t know about climate change nor do they believe that it is really their problem, the Climate Change in the American Mind: Americans’ Global Warming Beliefs and Attitudes survey proved this. These suggestions are my favorite because to change this we need to thoroughly educate the public and to make sure the topic of climate change is a hot topic.